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Justice Mutunga Oraro for Raila
THE LAWYERS THE JUDGES
Justice Ndungu Rebelo for IEBC
Justice Ibrahim Kigen for Ruto
Justice Ojwang Ahmednasir for Hassan
Justice Wanjala Ngatia for Uhuru
Justice Tunoi Kilonzo for Africog
Judges direct re-examination of returns
from all 33,400 polling stations and sets
aside two days for actual election petition
BY WAHOME THUKU
The Supreme Court gave two orders that in effect entail painstaking
audit of March 4 Presidential elections through scrutiny of each of the forms
received from the 33,400 polling stations nationally. That scrutiny shall
aim at establishing the number of registered voters, the votes cast and the
votes rejected, the court said in a directive read by Justice Smokin Wanjala.
Further the court shall scrutinise all the Forms 36 used by the Independent
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Mutunga team directed
scrutiny of each of the
forms received from the
33,400 polling stations
nationally
The court also also set
ground rules for hearing
which will determine
if presidential elections
should be invalidated
Court lists 22 polling
stations in which re-
tallying of presidential
votes shall be repeated
Scrutiny of all form 36
forms used by IEBC to
aggregate tallies from all
form 34s to determine
accuracy
That scrutiny
shall aim at
establishing
the number of
registered voters,
the votes cast and
the votes rejected
Justice Wanjala
AT A GLANCE...
22 pollings stations where
votes will be retallied:
Lokosoiyan Primary School
Lomerimeri Primary School
Kabutio Primary School
Lontorio Primary School
Nairibi Primary School
Muumoni Primary School
Ntambiro Primary School
Maili Tatu Tea Buying Centre
Mugomoini Primary School
Kingatua Primary School
Kabitoi Dairy
Ntuuma Primary School
Pililal Trading Centre
Sango Primary School
St Andrews Primary School
Boron Primary School
Don Bosco Primary School
Magenji Primary School
Chepkolon Primary School
Kapkurongo Primary School
NCC Social Hall
Koitabut Primary School
Kamobon Docks
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From left, Judges Njoki Ndungu, Jackton Ojwang, Chief Justice Willy Mutunga, Philip Tunoi, Mohamed Ibrahim and
Smokin Wanjala yesterday at Supreme Court. [PHOTOS: EVANS HABIL AND ALI ALALE/STANDARD]
audit
Supreme Court ordered scru-
tiny of Forms 34 from all the
33,400 polling stations begin-
ning 8am
All Forms 36 used in the tal-
lying of the presidential votes
will also be scrutinised
Justice Smokin Wanjala or-
dered the re-tallying would
aim to show if the number over
votes cast exceeded the regis-
tered voters, directing that the
results be fled at the Supreme
Court by Wednesday 4pm.
Scrutiny of all forms 34 used
by the IEBC in the tallying of
presidential elections including
Diaspora
Scrutiny with the aim of as-
certaining the number of reg-
istered voters, votes cast and
rejected votes
Scrutiny of all forms 36 used
by the IEBC to aggregate tallies
from all forms 34
Scrutiny of all forms to ascer-
tain the accuracy of the total
tally of presidential votes to
compare the registered voters
versus the registered voters in
the principal register
Electoral and Boundaries Commis-
sion (IEBC) in aggregating tallies
from Forms 34. This would help in
establishing the accuracy or inaccu-
racy of the process and comparing
the number of registered voters on
Form 34 and those on principal reg-
ister.
The court read out 22 polling sta-
tions in which re-tallying of presi-
dential votes shall be conducted us-
ing the Forms 34 and 36.
The Supreme Court also set the
ground rules for one of the fercest
battles to determine whether or not
the March 4 presidential elections
should be invalidated or not.
The bench also decided the ac-
tual sittings to determine the peti-
tions that could endorse or nullify
the election of President-elect Uhuru
Kenyatta would be on Wednesday
and Thursday.
The Judges have until Saturday to
deliver the ruling on petitions, which
have topped national agenda over
the past two weeks.
live up
The court, presided over by Chief
Justice Dr Willy Mutunga in his ca-
pacity as the President of the Court,
set the terms as it began adjudicating
what would be the biggest and most
contested case in Kenyas history.
Mutunga opened by assuring Ke-
nyans the bench would be just and
fair to all sides. We, as Judges are
servants of the law, and not the other
way round. We have taken and sub-
scribed to the oath of offce that we
intend to live up to, declared the
CJ.
The audit exercise shall be con-
ducted using what IEBC has provided
as the principal register in form of an
external hard-drive, attached to an
affdavit by its chairman Isaack Has-
san.
This shall be to establish if votes
cast exceeded the number of regis-
tered voters in those areas as claimed
by Prime Minister Raila Odinga in
the petition at the Supreme Court.
The scrutiny shall be conducted
today from 8 am at place that was to
be communicated to the parties by
the Supreme Court Registrar last
evening. The results must be fled in
the registry by 4pm tomorrow.
this morning
The petitioners in the three con-
solidated petitions will jointly ap-
point ten agents as observers in the
scrutiny while all the four respon-
dents shall also jointly appoint a
similar number. The agents shall all
take an oath of secrecy this morning
to be administered by the Registrar.
The court issued the directives in
the afternoon on its own motion
without prompting by any party, af-
ter a morning of arguments and
sharp disagreements among a dozen
high-profle lawyers in the court-
room.
Different parties contested virtu-
ally every item in the schedule pre-
pared by the court when they came
up, indicating what the judges would
have to deal with before determining
the petitions.
Though the session was only a
pre-trial conference to deal with pre-
liminary issues, the public got a taste
of what would be the most grueling
battle for three days beginning to-
day.
To guide the lawyers through the
session, the court had prepared a
draft of items to deal with according
to the petition rules. It had framed 12
issues and asked the lawyers to indi-
cate which ones they considered
contested and which were uncon-
tested. It had also asked the lawyers
to pick the kind of evidence they
would rely on, from a list of 19 items,
which included minutes of meetings,
electronic evidence, video tran-
scripts, electoral documents as well
as reports and press statements.
Parties were also to indicate
whether they have witnesses to call
and to list them. The document also
contained all the declarations sought
in each of the petitions.
The frst issue that lawyers dif-
fered on was whether or not the At-
torney General could be enjoined in
the cases as amicus curiae (friend of
the court).
Attorney General Prof Githu Mui-
gai went to the court in person to
plead for his enjoinment, arguing he
wanted to offer guidance to the court
without taking any sides.
The application was opposed by
lawyers George Oraro appearing for
Raila and Kethi Kilonzo representing
Nazlin Umar (left) when she attempted to disrupt the court.
fled on Saturday.
Their lawyers moved the Supreme
Court to decide whether a 900-page
affdavit fled by Railas legal team
had been taken to court according to
the rules and whether the issues he
raised in it should be responded to.
The lawyers spent the better part
of the afternoon demonstrating to
the court how the PM had introduced
new matters, which he had not raised
in the original petition.
But Oraro dismissed the com-
plaints as misplaced, saying the re-
spondents were avoiding the issues
raised in the petition. He argued his
client was only responding to issues
raised by IEBC in their response and
he had properly made his applica-
tion in court.
all parties
The court also heard an applica-
tion by Raila demanding logs of serv-
ers and other electronic gadgets used
in the entire election.
The court ruled that the three
petitions should be consolidated for
purposes of speedy dispensation of
the cases. The petition by Raila would
however be the main case in whose
fle all the proceedings would be re-
corded.
The IEBC was directed to produce
the principle register and even a spe-
cial one, which contains names of
those whose biometric details had
not been captured by the BVR kits.
You must supply all the docu-
ments you considered to be principle
register and serve them on all par-
ties, ordered Lady Justice Njoki
Ndungu.
The court will sit for seven hours
and 15 minutes a day for two days.
The petitioners and the respondents
will share that time.
Respondents would get one hour
each and the AG will have 30 min-
utes.
How you manage the allocated
time is up to you to decide if its in
submissions or you will produce
your witnesses, directed Justice
Ndungu.
petitioner Gladwell Otieno. The court
however ruled in favor of the AG and
allowed him to join the cases as a
friend of the court.
The judges however rejected a
similar application by the Law Soci-
ety of Kenya after an objection by all
the other parties.
three-hour break
The lawyers also differed on the
list of issues framed by the court as
contested and uncontested with Mr
Ahmednassir Abdulahi arguing that
those raised by his client, Mr Hassan,
had not been captured.
The same claim was made by law-
yers Fred Ngatia, representing Uhuru
and lawyer Katwa Kigen for Deputy
President-elect William Ruto.
The court was prompted to allow
the advocates a three-hour break to
discuss and agree on the issues they
wished the court to deal with in the
actual hearing.
Ngatia later told the court that
they had narrowed down to six issues
to be dealt with by the court.
They however asked for more
time to decide whether they would
go by what they had agreed on or if
each party would fle its own.
Lawyers proposed that one of the
three petitions be heard alongside
the other two but not consolidated
since it raised only one specifc issue
whether rejected votes should be
included in tallying votes cast.
The thrust of the arguments were
made later in the day when the com-
bined team of the respondents made
a scathing criticism against Raila for
allegedly changing the nature of his
petition along the way.
They accused him of making new
demands in a fresh application he
Petition: Judges
order scrutiny of
Forms 34 and 36
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PEtitiON
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Tuesday, March 26, 2013 / The Standard
CORDs 900-
page affdavit
raises furore in
Supreme Court
IEBC and Uhuru
teams counsel
oppose the
document, saying it
was fled after expiry
of deadline
By WAHOME THUKU
Lawyers had a feld day trying
to implore the Supreme Court to
determine various preliminary
issues before it.
As the case got underway,
Prime Minister Raila Odingas
defence team was accused of
changing the nature of their peti-
tion along the way.
Lawyers representing Presi-
dent-elect Uhuru Kenyatta, his
deputy designate William Ruto
and Independent Electoral and
Boundaries Commission (IEBC)
chairman Issack Hassan accused
CORD of changing the case mid-
stream and making new demands
in a fresh application he fled on
Saturday.
The lawyers in turn asked the
Supreme Court to decide wheth-
er a 900-page affdavit fled by
Raila on Saturday had been taken
to court out of time and whether
the issues he raised in it should
be responded to.
They claimed that Railas team
had served them with the docu-
ment raising issues touching on
122 electoral areas. This was in
addition to what he fled a week
earlier touching on 33,000 poll-
ing stations.
TUrn HEAT
This is a metamorphosis of
the petitioners case. We respond-
ed comprehensively to his frst
allegations and new issues were
raised, said Uhurus lawyer Fred
Ngatia. I will seek leave of court
to apply for determination of
whether the new issues can be
raised for the court to determine,
he added.
We are now facing a different
case from what we had at frst,
said Hassans lawyer Ahmednas-
sir Abdulahi.
The remarks were echoed by
Rutos advocate Katwa Kigen,
who said he would also ask for
determination on whether Railas
affdavit should be responded to.
But Railas lawyer George Oraro
turned the heat on the three re-
spondents and the IEBC, accus-
ing them of trying to avoid the
issues in court.
He said their frst case was
about the tallying of votes. The
IEBC fled a response explaining
how they had conducted the
elections effciently. This prompt-
ed Raila to fle the latest affdavit
on issues arising from that re-
sponse.
The respondents also raised
issues with a draft of contested
and uncontested issues prepared
by the court. Lawyers Ngatia and
Ahmednassir claimed some is-
sues raised by their clients were
not captured in the draft.
pOlling ArEAs.
We must frst polling areas.
look at the issues that can be le-
gitimately canvassed at the Su-
preme Court within the petition
context, he said, as he tried to
guide the court on how to pro-
ceed.
The court directed all the law-
yers to hold their conference on
the sidelines of the proceedings
to decide which issues were con-
tested and which ones were not.
Earlier, another lawyer Kethi
Kilonzo representing offcials of
a local NGO, demanded clarifca-
tions on register that was marked
during the voting and one de-
scribed by the IEBC as Special
Register, which contained the
names of those whose biometric
details had not been captured.
IEBC lawyer Paul Nyamodi
explained the register is in
700,000 parts and was still kept in
the polling areas. He said the
commission was willing to pro-
vide it but that would take some
time.
The lawyers agreed that one
of the petitions fled by three vot-
ers should be heard separately
since it raised only one issue.
Its seeking determination
whether rejected votes should be
used in tallying the votes cast.
Lawyers follow proceedings at Supreme Court.
Attorney General Githu Muigai. Lawyer Ahmednassir Abdulahi.
COURT ORDERS
CORDs lawyer George Ora-
ro accepted admission of AG
to the petition as a friend of
the court
Judges also consolidated
three petitions and allowed
the CORD petition to take
lead
Counsel Kethi Kilonzo for
Africog said it was manda-
tory for IEBC to transmit the
results electronically
IEBC said production of logs
used in the election process
is tiresome exercise
Commission said technol-
ogy was a safeguard
Lawyer George Oraro and his colleague Ochieng Oduol at the Supreme Court. PHOTOS: EVAN HABIL AND ALI ALALE]
PRESIDENTIAL
PETITION
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said the CJ. Justice Mutunga called on
Kenyans to trust the Supreme Court
to do its job.
He said the Supreme Court is open
to enable the public follow proceed-
ings through live TV broadcasts.
The duty of this court is to do
what is right, according to the Consti-
tution and the law, added the CJ.
Mutunga said justice in an adver-
sarial matter like the election dispute
before the court, is done and mani-
festly seen to be done, when both
winners and losers are convinced.
He added the Supreme Court be-
ing a fnal arbiter in the dispute un-
derstands that the impact of its deci-
sion will extend beyond the parties in
the petitions and will shape society
and affect everyday life.
This is not a light obligation but
we are ready to discharge it, said the
CJ.
He disclosed that senior African
jurists from Tanzania, Zimbabwe,
Botswana and Uganda are also ob-
Chief Justice says
the court will deliver
justice without fear or
favour of any person
Mutunga assures of Supreme Court
fairness in election petitions
Residents of Eldoret follow the historic presidential election petitions proceedings at the Supreme
Court on TV yesterday. [PHOTO: PETER OCHIENG/STANDARD]
Supreme Court in session, yesterday. The court is handling three presidential election petitions. [PHOTO: ALI ALALE/STAN-
DARD]
By DENNIS ONYANGO
Hundreds of Kisumu residents thronged
various restaurants to follow pre-trial confer-
ence proceedings on the presidential election
petition.
Major clubs and restaurants in the lakeside
city such as Stan Bradox, Barizi, Deep Breeze and
Public Service Club were full of residents anx-
ious about the Supreme Courts decision.
This came a day after Prime Minister Raila
Odinga visited the area. He maintained that
without truth, there would be no justice.
The petition is very important to us as resi-
dents of Kisumu and the country in general. It
marks the beginning of a just and bright future.
I must, therefore, take part in this great history
by watching its proclamation, said Charles
Oala at Stan Bradox club. At Public Service Club,
residents expressed confdence that the Supreme
Court will make a fair decision and appealed to
both parties in the petition to respect the ver-
dict.
We have confdence in the Judiciary follow-
ing the tremendous surgery the institution has
undergone. Our leaders should, therefore, abide
by the ruling to avoid sparking unnecessary ten-
sion in the country, said Mary Atieno, a busi-
nesswoman.
Residents said the case before the Supreme
Court was sensitive and a great test for justice in
Kenya and appealed for calm as the petition is
being prosecuted.
This is a litmus test for the Judiciary. We
must maintain peace and let justice take its own
course, said Okumu Waga at Barizi restaurant.
Residents follow court events
By PAMELA CHEPKEMEI
and FRANCIS ONTOMWA
Chief Justice Willy Mutunga as-
sured Kenyans the Supreme Court will
decide the dispute arising from presi-
dential election without fear or fa-
vour.
Dr Mutunga, who is the President
of the Supreme Court, said the judges
handling the disputes will treat the
petitions with objectivity and under-
take a fair analysis of the evidence, the
Constitution and the law.
The CJ gave the assurance in his
opening remarks during the pre-trial
conference hearing at the Supreme
Court in Nairobi yesterday.
We shall render our judgment
without fear or favour of anyone or
anything, devoid of ill-will towards
any persons or affection towards any
cause that is partisan, unconstitu-
tional or illegal, said Justice Mutun-
ga.
Prime Minister Raila Odingas peti-
tion seeks several declarations from
the Supreme Court, among them in-
validation of presidential poll results.
The CJ added the Supreme Court
desires to build an institution that is
an iconic monument to the promo-
tion and protection of the Constitu-
tion and the rule of law.
We, as judges are servants of the
law, and not the other way round. We
have taken and subscribed to an oath
of offce that we intend to live up to,
The duty of this
court is to do what is
right, according to the
Constitution and the law.
This is not a light obligation
but we are ready to
discharge it
serving the hearing.
Those monitoring the cases are CJ
of Tanzania Mohammed Othman,
former CJ of Zambia Ernest Sakala,
Justice Moses Chinhengo from Zim-
babwe, Justice Oagile Dingake of the
High Court of Botswana and the CJ of
Uganda Benjamin Odoki.
TIgHTEN SECuRITy
Meanwhile, a senior counsel has
asked the Government to give maxi-
mum security to Chief Justice Willy
Mutunga and his colleagues hearing
the poll petition.
Former vice-chairman of the de-
funct Electoral Commission of Kenya
(ECK) Gabriel Mukele stated that
death claims directed to the CJ few
weeks ago and the high profle case
before the Supreme Court should be
reason enough to tighten his security.
Recently, Mutunga who is also the
President of the Supreme Court, also
accused Head of Public Service Fran-
cis Kimemia of frustrating his job.
Ignore Justice Mutungas fears at
your own peril. He is a top public ser-
vant and anyone with the temerity to
belittle him has no respect for this
country. The claims are weighty and
must be revisited and acted upon with
speed, he told The Standard.
Mukele, who deputised the late
ECK chairperson Samuel Kivuitu,
connected the threats to mysterious
deaths of lawyer Argwings Kodhek,
the late Chief Justice Kitili Mwendwa
and Coastal politician Ronald Ngala.
Up to now, we are in the dark re-
garding how these illustrious citizens
of this country died. This trend must
be stopped and at this juncture any-
one going to dismiss Dr Mutungas
fears does not know what he is doing,
he observed.
Mr Mukele added that the timing
of the death threats against CJ and
frustrations coming from some Gov-
ernment offcials days to the General
Election was a pointer that things
were not right.
Tuesday, March 26, 2013 / The Standard
By WAHOME THUKU
The Attorney General has been al-
lowed to join three petitions challeng-
ing the outcome of the March 4
presidential elections.
The court observed the AG is the
custodian of legal instruments of ex-
ecutive and plays main role in opera-
tionalising the Constitution.
These considerations have led
the court to conclude it would be im-
proper to exclude him. Admitting him
would not be prejudicial to the inter-
est of the parties, said Judge Jackton
Ojwang in the ruling.
The court, however, rejected a
similar application by Law Society of
Kenya (LSK) following claims that it
had taken a partisan position.
My appearance is not to be in-
volved in the controversies but to
guide the court on the legal questions.
Its the norm, not exception where
serious controversial legal questions
are raised, the court would like to hear
the thinking and research of AG, the
AG had earlier submitted.
The Government is not a party in
petitions and does not desire to be.
The AG cannot impose himself in the
case. Its with leave of the court. Even
the latitude of the friendship is made
at the discretion of the court, he
added.
vALId OR INvALId
But the application was opposed
by lawyers George Oraro appearing
for Prime Minister Raila Odinga and
Kethi Kilonzo representing petition-
ers Gladwell Otieno and Zahid Rajan.
They argued that the election peti-
tions were not civil proceedings in
nature hence not the kind of cases the
AG should be enjoined in.
The other parties supported the
application.
Ms Kilonzo said the ultimate ques-
tion would be whether the declaration
of winner is valid or invalid, adding
that the petition rules only provide for
petitioners and respondents.
Kilonzo said the Independent
Electoral and Boundaries Commis-
sion was bound to be neutral in the
proceedings and it should be the
friend of the court.
Judges enjoin
Githu in
presidential
poll cases
PRESIDENTIAL
PETITION
Tuesday, March 26, 2013 / The Standard
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Tuesday, March 26, 2013 / The Standard
Page 6 / NATIONAL NEWS
By PHILIP MWAKIO
Kenya Maritime Authority (KMA)
is planning to hold an Easter beach
safety awareness campaign ahead of
the festive season.
A brief statement issued by KMA
said the initiative was aimed at sen-
sitising the public on safety precau-
tions to take while at the beach dur-
ing the upcoming Easter holiday.
The campaign, to run from March
29 to April 2, further aims to instill a
water safety culture among all vaca-
tioners to reduce the number of
water related accidents in the re-
gion.
KMA Public Relations Offcer Mi-
chelle Wanga said Beach Emergency
Rescue Centres would be set up at
the Jomo Kenyatta Public Beach,
Mombasa Beach, Mama Ngina Drive
and Shelly Beach in Likoni.
These will be manned by a team
of at least 150 members volunteering
from various partnering organisa-
tions, she said.
beach patrols
Partnering organisations include
the XFOR Security Solutions, Kenya
Police, Maritime Police Unit, the
Traffc Police, the Tourist Police, Ke-
nya Wildlife Service, Kenya Associa-
tion of Hotel Keepers and Caterers
and Mombasa and Coast Tourist As-
sociation among others.
The Easter Beach Safety Aware-
ness campaign will involve encour-
aging beach goers to cease water
activities by 6.30pm, Wanga said.
She added there would be con-
tinuation of beach patrols, patrols on
shore and in water to ensure boat
operators comply with safety regula-
tions such as having adequate life
saving equipment.
Maritime body
to hold beach
safety drive
India, Kenya strike deal
on wildlife protection
by phIlIp MWaKIo
India and Kenya have agreed to
strengthen their ties in wildlife con-
servation and management.
Indian High Commissioner to
Kenya Sibabrata Tripathi and Kenya
Wildlife Service (KWS) Director Wil-
liam Kiprono said there was need to
share ideas on best practices in wild-
life protection.
Mr Kiprono said the two countries
would also explore training exchange
programmes that can enhance
knowledge on emerging wildlife is-
sues.
The two countries share the same
variety of wildlife species hence the
need to work together to address
similar challenges they face such as
wildlife crime, climate change, rising
populations as well as the spread of
invasive species, Tripathi said when
he paid Kiprono a courtesy call.
20,000 tourIsts
Kenya has in the recent past be-
come a favourable tourist destination
for Indians, with an estimated 20,000
Indian tourists visiting the country
annually.
The most common areas visited
by Indians include the Masai Mara
Countries to share
ideas to enhance
knowledge on existing
and emerging wildlife
conservation issues
Conservation
National Reserve and the Amboseli
National Park.
Meanwhile, hoteliers at the Coast
want KWS to consider re-stocking the
Shimba Hills National Reserve with
additional wildlife.
South Coast hotelier Gomeri
Kombo said the reserve that lies ap-
proximately 33 kilometres south of
Mombasa city was receiving fewer
visitors due to few wildlife that roam
its environs.
Shimba Hills coastal ecosystem
comprises of a heterogeneous habitat
that includes forestlands, exotic plan-
tation, scrubland and grassland.
The reserve hosts the highest den-
sity of African elephants in Kenya. It
is also home to the rare Sable ante-
lope, black and rufous elephant
shrew, bushy tailed mongoose and
other smaller mammals like fruit
bat.
These features are vital and can
support any kind of wildlife. We be-
lieve KWS with its expertise in wildlife
management could consider restock-
ing it with more wildlife which visi-
tors can see on a game drive, Kombo
said.
By RENSON MNYAMWEZI
Newly elected leaders in Taita-
Taveta have resolved to work together
to foster development.
Speaking in Wundanyi town yes-
terday, the leaders said they would
champion the interests of local com-
munities regardless of the side of po-
litical divide they belonged to.
The leaders included Governor-
elect John Mtutta Mrutu, Women
Representative Joyce Wanjala Lay,
MPs-elect Thomas Mwadeghu (Wun-
danyi), Jones Mlolwa (Voi), Andrew
Mwadime (Mwatate) and 20 county
representatives.
Former Cabinet ministers Dan
Mwazo and Naomi Shaban did not,
however, attend the meeting, which
was also attended by newly elected
Speaker of the County Assembly
Maghanga Michael Maghanga.
We have decided to prioritise
unity as a way to realise meaningful
development as disunity has done
more harm than good to the commu-
nity, said Ms Lay.
squatter Issue
She said it is only if the leaders
unite that the thorny squatter issue,
poor road infrastructure, poverty,
high rate of unemployment and poor
education standards can be ad-
dressed.
Lay noted that although the region
was endowed with enormous natural
resources like minerals, wildlife and
water bodies, they have not been
fully exploited to beneft the local
community.
Mwadeghu said he would reach
out to former Cabinet minister and
outgoing Taveta MP Shaban to work
with other elected leaders.
Elected leaders
resolve to unite
communities
Indian High Commissioner to Kenya Sibabrata Tripathi and Kenya Wildlife Ser-
vice Director William Kiprono when they met at the KWS headquarters in Nai-
robi, yesterday. [PHOTO: OMONDI ONYANGO/STANDARD]
Tuesday, March 26, 2013 / The Standard NATIONAL NEWS / Page 7
Experts seek to
downplay gravity
of dengue fever
They say though the
disease is present and
some people have been
diagnosed, there is no
justifcation for panic
By LINAH BENyAWA
The Director of Public Health
Shahnaz Sharif has confrmed pres-
ence of dengue fever in parts of Coast
Province, but downplayed the impact
of the ailment.
Medical authorities in Mombasa
and Nairobi went to great lengths to
downplay the scope of infections in-
sisting dengue fever is not deadly and
argued that journalists were trying to
spread alarm with falsehoods.
But in Mombasa, the Provincial
Director of Public Health Anisa Omar
promised to issue a comprehensive
report on the disease outbreak this
morning.
TWO CASES
The fever has been diagnosed but
I am yet to get the results because
some tests are still being carried out.
But I know there are no deaths follow-
ing the breakout, said Dr Shahnaz in
a telephone conversation with The
Standard last evening.
On Sunday the Provincial Director
of Medical Services Khadija Shikely
disclosed that two cases of the fever
had been confrmed by Kemri in Kili-
f and fve cases were also being inves-
tigated.
Unconfrmed reports had indi-
cated earlier that 15 cases had been
diagnosed.
Experts are warning that the onset
of heavy rains and consequent water
By LINAH BENyAWA
There is a reduction in the number
of Tuberculosis cases in Mombasa
County, a health expert has revealed.
Mombasa District Health Offcer
Shem Patta attributed the drop to in-
creasing adherence to medical treat-
ment regimes and reduction of stig-
ma.
Studies show that an increasing
number of patients fnish their anti-
TB doses now more than ever before
while civic education in remote areas
has checked infection rates and re-
duced the stigma that made commu-
nities to shun patients.
Dr Patta disclosed that the TB
spread has reduced in the county
from 6,000 cases in 2007 to 4,800
cases last year and expressed opti-
mism that the infection could be
eradicated.
Though there has been a reduc-
tion in the TB cases, we are still not
happy with the results because out of
the 4800 cases detected last year only
80 per cent were completely cured
and 20 per cent were not cured and
this is because some of the patients
dont fnish their medication, said Dr
Patta speaking at the Tudor grounds
during the Worlds TB Day yesterday
Patta said medical authorities in
the province have been sensitising the
local people on the importance of
ensuring that TB patients complete
their medication to stop the spread.
He attributed the rise in TB to the
increased slums in the town, failure to
seek diagnosis for fear of being being
associated with the HIV and poverty.
Cases of TB on decline in Mombasa
False alarm
WHAT THE DENGUE FEVER IS ALL ABOUT AND HOW TO SPOT IT
Dengue fever is a highly infectious tropical disease whose symptoms in-
clude skin rash, fever, headache and joint pains, which can soon develop
into a fatal hemorrhagic ailment that kills fast. At its most advanced stage
patients bleed uncontrollably to death from all orifces.
It is also known as breakbone fever, an infectious tropical disease caused
by the dengue virus.
The fever is said to be the most common mosquito-borne virus in the
world and causes an estimated 50 to 100 million infections and 25,000
deaths annually.
Unlike the mosquito that causes malaria, the Aedes Aegypti mosquito, the
carrier of the dengue, bites in the morning and usually hides on standing
water, adding that rainy seasons always come with mosquito related dis-
eases.
There is no vaccine available yet against dengue fever and no specifc
medication has been identifed so far.
Treatment of acute dengue is supportive, using either oral or intravenous
rehydration for mild or moderate disease, and intravenous fuids and
blood transfusion for more severe cases.
It had earlier been reported in The Standard on Sunday that about 15 peo-
ple from Mombasa were suffering from the fever and that there could be
more cases.
Tudor District Hospital community health worker Anne Nyambura examines a patient, Lydia Chamba (right) during
World Tuberculosis Day celebrations at Tudor grounds in Mombasa yesterday.[PHOTO: OMONDI ONYANGO/STANDARD]
pools was creating the necessary
breeding conditions of Aedes Aegypti,
the mosquito species that spreads the
disease.
Coast Province, including Mom-
basa, has received heavy rains in re-
cent times and now Shikely is urging
residents to discard empty cans and
containers that retain water to control
the breeding of the mosquito species.
On Sunday Shikely confrmed that
tests done by Kemri in Kilif County
returned positive results for the
deadly fever on two samples taken
from two patients at the Aga Khan
Hospital in Mombasa.
She said two patients had been
diagnosed with the disease but had so
far been treated and discharged.
Two cases of dengue fever were
confrmed from the Aga Khan Hospi-
tal and the specimen were taken two
weeks ago. The patients were dis-
charged and fve more suspects are
being investigated, said Dr Shikely.
She however, refuted claims of any
outbreak arguing that other cases
were being investigated since the tests
were conducted in private laborato-
ries and are yet to be confrmed.
There is no outbreak as reported
by a section of the media; it is true the
mosquito-borne disease is there and
this is because of the rainy season, but
the cases are few and there is no cause
for alarm, said Shikely.
There is no danger, all our doctors
are on high alert since the fever was
diagnosed a few days ago. Our public
hospitals have no reports of the fever
but some cases have been reported in
private hospitals and we are doing
everything we can to ensure no life is
lost, she said adding: Tomorrow
(today) I will go to the private labs
where other tests were done and get
statistics on the disease and the num-
ber of people affected though so far
no deaths have been reported.
GG Kariuki (left) Laikipia senator-elect and his Mandera counterpart Billow
Kerrow chat at KICC before a briefng of operations of the House and swearing
in ceremony slated for Thursday. [PHOTO: JONAH ONYANGO/STANDARD]
Senators briefed on House business
By PETER OPIYO
Senators-elect were yesterday
taken through operations of the new
Chamber and what is expected of
them ahead of the frst sitting of the
House on Thursday.
In a closed-door session chaired
by Clerk of the Senate Jeremiah Nyeg-
enye, the legislators were informed of
new rules of the Senate (Standing
Orders) and briefed on how the swear-
ing in ceremony would be conduct-
ed.
It was basically an inhouse meet-
ing and we were taken through how
the Speaker and the deputy Speaker
would be elected, said Kakamega
County Senator-elect Boni Khalwale.
At the meeting, the incoming
senators were also informed that they
each be allowed to be accompanied
by four guests during the swearing in
ceremony slated for Thursday.
The rules of conducting the frst
business of the House have changed
and the clerks of both the Senate and
the National Assembly would frst
administer the oath of offce to all
members before the election of the
Speaker and his deputy.
ELECTION OF SPEAKER
In the past, the frst business of the
House was election of the Speaker
and the deputy, after which the latter
swore in MPs.
To be elected Speaker or the dep-
uty Speaker, one would be expected
to garner two-thirds of the votes (at
least 45 of the 67 members) in the frst
round, failure to which the top two
candidates square it out in the second
round where the one with the most
number of votes would be declared
the winner.
The new Standing Orders also cre-
ate the positions of the Leader of
Majority and the Leader of Minority
to lead political parties with majority
in Parliament and the one with the
second highest number of members,
respectively.
The 67-member Senate would
conduct its frst sitting at Kenyatta
International Conference Centres
(KICC) Amphitheatre, while the sub-
sequent sittings would be conducted
at Shimba Hills Hall on the frst foor
of the same building.
KICC would temporarily host the
Senate as renovation works continue
at the Old Chamber in Parliament
buildings. The renovation is expected
to cost Sh1.2 billion and works may be
completed by year-end.
Page 8 / NATIONAL NEWS Tuesday, March 26, 2013 / The Standard
By GEOFFREY MOSOKU
and PETER OPIYO
Jubilee alliance is banking on its
numerical strength over CORD to
have its say on the Speakers of the
National Assembly and Senate when
the offcial sittings of the two are con-
vened on Thursday.
The two camps are headed sepa-
rate ways today to strategise on how
they will handle the election of the
two.
Also to be elected are the Deputy
Speakers for the two Houses of Parlia-
ment as well as the Chief Whips.
Both sides have exuded confdence
they will get the numbers to clinch the
seats.
According to a working document
seen by The Standard, Jubilee esti-
mates to have 191 members against
CORDs 143. The Amani alliance and
other smaller parties have 24 to make
it 349.
Jubilee, according to insiders plan
to have Amani on their side and iden-
tify some MPs within CORD whom
they can sway to their camp to bolster
their numbers to 233. However, with
the political dealings that go on with
a process like this, loyalties are bound
to shift since the election will be car-
ried out through secret ballot.
YET TO DECIDE
CORD is banking on the candida-
ture of the incumbent Kenneth Mar-
ende for Speaker of the National As-
sembly while Jubilee is yet to decide
between former Mandera Central MP
Abdikadir Mohamed and former
Siakago MP Justin Muturi.
A record 15 people are seeking the
post even as four others seek the posi-
tion of Deputy Speaker. By last eve-
ning, all had picked their papers from
the National Assembly Clerks offce,
with another 12 applying to be elected
as Senate Speaker. Five Senators-elect
are also aspiring for the position of
Deputy Speaker of the Senate.
The aspirants are expected to hand
in their applications today before the
Clerk of the Senate Jeremiah Nyegenye
and his National Assembly counter-
part Justin Bundi to clear them for
Thursdays poll.
CORD MPs and Senators-elect will
converge in Karen tomorrow at the
Cooperative College for a retreat to
strategise on how to win the seats.
Jubilee Coalitions top brass led by
President-elect Uhuru Kenyatta and
Jubilee banking on numbers to beat CORD
his Deputy-elect William Ruto have
summoned all their elected leaders to
a two-day retreat at the Great Rift Val-
ley Lodge in Naivasha from this eve-
ning.
At the same time the coalition has
also embarked on wooing fringe po-
litical parties to their side in the tussle
for numerical superiority in Parlia-
ment. Keen to win the Speakers and
Deputy Speakers posts in the Senate
and the National Assembly, the Coali-
tion inked another deal with New
Ford Kenya to enhance its numbers in
Parliament.
Deputy President-elect William
Ruto said the retreat would come up
with a list of preferred candidates for
THOSE INTERESTED IN HOUSE POSITIONS
National Assembly Speaker
Kenneth Marende, Justin Muturi, Abdikadir Mohamed, Machana Mokua,
Migundo Winja, Harrison Mwangi, Cosmas Koech, Jacob Kithinji, Alex
Otunga, Amos Otieno, Joseph Mwogela, Felix Kiprono, Stephen Mwanza,
Mohamud Sirat, Jane Kitundu, Loise Gathirimu
National Assembly Deputy Speaker
Joyce Laboso, Daniel Maanzo, Abdikadir Adan and P Kaluma
Senate Speaker
Francis ole Kaparo, Ekwe Ethuro, Farah Maalim, Josphat Orangi, Eric De-
sailly Omondi, Jane Mwihaki, Cecelia Ngoyoni Kulamo, John Kamau Ka-
bui, Waiyaki Hassan Mungai, Philip Murgor and Betty Tett
Senate Deputy Speaker
Kembi Gitura, Wilfred Machage, George Khaniri, Linet Nyakeriga and
Martha Wangare
Number of
nominees by
parliamentary
political parties
Number of
speaker who
will be an
ex-ofcio
member
Number of women
representatives
elected by registered
voters in each of the
47 counties
Number of
members of the
National As-
sembly elected by
registered voters
12
1
47
290
COALITIONS/PARTY STRENGS IN THE HOUSE
THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY BALANCE OF POWER
CORD COALITION 130
ODM 95
WIPER 25
FORD-K 10
AMANI COALITION 23
UDF 11
KANU 6
NEW FORD-K 6
JUBILEE COALITION 167
TNA 86
URP 72
APK 5
NARC 4
EAGLE COALITION 2
KNC 2
KADU-ASILI 1
FPK 3
FORD PEOPLE 3
MUUNGANO 1
TIP 1
MAENDELEO 1
INDEPENDENT 3
CCU 2
OPENING OF
PARLIAMENT
various positions in Parliament.
We will be going for a retreat to be
able to craft a working team that will
spearhead the leadership in Parlia-
ment, said Ruto.
New Ford Kenya leader Eugene
Wamalwa said talks have been ongo-
ing between his party and Jubilee
saying he was happy the partnership
was formalised.
He said the move is aimed at bring-
ing unity in the country. The signing
of the deal was witnessed by six MP-
elects from New Ford Kenya and of-
fcials from Jubilee.
SEALED DEAL
URP Chairman Francis ole Kaparo,
TNAs Johnson Sakaja and New Ford
Kenya Secretary General Benjamin
Muema appended their signatures to
the deal. New Ford Kenya MPs-elect
present were David Were (Matungu),
Moses Maendeleo (Malava), Boniface
Otsiula (Bumula), Daniel Sitati (We-
buye West), Janet Nangabo (Trans
Nzoia Women Rep) and Reginalda
Wanyonyi (Bungoma Women Rep).
Sakaja said the partnership was
aimed at forming an all-inclusive gov-
ernment while Kaparo assured the
new partner that the Coalition will
treat it with respect.
The move would see Jubilee Coali-
tion have more than 190 members in
the National Assembly; a move Ruto
said would give the Coalition an ad-
vantage to control Parliament, saying
they are focused on forming an all-
inclusive government.
We are going out of our way to
create a government that is all-inclu-
sive so that together we can build a
united nation, said Ruto.
Regional balance and political
party interests will be a factor as Jubi-
lee Alliance heads to Naivasha to plot
on how to avoid a second round con-
test in the election of Speaker.
TWO-THIRDS
The winner of the Speakers posi-
tion must garner at least two-thirds of
the 349 votes or 233 to be declared
winner. If no one gets the votes, then
the frst two will square out in round
two.
It is true that we are going for a
retreat on Tuesday where a number of
issues will be discussed. At the end of
it we will take a common stand on is-
sues relating to Senate and Parlia-
mentary business, Mr Charles Keter,
the Kericho Senator elect said.
In the Senate, the document shows
that Jubilee has 34 members against
Cords 27, with Amani having 6 seats.
Jubilee is seeking Amanis partnership
to get the Senate seat.
We will have to agree on how to
share the available seats. For instance
if Justin Muturi gets the Speaker, then
Mt. Kenya East interests will be ca-
tered and thus Kiraitu Murungi and
Kithiki Kindure will forfeit their quest
for Senate Majority Leader, Maara
MP-elect Kareke Mbiuki said.
Mbiuki said the same formula
would apply to North Eastern where
Garissa Township MP-elect of URP
Aden Duale is destined for House
Majority leader.
If Duale gets the backing of the
Alliance for the seat, then others from
the region who seek other seats will
miss out, he added.Uhuru and Ruto
are said to have prevailed upon for-
mer MPs Danson Mungatana and
Samuel Poghisio to drop out of the
race in favour of the two respectively.
Both Mungatana and Poghisio have
not picked application forms.
The Jubilee team will arrive in
Naivasha on Tuesday evening and
spend two days before departing on
Thursday morning in a convoy of
buses straight to Parliament for swear-
ing in.
Tuesday, March 26, 2013 / The Standard
NATIONAL NEWS / Page 9
By VITALIS KIMUTAI
The fght for control of the
Senate has started in earnest
between the Jubilee and CORD
coalitions ahead of the open-
ing of the House and swearing
in of Senators-elect.
Prof Kindiki Kithure, a
prominent lawyer and Tharaka
Nithi Senator-elect, is seen as
a frontrunner for the post of
Senate Majority leader.
Kindiki is fghting for the
position with Meru County
Senator-elect Kiraitu Murungi
of APK, a party that has a post-
election coalition pact with
TNA.
Kindiki, an ally of both
President-elect Uhuru Ke-
nyatta and his deputy William
Ruto was instrumental in the
formation of the Jubilee Coali-
tion, having taken part in the
drafting of the working ar-
Race for Majority leader
and Speaker shapes up
Party leadership
has the prerogative
to choose leader
among the
Senators
rangement between TNA and
URP. Apart from being one of
the key architects in the forma-
tion of the Jubilee Coalition,
Kindiki was also a major player
in the campaigns for Uhuru in
Mount Kenya West region, Mr
Kathuri Murungi, the South
Imenti MP-elect said.
Kindiki is Rutos lawyer at
the International Criminal
Court at The Hague where he
and Uhuru are facing crimes
against humanity charges re-
lated to the 2007 post-election
violence.
He is also Uhurus lawyer in
the petition by CORD over
presidential results at the Su-
preme Court.
SENATE COMMITTEE
I am aware that the posi-
tion of Senate Majority leader
is not an elective one and that
is the prerogative of the party
rank and fle to pick a leader
amongst the Senators for that
position, Kindiki told The
Standard on telephone.
Kindiki added: As such, if I
am not picked for the position,
I will respect and support who-
ever is entrusted with the lead-
ership.
The outgoing Energy min-
ister, however, has to contend
Meru County Senator-elect Kiraitu Murungi Tharaka Nithi County Senator-elect Kindiki
Kithure
with the fact that he is only
bringing on board fve MPs to
the coalition.
Sources indicated yesterday
that Kiraitu might be picked to
chair a key Senate Committee
by the Jubilee Coalition.
Mr Kipchumba Murkomen,
the Elgeyo Marakwet County
Senator-elect had been men-
tioned as a possible contender
for the position of deputy Sen-
ate Majority leader, but sources
yesterday indicated that he
may be picked as a candidate
for the position of chairman of
the Devolution Committee.
Meanwhile two United Re-
publican Party leaders for-
mer Speaker of the National
Assembly Francis ole Kaparo
and former Turkana Central
MP Ekwe Ethuro have rolled
up their sleeves to fght for the
position of Senate Speaker.
Kaparo is enjoying the sup-
port of elderly Senators from
across the political divide as he
had worked with them at the
National Assembly where he
was the Speaker for 15 years.
Ethuro who sat in the
Speakers Panel in the 10th
parliament, on the other hand
has the support of youthful
Senators in his push for the
position of Senate Speaker.
By ERIC WAINAINA
Kiambu Senator-elect Ki-
mani Wamatangi has said he is
contesting for the position of
Majority Leader in Senate.
Mr Wamatangi had earlier
declared that he would battle
for the position of Speaker, but
said he dropped it since key
partners in the Jubilee Coali-
tion had agreed on which
party will nominate the Speak-
er.
Yesterday, Wamatangi said
he is lobbying for the post,
which has attracted several
contenders in The National Al-
liance and Alliance Party of
Kenya, arguing that he is the
best among the contenders.
I have been campaigning
among my fellow Senators,
both elected and nominated
from the Jubilee Coalition to
support my candidature for
the Majority Leaders position
in the House, he said.
Tharaka Nithi Senator-elect
Kindiki Kithure has also been
lobbying for the position,
which has also attracted Meru
Senator-elect and Energy Min-
ister Kiraitu Murungi and Nyeri
Senator-elect Mutahi Kagwe.
Mr Kagwe, who was elected
on a Narc ticket, is seeking the
position, following failure by
party leader and Water Minis-
ter Charity Ngilu to secure
nomination.
Senator-elect declares interest in seat
Kiambu Senator-elect Kimani
Wamatangi
OPENING OF
PARLIAMENT
Tuesday, March 26, 2013 / The Standard Page 10 / NATIONAL: COURTS
QuickRead
MOMBASA: Woman
accused of selling baby
A woman has been charged in
court with failing to protect the
infant from sale. She is accused
of selling her two-week-old baby
girl for Sh30,000 to a couple in
Mombasa. Francisca Kamene
allegedly sold the baby out of
desperation as she could not
raise a maternity bill of Sh7,000
at the Coast General Hospital.
She was jointly charged with the
couple and another suspect with
conspiracy to commit a felony.
The couple, Habiba Hussein and
Juma Abdallah, faced a separate
charge of stealing a baby. The
couple denied yesterday that the
jointly received a girl child.
NYAMIRA: Man, eight
cows killed in accident
A man and eight cows were
killed in a road accident along
the Keroka-Sotik road after a
lorry they were travelling in
overturned and rolled several
times. The 5pm incident occurred
at the notorious steep slope of
Riensune, some two kilometres
to Nyansiongo town on Sunday.
Keroka Base Commander Ibrahim
Ndegwa told The Standard the
driver of speeding lorry lost
control while moving downhill
and overturned. It appears the
vehicle had faulty brakes but we
are investigating to determine
cause of the accident, he said.
SIAYA: Safaricom
withdrawn from case
Safaricom Ltd has been
withdrawn from a case fled by
a politician seeking to challenge
the election of the Siaya County
governor. The petitioner, William
Oduol, said the mobile service
providers assistance in the case
in which he is seeking documents
to enable him fle a petition
against the national electoral
bodys decision to declare
Cornel Rasanga Amoth the Siaya
governor was no longer required.
Oduol yesterday told the court
that Safaricom had surrendered
all the requisite documents to
IEBC.
27. The Raila Odinga-led coalition had
further claimed that during a meeting
with members of the Provincial Ad-
ministration two days later, Kimemia
appealed to the administrators to as-
sist the campaigns of Uhuru, warning
that they would be sacked if CORD
candidate Raila won the elections.
In its letter, CORD also claimed
that a facilitation sum of between Sh5
million and Sh15 million had been
promised to each of the administra-
tors attending the planning meeting.
But in a letter dated March 21, Amin
said that after thorough investigation,
they had not found any evidence to
support the allegations.
The Criminal Investigation De-
partment consequently forwarded its
recommendations to Tobiko who di-
rected the closure of the inquiry fle
without any further action.
It is our fnding that there is no
suffcient material or circumstantial
evidence supporting these allegations
and as such, they can only be treated
as speculative rumours, says Amin in
his letter to Tobiko.
Amin further said that efforts by
the investigators to record statements
with CORD offcials were futile as the
leaders failed to avail themselves.
The DPP, in his response to the let-
ter, concurred with the investigation
boss.
DPP has directed
closure of inquest fle
without further action
by police saying there
was no direct evidence
Tobiko dismisses
CORD allegations
against Kimemia
Hillary Ndungu, OCS at Mwariki police post in a Nakuru court, is charged with
stealing and unlawful confnement. He was arraigned before Chief Magistrate
Samuel Mungai. Ndungu is charged that on March 20 this year he stole
Sh285,000 from Pamela Bundi at Pipeline area in Nakuru town. He was fur-
ther accused of wrongful confnement of Ms Bundi and Henry Ndubi Masita at
pipeline area in Nakuru town, on March 20 this year. He faces a separate
charge of abduction of Masita at section 58 in Nakuru town on the same date.
[PHOTO: BONIFACE THUKU/STANDARD]
By LUCIANNE LIMO
The High Court has ruled that it
cannot interfere with nominees to the
Senate and National Assembly since
they have been gazetted.
A three-judge Bench headed by
Justice Isaac Lenaola, however, direct-
ed the Independent Electoral and
Boundaries Commission (IEBC) not
to gazette nominees to the County As-
sembly in all counties based on polit-
ical party lists.
We have anxiously considered the
position of members of the Senate
and National Assembly. They were ga-
zetted on March 20, 2013. Upon such
gazettement they became members
of the respective houses of Parlia-
ment, said Lenaola.
The court ruled that under Article
105 of the Constitution, a question of
determination of membership can
only be determined by way of an elec-
tion petition. In the circumstances,
we are constrained to decline any
conservatory orders affecting the du-
ly gazetted members of the National
Assembly and Senate, said Lenaola.
PARTY LISTS
The judges, however, noted mem-
bers of the County Assemblies nomi-
nated based on party lists had not
been gazetted. In view of the fact that
the matter is now ready for hearing, it
is important that the court preserves
the status quo so that it can satisfy it-
self of the legality of the process of se-
lection and nomination based on the
party lists, he said.
They added that pending the hear-
ing and determination of the petition,
the IEBC shall not gazette the nomi-
nation of County Assembly represen-
tatives based on the party lists sub-
mitted to it by political parties.
National Gender and Equality
Commission had moved to court to
stop the electoral body from moving
to allocate special seats to political
parties using the party lists.
Court says it
cant interfere
with nominees
Man handed
life sentence for
defling child
BY ONESMUS NZIOKA
A middle-aged man will spend the
rest of his life behind bars for defling
his eight-year-old niece.
Jonathan Matheka Musumbi, who
appeared before Makueni Acting Se-
nior Resident Magistrate Rhoda Yator,
was found guilty of defling the minor
contrary to Section 20(1) of the Sexu-
al Offences Act no 3 of 2006.
The accused also faced an alterna-
tive charge of indecently assaulting
the girl by touching her private parts.
The prosecution told the court that
the accused committed the offence
on June 27, last year at Utaati sub-lo-
cation within Makueni County.
The victims mother who appeared
as a witness said her daughter had
gone to fetch frewood with her friends
50 metres from their home when the
accused pounced on her.
By MOSES NJAGIH

Police have dismissed as specula-
tive rumours claims by a political al-
liance that Head of Public Service
Francis Kimemia was involved in a
scheme to rig the March 4 elections in
favour of Jubilee coalition.
Director of Criminal Investigations
Mohamed Amin exonerated Kimemia
and fve other senior State offcials,
including Intelligence boss Michael
Gichangi, Military Chief General Ju-
lius Karangi, from sensational accu-
sations made by the Coalition for Re-
forms and Democracy (CORD).
CORD had alleged a plot by the
Public Service Head to rig the polls
through the use of members of the
Provincial Administration. Conse-
quently, Director of Public Prosecu-
tions (DPP) Keriako Tobiko directed
that the inquiry fle on the allegations
be closed without further action by
police.
CORD leadership had claimed that
Kimemia, Gichangi, Karangi, Offce of
the President Permanent Secretary
Mutea Iringo, his Finance counterpart
Joseph Kinyua and a senior offcial in
the Offce of the President Kennedy
Kihara had attended meetings to ar-
range the manipulation of the polls.
AFFILIATE PARTIES
The CORD complaint letter was
signed by Mutula Kilonzo, Prof An-
yang Nyongo and Dr Esseli Simiyu
all secretary generals of the CORD af-
fliate parties Wiper, Orange
Democratic Movement and Ford Ke-
nya, respectively.
In their complaint sent to the In-
dependent Electoral and Boundaries
Commission (IEBC), CORD claimed
Kimemia had met with Jubilee lead-
ers, President-elect Uhuru Kenyatta
and his Deputy William Ruto, at Ele-
mentaita Jacaranda Hotel on January
Rigging claims
Reversed roles
Witnesses in Keino case missing
BY PAMELA CHEPKEMEI

A prosecutor has complained to a
Nairobi court conducting the inquest
into the death of a university student
over failure by police to trace key wit-
nesses.
The senior State Counsel repre-
senting Director of Public Prosecu-
tions told trial magistrate Peter Ndwi-
ga that the police had failed to bring
witnesses to court due to some is-
sues which he did not elaborate.
Mercy Keinos lifeless body was
discovered at night by motorists along
Waiyaki Way in 2011. There are key
witnesses who are within Kenya and
have not been bonded to attend court
simply because there are other is-
sues, said deputy Director of Public
Prosecutions Moses Omirera.
CANNOT BE TRACED
The State Counsel said some of the
witnesses who the police say cannot
be traced live in Kiambu County.
One of the defence lawyers told
the court that it was up to the DPP to
produce the witnesses in court.
He added that the witnesses could
not be forced to testify or arrested but
the prosecution had to conduct and
conclude their case. Mr Omirera
complained after the investigating of-
fcer informed the court he had only
managed to bring a senior police of-
fcer who investigated the case.
He said he was unable to call other
witnesses because the State Counsel
had told him he wanted them to tes-
tify in a certain sequence.
Omirera said he intends to call Mr
William Kabogo, his bodyguard and
the driver as the last witnesses.
Kabogo, his driver and aides have
been adversely mentioned in the
death of Mercy, a former Masters stu-
dent. The investigating offcer told the
court that getting witnesses to come
and testify could prove diffcult. The
hearing was adjourned to May 2.
Tuesday, March 26, 2013 / The Standard
NATIONAL NEWS / Page 11
By CYRUS OMBATI
Close to 200 police offcers,
most of them in the traffc de-
partment have been moved in
changes made by the Inspector
General of Police (IGP) David
Kimaiyo.
Most of those moved have
been posted to various weigh
bridges across the country to
replace others who had been
removed.
This followed a request by
the Kenya National Highways
Authority weigh bridge man-
agement, which complained of
corruption and malpractice
among the offcers stationed
there.
The affected weigh bridges
are Mariakani, Athi River, Gil-
gil, Webuye and Busia.
But the National Police Ser-
vice Commission and some of
Kimaiyo transfers 200 traffc
offcers but commission contests
Most of those
moved have been
posted to various
weigh bridges
across the country
to replace others
the affected offcers have op-
posed the changes terming
them illegal.
The offcers have moved to
court to challenge the changes
while the commission has
summoned a meeting to dis-
cuss them.
WeIgh BRIdgeS
Kimaiyo has moved 191 of-
fcers to various stations and
posted 122 of them to the
weigh bridges. The offcers in-
clude 31 who are above the
rank of Sergeant.
He made the changes with-
out involving the commission
in accordance with the law.
And after some of the af-
fected juniors opposed the
changes and moved to court,
the police boss wrote to the
commission on March 11 seek-
ing for its approval.
Documents obtained from
the offce of the Inspector Gen-
eral show the commission
wrote back to him seeking that
they hold a meeting to discuss
the matter.
The commission wrote to
Kimaiyo seeking to know the
criteria he used to select the
offcers for deployment to the
weigh bridge clusters.
The assignment of offcers
to this specifc sector would
need to take into account gen-
der parity, regional and ethnic
balance.
A close scrutiny of the list
does not reveal observance if
this cardinal consideration,
reads part of a letter to Kimaiyo
from the commission.
The letter noted that Kenha
made its request on January 16
before Kimaiyo took action
without the involvement of the
commission.
The law requires that for
the IGP to make transfers, he
has to get a go head in writing
from the commission for of-
fces of the rank of Sergeant
and above.
Inspector General David Ki-
maiyo. [PHOTO:FILE/STANDARD]
By NICHOLAS WAITATHU
The Government is set to
establish fsh processing in-
dustries across the country
to enhance income of the lo-
cals. The move is meant to
help the fsh farming com-
munity, who toil in fshing
yet the money obtained from
fsh processing remains in
Nairobi.
However, apart from the
fshing community, estab-
lishment of fsh processing
plants is also expected to see
more than 2,000 Kenyans get
jobs as the process takes off
across the country.
TImefrAme
The facilities expected to
be operational in the next
few months will help in ex-
panding the local labour
market.
The Government has em-
barked on an ambitious pro-
gramme to construct four
mini fsh processing plants
in Migori, Kakamega, Nyeri
and Meru Counties.
Fisheries Secretary, Pro-
fessor Charles Ngugi told
jobcentre yesterday that
Sh240 million would be com-
mitted to set up the facilities
where each structure will
create more than 500 jobs.
Ngugi explained once the
processing plants com-
mence, each would provide
opportunities for 20 people
operate inside while other
related jobs will be expect-
ed.
The setting up of the fa-
cilities over and above boost-
ing the fsh value chain will
be creating job opportunities
to Kenyans both skilled and
unskilled, Ngugi said.
STOrAge fACILITIeS
These are employees
who must have knowledge in
fsh processing and machine
operation.
For example, inside the
factories there will be 20 peo-
ple to control the holding ar-
ea, cold room, ice room, and
storage section,
Other jobs to be created
include cleaners, drivers,
loaders, and traders, casual
labourers at farm level, mid-
dlemen, fnance managers,
shopkeepers, extension off-
States building
of fish ponds to
create 2,000 jobs
The Government has
planned to put up mini
fsh processing plants in
Migori, Kakamega, Nyeri
and Meru Counties
Page 12 / NATIONAL NEWS Tuesday, March 26, 2013 / The Standard
.
By frANkLINe SUNdAy
For many companies
seeking to fll in a vacant po-
sition, the hardest part of
the process is screening the
applicants often in hun-
dreds, many from blue chip
companies.
However, this tedious sit-
uation is about to change for
the better as the industry see
tech frms step out to offer
solutions. One technology
startup believes that it has
come up with the solution to
the problem that will not
only offer recruiters an easy
time in flling in vacant po-
sitions, but it will also en-
sure that the best candidates
are short-listed for the job.
Uhired.me is the new
web-based recruitment por-
tal that promises to make
this feat possible and the de-
velopers of the system insist
that it offers something dif-
ferent from other online re-
cruitment websites.
There are numerous on-
line job websites in the
country today and many
companies use one or many
of these to fll out job posi-
tions that fall vacant within
their organisations, ex-
plains Mr Hassan Abi, the
software engineer who put
the portal together.
With our discussions
with HR practitioners and
recruiting agencies we found
out that what happens after
a company advertises a job
is that they fnd themselves
with a huge pile of resumes.
However, recruiters still
have no system of screening
the applicants which is the
hardest part of the recruit-
ment process.
Sifting through the pool
of applicants and coming up
with the preferred candidate
takes time and resources
and might not always guar-
antee that the peoples
picked for the interview
were the best for the job.
Uhired.me focuses on
making the recruitment pro-
cess more targeted, effcient
and less time consuming by
using a social networking
model of engagement be-
tween the employer and the
prospective employee, ex-
plains Mr Hassan. Uhired.
me helps the recruiter to fo-
cus on the candidates inter-
est in the assumption that
potential employees have an
interest in your organisation
they are applying for as well
as the job opportunity.
At the homepage of the
platform, one is prompted
to sign-in and create a free
account under three main
categories according to their
designation; employers, tal-
ent or recruiters.
Once they create a pro-
fle on the website, users can
network with each other in a
networking system that
combines Facebook and
Twitter-like networking
models to create relation-
ships.
Once an employer or re-
cruiter creates a profle on
the platform, they will re-
ceive notifcations on the
talent around their location
and they will be able to send
them an invitation to fol-
low their organisation, ex-
plains Mr Mohamed Gharib,
one of the directors of
Uhired.me.
Tech firms step up game to reduce staff recruitment time
cers, and security guards.
He added companies in-
terested in fsh trade would
open subsidiaries in the par-
ticular areas and thus equal-
ly create more jobs to Ke-
nyans.
What this project aims to
do is to improve on the qual-
ity of fsh that farmers deliver
to the market. As they wait to
access markets, farmers from
the counties neighbouring
the facilities can deliver their
produce for processing and
preservation, said Ngugi.
prOjeCT expANSION
Ngugi said maintaining
the quality of fsh after har-
vesting would allow farmers
to transport their surplus
produce to areas like, Nairo-
bi, Mombasa and Kisumu
where bigger markets exists
and also in the region.
If you are creating a signifcant number of new jobs, or stuck in fnding the right skill set, cant fll a job, or have
a great, new way for Kenyans to fnd work or employment, please email to address at the top of the page.
tell us
The facilities
expected to be
operational in the
next few months
will help in
expanding the local
labour market.
number of fIsh
ponds set to have
been establIshed
In sIx years
50,000
jobcentre@standardmedia.co.ke
He added of great impor-
tance is expansion of fsh
farming in the country espe-
cially establishment of more
fsh ponds.
In a span of six years
about 50,000 fsh ponds have
been established in various
parts of the country, thanks
to government enthusiasm
to promote fsh farming and
thus contribute to poverty
eradication.
This was against a target
of 28,000 prescribed in the
government long-term de-
velopment blue print Vi-
sion 2030.
Government allocated
Sh1.12 billion in the 2009/10
fnancial year under an eco-
nomic stimulus package for
construction of 28,000 fsh
ponds in all the constituen-
cies in the country.
prOCeSSINg UNITS
Ngugi pointed out that
the mini processing units
will also prompt creation of
jobs by those companies that
manufacture materials used
in setting up the fsh ponds
dam liners.
Now that an avenue has
been provided to protect
massive wastage of fsh in the
country, more farmers are
expected to venture into fsh
farming in the country.
And in response compa-
nies that manufacture and
supply liners and other ac-
cessories will have their sales
increase tremendously, he
explained.
He said the service pro-
viders would employ more
people to assist in expanding
their business, for example,
in supplying the necessary
materials needed in estab-
lishing the fshponds.
Further new extension of-
fcers to advice farmers on
fsh farming will be engaged
as well as people with kno-
whow on fxing the materials
will equally be employed.
Fishing. Kenya is witnessing a surge in investments in fsh
plants. [PHOTO: FILE/STANDARD]
Tuesday, March 26, 2013 / The Standard
Page 13
Page 14 / EDITORIAL
Tuesday, March 26, 2013 / The Standard
T
he unseemly standoff between
sections of the national government
and the incoming county adminis-
tration does not bode well since it creates
unnecessary friction.
It also risks plunging the new county gov-
ernments into partisan political party wars as
it is likely that members of the various county
assemblies and administration will take sides
based on their political loyalties.
in-built resistance
That having been said, it was expected that
there would be some teething problems as the
county government begins to take shape.
Certainly, there is in-built resistance by
some in charge of the national government to
ceding some of their powers to the counties.
This is only the second time since Indepen-
dence that Kenya is attempting to devolve
power away from the centre. The frst attempt
in the frst few years after Independence were
sabotaged after the founding President Jomo
Kenyatta abolished the Senate. Such resistance
should end immediately. There are now laws
detailing the powers of the County and Na-
tional governments and which are grounded
in the Constitution. The Public Service Com-
mission and the County Service Commission
should work with the Transition Authority to
ensure a smooth division of assets.
Where the new Governors will be seated is
among the issues raising plenty of heat. This is
because there was no proper facilitation for
offces for the new county administration due
to a number of reasons, among them the de-
lay by the Tenth Parliament in passing requi-
site legislation to anchor the new county ad-
ministration. The Constitution has radically
altered the way the country is governed by giv-
ing more say and participation to Kenyans.
Unfortunately, if not properly managed, it can
open new avenues for the national govern-
ment to continue disenfranchising citizens by
carving out fresh opportunities for marginal-
ization and entrenching historical regional
disparities.
wealth redistribution
Those who framed the Constitution were
well aware that such disparities would not dis-
appear overnight hence the creation of the
Commission for Revenue Allocation (CRA).
The CRA has come up with a credible for-
mula for distributing the national revenue
equally among the 47 counties. The Transition
Authority is the missing link between the
county and national governments.
No one is challenging the authority of the
national Government, but it is critical that it
establishes an amicable working relationship
with the Transition Authority by frst recognis-
ing and appreciating its constitutional role as
the body in charge of coordinating the devo-
lution process.
This would do much to reduce the tension.
As it is, utterances by senior Government off-
cials lashing out at the Transition Authority
appear to have emboldened some State off-
cers at the county level to adopt an adversari-
al stance towards the new governors.
The county governments should be given
all the help they need to establish strong insti-
tutions. This will have a positive effect on eco-
nomic performance of the counties.
Weak county administrations will not im-
plement policies to empower communities or
bring development closer to them, and will in-
stead result in a devolution of corruption from
the national to regional governments.
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National and county governments must work together
WHAT OTHER MEDIA SAY...
Lessons for Republicans from Pope
Francis: Republicans are hearing a lot
today about how they need to abandon
their principles on issues such as same-sex
marriage and abortion if they want to win
elections. But the GOPs problem today is not
that it is too socially conservative; it is that
Republicans are seen as defenders of the
rich and powerful instead of the poor and
vulnerable.
If Republicans want to change that
impression, there is a simple solution: Be
more like Pope Francis defender of the
family, the unborn and the poor.
Too many Republicans fall short on that
last count, and they are paying for it at the
polls.
States gone wild: No sooner had Arkansas
adopted the countrys most regressive abortion
law earlier this month a ban after about 12
weeks of pregnancy than North Dakota lowered
its limit to as early as six weeks.
Colorado has now decriminalized possession
of small amounts of marijuana. Is Colorado really
more libertarian than neighboring Wyoming,
where possession can still get you a year in
prison? It feels as if every news cycle brings
another seemingly random example of a state
veering off the mainstream, especially on these
issues of personal liberty. Whats up with that?
Sometimes states catch a changing national
tide. If 80 percent of the electorate is sitting on
the sidelines, thats a recipe for demagogy and
cynicism.
A
recent study scores Kenya poorest in the region as an
investment destination. In the World Bank report,
Ease of Doing Business, Kenya has dropped 12
places to position 121st in the worlds global list of economic
competitiveness. The position may not make immediate
sense, but a look at her East African peers reveals a disturbing
trend. Kenyas business competitiveness gets worse every year.
Last year, Kenya was placed at position 109 and 106 in 2011.
What is more disturbing is the fact Kenya compares so unfa-
vourably against Uganda and Rwanda in this index.
The report raises serious issues on the countrys contract
laws, non-tariff barriers like time taken clear businesses in
cross-border trade and slow processes of property registration
in the country. This has inadvertently added to the costs of do-
ing business and sliced the countrys global and regional rank-
ing as an investment destination.
This trend has over time refected in the countrys falling For-
eign Direct Investments (FDIs) in comparison to her neighbours
as investors overfy Kenya for more friendly countries. Rwanda
particularly has been a benefciary of Kenyas ineffciencies. Un-
checked, these ineffciencies threaten to send more investors
packing. It thus behoves upon everybody; Government bureau-
crats and the private sector alike to deal with some of the chal-
lenges that bedevil the economy.
The new Government particularly has the immediate chal-
lenge of cleaning up the country and to specifcally eliminate
hidden cost centres that serve to hurt investments, growth and
development.
The setting up of a one-stop centre to tackle issues of invest-
ment is a call long overdue. The Governments success at deal-
ing with unemployment one of the most critical challenges
stunting the economy will hugely hinge on how it treats in-
vestors. Fortunately, there exist some mechanisms at regional
level to deal with some of the issues raised in the report. For in-
stance, a full implementation of the Customs Union, which is
already on the cards, will help fast-tract movement of goods,
people and capital across borders.
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Resident permits for immigrants: The
2 million people from other EU states who
live in Britain will be forced to have resident
permits or identity cards if David Cameron is
to fulfl his pledge to make rules on access to
public services for new migrants the toughest
in Europe.
But any irony involved in a coalition
government that came to power pledging
to scrap identity cards introducing a system
of foreign residence permits will be lost as
the political parties indulge in a race to the
bottom over immigration.
Ministers have confrmed that they are
looking at plans to take fngerprints and other
biometric data to be stored on a card with a
photograph and electronic signature from new
arrivals from next year.
Kenya losing edge
as investment hub

Palaver
Yes, one Kenyan ICC former
suspect was so stunned by the
Luis Moreno-Ocampo charge
sheet he termed it a masterful
work of fction. Yes, a certain
spokesman termed TV footage
of a helmeted anti-riot police-
man gunning
down a dem-
onstrator in
Kisumu (he did
not dispute that
it was Kisumu!)
as footage
cleverly crafted
in our unrivalled KTN studios.
But there are some stories you
couldnt possibly make up. Like
that of a Lamu drug pusher
allegedly paying off cops
Sh30,000 and puffng his way
to high freedom. Then there
is a sergeant who reportedly
stuck a knife in a colleagues
neck for the latters audacity
to ask for a share of the spoils
from a changaa dealer. And
those Naija folks think they
have one over Riverwood. You
aint seen nothing yet.

Just a moment ... If it is true
that Oprah Winfrey has a body
double in the form of a Hawaiian
called Shaka, was this communi-
cated to her interviewees? Can
Lance Armstrong claim he con-
fessed to doping to an impostor?
Just a thought.

What is the problem with
Harambee Stars? Do the play-
ers know how many heart
problems might be laid at their
changing room because of their
most recent conduct? If there
is such a thing as
snatching defeat
from the hungry
jaws of victory,
then this was it.
Fans back home
expected them
to keep their eye
frmly and literally on the ball
until they heard the sharp
shrill sound of the fnal whistle
and we could have had brag-
ging rights that no other future
win could ever erase. Imagine
beating the not-so-super af-
terall eagles on Nigerian terra
frma! Forgive my ignorance,
but was there not a time the
Eagles came from three goals
behind to thrash the living
daylights of the Stars 4-3?
Do we not need some serious
introspection and National
Dialogue, solely about football.
Dear Coach Amrouche, can you
feel Palavers anguish?

And fnally...
Psst!! In contrast, lets look at
middle and long-distance run-
ning. We have forgotten Tergat,
Ndereba and Rudisha already.
Reason? Moment they crossed
the fnish line, some barefoot
Standard Four pupil also posts
the same record time sprinting
from school to village. And the
world continues spinning away
merrily: We have a pope...err,
sorry...We have a new champion!

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OPINION / Page 15
MORARA & ORINA} Baseline information critical for county operations
F
or most governors the beginning of
their operations in the counties is
going to be a nightmare as virtually
all non-legal aspects of running the county are
only vaguely known. This is not to mention
that the setting up of the necessary structures,
systems and processes is going to test in a big
way the abilities of even those who have had
long experience in organisational develop-
ment and/or transformational leadership.
In many cases, the governors will be navi-
gating in uncharted waters since counties are
new entities in our political and administra-
tive setup in which most people have limited
experience, with client populations whose ex-
pectations as well as the magnitude of their
demand for goods and services are yet to be
fathomed.
Matters are further complicated by the re-
ality of a staff component that is yet to be suf-
fciently reoriented to effectively serve in a de-
volved system. Moreover, on the political
front, the governor has to contend with evolv-
ing power relations and dynamics at both na-
tional and local levels.
Overall, it is a situation whose ramifca-
tions are yet to be fully appreciated.
Making a successful start in these circum-
stances requires the governor to take stock of
the countys facilities and resources to know
their nature, quantities, status, and locations
as a basis for establishing the county govern-
ments capacity for providing required servic-
es. It is through the asset mapping that the
county government can be in a position to
identify gaps that will need to be flled through
capacity building over the next fve years.
It is equally important that information on
the status of service delivery be documented
Tuesday, March 26, 2013 / The Standard
Robbing the weak to feed the poor a sorry excuse
For, sometimes, we lose sight of the
sheer scale of the bonus that trusting
each other would bring: simply imag-
ine a world where we can trust what we
are told, and trust where our money
goes.
Without that, all our operations be-
come handicapped. Recently, I have
seen two projects simply die on people
who simply assumed suspicion and
foul play, and consequently lost mil-
lions by rejecting low-cost solutions.
property rights
More than that, what does it do to
how much any of us put in, when we
assume what were going to be given is
a lie? Yet the reality is that the only way
to truly build a world of trust is to begin
each of us with ourselves.
If we can manage to be faithful and
loyal to those we say we are faithful and
loyal to, if we each can honour our re-
sponsibilities, and respect the property
rights of others, then and only then can
we say, with our hands on our hearts,
it can be done, and there is a place
where trust can be.
Trust matters.
And if we live in a world where it is
systemically abused, the only way to a
better place is to become trustworthy
ourselves. Because that, of itself, will
make a difference.
The writer is Group Content and Training
Editor at The Standard Group.
jluesby@standardmedia.co.ke
K
enyans have been reported
in world surveys as having
some of the lowest levels of
trust in the world. But what is the real
cost to us all when none of us can
trust each other to play straight?
For sure, we have reason to be for-
ever on high alert, with our capital
citys Nairobbery tag borne of arms
that fy into car windows grabbing
phones and bags, and youth regular-
ly tipped upside down to shake out
their pockets.
Indeed, our stealing runs from
shocking drama all the way to sys-
temic thieving. In the workplace,
most of us have had colleagues on
the take, usually found and fred in
the end, but sometimes left to pocket
their gains seemingly forever.
Weve tried rebuilding our pro-
curement lines to end the apprecia-
tions in brown envelopes from fa-
voured suppliers, but its a nut that
sometimes looks impossible to crack
until the suppliers stop appreciat-
ing, or the process becomes so trans-
parent as to be a shock therapy.
In this, reference pricing is often
enough to clean things up. One new-
ly incumbent CEO in a dying institu-
tion fnally identifed and ended the
massive cost of internal leakage by
spotting the price his company was
paying for sugar, at a huge premium
to the price he could see on the su-
permarket shelves across the road.
Even at my own independent
SME, we moved to record mileages
and petrol receipts and compute
miles per litre and got sums that
showed our company car was con-
suming a litre of petrol every 4 to
8km; bringing to a close our relation-
ship with the driver responsible.
But some prices are not displayed
in retail outlets. Certainly, if every
company had to lay out the prices it
paid for everything, we would gain a
world where graft would decline in
business services too.
But where have companies ever
had to display their expense outlays
item by item, supplier by supplier, in
some mission to help us all with com-
prehensive reference pricing?
zones of integrity
Moreover, there are staff frauds
that no number crunching can fush:
faked bank stamps on offcial forms
showing them as paid, forged per-
mits, forged bank statements and
CEO signatures to get personal mi-
cro-credits, and business peeled off
as personal payments by the mem-
ber of staff who takes the frst call
from a prospective new client.
I know of few entrepreneurs who
havent suffered similar fate, from an
accountant, administrator, or some
other employee, in a pattern that
someone at the Kenya Institute of
Management described to me as the
Robin Hood syndrome as an ac-
ceptance and even heroism in rob-
bing the rich to feed the poor.
Only it doesnt work like that.
When bank staff steal from custom-
ers bank accounts, and the banks re-
fund the money, the banks then
charge higher interest rates to cover
those refunds, and every customer is
paying for the staff theft. Maybe the
idea is that every Kenyan with a bank
account is the rich, compared with
every bank teller as the poor.
The truth is that we have been
bombarded with stories of cheating
on every front, until we all think that
it is, somehow, to be expected, and
maybe even right.
Our radio stations tell us every
day that everyone is being unfaithful
to their partner one colleague told
me that those radio shows alone
make people feel stupid if theyre not
cheating, because its what you do.
The same on our print side, every
day we are told of offcials in every
sphere who have been found steal-
ing, of family men and women cheat-
ing. Indeed, when training in South
Africa some years back a story came
up showing the vast majority of
speeding fnes in that small coastal
city were never paid. If we each read
a story saying no one pays speeding
fnes, will we still pay our own fne?
Against this backdrop, how do we
carve out a small zone of integrity
and play straight in our very own
lives, and how do we carve it out in
our teams?
JENNY LUESBY}
MAKi ng A Di fferenCe
as early as possible in a governors term
of offce. After the fve-year term, the
governor will also use the baseline infor-
mation to demonstrate his/her achieve-
ments by comparing the situation at the
end of the term with the situation at the
beginning. It is these considerations that
make undertaking a baseline survey a
critical starting point for any conscien-
tious governor.
The 2010 Constitution provides for
citizens participation in the governance
processes, including monitoring the
performance of the county govern-
ment.
In this regard, the citizens as well as
civil society organisations (CSOs)
whose mandates include governance
also have an interest in baseline surveys
as they will use the outputs, together
with any subsequent reports, to evaluate
the performance of the county executive
and to establish accountability (or lack
of it) for the use of public resources.
CoMpetent expertise
Both the public and the CSOs are
therefore duty bound to require that
baseline information be collected and
availed at the beginning of a county gov-
ernments term.
Although baseline surveys are the
preferred modes of collecting primary
data and other information, it may not
be feasible for the county governments
to do so in their frst year in offce.
It requires time to plan, to get suff-
cient resources to undertake it, and get-
ting competent expertise to carry it out.
In these circumstances, therefore, the
county governments must resort to the
alternative of using secondary data and
information.
There are many sources of compre-
hensive and reliable information in the
country that may be used by the county
governments in the planning and man-
agement of their operations.
Of these sources, the various minis-
tries and departmental reports would
be the most authoritative ones as they
are based on reports from districts,
which now comprise counties.
County governments should there-
fore be able to get reliable and more cur-
rent information from the districts un-
der their jurisdictions.
The 2009 National Population and
Housing Census reports also have very
comprehensive information on many
areas that would be of interest to the
county governments. These reports
would therefore be an invaluable source
of relevant information, which can be
used by the county governments.
In addition to the ministries and de-
partmental reports, there are many na-
tional survey reports by ministries and
other government agencies that would
also have pertinent information. These
include reports by Ministries of Medical
Services, Public Health and Sanitation,
National Planning and Vision 2030, the
National Council for Population and De-
velopment, among others.
Monitoring and evaluating the per-
formance of county governments on
their own or by other stakeholders re-
quires use of indicators the tools to
measure and assess the performance.
Consequently, the baseline information
should include the appropriate indica-
tors.
The following considerations should
be taken into account in the selection of
indicators at the county level: The indi-
cators should be in line with the county
development objectives and they should
refect the key activities to be imple-
mented over the relevant period.
routine trACKing
Secondly, the indicators should be
few, clearly defned, verifable, and mea-
surable with ease. They should be limit-
ed to those whose data is readily avail-
able to avoid the necessity to look for the
pertinent information.
Finally, as far as possible, the indica-
tors should be linked to those developed
by the National Monitoring and Evalua-
tion Directorate and routinely tracked
by the Government at the national level.
This will facilitate the integration of the
countys monitoring and evaluation ap-
proaches with the national system.
An effective management system is
one whose planning and implementa-
tion of programmes and activities is
based on adequate, relevant, and reli-
able information. This is what the coun-
ty governments should seek to have in
place as early as possible in their admin-
istrations.
Anderea Morara & Charles Orina are
management consultants.
I know of
few entre-
preneurs
who havent
suffered
similar fate,
in a pat-
tern that
someone
described to
me as the
Robin Hood
syndrome
as an
acceptance
and even
heroism in
robbing the
rich to feed
the poor.
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Hassan: I didnt chair tender
committee: Hassan has a right to
defend himself against unfounded
allegations from wherever. Under the
circumstances, I think Hassan did a
good job with utmost honesty and
professionalism despite the many
challenges they faced and I commend
him. Chairman Mao
Governors seek professionals
for county Cabinet posts:
Counties that employ professionals
will have a good start and take off.
Woe unto counties that employ the
governors or senators or MPs or
women reps or County reps relatives
and friends who have no merit. The
end of the road may come before
even the governor starts work. Marsy
Commission questions transfer
of 200 police ofcers: The act is
not bad but it should be done within
the law. Such act is equal to taking
law in ones hand. Please lets do the
good things within the law. Loko
Power brokers behind Uhuru-
Ruto: Birds of a feather y together,
but the sky is made for all! Some y
higher than others, but they all have
to land some time. The higher you
y, the longer you cover to land. It all
depends on how smarter or stronger
your wings are! Joes
Liquor joints shut down: I
commend the DC for work well
done. Mututho laws were enacted to
address social problems relating to
alcoholism .Central province was by
then the most affected. Thank God
things are gradually changing. Muturi
Sex for grades ends in tears:
If this is a true story, the lecturer
should be commended because he
represents the change we want in
our institutions of higher learning.
Shame on women who think they can
use their sexuality to solicit undue
favours. Mpendahaki.
Key Uhuru, Ruto allies to miss
out on plum positions: @Moses,
pray that the Supreme Court does
not nullify UhuRuto alleged win,
otherwise, it is then that you will
realise the value of the 0.4m votes of
the Amani coalition. Otieno
Nyanza thinks beyond Raila
leadership: I would like to see Mr
Kidero step up in future hoping he
does a great job in Nairobi. A word of
advice to him and any other aspiring
future president, it pays to have
humility and to build bridges. Beno
Kenyans still in the dark
about county governments
The swearing in of governors to-
morrow will nally make devolu-
tion a reality. The new Constitution
provided for this position, under
the county to ensure equitable dis-
tribution of resources in the coun-
try.
Unfortunately, many Kenyans
still do not understand what devo-
lution is all about. According to Af-
rica Development Alternatives
(ADA), devolution is a very key item
in the new constitutional dispensa-
tion especially in terms of transfer
of power and resources to the coun-
ty level.
The new Constitution creates a
very ambitious county government
structure based on key principles of
democracy, gender equity, revenue
reliability, accountability and citi-
zen participation. Article 1(4) of the
Constitution recognises that the
sovereign power of the people is ex-
ercised both at central and county
level and that is why it provides for
a two-tier system of government,
the National and County govern-
ment.
The reasons for power devolu-
tion have also been clearly set out
in Chapter One and in essence, are
to promote peoples participation
in governance, to promote equita-
ble development and sharing of re-
sources across the country, to bring
services closer to the people, to en-
hance the system of checks and
balances and to foster unity by rec-
ognising diversity. All these will be
responsibilities of county govern-
ments under the leadership of
county governors.
For a long time, Kenyans have
had little participation in matters of
national importance. Some deci-
sions have always been made at the
Government level with Kenyans
having little knowledge of what is
happening.
Resources have always been
managed at the national level with
some areas having bigger chunks of
the national cake than others.
This time round, the county
governments should help to pro-
mote equity and participation. Ke-
nyans should understand that
county governments will be re-
sponsible for making decisions in
many important areas. These in-
clude agriculture, basic health ser-
vices and facilities, county roads,
water services, county planning
and local tourism.
This is indeed is a breath of fresh
air for Kenyans who have been
much dependent on the national
government to enforce and imple-
ment some laws.
The fact that all these have been
brought closer to the people is
enough reason for counties to grow
and develop and help boost the
economic growth of the entire
country.
As the new governors wait to be
sworn in, they must realise that
they have so much to undertake as
they start ofce. Kenyans have high
expectations from the county gov-
ernments and hope that the men
and women in charge will deliver
good leadership and bring services
to the people.
A lot more education though
need to be done to Kenyans to
make sure they really understand
what devolution is all about, the
role of the devolved system of gov-
ernment and its importance.
{Nixon Kanali, Nairobi}
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Supreme task ahead of Mutunga team
The new Constitution has be-
stowed the Supreme Court the all
important role of arbitrating in the
disputes arising out of presidential
elections. The court currently has a
golden opportunity to clearly dem-
onstrate that it is worthy the con-
dence of Kenyans.
Kenyans are waiting with bated
breath to see the judiciary making
a determination on the petition
lodged by the CORD alliance in an
independent and completely im-
partial manner that will satisfy all
the parties.
Indeed, the expectations of Ke-
nyans are varied and either way,
the courts verdict will be interpret-
ed as either a win or a loss for Jubi-
lee or CORD.
I believe that is what will give
the Mutunga-led bench sleepless
nights. Nevertheless, justice must
be seen to have been served. It is
worth noting that this country is
greater than any individual regard-
less of political or tribal afliations
and this is what the judiciary
should seek to afrm.
The independence of the judi-
ciary and the public condence
thereof will largely depend on the
outcome of this petition.
Politicians from both sides of
the political divide should accept
the outcome of the Supreme Court.
The leading presidential contend-
ers in the recent election should
mobilise their supporters to main-
tain calm regardless of the out-
come. The president-elect should
be ready for any outcome despite
his preparations to assume ofce.
In the same breath, the CORD pres-
idential candidate should desist on
insisting that he won the election
until the court makes its verdict.
{Vivere Nandiemo, Ikerege}
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Muthaura was right to
nally call it a day
There have been calls by the
Ameru elders for the reinstate-
ment one of their own, Mr
Francis Muthaura, to the helm
of public service.
The calls heightened espe-
cially after the ICC dropped
the crimes against humanity
charges against Muthaura.
But Muthaura shunned the
elders advice and last Saturday
made it public that he will be
retiring from the busy public
service.
I would like to congratulate
him for making the decision.
I should say that the request
by the Ameru elders was as
outrageous. Though Muthaura
had resigned from ofce so that
his name would be cleared by
the court rst, he was ripe for
retirement.
Truth be told his retirement
was long overdue. I am glad he
heeded most Kenyans wish and
refused to go chasing for his
former position after his break-
through in the court.
With 40 years in public ser-
vice, surely it was high time that
Muthaura took the back seat
and left the corridors of public
service to more able, youthful
and energetic hands.
The earlier the elderly retire
the more jobs are created for
our young men and women
graduating from the institutions
of higher learning.
{Joshua Nyachieo, Kisii}
Give governors the
best county ofces
No need to slam
HIV/Aids advert
We overwhelmingly passed our
new Constitution in August 2010
hoping to among other matters de-
centralise governance. This was
largely informed by our past, which
we survived under a central govern-
ment that answered to afliate tribal
and party loyalty whims.
Sadly, we have a rift over a simple
but serious matter of housing gover-
nors, which is being downplayed by
the Transitional Authority chair Ki-
nuthia Wamwangi who is accusing
governors-elect of plotting to evict
provincial administrators and Coun-
ty Commissioners to get ofces.
Giving governors squalid ofces,
worse than the PCs and then blam-
ing them for turning down the offer
is insincere of the TA chair. Gover-
nors are the senior-most ofcers in
the county and their ofces should
reect their status.
That some governors have to use
private residence or guesthouses as
ofces is disheartening to a popula-
tion that awaits the ripening and
partaking of the fruits of devolu-
tion.
{Roberta Malemba, Kakamega}
The weka condom kwa mpango
advert has received immense con-
demnation from the church. Adultery
is a vice and its only fair that we face
it as a society. We had the wachana
na mpango wa kando advert but no-
one can claim it curbed adultery.
Were we then supposed to sit down
and watch HIV/Aids cases go up? The
National Aids Control Council did
good to make the new advert because
if you cant stop people from extra-
marital affairs, save them by remind-
ing them to use protection.
{Njeri Mureithi, Maseno University}
Fare thee well,
Chinua Achebe
It is with deep sorrow that I have
learnt of the untimely death of Chi-
nua Achebe. During my high school
years, I had a profound penchant for
one of his books, Things Fall Apart.
This book demysties and elucidates
post-colonial Africa in impeccable
clarity. The other novel that is my fa-
vorite and unputdownable is No lon-
ger at ease, which gives a vivid de-
scription of a typical African family.
The pinnacle of his literary career
was his recent book which was
launched last year, There was a coun-
try. Achebes novels, poems and short
stories have been a source of inspi-
ration, information, knowledge and
invaluable insight to many people.
In fact, they have made his name
and fame to spread far and wide. It is
unthinkable that he is dead.
{Joseph G Muthama, Thika}
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Indebted farmer no longer
on SonySugar contract
An article that frst appeared
here on February 28 refers.
We delayed in responding
because it has taken time
to establish details of the
complainant as he did not provide
adequate farmer identifcation
details that would have enabled
ease of reference on our farmer
database.
We have however since
established that the writer, Mr
Zacchaeus Muchiri, is a relative
to our farmer Mr Wilson Muchiri
Kanyi (SonySugar Account No.
550364). Kanyi owned a 3.8ha
sugarcane feld in Moheto Sub-
location, Kuria District (Field No.
132, Plot No. 901). Zacchaeus may
have written this complaint on
behalf of his brother, Kanyi.
Our fndings reveal that:
The plot was initially non-
contract. This means that the
farmer utilised his own resources
to develop his feld. At the
farmers request, the company
agreed and entered into a
contract with him on November
11, 2007.
At the sugarcane age of
24 months in November 2009,
SonySugar harvested the crop
that yielded 64.O8 tonnes and
Kanyi was paid net proceeds of
Sh180,000. At the time of harvest,
the company had no records or
evidence of an AFC loan issued
to Kanyi. AFC had by then and up
to now, not sent SonySugar an
Irrevocable Order for recovery.
Kanyi did not also volunteer
information to SonySugar that he
had a loan obligation with AFC.
The subsequent crop was
poorly maintained and 18 months
later, the farmer diverted the
cane and supplied it to a different
miller.
SonySugar, thereafter,
deemed the plot as having
lost production since there is,
currently, no cane in the feld.
The company has no existing
contract/agreement with the
farmer and it is therefore not
possible for it to obtain proceeds
from non-existent feld.
It is also not within our
powers to effect deductions from
farmers cane proceeds and pay
a loaning organisation without
relevant instructions.
Please advise Kanyi that
at SonySugar, we are always
willing to be of assistance to our
farmers in every way possible. We
have several open avenues for
addressing feedback/complaints.
These include sector/
department offces, dedicated
customer care lines, email and
social media. I meet farmers,
who feel their issues have not
been addressed adequately every
Wednesday on a one-to-one
basis. I urge the farmer to choose
any of these options and talk to
SonySugar so that we can give
him appropriate advice on how to
address this problem.

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Abizer Alibhai is accusing
Kenya Power of sabotaging
Utange in Mombasa.
For the past three weeks, he
alleges that the residents spent
about 60 hour a week without
power.
Last week, we lost power at
night and I immediately report-
ed the matter to KPLC customer
care and was given Ref No.
723130. After 26 hours, we still
had no power or even a clue of
when we would get it, says Al-
ibhai.
He charges that Utange peo-
ple are treated like third rate res-
idents, wondering whether Ke-
nya Power would take as long to
fx an outage in Nyali or Kizingo.
An problem there, he says,
would be solved the same night.
But since this area is full of
people struggling to put food on
their tables, and cant spare
some airtime to call, you tend to
turn a blind eye to our plight,
alleges an angry Alibhai who
can be reached on 0722956850.
WEAK POWER
Meanwhile, Thomas Okumu
from Gita within Kisumu Town
East Constituency reports that
for some time now, the area has
been receiving weak power
due to what he suspects to be
overloading of the only trans-
former in the area. His contact
is 072233506.
Mombasas disempowered lot
Why pay issue should be
high on Parliaments agenda
E
ven before they are
sworn in or even see the
inside of Parliament,
MPs, some of them still very
green, are reciting the same old
tune of their forefathers. They
want better pay and they want it
now. To them, the minimum
Sh532,500 proposed by the Sala-
ries and Remuneration Commis-
sion (SRC) is peanuts.
Some of them are ready and
raring to take the bull named
SRC by the horns, and run it out
of town for giving them dishon-
ourable perks. PointBlank can
predict that they will try to do
this in the not-so-distant future.
BLESSIngS
And why not? In a country
where majority of people live on
less than a dollar a day, MPs de-
serve a better pay. For in a coun-
try where majority of people are
needle thin, there is need to have
a few fat(cats) ones, just to show
what good eating can do. In a
country where majority don mi-
tumba, it is good to see a select
few (we chose them ourselves)
with tailor-made suits.
So as MPs soon settle down
for serious business, they should
rest assured that they have the
blessings of PointBlank to ask
and demand better perks. God-
speed, beloved waheshimiwa.
Unwanted
help from
America
Touched by the plight of
needy Kenyan children, volun-
teer Karen W Smith, mobilised
well-wishers back home in
America to come to their aid.
Within months, she had col-
lected an assortment of goods
for the children such as sewing
machines, school and medical
supplies, tee-shirts, art supplies,
200 boxes of books, computers,
and much more. But the con-
tainer bearing the goods worth
nearly Sh1 million has been held
in Nairobi since January 26,
2013, over duty as she has been
unable to get a a letter of tax ex-
emption as expected.
We are now being told after
two months accumulating stor-
age fees that in order to release
the container, we must pay over
Sh600,000 in additional fees,
duty, port taxes, among oth-
ers.
She is now at the end of her
tether, frustrated that children
in institutions such as Pathfnd-
er Academy in Kiminini, Dago
Dala Hera Orphanage in Ranen,
and Sira Sulu Academy in Kil-
goris will never get the goods.
Why have these donations tak-
en eons to be cleared, Kenya
Revenue Authority? Arent dona-
tions supposed to be exempted
from duty, KRA Commissioner
General, John Njiraini?
Mlango Kubwas
dirty gate-crash
Mlango Kubwa is in veritable
danger of being submerged in
garbage, according to Muthoni
Kariuki. The resident is very dis-
turbed as the garbage is piling in
the estate at alarming rate and
no one seems to care about their
health or even that of the envi-
ronment. We pay Sh150 every
month for removal of rubbish
but it ends up being dumped
right at our door step, she says.
Ms Muthoni laments that the
unsightly garbage has become a
magnet for boys and men who
scavenge for plastics and other
valuables, threatening security
in the area.
Heard about this Nairobi
governor-elect Evans Kidero?
DOnT YOU FORgET
Did police fnally arrest
highway robbers?
Mr Haggai Aura wrote to PointBlank
on November 6, 2012 saying he had
lost faith in the police force. Last
year, Aura was attacked by criminals,
along with 40 other bus passengers
and robbed of his effects, including
a mobile phone. Most of the passengers too lost their
money, phones, laptops, clothes among other valuables.
They reported the incident immediately, and even
made follow-ups, but fnally Aura gave up after he
realised that the offcers he was dealing with were not
interested in pursuing the gang. And he had a good
reason for making the conclusion. His stolen phone
had a tracking function, which alerts him every time
there is SIM-card change. My phone circulates among
seven users, which is the same number of gunmen who
robbed us, he said, wondering why police wouldnt
arrest them.

Page 18/ NATIONAL NEWS
ness of restoring order within the city
and embarking on plans to have Nai-
robi become a World Class City.
Meanhwile, Taita-Taveta Gover-
nor-elect John Mtuta Mruttu has
warned the business community
against engaging in underhand deal-
ings.
Mr Mruttu challenged the traders
to pay taxes to enable the county to
deliver services.
Business needs to have a social
conscience. Ethical practices must
accompany the conduct of your af-
fairs and honest is a virtue that every-
Governor-elect says
City Hall has been
running on a defcit
due to huge debt
Defaulters owe City Hall
Sh100 billion, says Kidero
Kisii Governor-elect James Ongwae acknowledges greeting from the public
outside Kisii Town Hall from where he will be transacting business. [PHOTO:
ROBERT NYASATO / STANDARD]
By BONIFACE ONGERI
Mandera County Governor-elect
Ali Roba has reaffrmed his commit-
ment for an inclusive government.
Roba said his government would
ensure all the clans in the county are
brought on board in line with the
promises made during campaigns.
He reiterated the need to overhaul
the education system in Mandera to
improve performance in national
examinations.
He said his government would
invest in irrigation along the sea-
sonal River Daua to promote food
insecurity. Roba also promised to
upgrade the road network as well as
ensure resident have access to elec-
tricity.
He said he would seek to strength-
en cooperation between the county
and southern Ethiopia and southern
Somalia to expand the livestock mar-
ket for residents.
We will construct a bridge across
River Daua to open trade with Ethio-
pia, Mr Roba said.
mIlItARy-OwNEd AIRstRIp
He said he would solicit for funds
to upgrade the current military-
owned Mandera Airstrip, which he
said is situated in a congested area
and poses a safety risk to residents
and the aircraft.
We will invest in the construc-
tion of a new airport with a capacity
to accommodate airline category
aircraft to serve the region, he said
During the meeting, the county
representatives hit out at the Salaries
and Remuneration Commission over
pay proposals terming them as
shortsighted.
Meanwhile, Jubilee Alliance in
Marsabit County suffered another
blow after losing Speaker and the
Deputy Speaker positions to CORD
in the recent county elections.
In just-concluded General Elec-
tions, CORD took all top positions in
the county and won two-thirds of
county representatives seats.
The 20 ward representatives in the
area held the election during the frst
sitting of the County Assembly at the
county headquarters in Marsabit
town on Friday.
Governor-elect assures clans of inclusion
By ROsElyNE OBAlA
Nairobi Governor-elect Evans Ki-
dero has disclosed that City Hall is
owed Sh100 billion in revenue arrears
spanning over ten years.
Dr Kidero has consequently ap-
pealed to residents who owe City Hall
money to commence payment to en-
hance service delivery.
I have been to City Hall close to
one week now and its unfortunate
that city residents expect quality ser-
vice delivery yet revenue collection is
at only 40 per cent, he argued.
Kidero noted that since 2003, City
Hall has been running on a defcit ow-
ing to the huge debt.
This revelation comes after hold-
ing several meetings with departmen-
tal heads giving presentations on the
revenue, working systems and struc-
tures of City Hall, said the Governor-
elect, who spoke at Sarangombe Ward
in Kibera.
Kidero said he has inherited a col-
lapsed system, which needs to be
revamped to deliver 24-hour service
to Nairobi residents.
RENt ARREARs
He singled out rental houses, for-
merly owned by the city council,
whose occupiers he said owe City Hall
Sh100 million in rent arrears.
Kidero promised to restructure the
entire system for effcient service de-
livery. The county government will
pursue monies owed to City Hall
through the laid down procedures
that will require total co-operation,
he maintained.
He also said he would start rolling
out his pledges on job creation in the
next six months and installing a mod-
ern security system to curb insecurity
in the city.
He promised to introduce a mod-
ern solid waste management system
as well as ensure that the sewerage
system functions properly.
He promised to get down to busi-
SOME OF thE pOwErS OF
cOunty gOvErnMEnt
Acquire, purchase, or lease any
land, whether situate within or
without its area of jurisdiction
Delegate any of its functions to
its offcers, decentralised units or
other entities within the county.
A county government may enter
into partnerships with any pub-
lic or private organisation for any
work, service or function for which
it is responsible within its area of
jurisdiction.
Establish a company, frm or other
body for the delivery of a particu-
lar service or carrying on of a par-
ticular function or contract any
person, company frm or other
body for the delivery of a particu-
lar service
Tuesday, March 26, 2013 / The Standard
By JOB wERU
A row has emerged between Lai-
kipia East and West constituencies
leaders, after some leaders claimed
that the Governor-elect Joshua
Irungu Wakahora has drafted a secret
list of people he want to accord
county executive positions.
Yesterday, Laikipia TNA Vice
Chairman Christopher Maitho and
businessman David Ngarariga
claimed the Governor-elect planned
to allocate a majority of county ex-
ecutive positions to people from his
constituency.
NO CONsUltAtIONs
Maitho and Ngarariga alleged
that Irungu had compiled a list of
county executive members without
consulting other leaders.
It is a matter of concern since
almost all senior positions at the
county level have been taken by
people from Laikipia West. It is sad
to note that the Laikipia East and
North regions have been greatly dis-
advantaged, and they should be well
catered in other executive positions,
said Maitho.
Laikipia County has three con-
stituencies: Laikipia East, Laikipia
North and Laikipia West. But in a
swift rejoinder, Wakahora denied the
allegations adding that the
Transitional Authority was yet to
give guidelines on selection of Coun-
ty Executive members.
He also noted that the County As-
sembly would also have to approve
the nominated members.
I am focussing my energies on
development at the moment. Those
interested in the positions can apply
provided that they are qualifed for
the jobs, said Wakahora.
He also denied claims that a list
of members to be nominated as
County Assembly members has been
doctored and some people with-
drawn.
Leaders allege plot to
handpick county offcials
bodymust uphold at all times, Mrutu
said.
The governo-elect, who met with
the traders at a hotel in Mwatate town
yesterday, said his administration will
not tolerate tax evation.
Corruption is a cancer that hurts
our social fabric in the long term and
must be eschewed by all and sundry,
he said.
My government will not interfere
with business but shall create a busi-
ness-friendly regulatory framework to
encourage business start-ups and free
enterprise, he added.
Mrutu, the immediate former Ke-
nya Oil Refneries Limited, promised
to work closely with the business
community.
It is my desire to work closely with
the businessmen in the quest to de-
liver my campaign pledges which are
hinged on improving the business
climate for wealth andemployment
creation. We have to maximise the
potential of our vast arable land to
transform our county from being that
of food defcit to surplus. We should
also invest heavily in education and
health services, he noted.
ABUNdANt REsOURCEs
He at the same time the county
government would harness the abun-
dant natural resources in the region
for the beneft of the local people.
Mrutu said the region has resourc-
es like minerals, wildlife and water
bodies which have not been fully ex-
ploited.
Local leaders will pull their efforts
together to enable residents reap
maximum benefts from tourism,
ranching among other agricultural
farming activities, he said.
The businessmen, led by the chair-
man Chamber of Commerce and In-
dustry Pascal Mtula, cited the poor
state of roads and insecurity as a ma-
jor hindrance to investment.
We need to improve our road
network and security if meaningful
investment and development is to be
achieved in the region. The deplor-
able state of Voi-Mwatate-Taveta road
is a hindrance to economic develop-
ment, he said.
The businessmen, at the same
time, called on the elected leaders to
revive the collapsed Voi-Taveta train
services.
Dr Evans Kidero
Kakamega County workers spruce up Bukhungu Stadium a head of Kakamega
County Governor swearing ceremony on Wednesday. [PHOTO: BENJAMIN SAKWA/
STANDARD]
dEVOlUtION
Tuesday, March 26, 2013 / The Standard
NATIONAL NEWS / Page 19
Insecurity residents biggest worry
They say insecurity
has slowed down
development in the
county and wants it
addressed urgently
By ERIC WAINAINA
Kiambu County residents are
hoping the devolved government
will address insecurity, one of the
biggest challenges in the area.
Paul Mwangi, a resident and a
human rights activist, said insecurity
has slowed down development in the
county, adding the Governor-elect
William Kabogo should make it his
frst agenda.
Mr Mwangi said armed criminals
and members of the outlawed
Mungiki sect had subjected residents
to untold suffering.
We would like the County gov-
ernment to address insecurity which
has been a thorn in the fresh for most
residents in order to attract inves-
tors. People will be comfortable in-
vesting in any part of the county if
there is security, he said.
REpEAtEd RAIds
Kiambu East Kenya National
Union of Teachers secretary Clement
Gicharu, who is among victims of the
widespread insecurity, said he ex-
pects the governor and his team to
address the matter urgently.
Mr Gicharu and his two brothers
KIAMBU ASSEMBLY ZX ZX ZXC
Concern over
slow pace of
renovations
had to relocate from their original
homes following repeated raids by
criminals.
The devolved government
should invest more in security per-
sonnel and equipment to fght crime
in this high-potential county, he
said.
Among the hardest hit areas are
Kikuyu, Kiambu, Limuru, Githunguri
and Gatundu, where the Provincial
Administration has warned of pos-
sible reemergence of the outlawed
Mungiki sect.
A few months ago, the sect was
blamed for abducting and killing
matatu offcials in Gatundu South.
In Githunguri, Kiambu and Lim-
uru districts, the administrators say
sect members have been collecting
levies from matatu operators and
some businesses, as well as recruit-
ing new members.
CREAtE joBs
Mr Kabogo has, however, said
joblessness among the youth was to
blame for the increased insecurity,
adding his administration would
create more jobs for the young peo-
ple.
He said he plans to revive some of
the dying industries as well as open
news ones, and also enhance agri-
culture by promoting use of modern
farming techniques and value addi-
tion.
Seven or six out of ten people
you see in the streets are not em-
ployed. Still, there are other more
unemployed people who need to eat
and so they have to fnd a way out,
Kabogo said.
Clergymen lay their hands on Kilif County Governor-elect Amason Kingi dur-
ing an inter-denominational prayer service for him at Emmanuel Worship Cen-
tre Church in Kilif on Sunday. [PHOTO: JOSEPH MASHA/STANDARD]
By RoBERt NYAsAto
Kisii County Governor-elect James
Ongwae has to wait longer for an of-
fce to transact business after his
swearing in.
Ongwae, his deputy Joash Maangi
and County interim offcers are sup-
posed to be housed at the former Kisii
Municipal Council building, but the
premises are undergoing renovation.
Senior offcers at the defunct civic
body, including Town Clerk William
Chepkwony, were relocated to the
ground foor from the upper offces to
create room for the county offcers.
While assessing the premises that
were also home to the mayor, Ongwae
expressed disappointment at the state
of the building and the slow pace at
which it was being given a facelift.
I am saddened by the state of this
building. It is in complete disrepair
and needs to be overhauled, the gov-
ernor said after assessing the works.
Local County Transition Authority
Co-ordinator James Oyagi, who is
overseeing the exercise, said offcers
seconded to Kisii County were crum-
bled up in a small offce at the Gusii
County Council.
Ongwae said the council premises
would be used on a temporary basis
as an alternative site is sought.

dEVoLUtIoN
Page 20 / NATIONAL NEWS
By STEVE MKAWALE
The Kenyan Government is once
again on the spot over the violation of
rights of indigenous people by evict-
ing them from their ancestral land.
The African Court on Human and
Peoples Rights has ruled that the
Government must not evict the mem-
bers of the marginalised Ogiek com-
munity from their land in the Mau
Forest.
The ruling on March 15 came hot
on the heels of another delivered by
the court in May 2009, that the Endor-
ois eviction from their traditional
land for tourism development vio-
lated their human rights.
The decision was historic since it
recognised for the frst time in Africa,
indigenous peoples rights over tradi-
tional land.
But to date, the Government has
not implemented the international
courts verdict on the rights of the
Endorois contravening the African
Charter to which it is a signatory. The
ruling directed the Government to
compensate the Endorois over the
eviction.
African court halts Ogieks eviction
Government was put
on the spot as it was
ordered not to evict
the community from
Mau Forest
In its latest ruling, the African
Court states that: There exists a situ-
ation of extreme gravity and urgency
as well as a risk of irreparable harm to
the Ogiek Community with regard to
violation of their rights guaranteed
under the charter.
The court ordered the Government
to reinstate restrictions it had im-
posed on land transactions in the
Mau forest while it reaches a decision
on the issue.
The Ogiek, who have seen much of
their forest home destroyed by illegal
settlers and loggers, welcomed the
news.
Joseph Sang, an Ogiek spokesman,
said the ruling was welcome and is
optimistic that Ogieks will get justice
in the long run.
CONSERVATION
It is a relief yet again for indige-
nous people in the African context.
We are all supportive of any move that
will deliver justice to the Ogiek peo-
ple, he said.
According to the suit, the new con-
servation measures by the Govern-
ment threaten the Ogiek community
with eviction from their forest home.
According to the Minority Rights
Group, which with the Ogiek Peoples
Development Programme and Centre
for Minority Rights brought the case
to the court, it was the frst time the
court was intervening to protect the
rights of minorities.
This is the frst time the African
Court, which has been in operation
since 2006, has intervened to protect
Orders
By MAUREEN ODIWUOR
The ongoing drying of water hya-
cinth in Lake Victoria is a disaster in
waiting, scientists from Kenya Marine
Fisheries Research Institute (Kemfri)
have said.
The scientists lamented that if the
dried up water weed is not removed
from the lake immediately, it will soon
sink and destabilise waters in several
ways.
Kemfris Assistant Director William
Ojwang said urgent measures need to
be taken to prevent sinking of water
hyacinth because it will contribute to
lack of oxygen and result in the death
of some fsh species in the lake.
Very soon the Winam Gulf of the
lake will be a desert as far as fshing
activity is concerned especially the
tilapia species of fsh, said Ojwang.
If the weed is allowed to sink, the
depth of the water in the lake will also
reduce immensely, he said.
Kemfri Research Scientist Reuben
Omondi proposed the adoption of
locally found conveyor belt mortars in
the removal of water hyacinth, since
it might take long for the mechanical
removal machine to be imported.
Ojwang welcomed the remarks of
Kisumu Governor-elect Jack Ranguma
that stringent penalties awaits those
releasing effuents into the lake result-
ing to multiplication of water hya-
cinth.
Kemfri warns
against sinking
of hyacinth
Tuesday, March 26, 2013 / The Standard
the rights of an indigenous commu-
nity, he said.
Members of the Ogiek community
have welcomed the courts decisions,
saying historically they are indigenous
people living in Mau forest.
Without forest we cannot survive.
We gather fruits from forest, we col-
lect honey from the forest, and we
hunt wild animals, and that is how we
survive, said the Executive Director
of the Ogiek Peoples Development
Programme Mr Daniel Kobei.
The Endorois is an indigenous
community of 60,000 people who
lived in the Lake Bogoria area.
The community had gone to court
to contest alleged violations resulting
from their displacement from their
ancestral land, failure to adequately
compensate them for loss of property,
the disruption of the communitys
pastoral enterprise, and violations of
their right to practice their religion
and culture.
Community faults PolitiCal Parties for snubbing
them in nominations
The community has faulted political parties for failing to pick one
of their own for the nomination slots in the National Assembly as en-
shrined in the constitution
The community is threatening to take legal action against politi-
cal parties for failing to give them priority thus violating the Politi-
cal Parties Act 2011 and other constitutional provision that obligates
the State to provide for adequate representation of the marginalised
groups in all levels of government
The Executive Director of the Ogiek Peoples Development Pro-
gramme Mr Daniel Kobei yesterday castigated the parties accusing
them of failing to adhere to the Political Parties Act, which entails that
the minority and individuals advocating for special interest be nomi-
nated to the National Assembly
He said the community, which is indigenous minority according to the
Africa Commission of Human and Peoples rights, was considering tak-
ing legal measures to challenge the nominations and that the United
Nations Declaration on the rights of Indigenous people also recognises
the community as indigenous minority
STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSI VE I NCOME
KESTREL CAPITAL (EA) LTD
The above statement of comprehensive income and statement of nancial position are extracts from the companys nancial statements
audited by PKF Kenya and have received an unqualied opinion. The nancial statements were approved by the Board of Directors on
26th March 2012.

ANDRE DESIMONE WANDIA GICHURU
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR DIRECTOR
31-Dec-11 31-Dec-10
Audited Audited
Kshs000 Kshs000
Income
Brokerage commissions(Gross) 291,165 413,086
Advisory /consultancy fees 22,105 24,557
Interest income 11,934 4,343
Other income -Miscellaneous 1,879 1,419
Total Income 327,083 443,405

Expenses
Direct expenses 154,908 233,366
Professional fees 5,397 5,374
Legal fees 2,132 744
Employee costs 51,422 39,002
Rent expense 4,225 4,031
Directors emoluments 23,898 42,946
Operational and administrative expenses 17,426 17,581
Depreciation expenses 3,727 2,770
Amortization expenses 400 400
Other expenses 373 377
Total expenses 263,908 346,591
Operating Prot/(Loss) 63,175 96,814
Finance Costs 0 0
Prot/(loss) before tax 63,175 96,814
Tax (20,076) (30,355)
Prot /(loss) after tax 43,099 66,459
STATEMENT OF FI NANCI AL POSI TI ON
Non Current Assets
Property, plant & equipment 12,528 11,13
Deferred tax 866 686
Deposits with CDSC 5,542 2,400
Investments in CDSC 900 900
Intangible assets 2,800 1,200
Investments in NSE 251,000 251,000
Total Non Current Assets 273,636 267,317

Current Assets
Ofce cash and bank balances 77,325 135,448
Clients cash and bank balances 202,451 86,616
Clients debtors 13,422 142,336
Amounts due from other stockbrokers/
investment banks 12,190 688
Other trade receivables 2,775 7,918
Prepayments 3,230 1,718
Other current assets: Tax recoverable 16,598 0
Other current assets: Deposits 11,478 1,760
Total Current Assets 339,469 376,484
TOTAL ASSETS 613,105 643,801


31-Dec-11 31-Dec-10
Audited Audited
Kshs000 Kshs000
Current Liabilities
Clients creditors 217,482 140,314
Amounts due to other stockbrokers/
investments banks 8,243 62,052
Amounts due to related parties 301 4,763
Accrued expenses 3,895 18,464
Tax Payable 0 14,265
Directors account 2,138 5,996
Total Current Liabilities 232,059 245,854

Share capital and reserves
Paid Up Ordinary Share Capital 100,000 100,000
Revenue reserves 31,746 48,647
Revaluation reserves/capital reserves 249,300 249,300
Proposed dividends 0 0
Total Shareholders Funds 381,046 397,947

TOTAL EQUITY AND LIABILITIES 613,105 643,801


OTHER DI SCLOSURES
1. Capital strength
a. Paid up capital 100,000 100,000
b. Minimum capital required 50,000 50,000
c. Excess/( deciency) (a-b) 50,000 50,000
2. Shareholders funds
a. Total shareholders funds 131,746 148,647
b. Minimum shareholders funds
required 50,000 50,000
c. Excess/( deciency) (a-b) 81,746 98,647
3. Liquidity
a. Working Capital (excluding all the
current assets and current liabilities
in relation to clients) 105,373 108,119
b. Minimum working capital required 27,250 28,306
c. Excess/( deciency)(a-b) 78,123 79,813
4. Ratio of unsecured advances to
shareholders funds
a. Ratio as computed 0% 0%
b. Maximum allowable limit 10% 10%
5. Ratio of borrowings to paid up
share capital
a. Ratio as computed 0% 0%
b. Maximum allowable limit 20% 20%
6. Clients funds
a. Total clients creditors including
amounts payable to stockbrokers 226,026 207,129
b. Total clients cash and bank
balances including amounts due
from stockbrokers 228,063 229,640
c. Excess/( deciency) (b-a) 2,037 22,511
AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS & OTHER DISCLOSURES AS AT 31ST DECEMBER 2011
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NAKURU: Judge orders
teen to take mental test
A teenager, who allegedly
killed his father in Naivasha, has
been arraigned before Nakuru
High Court. The minor appeared
before Resident Judge Anyara
Emukule but did not take his
plea as the court was awaiting a
mental examination report. The
14-year-old is alleged to have
killed his father, 50, follwing an
argument at Huruma estate in
Ndabibi, Naivasha. It is alleged
that the minor, who is in class six,
hit his father with a rock on his
chest killing him.
MACHAKOS: Two die in
motorbike, matatu crash
Two people died and another
was seriously injured following a
road accident in Machakos town.
The accident, which occurred
at about 8.30pm Sunday night,
involved a matatu and a boda
boda motorcycle. The motorcyclist
was heading to Kalimoni market
along Machakos-Kitui Road while
the matatu to Nairobi from Kitui
town. The two collided head on.
The motorcycle rider and his
passenger landed several metres
away from the scene while the
matatu driver lost control and the
car veered into a ditch.
BUSIA : Police arrest
women traffcking bhang
A woman, 30, was arrested after
allegedly being found ferrying
bhang from Uganda. Police offcers
at Koteko roadblock along Malaba-
Bungoma highway discovered the
consignment after searching a
public service vehicle yesterday
morning. Confrming the incident,
Teso OCPD Elphas Korir said the
offcers discovered a suspicious
luggage and ordered it opened.
After searching the suitcase, they
found 62 stones of bhang valued at
Sh300,000. The woman confessed
to being a regular transporter of
the illegal drug from Uganda to
Eldoret, Korir said.

KAJIADO: Fear over sale
of donkey meat
Fear has gripped Ongata
Rongai in Kajiado County after
two donkeys disappeared and
later their remains were found in
Kandisi area. Jedida, the owner
of one of the donkeys found the
carcass of her animal in a bush.
She said her donkey disappeared
on Saturday evening.I launched
a search only to stumble upon its
head, hooves and hide in Kandisi,
she said. Karanja, another donkey
owner, found the head of his lost
beast at the same place.
Sample soil before
planting, farmers told
Agriculture offcer
says this will enable
farmers to know kind
of fertiliser to use and
maize seeds to plant
By MERCY KAHENDA
and EDwIN CHESEREK
Nakuru County
The Ministry of Agriculture has
called on farmers in Rift Valley to con-
duct soil sampling to identify right
fertilisers and seeds to use before
planting.
Nakuru District crops offcer
Nancy Rotich said there has been
poor production because farmers do
not use the right variety of crops and
fertiliser in accordance with climate
and soils condition.
Rotich said farmers have continu-
ously used DAP fertiliser without be-
ing aware of acidity content in the
soils, a factor that has contributed to
poor production.
DAP contributes to high acidity in
soils, which is not advisable for high
production, said Rotich.
DElAYS IN PlANTINg
Rotich added soil sampling helps
farmers to determine the right variety
of fertiliser and seeds for high produc-
tion. There have been complaints
from farmers that there is a shortage
of planting fertiliser.
She advised them to source alter-
native ways of getting enough fertil-
iser as they wait for supplies from the
ministry to avoid delays in planting.
There is high chance of climate
change and utilisation of frst rains is
advisable. Farmers should not wait for
supplies from the ministry but rather
source from stockists to avoid delays
in planting, advised the offcer.
Rotich, however, promised that
the ministry will provide enough fer-
tiliser by the end of this week at a
subsidised price of Sh2,500 per 50kg
bag of DAP. A spotcheck by The Stan-
dard indicated fertiliser is being sold
by retail outlets at between Sh3,700
and Sh3,800 per 50kg bag of DAP.
RAIN PATTERNS
The offcer said there was enough
maize seed for planting but advised
farmers to plant short season seeds
because the country is experiencing
change of rain patterns.
The ministry is selling 10kg bag of
maize seeds at Sh2,000 while retailers
at Sh2,500. Meanwhile, farmers in
Elgeyo/Marakwet County have de-
cried delay in provision of inputs.
The farmers want the Government
to prioritise construction of National
Cereals and Produce Board depot at
Iten.
The farmers made the petition
through area MPs-elect Kangogo Bo-
wen (Marakwet East) and William
Kisang (Marakwet West) and the Agri-
culture Stakeholders Forum.
Mr Kangogo expressed concern
that food production in the area was
on a decline because of inadequate
support from Government.
We are endowed with rich soils
that sustain farming activities but
relevant authorities have been ignor-
ing our plight, he said.
The MPs suggested the establish-
ment of mobile maize depots to fore-
stall exploitation by middlemen.
Mr Kisang said farmers deliver
their maize at a depot in Kapsowar.
Elgeyo/Marakwet County forms
part of the countrys grain basket and
it has much untapped agriculture
potential because of neglect, he
said.
By CHARLES NGENO
Narok County
Maize farmers in Narok County
are this year anticipating bumper
harvest after they incurred huge
losses last season.
A spot check revealed most farm-
ers have already planted their crops
and they hope that the maize will not
be attacked by lethal necrosis dis-
ease, as happened last year.
Farmers interviewed expressed
optimism that their produce will
fetch good prices. Vincent Koech, a
farmer from Mulot Division, said he
is happy because he is sure of pro-
viding for his family.
Unlike last season, I hope to reap
enough to cater for my family and
still sell some to fnance my brothers
in school, said Koech.
The farmers have, however, ex-
pressed fears that middlemen may
use the anticipated good harvest to
exploit them. They have appealed to
Treasury to allocate more funds to
National Cereals and Produce Board
(NCPB) to enable it purchase their
produce. Mulot Focal Area Develop-
ment Committee chairman Willy
Cheres said NCPB will shield them
from exploitation by middlemen
who buy produce at low prices.
Middlemen usually buy a 90kg
bag of maize at Sh1,500, instead of
Sh3,000.
The Government should move
with speed and allocate money to
NCPB to cushion farmers from un-
scrupulous brokers who food the
region during harvesting time, said
Cheres. According to Narok South
District agricultural offcer Shem
Shikuku, the anticipated harvest is
because of a break that was wit-
nessed after the last harvest.
He said the disease cycle was
broken with what he referred to as a
closed season from August to Janu-
ary.
He warned farmers not to cele-
brate yet because the disease was
still being reported in the neighbour-
ing districts.
Maize farmers anticipate bumper harvest
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Kakamega Primary
School head
teacher David
Ikunza with a pupil
and teachers
offcially open a
classroom at the
institution
yesterday. Mr
Ikunza appealed to
teachers to
improve approach-
es of teaching to
better learning.
[PHOTO: Benjamin
Sakwa/STanDaRD]
Offcially opened
Tuesday, March 26, 2013 / The Standard
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By LUKAS NgASIKE
Turkana County
More than 300 police offcers in
Kainuk in Turkana South District have
been relocated to modern housing,
giving hope to the much-awaited po-
lice reforms.
The offcers working along the
volatile Turkana-Pokot border had
decried poor living standards protest-
Reforms in the police
sector are focused on
ensuring that living
conditions of all
security agents meet
certain set standards
ed over to the relevant authorities for
allocation, he said.
Similar housing units for security
offcers have been constructed coun-
trywide.
Rift Valley Deputy PPO Mark Opiyo
said they were working hard to ensure
that security agents live in better con-
ditions.
In the past our offcers have been
Police reforms take root as
offcers get better houses
BAD living conDitions
hAmper service Delivery
A Task force that had been man-
dated to oversee police reforms
observed that poor living condi-
tions by offcers had hampered
service delivery countrywide.
The Task force came into force af-
ter it emerged that police offcers
were living in pathetic conditions.
Modern shelter
ing that the Government had ignored
their plight despite numerous com-
plaints.
But their dream for improved
housing was realised after the comple-
tion of the police housing project in
the area.
The housing infrastructure is part
of the countrywide police reforms
expected to ensure that living stan-
dards of all security agents meet cer-
tain standards.
The offcers moved to new housing
units courtesy of Manyota General
Contactors that had been given the
tender to construct eight modern
housing units within a period of seven
months.
HANdEd ovEr
Manyota General Manager James
Njukia confrmed the projects have
been completed and are ready to be
occupied by the offcers.
We executed our work as we
agreed in the contract. We have hand-
By ANToNY gIToNgA
Nakuru County
Two people were injured and a
number of houses torched in the
Naivasha ADC farm ownership row
pitting pastoralists and sedentary
farmers against each other.
Emotions ran high in Kosovo area
of Ndabibi as the two communities
went for each other before armed
police arrived.
Armed with all manner of weap-
ons, members of the two communi-
ties stood on opposite sides as the
Provincial Administration tried to
solve the impasse that started over the
weekend.
Trouble started after members of
one community refused to pay the
yearly fee to the other community,
arguing that the land belonged to the
Government.
Two injured as
communities
clash over land
living in pathetic conditions. We
have rolled out plans to set up de-
cent housing units for them, he
said.
He pointed out the need to ad-
dress the concerns to ensure secu-
rity agents execute their duty in fa-
vourable working conditions.
There is an urgent need to ad-
dress concerns by security offcers to
ensure that they give their best while
on duty, he said.
Opiyo said the housing units
would accommodate both regular,
Anti-Stock Theft Unit and Adminis-
tration Police offcers who have been
merged under the Force.
SUccESSfUL
The Deputy PPO lauded Manyota
Contractors Company for successful
implementation of the projects.
The company contracted to
oversee the project has done a good
work in ensuring that our offcers get
better shelters, he said.
By ANTONY GITONGA
Nakuru County
Two inmates at Naivasha
prison have been set free fol-
lowing impressive perfor-
mance in last year KCSE ex-
ams.
Yesterday, there was cele-
bration at countrys biggest
prison as they walked out free
months before their full sen-
tences were due.
This is the second time that
the prison has pardoned in-
Academic excellence
liberates two convicts
They qualifed for
public university
admission despite
many challenges
mates who performed well in
the national exams as one way
of encouraging students to fo-
cus more on education.
Ezekiel Gichuhi who scored
an A- and Maurice Onyango
who scored a plain B were
serving fve years for different
cases of attempted robbery
and had each served four years
of their jail term.
The offcer in charge of the
prison, Patrick Mwenda, said
that the duo had taken advan-
tage of the rehabilitation pro-
gramme and had even ob-
tained diplomas in theology.
In letters made out to the
law courts, the senior offcer
applied to have their remain-
ing jail terms revised and
granted probation.
The two qualify to join
public universities and they
have served their sentences
without any disciplinary of-
fence which is a clear indica-
tion that they have reformed,
he said.
Mwenda said that the duo
could serve the country better
outside prison and that they
would be resourceful and reli-
able citizens.
DISCIPLINE
He pointed out to Gichuhi
saying that due to his high dis-
cipline levels in prison, he had
been turned into a trustee.
He is of good conduct and
co-operates well with both in-
mates and members of the
staff which led to his promo-
tion, read the letter in part.
The senior offcer said that
the education programme in
the penal institution had
turned out to be an effective
tool of rehabilitation.
He said many inmates had
joined the programme.
Inspector of prisons Alfred Munyi and inmate Ezekiel Gichuki are all smiles as they are carried
shoulder-high at the Naivasha Maximum Prison. The duo scored B- and A- respectively in last years
KCSE. Gichuki and another inmate have been pardoned following their exemplary performance.
[PHOTO: ANTONY GITONGA/STANDARD]
Joy of excellence
By LUCAS NGASIKE
Turkana County
South Sudanese authorities
have recovered part of animals
stolen from Kenyan herders a
week ago.
The animals were recovered
after Sudanese security per-
sonnel mounted an operation
against suspected bandits be-
longing to the Sudanese To-
posa clan.
Turkana West OCPD Jona-
than Ngala confrmed the re-
covery of the stolen herds and
said plans were underway to
hand them over to the owners.
Mr Ngala, however, said the
authorities are demanding that
Turkana herders must also re-
cover animals that were previ-
ously stolen from the Toposa
clan to facilitate the handover.
Some animals have been
recovered by the Sudanese
authorities Ngala said.
By DANIEL NZIA
Machakos County
Machakos Girls Secondary
School principal Flora Mulatya
has been voted the Machakos
County Principal of the Year.
She was declared winner at
a ceremony held at the week-
end.
The school emerged tops in
Machakos County in last years
KCSE examination, beating
perennial rivals Machakos
Boys, which came second.
S Sudan offcials recover
stolen Kenya animals
Best school
head named
Tuesday, March 26, 2013 / The Standard
COUNTY NEWS / Page 25
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By MOSES NYAMORI
Uasin Gishu County
Some students in Eldoret
West District of Uasin Gishu
County may miss out on regis-
tration for this years national
examinations due to delays in
issuance of Birth Certifcates.
The document is manda-
tory for KCPE and KCSE ex-
amination registration, but
some parents who applied for
their childrens documents
early this year are yet to receive
them.
NEXT MONTH
Some of the parents claimed
they had been promised that
they would receive the certif-
cates within two weeks of ap-
plication.
Registration for KCPE
closed on March 20 while that
of KCSE will close early next
month.
The parents are demanding
a faster process to ensure their
children do not miss out on
exam registration.
A spot-check by The Stan-
dard on Monday morning
found parents crowded at the
registrars offces checking
whether their documents had
been dispatched.
Unfortunately, most found
their childrens documents
were yet to be processed.
CHALLENGE
Some of the parents said
they have been forced to re-
apply following the delays.
Francis Idwasi, the District
Registrar, however, assured
parents who had applied for
the documents in January that
they would receive them by
next week but challenged them
to avoid the last minute rush in
future by applying for the
documents at least a year be-
fore the children are due for
exam registration.
We had a lot of applica-
tions in January and February
but we are almost through. We
will start issuing them by next
week, said Mr Idwasi.
Reuben Tanui, a parent,
said he applied for her daugh-
ters certifcate in January but
he is yet to receive the docu-
ment even after visiting the
registration offces several
times.
Birth certifcates delay may
block some from exams
Hope as Sh137m project is completed
By RENSON MNYAMWEZI
Taita Taveta County
Persistent treated water
shortages in Voi Central Dis-
trict and its environs will be a
thing of the past after the
completion of the ongoing
Mzima Phase Two project in
Taita-Taveta County.
The Water and Sanitation
project funded by the World
Bank to the tune of Sh137 mil-
lion would be completed by
June this year.
Water shortages in Voi
town and its environs will be
history after June, said Taita-
Taveta Water and Sewerage
Company Limited Managing
Director Peter Shwashwa.
The town and its environs
is supposed to receive three
million litres of water per day
but is now getting 2.4 million,
which is not enough to cater
for the needs of the rising
Residents are
facing acute water
shortage with
schools and medical
facilities hardest hit
Quenching thirst
population, said the MD.
Briefng the Press in Voi
town on the water situation
yesterday, Mr Shwashwa said
the two-year project, which
started in 2011, will effectively
serve residents in Nyangala
and Tausa divisions once com-
pleted.
Residents and leaders in
the region have been protest-
ing over persistent water short-
ages. The incessant shortage of
water had been paralysing
learning in the lower parts of
the region and has occasioned
absenteeism among students
in schools.
RATIONING
Tourism Minister who is
also the Countys Senator-elect
Dan Mwazo blamed frequent
water shortages on corruption
and persistent obstruction.
A few individuals have
been obstructing water in
Maungu town hence denying
residents downstream. This
habit must stop, said Mwazo,
the outgoing Voi MP.
Mzima Springs pipeline,
built in 1957, is leaking due to
wear and tear hence com-
pounding the water shortage
in the region.
Shwashwa said the frm
was currently supplying water
to schools and health facilities
badly hit by shortage.
The frms water truck is
supplying 10,000 litres of water
daily to learning and health
institutions worst hit by water
shortages. We are currently
rationing water to ensure every
household gets the commodi-
ty, he said.
By JAMES MUNYEKI
Laikipia County
Police in Nyahururu have
arrested a man believed to be
behind several killings that
have occurred in the area in
the recent past.
The suspect, who police
believe is a member of a dan-
gerous gang responsible for
the crimes, was arrested at his
hideout after a tip-off from the
public.
Police are still investigating
the whereabouts of an AK-47
rife, which they claimed the
suspect used to kill people in
the region.
This is one of the most
dangerous criminals we have
been looking for and we were
informed of his whereabouts
by the public. We are still hold-
ing him for investigation before
we arraign him in court, said
Nyandarua OCPD Benjamin
Onsongo.
He said the man was sus-
pected to be behind the killing
of two people, among them a
pregnant woman at Salama
village last month.
He is also believed to have
been involved in the killing of
a driver and another person in
Gatundia area.
Suspect
in series
of killings
arrested
Tuesday March 26, 2013 / The Standard COUNTY NEWS Page 27
By By PATRICK BEJA
Mombasa County
An electronic fence around
the port of Mombasa at a cost
of US$21 million (about Sh1.8
billion) is almost ready.
Sources at the Kenya Ports
Authority (KPA), which man-
ages the port said the Inte-
grated Security System (ISS)
comprising the electronic
fence and hundreds of Closed
Circuit Television (CCTV) cam-
eras was undergoing testing.
A security system
comprising an
electronic fence,
hundreds of CCTV
cameras was
undergoing testing
Sh1.8b port electronic fence almost ready
Specialised project
Offcials confrmed the ISS
project would go live in early
May this year to secure East
Africas principal seaport.
The World Bank has con-
tributed US$11.5 million
(about Sh1 billion) for the proj-
ect while KPA provided the rest
of the investment.
ConTRol CEnTRE
The specialised project is
aimed at ensuring the port is
responsive to current and fu-
ture security needs.
The system involves in-
stallation of cameras which
detect movements that is then
sent to the control centre lo-
cated in the port, explained
KPA Public Relations Manager
Bernard Osero yesterday.
Mr Osero said the initial
stage of the project was riddled
with frequent illegal intrusions.
He said they had to reconstruct
the electronic walls with pe-
rimeter camera systems in
place to stop the illegal intru-
sions.
IllEgAl InTRusIons
The installation of over
400 cameras and other atten-
dant gadget around and inside
the port has been done, Osero
said.
Other countries in Africa
that have the ISS are Gabon,
South Africa and Nigeria.
Training of staff by the Se-
curity Risk Analysis team from
Israel was ongoing.
Osero added the operations
at the port would be smoother
with the new security system.
Page 28 / COUNTY NEWS Tuesday, March 26, 2013 / The Standard
By PATRICK KIBET
Nairobi County
A group of former Kenya
Railways employees have ac-
cused Kenya Railways Staff
Retirement Benefts Scheme of
delaying payment of their pen-
sion.
The former employees said
they are undergoing untold
suffering as a result of the de-
layed payment of their dues.
Charles Ogolla and Richard
Ndede said some former em-
ployees have been thrown out
of their houses while others
cannot cater for school fees for
their children.
fRusTRATEd
Some former employees
have even died due to stress
and related illnesses after the
pension scheme frustrated
them, Ogolla said.
The pensioners noted the
scheme has been paying half of
their monthly pension since
last November.
We have been forced to
live in hardship yet our pen-
sions are held up by the scheme
for no good reason. Some
members have resorted to sui-
cide, Ndede said.
The scheme sold prime
properties in Nairobi in Febru-
ary, this year for over Sh1 bil-
lion yet most former employ-
ees say they have not received
the proceeds.
sold PRoPERTIEs
Kenya Railways sold prop-
erties for about Sh1 billion but
we still dont get the pension
consistently. We wonder where
the money went, Ndede
posed.
Early last December, a court
in Nairobi allowed the scheme
to sell its properties to enable
the scheme pay the pension-
ers.
Ndede noted the pension
scheme cannot pay them and
accused the Retirement Bene-
fts Authority (RBA) of sleeping
on the job.
RBA, which is supposed to
be a watchdog, has failed to act
on our complaints and is in-
stead playing to the tune of the
scheme, he added.
The scheme with over 9,000
members was started in 2006
and has a monthly bill of Sh55
million. It has been embroiled
in controversy since in 2011.
Pensioners accuse Railway
scheme of non-payment
Residents warned over forest fres
By By osINdE oBARE
Bungoma County
Human activities are threat-
ening the ecosystem at Mt El-
gon National Park, the Kenya
Wildlife Service has said.
KWS said residents border-
ing the forest use fre to clear
land for farming, destroying
the ecosystem in the forest.
MIllIoNs sPENT
Area Senior KWS Warden
Peter Muthusi noted many
farmers are tilling in the forest.
Mr Muthusi warned residents
bordering the park against
lighting the forest to open up
land for the planting season.
Addressing journalists, Mu-
thusi said KWS has in the past
spent millions of shillings to
put out fres started by resi-
dents.
For a long time we have
KWS decries
destruction of the
ecosystem at Mt
Elgon National
Park
Environment
been engaging farmers who
border the park to partner with
us in protecting the ecosystem,
but many have refused to co-
operate, he said.
The warden noted the in-
ferno has forced many wild
animals to go deeper into the
forest making them hard to be
spotted by tourists.
Wildlife has been forced to
fee deeper into the forest and
it is hard to take tourists around
because locating elephants
and buffalos in the park has
become a tiresome venture,
added Muthusi.
He cautioned the infernos
could destroy the ecosystem
that provide habitat for hun-
dreds of wild animals and bird
species.
ENCRoAChMENT
Muthusi said the Shamba
System introduced by the Gov-
ernment a few years ago has
heightened fears of encroach-
ment on forestland.
He said last year many wild
animals perished and hun-
dreds of trees were destroyed
as the fres cleared acres of
land.
We are urging those inside
the forest not to use fre to
clear the land because wind
direction keeps on changing
and could cause fre in the for-
est leading to major destruc-
tion to the water catchments
and tributaries feeding Lake
Victoria, he said.
He appealed to the resi-
dents to support tourism sec-
tor development by preserving
the rich ecosystem.
By KARANJA NJoRoGE
Nakuru County
The relatively high number
of elected women County Ward
representatives in Nakuru
County has been attributed to
a sustained sensitisation cam-
paign on gender empower-
ment.
Nakuru county boasts of
the eight elected women out of
the 55 elected ward represen-
tatives.
Susan Kihika was elected
the Speaker of the County As-
sembly, beating a crowded
feld of men during last Fridays
elections.
A civic educator, Joseph
Omondi, said an aggressive
campaign carried out in the
county ahead of the March 4
elections appeared to have
borne fruits.
There was an intensive
campaign on why we should
elect women and the conse-
quences of not meeting the
gender requirements as spelt
out in the Constitution, he
said.
He, however, said the suc-
cess was not replicated in Par-
liament due to fnancial con-
straints and misleading
information on the Women
Representative seat.
Campaign
targeting
women
bears fruit
Page 29
Business
Seed, fertiliser shortages
threaten food security
By KIPCHUMBA KEMEI
Kenyans should brace them-
selves for a shortage of wheat this
year. This is the message being sent
by farmers in Narok, who said farm-
ers had missed the onset of the
planting season two weeks ago, be-
cause of acute shortages of both
wheat seeds and fertilisers.
Even if fertilisers which we
have always been told they will dock
in the port of Mombasa arrive,
nothing much would change to
boost production. The country is
staring at a wheat products shortage
because of severe shortage of im-
portant farm inputs, said John Lol-
choki, the spokesperson of the Large
Scale Wheat Farmers Association.
Lolchoki accused the Govern-
ment of not availing important farm
inputs in time for planting and ex-
pressed fears that small-scale farm-
ers would not farm this year due to
increased costs of inputs.
The absence of subsidised ferti-
lisers and seeds has conspired to de-
ny farmers who plant between
By NICHolAs WAItAtHU
Fishponds are spurning a revolu-
tion in the fsh market. The ponds,
which were part of the stimulus
package proposed in the 2009/10 f-
nancial year, has seen production
from farmed fshing rise 2000 per
cent from 1,000 metric tonnes in
2007 to 20,000 tonnes this year.
The increase has been brought
about by the substantial income
earned by farmers and the opportu-
nities for companies producing ac-
cessories of fshpond construction
like dam liners to expand their busi-
ness.
This has seen about 50,000 fsh-
ponds constructed over the period,
almost double the 28,000 fshponds
envisaged by the stimulus.
Fisheries secretary Professor
Charles Ngugi confrmed that many
people had joined fsh farming since
2007, resulting in the construction of
thousands of fshponds.
VAlUE CHAIN
Since 2007, we have constructed
between 48,000 and 50,000 fsh
ponds in various parts of the coun-
try. Out of this we have assisted in job
creation along the value chain and
fsh production has equally increased
by about 2,000 per cent, he said.
But while others are praising the
growth in the sector, critics are rais-
ing concern about the decrease in
capture fsheries, and accusing the
government of promoting farmed ar-
ea fshing over former.
The critics cite data showing that
capture fsheries has decreased 45
per cent between 2007 and this year,
from 200,000 metric tonnes to the
current 150,000 metric tonnes.
But Ngugi denied the claims, say-
ing fshpond farming was embraced
to expand wealth creation avenues
as well as bring in more people into
the job market. He added fshpond
farming is an extension of the cap-
ture fshing.
We are not in any way ignoring
capture fsheries, but we are out to
ensure that general fsh farming in
the country is well supported, he
said. He said the situation in cap-
ture fshing is attributable to a num-
ber of factors, ranging from declining
fsh stocks in the natural water bod-
ies, to confict between various users
of fsheries resources and cross-bor-
der fshing and trade confict.
BEEN AffECtEd
Capture fshing farming has also
been affected by interruption of the
fsh marketing, especially the EU ex-
port market, fsh quality and post-
harvest issues, lack of a comprehen-
sive fsheries policy and a fsheries
master plan, low funding levels for
the department and slow capacity
building and staff motivation, Mr
Ngugi added.
Fishponds make a splash in fish production
Feeding the country
Tuesday, March 26, 2013 / The Standard
QuickStop
Cyprus reaches last-
minute deal on bailout
Cyprus clinched a last-ditch
deal with international
lenders to shut down its
second-largest bank and infict
heavy losses on uninsured
depositors, including wealthy
Russians, in return for a $13
billion bailout. The agreement
came hours before a deadline
to avert a collapse of the
banking system in fraught
negotiations between
President Nicos Anastasiades
and heads of the European
Union, the European Central
Bank and the International
Monetary Fund. Without a
deal, Cypruss banking system
would have collapsed and the
country could have become
the frst to crash out of the
European single currency.
Swiftly backed by euro zone
fnance ministers, the plan
will spare the Mediterranean
island a fnancial meltdown
by winding down the largely
state-owned Popular Bank of
Cyprus, also known as Laiki,
and shifting deposits below
100,000 euros to the Bank
of Cyprus to create a good
bank.
sECs urges reliance on
foreign swaps rules
The top securities regulator
is urging international
market regulators to fnd a
compromise as they struggle
to agree on how to apply
new rules for cross border
over-the-counter derivatives
trades. Speaking via video
conference at the Australian
Securities and Investment
Commissions annual forum on
Sunday, SEC Chairman Elisse
Walter pressed for a regime
that would largely rely on
foreign regulation for cross-
border trades, and would only
apply US rules in cases where
no comparable regulations
existed. This approach would
permit a market participant
to comply with a set of
domestic requirements in a
particular arena by complying
with the comparable foreign
regulation, Walter said.
sEC oKs plan for lost
facebook IPo money
Regulators on Monday
approved a plan to
compensate market makers
who lost money in a botched
Facebook Inc public offering in
May on the Nasdaq exchange.
Nasdaq, a unit of Nasdaq OMX
Group Inc, has proposed a
revised $62 million settlement
to those brokerages that
lost money. The decision
from the US Securities and
Exchange Commission was in
response to a series of high-
profle glitches last year that
shook the market, including
the handling of Facebooks
long-anticipated initial public
offering.
Reuters
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Farmers desperate to start planting on time have fallen prey to unscrupulous
traders who are repackaging fake seeds, and selling them off as the real deal.
Wheat farmers in
Narok are still waiting
for the crucial farm
inputs two weeks into
the planting season
twenty to hundred acres to be in
proftable farming venture. The cost
of an acre has shot from Sh11,000
two years ago to more than
Sh17,000, said the offcial.
sEVERE sHoRtAgE
The Kenya Farmers Association
(KFA) Narok Branch Manager, Er-
nest Kibet, admitted that there was
a severe shortage of seeds and all
brands of fertilizers. He also pointed
out that farmers were apprehensive
about the delayed arrivals of the
crucial inputs more than a week in-
to the planting season.
The shortage of seeds has forced
unscrupulous traders to package
fake ones to unsuspecting and des-
perate farmers. If not checked, there
will be reduced yields this year,
said Kibet.
Farmers desperate to start plant-
ing on time have fallen prey to un-
scrupulous traders who are repack-
aging fake seeds, and selling them
for Sh3,500 for a 50kg.
Kibet urged for calm, saying KFA
would stock more seeds that would
retail at Sh2,900 for a 50kg bag from
this week, which he hopes will ame-
liorate farmers suffering.
He added that KFA has reduced
prices of maize seeds as per the
Government directive from Sh180
per kilogram to Sh150, and asked
farmers to be patient as the associa-
tion procures more varieties of sub-
sidised seeds and brands of fertilis-
ers.
dWINdlINg stoCKs
A survey by The Standard has in-
dicated that stocks of popular vari-
eties of wheat and maize seeds at
KFA, Panar limited and Kenya Seeds
Company Limited depots in most
towns in the South Rift region were
dwindling, while the National Cere-
als and Produce Board (NCPB) had
no stocks of seeds and fertilisers.
The Kenya Seed Company Lim-
ited offcial in charge of the region,
Andrew Kipsaigut, said there was
huge demand of popular varieties of
wheat and maize seeds, adding he
was expecting more arrivals that
would cope with the demand this
week.
Kibet also said KFA has been
stocking certifed farm inputs, ad-
vised farmers to seek professional
advice during their applications to
reduce damages they cause to their
crops.
INFRASTRUCTURE
Xinhua
Improvement on use of renew-
able energy sources can help trans-
form African societies and their
economies and provide great poten-
tial for socio-economic development
in the continent.
A comprehensive study, conduct-
ed by the World Future Council and
the Heinrich Bll Foundation with
the support of Friends of the Earth
England, Wales and Northern Ireland
shows that Renewable Energy
Feed-in Tariff policies (Reft) are a
promising mechanism that can un-
lock renewable energy development
in Africa.
Director of the WFC Africa Offce
Ansgar Kiene said several African
countries have already opened up
their electricity market to indepen-
dent renewable energy power pro-
ducers.
However, these countries have
even more potential for local eco-
nomic development if their policies
are amended, by including a more
streamlined and transparent admin-
istrative process and a lower entry
threshold, Kiene said in a study re-
ceived in Nairobi on Sunday.
Refts encourage investment in
Renewable energy to
fuel Africa development
By Macharia KaMau
Vivo Energy Kenya has won ten-
ders valued at Sh21.3 billion ($250
million) for delivery of four ship-
ments of petroleum products for the
months of March and April through
the Open Tender System (OTS).
This is the frst time in six years
that the frm previously Kenya
Shell has participated and won a
tender in the OTS. The tenders for
both jet A1 and diesel products total-
ling 220, 000 metric tonnes will meet
requirements for the domestic mar-
ket and neighbouring countries.
The frm, which changed corpo-
rate identity earlier this year after a
acquisition by Vivo Energy last year,
is on mission to rejuvenate itself af-
ter years of stagnation that saw its
market share in the country decline.
This is not a mean achievement giv-
en the prevailing competitive plat-
form. Its a demonstration of Vivo
Energys ambition to grow going for-
ward, said Polycarp Igathe, the
managing director Vivo Energy.
reignited aMBition
Winning industry tenders is
proof of our reignited ambition to
grow and regain market share for the
Shell Brand.
OTS is supervised by the Energy
Ministry and oil marketers make
bids for the delivery of oil products
on behalf of the industry.
Usually, the lowest bidder gets the
job. The last time Shell won a tender
under the OTS was in 2007.
The frm runs the Shell brand in
Kenya, under licence from Royal
Dutch Shell.
Vivo Energy bags
petroleum shipment deal
the generation of renewable energy
from both individual home own-
ers and communities as well as big
companies by guaranteeing to buy
and pay for all the electricity that is
produced from renewable sources.
The 155-page report, which is aimed
at African policy makers, civil society
and the private sector, provides an
in-depth analysis of existing and
drafted Reft policies in 13 African
countries.
These include Algeria, Botswana,
Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Mau-
ritius, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda,
South Africa, Tanzania and Uganda.
The individual case studies examine
the factors driving each policy and
the socio-economic effects of Refts
as well as presenting and analysing
the prerequisites for their effective
implementation.
The study clearly shows that,
when tailored to local conditions,
Reft policies successfully increase
the overall energy production of ar-
eas both on and off the electricity
grid. Moreover, the decentralised na-
ture of Refts provides the opportu-
nity to empower communities and to
revitalise local democracy and self-
governance by allowing for alterna-
tive models of ownership and gover-
nance.
Kulthoum Omari, Sustainable De-
velopment Program Manager of the
Heinrich Bll Foundation Southern
Africa said that Refts are most suc-
cessful when they are an integral part
of a countrys wider development
strategy.
Study found green
policies successfully
increase overall power
production
Tuesday, March 26, 2013 / The Standard Page 30 / TODAY IN BUSINESS
Unlocking potential
TODAY IN BUSINESS / Page 31 Tuesday, March 26, 2013 / The Standard
NBK profit falls
53 per cent to
Sh1.14 billion
By James anyanzwa
Shareholders of the National Bank of Kenya (NBK) will
receive a dividend payment of 20 cents per share even as
the state-owned Bank registered the worst performance
in an industry that has seen most players attract double-
digit growth in full-year proftability.
NBKs proft before tax (PBT) for the 12-month period
to December 31 plummeted more than 50 per cent as
high interest rates dimmed lending to the retail segment
and the banks management scaled up investment in new
branches, new products and new technological plat-
form.
And even as the cost of funds more than doubled to
Sh3.56 billion as a result of a high interest rate environ-
ment, NBK sought to cushion customers by absorbing
the full costs.
The performance is less than impressive in one sense
but if you look at the proft fgures they are certainly
healthy, Munir Sheikh Ahmed, the Banks managing di-
rector told The Standard yesterday.
explain slowdown
Munir, who has been at the helm of the bank for only
seven months, was hard-pressed to explain the perfor-
mance of a bank whose slowdown began during the ten-
or of his predecessor, Reuben Marambii.
According to NBKs audited fnancial statements re-
leased yesterday the banks pre-tax proft dropped 53 per
cent to Sh1.14 billion from the previous years Sh2.44 bil-
lion. Munir said the decline is as result of high and vola-
tile interest rates, which forced the bank to pay heavily
for deposits.
He said the bank is aggressively targeting the Corpo-
rate and Small Medium Enterprise banking businesses to
diversify its balance sheet and reduce risks arising from
a rise in interest rates that heavily affected its traditional
retail segment. Munir remained optimistic that the 44-
year-old bank would remain proftable and as such would
continue paying dividends.
According to the fnancial statements NBKs interest
on customer deposits more than doubled to Sh3.56 bil-
lion from the previous years Sh1.23 billion while total in-
terest expenses grew by 166 per cent to Sh3.65 billion
from Sh1.37 billion in a similar period.
Total operating income fell two per cent to Sh7.61 bil-
lion from Sh7.79 billion while total operating expenses
rose 21 per cent to Sh6.46 billion from Sh5.35 billion.
Fees plunged
Fees and commissions on loans and advances plunged
32 per cent to Sh210.32 million from Sh312.66 million.
Total non-interest income grew four per cent to Sh2.83
billion from Sh2.71 billion.
Net loans and advances to customers grew by one per
cent to Sh28.34 billion from Sh28.06 billion while cus-
tomer deposits fell two per cent to Sh55.19 billion from
Sh56.72 billion.
Total shareholders funds, however, remained un-
changed at Sh10.45 billion. Total interest income went up
30 per cent to Sh8.43 billion from Sh6.45 billion.
Interest on loans and advances rose 53 per cent to
Sh5.37 billion from Sh3.51 billion while interest on gov-
ernment securities declined two per cent to Sh2.83 bil-
lion from Sh2.88 billion. Total insider loans, advances and
other facilities grew 25 per cent to Sh3.62 billion from
Sh2.9 billion.
The Government holds a 22.5 per cent stake in NBK
directly and a further 48.06 percent through the state-
owned National Social Security Fund (NSSF).
The Government plans to sell a 51 per cent stake in
the bank to a strategic investor and 10 per cent to the gen-
eral public after converting its preference shares.
BANKING
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The Kenya Urban Roads Authority (KURA) is a State Corporation established under the Ministry of Roads by the Kenya Roads Act, 2007 with the core
mandate of manaement, development, rehabilitation and maintenance of all public roads in Cities and Municipalities in Kenya except where those
roads are national roads. As a leadin Covernment Aency with the above mandate, KURA wishes to invite bids from eliible construction companies for
the works described below to be funded throuh Fuel Levy. Interested bidders must be reistered with the Ministry of Roads in cateories as tabulated
below:-
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in form of 8ankers Cbegue payable to Kenya Urban Roads Authority. The same information may be accessed in our website at www.kura.o.ke/tenders.
No bidder shall be awarded more than one contract.
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(a) Certihed copy of Certihcate of Reistration/Incorporation
(b) Certihed copy of valid Tax Compliance Certifcate
(c) Certihed copy of reistration certihcate with the Ministry of Roads
(d) Certihed copy of CR 12
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should be addressed and sent to:
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CJ0 kegional Manager UPPEk EA5IEkN
P.0. 8ox 1J94 -60200
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P.0. 8ox 1451-70100 0arissa
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with the Iender Number and Iender Name should be addressed and sent to:
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USDOLLAR EURO
BUY SELL MARG BUY SELL MARG
AB C 85.70 85.95 0.25 111.14 111.75 0.61
EQUITY 85.81 85.95 0.14 111.26 111.40 0.14
I & M 85.85 85.94 0.09 111.49 111.86 0.37
DIAMONDTRUST 85.65 85.85 0.20 111.48 111.84 0.36
NI C 85.80 86.00 0.20 111.50 111.78 0.28
ECOBANK 85.85 85.90 0.05 111.45 111.80 0.35
1ST COMMUNITY 85.65 85.90 0.25 111.46 111.86 0.40
PRIME 85.70 85.85 0.15 111.48 111.84 0.36
MIDDLEEAST 85.70 85.90 0.20 111.43 111.60 0.17
CFC STANBIC 85.65 85.92 0.27 111.44 111.75 0.31
CITIBANK 85.75 85.95 0.20 111.44 111.67 0.23
C B A 85.80 86.00 0.20 111.45 111.80 0.35
NB K 85.75 85.85 0.10 111.44 111.67 0.23
BARCLAYS 85.70 85.90 0.20 111.48 111.84 0.36
STANDARD 85.68 85.88 0.20 111.44 111.75 0.31
KC B 85.75 85.85 0.10 111.44 111.67 0.23
BOA 85.70 85.90 0.20 111.45 111.80 0.35
CO-OP 85.85 85.90 0.05 111.48 111.84 0.36
USDOLLAR 85.8258
STGPOUND 130.8103
EURO 111.5904
SARAND 9.2157
KES/ USHS 30.6785
KES/ TSHS 18.8755
KES/ RWF 7.3871
KES/ BIF 18.3631
AEDIRHAM 23.3664
CAN$ 83.7403
SFRANC 91.1858
JPY(100) 90.3753
SW KRONER 13.2263
NOR KRONER 14.6963
DANKRONER 15.0106
IND RUPEE 1.5791
HONGKONGDOLLAR 11.0560
SINGAPOREDOLLAR 68.9835
SAUDI RIYAL 22.8857
CHINESEYUAN 13.8203
AUSTRALIAN$ 89.7610
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Amana Forex BureauLtd 85.00 86.50 1.50 110.00 111.90 1.90
Aristocrats Forex BureauLtd 85.00 87.00 2.00 109.00 112.00 3.00
Cannon Forex BureauLimited 84.50 87.00 2.50 108.50 110.50 2.00
City Centre Forex BureauLtd 85.60 86.80 1.20 109.20 113.10 3.90
Continental Forex BureauLtd 85.90 86.10 0.20 110.20 112.00 1.80
Cosmos Forex BureauLtd 85.80 86.10 0.30 110.20 111.50 1.30
Crater Forex BureauLtd 84.50 87.50 3.00 112.00 115.00 3.00
Crossroads Forex Bureau 84.70 86.90 2.20 108.80 111.70 2.90
Crown BureauDe Change Ltd 85.50 86.20 0.70 109.50 112.00 2.50
Fulus BureauDe Change Ltd 85.80 86.50 0.70 108.50 114.00 5.50
Gateway Forex BureauLtd 85.70 86.40 0.70 109.50 114.50 5.00
Glory Forex BureauLtd 85.80 86.10 0.30 110.00 112.00 2.00
GNK Forex BureauLtd 85.85 88.00 2.15 110.50 112.50 2.00
Hodan Global Forex Bureau 85.40 86.40 1.00 109.50 112.00 2.50
HurlinghamForex BureauLtd 85.20 86.40 1.20 109.00 111.00 2.00
IslandForex BureauLtd 85.50 86.00 0.50 110.80 111.70 0.90
Junction Forex BureauLimited 84.80 86.00 1.20 108.70 111.70 3.00
Kaah Forex BureauLtd 85.50 86.10 0.60 110.00 111.00 1.00
Kenza Exchange BureauLtd 85.00 87.00 2.00 110.00 112.50 2.50
Maritime Forex BureauLtd 85.00 86.30 1.30 109.70 112.10 2.40
Metropolitan Bureau 84.00 88.00 4.00 105.00 115.00 10.00
Middletown Forex BureauLtd 85.00 86.30 1.30 109.00 114.50 5.50
Moneypoint Forex Bureau 85.50 86.00 0.50 109.00 113.00 4.00
Morgan Forex Bureau 85.60 86.00 0.40 110.00 111.00 1.00
Mustaqbal Forex BureauLtd 85.30 85.80 0.50 108.00 111.00 3.00
Nature Forex BureauLtd 85.50 86.50 1.00 109.00 115.00 6.00
Nawal Forex BureauLtd 85.50 88.00 2.50 109.50 112.00 2.50
Net Forex BureauLtd 85.40 86.20 0.80 110.50 111.80 1.30
Offshore Forex BureauLimited 85.50 86.30 0.80 109.50 112.00 2.50
Pacifc Forex BureauLimited 85.85 86.20 0.35 110.00 113.00 3.00
PeakTop Exchange BureauLtd 85.90 86.30 0.40 110.10 113.50 3.40
Pearl Forex BureauLtd 85.26 85.52 0.26 107.00 110.90 3.90
Princess Forex BureauLimited 85.70 86.10 0.40 109.00 113.00 4.00
Regional Forex BureauLimited 85.70 86.50 0.80 110.00 112.00 2.00
Satellite Forex BureauLtd 85.80 86.50 0.70 109.50 113.50 4.00
Sky Forex BureauLimited 85.80 86.30 0.50 110.10 113.00 2.90
SterlingForex BureauLtd 84.75 86.45 1.70 110.00 112.30 2.30
unIt trusts 22/03/13
MONEY FUNDS Daily Yield E. A. Rate
CIC MoneyMarket Fund 8.93% 9.31%
British American MoneyMarket Fund 9.28% 9.76%
Suntra MoneyMarket Fund 7.72% 8.03%
Stanbic MoneyMarket Fund 7.49% 7.76%
Old Mutual Moneymarket Fund 8.22% 8.54%
CBA MoneyMarket Fund 7.96% 8.28%
ICEA MoneyMarket Fund 7.62% 7.91%
Amana Shilling Fund 10.35% 10.55%
OTHER FUNDS Buy Sell
CIC Fixed Income Fund 9.72 9.97
CIC EquityFund 12.60 13.27
CIC Balanced Fund 12.37 12.95
Old Mutual EquityFund 331.64 351.87
Old Mutual balanced Fund 144.30 152.30
Old Mutual East Africa Fund 138.96 145.89
Old Mutual Bond Fund 103.20 105.30
CBA EquityFund 142.64 150.15
Suntra EquityFund 122.72 129.18
Suntra Balanced Fund 106.61 112.22
Dyer and Blair EquityFund 158.42 166.75
Dyer and Blair Bond Fund 123.82 126.35
ICEA Bond Fund 92.35 93.28
ICEA EquityFund 113.72 119.70
ICEA Growth Fund 119.11 125.38
Amana Growth Fund 91.89 96.73
Amana Growth Fund 92.37 96.22
Shilling weakens ahead of petition ruling
The shilling edged down yesterday as importers bought dollars
with one eye on this weeks court ruling on a challenge to the
presidential election, traders said. Commercial banks quoted the
shilling at Sh85.80/86.00 to the dollar, slightly weaker than Fridays
close of Sh85.70/90.
Were looking at some month-end dollar demand with focus on
end of the week court ruling, said Dickson Magecha, a trader at
Standard Chartered Bank, referring to a petition lodged by defeated
presidential contender Raila Odinga. The shilling has been trading
in a tight band of Sh85.00-86.00 against the dollar since Odinga
challenged the result of the March 4 election at the Supreme Court.
Under the countrys constitution, the court must deliver a ruling on
the petition by the end of this week. Reuters
23/03/13
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57.00 22.00 Eaagads Ltd Ord 1.25 AIMS 26.25 24.25 100
89.00 67.50 Kakuzi Ltd Ord.5.00 76.00 -
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500.00 400.00 The Limuru Tea Co. Ltd Ord 20.00 AIMS 470.00 -
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66.00 34.50 CFC Stanbic of Kenya Holdings Ltd ord.5.00 58.00 54.50 49,900
154.00 86.00 Diamond Trust Bank Kenya Ltd Ord 4.00 146.00 145.00 2,400
34.25 17.00 Equity Bank Ltd Ord 0.50 30.00 30.00 632,200
24.00 13.00 Housing Finance Co.Kenya Ltd Ord 5.00 22.75 22.25 254,800
42.00 20.25 Kenya Commercial Bank Ltd Ord 1.00 39.00 38.50 5,522,600
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57.00 25.00 NIC Bank Ltd Ord 5.00 49.50 49.25 165,600
315.00 160.00 Standard Chartered Bank Kenya Ltd Ord 5.00 294.00 291.00 18,800
16.50 10.15 The Co-operative Bank of Kenya Ltd Ord 1.00 15.15 15.00 310,500
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350.00 145.00 Nation Media Group Ltd Ord. 2.50 330.00 321.00 50,500
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22.50 9.00 Uchumi Supermarket Ltd Ord 5.00 21.50 21.50 65,100
CONSTRUCTION&ALLIED
74.00 48.75 ARM Cement Ltd Ord 1.00 67.00 67.50 1,013,700
225.00 143.00 Bamburi Cement Ltd Ord 5.00 220.00 219.00 244,600
48.50 24.00 Crown Paints Kenya Ltd Ord 5.00 46.50 47.75 700
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ENERGY&PETROLEUM
14.75 7.05 KenGen Co. Ltd Ord. 2.50 13.80 13.45 696,400
16.95 9.80 KenolKobil Ltd Ord 0.05 10.00 10.50 4,871,200
20.50 14.00 Kenya Power & Lighting Co Ltd Ord 2.50 18.95 18.55 589,500
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- - Umeme Ltd Ord 0.50 10.00
INSURANCE
9.50 3.80 British-American Investments Ltd Ord 0.10 8.40 8.45 175,000
7.00 3.05 CIC Insurance Group Ltd Ord.1.00 5.45 5.50 952,600
240.00 150.00 Jubilee Holdings Ltd Ord 5.00 236.00 224.00 1,600
16.45 7.15 Kenya Re Insurance Corporation Ltd Ord 2.50 14.90 14.45 202,300
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500.00 220.00 City Trust Ltd Ord 5.00 AIMS 448.00 -
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113.00 90.00 B.O.C Kenya Ltd Ord 5.00 107.00 100.00 100
540.00 280.00 British American Tobacco Kenya Ltd Ord 10.00 530.00 -
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By JameS anyanzwa
ARM Cement Ltd, formerly Athi River
Mining, has announced a 31 per cent growth
in full-year proft, and declared a frst and f-
nal dividend of 50 cents per share.
The cement makers proft before tax
(PBT) for the 12-month period ended De-
cember 31, grew to Sh1.79 billion from the
previous years Sh1.36 billion. The total rev-
enues grew 39 per cent to Sh11.2 billion from
Sh8.2 billion in a similar period.
Cement sales increased by 64 per cent
owing to increased market share in the coun-
try, and in Rwanda, and contribution of
three months sales from the Dar-es-Salaam
plant, which became operational in October
last year. The Group reckons that the de-
mand for cement in the region is expected
to grow in the wake of peaceful elections in
the country, and continued robust growth in
the East African Economies.
The Group expects to register another
year of strong growth and improved proft-
ability on the back of new capacity in Tanza-
nia and increased capacity utilisation and
effciency in operations in Kenya, the com-
pany said.
At the annual General Meeting held on
July 24 last year, shareholders approved the
companys change of name from Athi River
Mining Ltd to ARM Cement Ltd.
This was to refect the growing contribu-
tion and importance of the cement business
in the Group.
The Company, however, continues to op-
erate the industrial minerals, lime, and so-
dium silicate and Mavuno fertiliser divi-
sions. Shareholders also approved a share
split of fve shares for each existing share.
Cement maker posts
Sh1.8b full year proft
French soldiers arrive at Bangui air-
port, Central Africa Republic recently.
Rebels led by leader Michel Djotodia
(inset) have seized the presidential
palace. [PHOTOS: AP, File]
Page 33
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RoundUp
HARARE: Lawyer
released on bail
Zimbabwes high court on
Monday released a prominent
human rights lawyer on
bail, after more than a week
in prison in a case that
has renewed criticism of
President Robert Mugabes
security forces. High Court
Judge Joseph Musakwa set
aside an earlier decision by a
magistrate to deny Beatrice
Mtetwa bail. I am satisfed
with the application by the
appellant and I set aside the
ruling of the (lower) court,
Musakwa said. Mtetwa was
arrested last week together
with four aides of Mugabe
rival Prime Minister Morgan
Tsvangirai.
HONG KONG: Helps
lose r esidency c ase
Hong Kongs top court ruled
against two Filipino domestic
helpers seeking permanent
residency Monday, the fnal
decision in a case that affects
tens of thousands of other
foreign maids in the southern
Chinese fnancial hub. In a
unanimous ruling, the Court
of Final Appeal sided with the
governments position that
tight restrictions on domestic
helpers mean they dont have
the same status as other
foreign residents, who can
apply to settle permanently
after seven years. Lawyers
for the two had argued that
an immigration provision
barring domestic workers from
permanent residency was
unconstitutional.
BANDUNG: Six die, 9
missing in landslide
A government offcial says
a landslide triggered by
torrential rain has killed at
least six people and left 18
others missing on Indonesias
main island of Java. Sutopo
Purwo Nugroho of the Disaster
Mitigation Agency says nine
houses were buried when mud
gushed down from surrounding
hills just after dawn Monday
in Cililin village, West Bandung
district. He said rescuers
pulled out six bodies, including
four children, hours after the
landslide.
MOGADISHU: Scribe
shot dead by gunmen
A media colleague says that
gunmen in Somalia have
shot and killed a female
Somali journalist. Abdikarim
Ahmed Bulhan, the director
of Abudwak radio in central
Somalia, said Monday that two
men armed with pistols killed
25-year-old Rahmo Abdulqadir
Farah in Mogadishu on Sunday
evening. Her murder brings
the number of journalists
killed in Somalia this year to
three. Somalia is one of the
worlds most dangerous places
for journalist to operate. No
group immediately claimed
responsibility for the killing.
Agencies
Rebel leader declares
himself CAR president
Group spokesman says
prime minister remains
in power as S Africa
mourns lost soldiers in
battle against rebels
BANGUI, Monday
A rebel leader in Central African
Republic pledged to name a power-
sharing government after seizing the
capital Bangui on Sunday and declar-
ing himself president, a spokesman
said, in a bid to defuse international
outcry over the coup.
The seizure of power by the Seleka
rebel coalition - the latest in a series
of coups and rebellions since the min-
eral-rich nation won independence
from France in 1960 was swiftly
condemned by the United Nations
and the African Union.
The US, France and regional pow-
erbroker Chad called on Seleka leader
Michel Djotodia to respect the terms
of a January power-sharing agree-
ment signed in the Gabonese capital
Libreville.
The agreement had created a gov-
ernment drawn from rebel leaders,
the civilian opposition and loyalists of
former president Francois Bozize. It
was led by Prime Minister Nicolas
Tiangaye, a former lawyer and mem-
ber of the civilian opposition.
We will respect the Libreville ac-
cord: a political transition of two to
three years before elections, Seleka
spokesman Eric Massi said by tele-
phone. The current prime minister
remains in place and the cabinet will
be slightly reshuffed.
Massi said the riverside capital
Bangui was calm on Monday morn-
ing, though Seleka was still seeking to
contain sporadic looting which broke
out on Sunday after Bozizes fall.
HEAvy cASUALtIES
We are not here to carry out a
witch-hunt, Mr Djotodia told Radio
France Internationale (RFI).
Recent reports according to a
statement by Cameroons presidency
LUSAKA
Zambia offcially charged former
President Rupiah Banda for abuse of
authority over a Nigerian oil deal, a
government spokeswoman said on
Monday.
Banda, who has been accused of
misappropriating more than $11 mil-
lion during his three years in offce,
was arrested and then later released
on a bond, said Namukolo Kasumpa,
a spokeswoman for the governments
investigation team.
He will appear in court again on
Tuesday, she said. Zambia this month
stripped Banda of immunity from
prosecution, a sign it was getting clos-
er to bringing formal charges against
him.
Banda, who led Africas top copper
producer from 2008 to 2011, has
maintained his innocence.
The former president was ques-
tioned for nearly three hours after his
arrest, his lawyer Sakwiba Sikota said,
adding that Banda had done nothing
wrong.
Banda later appeared before sup-
porters telling them to remain calm
and that he would win his case in
court.
Recently, Mr Bandas lawyer, Rob-
ert Amsterdam, said he is the victim
of a witch hunt.
The former president stepped
down from offce in 2011 after losing
elections to President Michael Sata.
IMMUNIty LIftED
He was widely praised for accept-
ing defeat, rather than challenging the
result.
Last June, his eldest son, Andrew
Banda, was charged with corruption
following allegations that he took a 2
per cent cut from all road-building
contracts awarded to an Italian com-
pany during his fathers rule.
His son strongly denied the allega-
tion.
Bandas immunity was lifted after
he refused to appear before an offcial
panel last month.
President Sata has launched an
anti-corruption drive since coming to
power that has seen a number of for-
mer ministers investigated and some
arrested.
-Reuters and BBC
Ex-Zambia president charged over authority abuse
World
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read on state radio on Monday indi-
cate that Bozize is in Cameroon.
This is to inform the public and
the international community that the
ousted president of the Central Afri-
can Republic, Francois Bozize, is cur-
rently in Cameroon, while still looking
for another country where he will seek
refugee, said Ferdinand Ngoh Ngoh,
Secretary-General at the presidency.
At the same time, South African
president Jacob Zuma has said thir-
teen South African soldiers were killed
in the Central African Republic as reb-
els seized the capital over the week-
end. Mr Zuma said just over 200 South
African troops had battled more than
1,000 bandits.
The actions of these bandits will
not deter us from our responsibility of
working for peace and stability in Af-
rica and of supporting the prevention
of the military overthrow of constitu-
tionally elected governments and
thus subverting democracy.
-BBC and Reuters
Page 34 / NEWS OF THE WORLD Tuesday, March 26, 2013 / The Standard
Painful solution that
secured Cyprus rescue
NICOSIA, Monday
Cyprus clinched a last-
minute solution to avert im-
minent fnancial meltdown
early today after it agreed to
slash its oversized banking
sector and infict hefty losses
on wealthy depositors in
troubled banks to secure a 10
billion euro ($13 billion) bail-
out.
The deal, described by the
countrys politicians as pain-
ful, was agreed with euro f-
nance ministers in Brussels
just in time. The European
Central Bank had threatened
to cut off crucial emergency
assistance to the Cypruss em-
battled banks after today if no
agreement was reached.
Without that funding, Cy-
pruss banks would have col-
lapsed, dragging the coun-
trys economy down with
them and threatening the
small Mediterranean islands
membership of the 17-strong
group of European Union
countries that use the euro
all of which would have sent
the EUs markets spinning.
Its not that we won a bat-
tle, but we really have avoid-
ed a disastrous exit from the
eurozone, Finance Minister
Michalis Sarris said in Brus-
sels.
Markets in Europe reacted
positively, opening sharply
higher.
The mood in Nicosia was
more somber, however.
This decision is painful
for the Cypriot people. This
decision was a defeat of soli-
darity, of social cohesion,
which are fundamental free-
doms, fundamental princi-
ples of the European Union,
Parliament President Yianna-
kis Omirou told AP.
trOubled leNderS
So as soon as possible we
have to prepare our economy
to go out from the mecha-
nism and the troika, he said,
referring to the bailout agree-
ment and the three-member
delegation from the Europe-
an Commission, Internation-
al Monetary Fund and ECB
who oversee implementation
of bailout measures.
Banks in Cyrpus have
been closed for more than a
week in Cyprus .
An alternative was needed
after the countrys lawmakers
resoundingly defeated the
initial plan which would have
seized up to 10 per cent of
funds in peoples accounts in
all banks.
While cash has been avail-
able through ATMs, many
machines have quickly run
out.
Daily withdrawal limits
were imposed on ATMs of
countrys two troubled lend-
ers, Laiki and Bank of Cyprus,
on Sunday.
All banks are scheduled to
reopen Tuesday.
Under the new plan, the
bulk of the funds will be
raised by forcing losses on
wealthy savers in two of the
countrys banks, with the re-
mainder coming from tax in-
creases and privatisations.
Laiki, the countrys sec-
ond-largest bank, will be re-
structured, with all bond-
holders and people with more
than 100,000 euros in their
accounts facing signifcant
losses.
The bank will be dissolved
immediately into a bad
bank.
-AP
Soldiering on
A man holds a Greek fag in front of riot policemen during a military parade to mark Greeces Inde-
pendence Day in Athens, yesterday. Greeks across the country commemorate March 25 the start of
Greeces War of Independence against centuries of Ottoman rule in 1821. [PHOTO: REUTERS]
TRANSI TI ON
AUTHORI TY
RoundUp
BRUSSELS: Reprieve for most Zimbabweans
The European Union said on Monday it would immediately
suspend travel bans and asset freezes on most Zimbabwean
frms and people on its sanctions list after Zimbabweans
approved a new constitution curbing presidential powers.
Ten people, including President Robert Mugabe (pictured),
and two companies, including state-run diamond miner the
Zimbabwe Mining Development Corporation, remain on the
sanctions list, an EU source said.
BAGRAM: US hands over Afghan prison
The US military gave control of its last detention facility
in Afghanistan to Kabul on Monday, a year after the two
sides initially agreed on the transfer. The handover of
Parwan Detention Facility ends a bitter chapter in American
relations with Afghanistans mercurial president, Hamid
Karzai, who demanded control of the prison as a matter of
national sovereignty. It took place just a few hours before
US Secretary of State John Kerry few into Afghanistan on an
unannounced visit to see Karzai amid concerns the Afghan
president may be jeopardising the peace process. - Agencies
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Syrian rebel leader wounded in bomb attack
They will soon discover that
armed rebellion is the only way to
break the Syrian regime, al-Asaad
told The Associated Press in October
2011, soon after his group was
formed.
At the time, most Syrian activists
were inspired by the uprisings that
had successfully toppled dictators in
Tunisia and Egypt and thought popu-
lar protests would bring about the
same result in Syria. But the Syrian
governments vast, violent crackdown
on opposition caused many to resort
to arms.
EffECtivE LinKS
Today, hundreds of independent
rebel groups are fghting a civil war
against Assads forces across the coun-
try and many activists no longer both-
er to stage unarmed protests.
The UN says more than 70,000
people have been killed since the frst
protests in March, 2011.
During that transition, al-Asaad,
who spent most of his time in a refu-
gee camp in Turkey, never managed
to build effective links with most reb-
el groups or provide the support that
would have made them recognise him
as their leader. While most fghters in
Syria refer to themselves as part of the
Free Army, those who say they fol-
low al-Asaad are rare.
More recently, al-Asaads group
has been superseded by the Offce of
the Chiefs of Staff, which is associated
with the opposition Syrian National
Coalition and led by Gen Salim Idris.
That body, too, has failed to project
widespread authority inside Syria.
The Mayadeen activist said via
Skype that a bomb planted in the seat
of the car al-Asaad was riding in blew
up as he toured the town.
-AP
BEiRUt, Monday
A rebel military leader who was
among the frst to call openly for
armed insurrection against President
Bashar Assad was wounded by a bomb
planted in his car in eastern Syria,
rebels and activists have said.
Col Riad al-Asaad, leader of a now-
sidelined rebel umbrella group known
as the Free Syrian Army, had his right
foot amputated following the blast
late on Sunday, according to an activ-
ist in the town of Mayadeen where the
attack took place.
Calls to al-Asaads cell phone went
unanswered.
Louay Almokdad, a rebel spokes-
man, confrmed the attack to The As-
sociated Press by phone and said the
extent of the injury meant that ampu-
tation was likely, though he had not
received confrmation it had been
carried out. He said Al-Asaad was in
stable condition in Turkey.
There was no immediate claim of
responsibility for the attack.
Al-Asaad, a former colonel in the
Syrian air force who defected and fed
to Turkey in 2011, became the head of
the Free Syrian Army, a group of army
defectors who were among the frst to
declare armed struggle the only way
to topple Assad.
Col Riad among frst
to call for rebellion to
topple president Assad
although his group is
now sidelined
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email omwek@yahoo.com by 4th
April, 2013.
RESIDENTIAL & BUSINESS
PROPERTIES
L1/PROPERTIES FOR SALE
ELDORET Betafarm. 0712-942412
plot.
ELDORET plot hses. 0721-216865,
Dan.
ELDORET, farm plot. 0721-216865,
Dan.
KIAMUMBI, 3 b/r b/low @ 8.5m.
0733-332350.
KITENGELA, , 1.2m, Kbs t/ship.
0727-831040.
KITENGELA, one acre, Kbs Town-
ship, prime, ideal reside, 3m. 0729-
831040.
KOMAROCK Sector 3A, 1br, 3m.
0736-635479.
LAVINGTON, 2br apt, 12.5m. 0722-
390875.
MADARAKA, 2br house, 7.7m. 020-
2250625.
MLANGO Kubwa, 8 room hse, 3m.
0756-908194.
NGONG Juanco, 2nd row (2) 3 bd bun-
galows on ac, suit 4 redev, 18m.
0722-321200.
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HOTELS!
190 budget, standard & superiors
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6.00 a.m.
Corporates enjoy discounts &
credit facility
City 0737-777777, Mili 0737-111111
comfort@kenyacomfort.com
Tosha
MOTOR VEHICLES
ACCESSORIES & CAR HIRE
H2/FOR SALE PRIVATE
PRADO 03, bl 2.4m ono. 0722-
516322.
SALVAGE Prado 05, 1m. 0722-
516322.
TOY Surf 93, 500,000. 0722-
516322.
H11/EXHAUST SYSTEMS
SETLAK galvanised exhaust, 2 yrs
written guarantee tted as-u-have
drinks. 552265, 0722-527924.
NYAYO, 3br at, m/ens, q/sale, 6.2m.
0736-631389.
ONYONKA Estate, renovated 3br
maisonette, 14m o.n.o. 0722-331269,
owner.
PMK LTD. 2242285, 0733-760515.
PMK: L/ton West, 3b/r m/nette,
s/q, 25m.
PMK: S/B, 2b/r new apts, 6.5m.
REALMAST: 0722/0733-409481,
0733-730749.
REALMAST: Kile, 3bd n.apt, sq,
gym, 20m.
REALMAST: Kile, 3bdr n.apt, dsq,
14.5m.
REALMAST: Lavi, 5bdr n. tse, gdns,
46m.
RIVERSIDE, 3br, all ensui te,
rst class nishing, s/pool. 020-
2250625.
UPPERHILL 3br m/e, s/p. 0722-
352912.
WESTLANDS, 5br maiso, 35m. 0733-
712064.
L4/PROPERTIES TO LET
AT REAL TIME AGENCY: 0728-
829871, 0733-465966. Lavington,
5b/r bungalow, 1 acre + 2br g/hse,
dsq2, enquire.
AT REAL: Kileleshwa, 4b/r t/hse,
130k.
AT REAL: Kyuna, 4br t/hse, dsq,
250k.
AT REAL: Nyayo Emb, 3b/r apt,
30k.
BREAKTHRU: Lavi, 5br exe 2br mai-
sonette, 300kg & 60k pm. 0722-
523878.
BREAKTHRU: R/side, 4br + sq,
230000 pm. 0722-523878, 341767.
BURU BURU 5 secure, 2br. 0707-
537670.
BUSTANI Villas, Mbsa Rd, 3 bed
m/nette + sq, vacant, 45k. 0722-
494843.
HARAMBEE, secure, 2br. 0707-
537670.
JOEVILLA: Kahawa Sukari, 5br
bungalow, dsq, carport, 45k. 0724-
846509.
B14/MEDICAL
TEETH repl acement . 0704-
477100.
ACCOMMODATION
E1/WHERE TO STAY
CLASSIFIEDS: PROPERTIES TO LET / Page 37 Tuesday, March 26, 2013 / The Standard
MERCEDES ACTROS 2654,
2005 model, Double Diff.,
semi auto with clutch, rear
ai r bag suspensi on. Tel .
0752-378152
SUBARU FORESTER XT.
J us t I mpor t ed. Manual
Transmi ssi on, 5 Speed,
Black Colour, Kenwood 6
CD Changer, Fully Loaded
with STI Branded Muffler,
KBU, Unused on Kenyan
Roads and in Immaculate
Condition. Call 0722 854
759 or 0788 760 506.
MERCEDES E270 CDI
Avantgarde, 2004, leather,
electric seats, full option, new
tyres - 0728-771777
CARMAX EA LTD: Toyota
R a v 4 , F r o m 2 0 0 5 -
2 006, Aut oma t i c , 4WD,
2000/2400C.C,Petrol, Very
cl ean, From Kshs. 1.75m.
Contact 0722-336638/0721-
523002
TOYOTA RUSH, choice of
3 , 2006/7/8 Reg: KBU. . .
Q,fully loaded,Alloy Rims,V.
cl ean. cal l 0731 619940/
0722217835
TOYOTA Land cruiser Prado,
KBT/KBU, choice of 8 units,
model 05/06, diesel/petrol
colour black / grey/blue/
bei ge/si l ver/red/maroon.
Trade-in acceptable. Call
0722-598277.
TOYOTA HILUX, Doubl e/
Single Cab, KBT year 2005/6/7/
2011, invincible 3000cc diesel
auto/manual.colours: silver/
gold/black, wi th canopy,
choice of 5 units.Also available
NissanNavara 2005/6/7, choice
of 4 units Call: 0722-598277.
MERCEDES Benz, E200
Kompressor, E240, KBT/ KBU,
05/06, KBR/ KBS/KBT 1800CC
/ C180 2005, gun metallic, Ex-
UK/Mercedes C220 2009. Call
0722598277.
CHAANI-several shops. Pelly 072420
9497/0727249291/0719697569.
M T WA P A - M a r i n e 2 b /
r bungal ow wi th a sq. Pel l y
0724209497/0719697569.
NAIROBI HOMES (MSA) LTD. 0722
565888,041-2226090. Island- Tono-
noka 4br apartment m/ensuite @
Kshs 45,000/=.
NAIROBI HOMES (MSA) LTD. 0722
565888,041-2226090. Kizingo ,3 br
luxurious apartments overlooking
Mombasa golf course & ocean with
sq ,s/pool,secure parking & 24 hrs
security @Ksh 110,000.
NAIROBI HOMES (MSA) LTD. 0722
565888,041-2226090. Mtwapa sev-
eral 2br apartment newly built from
Ksh.12,000 to Kshs 22,000.
NAIROBI HOMES (MSA) LTD.
0722 565888,0721 307974,041-
2226090. Mtwapa several 1 br
apartments from Ksh 8000/= to
Kshs 15,000/=.
NAIROBI HOMES (MSA) LTD.
0722 565888,041-2226090. Bom-
bolulu 1br apartment with secure
parking & 24 hrs security @ Kshs
16,000/=.
NAIROBI HOMES (MSA) LTD. 0722-
565888. Nyali 3 br apartment m/en-
suite, parking & 24 hrs security @
Ksh.35,000/=.
NAIROBI HOMES (MSA) LTD.
0722565888, 041-2226090. Kiem-
beni 3br bungalow m/ensuite with
secure parking @ Kshs 25,000/=.
NAIROBI HOMES (MSA) LTD.
0722565888, 041-2226090. Mto-
panga 1 br houses fully tiled, ample
parking & 24 hrs security @ Kshs
12,000/=.
NAIROBI HOMES (MSA) LTD.
0722565888,041-2226090. Bamburi
Beach 2 br beach apartment with ac-
cess to the beach, secure parking & 24
hrs security @ Kshs 40,000/=.
NAIROBI HOMES (MSA)LTD. 0722
565888,041-2226090,Bamburi 3br
bungalow m/ensuite with secure
parking @ Kshs 30,000/=.
NYALI-Links Plaza 3b/r apartment.
Pelly 0724209497/0719697569.
KAREN, 3br house, 50,000/=. 020-
2250625.
KILE, 3br apt, all ensut, 60k. 0720-
856798.
KILELESHWA, off Ring Road, spa-
cious new 3bdr apts, dsq, 90k. 0722-
730082.
KILELESHWA, 6br double storey
hse + 1 acre mature garden. 020-
2250625.
L/KABETE, s/room, lady, 6k. 0733-
740081.
LAV, off Othaya, 4bdr, dsq, mai-
sonette, self contained, 110k. 0722-
730082.
LAVI, 4br arpt, s/pool, 75k. 0733-
712064.
LAVI, 4br penthouse @ 85k. 0722-
801486.
LAVINGTON, Valley Arcade, 3br lux-
urious at, s/pool, b/hole, lift, inter-
com, ample parking. 0704-657564.
MADARAKA NHC, 3br, new. 0722-
345499.
NGONG, 4br hse, ensute, 40k. 0722-
297773.
NYAYO, 3br at, m/en, sec, 27k.
0722-281470.
PARKLANDS near A/Hospital se-
cure g/wing renovated 35,000.
0721-632458.
PARKLANDS, 2br new apartment,
50k plus sc. 0723-629910.
PMK LTD. 2242285, 0733-760515.
PMK: L/ton West, s/q, neat, 9k.
PMK: L/ton, 3 b/r bungalow, s/q,
garage on acre, residential/com,
350k.
PMK: Langata, 3 b/r m/nette, 40k.
PMK: Madaraka, 3 b/r apts, 45k.
PMK: Parklands, 3 b/r apts, 85k.
PMK: State Hse, small ofce, 18k.
REALMAST: 0722/0733-409481,
0733-730749 property@realmast.
com 4440448/228.
REALMAST: Brookside, 5bd thse,
gdn, 210k.
REALMAST: Kile, 3bd apt, sq, pool,
120k.
REALMAST: Kile, 6 bd, d/s res,
a gd, 250k.
REALMAST: Lavi, 5bd thse, sq,
gdn, 250k.
REALMAST: New Muthaiga, 6bdr,
d/s, 250k.
REALMAST: Runda, 5 b/d, d/s res,
1/2a, 250k.
REALMAST: Westlnds, 3/4bd apt,
gen, 110k.
SOUTH B, Jokim Est 4br maisonette
with sq 50kpm. Tel. 0722-307057,
0723-443912.
WAGA: Ngong, 4br + sq bungalow on
ac, 45,000. 0701-340967, 2213022
info@wagaholdings.com
WAGA: Ki l el eshwa, 2br apt,
50,000.
WAGA: Langata nxt Carnivore, 4br +
sq maiss + s/charge, 90,000.
WAGA: Loresho Springs, 2 & 3br
apt, 60,000.
WAGA: Nyayo Estate, 3br apt,
30,000.
L9/PLOTS/LAND FOR SALE
1/2AC, Safari Park, serviced. 0770-
281469.
1/4AC, Ruai, Mangongeini, 400k.
0733-740081.
FORTCOM: Syokimau, executive
4br maisonettes, asking 12m. 0722-
876198.
GIMU Estate, KMC, 1/8 acre, 1.2m.
0720-822619.
ISINYA 50 by 100 plots, depo 80k,
balance in 6 monthly installments,
asking 185k, owner. 0721-736077.
KAJIADO town, 100ac, 1 1/2km main
rd, borehole, electricity, red soil,
1.8m p/a. 020-2250625.
KILIMANI, ac. to redevelop, 132m.
020-2250625.
KISERIAN - Kahuho, 1/8ac @ 1.5m.
0721-125211, 0707-074221, 0721-
318733.
KISERIAN Sholinge, 3ac @ 1.5m.
0721-125211, 0707-074221, 0721-
318733.
LIMESTONE, 56m tonnes in Bisil on
150 acres, good for cement factory or
limestone supply & limestone prod-
ucts, asking KShs 60/= per tonne,
studies available. 0722-797212.
LORESHO, prime ac, 24m. 0722-
467230, Simon.
NAKURU 1/4 plot 0729224012
PARKLANDS, 5 acres, 600m. 0733-
712064.
PMK LTD. 2242285, 0733-760515.
PMK: Athi River, industrial, acre,
15m.
PMK: Kakamega, serviced plots
@ 850k.
PMK: Ngong, acre, serviced,
4m.
RUAI, 1000 acres for sale, asking,
KShs 6m per acre. 0722-797212.
SOUTH C, ac serviced plot, 28.5m.
020-2250625.
SPRING Valley, Peponi Rd, ac.
020-2250625.
THIKA sp highway, 1acre. 0711-
888848.
THOME I, plot red soil. 0722-
352912.
UTAWALA, Oilbya, 40 x 80. 0736-
202713.
UTHIRU, 1/8 acre, 10m o.n.o. 0720-
769732.
L10/PREMISES/OFFICES TO LET
GODOWNS 6-10,000 sf Msa Rd.
0722-204686.
HURLINGHAM, ofce, 10-25k. 0720-
822619.
KILIMANI, ofce 25-30-80k. 0723-
208050.
NEW Business Park Eastern/Thika
Super Highway jctn, godown with
ofce from 4200 sq. ft. @ 30 p.s.q.
ft. ofces from 1000 sq. ft @ 50/=.
0722/0735-523564.
OFF Mombasa Road, godowns,
area 10653 ft
2
& 9684ft
2
. Tel.
0727-300450/0786-300450, 020-
2023255.
OFFICES, 7k, Tom Mboya St. 0722-
770064.
WESTLAND, shop. 4449244/5/7.
L11/PREMISES/OFFICES FOR SALE
REALMAST: 0722/0733-409481. En-
terprise Rd, godown n ofce 20000
sq. ft. 65m.
REALMAST: 0722/0733-409481.
Msa Rd, new godown n ofce com-
plex, 0.8a, 200m.
L4/PROPERTIES TO LET
COAST
RESIDENTIAL & BUSINESS
PROPERTIES
L2/PROPERTIES FOR SALE
BOMBOLULU-behind Bella Pla-
za 4b/r double storey building.
Pelly 0724209497/0727249291/07
19697569.
MTITO Andei-90 acres plot. Pelly
0724209497/0727249291/07196
97569.
NAIROBI HOMES (MSA) LTD.
0722565888,0412226090. Mtwapa
2 br apartments all ensuite with
secure parking ,garden & s/pool @
Kshs 6m.
NAIROBI HOMES (MSA) LTD. 0722
565888,041-2226090- Bombolulu
3 br maisonette on 1/8 acre plot @
Kshs 13m.
NAIROBI HOMES (MSA) LTD. 0722
565888,041-2226090. Bamburi near
Braeburn School,1/8 acre prime resi-
dential plot @ Ksh. 1.8m.
NAIROBI HOMES (MSA) LTD. 0722
565888,041-2226090. Nyali off Links
Rd,5br maisonette, fully furnished,
guest wings, sq indoor s/pool, wa-
ter purification/treatment plant,
back up generator, CCTV, electric
fencing & ample parking. Details on
application.
NYALI-Links Plaza 3b/r apartment
spacious. Pelly 0724209497/072
7249291/0719697569/2223193/2
227582.
PORT- REI TZ- 2 1 / 2 a c r e s
t ouchi ng t he ocean. Pel l y
0724209497/0727249291.
L5/ PROPERTIES TO LET
3/4 B/R new hse Ki zi ngo
0718147739
AMUTEI: 1 acre with 4 br mais 0726
691 318 Nyali.
AMUTEI: 2br apart Nyali 0726
691318.
B A M B U R I - M w e m b e g e -
za 3b/r apar t ment s. Pel l y
0724209497/0727249291.
BAMBURI-Ratna 4b/r maisonette.
Pelly 0724209497/0719697569.
DEAL!: Toyota Surf, 1993,
Bl ue, Al l oy Ri ms, Rough
terai n Tyres, Very cl ean
bot h i n and out , KAK,
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Bul l bar, 4WD, Manual ,
2500cc diesel, 500,000-
ono. view photos for this car
@ www.sellasyoudrive.com
Call / SMS 0722-516322,
0738-500060 owner
DEAL!: Toyota Prado, 2003,
white, KShs 2.4m- ono. view
photos for this car @ www.
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SMS 0722-516322, 0738-
500060 owner
SALVAGE : Toyota Prado,
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view photos for this car @
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Call / SMS 0722-516322,
0738-500060 owner

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Tuesday, March 26, 2013
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CRICKET: Cooks exit
leaves England battling
Part-time spinner Kane
Williamson took two wickets,
including that of Alastair Cook,
just before stumps to put New
Zealand rmly in charge of the
series-deciding third test against
England at the end of the fourth
day at Eden Park yesterday.
Ian Bell was on eight, while
nightwatchman Steven Finn was
dismissed in the nal over of the
day by Williamson for a duck to
reduce England to 90 for four at
the close, chasing an improbable
481 for victory and now needing
to bat out the nal days play on
Tuesday to scrape to a face-saving
draw. Reports by Reuters
RUGBY: Canterburys
Read out with injury
All Blacks number eight Kieran
Read has been ruled out of
Super Rugby for a minimum
of four weeks after partially
tearing ligaments in his big
toe, his Canterbury Crusaders
team said yesterday. Read
suffered the injury in the
Crusaders 55-20 victory over
South Africas Southern Kings
in Christchurch on Saturday.
It is hugely disappointing that
Kieran cannot join the team
to South Africa, Crusaders
coach Todd Blackadder said in
a statement.
BASKETBALL: Miami,
win 26th tie in a row
If Dwyane Wade had to pick a
game to sit out with a bruised
right knee, this was the one. A
mismatch on paper between
the teams with the NBAs best
record the Miami Heat and
worst record the Charlotte
Bobcats was made a little
closer with the absence of
Wade. But thanks to LeBron
James, Miami had more than
enough to subdue the Bobcats
109-77 on Sunday night to
extend the second-longest
winning streak in NBA history to
26 games.
KENYA
RULES
Kenyas Tamnay Mishra
(right) bats during the
Cricket World Cup Group A
match between Canada and
Kenya in New Delhi, India,
in 2011. [PHOTO:AP]
By OSCAR PILIPILI
Kenya arrived in United Arab
Emirates (UAE) with one goal and
achieved it by winning all but one
match against Canada.
Their most signicant victory
was beating Canada in the ICC In-
tercontinental Cup four-dayer
match.
This was Kenyas rst win in the
Intercontinental Cup tournament
since the edition started in June,
2011.
By handing Canada a four wick-
ets defeat in the Cup, Collins Obuya
men delivered their maiden series
win in over four years of failed at-
tempts.
When Canada set Kenya a target
of 128 in the second inning, the
East Africans were set to achieve
the elusive victory and they did
that in style loosing six wickets and
win the tour.
Kenya had won the 50 overs
matches 2-0 and levelled the Twen-
ty20 assignment 1-1 before naliz-
ing the tour with the Interconti-
nental Cup tie on the last day.
The only time the Kenya strug-
gled in their quest to win the match
in their second inning was in the
rst over when they lost opener
Irfan Karim from the rst ball.
But once opener Duncan Allan,
who held the innings together with
35 and Obuya got going there was
nothing that could stop them.
Obuya made 19 in a stand of 41
runs before he was trapped. Allan
continued on and put on 38 with
Tanmay Mishra getting Kenya to
79.
Mishra remained unbeaten on
38 as Kenya registered their rst In-
tercontinental Cup win since this
edition started in July 2011 in 35
overs.
Earlier, Nehemiah Odhiambo
had bowled an inspiring spell to
see the match into Kenyas reach.
The game had seemed headed for
a draw after Canadian opener Hiral
Patel and Raza-ur-Rehman com-
fortable negotiated a nervy third
days play to remain 59 for 2 at
stumps.
But Odhiambo had other ideas
bowling an inspired spell to claim
match gures of ve for 43 from
15.3 overs.
FIRST SLIP
However, it was Elijah Otieno
who started the march on for Ke-
nya on the last day when he clean
bowled Rehman for 17 before
Mishra caught the Canadian skip-
per Jimmy Hansra at rst slip for
eight.
Rakep Patel then stole the show
by taking the catch of the series to
dismiss Damodar Daesrath for just
two runs off the bowling of Nelson
Odhiambo that left Canada at a
precarious position of 89 for ve
wicket just a lead of 41 and Kenya
sensed an opportunity.
A desert storm briey interrupt-
ed the match for some 10 minutes
after lunch before the Odhiambo
opened the oodgates.
The 29-year old opening fast
bowler then got in on the act ac-
counting for wicket-keeper Hamza
Tariq for 8, before taking the wick-
ets of Rayyan Pathan and Henry
Osinde off consecutive balls to add
onto the dismissal of Hiral Patel
that triggered the collapse.
The win came weeks after Ke-
nya won the Africa Twenty20 title
in Uganda to qualify for the ICC
Twenty20 World Cup qualication
round slated for Dubai next year.
It is everyones prayer that
Cricket Kenya will work towards
improving the teams performance
after this impressive show.
Cricket team win all but
one match in tour of Dubai
Tuesday, March 26, 2013 / The Standard FEVERPITCH/ Page 39

FastTrack
VOLLEYBALL: Egypt
pulls out of FIVB league
Following the withdrawal of
Egypt from FIVB Volleyball
World League 2013, Portugal will
replace the African champions
in the prestigious annual event.
Portugal, ranked 36th in the
world, nished 16th year and they
are eligible to ll the vacancy
left by Egypt who withdrew
citing difculty in complying with
tournament regulations having
lost to the Netherlands in the
second round of the World League
2013 qualiers. Portugal will join
Pool C, which consists of Canada
(WR18), Korea (WR22), Finland
(WR31), the Netherlands (WR41)
and Japan (WR19).
TENNIS: Kenya Network
elects new ofcice
Newly established Kenya Tennis
Network (KTN) conducted its
Annual General Meeting last
weekend and elected ofcials.
Collins Agwanda was elected
unopposed as president. Johannes
Okumu is the Secretary General
and Tom Amwanzo treasurer.
Others who were elected are
Linah Achieng (co-ordinator) and
Maurene Akhama (membership
co-ordinator. Speaking after the
election held in Kisumu, Okumu
said KTN should not be viewed
as a rival tennis body in Kenya.
Our aim is to ensure children
who aspire to play tennis across
the countrys 47 counties get the
opportunity, he said.
HOCKEY: Moi Nairobi
tops schools league
Moi Nairobi recorded two
victories to collect maximum
points and take commanding 18
points lead in Pool A of Nairobi
County Secondary Schools girls
hockey league. Moi beat Kenya
High 2-0 with goals from Vivian
Akinyi and Petunia Ngweno in
their rst match on Saturday.
They achieved their second
victory of the weekend after they
defeated Precious Blood 2-0 with
Cassandra Dacha and Virginia
Wanyee pumping in the goals.
Kenya High are Mois closest
challengers with seven points
off four matches in Pool A. The
leaders have played two matches
more than Kenya High.
Oscar Pilipili
ITS A CLEAN SWEEP
Regions pick teams for national games
By OSCAR PILIPILI
and KENAN MIRUKA
Aberdare region held their term
one Secondary Schools County
Championships at various venues
over the weekend.
The purpose of the county games
was to select teams to participate in
the Aberdare Region Championships
to be held at Mangu School and Thi-
ka Stadium on March 29.
All nalists in the event that was
held under two blocks earned tickets
to participate in the Aberdare Region
Games.
In Block A contest held at Kian-
yaga Boys, Ndururumo beat Kabare
28-18 in nal to emerge victorious in
the girls basketball.
Kabare beat Kerugoya 42-8, while
Ndururumo overcame Mugoiri 27-16
to advance to the nal. Karen Kara-
bata of Ndururumo was best scorer
on 22 points.
In the boys category, Pioneer
Academy beat Nanyuki 35-16 in the
nal to qualify for the regional proper.
Pioneer eliminated Kerugoya 44-23
while Nanyuki beat Wahundura 27-22
in semi-nals to qualify for nal. Evan
Mwaniki of Pioneer was best scorer
on 10 points.
Block B basketball held at
Mangu Boys saw Karinga beat
Heights Academy 26-21 in girls bas-
ketball nal to earn a berth in Aberd-
are Region Games. Karinga defeated
Nyeri Baptist 51-22 while Heights
Academy beat Mt Kenya 26-21 to
qualify for the nal.
In boys basketball, Mangu High
dismissed Nyeri High 54-30 in a tough
nal match to be crowned champi-
ons. Nyeri shocked giants Alliance 45-
41 while Mangu beat St Marys 40-17
to qualify for nal and regional
show.
Alliance suffered yet another blow
after they narrowly lost 6-8 against
Mangu in rugby nal. But Alliance
have another chance to redeem their
image as they qualied for regional
event by virtue of being nalists.
In netball, Tetu maintained their
status as leading team from the re-
gion following 47-2 victory over Kiriti.
Aberdare region is made up of six
counties namely: Muranga, Nyeri, Ki-
ambu, Kirinyaga, Nyandarua and Lai-
kipia.
For the purpose of easier organi-
sation of the competition the region
is divided into two regional zones
namely: Block A that comprises Kir-
inyaga Muranga and Laikipia and
Block B that has Nyeri, Kiambu and
Nyandarua counties.
Regional secretary Njuguna Mui-
ga said the nal for rugby, netball and
basketball will be held in Mangu High
while Athletics shall be in Thika Sta-
dium during the one-day event.
Muiga said: Were using regional
games to test our facilities ahead of
the national championships sched-
uled to start on April 15-20.
Mangu and Thika Stadium ven-
ues have previously hosted the na-
tionals and I believe they are still
some of the best facilities weve in the
region, he told FeverPitch on tele-
phone yesterday.
Muiga stated that they settled on
the two venues because they are cen-
trally located and thus offers easier
accessibility for teams from other re-
gions in the country.
Meanwhile, Maseno School be-
gins their defence of the Lake and
Highland regions boys basketball ti-
tle this Wednesday by facing St. Kizito
Nyansiongo at Cardinal Otunga High
School Mosocho in Kisii County.
The defending champions have
been pooled in group D which also
includes Ambira High School.
Kisii Countys defending champi-
ons St. Johns Nyamagwa Boys will
face Homa Bay Boys and Kisumu Boys
in pool A.
In the xtures released by region-
al secretary Tom Odhiambo, Rapogi,
Agoro Sare and hosts Cardinal Otunga
will face each other in Pool B while
Rakwaro Seminary, St Marys Yala and
Nyamira Boys are in Pool C.
In girls basketball, Kisumu Girls
and Asumbi Girls have been pooled
in group A alongside Gesicho from
Kisii County.
Kisii County champions Iteirio
Girls, Ogande from Homa Bay and St
Marys Mabera are in group B while
group C has Ngiya, Enkinda and
Ulanda.
Pool D will have Nyamira cham-
pions Sironga, Raliew and Koru from
Kisumu County.
Past schools action.
Jazz Nadhra in action at the Jamhuri Park
track on Sunday. [PHOTO: SAMUEL NYAKON-
DO/STANDARD]
By FEVERPITCH REPORTER
The 2008 Kenya Rally Cham-
pion Baldev Chager, in his
chopped-up Subaru N10, was
the star attraction as the second
round of the Kenya National
Autocross Championship end-
ed at Jamhurui Park racetrack
on Sunday.
Chager, led his Kabras Rac-
ing Sugar Racing outt to a
1-2-3 podium nish in the Open
Class, restricting Onkar Rai to
second position and Anish
Chouhan third.
Rais cumulative total after
his best of three heart runs was
5.30.45 minutes in the same
Subaru buggy he shared with
Chager.
Chager, who has two series
wins so far, completed the com-
petition in 5:16.38 minutes.
Jas Nandhra won the 2WD
Turbo Class followed by Bob-
by Sehmi and Amit Pandya in
that order.
Gurmeet Mehta recov-
ered from a disappointing
start in his round one de-
but last month to win the
2WD Non-Turbo class.
Even after rolling on
his rst heat run, Gur-
meet, who won the 4x4
during Athi Challenge
this year, beat Sachin
Choda and youngster
Tejas Hirani. It was a
remarkable come-
back for Jazz Nandhra
this season.
SECOND CAREER WIN
This was Nandhras second
career win since claiming fth
round honours last season be-
fore going into sabbatical.
Nandhra displayed a good
showing in the 2WD Turbo
Class, clocking 5:30.90 minutes
despite not having competed in
any race this season.
It feels great to win again.
The last time I drove here was
when I won a race last year. This
is my rst overall again in the
2WD turbo class. It was howev-
er a good ght with the rest of
the boys, said Nandhra
who made his buggy
debut in 2011.
Behind Nandhra
was Bobby Sehmi,
who nished sec-
ond in 5:31.70 in
a buggy which
he shared with
Hardeep Rehsi.
Sehmi beat
Amit Pandya
to third
place.
Firstly, the track
layout was well placed
out and fast, but a few
wet mud spots hindered
us in the morning run
though after drying up in one
mishap of touching the tape set
us back again. But I quickly
made up for the undoing in
heat four which was my fastest
run but we are happy to settle
for third by two milli-seconds
behind Sehmi, said Amit.
Chager leads Kabras team to
1-2-3 Autocross podium nish
SELECTED RESULTS AUTOCROSS 2
2WDNON-TURBO
1. G. Mehta 5.45.88
2. Sachin Choda 5.48.10
3. Tejas Hirani (Buggy) 5.49.73
4. Sammy Nyorri 6.07.44
5. Moses Mugo 6.21.72
6. Daren Miranda 6.22.30
7. Joan Nesbitt (Toyota Tercel) 6.34.53
2WDTURBO
1. Jazz Nadhra (Buggy) 5.30.90
2. Bobby Sehmi (Buggy) 5.31.70
3. Amit Pandya (Buggy) 5.31.72
4. Hardeep Rehsi (Buggy) 5.37.55
5. Kabir Kalsi (Buggy) 5.39.48
6. Shalien Mughal 5.39.88
7. Samir Khan 5.42.28
8. Pavit Kenth 5.42.77
9. Jasneil Ghataure 5.45.45
10. Charles Mugo (Buggy) 5.46.02
OPENCLASS
1. Baldev Chager. (Sub buggy) 5.16.88
2. Onkar Rai (Sub buggy) 5.30.45
3. Anish Chouhan (Sub N10) 5.34.11
4. Imran Mughal (Subaru) 5.45.84
5. G. Njoroge 5.47.72
6. Asad Khan (Sub Legacy) 5.49.46
7. Tejvir Rai (Subaru N10) 5.51.01
8. Nzioka Waita (Sub N10) 6.10.07
9. Rajesh Maini 6.31.50
10. Daljeeth Singh 6.48.17
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MOMBASA: Sports Club
rout Burhani in cricket
Mombasa Sports Club had
little diffcult in dismissing
Burhani Sports Club to enhance
their chances of winning the
Mombasa 30 over tournament.
The match at the Mombasa
Sports Club and played under
sunny weather saw the winners
emerge victorious by eight
wickets. Mombasa Sports Club
won the toss and elected to
bowl. Burhani scored 103/8 in
30 over with Idris Yusufali and
Juzer Hussein bagging 33 and
17 runs respectively. Mombasa
Sports Clubs top bowlers were
Raj Shikotra 11 runs and three
wickets in three over while
Vinit Kikotra had 23 runs, two
wickets in six over.
Ernest Ndunda
NAIROBI: Athletics feat
attracts Zuku TV pursuit
Kenyas supremacy in athletics
continues to attract foreign
television interests. On
Sunday, East African Pay
TV provider Zuku hosted
Kenyan sports journalists to
watch the IAAF World Cross-
Country Championships in
Bydgoszcz, Poland. Through
its Zuku Sports Channel,
the broadcaster hosted the
scribes alongside veteran
athletes at Galileo Lounge in
Nairobis Westlands, where
they screened the event
live. Hannelie Bekker, the
managing director Zuku TV,
said athletics is a key markets
products for Zuku TV.
Jonathan Komen
MOMBASA: Warriors and
Kisauni top coast boxing
African Warriors and Kisauni
United were declared joint
leaders of the Coast boxing
league, which was staged over
the weekend at Tononoka
Social Hall in Mombasa. The
two clubs bagged 10 points
each to remain the joint front-
runners of the league, which
has seven clubs. Mbaraki
boxing club collected nine
points while Transfx and
KOs tied on seven points. In
the individual performance,
Abdalla Athman of Transfx
beat Kisauni Uniteds Mwinyi
Ngonyi to win the light
fyweight. Ernest Ndunda
By JONATHAN KOMEN
Kenya team arrives this
afternoon after a successful
outing at the 40th IAAF
World Cross-Country Cham-
pionships in Bydgoszcz, Po-
land.
The squad which re-
tained the overall title with
fve individual gold medals,
three team titles and re-
claimed the elusive 12km
senior mens title will land
at the Jomo Kenyatta Inter-
national at 2:55pm.
Sponsors Kenya Com-
mercial Bank, Athletics Ke-
nya offcials, family mem-
bers and friends will be at
hand to welcome them.
They will then proceed to
Inter-Continental Hotel,
where cross-country title
sponsors KCB and AK will
host them to a luncheon.
AK President Isaiah Kip-
lagat paid glowing tribute to
the team and said the bril-
liant performance was an
indicator the country has
started on the right foot
ahead of World Champion-
ships to be held in Moscow,
Russia, from August 10-18.
Our athletes have
sounded clear indicators
that we can match or even
supercede the Daegu World
championships perfor-
mance, said Kiplagat.
The brilliance displayed
by Faith Chepngetich, Em-
ily Chebet and Japhet Korir,
who recaptured the mens
12km title in a tactical race
leading from the front, is
quite commendable, he
said.
CArNivAl MOOd
Celebrations, usually
marked by the traditional
Mursik fanfare, are in high
gear in South Rift and North
Rift areas for the grand
homecoming.
Japhet Korir, who became
the IAAF youngest 12km
winner at 19 and the frst
one outside Kenya Defence
Forces, will be decorated
with the Kalenjin ornamen-
tal plant Sinendet, used to
bless communitys heroes,
in Kericho.
But women winners Em-
ily Chebet and Faith
Chepngetich as well as sil-
ver medalist and primary
school girl Nancy Jebet Tirop
will be adorned with the
communitys heroine belt
leketio used to honour
outstanding women in the
community.
rEgiONAl suprEMACy
Interestingly, fve athletes
are from South Rift the
seedbed of Kenyas junior
runners in the womens
junior team. They joined
forces with world junior
5,000 m bronze medalists
Agnes Chebet, World Youth
1,500m fnalist Sheila
Chepngetich and KCB/AK
jackpot winner Roseline
Chepngetich.
Chebet is a primary
school pupil in Nandi Coun-
ty while 8km mens silver
medalist Leonard Barsoton,
a Japan based runner, also
comes from the region.
The team lost the mens
8km individual and team ti-
tles to Ethiopia but re-
claimed the junior womens
6km race overall title from
their perenial rivals.
From the 8km mens start,
it was evident that team gold
battle was to be between Ke-
nya and Ethiopia. But in the
last lap, Ethiopians domi-
nated the top ten lead.
They also forfeited to
them the senior mens 12km
team title, which they last
lost in 1984.
In the team standings,
Emily Chebet led the Ke-
nyan outft to emphatic gold
medal winning display, with
19 points to Ethiopias 48.She
became the frst Kenyan to
win the title twice.
It represented their
fourth consecutive title in
the event and again proved
their dominance with all six
runners inside the top 11.
Athletics Kenya Public
Relations Offcer Peter Ang-
wenyi lauded the high level
of discipline the athletes ex-
hibited right after the na-
tional trials.
Kenya team returns today
from World Cross Country
Red caRpet welcome
Eritreas Moses Ndiema Kipsiro and Kenyas Japhet Kipyegon Korir compete during the senior
mens race during the World Cross Country Championships in Bydgoszcz, Poland. [PHOTO: AFP]
group supremacy at stake in World Cup qualifying
pAris

Group supremacy will be
on the line in World Cup
qualifying when reigning
world and European cham-
pion Spain travels to play
France and England goes to
Montenegro in Tuesdays
standout games.
The teams currently in
frst place were not expected
to be, with France two points
clear of Spain and England
lagging behind Montenegro
by the same margin.
It will be a diffcult
match but we shouldnt have
any apprehension, France
coach Didier Deschamps
said. We will take the battle
to them.
After Tuesdays critical
games, both England and
Spain could be fve points
adrift and facing the pros-
pect of a playoff to reach
next years World Cup.
Elsewhere, teams like the
Netherlands, Russia and
Germany can already hear
the Samba beats of Brazil as
they hold comfortable leads
in their qualifying groups.
Most teams preparing to
face Spain struggle to come
up with a successful game
plan, but this time its the
Spanish who are uneasy af-
ter slipping to 1-1 home
draw with Finland on Friday
and losing the Group I lead
to France, which beat Geor-
gia 3-1.
England warmed up for
Montenegro with an 8-0 de-
struction of San Marino that
felt like a training match as
the players shared the goals.
Montenegro had to fght
much harder, needing a late
winner from Juventus for-
ward Mirko Vucinic to scrape
a 1-0 win at Moldova.
Ukraine and Poland are
both six points behind Eng-
land in Group H, with Mon-
tenegro leading the way with
13 points. Ukraine faces
Moldova as Poland takes on
San Marino.
Group A is much tighter,
with Belgium and Croatia
level on 13 points. Croatia
has the tougher game away
to Wales while Belgium hosts
struggling Macedonia as
Serbia plays Scotland. AP
Frances Olivier Giroud (left)
and Murtaz Davshvili (Georgia).
ByJONATHAN KOMEN


.
AP
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SCRABBLE: Kenya to
host regional tourney
Kenya will host a three-
day East and Central Africa
Scrabble Association (ECASA)
championship at the Moi
International Sports Centre
Kasarani from Thursday. This
scrabble championship will be
the richest and largest ECASA
scrabble event ever to be held
in the region. All players are
expected to check in on Thursday
by 6:00pm for registration, rst
round draw and ofcial opening
by sports commissioner Gordon
Oluoch, said Peter Muranguri, a
Scrabble Kenya ofcial and the
Championship director.
Philip Orwa
NAIROBI: Jambo rout
Tipples in Wazee league
Jambo FC thrashed Tipples FC
4-1 in the weekends Wazee
Pamoja league that was played
at Nairobis Jericho lower
grounds. In other matches of
the league, Ujuanga settled for
a one all draw against Pumzika,
while Tickles registered a 2-1 win
against GMK. Paradiso edged
Oldskool 3-2 in another tough
and entertaining encounter. In
other matches played at the
weekend, Greenyard suffered a
2-1 home defeat against Nzoia
during a match played at Mesora
grounds. The Wazee Pamoja
league is played every Sunday.
Rebecca Gichana
PREPS INTENSIFY
Kenyan teams for CAVB
African Club Championships
step up training
Kenya to send strong teams to Bulgaria Deaympics
By GILBERT WANDERA
Kenya will make an ap-
pearance at the 21st Summer
Deaympics between July 26
and August 4 in Soa, Bulgar-
ia.
The country will be repre-
sented in two disciplines dur-
ing the ten-day event.
This include athletics and
basketball. According to Pub-
lic Relations Ofcer of the Ke-
nya Sports Federation of the
Deaf Tom Okiki, trials to se-
lect the two teams that will
represent the country are al-
ready underway.
We want to send very
strong teams to the games in-
order that we may pick a lot
of medals. We expect strong
opposition and so we must be
ready to do well in the event,
he told FeverPitch yesterday.
This is will the third time
that the country is sending a
team to the games but it is the
rst that a basketball team is
being entered in the competi-
tion that brings together close
to 100 countries.
FIVE MEDALS
The rst time Kenya en-
tered in the competition was
in 2001 when it was held in
Rome and here the country
won just one silver medal.
In 2005, the country was
also represented in the cham-
pionships which were held in
Australia and collected ve
medals which included one
gold, one silver and three
bronze.
In Taipei three years ago,
the country managed seven
medals including four gold,
two silver and a bronze.
Okiki said they expect to
pick more medals during this
years games especially after
increasing the number of dis-
ciplines.
Among the medal hope-
fuls during this years game is
Batson Moijo who won two
gold medals during the 2012
World athletics champion-
ships held in Canada.
Moijo triumphed in the
800m and 3,000m events. An-
other medal hopeful is Daniel
Kiptum who won a gold med-
al in the world event after he
claimed rst place in the men
10,000m event.
In the womens event, Ber-
yl Atieno will be keenly watch
as she takes part in the event.
She was a gold medal in the
200m and 100m events dur-
ing the championships held
in Canada debunking the no-
tion that Kenyan athletes are
weak in the short races.
Okiki, however, claried
that Deaympics is different
from Paralympic Games. He
urged sponsors to come on
board and help their team to
take part in Bugaria in August
realise their dreams.
Tom Okiki
KISII: Kisero oor
hosts Shabana FC
Visiting Kisero FC defeated
hosts Shabana 3-1 in a Division
One league match played at
Gusii stadium at the weekend.
Shabana were the rst to
score in the fth minute
through Wycliffe Ondari. The
visitors, however, came back a
motivated lot and scored their
equaliser through David Awinda
in the 52nd minute. Kisero
found the back of the net again
through David Otieno for a 2-1
lead before Lee Oluoch made it
3-1 in the 80th minute. Kisumu
Municipals match against
Utawala FC in Nakuru aborted.
Pilip Orwa
By OSCAR PILIPILI
Kenyan teams for CAVB
African Clubs Champion-
ships have intensied train-
ing as the tournament draws
nearer.
Kenya Prisons mens team
coach Gideon Chenje insists
that they are out to be the rst
club from South of Sahara to
play at World Cup.
The mens tournament
which will be held in Libya on
April 19-27 acts as qualica-
tion round for Junes FIVB
World Club Championships
scheduled for Brazil.
Chenje said: I think this is
an opportunity to demon-
strate that we have the ability
to play competitively at high-
er level of volleyball in Africa
now.
Hopefully, well qualify
for the nal and earn ticket
that would send us to World
Championships this year,
said the coach with con-
dence written all over his
face.
Last year we had a bad
tournament but all players in
camp have promised me that
they will much better in Libya
and nish, at worst, in second
position, Chenje said during
training at Moi International
Sports Centre arena yester-
day.
FANTASTIC SHAPE
Chenje said that his camp
is void of any injury and all
players are in fantastic
shape.
The players are raring to
conquer the continent and
make maiden debut in World
Clubs Championships,
Chenje said.
Prisons captain Ibrahim
Oduor echoed sentiments of
his coach saying they are de-
termined to play in the World
Championships.
Its true that the conti-
nental event shall be very
competitive because every
team want to win and play at
global level, he said.
Weve been training hard
since January with focus on
World Championships and
Im condent our hard work
would yield fruit, said the
towering net player who also
doubles up as national team
skipper.
PUSHED BACK
Our team is full of high
level players with a lot of abil-
ity and they can contain any
opposition on level playing
ground, he said.
The mens tournament
was earlier planned for April
3-11, 2013 but the CAVB
pushed the dates back due to
high entry of teams.
The continental body stat-
ed that the change of time
was meant to guarantee good
organisation and good tech-
nical circumstances for the
competition.
General Service Unit and
Ulinzi, who are other Kenyas
representatives, are yet to
state ofcial position over
their participation in the Afri-
can event.
Prisons womens team are
also shaping up for forthcom-
ing African competition at
Moi International Sports Cen-
tre, Kasarani.
Head coach David
Lungaho told FeverPitch that
his players are psyched to
play better and achieve their
sixth continental title.
Prisons claimed the tro-
phy in 2007-9 and 2011-12.
Lungaho said: Im im-
pressed by the way the girls
are responding to training
and if they carry the form to
Madagascar then winning the
Championships will be with-
ing our reach, he said.
Kenya Prisons men
coach Gideon Chenje
[PHOTO: BONIFACE
OKENDO/STANDARD]
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exuding confidence
Muhiddin excited by Bandari
win over Sony Sugar
Bandaris Thomas Ntulwe (right) celebrates
after scoring past Sonys custodian Wycliffe
Kasaya during their Kenyan Premier League
match at Mabaraki Sports Ground at the
weekend. [PHOTO:MAARUFU MOHAMED/STANDARD]
By gilBert wandera
Bandari coach Twahir
Muhiddin says the teams 3-0
win over Sony Sugar on Satur-
day has raised confdence lev-
els in the team to an all time
high.
The win was the frst by
Bandari at home in the Kenyan
Premier League (KPL) this sea-
son and the former Harambee
Stars coach believes it has giv-
en his players an extra boost
ahead of their up-coming fx-
tures.
It was an important win
for us considering it was the
frst one at home.I have always
told my players that they are
good enough and this win is
big confrmation of that. Their
self-belief has just gone a bit
higher and from now on they
can only do better, said the
coach.
Muhiddin also paid glow-
ing tribute to his players for the
huge win and admitted the
weather played to their advan-
tage.
The scores refect the true
proceedings on the pitch. The
players were at their best in
both halves and the fact that it
rained before the match raised
humidity levels and this played
to our advantage because our
opponents are not used to
playing in such kind of weath-
er conditions, admitted
Muhiddin.
He cautioned that the team
cannot begin to celebrate after
the win insisting that the real
test for his side will come once
they face the big guns.
So far we cannot begin to
judge ourselves and put any
expectations on the team. The
real test is yet to come. Once
we play the top guns, Tusker,
AFC Leopards and Gor Mahia
then we can begin to gauge
where we really are and then
put in perspective our expec-
tations for the season, said
Muhiddin.
The team takes on Tusker
on Saturday at Nyayo Stadium.
This will be Bandaris third
match away out of the fve they
have played.
The team lies in fourth po-
sition on the KPL standings.
Elsewhere, Sony Sugar
coach Sammy Omollo has ad-
mitted he faces a tough task to
motivate his players for this
weekends match against City
Stars after they went down 3-0
to Bandari on Saturday.
The sugar millers have gone
fve matches without a win but
Omollo a former Tusker coach
insists his main worry is not
the poor results but how to
motivate his players.
I am confdent that at the
right time we will hit the win-
ning button and then it will be
smooth sailing for us. The chal-
lenge is how to get the players
from a losing mode to start be-
lieving that we can begin to
win, he said.
The team will be at Hope
Centre on Sunday to play away
to another struggling side Nai-
robi City Stars. City Stars lost
2-1 to Chemelil Sugar on Sat-
urday continuing a poor form
that has hit the club.
Meanwhile, Michael Nam
has offcially departed from
Kenyan Premier League (KPL)
side Karuturi Sports.
The post-Nam era began
on a losing note for the
Naivasha side after they went
down 1-0 to league leaders Ke-
nya Commercial Bank (KCB)
on Sunday.
Nam has joined Division
one side Talanta. At the week-
end there were reports that
Thika United assistant coach
James Omondi could be head-
ed to the Naivasha side.
FastTrack
LEFT-FOOT: Consolidated
hold NIC Bank in league
Consolidated Bank drew 1-1 draw
with NIC Bank in a Left Foot Division
One league match played at Kilimani
Primary grounds at the weekend.
NIC scored through Dennis Oduor
before Albert Oketch leveled
matters for Consolidated. Strath
edged Rapid Communications 1-0,
Bethel FC drew 1-1 with Madd FC
as Vision 2020 lost 1-0 to Total
Touch Cargo. Black Diamond hit
Hurlingham FC 1-0. In Division Two,
Nyayo FC held NPC to a 4-4 draw.
Disciples FC also settled to a 1-1 draw
with Astral Aviation.
LAGOS: Nigerias Enyeama
still baffed by Kahata goal
Nigeria captain Vincent Enyeama has
admitted that he had no clue to the
Kenyan free-kick that beat him on
Saturday in the World Cup qualifying
match played in Calabar. Thika United
striker Francis Kahata put Kenya ahead
with a curling free-kick that left the best
goalkeeper of South Africa 2013 Africa
Cup of Nations stranded. And in reaction
to the goal Enyeama said he was taken
aback by the style of the player. He said:
It was one of the best free-kicks I have
ever seen. Truly I never expected such
a kick from a Kenyan; thats the kind of
shot you expect to get from a Brazilian,
South Americans.
FOOTBALL: Nyamweya
confdent o f World C up sl ot
We are going to the World Cup.
That is the message from Football
Kenya Federation chairman Sam
Nyamweya after Harambee Stars
held African champions Nigeria 1-1
during Saturdays World Cup qualifer.
Stars lead for most of the game after
Francis Kahata had scored from a
free kick in the 36th minute. However,
a late goal by Oduamadi Nnamdi
ensured the Super Eagles got at least
a point from the match. I want to
plead with local fans not to give up
after the result because there is still a
chance for the team to qualify. We still
have two home matches, he said.
Gilbert Wandera
Talanta run
riot as league
kicks off
Karen Deaf
hold Zetech
in UCFL
By JOnaH OnYangO
Universities and Colleges
Football (UCFL) League de-
fending champions Zetech
College were held to a two-all
draw by Karen Technical Col-
lege for the Deaf at the week-
end.
In other UCFL matches,
National Youth Service- Nai-
robi Holding Unit posted
mixed results, going down 1-0
to Nairobi Institute of Busi-
ness Studies (Ruiru Campus)
before recovering to rout Ke-
nya Institute of Professional
Studies (Kips) 4-0 at Kabete
Technical Institute grounds.
After our loss, my boys
vowed to beat their next op-
ponents and we did it in style,
said NYS coach Harrison
Oduya.
Kips hit NYS- Vocational
Training Institute 2-0 as Nai-
robi Aviation College held
Inoorero University to a bar-
ren draw. In their second
match Nairobi Aviation Col-
lege needed John Kiongera
goal to edge Kabete 1-0.
By gilBert wandera
Top clubs in the Football
Kenya Division One League
started their quest for promo-
tion to next years top league
on a positive note by winning
their weekend matches.
Among the winners were
Kenya Revenue Authority
(KRA) who edged Maweni
City 1-0.
Mohammed Hassan scored
KRAs goal. Nakuru All Stars,
who narrowly missed out on
qualifcation last season,
thrashed West Kenya 3-0 in
some of the biggest wins re-
corded at the weekend.
Newly promoted side Tal-
anta were also big winners af-
ter stopping Kambakia Chris-
tian Centre of Meru 5-0.
Despite playing away, Tal-
anta were never really over-
awed by their opponents and
were lifted by goals from Den-
nis Onyango, Patrick Muchiri,
Dennis Zakaria, Calvince
Oketch and Heecard Baraza.
Another top of the bill en-
counter pitting Mahakama
against Ligi Ndogo ended 1-1
at City Stadium.
In another match played
in Mombasa, Admiral stopped
West Harm 2-0 in what was
billed as a Coast derby.
Mohammed Said Bazinga
scored the opening goal for
the winners in the 21st minute
before Juma Seif Kibonge en-
sured victory with a 43rd min-
ute effort.
Kariobangi Sharks another
top division one side were no
so lucky after they lost their
opening match 2-1 to Moyas
at City Stadium.
KPL STANDINGS
TEAM M W D L GF GA GD PT
KCB 5 3 2 0 12 1 11 11
Chemelil Sugar 5 2 3 0 6 3 3 9
Thika United 4 3 0 1 5 2 3 9
Bandari 5 2 2 1 9 6 3 8
Muhoroni Youth 5 2 1 2 3 8 -5 7
AFC Leopards 4 1 2 1 4 4 0 5
Sofapaka 4 1 2 1 1 1 0 5
Ulinzi Stars 4 1 2 1 1 1 0 5
Western Stima 4 1 1 2 2 4 -2 4
Karuturi Sport 5 1 1 3 6 9 -3 4
Nairobi City Stars 5 1 1 3 5 10 -5 4
Gor Mahia 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3
Homeboyz 3 1 0 2 6 6 0 3
Sony Sugar 5 0 3 2 1 6 -5 3
Tusker FC 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 2
Mathare United 3 0 2 1 1 2 -1 2
Continued From P44
FEVERPITCH / Page 43 Tuesday, March 26, 2013 / The Standard
FRIDAY INSTILS NEW HOPE
ing in the sixth tournament
of the year this weekend in
the Hong Kong Sevens, the
worlds most renowned sev-
ens tournament.
What makes Kenyas suc-
cess extraordinary is that an
amateur team playing inter-
national sevens, the abbrevi-
ated version of the 15-a-side
rugby union game which will
make its Olympic debut at
the 2016 Rio de Janeiro
Games, are competing
against professional rivals.
Kenya are currently
ranked fth of the 15 teams
in the IRB sevens standings.
Several of the teams above
and below Kenya are made
up entirely of fulltime, pro-
fessional players.
The total budget for Ke-
nyas team is roughly Sh17
million ($200,000), which
goes on 10 tournaments
from Dubai to London, ho-
Mike Friday.
FKF roots for more
Government help
By GILBERT WANDERA
In the wake of Harambee
Stars 1-1 tie against Nigeria
on Saturday, Football Kenya
Federation (FKF) is calling
on increased support for the
team from the government.
Speaking from Nigeria,
Hussein Terry a member of
the federations National Ex-
ecutive Committee (NEC)
pointed out that while they
appreciate whatever sup-
port the state has given
more needs to be done.
He insisted that for one,
the government must give
the team more money to en-
able them prepare well for
future matches as well as to
act an incentive to the play-
ers.
We appreciate the fact
that the government spent
well over Sh5million for our
trip to Nigeria. This is not
enough however and more
needs to be done,
This team does not be-
long to FKF but whenever
the players step on the pitch,
they carry the countrys ag
and they need to compen-
sated and given all neces-
sary support to do well,
said Terry.
Given an example of Ni-
geria, he said the West Afri-
can government gave out at-
tractive incentives to the
players prior to Saturdays
match and the same should
be done for the Kenyan
stars.
Some of the profession-
al players who come to play
for Stars have shown a lot of
dedication yet what we give
them is peanuts. It is high
time we appropriately com-
pensated them as a way of
appreciating what they do
for the country, he pointed
out.
Elsewhere, the federation
will today host a luncheon
for the team just a day after
arriving from Nigeria.
FKF Chairman Sam
Nyamweya said they will in-
vite all those who pledged
cash to the team to present
the same during the lun-
cheon. Those who pledged
cash contributions includes
President elect Uhuru Ke-
nyatta and Nairobi Senator
Mike Sonko both to give
Sh1million.
Hussein Terry.
tels, airplanes, equipment.
We didnt expect to make
any semi-nal, Friday said
in Hong Kong, speaking af-
ter the teams opening 17-14
win over the United States.
The aim was to get into Cup
competition. The team have
made two semi-nals and a
nal this year.
Despite the wins, manag-
ing a small budget and local
politics remains a challenge
to the team. Leading player
Collins Injera, one of the all-
time leading scorers in the
sport, was dropped from the
teams Hong Kong leg, the
result of a dispute with his
local rugby club. Such a dis-
appointment was typical of
the teams history of two
strides forward, two strides
back.
Keeping Injera off the
roster in Hong Kong was
consistent with Fridays fo-
cus on accountability and
discipline, something he
stressed on his rst day on
the job saying anyone that
did not want to buy into his
programme should leave.
Most days, Sidney Ash-
ioya, 27, wakes up before
sunrise, works out for 90
minutes, and then travels to
work as an IT manager at a
Nairobi NGO. After work he
heads to wherever the team
is training, and joins them
for another two hours.
Like his teammates, Ash-
ioya may spend more than
six hours of his day traveling
and training. Many of his
team mates have had to
choose between sport and
work.
Weve shifted from par-
ticipating in tournaments, to
competing in tournaments,
says Ashioya, a veteran of
the team. He has lived the
ups and downs of Kenyas
sevens programme. He is
now on his sixth coach.
The bulk of the team is
between the age of 19 and
24, with several players start-
ing the sport through their
high school programs. Ash-
ioya rst played as a 15-year-
old, a stark contrast to play-
ers in Australia and New
Zealand who start as soon as
they can walk. Only six play-
ers in the 30-man team ded-
icate all their time to the
sport and they are all from
Kenya.
Biko Adema, 25, works as
a registry agent at an embas-
sy in Nairobi. His commute
to work and rugby involves
hours of time daily on the
citys rickety public trans-
port system. He credits part
of the success of the season
with the intense strength
and conditioning regime.
We started from scratch.
A number of training ses-
sions we just did the same
things, over and over, Ade-
ma said.
The tight budget and lim-
ited resources is not just
something the coach wor-
ries about, but is on the
minds of the players too.
Reuters
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HONG KONG
On his rst trip to Nairobi last year after being named Kenyas
new rugby sevens coach, Mike Friday entered the training facility
and immediately had second thoughts.
When I walked through the door, I remember thinking what
have I done? Friday recalls.
The practice eld was a mixture of dirt and parched, yellow
grass. His few resources were a bag of cones, balls and a condition-
ing coach. The players arrived, half on time, half not, according
to Friday, a former England sevens skipper.
Kenyas rugby sevens team, suffering from years of inconsis-
tency, a slim wallet, and an annual turnover of coaches, needed
someone to turn the programme around. Friday has been that
someone. Last month, Kenya defeated New Zealand, the worlds
premier rugby union nation, in the semi-nals of a Seven World
Series tournament in the nations capital Wellington before losing
in extra time to England in the nal.
Through a combination of tough love, obsessive conditioning,
and a back-to-basics approach, Kenya are enjoying their best sea-
son ever on the international circuit. The young squad are compet-
Slim budget, yellow grass fail
to stall Kenyan Sevens team
CONTINUED ON PAGE 43
Kenyas Oscar Ouma is
tackled by French players
at the Hong Kong Rugby
Sevens tournament.
[PHOTO:AFP]
FeverBriefs
ZURICH: Costa Rica ask
Fifa replay of US match
FIFA is studying a protest
from the Costa Rica football
federation, which wants a World
Cup qualier against the United
States replayed after losing
1-0 in a snowstorm. FIFA will
now analyse the content of
the letter and next steps will
be determined in due course,
footballs governing body said
in a statement on Monday.
The Costa Rican federation
said Sunday that the physical
integrity of players and
ofcials was affected, ball
movement became impossible
and eld markings were not
visible in Fridays match played
in Colorado. AP
PODGORICA: England
face tough Montenegro
England will face hostile crowds,
an ambitious opponent and
some bad memories for Wayne
Rooney when the team plays
Montenegro on Tuesday in a
World Cup qualier. England
cannot afford to lose to the
Group H leaders. In Montenegro
wins, the team would move ve
points ahead of England. Coach
Roy Hodgson, who is poised to
make several changes to the
team that routed San Marino
8-0 on Friday, says it will be
a big match in front of the
partisan crowd in Podgorica.
AP
SUCCESS
AGAINST
ODDS
HUSTLER:
Entrepreneur
links moms to
the market
PAGE 15
Nema bans new developments
around Amboseli PAGE 6
Counties inherit Sh17 billion
debt from councils PAGE 8
Tuesday, March 26, 2013 / The Standard
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Banks, telcos
duel over mobile cash
Banks are up in arms over a platform they
say would allow mobile operators to hold
cash deposits instead of simply transfering
2
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ECONOMY: Counties
inherit Sh17 billion
debt from councils
Most counties have inherited
nearly run-down councils since
of the 175 local authorities, only
44 can pay salaries from their
own revenues. PAGE 8
AGRI-BIZ: Wanton
deforestation threatens
anti malaria tree species
Many of the plants with
medicinal properties are being
overexploited and are in danger
of extinction
PAGE 14
TECH: Entrepreneur
takes expectant
moms shopping
The site, supamamas.co.ke
provides information to
mothers and also gives local
companies a platform to reach
the moms with their products
PAGE 15
WORLD: South Africa,
the tiny BRIC inthe wall
Leaders from the BRICS
emerging nationsare expected
to launch a joint development
bank to rival western-
dominated institutions at a
summit beginning on today
PAGE 16
BB in 1
Minute
week in
business
US regulators approve plan
for lost Facebook IPO money
By JENNIFER SABA

US regulators yesterday approved
a plan to compensate market makers
who lost money in a botched Facebook
Inc public offering in May on the
Nasdaq exchange.
Nasdaq, a unit of Nasdaq OMX Group
Inc, has proposed a revised $62 million
(Sh 53.32 billion) settlement to those
brokerages that lost money.
The decision from the US Securities
and Exchange Commission was in
response to a series of high-prole
glitches last year that shook the
market, including the handling of
Facebooks long-anticipated initial
public offering.
The May 18 IPO, which raised $16
billion, was initially delayed by 30
minutes due to a technical problem at
Nasdaq. The exchange then decided
to get the stock trading by using a
secondary system that ended up
leading to delays of many clients
orders and conrmations.
This cost some investors and traders
big losses as the stock price dropped.
Reuters
DAR ES SALAAM, Monday
Chinas new president has said he wanted
a relationship of equals that would help
the Africa continent develop, responding to
concerns that Beijing is only interested in
shipping out its raw materials.
On the rst stop on an African tour that
will include a Brics summit of major emerging
economies, Xi Jinping told Tanzanian President
Jakaya Kikwete yesterday that Chinas
involvement in Africa would help the continent
grow richer. China sincerely hopes to see
faster development in African countries and
a better life for African people, Xi said in a
speech laying out Chinas policy on Africa,
delivered at a conference centre in Dar es
Salaam built with Chinese money.
Renewing an offer of $20 billion (Sh1.720
trillion) of loans to Africa between 2013 and
2015, Xi pledged to help African countries
turn resource endowment into development
strength and achieve independent and
sustainable development.
Africa broadly see China as a healthy
counterbalance to Western inuence but,
as ties mature, there are growing calls from
policymakers and economists for a more
balanced trade deal. China will continue to
offer, as always, necessary assistance to Africa
with no political strings attached, Xi said
to applause. We get on well and treat each
others as equals. But gratitude for that aid
is increasingly tinged with resentment about
the way Chinese companies operate in Africa
where industrial complexes staffed exclusively
by Chinese workers have occasionally provoked
riots by locals looking for work.
Countering concerns that Africa is
not benetting from developing skills or
technology from Chinese investment, Xi said
China would train 30,000 African professionals,
offer 18,000 scholarships to African students.
The two leaders witnessed the signing of trade
and other deals, including plans to co-develop
a new port and industrial zone complex, a loan
for communications infrastructure and an
interest free loan to the government. Reuters
Imperial Banks Manju Mohamed
Bhai (seated right), anked by
Sarova Whitesands Beach Resort
and Spa Entertainment Manager
of Mr Nick Lado (seated, left) and
Children from Whitesands Ozone
Club sign a partnership agree-
ment at the hotel grounds in
Mombasa. The deal will see Impe-
rials Marble Junior Savings Ac-
count holders gain automatic
membership to Sarova Kids
Ozone Club were they will be en-
joying free entertainments and
Swimming during weekends and
school holidays. [PHOTO: MAARU-
FU MOHAMED/STANDARD]
Rewarding
young savers
Editorial
Poor graduates pay the ultimate price as Higher
Education Loans Board recovers loans
The move by the Higher Loans Education Board (Helb) to pursue university and tertiary
students to recover loans owed to the institution is a step in the right direction.
This will enable other deserving students to access higher education at an affordable
cost. However, while the move is welcome, the new Chief Executive and Board Secretary
Mr Charles Ringera, should have wishes of many unemployed graduates at heart.
While some will try all manner of things to evade repaying the loans, there are
genuine cases of students who nalised their studies but lack jobs or the means to repay.
They should be given grace period rather than having their amount accumulate to
unsustainable levels.
The Sh5,000 monthly penalty is punitive for poor students who continue to pay the
ultimate price as Helb seeks to recover billions of unpaid student loans.
It is a fact that Helb is nding itself against the wall as its success hugely hinges on the
benevolence of employers. And a number of beneciaries in the Diaspora are hard to net
into the paying bracket. The move to hire prosecutors is timely to bolster debt recovery.
The body should pursue former students who have refused to pay up even though they
work. And companies that are reluctant to recover the loans from employees should be
forced to remit this money.
With the needs increasing to 118, 000 students in universities and a further 100, 000 in
middle level colleges, and the number expected to go up, the loans board is justied with
its aggressive recovery system.
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Tuesday, March 26, 2013 / The Standard
SAVINGS BOOST:
Timothy Machi
3
Business Beat
We are looking for a grant and
concessionary loan from the Chinese
Government and a commercial loan
from Exim Bank, Financeminister NjeruGithae
Tuesday, March 26, 2013 / The Standard
:INFRASTRUCTURE<<
By JAMES ANYANZWA
The Government is on the
verge of concluding a cash deal
with the Chinese government
with hopes of unlocking $2.8
billion (Sh238 billion) to nance
the construction of the rst
phase of the much-anticipated
Mombasa-Malaba standard
Gauge railway line.
Finance minister Njeru
Githae says a Chinese delegation
would be visiting the country
this week to inspect the project,
which is expected to revolu-
tionise business operations
within the East African Commu-
nity (EAC) and reduce the
soaring cost of doing business.
We have moved quite far on
this project. Last month I sent a
team comprising of senior
ofcials from the Treasury,
ministry of transport and Kenya
Railways Corporation (KRC) to
negotiate with the Chinese Exim
Bank for nancing which they
did very successfully, Githae
told Business Beat in an
interview last week adding that,
The Chinese delegation will be
coming here next week (this
week) to inspect the project. We
are certainly quite at an ad-
vanced stage on this project.
We are looking for a grant
and concessionary loan from the
Chinese Government and a
commercial loan from Exim
Bank. The total amount is huge
in excess of $2.8 billion. We want
the bulk of this funding to be in
the form of grant and conces-
sionary loan, he says.
The proposed standard gauge
rail is designed to run from
Mombasa to Nairobi and Malaba
with extensions to Kampala
Rwanda, Burundi and the DRC
Congo. Githae, however, says the
initial phase of the project,
which runs from Mombasa to
Nairobi, would be funded
through a combination of grants,
concessionary and commercial
loans.
The latest comes barely a year
after the state-owned Kenya
Railways Corporation (KRC)
signed a contract with China
Roads and Bridges Company for
the construction of the new
500km railway line linking the
port of Mombasa with the capital
Nairobi.
Construction was originally
due to begin in December 2011,
but the project has been delayed
by nancial problems, court
cases, slowed procurement
processes and the difculty in
reaching a consensus with
Uganda over the future of the
existing metre gauge line,
currently Ugandas only interna-
tional rail link. It is to be
completed in ve years. The line,
which is to be built according to
the Chinese railway design
standards, will carry freight
trains at speeds of up to 80 km/h,
and passenger trains at up to 120
km/h.
Currently it is estimated that
it costs twice as much to
transport a 20-foot container
weighing 28 tonnes from
Mombasa to Nairobi (Sh109,200)
than it does to transport it from
Shanghai to Mombasa
(Sh50,400), according to
statistics from the Kenya
Shippers Council (KSC). Rail
cargo customers have also
continued to suffer major delays
as a result of derailments caused
by worn out and poorly main-
tained tracks.
According to the Kenya
Private Sector Alliance (Kepsa),
investments in the new railway
line (80km/h) will greatly reduce
transport costs, reduce transport
time and improve efciency as a
train has higher carrying capacity
than a truck. Rail cargo is highly
under-utilised at ve per cent (5
per cent) compared to road cargo
transport at 95 per cent (95 per
cent), said Patrick Obath,
Chairman, Kepsa.
CHINESE-BUILT
Naturally, Uganda one of
the biggest users of the Mombasa
Port as well as Rwanda and
Burundi, will be following the
dealings between China and
Kenya closely. The viability of the
new line is based on the assump-
tion that it will be part of a
seamless system connecting
Kenya and Uganda, and also
serving landlocked Rwanda and
Burundi.
The implementation of this
railway line will start from
Mombasa to Nairobi because that
is where the bulk (70 per cent) of
the business is. Then we shall
embark on Nairobi to Malaba
followed by Kampala, Rwanda,
Burundi and DRC Congo. We must
connect Africa, says Githae.
Githae explained that the project
will be implemented jointly
between the Governments of
Kenya and Uganda but each
country will meet the cost of the
railway line in their land.
We are doing it jointly but
each country will meet the cost of
the railway line in their land, says
Treasury looks to China
for modern gauge railway
Githae. However it is argued that
the new deal will have far-
reaching implications for the
existing concession agreed to
with Rift Valley Railway in both
Uganda and Kenya.
Under the current agreement,
it is said that RVRs interests are
guaranteed by clauses that
stipulate that the governments of
Kenya and Uganda cannot
during the tenure of the
concession introduce changes
that jeopardise RVRs protabil-
ity.
But it is understood that the
construction of the branded new
standard gauge from Mombasa
to Nairobi and up to Malaba and
Kampala, has generally rattled
the RVR management and
shareholders, as they continue to
lag far behind meeting targets
and upgrading the line they were
given to manage in 2006.
It is also understood that the
Chinese-built railway will be
operated under an arrangement
known as open access, where
multiple operators will be
allowed to operate freight
businesses on the standard
gauge railway system in
competition with RVR.
The Northern Corridor, a
critical link to the Port of
Mombasa to land locked
Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi,
accounts for annual cargo
volumes in excess of 10 million
tonnes transported on a
combination of road, rail, lakes
and oil pipelines.
Expansion: A delegation from China is expected in the country this
week to inspect the project for possible funding estimated to be
around Sh238 billion
COST OF BUSINESS:
Reported gures also shows
that it takes 10 days at a cost of
Sh285,600 to transport a con-
tainer from Mombasa to Kam-
pala, which is about 1,000 km.
From Mombasa to Kigali it takes
12 days and the cost goes up
to Sh546,000. To Bujumbura,
which is 2,000 km, it takes 14
days at a cost of Sh672,000.
Rail cargo customers continue to
suffer delays as a result of
derailments caused by worn out
and poorly maintained tracks.
DEVELOPMENT:
Boeing Co (BA.N) said on Friday
it would lay off about 800 machin-
ists this year as it reduces its
workforce on its 747 and 787
airplane programs.
The reductions are part of a
long-term plan and do not
necessarily signal any shifts in
production rates for either airplane,
the company said. All 800 people
being laid off are represented by the
International Association of
Machinists. This isnt the start of a
traditional Boeing downcycle, said
Connie Kelliher, spokeswoman for
the Machinists union.
Theres no production decrease
on any Boeing airplane line. Boeing
is doubling its output of 787
Dreamliner jets, even though the
plane is grounded and cannot be
delivered to customers, aiming to
produce 10 a month by year-end.
Early next year it plans to increase
production of 737s to 42 a month
from 38 currently.
The eliminated positions are the
only layoffs the Chicago-based
company plans as it cuts employ-
ment by 2,000 to 2,300 this year at
its Boeing Commercial Airplanes
unit in the Puget Sound region,
Boeing spokesman Doug Alder said.
The rest of the reductions will be
through attrition and redeployment,
he said.
Boeing to lay off 800 machinists this year
The layoffs will mainly affect
machinists doing so-called change
incorporation work, or reworking
aircraft that have left the factory,
for the 787 and 747 programs in
Everett, Washington. The amount of
such work declines after production
details get worked out and after
ight testing shows needed changes
in aircraft.
Reuters
Boeing plans to hire 8,000 to 10,000 other
workers this year across the company and
expects total employment to be steady or
slightly lower across the company.
AVIATION:
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Business Beat
4
Tuesday, March 26, 2013 / The Standard
By KENNETH KWAMA
A rift between banks and
mobile network operators in the
country could bring an ambi-
tious plan by the telecoms
industry to create a single
platform for mobile money
transfer to a halt.
The Chief Executive Ofcer
of Essar Kenya (yuMobile)
Madhur Taneja told The
Business Beat that technical
proposals on how seamlesss
interaction between the various
mobile money products run by
different mobile companies will
transform into a single unit
have already been lodged with
the two regulators Commu-
nications Commission of Kenya
(CCK) and the Central Bank of
Kenya (CBK).
SEAMLESS TRANSFER
We are awaiting clearance
from the two regulators to make
this dream a reality. The idea is
good because it will create a
seamless money transfer service
that will allow customers to
send and receive money across
all networks, says Taneja.
The Business Beat has,
however, learnt that the
proposals have neither been
discussed internally within two
bodies nor deliberated by the
two regulators following strong
objection from banks, which
argue that the proposed
platform will allow mobile
operators to hold huge deposits
of money a duty they say is
reserved for banks.
It will not be prudent for
mobile money operators to
come to the arena and start
taking deposits because that
role is reserved for the banks.
That is why banks are regu-
lated, says Habil Olaka CEO of
the Kenya Bankers Association
(KBA).
Their role is to transfer
money, not taking deposits. For
them to take deposits, they will
have to be subjected to the
same regulatory regime that
banks have been subjected.
Mobile Money Transfer
(MMT) operates on the premise
that the money they have in
custody is for transfer and not
deposit and as such, are not
licensed under the Banking Act
as undertaking banking
business but are authorised as
money transfer solution.
Although statistics on the
amount of money held within
the MMT system has been hard
to come by, a study by Financial
Sector Deepening (FSD) Kenya
conducted in 2009 indicated
that up to 26.9 per cent of
MPESA users store money
within the system.
EASE OF USE
However, the use of mobile
money transfer service has
continued to grow over time.
According to CCK Quarterly
Sector Statistics Report, by
September last year, total
deposits on mobile platforms
had increased from Sh192
billion to Sh205 billion.
This growth indicates that
the mobile money transfer
service has become a key
payments and transaction tool,
mainly due to its easy use of
applications, convenience and
low cost value propositions,
the CCK report notes.
Bankers are now getting
concerned that the databases
for mobile money transfer are
abroad and out of the reach of
CBK. This, they argue does not
allow for proper systemic audit.
They want the sensitive
databases to be hosted locally,
but backups held elsewhere.
Just as CBK has oversight
over the data processing
infrastructure on banks,
including the backups and
stability of infrastructure, CBK
should have oversight on the
databases of the MMT, includ-
ing backups, says Olaka.
According to KBA, low-end
bank customers are protected
against the collapse of banks by
the Deposit Protection Fund
(DPF), which refunds up to
Sh100,000 of the deposits in
case of collapse.
But who protects those
whose money is being held
within the mobile transfer
system in case of failure? poses
Olaka.
Despite these concerns, a
report by Institute of Economic
Affairs (IEA) states that CBK
could be persuaded to buy into
the idea of allowing mobile
interoperability because its key
consideration is access and
velocity of money, which MMT
will provide.
The FSD Kenya study, which
was commissioned by CBK,
revealed that access to banks is
very limited and in 2009, only
Use of mobile money transfer service has continued to grow over time.
KBA Chief Executive Habil Olaka CCK Chief Francis Wangusi
In markets with a dominant operator,
the dominant operator does not see
the benet to interoperate,
Instituteof Economic Affairs report.
>> MAIN TURN
BONE OF CONTENTION:
There is growing concern
among bankers that mo-
bile operators are holding
deposits against set rules
Banks, telecoms tussle
COVER STORY:
MILESTONES:
2007
The year Safaricoms parent company Vodafone
unveiled M-Pesa. It debuted as a cheap, easy to
use for millions of Kenyans unable to access a
bank account or afford the hefty charges. The
money transfer service grew quickly, capturing 17
million subscribers by December 2011 in the
country. The initial concept was to create a
service, which allowed small borrowers to
conveniently receive and repay loans using
Safaricoms network of airtime resellers. This
would enable micro-nanciers to offer more
competitive loan rates to their users.
2008
The growth of the service forced formal banking
institutions to take note of the new venture. In De-
cember 2008, a group of banks began lobbying for
the audit of M-Pesa, in an effort to at least slow
the growth of the service. This ploy failed, as the
audit found that the service was robust. It is now
the most successful mobile money deployment on
earth, boasting use by 51 per cent of Kenyas adult
population.
2009
Airtel took notice of the money transfer business.
It ventured into the local mobile commerce busi-
ness the same year under the Zap brand. Airtel
Money brought all the conveniences of M-Pesa
through its mobile wallet service. With Airtel Mon-
ey service, one could do lots of things like shop-
ping, pay bills, buy airtime, send money and also
make payment for items purchased without using
money or any credit or debit cards. The company
has partnered with a number of organisations to
allow users more convenient ways of accessing the
services. In August 2011, Airtel re-launched ZAP
and renamed it Airtel Money and opened up the
service allowing customers to send money to any
network in Kenya free of charge. The same year,
yuCash effectively became Kenyas third mobile
money service. By using Obopay as its backbone,
yuCash upped the ante by allowing Internet pay-
ments for goods and services with registered mer-
chants and service providers who are part of the
Obopay ecosystem.
e-money: Kenyas experiment that changed face of banking
5
Business Beat
MAIN TURN<<
Tuesday, March 26, 2013 / The Standard
We are not resistant to change, but we
have to be persuaded that there is real
value proposition in the idea in order
to support it, Safaricoms CEOBobCollymore.
over mobile money billions
COVER STORY:
22.6 per cent had access to
formal banking, while 32.7 per
cent of the countrys population
were totally excluded.
MMT ts in the CBK policy
to address inclusion by
increasing access to banking at
affordable cost, states the
report.
The IEA report says that for
the idea to be successful, there
is need for an escrow arrange-
ment, where a third party has
custody on the databases so
that, should any of the MMT
operators collapse or fail for any
reason, the CBK and CCK can
transfer the MMT database to
other players.
Banking system through the
Banking Act provides a net for
bank failure for the low-end
banking users through the DPF.
No such safety net is in place for
MMT services, states the IEA
report.
According to Taneja, the
delay to operationalise the
service could be due to the fact
that the proposal straddles two
regulated markets the
nancial services sector and the
ICT sector. This means it has to
be approved by two regulators
who work independently.
CBK regulates nancial
services under the Central Bank
of Kenya Act, Banking Act and
policy regulations developed
under these Acts while CCK is in
charge of the ICT sector.
Airtel Kenya laid the
groundwork through a new
tariff charge that allows Airtel
Money customers to send
money free of charge to any
network in Kenya.
Airtel Kenya managing
director Shivan Bhargava the
proposition shows Airtels
commitment to drive acces-
sibility and affordability of
quality products and services to
its customers throughout
Kenya.
The offer will remove the
burden of traditional charges
that customers on mobile
networks incur while sending
money to others from their
phones. The zero transaction
charge applies to any amount
sent to recipients on any
network in Kenya, says Shivan.
Airtel Money currently has
more than 6,000 agents
countrywide and the number is
expected to grow to 8,000 by the
end of the year.
The move by the bankers to
oppose the system referred to as
interoperability, is a huge blow
to the strategy, whose major
backers are Airtel Kenya and
yuMobile.
Safaricom has been reluctant
to support the idea since it
stands to lose the most should
the mobile money market
become a free-for-all because it
commands the biggest market
share through M-pesa.
In a report titled: The State of
Competition, the Institute of
Economic Affairs (IEA) says that
experiences from across Africa
indicate that interoperability is
supported by market dynamics.
In markets with a dominant
operator with over 50 per cent
market share, the dominant
operator does not see a benet
to interoperate. This is the case
for Uganda and Kenyan market
in which the dominant operator
has more than 50 per cent
market share, states the report.
But Safaricoms Chief
Executive Ofcer Bob Colly-
more says it would be impru-
dent to blame his company for
the failure of an amorphous
concept whose drivers dont
know what they are pushing for.
No customer has ever come
to us and told us that they want
interoperability. What it requires
is a little bit more complex than
what these lobbysts are
revealing. We are not resistant
to change, but we have to be
persuaded that there is real
value proposition in the idea in
order to support it, says
Collymore.
The move by the two
Indian-owned rms will be seen
as another attempt to wrestle
market share from Safaricom
following the lacklustre
performance of Mobile Number
Portability (MNP), which was
designed to allow customers to
move across networks while still
retaining their mobile numbers.
Kenyans uptake of the
service has remained low, due
to challenges associated with it.
Majority of subscribers still own
multiple SIM cards, a habit that
MNP was meant to cure. In the
period July to September last
year, a paltry 217 people ported,
according to CCK statistics.
MARKET PRESENCE
Airtels vast dealer network
has now been complimented by
corporate agents to enhance
availability and reliability of the
services countrywide.
To position well for the
revolution, Airtel has expanded
its network to include Posta,
Uchumi Supermarkets,
Nakumatt, Tuskys, Muramati
Sacco, Housing Finance,
Cooperative Bank and Faulu
Bank.
Customers can also with-
draw money from their Airtel
Money accounts at any Pesa
Point and Family bank ATMs
countrywide without needing
an ATM card giving Airtel
Money a strong countrywide
presence to the benet of its
customers.
2010
Telecom Kenya combined the features of mobile
money transfer products and mobile banking to
unveil Orange Money. It gave Kenyans the oppor-
tunity to access a mobile phone SIM card loaded
with a banking software that automatically allows
one to log in their password and carry out banking
transactions, real time. Telkom Kenya also part-
nered with Equity Bank to offer this new mobile
phone based banking service dubbed, iko pesa. In-
stead of offering the same features as M-Pesa, Zap,
or yuCash, Orange opted to create a de facto front-
end for Equity Bank accounts, allowing it to exceed
regular transaction and m-wallet balance thresh-
olds. The service is mapped onto the customers
bank accounts, making it possible for customers to
run their accounts from their mobile handsets.
19.3 million
The total number of mobile money subscribers by
September last year, according to the Communica-
tions Commission of Kenya (CCK) quarterly report.
Sh205b
The amount of money deposited in mobile money
accounts grew 6.7 per cent between July and Sep-
tember 2012 -growing from Sh192 billion to Sh205
billion during the quarter.
30.4 million
Kenya currently has around 30.4 million mobile
phone subscribers, indicating a 77.2 per cent pen-
etration.
49,079
The CCK report shows that by September last year,
there were 49,079 mobile money transfer service
agents compared to 45,861 recorded in April, 2012.
Accounts
Funds collected from M-Pesa account holders are
held by M-Pesa Trust Company Limited in a pooled
account with the Commercial Bank of Africa (CBA).
250
200
150
100
50
0
SEP 2011 DEC 2011 MAR 2012 JUNE 1012 SEP 2012
DEPOSITS
e-money: Kenyas experiment that changed face of banking
KSH IN
BILLIONS
SOURCE: CCK REPORT
Compiled by Kenneth Kwama
Business Beat
6
The implication of the moratorium is that Nema
and relevant lead agencies shall not issue
requisite licenses for any new or proposed
developments or projects, Prof Geoffrey Wahungu
>> TOURISM
By MACHARIA KAMAU
H
oteliers and developers
will have to forego new
developments within the
Amboseli National Park as well
as the ecosystem surrounding
the Park in the next one year.
This follows the National
Environment Management
Authority (Nema) ban on
developments including tourism
facilities. The ban was effected
last month.
It will last for a year, until
conservation plan for the fragile
ecosystem is implemented. The
suspension also covers upgrades
of existing facilities, sinking of
bore holes and human settle-
ments along the stretch from Mt
Kilimanjaro on the Kenya-
Tanzania border to Chyulu Hills
and Tsavo West National park.
AUTHORITYS WARNING
The ecosystem estimated to
cover 5,700 km
2
houses the
Amboseli National park that is
home to an estimated 1 300
elephants. The implication of
the moratorium is that Nema
and relevant lead agencies shall
not issue requisite licenses for
any new or proposed develop-
ments or projects, said Prof
Geoffrey Wahungu when the
environmental body issue the
moratorium.
The moratorium will be in
place for one year or until the
Amboseli ecosystem manage-
ment plan that has been
developed in consultation with
stakeholders is gazetted.
He added that increased
human activity within the
ecosystem had resulted in a
decline in wildlife and eroding
conservation efforts by different
conservation bodies.
In addition to human
activities, the ecosystem was
dealt a blow by a prolonged dry
spell in 2009 that left animals
both livestock and wild animals
with limited vegetation to graze
on and escalated human wildlife
conict.
The Amboseli ecology is a
fragile ecosystem that is
internationally recognised as a
Unesco biosphere reserve
because of its signicance as an
area that fulls conservation,
research and development
functions, said Wahungu.
It has been under siege from
rising population, haphazard
developments which have come
up such as unplanned tourism
facilities, drilling of bore holes
and construction of airstrips.
This has resulted in diminish-
ing wildlife and wildlife migra-
tory routes and dispersal areas
being chocked.
He said the ecosystem
remains rich in wildlife resource
and hence the need for protec-
tion. According to Nema, the
Nema bans activities
around Amboseli to
save declining wildlife
moratorium was arrived at after
a consultative forum attended by
stakeholders from lead agencies
as well as area conservation
groups and members of the local
community.
NEGATIVE EFFECT
Mr Paul Muya, a Kenya
Wildlife Service spokesman
noted that while developments
within the Amboseli National
Park were controlled, subdivision
of private land surrounding the
park and subsequent develop-
ments had impacted heavily on
Conservation: The suspension covers 5,700 km
2
stretch along
Amboseli Nationa Park projects including upgrades of existing
facilities, sinking of boreholes and human settlements
PARKS ECOSYSTEM:
Hugging the Tanzanian border,
Amboseli National Park is just
northwest and offering spec-
tacular views of Mt Kiliman-
jaro, Africas highest peak and
the worlds tallest freestanding
mountain.
So rich in ora and fauna that
it has been named a Unesco
Biosphere Reserve.
Amboselis open savannah
grassland habitat teems with
wildlife that include elephants,
lions, wildebeest, cheetah, ze-
bras, giraffes, impalas, baboons
and hippos, not to ment ion over
400 different species of birds.
ECOLOGICAL CONSERVATION:
the ecosystem.
These communities have
been dividing the land into small
portions and selling them to
property developers, who have
in turn, closed the key animal
migratory and dispersal areas.
The park is small and
accounts for just a proportion of
the ecosystem. Activities outside
the park are a key factor and that
is what needs to be checked, he
said.
The community has
subdivided land outside the park
and the developments are more
risky. The developments to date
have been done without
consideration to conservation.
With the moratorium. We want
everybody to think about
developments on the land that
The Amboseli National Park is
a fragile ecosystem recognised
as a Unesco biosphere reserve
with various wild animals,
birds and tree species.
[PHOTOS: REUTERS]
Africas trade ties with China in spotlight as President Xi visits
STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP:
DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania
Chinese President Xi Jinping
faces growing calls from policy-
makers and economists in Africa
for a more balanced trade
relationship between the continent
and China as he arrived in Tanzania
at the beginning of an African tour
on Sunday.
Chinas ties with the continent
dates back to the 1950s, when
Beijing backed African liberation
movements ghting to throw off
Western colonial rule. It has built
roads, railways, stadiums and
pipelines to win access to Africas
oil and minerals like copper and
uranium to feed its booming economy.
Many across Africa see China as a
valuable counterbalance to the Wests
inuence. But as the relationship
matures there is mounting discomfort
in Africa that the continent is
exporting raw materials while
spending heavily to import nished
consumer goods from the Asian
economic powerhouse.
He will be looking to tone down
the feeling that China is just here to
exploit resources. I think that is going
to be his main job, James Shikwati,
director of the Nairobi-based Inter
Regional Economic Network think
tank, told Reuters. Chinas new
leader is due to land in Tanzanias
commercial capital, Dar es Salaam,
on Sunday for a state banquet
before delivering his rst policy
speech on Africa in a Chinese-
funded conference hall yesterday.
Xi will go on from Tanzania to
South Africa where leaders of the
worlds major emerging economies,
known as the Brics, will meet on
Tuesday and Wednesday.
It could endorse plans to create
a joint foreign exchange reserves
pool and an infrastructure bank at a
summit.The proposal underscores
frustrations among emerging
will not negate conservation
efforts and even the gains that
have been made so far.
He added that the Amboseli
ecosystem management plan
would signicantly efforts aimed
at boosting sustainable of the
ecosystem. He said the manage-
ment plan will guide what will
happen in as far new develop-
ments are concerned.
The plan was developed in
partnership with the stakehold-
ers and hence informed by
perspectives from our side as
well as from both the industry
and community.
The plan is meant to ensure
that developments in the area do
not interfere with the wildlife
corridors and instead ensure a
sustainable usage of ecosystem.
markets at having to rely on the
World Bank and International
Monetary Fund, which are seen as
reecting the interests of the US and
other industrialised nations.
Xis visit to Africa - which ends in
the Republic of Congo - on his rst
trip abroad is seen as a demonstra-
tion of Africas strategic importance
to China, driven by Beijings hunger
for resources and African demand
for cheap Chinese imports.
The east African seaboard is hot
property after huge gas discoveries
boosted Tanzania and Mozambiques
combined gas reserves to more than
180 trillion cubic feet. Reuters
March 26, 2013 / The Standard
DEVOLUTION<<
7
Business Beat
By NICHOLAS WAITATHU
I
ndividuals who transfer
public assets without
following due process risk
going to jail, government has
warned.
Available gures indicate that
over 200,000 plots, 10,000 houses
and 4.2 million acres of public
land are in private hands.
Last week, the Transition
Authority (TA), the State agency
coordinating transition into
devolved units issued a two-
week notice to those irregularly
holding public property to return
it or face full force of the law.
TA chairman Kinuthia
Wamwangi warned that all those
who may have grabbed public
assets have only two weeks to
surrender them failure to which
punishing measures will be
applied against them.
Section 33 (2) of Transition
to Devolved Government Act,
2012 makes it clear that such a
person commits an offence and
shall be liable, on conviction, to
a ne of not exceeding Sh10mil-
lion or imprisonment for a term
not exceeding seven years, or
both, Wamwangi said.
PROPERTY WRANGLES
There have been wrangles
over housing and ofces in
various counties, for example
Garissa, Kakamega, Nyandarua,
Nyeri, and Machakos among
many others.
In some counties, premises
previously used by municipal
and county councils are being
refurbished for use by governors
and to house county assemblies.
TA says Sh9.8 billion has been
disbursed to county govern-
ments to cover expenses relating
to personnel emolument and
administrative costs of both the
executive and county assemblies.
Wamwangi explained that an
audit will begin in the next two
weeks and ruthless actions
would be taken against those
who are still in possession of
public property. The Ndungu
Land Commission appointed by
President Kibaki in 2003 to inves-
tigate illegal and irregular
allocation of public land
conrmed that over 200,000
plots were lost when private
landowners grabbed 4 million
acres of public land in Kenya.
Lands Minister James Orengo
sometime back claimed that the
grabbing of public assets has
scared away investors who
wanted to set their business
locally denying the country the
much-needed revenue.
This, he added has retarded
economic growth, hindering
creation of more jobs and
reduction of poverty.
Equally, lack of land he said
was frustrating efforts to
implement Vision 2030 agship
projects. Examples of foreign
investors who had to stop their
ambitions in extending their
wealth into the country in 2011
include Chinas Wuyi and
Americas Cortland companies.
The two companies had plans
to develop 5,000 housing units in
various parts of the country. Last
week, Housing ministry Perma-
nent Secretary Tirop Kosgey
Authority vows to nail grabbers of public assets
conrmed that more than 10,000
government houses constructed
for civil servants across the
country are in the hands of
private owners, exacerbating the
scramble for space by new
ofces. Government in every
province, district, division, and
location headquarters has
houses which are used as ofces
and residents by the civil
servants, Kosgey said.
However, in 1980s and 1990s
most of these houses where
irregularly acquired and
government has been facing
challenges to reclaim them.
National Land Commission
operationalised last month is
supposed to start reprocessing
all public land in the hands of
private developers.
ASSET REGISTER
Wamwangi explained that an
Integrated National and County
Assets Register Centre (Incar)
have been set up with 30
employees seconded from the
ofce of the Auditor General.
Incar is in the process of
preparing an interim register of
assets and liabilities of the 47
counties. Once audit of the asset
is carried out the Auditor
General is expected to take legal
action against those who will not
have surrendered the proper-
ties, Wamwangi said.
The Authority he added
would seek information from the
public, institutions, and consult
reports on who had grabbed
public properties.
The Government, related
agencies and local authorities
since independent has never
developed asset registers
indicating where they own assets
and the nature of the same.
Reginald Okumu, a property
consultant states that for the
Government to reclaim the same
it must develop a comprehensive
Stern warning: Anyone committing such
offence upon conviction, face a ne not ex-
ceeding Sh10m, a 7-year jail term, or both
DECENTRALISATION:
Politics aside, devolution
could be key to a cohesive
Kenya and country leaders
have been urged to guard
spirit of devolution
Transition Authority has
already deployed staff to
counties in readiness for
the devolved government.
Already, Sh9.8 billion was
allocated to oversee the
transition and the money
would also be used for ad-
ministration for the next
four months.
asset register. Okumu ques-
tioned new government directive
arguing even past ndings and
recommendations out of
compiled reports on public land
embezzlement have never been
implemented.
How many individuals and
groups implicated in Ndungu
Land Commission and other
reports carried out were
investigated, arrested and
charged in courts for the
offences, Okumu posed
question.
But Kosgey , in response said
efforts to recover the assets have
been faced with court barriers
over and above procurement of
fake acquisition documents by
the deceitful developers.
Out of the stolen houses we
have only been able to recover
200 units hoping in the new
dispensation more efforts will be
Transition Authority Chairman Kinuthia
Wamwangi (centre) says the law is clear
on the action to take against grabbers
of assets meant for County Govern-
ments. [PHOTO: FILE/STANDARD]
applied to net all the devious
developers, he said.
He said land meant for civil
housing schemes in various
parts of the country has been
alienated. For example, in
Pangani area of Nairobi County,
44 acres are grabbed though
government claims to have title
deed, Kileleswa -18 acres and
Mlolongo lost 150 acres.
Mombasa, Nakuru and
Kisumu each lost ve acres to
private developers. Kosgey said
the grabbers have frustrated the
Governments plans to build
more homes for civil servants.
For example, a project where
2,000 units were to be construct-
ed for civil servants with a Sh5
billion funding from foreign
investors in year 2011 stalled in
Athi River, after land vanished
two months before the 2007 elec-
tions.
Stima Sacco ups game with chequebook system
By JACKSON OKOTH
A erce competition for a share of
the front ofce services (Fosa) offered by
savings and credit unions has moved to
new grounds. This is after Stima Sacco,
one of the largest in the industry,
launched a chequebook for its customers.
The chequebook, a product of a
partnership between Stima Sacco and
Family Bank, will boost the Saccos front
ofce services and deepen Kenyas
nancial markets.
The chequebook will rst be
available to prime account holders before
being rolled out to other members.
Speaking during the launch of event held
at the Kenya Institute of Education, Stima
Sacco Chief Executive Ofcer Paul
Wambua said the venture was also aimed
at placing the Sacco on equal footing with
other nancial market players.
We have seen growing interests
fromthe micro nance segment as well as
small and mediumentrepreneurs and the
cheque book will make us equally attractive
in the fast growing market, said Wambua.
Stima Sacco chequebook holders will
have the benet of ease in paying third
parties, tracking their nancial transactions
as well as providing themwith a secure
payment method.
Saccos are considered a cheaper option
for credit users, running away fromthe high
interest rates charged by commercial banks.
While law on the amount of interest it can
charge on customer loans limits Saccos, the
banking industry has a free hand in pricing
its loan facilities, currently ranging between
17 per cent and 21 per cent.
Traditionally, Saccos offer affordable
loan facilities to its members. When Sacco
Regulatory Authoritybegun to issue new
guidelines for Saccos with FOSA, a number of
themwere forced to close shop, leaving some
123 deposit-taking Saccos as at January 2013.
However, in 1980s and 1990s most of
these houses where irregularly acquired
and government has been facing
challenges to reclaim them,
Housing PS Tirop Kosgey
March, March 26, 2013 / The Standard
Nairobi County has the highest
number of grabbed resources
with land topping the list.
Business Beat
The game rules have to change if efcient services
have to be delivered. This will require employment
of sound management and embrace attitude
change, Dr Evans Kidero
>> PUBLIC FINANCE
By NICHOLAS WAITATHU
H
uge debts, bloated
workforce and falling
revenue collections by
municipal, county, and town
councils will likely disrupt
county governments smooth
take off.
Commercial banks, statutory
institutions, utility rms and
Posta are major creditors owed
billion of shillings by the former
local authorities and the same
has been inherited by the new
county governments.
Analysts warn that county
government might face legal
suits from creditors claiming
their dues, industrial actions by
workers, as they demand for
their arrears and low service
delivery. As at end of 2012, the
countrys 175 local authorities
had debts to the tune of Sh17
billion to the State, Saccos, nan-
cial institutions, utility rms, and
in salary arrears.
Kareithi Murimi, a risk
consultant warns that the debt
issue if not well handled might
suppress execution of operations
by the devolved government. He
warns the debts issue might
water down the desired benets
of the devolved governments.
The local authorities after
March 4 ceased to exist and their
functions, personnel, revenues,
assets and debts taken over by
the county governments.
A report tabled in Parliament
by the Local Authorities and
Funds Accounts Committee early
this year revealed that over 100
local authorities owed Sh9 billion
to the State, Saccos, workers as at
June 30, 2012. The civic bodies
further had not paid loans to the
tune of more than Sh10 billion to
various nancial institutions as
at end of 2012.
While at the same time, utility
organisations such as Kenya
Power and water companies had
not been paid billions of shillings
during the same period. Other
major creditors include statutory
bodies mainly National Hospital
Insurance Fund, National Social
Security Fund, Pensions Fund
Counties inherit
Sh17 billion debt
from councils
and, Kenya Revenue Authority
and Kenya Local Government
Workers Union.
The local authorities workers
who are now new workers under
the county governments have
not been paid their salary arrears
for the month of February over
and above accumulated debts of
past years. For example, early
this month some 2,600 striking
Mombasa Municipal Council
workers opted to sue their
employer over a two-month
salary arrears dispute of Sh220
million.
PROBLEMATIC DUES
The council in the period
between January and March
recorded low revenue collections
of only about Sh3 million daily
from a gure of between Sh10
million and Sh12 million. In
Nairobi, Governor elect Dr Evans
Kidero says workers have not
been paid their February salaries
yet the council has properties
whose arrears have not been
collected for the last 10 years.
The game rules have to change
if efcient services have to be
delivered. This will require
employment of sound manage-
ment and embrace attitude
change, he said recently.
Local Authorities Administra-
Under pain: Most counties have inherited nearly
run-down councils since of the 175 local authorities,
only 44 can pay salaries from their own revenues.
HEADCOUNT:
Other than the massive debt,
the county governments
have also inherited bloated
workforce who will be taking
up to 70 per cent of revenue
collected leaving very little
for development expendi-
ture.
Obligations:
tion Secretary Ambassador Philip
Owade explained that the 175
local authorities are reeling
under a debt of Sh17.2 billion
what he cautions might compli-
cate smooth transition.
The debt problem, Owade
said has escalated over time due
to lack of oversight in the local
authorities thus giving chief
ofcers and civic leaders a
leeway to meddle with the
resources. We have shared the
copy of the debts with the
transition authority, he
conrmed.
The Government allocated
Sh21.5 billion to the 175 local
authorities through the Local
Authorities Transfer Fund (LATF)
in the current nancial year.
These funds are to enable local
authorities to improve service
delivery to the public, nancial
management and accountability
and debt resolution. Out of the
175 local authorities, only 44 of
them can pay salaries from their
own revenues, stated Owade.
The county governments
have inherited substantial
revenue generating services like
mortuaries, markets and bus
parks, schools and health
facilities, solid waste manage-
ment and housing.
Although taking over the
City Hall. Former City Council of
Nairobi had a workforce of 11,
392 most of them semi-illiterate
while it only requires 7,716
workers.
assets is free, Owade regretted
that the accumulated amount
overdue is problematic particu-
larly since they are substantial.
Kareithi opined that before
March 4 General Election,
Transition Authority (TA) and
Ministry of Finance ought to
have harmonised all the
liabilities to be ofoaded to the
county governments.
Central Government and TA
ought to treat the debt with a lot
of care failure to which county
government might be plunged
into yawning situations where
they cant even be able to foot
salary bills of their workers, he
said on phone.
For example, treasury ought
to have created a pool where all
the debts can be controlled from
rather than allowing the liability
issue to be spread to all the 47
counties.
If the debts issue is not
thought out well the 15 per cent
to be allocated as from next
nancial year might end being
swallowed by the creditors, he
warned. The central government
failed to rationalise all debts
owed by various local authorities
with a view to settling them
before transition to county
governments.
Tuesday, March 26, 2013 / The Standard
8
When shall Kenyans stop celebrating failure?
ANALYSIS:
By XN IRAKI
In 1980, there was a big
ceremony when the retired
president Daniel Arap Moi launched
the Nyayo Car. We made fun of it
and had animated discussions on
how it would end up a failure. And
sure it failed.
In the same year, a new car
model came on the Kenyan market.
It was called Hyundai Pony. It also
failed and left the market. In 2013,
Nyayo car is nowhere to be seen.
Hyundai is now the biggest threat to
Toyota, one of the best known car
brands. Koreans went back, did
research and improved the pony,
which gave birth to new models like
Elantra, Genesis, Sant Fe, Sonata,
and Tucson. Lots of jobs were
created in South Korea and beyond
as Hyundai set up plants beyond the
borders.
Successors to President Moi
never revived Nyayo car nor started
a new car manufacturing plant. We
still import cars including mitum-
bas.
The Nyayo car incident best
portrays our national thinking. We
love celebrating failure. It is not
clear where this pessimism came
from. Currently the media is awash
with news on how our elections
failed to produce a clear winner
and on battles ahead in the courts.
We seem to dislike success, which
must be modied with failure.
Ination is already drowning the
successful elections. Listen to
Kenyans talking about success. He is
a very successful business but He
is a great lecturer but he is a great
husband but Why have we failed
to make success part of our culture
and psyche?
It could be that our socio-culture
systems make us pessimistic. May
be schools refers to problems too
much. Our parents might also be
drilling gloom into us. Good news
rarely makes headlines. Nobody
has trumpeted Kenyas success in
Somali a country even a superpower
could not pacify. In 2003, we were
voted as the most optimistic
country in the world, ve years later
we were in the headlines for all bad
reasons. We must punctuate any
good news with bad news.
How can we reverse this trend?
We watch American movies and
TV. Have you ever seen an American
slum in the movie? Seen any
American beggar or insane person?
Why do we take tourists to Kibera?
Even developed countries have their
problems but they focus on success,
which improves their brand and
makes their products and services
marketable, including their ideas.
We need to become a country of
positive people, who believe that
success is part of our lives not a
chance. No wonder we love sending
students success cards! We seem to
be surprised by success! Even econo-
mists despite their love for
equations and graphs talk of the
feel good effect. When people are
happy, like after a successful
election, the economy rebounds.
Such happy people consume more
and invest more driving the
economy to new heights. The
peaceful electioneering ensured our
stock index kept rising, falling when
the petition was led. We need to
become the worlds most positive
nation, attracting talents, investors
and tourists, the ingredients of
success.
The writer is a lecturer,
University of Nairobi School of
Business. Email: xniraki@gmail.com
The county will inherit a debt of Sh336
million from the Kisumu City Council. Efforts
have already been made to repay this debt,
Margret Osili, Kisumu City Council Treasurer.
AGENDA<<
9
Tuesday, March 26, 2013 / The Standard
Business Beat
Kisumu Governor faces daunting task to weed out hyacinth
TAKING STOCK: Lake Victoria has been
plagued by water hyacinth plants for decades,
and the effects of the dense green mat of leaves
that choke shoreline of sh seems far from over
that Kisumu registers one of the
highest incidences of food
poverty with 53.4 per cent of its
population living below the
food poverty line compared to
Nairobi (8.4 per cent), Mombasa
(38.6 per cent) and Nakuru (30
per cent).
Urban poverty manifests
itself through low living
standards, increased number of
street children, increased
number of commercial sex
workers and crime especially in
low settlement areas.
Secondly, there is a high and
increasing demand for shelter,
against a back drop of poor
urban planning, diminishing
status. Apart from environmen-
tal problems, Kisumu County is
also faced with several nancial
strain. The county will inherit a
debt of Sh336 million from the
Kisumu City Council. Efforts
have already been made to
repay this debt, said Margret
Osili, the Kisumu City Council
Treasurer.
Kisumu County will have to
come up with a plan to raise
more revenue and settle this
debt. Pollution is rife in Lake
Victoria and this is having an
adverse effect on the amount of
sh stock. The sugar sub-sector
is ailing with Miwani Sugar
Factory being moribund in the
last ten years.
Many cane farmers are
grappling with poverty. The
much-hyped privatisation of
the sub-sector is behind
schedule leading to poor perfor-
mance of the millers. The
lakeside town, despite being the
third largest town in Kenya, is
food insufcient and imports
most of its requirement from
areas such as Kisii and Nakuru.
URBAN POVERTY
Efforts will have to be made
to support irrigation agriculture
since the rain received in the
area is unreliable.
Many industries in the area
closed down a number of years
ago such as, Kisumu Cotton
Millers. This has led to high
unemployment. Kisumu
Governor-elect Jack Ranguma
and his deputy Ruth Odinga will
have to deal with these chal-
lenges and many others.
Available statistics indicate
DEVELOPMENT:
By JACKSON OKOTH and
MANGOA MOSOTA
T
he presence of the water
hyacinth in Lake Victoria
was cited as far back as
1989. By early 1990s, the
adverse effects arising from
water hyacinth were alarming.
Water hyacinth mats has since
invaded shing grounds and
blocked waterways.
For the individual sherman,
the hyacinth mats have reduced
their catch by covering shing
grounds, delaying access to
markets due to loss of output,
increasing shing costs due to
the time and effort spent
clearing waterways, causing
loss of nets.
It is disheartening that the
issue of how to remove this
weed did not feature in the
campaigns as the battle shifted
to clan politics, said Duncan
Odhiambo, a resident in
Kisumu.
The weed has since sealed
off breeding, nursery, feeding,
and shing grounds for various
inshore sh species, like tilapia
and young Nile perch. The mats
have also had detrimental
effects by blocking light,
severely reducing oxygen levels,
and allowing poisonous gases,
such as ammonia and hydrogen
sulphide, to accumulate.
Lake Victoria covers Kisumu,
Siaya and Homa Bay Counties, a
fact that will require a joint
operation to eliminate the
hyacinth weed.
However, Kisumu County is
expected to provide leadership,
given its nancial muscle and
FACT SHEET:
The shing community
lacks cold storage facili-
ties and is therefore held
hostage by businessmen
and unscrupulous mid-
dle men who buy their
daily stock at throwaway
prices.
The shing industry
is in need of massive
nancial resources
to secure proper
infrastructure like
coolants, better
roads and electricity
necessary for business
to ourish.
The governors-elect who
will be forced to deal with
the hyacinth menace are
Cornel Rasanga of Siaya,
Cyprian Awiti of Homa
Bay and Jack Ranguma of
Kisumu County.
resources, high rents, poor
water, sewerage infrastructure
and insecure land tenure
systems. Poor waste disposal
and water supply system is also
a major problem. The current
water supply and sewerage
system was constructed in the
early 30s to serve a population
of less than 10,000 yet the
present population has grown
many times over.
The current system has
resulted in discharge of
inadequately treated sewerage
and untreated industrial
efuent into the Lake. Solid
waste management problem
has overwhelmed the council.
Perennial plant continues to choke
the multi-billion shilling shing
industry. CEO has to nd a lasting
solution for the mess. Inset [Jack
Ranguma, Kisumu Governor-elect]
Yahoo said its app for Blackberry smartphones
would no longer be available for download, or
supported by Yahoo, as of April 1.
on all deposits.
German Finance Minister
Wolfgang Schaeuble said lawmakers
would not need to vote on the new
scheme, since they had already
enacted a law setting procedures for
bank resolution. It cant be done
without a bail-in in both banks...
This is bitter for Cyprus but we now
have the result that the (German)
government always stood up for,
Schaeuble told reporters, saying he
was sure the German parliament
would approve.
Reuters
Jeroen Dijssebloem said. Laiki will
effectively be shuttered, with
thousands of job losses. Ofcials
said senior bondholders in Laiki
would be wiped out and those in
Bank of Cyprus would have to make
a contribution. An EU spokesman
said no across-the-board levy or tax
would be imposed on deposits in
Cypriot banks, although the hit on
large account holders in the two
biggest banks is likely to be far
greater than initially planned. A rst
attempt at a deal last week
collapsed when the Cypriot
parliament rejected a proposed levy
plan will spare the east Mediter-
ranean island a nancial meltdown
by winding down Popular Bank of
Cyprus, also known as Laiki, and
shifting deposits below 100,000
euros to the Bank of Cyprus to
create a good bank. Deposits
above 100,000 euros in both banks,
which are not guaranteed under EU
law, will be frozen and used to
resolve Laikis debts and recapital-
ize Bank of Cyprus through a
deposit/equity conversion.
The raid on uninsured Laiki
depositors is expected to raise 4.2
billion euros, Eurogroup chairman
Cyprus clinched a last-ditch deal
with international lenders to shut
down its second largest bank and
inict heavy losses on uninsured
depositors, including wealthy
Russians, in return for a 10 billion
euro ($13 billion) bailout.
The agreement came hours
before a deadline to avert a collapse
of the banking system in fraught
negotiations between President
Nicos Anastasiades and heads of the
European Union, the European
Central Bank and the International
Monetary Fund. Swiftly endorsed by
euro zone nance ministers, the
Last-minute Cyprus deal to close bank, force losses
DEBT CRISIS:
Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades
leaves the European Council building in
Brussels, March 25, 2013
Business Beat
10
>> FEATURE:
LIFESTYLE
Tuesday, March 26, 2013 / The Standard
Last year, we recovered Sh2.5 billion from past
loanees and Treasury gave us Sh2.1billion.
This year, we are targeting a recovery of Sh3
billion and we have applied for Sh14.8
billion, Charles Ringera, Helb CEO
By FRANKLINE SUNDAY
I
f you havent paid up your
student loan, you could soon
be getting a friend request on
Facebook from the Higher
Education Loans Board (Helb).
This will be followed by an
inbox message asking you to pay
up your loan. As part of the
measures to recover money owed
to it by university graduates in
the country, Helb is taking the
recovery ght to social media.
It wants to engage past
beneciaries to have them repay
the money. Mr Charles Ringera,
the newly appointed Helb chief
executive ofcer and Board Secre-
tary upon assuming ofce says
Helb needs its money back.
According to the new
Universities Bill, Helb, it is the
duty of government to nance
anyone taking up higher
education, whether they are
studying at a local institution or
internationally, he says.
As the chief nancier of
higher education, Helb is
supposed to nance students in
universities and in all tertiary
colleges including Technical,
Industrial, Vocational and
Entrepreneurship Training
institutions, (Tivets).
MORE UNIVERSITIES
Aside from the already existing
institutions, President Kibaki
recently gave out eight more
charters, increasing the number
of public universities to 22. Helb
now has to nance the educa-
tional needs of students in 60
public and private universities
and 48 Tivets spread across the
country with the number
increasing especially in the new
dispensation.
We have a total of 118,000
students in universities and a
further 100,000 in Tivets and we
expect that this number will hit a
total of 269,000 students be next
year and we will require 14.8
billion to nance their educa-
tion. It is with these gures that
the loans board justies an
aggressive recovery system it has
adopted over the last two years
that has had many unemployed
graduates crying foul.
Sylvia Chebet is one such
graduate. When she graduated
from the University with a degree
in Information Technology, Sylvia
found herself at home, armed
with a degree certicate and
owing Helb Sh220, 000 in student
loans. At the time, she did not
think much of it because the
Loans Board had given her a
one-year grace period to repay.
She was optimistic she would
be able to get a job before then.
However, two and a half years
down the line, Sylvia is still
unemployed.
She currently owes the Loans
Board Sh288,000 in accrued
interest and penalties. I got a
temporary job and started paying
Sh2,500 each month but when
my contract ended after nine
months I had to stop and thats
when the nes started coming,
Board intensifies loan
recovery through
strategic partnerships
she explains. Her attempts to
have the nes stopped on
account of her being unemployed
fell on deaf ears. She was forced
to turn to her parents to help her
meet the payments.
The Loans Board informed
me that I cannot evade the nes
and the best way out is to remit
some money however small, she
recalls. I talked to my parents
and they agreed to deposit
Sh1,000 into my Helb account
until I get a steady job and pick
up with the payments.
Sylvia is just one of the
thousands of university graduates
who are unemployed and yet are
expected to start paying up their
student loans to the key higher
education nancier, the Higher
Education Loans Board, Helb.
Failure to pay up after the one
year period has lapsed attracts a
non-negotiable Sh5,000 penalty
as Helb needs the money to
provide loans to an increasing
number of university students.
Demands: Apart from using social media to encourage repayment,
the Helb is threatening to sue rms that fail in remitting funds
THE BOARDS MANDATE:
The Higher Education Loans
Board was established by an Act
of Parliament.
It came into existence on the
21st day of July 1995 through
Kenya Gazette Supplement
(Cap 213A to disburse loans,
bursaries and scholarships to
university students.
During the scal year
2011/2012, the Board disbursed
a total of Sh4.810 billion to
106,136 students.
With the countrys unemploy-
ment rate at 40 per cent, more
graduates are nding themselves
at home jobless, yet their student
debt keeps piling up.
We understand the chal-
lenges that we have in this
country in terms of employment
but we need our graduates to
understand that we need to move
away from the perception that
formal employment is the only
form of employment that can be
considered for recovery, states
Ringera.
We have graduates working
small businesses or helping out
in family farms and businesses
so it is not correct to assume that
one is entirely without a source
of income. What we have been
asking of them is they keep us
updated of where they are and
what they are doing and
whatever small money they
make they need to set aside
some small amount to start
paying off their debt. This is
The Helb is also
looking to
individuals and
donors to set up
special scholar-
ship funds to
increase the
money that is in
the revolving
fund.
Higher education partner considers bank status
HUGE INVESTMENT:
By FRANKLINE SUNDAY
The Higher Education Loans
Board has come a long way
over the last 18 years.
According to the new CEO Mr
Charles Ringera, the largest
higher education nancier in
East Africa is on course to
achieving its mission of
becoming a fully-edged bank.
What we have been doing
is to strengthen our internal
capacity and processes in order
to make us more efcient in
handling huge sums of money
that we expect will be coming
our way as we reach to more
nancial partners, he says.
The loans body recently hired
prosecutors as part of its effort to
bolster its debt recovery organs.
It will commence legal action on
defaulters over the next three
months. We have a number of
companies that have recovered
money from employees but have
failed to remit this money to the
Board, explains Ringera.
We have tried to engage them
and sent them notices to no avail
so we will be taking them to court
to recover what is owed to us.
Ringera states that it is high time
that the board start function and
is perceived as a bank and thus
the drive to crack down on
defaulters. I came from a
background of banking and
when you borrow money from a
bank you know that you have to
pay it back but the perception
that our creditors have is that
the money they get from the
board can be defaulted on
without any signicant
consequence.
The Board wants to
increasing its revolving fund to
over half a trillion by the year
2030. it will be independent of
funds from the Treasury, which
currently make up the bulk of
its revolving fund.
important as the loans body is
expected to wean itself off the
money that it gets from the
Treasury. A huge undertaking
considering the fact that
allocation from the Treasury
makes up a huge part of the
revolving fund. Last year, we
recovered Sh2.5 billion from past
loanees and Treasury gave us
Sh2.1 billion. This year, we are
targeting a recovery of Sh3 billion
and we have applied for Sh14.8
billion, explains Ringera
By 2030, Helb is going to
require Sh413 billion to support
3.4 million students in technical
colleges and universities. Ringera
and his team are looking towards
other nancing options.
FINANCING OPTIONS
Already, the loans Board is in
partnership with the Commercial
Bank of Africa, National Bank and
KCB, where post-graduate
students can get nancing for
masters and PhD studies at 12 per
cent interest. We want to create
more partnerships of the same
with all the banks in the country
that are willing to partner with us
on the premise that this is a low
risk product and one that is in
high demand, said Ringera.
In addition, Helb is also
looking to have the law amended
to allow it tap into special funds
like the unclaimed assets funds,
deposit protection fund and the
investor compensation fund.
The Deposit Protection Fund
has a capital fund base of Sh40
billion and the Unclaimed Assets
Fund has a capital base of more
than Sh200 billion, he states.
Is there a way the Law can be
changed to ensure such funds
work for social good of the
country where they give a
percentage of the money to Helb
repayable at one per cent
interest?

INTERVIEW:
AGRI-BIZ<<
By ALICE MURANJA
I
ncreased deforestation and
over exploitation of trees
species that have anti malarial
qualities has put them at risk of
extinction.
Scientists are now warning
that their potential to treat
malaria could be lost forever,
even as malaria continue to be
among the leading killers in the
country. In Kenya, more than
half of the population at risk of
infection and over 34,000
children dying annually due to
lack of doctors or drugs.
MEDICINAL SPECIES
In a research released by
Kenya Medical Research
Institutes (Kemri) Centre for
Traditional Medicine and Drug
Research, 22 trees species and
shrubs were identied by
traditional medicinal practitio-
ners and scientists as having the
potential for further study.
While not all species of anti
malarial trees are at risk, wanton
deforestation of most species
was putting efforts at making a
breakthrough in malaria
treatment even harder.
Without clear research or
proper guidance for their
sustainable use, many of the
plants with medicinal properties
are being over-exploited and are
in danger of extinction.
One such plant is Zanthoxy-
lum chalybeum, commonly
known as Knobwood. It grows
in dry woodlands or grasslands
of eastern and southern Africa
and has been found to have
anti-malarial properties that
need to be further explored.
An extraction process from
leaves, bark or root is used to
effectively treat malarial fever in
many communities. Other uses
for the plant include infusing tea
with the leaves, making tooth-
brushes, and using the seeds as
beads in traditional garments.
The African wild olive, Olea
europaea Africana, also threat-
ened in East Africa due to
over-exploited for timber,
contains organic extracts with
signicant levels of anti-malarial
activity. It is used to treat
malarial and other fevers.
TREATMENT OF WORMS
The plant also acts as a
natural laxative to expel parasites
or tapeworms. With new research
revealing that trees and shrubs in
East Africa that have promising
anti-malarial qualities are at risk
of extinction, scientists are
warning that
Weve only scratched the
surface on the potential value of
these plants. Although widely
used by farmers and people in
rural communities, most of this
information has never been
collected in a comprehensive
way by researchers. World
Agroforestry Centre (Icraf ) is
doing its part preserving these
trees and shrubs by holding
samples of most of the species
with anti-malarial qualities in its
gene bank and growing these
trees in plant nurseries at its
headquarters in Nairobi.
The Icraf gene bank holds
close to 200 species, of which at
least 30 are known to have
antimalarial properties.
Icraf scientists conducting
research across Kenya, Uganda,
and Tanzania gathered data after
they met with approximately 180
herbalists and 100 malaria
patients in 30 separate commu-
nities. Kemri supported the
process by supplying the
information about each plants
chemical compound make-up
research that is the result of a
sophisticated laboratory process
developed by Kemri for testing
natural products.
One of the drugs most widely
used historically to treat malaria,
Wanton deforestation
threatens anti malaria
tree species in Kenya
quinine, was derived from the
bark of the Cinchona tree in
South America. Today, the
worlds newest, most-effective
therapeutic treatment for
malaria also comes from a plant,
the Artemisia annua shrub.
However, access to malaria
therapies based on artemisinin
compounds remains low
around 15 per cent in most parts
of Africa and well below the
World Health Organizations
(WHO) 80 per cent target.
COMMUNITY BOOST
Beyond the complicated
process to extract and test
anti-malarial compounds from
these trees, scientists have
struggled to track or replicate the
treatment process as it occurs in
communities.
Besides the plant itself, there
may be other factors contribut-
ing to a malaria patients
recovery. For example, a healer
may combine one plant with
another that changes its
chemical compound and boosts
its effectiveness.
Unless more is done to
understand these processes in
the eld, scientists in laborato-
ries and researchers at major
drug companies will lose that
knowledge. FarmBiz Africa
Potency : Many of the plants with
medicinal properties are being over-
exploited and are in danger of extinction
FIGHT AGAINST MALARIA:
According to a recently released report by
WHO, 90 per cent of all malaria-related
deaths occur in Sub-Saharan Africa.
The report estimated that malaria
costs $12 billion (Sh1.032 billion a year
in lost GDP and eats up 25 per cent of
household incomes.
In effect, malaria tightens the shackles
of poverty on families and nations, read
part of the report.
Some tree
species are
disappearing
due to
increased
demand for
wood and
timber and
other medicinal
products.
AGROFORESTRY:
The Icraf gene bank holds close to 200
species, of which at least 30 are
known to have antimalarial
properties, WorldAgroforestryCentrereport.
Tuesday, March 26, 2013 / The Standard
11
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AGRI-BIZ<<
The Icraf gene bank holds close to 200
species, of which at least 30 are
known to have antimalarial
A
The Icraf gene bank holds close to 200 The Icraf gene bank holds close to 200
LOME, Friday
Africas cotton producers aim to
more than triple annual raw cotton
output to 5 million tonnes over the next
10 years to better inuence world
prices, the head of a leading industry
organisation said on Friday.
West Africa alone represented about
15 per cent of the worlds cotton
exports, analysts say, but the region
was hit hard by a market crash in the
early 2000s that pushed many farmers
to switch to other crops. The continent
currently produces around 1.5 million
tonnes of raw, unginned cotton
annually. If we can reach production of
5 million tonnes of the 25 million
produced each year, then we would be in
a strong position, a position to name
our price, Mohammed Iya, president of
the African Cotton Association, told a
conference in Togos capital, Lome.
Its a ght each day and well get
there. African cotton companies are
very determined in this regard, he
said. West Africas cotton sector is
witnessing a revival.
Ivory Coast was once among the
regions leading producers with annual
output of about 400,000 tonnes before
a 2002/03 civil war split the country in
two and halved production.
It has forecast output for the
2012/13 season at 360,000 tonnes with
the number of cotton farmers increas-
ing to around 100,000 this season, up
from 80,000 for the previous harvest.
Production in neighbouring Mali has
already reached 451,065 tonnes of
cotton this harvest, eclipsing last years
end of season total of 445,314, a
government ofcial said on Friday.
In the short term, African countries
will need to expand the amount of
farmland used to grow cotton and seek
to improve yields by pushing govern-
ments to subsidise fertilizer and back
agricultural research, Iya said.
But he said countries should also
consider using genetically modied
strains more adapted to African
growing conditions. There are
genetically modied organisms already
in Burkina Faso. In Cameroon we are
now trying them, Iya said. Reuters
Africa targets cotton output of ve million tonnes
HIGHER OUTPUT:
A cotton plantation.
12
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12
BRIEFS:
Tuesday, March 26, 2013 / The Standard
>> SMEs
Creating a fund for the low cadre
traders will contribute to lengthening
their lifecycle as most of them only
survive for three and ve years,
Anxiety: World not
coping well with
change in diets
Urbanization, economic growth and other
transformations are causing changes in lifestyles
and diets in many parts of the world and countries
are not coping as well as they could. Food and
Agriculture Organization (FAO) Director-General,
Jos Graziano da Silva says there is need to
guarantee the production of safe food and to offer
consumers better alternatives and information on
their diets. We need integrated nutrition
strategies, formed with the inputs of society as a
whole - the private sector, consumers, doctors, and
consumer organizations and others, he told a
meeting of professors and students at Wageningen
University and Research Centre, Netherlands.
By BY NICHOLAS WAITATHU
Jane Kawira is a smatrader
based in Embu County where
she process honey and later sell
her products to various market
outlets within the country.
Kawiras business thrives on
product and once in a while
borrows from the local credit
unions.
She has employed three
workers -one marketer and the
other two works in her process-
ing unit in Embu Town.
Her enterprise is classied in
the Micro, Small and Medium
Enterprises (MSME) sector,
which employs 70 per cent of the
total working lot in the country.
Kawiras business can grow to
high levels to even exporting
honey but only if she can access
affordable credit. Key challenge
to majority of small business of
Kawiras type is lack of adequate
and affordable credit and thus
upset their desired growth.
The only available loans to
such enterprises are being
offered by commercial banks and
micro nance institutions but at
high rates. The MSMEs sector
contributes immensely to the
growth of the economy but there
is little facilitation by the
government in terms of enacting
a sound legal framework and
increase resource allocation. We
operate under harsh conditions
and thus not able to deliver
much needed input to spur high
economic growth, she says
But the scenario is set to
change as government early this
month operationalised Micro,
Small and Medium Enterprises
Authority.
Key undertaking of the new
authority is to create a Micro,
Small and Medium Enterprises
Development Fund (MSEDF).
The new kitty is set to eat into
territories that commercial
banks have been thriving on as
the government is expected to
offer soft loans at rates lower
than the prevailing market rates.
Labour Minister John Munyes
gazetted new directors early this
month to manage the new
authority. Acting CEO of the
new authority Patrick Mwangi
says the new fund will encourage
high competition as commercial
banks, credit unions, and
micronance institutions
compete with the government in
reaching out to small traders in
terms of provision of nancial
services.
The government intention is
to complement what other
nancial players are offering. For
example, we expect the new fund
will target those innovative
businesses which for long have
been avoided by the big boys in
the nancial market, he said.
He added the fund ts well in
the government aspirations to
create jobs and poverty reduc-
tion.
Kenya Private Sector Alliance
(KEPSA) chief executive Carol
Kariuki lauds the new fund
saying it will strengthen small
businesses capability and thus
encourages high development in
the country.
Kariuki observed that
creating a fund specically for
the low cadre traders will
contribute to lengthening their
lifecycle as most of them only
survive for a period of between
three and ve years due to lack
of sustainable credit.
Ensuring the micro and
small enterprises in the country
access the funds will enhance
the economic development and
tame most of the setbacks the
small traders have been
grappling with daily. Further it
demonstrates the enthusiasm
the government has in ensuring
MSMEs are mainstreamed into
the national economy, Kariuki
stated.
The Cabinet Secretary in a
gazette notice will x the size of
the fund sufcient to facilitate
the promotion and development
of micro and small enterprises.
The small entrepreneurs have
been the targets of commercial
banks thanks to lack of clear
framework over and above lack
of creation of a specialsed fund.
Small businesses to benet
from new SME authority
Small businesses
operate under harsh
conditions and not able
to help spur required
high economic growth
Food: Safety a
critical matter for
the EAC region
The East African Community (EAC) region should
consider food safety critical matter because food
and nutritional security are the foundations of a
decent life, a sound education and the achievement
of the Millennium Development Goals.
EAC Senior Livestock Ofcer Mr. Timothy
Wesonga made the point when addressing food
experts at a four-day East African Community
Regional Workshop on Harmonization of Food
Safety Measures in Africa, which is taking place in
Kigali, Rwanda last week.
Representing the EAC Deputy Secretary General
in charge of Productive and Social Sectors Jesca
Eriyo, Wesonga noted that food safety is vital for
protecting human health and trade.
Forum: 4th EAC
Health meet set for
Kigali
The Rwandan capital, Kigali, will host the 4th
EAC Health and Scientic Conference and Interna-
tional Trade Fair & Health Exhibition that is
scheduled to take place from Wednesday 27 to
Friday 29 March 2013 at the Kigali Serena Hotel.
The main theme of the three-day Conference is:
Regional Health Priorities and Opportunities:
Evidence for Action in the Changing Global
Financial Situation. Prof. Khama Rogo, Lead Health
Specialist, World Bank and Prof. Charles Mugone,
Executive Director, European and Developing
Countries Clinical Trials Partnership (EDCTP) will
deliver the keynote address at the event.
Finance: Key challenge to most
small businesses is lack of adequate
and affordable credit for growth
FACT SHEET:
The Cabinet Secretary in a
gazette notice will x the
size of the fund sufcient
to facilitate the promotion
and development of micro
and small enterprises.
The small entrepreneurs
have been the targets of
commercial banks thanks
to lack of clear framework
over and above lack of
creation of a specialized
fund.
INTERVIEW:
TECHNOLOGY<<
By MACHARIA KAMAU
T
elecom operators will start
to remit 0.5 per cent of their
total revenues to help fund
universal access to ICT, three
years after the fund was set up.
The Universal Service Fund
(USF), established to increase
access to ICT services in areas
deemed not viable for invest-
ments by telcos, is expected to
start operations in July 2013 and
targets at increasing mobile
network coverage to the entire
country by the year 2030. The
kitty will be funded by a levy
imposed on telecommunication
rms and has faced difculties in
setting up, including opposition
from the operators.
The industry regulator, the
Communications Commission of
Kenya (CCK) said all telecoms
companies would start contrib-
uting 0.5 per cent of their
revenues to kitty by July. The levy
could translate to signicant
amounts given the fund
regulations takes into consider-
ation the revenues and not
prots. For instance Safaricom
revenues stood at Sh95 billion in
its 2011/2012 nancial year
which means it would chip close
to half a billion to the kitty as the
USF levy. The levy is expected to
commence in July 2013. To kick
start the fund, the commission
has set aside Sh1 billion as seed
money to the fund, said Francis
Wangusi director general CCK.
The money will be used to
put up infrastructure in areas
that private sector rms in the
industry have found to be
uneconomic to invest in and to
date remain underserved by
essential ICT services. Such
infrastructure would include
base stations that the telcos will
share in getting their services to
these areas.
In late February, Information
and Communication Minister
Samuel Poghisio gazetted the
Universal Service Advisory
Council to manage the fund.
Poghisio appointed Francis
Kollum as chairman, Joseph Bett,
Joseph Watakah, Rosemary
Kilonzo, Rukia Ahmed and
Sammy Buruchara, who will
serve for three years as members.
Wangusi said the most
immediate job for the council
was to ensure 100 per cent
penetration of voice services as
well as increased use of Internet
among Kenyans and use of ICT
tools among schools, public
hospitals and government
institutions. The council will also
need to foster creation of content
to increase local content
available online. The most
immediate needs are to close
voice gaps in order to achieve
fundamental human rights and
enhance provision of essential
services such as security for
vulnerable citizens living in
un-served areas. Subsequently,
focus will be put on promoting
access to broadband in order to
close the data access gaps, he
said. The third priority is to
provide capacity building by
expanding the use of Internet
services in schools, health
facilities and other organisations
serving public needs and by
facilitating the development of
and access to a wide range of
local and relevant content.
UNIVERSAL ACCESS
The priority areas were
identied through the ICT Gaps
Study done by CCK in 2011.
Currently more than 30 million
Kenyans have access to cell
phone services which trans-
lates to a 75 per cent penetration
while an estimated 14 million
have access to Internet.
While funds from the USF
might not get everybody a
mobile or a personal computer,
the vision to have network
coverage such that anyone who
has a mobile phone can use it
from any point in the country.
CCK has a target of increasing
the coverage to all parts of the
country by the year 2030.
Levy to fund ICT
penetration to
take effect in July
At the present scenario of 0.5
per cent levy as a primary source
of nancing, the voice and data
gaps are expected to be closed in
2030. Global experience has
demonstrated that Universal
Access goals and denitions are
ever-changing based on
technological developments,
thus posing a challenge to
futuristic expectations, said
Wangusi. He added that CCK has
been some universal access
projects on a pilot basis that it
has nanced from its purse. This
has mostly entailed putting up
community centres aimed at
providing access to affordable
communication services and
building ICT capacity.
The various ICT access
projects some of them in
far-ung places have given
many Kenyans a rst time access
to ICT services. Wangusi said the
projects that CCK has imple-
mented over the last three year
have reached an estimated
300,000 people including
students, teachers and local
community members.
He expects the funds from
USF would signicantly increase
the number of people that have
not had opportunity to interact
with ICT as well as ease the
burden for people who have to
travel kilometres, sometimes up
to 100km, to get to a point where
their cell phones could get a
signal.
New tax: Telecom operators are expected from July to
start paying 0.5 per cent of their revenues to a fund created
by CCK to help increase penetration of ICT services
PILOT PROJECT:
In its pilot projects, CCK
has worked with 16 second-
ary schools, four grass root
community groups and 10
secondary schools for per-
sons with disability where it
has put up e-centres. It has
also set up e-resources cen-
tres within 10 rural based
libraries in partnership
with Kenya National Library
Services.
Currently more than 30 million
Kenyans have access to cell
phone services which translates
to a 75 per cent penetration
while an estimated 14 million
have access to Internet.
EXPANSION:
The levy is expected to commence in July
2013. To kick start the fund, the
commission has set aside Sh1 billion as
seed money to the fund, Francis Wangusi
Tuesday, March 26, 2013 / The Standard
13
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TECHNOLOGY<<
The levy is expected to commence in July
2013. To kick start the fund, the
The Federal Aviation Administra-
tion said on Friday it will close 149
air trafc control towers at small
airports across the country
beginning on April 7 as it copes with
automatic federal spending cuts.
The White House and transporta-
tion leaders have warned for weeks
that the $85 billion in federal cuts
known as sequestration would
force smaller airports across the
country to curtail operations.
The across-the-board cuts
started kicking in on March 1
because Congress was not able to
reach an alternative budget deal to
replace them. The FAA must absorb
$637 million in cuts by September
30. Transportation Secretary Ray
LaHood said on Friday his depart-
ment had tried to soften the blow.
The FAA said another 40 towers
previously slated for closure will
remain open, either because them
shutting them would not be in the
national interest or because money
was found in a federal cost-sharing
program to keep them open.
We heard from communities
across the country about the
importance of their towers and
these were very tough decisions,
LaHood said in a statement.
Unfortunately we are faced
with a series of difcult choices that
we have to make to reach the
required cuts under sequestration,
LaHood said. The FAA does not
expect any airports to have to shut
down because of the tower closings,
an agency spokeswoman said.
Republican lawmakers expressed
concern about the decision and
asked LaHood in a letter for the
analysis showing that closing each
tower, as well as so many towers
simultaneously, would not
jeopardize safety.Republicans have
FAA to close 149 control towers to meet budget cuts
repeatedly accused the White House
of exaggerating the effects of
sequestration in an attempt to shift
the blame for a failed budget deal
to Republicans.
We are deeply disappointed by
the Administrations choice today to
push ahead with its proposed
contract tower closings, said House
of Representatives Transportation
Committee Chairman Bill Shuster
and Senator John Thune, the top
Republican on the Senate Com-
merce, Science and Transportation
Committee.
Reuters
FAA Administrator Michael Huerta said the
agency would work with affected airports
and operators to ensure procedures are in
place to maintain a high level of safety.
AVIATION:
14
Business Beat
14
Tuesday, March 26, 2013 / The Standard
Cassava has been neglected in the
past and yet there are arid and
semi-arid areas where they could
thrive.
>> AGRI-BIZ
K
enyan research organisa-
tion, BecA-ILRI, has
received Sh8.5million
funding to develop research on
cassava varieties that can
withstand diseases affecting the
crop in Africa.
The crop relied on by over 200
million Africans is under threat
from Cassava mosaic and
cassava brown streak diseases
(CBSD), which accounts for up
to half of yield loss.
Cassava Brown Streak Disease
causes dry rot in the roots
rendering them inedible.
Mosaic disease occurs as
characteristic leaf mosaic
patterns that affect discrete areas
leading to stunted growth.
One of the major obstacles
for stopping the spread of CBSD
is that the disease has different
symptoms in different places.
According to Apollinaire
Djikeng, interim director of
BecA-ILRI said it is important to
note that there are other
emerging cassava diseases
caused by viruses other than
those known to cause cassava
mosaic disease and cassava
brown streak disease.
Cassava has been neglected
in the past and yet there are arid
and semi-arid areas where they
could thrive, if scientic
innovations are promoted, he
said at the 21st International
Plant and Animal Genome
conference held recently in San
Diego.
Djikeng added that promo-
tion of scientic innovations if
undertaken could relieve the
huge population from poverty
and hunger as well as depen-
dence on food aid.
The reagents will also be used
to accelerate research in identify-
ing virus-resistant genes in
cassava through gene expression
studies and the analysis of
sequence variation.
The grant was awarded by
Illumina Agricultural Greater
Good initiative, a manufacturer
of life science tools and inte-
grated systems situated in San
Diego United States.
Cassava is more than just a
meal to much of East Africa. It
was recently singled out in
Kenya as an alternative source
of food and income under an
initiative to commercial crops.
According to Food and
Agriculture Organization (FAO),
the cassava plant provides up to
one-third of the daily calorie
intake for people in those
countries where the disease is
most prevalent.
It is also a relatively cheap
source of nutrition for the urban
poor.
Sh8.5 million to
ght cassava
diseases in Africa
The Cassava brown streak
disease was rst reported in
Amani, Tanzania in 1936 but was
conned to the low lands of
Eastern Africa and around Lake
Malawi.
However, from 2004, it started
spreading to mid-altitude areas
and has drastically affected
cassava production in Central
and South-western Uganda,
North Western Tanzania, Western
Kenya, and North Western DR
Congo.
The Bio Science Eastern and
Central Africa-International
Livestock Research Institute
(BecA- ILRI) will work on ways to
eradicate the disease, which is
affecting crops across East and
Central Africa.
- Farm Biz Africa
Alternative: Cassava was recently
singled out in Kenya as an alternative
source of food and income
STREAK VIRUS:
Cassava brown streak
disease and cassava mo-
saic disease (CMD) are
currently two major viral
diseases that severely re-
duce cassava production
in large areas of Sub-Sa-
haran Africa.
Natural resistance has so
far been reported for CMD
in cassava. CBSD is caused
by two virus species, Cas-
sava brown streak virus
(CBSV) and Ugandan cas-
sava brown streak virus
PRODUCTION:
Cassava, also known as yucca
or manioc, is the third largest
source of carbohydrates in the
world and is a staple food for
more than 500 million people.
Ernst & Young is racing to cash
in on the increasing opportunities in
the Eastern Africa region with a new
ofce in Juba, South Sudan.
This is the 8th ofce in the
region and makes Ernst & Young,
one of the largest nancial advisory
services rms in the world the only
Big 4 rm with the largest footprint
across Eastern Africa.
The rm has ofces in Kenya,
which is the regional hub; Uganda,
Rwanda, Tanzania and Ethiopia. In
Kenya there are ofces in Nairobi,
Mombasa and Nakuru. Ernst &
Young is a global leader in
assurance, tax, transaction and
advisory services. Ernst & Young
now has representation in 33
countries across Africa. Mr Gitahi
Gachahi, Ernst & Young Eastern
Africa Chairman & CEO says the new
ofce will serve clients in the
nancial, oil and gas, mining and
agricultural sectors including the
donor community and the Govern-
ment of South Sudan.
The South Sudan ofce will
offer a full range of services, which
will assist in attracting investment
from international markets and
neighbouring countries, as well as
current and potential clients doing
business in the Eastern Africa
region. We also look forward to
growing and developing the skills
and knowledge of our people. This
will ensure we are leading from the
front by contributing to the
economic growth of the country,
adds Gitahi. The new ofce will be
led by Patrick Kamau who is the
Country Managing Partner, where
he will work closely with Gitahi
Gachahi, Eastern Africa Regional
Managing Partner.
Eastern Africa is one of the most
exciting and rapidly growing regions
Audit rm spreads footprint in Eastern Africa
in the world. The ve countries;
Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda
and Burundi, that currently form
part of the East African community
alone form a common market of 130
million people.
Given the unexploited mineral
wealth, mainly in oil extraction,
South Sudan has the potential to be
a substantial market in the next few
years, comments, Patrick Kamau.
He added that the rm will
continue to train South Sudanese
nationals to take up the functional
and administrative roles of the rm
in the medium and long term.
Ernst & Young opened a new ofce in
Juba, South Sudan to tap into growing
regional business
WISE INVESTMENT:
15
Business Beat
By MACHARIA KAMAU
L
imited local content has for
long been a concern for the
ICT industry. Many local
entrepreneurs have been
sluggish to take advantage of fast
Internet connectivity in Kenya to
increase locally relevant (digital)
content leaving the eld to be
dominated by foreign content.
However, lately, a number of
start-ups have started to spot the
opportunities and there has been
a surge in the number of local
sites that are looking to tap into
the growing online market.
These vary from news portals to
real estate portals that are aimed
at availing information and
selling products online to
Kenyans.
The portals have experienced
varying degrees of success and
while some have been short
lived, there are those that have
had success owing to demand for
information and a growing
condence among Kenyans to
transact online.
And a similar demand for
information and products by
young mothers has inspired
Christine Khasinah-Odero to put
up a portal that offers new
moms and moms-to-be
information on what to expect.
This ranges from what to
expect when one is four months
pregnant to where to nd a
photographer for a childs
birthday party. She runs a
website supamamas.co.ke
that in addition to giving
information to mothers, it also
gives local companies a platform
to reach the moms with their
products.
The site gives access to
anything that a mother would
need. We have a database for
anything from baby food to
paediatricians. The idea is to give
opportunity to companies to
reach mothers online with ease
as well as provide moms a
centralised place where they can
get to compare what is avail-
able, she said. She said that the
site that is now two years old gets
2,000 hits on average while on
social media where it is more
interactive can get as many as
18,000 views per day.
The company that is also an
events and marketing rm for
events related to empowering
young mothers both on the
home and business fronts was
borne out of the need that most
young women have but there are
limited resources available
especially from the Kenyan point
of view.
Khasinah-Odero notes that
while some experiences by
mothers both stay at home and
working are universal, there are
many others that are unique to
Kenyans and it is frustrating
when search for information by
new and expectant mothers
yields almost nothing Kenyan,
despite the volumes of informa-
tion available for other markets.
My motivation was to have a
platform where moms can get all
the information they need. There
has not been a local platform
that will give that kind of
information. One could get a UK
or South African site but there is
no local site that would you such
information,
WORD OF MOUTH
As a directory we are heavily
dependent on advertising, we
also do events and get revenue
from sponsored events as well as
others where the participants
will pay a fee,
While traditionally the ICT
industry has been seen to be a
male domain, Khasinah-Odero
said she has been able to
overcome that.
A signicant challenge, she
said, has been access to credit as
many banks still feel more secure
advancing credit to brick and
mortar businesses.
Entrepreneur takes
expectant moms shopping
It has been a very interesting
experience, getting people to
appreciate what online platforms
can do. That has been a chal-
lenge. Convincing a bank that
you want to create an online
portal where you will make it
easy for women to access
information through their
phones on such information as
when kids are due for immunisa-
tion, she said. Getting nanc-
ing has been a challenge... but at
least now people are getting to
understand what we do and we
generate revenue from advertis-
ing and people that want to
connect with the moms.
She has relied on the word of
mouth as among the key media
to market her products, noting
that her target market shares
information.
Women die for information
and when they get it, they will
talk. I have seen many members
being recruited by other
members, a lot of sharing on
social media and that has helped
Supamamas reach many. The
ipside is that when people
decide to talk the other way it
could be disastrous, she added.
Ingenuity: The site, supamamas.co.ke provides infor-
mation to mothers and also gives local companies a
platform to reach the moms with their products
SEED FUNDING:
More than 25 per cent of
Kenyans now have access
to the Internet, majority
of whom access the Inter-
net through their mobile
phone.
Kenya ICT Board runs the
Tandaa Local Digital Con-
tent Grant, an initiative
to fund companies enter-
ing new media and ICT.
This aims to increase lo-
cally relevant content.
Khasinah-Odero [INSET] runs a
site that offers information on
the needs of mothers
Technology:
With the rapid growth in
technology, many organisations are
remodeling their working structures
to adapt to the changing times. Life
has gone virtually mobile and
hi-tech, and so have some aspects
of ofce work, forcing human
resources ofcers to nd new ways
of accommodating tech-savvy
employees and their gadgetry.
Telecommuting where
employees work from home or on
the move has become a reality, as
more smartphones and tablets get
connected to the ofce central
servers. The case for agile working
is more compelling today than it
was previously, says Ellen
Bvekerwa, the human resources
director for Unilever East and
Southern Africa.
Trafc jams, young families,
responsibility for older parents,
need for further education and
many other demands are all crying
for a balanced work and life for
todays employee.
Technology is inevitable and we
must embrace it if we are to be
relevant in the modern business
operation environment. But it could
pose serious threats as well, Amos
Otieno, an HR and recruitment
expert based in Nakuru says. Otieno
says technology improves effective-
ness and efciency at the work-
place, making inept workers
redundant. The worker of the
future should compete effectively
with machines and prove they can
do extremely well what machines
cannot, he adds. The advent of the
smart workplace has spawned
theories that the days of the
physical ofce with desk and PC are
numbered. But HR experts believe
its too early to speculate.
The ofce space and desk may
not die soon because face-to-face
interaction also has an important
role in delivery of results,
Technology shakes up the workplace
Bvekerwa said. People need to talk
and interact, hold personal
discussions which cant always be
done virtually.
Many companies would still
want the psychological satisfaction
of having the physical presence of
the worker at the work station,
whether they are productive or not.
Very few organisations have
reached the level of acceptance that
one can work outside their work
area, Otieno adds. Bvekerwa says
Unilever has embraced technology
and given employees access to tools
and systems to allow them work
whenever and wherever they are.
Ellen Bvekerwa, HR director Unilever ESA says
Unilever has embraced agile working which focuses
on the outcome and results and not time and
attendance
CAREER GROWTH:
HUSTLER <<
Tuesday, March 26, 2013 / The Standard
Getting nancing has been a challenge...
but at least now people are getting to
understand what we do and we generate
revenue from advertising, Christine
Khasinah-Odero
Business Beat
>> AFRICA BUSINESS
ASIAN TIGERS:
Tuesday, March 26, 2013 / The Standard
The average price of Kenyas top grade of tea fell to $4.01 per kg
at auction last week, from $4.22 at the last sale, weighed by sluggish
demand for the crop, market participants said on Wednesday.
The east African nation is the worlds leading exporter of black
tea, which is a major source of foreign exchange, earning it Sh112
billion ($1.31 billion) last year. Tea grade Best Broken Pekoe Ones
(BP1) sold at between $5.02-$3.00 per kg during the sale, down from
the $5.14-$3.30 per kg it had fetched at the previous sale, Africa Tea
Brokers (ATB) said in a market report.
Grade Best Pekoe Fanning Ones (PF1) sold for $3.48-$2.95 per kg,
compared with $3.47-$2.99 attained at last weeks sale.
ATB said 141,013 packages of tea were offered for sale at the
auction with nearly 23 percent going unsold. Some 146,154 packages
of tea were offered at the previous sale, with 21 percent remaining
unsold. The weekly tea auction at the port city of Mombasa usually
features tea from other regional producers like Burundi.
Buyers from Yemen, other Middle Eastern countries and Sudan
were the most active at this weeks sale, ATB said. Reuters
COMMODITY MARKET:
Kenya top grade tea prices fall
By JON HERSKOVITZ
The hearty self-congratula-
tion with which South Africa
welcomed its accession to the
BRIC grouping of major
emerging countries has been
met with a deafening silence
from global investors.
Since Pretoria joined more
than two years ago and changed
the groups name to BRICS,
almost all of the major BRIC
funds have maintained zero
exposure to South Africa. If there
is an S country in their
portfolios, it is more likely to be
South Korea or Singapore.
South Africa will have an
equal seat at the table next week
when it hosts a summit of
leaders from Brazil, Russia, India
and China in Durban on Tuesday
and Wednesday, even though its
economy is dwarfed by those of
its new partners.
While it is difcult to justify
South Africas inclusion into the
BRIC acronym from an eco-
nomic perspective, the country
remains the most developed of
the sub-Saharan African nations
and, in this regard, can be seen
as the continents representa-
tive, said Anna Stupnytska,
macro economist, at Goldman
Sachs Asset Management.
It would be great if South
Africa took up the challenge of
trying to be that, unifying the
continent through stronger cross
border trade and infrastructure
links. If that were to occur, then
Africa as a continent could
perhaps be regarded as a genuine
BRIC economy, Stupnytska said.
Jim ONeill, chairman of
Goldman Sachs Asset Manage-
ment, coined the BRIC concept
in 2001 and has since said South
Africa does not belong in the
group. The original BRIC group
represents about 20 percent of
the global economy and 43 per
cent of the worlds population.
Add South Africa, call it
BRICS, and the combined GDP
gure rises by 0.55 percentage
points. If South Africa were a
province in China, its GDP would
rank number six, just above
Hebei, a producer of coal and
sorghum
OUT OF THE MIX
South Africas economy is
about 80 percent smaller than
the smallest of the BRIC mem-
bers, Russia and India.
The Brazilian governments
ofcial BRICS fact sheet leaves
South Africa out of the mix when
talking about GDP growth for the
group.
It is this relatively small size
that could derail the biggest
agenda item on the table at the
BRICS Summit, the formation of
a BRICS development bank to
serve as a counter to the likes of
the International Monetary Fund
and World Bank.
South African diplomats have
said the current plan is to have
all ve partners contribute $10
billion to fund the BRICS bank.
For China, it is a relatively small
sum that represents about 11
hours of GDP. For South Africa, it
is more than double its national
defence budget.
BRICS leaders are also likely
to endorse plans at the summit
to create the bank as well as a
joint foreign exchange reserves
pool that would initially hold
between $90 billion and $120
billion, senior emerging market
ofcials said on Thursday.
If the bank is an equal
partnership it will be weakly
capitalised because South Africa
will set a low threshold for
contributions, said Mark
Rosenberg, Africa analyst for the
Eurasia Group global political
risk consultancy.
If not, and the parties are
assigned different roles, South
Africas will be largely symbolic
i.e. the bank may be based in
South Africa but ultimately
South Africa,
the tiny BRIC in
the wall
nanced by the other members,
especially China, Rosenberg
said.
BANG FOR THE BUCK
It is not that South Africa is a
bad investment, actually, quite
the opposite.Since the start of
2012, Johannesburgs benchmark
Top-40 index has shot up by
more than 25 per cent while the
main indices in Brazil, Russia,
India and China have been
solidly in the red, according to
Reuters data.
Johannesburg has also been
ranked as the best regulated
exchange in the world by the
World Economic Forums Global
Competitiveness Report.
But South Africa is excluded
from BRIC funds is because the
size of its economy and popula-
tion are much smaller than those
of the groups original members.
South Africa is usually
covered by funds that invest in
the next tier of smaller emerging
economies that include the likes
of Turkey and Indonesia.
Reuters
Strategic move: Leaders from the BRICS emerging nations
are expected to launch a joint development bank to rival west-
ern-dominated institutions at a summit beginning today
INCREASE TRADE:
South Africa however
hopes to expand its econ-
omy through the BRICS
grouping, seeing it as a
way to increase trade.
But there are difculties.
Almost all of South
Africas exports to
the BRIC states are
relatively low value raw
commodities while it
imports value-added
nished goods.
By setting up in South Africa, the BRICS partners can gain
access to the regional grouping SADC - Southern African
Development Community - 15 countries with a total GDP
of around $575 billion and a population of about 260
million, where South Africa is the driving force.
16
The maximum price of Kenyas benchmark grade AA coffee rose
to $458 per bag at auction last week from $440 at the previous sale,
the Nairobi Coffee Exchange said on Wednesday.
Although the east African nation is a small producer compared
with others like Brazil, its speciality beans are sought after by global
roasters who blend it with coffee from other regions.
Some 22,774 bags of coffee were offered for sale during the
auction and only 5,583 bags were sold.
During the previous weeks auction, 26,890 bags of coffee were
offered and 11,975 bags were sold.
Grade AA fetched $458-$136 per bag from $440-$162 per bag at
the previous sale, the exchange said. Grade AB sold for $291-$121 per
bag compared with $262-$161 per bag.
The total value of the beans sold during the auction was $1.45
million, down from $2.98 million dollars realised the previous sale.

Reuters
Price of top grade Kenyan coffee rises
Coffee production in Burundi will fall by almost half in the
2013/14 season, the countrys coffee industry regulator said on
Friday, as farmers switch to other crops, disappointed by a lack of
fertiliser and coffees single annual harvest.
The coffee crop is the top source of hard currency for the east
African nation, but regulator ARFIC said that output is expected to
fall well short of the governments target of 40,000 to 50,000 tonnes
for the year starting April 1.
Production is seen falling 46 percent to 13,000 tonnes next
season, ARFIC said in its latest report, highlighting a shift to other
crops such as bananas and weaker soil fertilisation.
Burundis coffee farmers need a total 10,000 tonnes of fertiliser
per crop year but frequently receive less than 2,000 tonnes, ARFIC
said. Burundi is one of the worlds poorest countries and ranks 178
out of 187 on the United Nations development index. The coffee
industry employs about 800,000 smallholder farmers, roughly 10
percent of Burundis population. Reuters
Burundi coffee output to drop
While it is difcult to justify South Africas inclusion into the BRIC
acronym from an economic perspective, the country remains the
most developed of the sub-Saharan African nations and, in this
regard, can be seen as the continents representative, Anna
Stupnytska, macro economist, at Goldman Sachs Asset Management.
While it is difcult to justify South Africas inclusion into the BRIC
acronym from an economic perspective, the country remains the
most developed of the sub-Saharan African nations and, in this
regard, can be seen as the continents representative, Anna
Stupnytska, macro economist, at Goldman Sachs Asset Management.
COFFEE BREAK: MORE PUZZLES, BRAIN TEASERS AND GAMES INSIDE
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loans from your
nearest kiosk
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presence in
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a stir
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choking to
death from
swallowing
toys
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resources and medical
personnel to the counties
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headaches PAGES 2-4
Devolving the
healthcare
system
COVERSTORY
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The Standard / Tuesday, March 26, 2013
which proposed to transform
Kemsa into an autonomous
body. Parliament lapsed before
it could pass the Bill. However,
the Charles Nyachae-led
Constitution Implementation
Commission (CIC) had
opposed the Bill formulated
last year, describing it as
unconstitutional and illegal.
We have noted with great
concern that there are current-
ly various laws being rushed
through Parliament without
participation of the people as
required by the Constitution.
Some of these laws seek to
hijack the devolution process
as stipulated in Chapter 11 of
the Constitution, Nyachae
said in a statement.
The Bill, according to the
Minister for Medical Services
Prof Anyang Nyongo, would
have transformed Kemsa into
an autonomous body, receiving
direct allocations from the
Treasury. It would have
allowed them to develop a
commercial wing and use
nationwide depots to supply
drugs to the counties.
Prof Nyongos contention
was that procuring drugs
through Kemsa would
FACTFILE
SH 68 billion
The 2011/2012 health budget was Sh68
million
SH 160 billion
The 2013/2014 health budget was
Sh68 billion, the Health Sector Working
Group Report says
By GATONYE GATHURA
T
here will be extensive
redeployment and
even retrenchment of
workers in the minis-
tries of health as the country
takes the frst practical steps
to kick-start a devolved
government.
Even as transition ofcials
publicly assure civil servants
of the security of their jobs, in
closed-door meetings, the
mood is diferent. Some
transition ofcials say
workers should be told they
could lose their jobs in the
new dispensation.
In one key meeting bringing
together all key actors in the
medical sector, it has been
suggested that the two minis-
tries be merged by next month
to reduce duplication and
wastage of resources.
Merging the two ministries
of health and reducing their
institutional overheads will
save money. It is also likely
that some institutions will die
or be privatised, Rose Osoro
of the Commission on
Revenue Allocation, told the
meeting.
Most to be afected will be
non-medical staf at the head
ofce and entire units in the
ministries specialised agencies
such as Kenya Medical
Supplies (Kemsa), National
Aids Control Council and the
National Aids and STD
Control Programme.
Kemsa, which supplies
medicine and medical
products to all public hospi-
tals, could very likely become
redundant because county
governments are not obliged to
source their drugs from
itcounties could opt to get
medical products from
Kemsas competitors.
The procurement of
medicines and other medical
products has often been
predisposed to corruption,
and counties may either want
to have a piece of the action or
may not trust Kemsa.
To salvage the agency, the
Ministry of Medical Services
prepared a Bill for Parliament
Devolving healthcare system
Experts worried that job
lay ofs and inability to
provide basic medical
services will leave patients
worse of than before
safeguard quality and stand-
ards, something some counties
could argue has not happened
so far with public health facili-
ties dogged with expired
stocks and cases of poor quali-
ty medicines.
Devolution has placed
Kemsa in a delicate position,
because counties are not
required to use the agency for
procurement of drugs and
other medical supplies, says
Dr Kipchumba Murkomen, a
consultant involved in the
devolution process.
The other law that was
opposed by the CIC and is yet
to be debated in Parliament is
the Health Bill 2012 which had
proposed the elevation of 21
district and provincial hospi-
tals into national referral
hospitals to be run by the
central government.
Constitutionally this leaves
the national government with
the control of only two hospi-
tals, Kenyatta National
Hospital and Moi Referral and
Teaching Hospital in Eldoret,
The Kenyatta National Hospital will remain a national institu-
tion if proposals by experts are adopted.
Rose Osoro
Dr Kipchumba Murkomen
COVERSTORY
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Tuesday, March 26 2013/ The Standard
By GATONyE GATHURA
I
f all goes according to plan, top
medical professionals and health
managers will land plum jobs in a
proposed new ministerial arrange-
ment that improves on the current
structure.
According to a proposed legal struc-
ture by the two ministries, donors and
consultants, a multi-layered administra-
tive structure will ensure most of the
power and money remains in Nairobi,
even as health services move to the
counties,.
The proposal being called the Health
Act, 2012, even though it is yet to go
through Parliament, suggests the
creation of fve new statutory bodies
under one umbrella structure called the
National Health System of Kenya (NHS).
The NHS will generally consist of one
national ministry of health in charge of
policy, research, devolution issues,
standards and county health systems. It
will also have a fully-fedged County
Executive Department.
A Secretary of Health, the equivalent
of the Minister for Health in the current
government, will be helped by a Director
General of Health.
The Bill, whose progression to Parlia-
ment had been opposed by the
Constitution Implementation Commis-
sion (CIC), is the only existing elaborate
roadmap for devolving the health sector
in Kenya.
Under the Director General will be a
Health Council consisting of not less
than 24 members, most of them profes-
sionals in health and other areas. The
council will have fve representatives
from the 47 counties.
The national government shall
approve appropriate procedures and
provide a sufcient budget for the proper
operation of the Health Council, for the
reimbursement of its members and
external experts, says the proposal.
The work of the council will mainly be
to advise the national and county govern-
ments on formulation and
implementation of necessary health
policies.
The second body, to be established
according to the proposal, will be the
Health Services Authority whose work
and structure is similar to the Teachers
Service Commission and will deal with
issues of human resources in the health
sector.
This is bound to create some friction
since, unlike teachers, health workers
will be employed, paid and fred by the
respective county boards.
The third proposed body will be the
National Health Inspectorate Service
which will be responsible for examining
and promoting the standard of service in
the health sector.
The Bill suggests that the post of the
Director of Health Inspectorate Services
will be flled competitively. The new
ofce will help establish a secretariat and
the County Health Inspectorate Services.
Next, the Bill proposes the establish-
ment of a National Public Health
Facilities Service which will be an auton-
omous body for managing health
facilities that fall under the national
government such as the Kenyatta and
Moi referral hospitals.
Other institutions with a national
mandate will include research centres
such as the Kenya Medical Research
Institute, the National Laboratories,
Mathari Mental Hospital and the Spinal
Injury Hospital.
The two ministries of health are also
pushing to have all provincial hospital
and some high volume district hospitals
classifed as national institutions to be
managed by the proposed National
Public Health Facilities Service.
The proposal also puts a strong case
for counties to procure drugs and other
medical devises from the Kenya Medical
Supplies Agency. The procurement for
the public health services of medicines
and vaccines shall be undertaken prima-
rily by a public agency to be established
by law.
The agency, the proposal says, will be
the point of frst call for procurement at
the county level with several conditions
placed on counties who would prefer to
source medical products elsewhere.
Kemsa will be the frst choice supplier
unless it does not deliver products on
time or an alternative supplier ofers a
better price. Nevertheless, the county
will only use other suppliers after
consulting with the national government.
Finally the Bill proposes the establish-
ment of a Council of the Health
Professions to coordinate issues of train-
ing, examination and licensing of health
professionals.
Funded by the public, the council will
comprise 23 members from the estimated
16 professions in the health sector with
each profession having its own Board of
Assessment.
However, the proposal is quiet on what
happens to some of the current organisa-
tions whose mandate seems to have been
covered by proposed bodies such as the
Kenya Medical and Dentists Board or the
Kenya Pharmacy and Poisons Board.
The Health Sector Working Group
Report says that to cover the new health
structures, including the counties, the
2013/2014 health budget will jump from
the current Sh68 billion to Sh160 billion.
Reforms: High-paying jobs lined up
for experts in restructured sector
Medical Services Minister Prof Anyang
Nyongo.
the former being a parastatal and
largely autonomous.
This would mean a lower number
of administration staf at the head
ofce with most facing the option of
deployment or redundancy. At one
meeting to discuss how to handle
devolution in the health sector, Dr
Kipchumba argued that as reality
sets in, some jobs will inevitably be
lost.
At the same meeting Peter
Macharia of the Public Service
Commission said guidelines on
secondment of workers to county
governmentswhich will have
their own independent employment
commissionsare still not clear.
For example, he asked: What
will happen to ofcers who are
rejected by counties to which they
have been seconded? Will they be
reabsorbed into national govern-
ment?
While the Constitution is sensi-
tive to ethnic balance in
employment within counties, it is
not clear whether counties can
reject a particular ofcer in favour
of a local person in the spirit of
creating jobs for the locals.
But they could be rejected if a
county feels it does not require their
particular expertise. For example, a
low malaria zone may prefer
experts in areas they have problems
such respiratory illness instead of
malaria.
Macharia was also concerned
about counties which may not be
able to comply with the constitu-
tional gender requirement. What
should happen in counties where
staf is not balanced by gender?
However, he is optimistic that
ofcers deployed to counties will be
seconded on the same terms of
service they had before as this
cannot be altered. No ofcers terms
with be altered to their disadvan-
tage.
By failing to pass the Health Bill
2012 into law, medical workers, as a
group, may have temporarily lost
their bargaining power unlike
teachers who have the Teachers
Service Commission enshrined in
the Constitution.
Teachers will be employed and
deployed by the TSE while counties
will have power to recruit and pay
doctors and nurses. However, the
salaries will be determined by the
central government. But counties
can decide to pay their health
workers more to discourage them
from migrating to more attractive
counties.
major headache for ministries
Devolution has placed Kemsa in a delicate position, because
counties are not required to use the agency for procurement of
drugs and other medical supplies
Dr Kipchumba Murkomen
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The Standard / Tuesday, March 26 2013
The Health Bill 2012 had
proposed the creation of a
Heath Service Commission
along the lines of the TSC
which would recruit, employ
and agitate for the welfare of
health workers. But since the
counties are going to be paying
the health workers they are
most unlikely to support such a
commission.
The Permanent Secretary in
the Ministry of Medical Servic-
es, Mary Ngare, is a strong
supporter of such an institu-
tion.
It will be necessary to
accommodate a Health Servic-
es Commission in the new
arrangements, even though the
Constitution does not call for
such a commission, because
transferring all human
resources issues to the counties
will not solve problems.
The CIC has strongly
expressed its opposition to the
creation of such autonomous
bodies, saying it is unconstitu-
tional and advised the
ministries of health to wait
until the creation of the county
governments so as to seek their
opinion on the issue.
All legislation creating new
institutions and ofces should
be put on hold until the new
county governments come into
place. We urge all stakeholders
to note the consequences of
contravening the Constitution
under Chapter 6 of the Consti-
tution.
There are other areas which
medical experts feel are too
crucial to be left to counties or
to best served at the national
level such as immunisation,
HIV, malaria and TB control.
Unfortunately these are
areas which are donor-driven,
attracting huge fnances hence
current benefciaries are
unlikely to let go while counties
may want to negotiate directly
with the donors since the law
allows them to do so.
In a paper, Implications of
devolution for the health sector,
prepared by the World Bank
Fiscal Decentralisation Team
last year, the group toyed with
various options which would
include either donors working
with the national health minis-
try or channeling funding
through the county treasuries.
But given past experiences
with government agencies
donors may prefer to work
with local agencies at the
county level, a structure which
require huge administrative
budgets if there are to be repli-
cated in all the 47 counties.
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Regional
clinics poorly
equipped
By Trudy MBaluku
E
ven as county govern-
ments start to take
shape, they will have
to contend with the
monumental task of providing
their citizens with decent
healthcare.
These devolved units may be
disappointed but not surprised
at the poor state of medical
infrastructure, including the
lack of basic requirements
such as water, soap, working
toilets in addition to qualifed
personnel.
On average, 50 per cent of
the equipment in public
medical facilities and research
laboratories are obsolete and
unserviceable, according to the
2012 Health Sector Working
Group report.
The provision of medical
facilities goes beyond erecting
buildings; it includes meticu-
lous planning to ensure such
facilities have personnel,
equipment and running water.
A case in point is the recent-
ly-constructed maternity wing
at the Kariobangi North Health
Centre using the Constituency
Development Fund.
The new maternity wing has
seven beds, two delivery rooms
and a washing area. Two 2,500
litre tanks lie at the compound
and will soon he hoisted to the
roof of the building.
These will store water
supplied by the Nairobi Water
Company, says Hilda Mutho-
ni, the contractor.
However, a records ofcer at
the health centre is skeptical
about pledges to provide
running water in an area of
water scarcity.
In the patients toilets all
taps were dry when we visited
the centre. To compound the
problem, the taps and cisterns
are rusted, an indication there
may not have been water for a
long time.
The ofcer cites this as a
busy centre attending to more
than 200 patients every day.
Nevertheless, the clinic only
has one clinician and pharma-
ceutical technician. A doctor
comes in on Wednesdays but
not always, sometimes staying
away for more than two weeks.
We handle so many patients
. . . I hope there are proper
arrangements to equip the
maternity block and hire
additional staf, otherwise it
will be just another building
with no or minimal services,
said the ofcer.
The Kariobangi case is not
unique; this is the situation
that most facilities constructed
through the Constituency
Development Fund face.
It is not clear who should
hire the staf and pay for
running water, soap and disin-
fectants in the 100 or so
CDF-funded health facilities.
The situation is the same at
the Uthiru Dispensary in
Kiambu. As a benefciary of
CDF money, an additional
maternity ward was construct-
ed but no allocation was made
for its consumables.
The new unit has attracted
more people seeking free
services but medical supplies
and staf have not been
increased, says the medical
ofcer in charge.
This confusion could contin-
ue if county governments
respond to the health crisis by
putting up more ill-equipped
facilities.
Promising free healthcare
to all are just but rosy words
when basic items like soap and
water to control infections are
lacking, says Dr Patrick
Akuku one of the eight neuro-
surgeons in the county.
Dr Akuku says having
physical buildings and ofering
free health services does not
translate in service delivery.
FACTFILE
On average, 50 per cent of the
equipment in public medical facilities
and research laboratories are
obsolete and unserviceable
Charles Nyachae: The chairman Constitution Implementation Commission (CIC).
Facilities: Headache of devolving healthcare
FACTFILE
The national government will have
control of only two hospitals, Kenyatta
National Hospital and Moi Referral and
Teaching Hospital in Eldoret
PICTURETHIS
DANCING TO PUPILS TUNE:
The allure of a catchy tune
Tuesday, March 26, 2013/ The Standard
THE STANDARD EXTRA
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This teacher of
Moi
Educational
Centre,
Nairobi could
not hold back
anymore, and
jumped from
his seat to join
the performers
PHOTOS: JENIFFER WACHIE
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HEALTH
Toys are playthings either for leisure or
instructional purposes for children and to
ensure their safety, certain guidelines ought
to be adhered to.
Research by Safe Kids Worldwide, an
organisation dedicated to prevent-
ing injuries in children, about 15
children under the age of 14 die from
a toy-related incident every year in
the US only.
Each year approximately 217,000
toy-related injuries are treated in
hospital emergency rooms.
Of the injuries, 46 per cent were on the
face and head.
Most of choking was caused by small
balls and balloons.
The Kenya Bureau of Standards
demand toys meet certain internation-
al standards.
All toys containing electrical batteries
must meet local Import Standardisa-
tion Mark
Substandard batteries may leak, and
electrical toys could cause shock or fre.
Battery and electrically operated toys
should be used only by older children
and always with an adults supervision.
Adults should change batteries in any
toys as they are dangerous for small
children.
If swallowed batteries can block the
throat leading to choking.
This can also trigger a chemical process
that can burn through tissue within a
few hours.
The window for safely removing
batteries is only two hours.
When surrounded by moist tissue,
batteries can form a corrosive chemi-
cal.
Theyve become commonplace
because theyre lighter and more
powerful than older models.
Choking is a particular risk for children
ages three or younger.
While buying a toy it is important to
check if it is labeled for the ideal age
group.
Toys made of fabric should be labeled
as fame resistant or fame retardant.
Stuffed toys should be washed.
Painted toys should be covered with
lead-free paint.
GatonyeGathuraand AnnWanja
MATERIAL HEALTH More children choke to death from swallowing toys
Spiders
By PETER ORENGO
I
njuries from burns are
a major cause of
morbidity and mortal-
ity in children and
constitute more than a quarter
of all cases of burns reported.
Infants in the African
Region have three times the
incidence of burn deaths than
infants worldwide, says the
Wold Health Organisation
(WHO).
This brings to light the
challenge the management of
paediatric burns faces in
Kenya, considering that
features in children warrant
that specialised burn treat-
ment be ofered.
A report by WHO notes
that peculiarities in the physi-
ology of fuid and electrolyte
handling, the uniqueness of
the energy requirement and
the diferences in the various
body proportions in children
dictate that the paediatric
burn management be taken
with a diferent perspective
from adults.
Failure to warrant this
specialised care has seen
children account for a huge
portion of the 195,000 deaths
that occur as a result from
burns. Children are particu-
larly vulnerable to burns.
Burns are the 11
th
leading
cause of death of children
aged 19 years and are also the
ffth most common cause of
non-fatal childhood injuries,
says the WHO.
However, this situation is
set to improve for the better
following the completion of a
Sh500 million investment
made to build a specialised
paediatric burns unit and
cardiac surgery services at
Gertrudes Childrens Hospi-
tal next month.
This will ofoad part of the
burden the national burns
centre at Kenyatta National
Hospital experiences owing
to over stretched facilities.
The new facility at Gertrudes
will elevate the hospital to a
childrens referral hospital in
the region.
In addition the new facility
will increase the hospitals
bed capacity to 103, from the
current 83 while installation
of specialist equipment will
require more funds. The new
building will be known as
The Chandaria Medical
Centre.
The paediatric cardiac
surgery service will avail all
Children with burns need
more specialised care
for a booster tetanus injection.
Most spiders are not aggressive,
but will bite if they are fright-
ened or under threat.
Some spiders give a nasty bite
comparable to the stinging of a
bee.
Some bites may kill some cells
causing a wound that does not
heal.
The most venomous spider in
the world is the Sand Spider
It only lives in a South African
desert.
It produces a poison known as a
cryotoxin.
Identifying a spider bite.
At the bite site, there should be
a bump surrounded by a
reddish, pinkish ring. This looks
like the beginning of Lyme
disease caused by a tick as well,
so youll have to look for other
symptoms too.
The inside of the bite area
remains pale, but raised.
Since these types of arachnids
have very strong jaws, you will
be able to see the puncture
wounds. You should see two
marks side by side.
Along with a burning sensation
over the bite area, people also
develop a blister in the middle
of the target which scabs over a
couple of days later.
Also, people experience fu like
symptoms which include:
headaches, chills, nausea, and a
fever.
GatonyeGathura
There are more than 100,000
different kinds of spiders in the
world.
Only a handful of these are
venomous enough to seriously
affect a human.
Fear of spiders is known as
arachnophobia.
The Black Widow, which is also
found in Kenya and other hot
regions of the world, is venom-
ous to humans.
Named so because of her colour
and also because it devours her
male partners, making herself a
widow.
Its bite feels like a pinprick.
Two small red spots may
appear on the skin where the
bite occurred.
The venom contains a toxin
that affects the nervous system.
ymptoms occur within 30
minutes to two hours afer the
bite.
A child could complain of:
Back pain and muscle cramps
A rigid sensation in the
abdomen
Nausea, vomiting, sweating,
restlessness
Fatalities locally are extremely rare,
but most people recover completely
as long as they obtain treatment.
If you are bitten by a spider save
it for identifcation.
Wash the bite site with soap
and water. Apply an ice pack.
Wounds should be kept clean
All spider bite victims must go
types of heart surgeries for
children. Currently most
heart surgeries for children in
Kenya are referred to India
and South Africa, or Europe
for those who can aford it.
The unit will guarantee the
exact time and costs of heart
and burn surgeries so that
these will be known ahead of
time. This will make the costs
not only afordable but also
predictable, said Dr Thomas
Ngwiri, Head Clinician.
The burns unit will cater
for acute burns patients and
those with burns complica-
tions and other conditions
requiring reconstructive
surgery. The rooms are
constructed in such a way
that they can cater for patients
requiring specialised surgery
including organ transplants,
said the Hospitals CEO
Gordon Odundo.

NATURAL DANGER
The Standard / Tuesday, March 26, 2013
Gertrudes Childrens Hospital to open a new burns and cardiac surgery facility.
Sasa Africa links village women to the global market
Sasa Africa is an online craf marketplace
connecting women artisans and vendors
in Africa to the global market using SMS.
Cofounded by Catherine Mahugu from
Kenya and Gwendolyn Floyd and Ella
Peinich from the US, it connects women
from the developing world and without
access to the Internet to buyers online via
online storefronts with SMS notifcations.
It allows global buyers to get artefacts on
the Sasa Africa site, see the images and
product information and buy them direct-
ly from Sasa Africas e-commerce
website.
The team at Sasa Africa then facilitates
the transaction, converts the money into
local currency and sends it to the craf
owner via mobile money. The women
artisans need no knowledge of computer,
need no Internet or a bank account, but
as long as they list their wares on the
Sasa Africa site, SasaAfrica handles these
transactions on their behalf.
Afer selling the wares, Sasa Africa
deducts a small listing and operations fee
and their commission from the buyer.
Sasa Africa is among the top fve African
start-up businesses selected to pitch to
investors and get mentorship at the
Silicon Valley in the US later this year.
Only fve from forty start-ups that
pitched at the inaugural Demo Africa
conference were selected. Afer a buyer
selects a product they want to purchase,
the vendor will get an SMS notifcation
informing them that their product has
been purchased and is advised to transfer
the product to the local agents for deliv-
ery to the buyer upon clearing the
payment.
Myorder.co.ke: Order, buy and they deliver
MyOrder.co.ke, as the name suggests is
an online ordering and delivery service
currently serving Nairobi.
From ordering and delivery of foods,
grocery, books, electronics and clothing,
myorder allows one to buy from shops
signed up on its platform or sell with
guaranteed delivery.
The platform is accessed online and
has SMS alerts for both customers and
retailers until fnal delivery of the good
or service. The founders say MyOrder
is a real time mobile ordering platform
that puts a mobile menu in the hands
of a customer. Users select items; place
orders, and notifcations are sent to
their mobile phones with the name and
the phone number of the customer, as
well as the pricing and details of his/her
order. One can order books, comput-
ers, electronics, food, beauty products
and cosmetics, clothing and acces-
sories, arts and entertainment, general
services, grocery, farm produce, fowers,
gifs and furniture and fxtures.
Among its partners include infoNET,
Kopokopo, Mamamikes, Four99, Petty
Errands and Nitume.
MyOrder is a product of Weza Tele, a
Nairobi technology frm building Mobile
Web and SMS applications for order
management, distribution, tracking,
circulation and validation solutions
founded by Hilda Moraa, Sam Kitonyi
and Newton Kitonga.
Pesa Pata: Quick loans from the nearest kiosk
Pesa Pata is a scratch card micro credit
product by Paddy Micro-Investments de-
signed to serve ordinary Kenyans through
a network of local shops stocked with
Pesa Pata scratch cards.
The loan products targets the unbanked
and low income earning individuals giving
loans of around Sh5,000 or below. For
one to borrow, one will need to get a Pesa
Pata scratch card from a Pesa Pata agent,
which come in four denominations.
The borrower then scratches the card to
reveal a PIN, afer which you send a mes-
sage to 222* followed by the PIN to 0707
000222. The required amount is then
credited to the customers MPESA account.
The agent/shopkeeper gets a commission
on every sale, while the customer repays
the loan at an interest rate of less than ten
per cent.
Though fast and simple and issued based
on trust between agent and customer,
Pesa Pata quick loans also require col-
lateral before they are issued. The agents
also pay for the scratch cards.
Pesa Pata saves one the pain of long
queues in banking halls and act as emer-
gency estate loans suitable for the mar-
ginalised or unbanked. The founder, Joyce
Wangui, director Paddy Micro Investments,
a micro-fnance institution says Pesa Pata
aims at the low income bracket who might
not qualify to get loans in banks and those
who need quick cash to solve a need.
Pesa Pata might face stiff competition
from Safaricoms Mshwari, a service that
helps low income mobile users save and
borrow from their mobile phones.
The rationale for Pesa Pata is based on the
fact that everyone has a shop where they
usually do their shopping and eventu-
ally developed a rapport and trust with
the shopkeepr. Many are the times when
you are forced to buy goods on credit due
to crippling economic times from the
shopkeeper. Now, with the advent of Pesa
Pata, one can get loans from their local
shopkeepers as well.
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Tuesday, March 26, 2013/ The Standard
5:00 Password Repeat
5:00 Password Repeat
6:00 NTV This Morning
8:30 Backstage
9:00 Supreme Court Petition
1:00 NTV at 1
3:00 Password
4:00 NTV at 4
4:15 Password Reloaded
5:00 The Beat
6:00 Dont Mess with an
Angel
7:00 NTV Jioni
7:30 Maid In Manhattan
8:30 Beba Beba
9:00 NTV Tonight
10:00 My Unspoken
11:00 NTV Late Night
11:15 Focus On Africa
11:45 Movie: The Last King Of
Scotland
01:45 CNN
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 KBC Lunch Time News
1:30 Moving the Masses
1:30 Grapevine
2:30 Parliarment 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 Channnel 1 News
9:45 National Cohesion Live
10:30 Bold & Beautiful
11:30 You are the one
12:00 Club 1
12:45 BBC
07.00 700 Club
08.00 Kerry Shook
08.30 Benny Hinn
09.00 Against all Odds
09.30 Cross Talk
10.00 Praise the lord
12.00 John Hagee
12.30 Dr Phill
1.30 Revival Time
02.00 Primary Focus
02.30 Lyle & Debora Dukes
03.00 Bible Prophecy
03.30 360 Degree Life
04.00 Evidence
4.30 Bible Heroes
06.00 David Jeremiah
06.30 Hillsong tv
07.00 E. D. Young
07.30 Kuwa Tofauti
08.00 Dr Phil
09.00 Pastor Prince
09.30 Joy of Music
10.00 Cross Talk
10.30 Joyce Meyer
11.00 700 club
KTN
6:00 Sunrise Live
9:00 Mid Morning Show
10:30 El Clon RPT
11:20 Untamed Beauties RPT
12:00 Living With Fran
12:30 How I Met Your Mother
1:00 News Desk
2:00 Big Cat Diaries
2:30 Nollywood
4:00 Mbiu Ya KTN
4:10 Iz Vipi Mashariki
6:00 Untamed Beauties
7:00 KTN LEO
7:40 Travel Diaries
8:00 Mariana and Scarlett
9:00 KTN PRIME
10:05 Straight-Up
11:00 Late Night News
ANIMAL PLANET
07:10 Vet On The Loose
07:35 Wildlife SOS
08:00 The Really Wild Show
08:25 Too Cute!
09:15 Dogs 101
10:10 Crocodile Hunter
11:05 Wildest Latin America
12:00 Animal Cops Houston
12:55 Rescue Vet
01:20 Wildlife SOS
01:50 Shamwari
02:45 Animal Precinct
03:40 Wildest Latin America
04:30 Escape To Chimp Eden
05:00 The Really Wild Show
05:30 Dogs 101
06:25 Animal Airport
07:20 My Cat From Hell
PICK OF THE DAY
4:00AM:
Kumekucha 6:00
AM: Maisha
Asubuhi 10:00
AM: Staarabika
1:00PM: Upeo
wa Radio Maisha
1:30PM: Iz
Vipi 4:00PM:
Mishe Mishe
7:00PM: Upeo
wa Radio Maisha
8:00PM: Skika
Sasa 9:00PM:
Maji Makuu
12:00AM:
Hakuna Kulala
A story centered on a new CIA operative in the universe
based on Robert Ludlums novels.
Name the Movie.
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YESTERDAYS TRIVIA:
The Campaign
TV GUIDE
Todays Schedule
NU MEDIA WESTGATE
SCREEN I JACK THE GIANT KILLER 3D (PG) At 11.50am, 2.10pm, 4.30pm, 6.50pm, 9.10pm.
SCREEN II SNITCH (16) At 10.30am, 12.40pm, 2.50pm, 5.00pm, 7.10pm, 9.15pm
SCREEN III JOLLY LLB (GE) At 12.30pm, 3.20pm, 6.00pm, 8.40pm.
SCREEN IV CROODS 3D (GE) At 11.00 am, 1.00pm, 3.00pm, 5.00pm, 9.00p,.
SCREEN V DIE HARD 5 (16) At 12.20pm, 2.30pm, 6.50pm.
I ME AUR HUM (PG) At 4.30pm, 8.50pm.
SCREEN VI LIFE OF PI (PG) At 10.30am, 1.00pm, 6.10pm,
LINCOLN (16) 12.30pm.
HIMMATWALLA (TBA) At 2.30pm, 5.30pm, 8.30pm.
FOX CINEPLEX SARIT CENTRE, WESTLANDS
SCREEN I RANGREZZ (TBA) At 11.0 am, THE CROODS IN 3D (G/E) At 2.00pm, 4.00pm,
A GOOD DAY TO DIE HARD (U/16) At 6.00pm, JOLLY L.L.B (TBA) At 8.30pm
SCREEN II THE CROODS IN 3D (G/E) At 11.30 am, JACK THE GIANT SLAYERS IN 3D (PG) At 2.00pm,
4.20pm, 6.45pm. A GOOD DAY TO DIE HARD (U/16) At 9.00pm.
STARFLIX VILLAGE
SCREEN I HANSEL & GRETEL At 12.00pm, 2.30pm, 4.30pm, 6.30pm, 8.30pm.
SCREEN II RISE OF THE GURDIANS At 11.45am, 1.45pm
JACK REACHER At 3.45pm, 6.30pm, 9.15pm.
SCREEN III 6 BULLETS At 11.45am, 2.00pm, 4.15pm, 6.30pm.
DStv Highlights
Cinema Guide
HOBBIT At 8.45pm.
SCREEN IV THE HOBBIT At 12.00pm, 2.40pm.
MAXIMUM CONVICTION At 6.00pm, 8.15pm
STARFLIX PRESTIGE
SCREEN I 6 BULLETS At 2.00pm, 2.00pm, 6.30pm.
MAXIMUM CONVICTION At 4.15pm, 8.45pm.
SCREEN II HOTEL TRANSLYVANIA At 12.00pm,
HANSEL & GRETEL At 2.30pm, 6.30pm, 8.30pm,
NYALI CINEMAX MOMBASA
SCREEN I DIE HARD 5 At 6.45pm, SNITCH At 6.45pm, I ME
AUR MAIN At 9.00 pm, RANGREZZ At 9.15pm.
TV Quiz
08:15 Monkey Life
08:40 Wild Africa Rescue
09:10 Rescue Vet
09:35 Escape To Chimp Eden
10:05 Wildest Latin America
Nairobi 102.7
Nyeri 105.7
Meru 105.1
Nakuru 104.5
Kisumu 105.3
Mombasa
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Tuesday, March 26, 2013 / The Standard
Using all the letters of the alphabet, ll in the grid. To help you, there are three cryptic cross-
word-style clues:
Top line: Suitable for the British Police? (3,3,4)
Middle line: Noy a bad lot! (1,4,4)
Bottom line: A sign of omission. (10)
To start you off, here is one of the letters.
By Rosy Russell
All rows, columns and 3 by 3 grids (dened by bold lines ) have the numbers 1 to 9 ap-
pearing only once.
Some of the numbers have been entered. Complete the whole table by inserting the
correct numbers.
Libra
(Sept 24 - Oct 23)
A great career trend throughout this year may be the
knowledge you need in order to make that push for
a particular job that you have been wanting. There
are rewards for your efforts. You have a grasp for the
necessary steps it takes to make things work.
Virgo
(Aug 23 - Sept 23)
You may well be reminded of your various responsi-
bilities today. This is a good time to get down to the
nitty-gritty and take care of the business problems
that had previously been shoved aside.
Aries
(March 21 - April 20)
You may have a mad desire to do nothing but com-
municate and exchange ideas today. You could shoot
the breeze with someone for hours, if given the op-
portunity.
Sagittarius
(Nov 23 - Dec 21)
Do not expect much leeway in assignments for now,
excuses might not be accepted. Cooperation and
compromise can bring you close to success. Self-as-
surance can become rather low at times.
Scorpio
(Oct 24 - Nov 22)
Between the phone calls and chatty fellow employ-
ees, you wonder how you will ever get to all the pa-
perwork. Remember to take things one step at a time
and keep asking yourself if you want to stay after
work to nish your allotment of work.
Gemini
(May 21 - June 21)
So, you just found out you cannot help or solve ev-
eryones problems. You may feel a little sad, but do
not worry. Arent you glad you do not have every-
ones problems?
Taurus
(April 21 - May 20)
Courage and condence reign. Others will follow
your lead in any group effort. You keep a positive
spin on everything you do. A smile attracts other
smiles frowns can close doors.
Capricorn
(Dec 22 - Jan 20)
It may be time to hire more people in the workplace,
especially if the higher-ups look to only a few em-
ployees to carry a heavy load. Be accommodating,
up to a point! Someone could demand a bit too much
from you. Dont give in to any martyr role.
Leo
(July 23 - Aug 22)
Today your sensitivity to others and your desire to
help are strong. This should be a great day to work
in a service-oriented position. Everything points to
you taking the initiative. You could feel great sup-
port from those around you for any decisions or ac-
tions you feel are important.
Cancer
(June 22 - July 22)
A friend can inuence your move up the ladder at
work today. Changing chaos into order may be the
ticket for successful workdays. You may be sought
after as just the person for a particular job.
(Jan 21 - Feb 19)
Changes are in the air and you are prepared to
make them. This is one of your better days for mon-
ey. Circumstances may seem to conspire to irritate
you or cause you to become emotional.
(Feb 20 - Mar 20)
Your temperament could likely be a bit cool just
now, as you take a serious attitude to just about all
aspects of your life. This is an excellent time to sit
down alone and get many things accomplished.
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PUZZLING
Horoscopes
Codeword Puzzle
Sudoku
yesterdays solution
Aquarius
Courtesy: dailyhoroscopes.com
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
D A V E R T I G C J B
N U P F Y Z H Q
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YESTERDAYS SOLUTIONS
W S
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DIFFICULT
The letters have a distinct
value between 0 to 9. The to-
tals vertically and horizontally
have been given. Solve all the
values.
NO 4843
NO 4842

G A F H 14
H C D E 29
C D B J 26
25 24 14 21
E J A B 15
YESTERDAYS SOLUTIONS
A B C D E F G H J
9 7 5 6 3 2 1 4 8
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ACROSS
1 The fying dean (5)
6 Theyre on hand for the re-
straint of criminals (5)
9 Republic the French have a ban
on (7)
10 Once more its no loss (5)
11 Hearty Anglo-Saxon king (5)
12 Jumped when the plate broke
(5)
13 Get only part way and cry at
the disappointment (7)
15 His patients wont speak to him
(3)
17 Issue them with a certain
amount of kit (4)
18 For sailing, sound crews are
needed (6)
19 In the dark, its a smashing
thing! (5)
20 Did spadework at 55, indeed!
(6)
22 Look weary at an article that
takes a lot of reading (4)
24 Like a fox coming to a grisly
end (3)
25 Field event broadcast live in
January (7)
26 Something to hang on to? (5)
27 For a student, the fshy bit is at
the end (5)
28 By sheltering the sick, make a
name (5)
29 A letter from the FBI (7)
30 Goods sold for conficts out
East (5)
31 Point to a jug thats not so an-
tique (5)
ACROSS: 3, H-arsh 8, Emery 10, Hives 11, MA-E 12, C-rook 13, Fa-RADA-y 15, Res-ts
18, Di-p 19, Serial 21, Be-mused 22, Wood 23, Na-V-y 24, Feat-her 26, Sonnet
29, Lob 31, Stea-L 32, Repulse 34, Vibes 35, Lit 36, Ye-me-n 37, Razor 38, Leith.
DOWN: 1, Amman 2, B-read-ed 4, Airy 5, Shored 6, Hiker 7, Vesta 9, Ear 12, Capulet
14, DIM 16, Sitar 17, S-lays 19, Settles 20, SW-I-SS 21, B-or-ne 23, Nebula-e 24, Feline 25,
H-Op. 27, Otter 28, Navel 30, Aston 32, Rest 33, Liz.
YESTERdaYS CRYPTIC SoluTIonS
Across
1 Christmas hymn (5)
6 Slant (5)
9 Defle (7)
10 Scope or extent (5)
11 Academy Award (5)
12 Grasps (5)
13 German measles (7)
15 Number (3)
17 Cupid (4)
18 Expunge (6)
19 Write on this (5)
20 Aver (6)
22 Dull pain (4)
24 Produce eggs (3)
25 Non-metallic element
(7)
26 Kick out (5)
27 Filament (5)
28 Of the nose (5)
29 Childs vehicle (7)
30 Brimless cap (5)
31 Sorts (5)
Down
2 Protective suit (6)
3 Expresses an opinion
(6)
4 Auction item (3)
5 Extreme (5)
6 Plug, bung (7)
7 Minus (4)
8 Neptune, say (6)
12 Behave smugly (5)
13 Royal (5)
14 Domineering (5)
15 Educate (5)
16 At no time (5)
18 Players frst game (5)
19 Jut out (7)
21 Salty (6)
22 Bees are kept here (6)
23 Kind, sympathetic (6)
25 Exclusive story (5)
26 Gaelic (4)
28 Mesh (3)
ACROSS: 3, Plead 8, Decry 10, Venom 11, Hut 12, Colon 13, Haricot 15, Cider 18, Sun
19, Gemini 21, Hatchet 22, Noun 23, Side 24, Rarebit 26, Snivel 29, Rim 31, Hides 32, Habi-
tat 34, Rival 35, Lit 36, Chess 37, Banal 38, Ethos.
DOWN: 1, Rehab 2, Artisan 4, Loot 5, Avocet 6, Denim 7, Dozen 9, Cur 12, Conceal 14, Cut
16, Digit 17, Rider 19, General 20, Gnash 21, Humid 23, Similar 24, Resist 25, Bib 27, Night
28, Verse 30, Fatal 32, Halo 33, Tin.
DOWN
2 Home of the brave (6)
3 Aviation is no serious matter to
a fathead (6)
4 Time for some late news (3)
5 Did he make a name for giving
paintings heart? (5)
6 Conduct oneself like a politi-
cian taken in by a fake Corot
(7)
7 One or many (4)
8 Ash blondes could be old ones
(6)
12 Clear piece of luck for the
plain clothes men (5)
13 Travels like historic Slavonic
people (5)
14 Foolishly close to the bat (5)
15 Figure to give a twist to the
tail as necessary (5)
16 In a certain state (5)
18 Like many a jalopy (5)
19 Settles down at home with a
boy (7)
21 She makes a noted rival
squirm! (6)
22 The old way to the river (6)
23 A little female (6)
25 Bond, in short, can do with-
out me (5)
26 Its not so reliable when
cracked (4)
28 Some husbands make no al-
lowance! (3)
puzzling
Easy Puzzle
Cryptic Puzzle
Thought
Today
Life will always
be to a large ex-
tent what we
ourselves make
it.
- Samuel Smiles
YESTERdaYS EaSY SoluTIonS
12
THE STANDARD EXTRA
Tuesday, March 26, 2013/ The Standard
Social media is
our abode, lets
keep it clean
A
t the end of last
week, a certain
picture was trend-
ing on social media
for all the bad reasons. It was a
nude image of a popular social-
ite, whose raunchy act on a
music video made it get banned
on certain media houses.
On the same trend, there
were wild allegations that she
had even stripped during the
auditions of a popular intercon-
tinental reality show and the
images were available on the
Internet.
The lady in question has,
however, said someone is trying
to bring her down by tainting
her reputation in cyberspace.
If this is the case, then it is
deplorable to manipulate
images of other people and
posting them on the Internet.
The psychological eect on the
victim, friends and their
families is devastating.
Online indecency has been a
begrime path chosen by some
people to attain celebrity status.
Whatever we do, its of
utmost importance to note that
Facebook and Twitter has
decent people and we should
stop these manners of posting
indecent images.
Social media is our abode.
Lets keep it clean and comfort-
able for everyone!
KennyKaburu

@Juliegichuru
@Philipogola
@Uberfacts
@Ktnkenya
Inspirational Tweet:
Top Tweet: @Ktnkenya: A
dream doesnt become reality
through magic; it takes sweat,
determination and hard work.
Colin Powell
S o u r c e t r e n d ma p s , b i t l y
Top of the tweets
Nazlin Umars appearance in the
Supreme Court caused a stir online
during the election petition pre-trial
conference yesterday.
@Sokoanalyst: Activist Nazlin Umar causes scene at Supreme
Court as she de es order not to address judges over a case
shes led against Railas petition.
@Naomithoiya: Nazlin is the most interesting thing to happen
in this petition so far. Love it!
@Hersimohammed: How did Nazlin end up sitting on the
bench reserved for advocates? How did she manage to cause
so much ndrama and vindeo.
@Robjillo: Supreme Court judges have shown tremendous
restraint in dealing with Nazlin. Authority of the court must be
respected by all and sundry.
@Saddiqueshaban: Great sense of conduct and composure
from Chief Justice @Wmutunga when his person, character
and authority was ambushed by Nazlin Umar.
Want to improve your use of twitter?
Here are some #Twittertips to guide
you
@Philipogola: Dont ask to be followed on Twitter, earn it.
@Edmundslee: Regularly monitor your Twitter account.
Downloading a mobile app is a great way to stay current.
@Go_letsconnect: Reasons people wont follow you on
Twitter? If you only push your own product and dont have
conversations.
@Titankch: Keep your integrity and sanity in check dont
follow spammers and obnoxious people.
@Kimgarst: Read replies, respond, and engage to build
relationships. It is called #Socialmedia for a reason.
@Jilleysue: Consistently tweet every day. Have conversations
every single day, retweet every single day. See a common
denominator?
@Mosonday: Publishing normal tweets shares something
of yourself and replies take Twitter to a more personal and
conversational level.
@Tweetclean: Become aware of the news in your niche and
share things you nd relevant, interesting or fun with your
listeners.
Top of the tWEETERS
Top of the News
>>Activist disrupts Supreme Court
proceedings
>>Jubilee, Cord head for strategy
retreats
>> What women want from men
to
p
tw
eeter: p
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If you are want to keep abreast of
advances in social media manage-
ment, following Philip Ogola will help
you achieve your goal. Ogola is an
ICT O cer at Kenya Red Cross and
he acts as the leader in social media
management for the organisation.
Despite his 13,800+ following, Ogola
has trended several times on Twit-
ter most recently for his series of
#Twittertips.
For social media enthusiasts, Ogola
is a must-follow as he tweets about
best practices and even gives links to
useful articles.
Ogola, who describes himself as
digital humanitarian, o en tweets
about issues such as hunger allevia-
tion, emergency response and HIV/
Aids. Many of his tweets echo or sup-
port information shared on the
Kenya Red Cross account.
The thing that sets Ogola
apart is his use of unique and
expressive images on his Twit-
ter pages; by looking at them
one can deduce much about
him. His photos feature his
family, football gear and sh.
Unlike most Twitter bigwigs
who follow few people, Ogola
follows 8,393 tweeters. Another dis-
tinctive factor about Ogola is that he
responds to most tweets. Also when
following Ogola, you do not have to
worry about tweefs and hate speech.
On the downside, when reading his
tweets, you may feel like you have
subscribed to a humanitarian organi-
sation rather than a person.
@Philipogola:
Rome wasnt
built in a day
and neither
was your Twit-
ter account.
Developing a
strong follow-
ing takes time
and effort.
@PhilipOgola:
Social media is
like toothpaste
out of the
tube. Once you
publish there
is no online
privacy. You
are what you
tweet.
Layla Oilunka: Man should make money and not ask
money from a woman. And when man is engaged or
married, he should stop pretending he is single.
Jaseme Ken Makiasem: Money, phone, airtime, clothes,
shoes, shelter, food and everything they need to live.
Yabesh Nyamongo: It depends on the relationship with
her his wife is love while others is money.
Bonface Kimathi: Company and security.
Beckynice Becky: Love and the rest will follow.
Fredie Mwendwa: Depends on what the man has to offer.
Joel Chumek: Love, cash and security.
James Gacheru: If you have no money huwesmake.
Mogesi Zablon: Friendship and companion.
Lume Kiarie: And what do men want from women?
Pauline Valerie Macharia: We need a lot. The list is
endless.
Silverster Mutinda. To have a family.
What do women want from men?
T
O
P
V
I
D
E
O
PROPHETIC: In this video that has been widely shared on social
media, Prophet Owuor says God showed him two texts in capital and small
letters written on the sky. The Deep revelation will soon be explained.
TRENDING
Joy Chelagat
@
philipogola