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Kisumu resident found with
Indian and British variants
of Coronavirus disease
by George Kebaso
@Morarak
Kenya’s first case of a patient who has
contracted both the Indian and British
Covid-19 variants has been detected in
Kisumu, the government announced yes-
terday.
Health Cabinet Secretary (CS) Mutahi
Kagwe said the patient, who was detected
with both of the deadly variants, had no
known history of travel outside the coun-
try. The discovery, Kagwe warned, means
the variants have infiltrated local commu-
nities.
The CS said the two variants, and the
South African one, were detected in 39
samples from Kenyans with no travel his-
tory.
“It is important to note that the ongoing
surveillance has revealed early and estab-
lished community transmission of both
UK and Indian variants in Kisumu, Mom-
basa and Kilifi counties,” revealed Kagwe.
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“It is even more concerning that none
of the 39 affected individuals have a his-
tory of travelling out and into the country,”
he added after meeting Kisumu Governor
Prof Anyang’ Nyong’o, experts from the
Centres for Disease Control (CDC) and
Kenyan epidemiologists.
The discovery prompted the organis-
ing committee of the Madaraka Day cel-
ebrations set for Kisumu on Tuesday to
drastically scale down the number of in-
vited guests to 3,000, down from the initial
30,000, Kagwe and Nyong’o announced.
“In view of these developments, and giv-
en that the Kisumu County Government
is supposed to host this year’s Madaraka
Day celebrations, there are ongoing de-
liberations between the national govern-
ment and the county on the manner in
which the day will be marked and we shall
be making further announcements after
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@PeopleDailyKe
Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) account
for over 50 per cent of hospital admissions and 55
per cent of hospital deaths in the country, Health
Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe has said.
Kagwe said NCDs such as cancer, diabetes,
cardiovascular disease continue to affect many
people in the country communities, the situation
worsened by the Covid-19 pandemic and are now
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surge in Covid-19 infections, which have
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address a press the new variants, we are forced to cut out
conference at the 27,000 Kenyans from attending,” the Kisu-
Health ministry mu Governor said.
headquarters in He added: “We will not even have crowds
Nairobi Indian outside the venue. People are being ad-
virant detected in vised to monitor the celebrations from
Kisumu county. their homes.”
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concerns in the number of Covid-19 vari-
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In a recent sequencing of 39 SARS-CoV-2
RT PCR positive samples from Kisumu
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containing the Indian variant (B1.617.1),
“With Covid-19 people living with NCDs are
more susceptible to severe infections and have
high case fatality rates. The pandemic has put a
massive strain on how these diseases are man-
aged across the globe,” said the CS in a virtual
conference dubbed ‘Communicating Covid-19
and NCDs in the infodemic era’.
He said that many African countries have
shifted focus to deal with emergencies arising
from Covid-19 putting NCDs on the back banner,
which is not a good move.
In realisation of this reality, he said the Ministry
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six with the UK variant (B.1.1.7), one sam-
ple aligned with the South African vari-
ant (B.1.351) and another three samples
aligned with B.1.612, which was first iden-
tified in India.
The CS said the one sample with both
the UK and the Indian variants is under-
going further sequencing. This last case is a
novel finding with significant public health
implications, he noted.
Emerging evidence indicates that, the
variants of concern are more transmissible,
have a higher secondary attack rate and
spread faster among susceptible persons.
Kagwe said the Indian variant, for in-
stance, has been reported to be 50 per cent
more transmissible than the UK one.
“As of now, there is no evidence that
B.1.617 is causing more severe illness.
However, the associated surge in cases has
been straining the health systems in af-
fected counties,” he warned.
But, the good news, he noted, is that
emerging evidence shows some of the
existing vaccines such as the AstraZeneca
and the Pfizer one, are effective against
some of these variants.
“Nonetheless, we have not been able
to roll out vaccination programmes as we
would have wished due to supply con-
straints,” he added.
of Health developed interim guidelines on provi-
sion for services of NCDs during the pandemic.
The CS said these guidelines have served to
mitigate the impact of Covid-19 on service deliv-
ery across the continuum of care while keeping
the medical team and patients safe from Co-
vid-19 infections
“As we discuss how stakeholders can innovate
to prevent and manage NCDs in light of the pan-
demic it is important to note that these diseases
are largely caused by environmental and lifestyle
factors,” observed the CS.
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President Uhuru Kenyatta yes-
terday awarded a charter to the
National Defence College, mak-
ing the military institution the
first specialist university in the
country under the Universities
Act of 2012.
The new National Defence
University-Kenya (NDU-K) will
offer graduate and post-graduate
training to local and foreign,
military and civilian leaders on
current and emerging security
challenges.
Speaking during the award cer-
emony at the instution in Karen,
Nairobi County, the President
said NDU-K will fortify the coun-
try’s defence forces and improve
their skills in military and civil
diplomacy. Besides training mili-
tary leaders, the President said
NDU-K will lay the foundation for
the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF)
to contribute more to internal
civil needs such as humanitarian
response.
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“As you know, our country has
suffered a lot from terrorist at-
tacks in the past few years; not
to mention the threats posed by
transnational organised crimes
and intra-state conflicts,” he said.
Hea dded: “Physical attacks are
not our only threats; there are vir-
tual threats to our security as well
such as cyber-warfare and hostile
takeover of state electronic sys-
tems,” the President said.
The Head of State assured of
the government’s commitment to
supporting NDU-K meet its train-
ing, research and service goals.
At the same venue, the Presi-
dent presided over the gradua-
tion of 55 senior military officers
and civil servants from Kenya,
Burundi, Malawi, Nepal, Tanza-
nia, Uganda and Zambia.
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From solemn
moments to deep
laughter... June Ruto
was taken
by Rawlings Otieno
@PeopleDailyKe

June, the firstborn daughter of

Deputy President William Ruto,
exchanged her wedding vows
with her Nigerian fiancé Alexan-
der Ezenagu in a ceremony that
brought friends and foes alike.
And at 12.30pm, June walked
down the aisle to start her new
matrimonial life by saying ‘I do’
to Dr Ezenagu.
The wedding, held at the Karen
97A Koitobos Road, Nairobi, was
attended by invited guests only,
key among them politicians al-
lied to Ruto.
Prior to her wedding, June
and Ezenagu had performed a
traditional dowry negotiation
ceremony, known as Koito in
Kalenjin language, at DP Ruto’s
Karen house.
The bride was dressed in a
sparkling white strapless gown Dr Alexander Ezenagu found a good thing and sealed the covenant in a flashy wedding
with a cathedral veil, hair well in Karen before friends and family. COURTESY
held together, white peep-toe
heels, beautiful jewellery with a
bridal bouquet in her hands.

Wedding dress
The wedding dress was similar
to the gown won by Duchess of
Sussex Meghan Markle during
her wedding to the Duke of Sus-
sex Prince Harry.
The DP looked the part in a
black tuxedo suit complete with
a bowler’s hat, a walking stick and
a black bowtie while his wife Ra-
chael was dressed in a peach lace
gown with a matching fascinator.
The groom, Ezenagu wore a
double breast suit, white shirt,
a black bow tie and black shoes.
Ruto had broken the news of
his daughter’s wedding during
the National Prayer Breakfast
at Parliament Buildings earlier
in the day. “My daughter got a
spouse. She works in Foreign Af-
fairs so she got a foreigner to be
her spouse,” said Ruto.
June is expected to hold an-
other traditional wedding in her
husband’s home country Nigeria
at a later date.
She works at the Kenyan em-
bassy in Warsaw, Poland, as the
Charge D’Affaires while Ezenagu
is an Assistant Law Professor at
the Hamad Bin Khalifa Univer-
sity a public university in Qatar’s
capital, Doha in Qatar.
The wedding was graced by
among others Amani National
Congress leader Musalia Mu-
davadi while President Uhuru
Kenyatta and Opposition chief
Raila Odinga were expected at
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University student’s leaders in
Uasin Gishu have condemned the
move to reduce Higher Education
Loan Board (HELB) budget by nine
per cent.
Speaking to the press yesterday,
the student leaders said it was im-
proper to deny students from poor
background loans.
Universities Presidents Council
chair, and Moi University President,
Albert Maloba said the decision was
ill-advised.
“What sustains students in uni-
versities is this HELB loan and de-
nying them will make poor students
resort to anti-social activities that
will increase crime,” he observed.
Private universities
He insisted that if the govern-
ment fails to address their con-
cerns, they will have no option
but protest until their plight is ad-
dressed.
“The government should be
considerate on matters educa-
tion and give the sector maximum
concentration. I want to caution
Education CS Magoha on the plans
they are hatching to elevate private
universities over public entities.
That’s akin to introducing business
in the education sector, thus killing
university education in the long
run. These plans must be reversed,”
he said.
The chairperson University of El-
doret Dorcas Jerop pleaded with the
government to look into the matter
with the urgency it deserves.
“Comrades will drop out of
school and some even will end up
in wrong places including prison
and even get killed in the process of
nursing their frustrations. We have
promising future leaders and the
government should guard these
precious assets for posterity,” she
pleaded.
Moi University academic del-
egate Sharon Kiptoo said many
students were unable to raise fees
because of the effect of Covid-19
pandemic on the economy.
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@PeopleDailyKe

Two people were yesterday admit-

Kepha Nyambane,31,
daringly jumped on to
the road and stopped the
presidential mortocade
by Zadock Angira and
Nyaboga Kiage
@PeopleDailyKe
Before his daring yet dangerous stunt in
Nairobi’s Lucky Summer estate on Wednes-
day, Kepha Nyambane, 31, was your typical
Nairobi Eastlands lay-about, doing menial
jobs to make ends meet.
On that day, the married father of three
caused a serious security breach when he
jumped onto the road and stopped the
presidential motorcade, catching the se-
curity officers off-guard.
It took close to 12 seconds for the man,
who stood right in front of the vehicle car-
rying President Uhuru Kenyatta, forcing
the driver to break, to be whisked away.
“He is a just a jamaa wa mtaa, he lives
with his wife and three children and does
small time jobs to feed his family,” said a
detective who was in the team that inter-
rogated Nyambane over the incident.
Yesterday, the Nairobi regional police
commander Augustine Nthumbi noted
that even though there was a security
breach, the officers acted in good time and
no ugly incident was witnessed.
He, however, admitted that the response
time was a bit delayed. “There was no way
the officers could jump on the road before
the vehicles stopped. That is why there was
that delay of about 10 seconds,” he said.
The vehicle ahead of the President’s, car-
rying National Intelligence Service agents,
had passed when the man rushed to the
middle of the road.
The presidential guards jumped out
of vehicles following the President’s and
shoved the man away, as a visibly shaken
Uhuru, who sat on the co-driver seat,
quickly rolled up the car window.
Crowd control
Yesterday, Nthumbi said the man did not
pose any threat to the Head of State. “He
was arrested and interrogated but we did
not find anything that would warrant his
arraignment. He was probably acting out
of excitement.”
The police commander, however, said
they sometimes experience challenges in
crowd control. “Whenever officers are as-
signed duties, it is sometimes difficult to
deploy everywhere,” he said.
Experts attributed the incident to a num-
ber of factors, including the fact that there
was only one uniformed officer for crowd
control. “There was a bump and the motor-
cade was bound to slow down. The slower
the vehicles the more vulnerable VIPs can
be. The man must have noted this loophole
and decided to block the motorcade at that
very spot,” said George Musamali, a former
General Service Unit officer and a security
expert.
Incident happened just six days after
Uhuru’s security detail was forced to fend
off an intruder who tried to reach the Pres-
ident in Lamu County. Intruder struck as
the President was reading his speech at the
main dais, moments after commissioning
Kenya’s newest port in Lamu.
The aide de camp, who swiftly moved
from his normal position to the President’s
left, first noticed the man.
Visibly shocked President momentarily
paused his speech and slightly moved
backwards from the microphone. How-
ever, undercover security agents swiftly
intercepted the man and removed him
from the area.
Experts maintain that officers close to
the President must be highly trained in
order to cope with threats in all kinds of
surroundings, and be able to implement
security measures efficiently anywhere,
any time. According to Andrew Gitau, a
security lecturer at Masinde Muliro Uni-
versity, the advance security party usually
gives intelligence on the security situation,
which informs deployment.
“Before such meetings the officers
should analyse the risk in the areas in ques-
tion and develop security plans adequate-
ly,” he said. This may include assigning ad-
equate officers on crowd control, closure of
roads, deployment of undercover snipers
at strategic locations, depending on the
level of threats.
Highly trained
Owing to evolving threats, the Presi-
dent’s protection cannot be limited to
keeping his physical body from harm.
“In the past, there were no mechanisms
in place to provide security with a continu-
ted at Nyamira Referral Hospital in
critical condition after they were res-
cued from the debris of a collapsed
building in the county.
The Nyamira county administra-
tion block, which is under construc-
tion, collapsed yesterday and workers
who were working on it got trapped.
Members of the public had to
brave heavy down pour to rescue
some of the casualties, most of them
construction workers.
Nyamira Governor Amos Nyaribo
and County Commissioner Amos
Mariba joined members of the public
Kepha Nyambane blocks President Uhuru Kenyatta’s in the rescue effort, which was ham-
pered by lack of security lights and
motorcade. COURTESY
necessary equipment.
Excavators needed for the rescue
ous stream of intelligence data that could
operation were sought from the
enable proactive measures. Such breaches
neighboring Kisii County.
would occur then the security detail would
“I suspect the construction materi-
react to them,” he said.
als were not standard and that could
“Some of the attacks have been obvious
have led to the collapse of the build-
and could have been prevented. It is un-
ing,” said Nyaribo. The building was
conceivable how the man walked all the
tendered at cost of Sh379 million.
way to where Raila and the area governor
Elsewhere, Nyamira High Court
Salim Mvurya sat,” Gitau said.
has stopped the vetting of Deputy
Besides physical security being threat-
Governor nominee James Gesami
ened, VIPs may also be exposed to publicly
that was scheduled for today.
embarrassing situations like in the case
The interim conservatory orders
where former Prime Minister Raila Odinga
were issued yesterday by High Court
was attacked in Kinango, Kwale County.
judge Esther Maina after the peti-
A week before the Raila attack, a man
tioner, Patrick Atambo moved to
wielding a machete was shot dead as he
block the exercise after he took issue
attempted to attack Ndia MP Stephen
with how the nomination process
Ngare in Ngando Primary School, Kirin-
was conducted.
EXPERT yaga County.
Wednesday’s incident was similar to a
OPINION
March 2019 case when an unknown man
Experts ran towards a car carrying the Moroccan
maintain officers king shortly after the arrival of Pope Fran-
close to the Pres- cis in the country.
ident must be According to Dan Emmett, a former
highly trained to US Secret Service agent with first-person
cope with threats experience in the presidential security de-
in all kinds of tails of three former presidents, there can-
surroundings not be a worse tragedy for the nation than
and be able to losing a president.
implement se- Just like in the US, there was a time when
curity measures security experts were worried about the
efficiently.
safety of President Barack Obama due to
Owing to mounting lapses in protection and disclo-
evolving threats, sures of misconduct.
the President’s For Obama, there were lapses in protec-
protection can- tion witnessed in some of his visits to other
not be limited countries and even at the White House
to keeping his with some experts saying his second term Nyamira county building that
physical body was not as secure as it had been in the pre- collapsed yesterday. PD/EVANS
from harm. vious years. NYAKUNDI
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DP urges leaders to
speak with one voice
to address problems
facing Kenyans
by Anthony Mwangi
and Mercy Mwai
@PeopleDailyKe
Deputy President William Ruto
used yesterday’s National Prayer
Breakfast to reach out to President
Uhuru Kenyatta and opposition
leader Raila Odinga, saying it was
time to “reason together”.
Ruto, who has been accused of
working at cross purposes with his
boss and has been critical of the
Building Bridges Initiative (BBI)
campaigns, said it was high time
the country’s leadership buried the
hatchet and started speaking with
one voice to address challenges fac-
ing Kenyans.
It was the first time the DP was ap-
pearing in public together with the
President since February 15 when
they both attended the funeral of
former Cabinet minister Simeon
Nyachae and a Cabinet meeting 10
days later.
“So much has happened but as
things stand today, the Tanga Tanga
tours are not there and the BBI reg-
gae has stopped. I think we need to
listen to our religious leaders. May-
be God is telling us to come, let us
reason together,” Ruto said before
inviting the President to address the
gathering.
In his brief remarks, Uhuru dwelt
mainly on the challenges of the Cov-
id-19 pandemic and how Parliament
can play a role in ensuring Kenyans
access healthcare when they fall
sick. (see separate story)
However, in apparent response
to Ruto’s olive branch, the President
told leaders present to live by their
actions and not empty words.
“Mine is only to say let it not be
that we have heard today and to-
morrow we have forgotten, hope is
a continuous process, hope is some-
thing we have got to hear and put in
our daily lives. The things that he
(guest speaker) has told us is how we
live everyday... all that matters is not
to only be seen to listen today and by
tomorrow we go back to our normal
lives,” said Uhuru.
National conversation
Calling on leaders to engage in
a national conversation to end the
current problems bedeviling the
country, Ruto recalled a previous
prayer meeting which he shared
with Raila and a bishop he did not
name. During the meeting, Raila
and the bishop asked leaders to rea-
son together, he said.
“I was in a meeting where there
were some two gentlemen, who
said some fundamental issues, one
was a bishop who asked us to try the
Jerusalema dance, I think we need
to listen to what that bishop was
telling us and we need to do things
together,” he said.
He continued: “In that same
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ADDRESS also said something that was pro-
found, in fact in a very uncharac-
Motivational teristic manner, he gave us a verse
speaker Peter and he told us about Isaiah 1 verse
Waiyaki chal- 18 that says, ‘Come let us reason to-
lenged politi- gether’. Maybe God is speaking to
cians to embrace us and saying, come let us reason
integrity in the together.”
management of Ruto also narrated how on
public resources. Wednesday evening while hosting
a delegation from his Sugoi village
He lamented that had camped in his home ahead
that corruption
of his daughter’s wedding yesterday,
had been en- he learned valuable lessons on how
trenched in all
people can solve their problems if
spheres of the
Kenyan society. they come together and believe in
God.
In his hard- “Finally, last night some of my
hitting keynote relatives from the village came to
address, Waiyaki my home because my daughter got
painted a picture a spouse, she works in the Foreign
of hopelessness Affairs and so she got a foreigner to
among Kenyans, be her spouse and so one of the gen-
which has been tlemen from the village was speak-
entrenched by ing to us, he was telling us about this
politicians. wedding in the Bible that was in Ca-
naan. Among the people invited was
Mary, the mother of Jesus and Jesus
himself and others, and of course in
that whole thing there was trouble
and there was shortage and things
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Rose Nyamunga the National Prayer Breakfast
yesterday. PD/SAMUEL KARIUKI
went wrong but because Jesus was
there, this was sorted… he was tell-
ing us that in whatever plan, agenda,
mission we have, we must have God
in the equation and I think that is
profoundly what we are reminding
ourselves this morning,” he added.
Leadership goals
Ruto praised Kenyans for their
resilience in the face of the deadly
Covid-19 pandemic that has ravaged
the country since March last year.
“We have had the world thrown
into a spin because of the corona-
virus pandemic. Livelihoods, busi-
nesses and people have suffered
immensely,” Ruto told the gathering.
He said it was only through Presi-
dent Kenyatta’s leadership that
some of the challenges are being
addressed. “Because of your leader-
ship, you stepped in and managed
to address some of the challenges
we had and today we are discussing
how we are going to vaccinate our
citizens during the pandemic,” said
the DP, addressing the President.
The co-chair of the event’s or-
ganising committee, Makueni MP
Daniel Maanzo, set the tone for the
meeting by stating that it provided
an opportunity for leaders to recon-
cile.
Ruto’s calls for reconciliation
come in the wake of recent by-
elections in Juja and Bonchari con-
stituencies as well as in Rurii ward
in Nyandarua county, where the
President and his Deputy supported
different candidates. Ruto and his al-
lies have also come out in support of
the High Court ruling that halted the
BBI process to the disappointment
of Uhuru and Raila.
Yesterday’s event at Parliament
buildings was attended by National
Assembly Speaker Justin Muturi,
his Senate counterpart Ken Lusaka,
Chief Justice Martha Koome, One
Kenya Alliance leaders Musalia Mu-
davadi and Kalonzo Musyoka, Busia
Senator Amos Wako, Health CAS
Mercy Mwangangi, former Auditor
General Edward Ouko and Judiciary
Registrar Ann Amadi, among others.
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by Hillary Mageka
@hillarymageka
President Uhuru Kenyatta
and his Deputy William
Ruto sat side by side yes-
terday during the national
prayer breakfast held at Par-
liament buildings.
It was the first time the
President and his Deputy
were being seen together in
public after many months.
And perhaps aware of the
widely publicised tiff be-
tween them, the two leaders
used the occasion to reach
out to each other, if only for
the galleries.
It is the earlier speakers,
who set the tone for the
reconciliation calls, with
the co-chair of the National
Prayer Breakfast Commit-
tee, Makueni MP Daniel
Maanzo calling for unity
among leaders. “We hope
that the prayers will provide
a platform for the leaders to
reach out to each other and
reconcile,” said Maanzo.
As if taking queue, Ruto,
who has been absent from
functions presided over by
Uhuru, hailed the President
for steadying the “ship of
our country” despite the
ravages of the contagion.
“Mr President because of
your leadership, the min-
istry (of Health) has done a
commendable job, today we
are discussing how to vac-
cinate our people to get out
of this pandemic, to begin to
manage all other issues,” he
stated. The DP, ever critical
of the President’s dalliance
with Opposition leader
Raila Odinga and his pre-
occupation with the Build-
ing Bridges Initiative (BBI)
campaigns at the expense of
the Jubilee agenda, for once
took time to acknowledge
Uhuru’s recent public en-
gagements.
“Courtesy of Jubilee ad-
ministration, the President
launched the other day the
Lamu port, among other
projects. We got ourselves a
brand new and first female
Chief Justice, Speaker Justin
Muturi got an appointment
with the elders,” the DP
said amid cheers from the
congregants, who included
Muturi.
On his part, the President
said there is hope that it
is possible to overcome
challenges if leaders pull to-
gether. “One person cannot
change Kenya, but together
we will make a huge differ-
ence,” the President said.
First appearance
Former Prime Minister
Raila Odinga, who is still
recovering from the Co-
vid-19 infections, however,
skipped the event which
was held under strict Co-
vid-19 protocols.
Nevertheless, Wiper Lead-
er Kalonzo Musyoka and
ANC’s Musalia Mudavadi,
who are part of the quartet
of One Kenya Alliance at-
tended the event. Partici-
pants observed a minute of
silence for departed Kiam-
baa MP Paul Koinange, who
was the Chairman of the
national prayer breakfast.
Only 40 guests were allowed
to Parliament precincts.
“The loss of Paul Koin-
ange like that of many oth-
ers for the last one year is a
testimony to the devastating
effects of a pandemic that
was declared a public health
emergency of international
concern,” Health Cabinet
Secretary Mutahi Kagwe
said in speech read by Chief
Administrative Secretary
Mercy Mwangangi.
The three-hour breakfast
also provided a perfect op-
portunity for the three arms
of government Executive,
Legislature and the Judiciary
to reflect with the newly in-
stalled Chief Justice Martha
Koome making her first ap-
pearance.
Special prayers were said
for challenges facing the
country ranging from the
Covid-19 pandemic to sta-
bility in families, children,
people in leadership posi-
tions, corruption among
other hosts of challenges..
Despite the limited speech-
es, celebrated vocalist Hel-
len Mtawali entertained the
guests alongside the Kenya
Police Band.
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President says passage
of amendments currently
before Parliament will
boost fight against corona
by Mercy Mwai
@wangumarci
President Uhuru Kenyatta yesterday
asked Parliament to fast track passage
of laws to address effects of the Covid-19
pandemic.
Speaking during the 18th Annual Na-
tional Prayer Breakfast at Parliament
Buildings, Uhuru said passage of the pro-
posals currently pending before Parlia-
ment would ensure Kenyans access health
insurance, which will in turn help in reali-
sation of universal healthcare.
The President said the National Prayer
Day ceremony was being conducted at
a time the world is confronted with the
worst health crisis that has demonstrated
the need for all to work together to enable
the country to overcome the current chal-
lenges.
“Today, my message to the two Speakers
both in the Senate and National Assembly
and the entire parliamentary leadership is
that there are proposals before you, pro-
posals that will ensure that every Kenyan
will be able to access health insurance
because health insurance is the basis for
us to be able to access universal health
care. Please expedite this legislation that
would allow us to ensure that poor people
are taken care of not only during this pan-
demic but also in future,” said Uhuru.
His appeal came after Busia Senator
Amos Wako, Covid-19 survivor, lamented
about the high cost of accessing treatment
once diagnosed with the disease.
Wako noted that most private hospitals
were demanding between Sh300,000 and
Sh500,000 to admit a Covid-19 patient, way
beyond the reach of most Kenyans.
The former Attorney General explained
that he got the best medical care because
he had a comprehensive medical cover
that took care of all his bills.
According to the President, Wako’s hum-
bling encounter with the deadly virus and
the views from experts should push Par-
liament to speed up passage of the said
amendments.
“We have heard from health experts
and from our senior Amos Wako about the
challenges he has gone through as a result
of this pandemic. He talked about how a
number of millions are probably unable
to access the same standard of health care
that he was able to get just because they
don’t have insurance cover. The fact that
millions are unable to access the standards
and health care he got, means this is the
time to pass proposals that will assist Ke-
nyans get access to health insurance,” he
said.
Compulsory contribution
His sentiments come days after the
Leader of Majority in the National Assem-
bly Amos Kimunya tabled amendments
to the National Health Insurance Fund
(NHIF) Act that will henceforth require
every Kenyan to make a compulsory con-
tribution of Sh500 a month.
The Bill also seeks to convert the Fund
into a national health insurance scheme
that will make it compulsory for Kenyans
over 18 years to make a compulsory contri-
bution of Sh500 in a remodelled Universal
President Uhuru Kenyatta delivers his speech at Parliament Buildings in Nairobi
county during the 18th Annual National Prayer Breakfast co-hosted by the two
COST OF Speakers of Kenya’s bicameral Parliament, Justin Muturi (National Assembly) and
COVID-19 Kenneth Lusaka (Senate), yesterday. PD/SAMUEL KARIUKI
Hospitals de-
mand between Health Coverage (UHC) programme for criticism from the Central Organisation of
Sh300,000 and outpatient and inpatient services, includ- Trade Unions (Cotu) and its 45 affiliates,
Sh500,000 to ing maternity, dialysis, cancer treatment who have termed the proposed amend-
admit a Covid-19 and surgery. “The Bill proposes to insert a ments illegal.
patient, way be- new Section 15A to make it mandatory for
yond the reach of any person, who has attained the age of 18 Heavy criticism
most Kenyans. Some of the amendments Cotu is ob-
years and is not a beneficiary, to register as
The high cost a member of the Fund,” states the memo- jected to include mandatory contribution,
of treatment is randum of the Bill. conversion of the Fund to a scheme as well
driven by PPE Employers, on the other hand, will be re- as failure to conduct public participation
costs which ac- quired to make a matching contribution to and stakeholder engagement on the pro-
counts for 65 the Fund equal to that which the employee posals.
per cent of total is liable and not deduct the same from em- In a statement to newsrooms, Cotu-K
costs. ployees’ salaries if proposals to amend Sec- secretary general Francis Atwoli claimed
tion 15 of the NHIF Act are adopted. the amendments, which seek to convert
Home based On instances where a beneficiary of the the Fund to a scheme, would essentially
care for asymp- NHIF has a private health insurance cover, disband NHIF and bring up an amorphous
tomatic and mild the Bill provides that the private health in- body with a new mandate and new objec-
Covid-19 patients surance will be liable for payments up to tive.
is 9 times cheap- the limits the beneficiary is covered and Atwoli noted that as currently consti-
er to the health tuted the Fund, which is meant to assist
the Fund shall only cover the outstanding
system. workers cover their medical expenses, has
amount where private insurance cover’s
limit has been exhausted subject to the over time been converted into a cash cow
limits provided. where senior and junior employees pilfer
The Bill has, however, attracted heavy funds for personal use.

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Busia Senator Amos Wako addresses guests
during the National Prayer breakfast at Parliament
buildings, in Nairobi yesterday. PD/SAMUEL KARIUKI
by Anthony Mwangi
@PeopleDailyKe
Busia Senator Amos Wako yesterday
gave a moving account of how he nearly
succumbed to Covid-19 in February.
Wako, who spoke at the National Prayer
Breakfast held at Parliament Buildings re-
counted to the gathering how his encoun-
ter with the killer disease turned his life
upside down.
“Covid-19 made me realise that life is
short. My diet and eating habits changed
after I tested positive for the virus,” Wako
told the audience which included Presi-
dent Uhuru Kenyatta and his Deputy Wil-
liam Ruto.The Busia Senator gave a per-
sonal account of his battle with the disease
which has killed more than 3,000 Kenyans
and thousands affected.
Wako, 76, tested positive for Covid-19 on
February 17. He said he never expected the
results to turn out positive.
“I never expected the results to positive
because I went the extra mile. I exercised
regularly took vitamins such as zinc, vita-
min C and D. I had also been taking Dawa
and going to the sauna, getting steam baths
and breathing hot air,” he told the attentive
audience.
He said that he was feeling dizzy expe-
rienced difficulty in breathing and was at
times disorientated.
“I knew things were not good when dur-
ing Garissa Senator Yusuf Haji’s burial, my
party leader Raila Odinga sat besides me
but I could not recognise him. I asked him
who he was and it was after he removed his
face mask that I realised it was him, in fact,
when I went home that evening, I thought
it was morning” Wako narrated.
He said it was during his stay in hospital
that he came to learn that there are private
hospitals that demand between Sh300,000
and Sh500,000 before admitting a patient.
“This is draining their pockets and even
those of their leaders who have to bear the
brunt of donating to the medical fees,”
Wako said.
He commended the government for the
tremendous efforts they had put in place
to the challenges posed by the disease. He
noted that the treatment can be very ex-
pense, adding that he was able to meet the
expenses because he had a medical cover.
“I appeal to the government to redouble
the efforts in ensuring that all have access
to medical services and especially the poor
who cannot afford,” Wako pleaded.
Wako revealed that the virus temporar-
ily affected his kidneys. On one occasion,
his family had to rush him to hospital in an
ambulance. He recalled how he thought he
would die.
“It was my first ambulance ride with
an oxygen mask permanently planted on
my face. During the trip where I sat with
medics clad in Personal Protective gears, I
thought of my friends Haji and Simon Ny-
achae, who had passed on in recent days,
I felt I would be next,” he continued. The
senator narrated how the medics advised
him not to remove the oxygen mask, even
if it’s for a minute, otherwise he would
lose his life. He said he eventually made it
thanks to doctors whom he said have been
very helpful to the sick since the pandemic
first hit the country.
He urged Kenyans to go for Covid-19 test
immediately after they notice any symp-
toms associated with the disease, saying
by doing so, they would enhance their
chances for survival.
Wako said during his three weeks stay in
hospital, he formed a habit of reading the
scriptures and that put him through the
trying moments and reflect the fact that
God had given him another chance.
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by Alvin Mwangi
@PeopleDailyKe
Six armed and dangerous gang-
sters, who have reportedly been
violently attacking and robbing
motorists on the Southern bypass
in Nairobi, have been arrested.
A statement from the DCI, the
six were arrested after a motorist,
who was attacked and violently
robbed of his valuables after he
stopped to let his son answer a call
of nature, made a report.
“Tom Onyango and his three
year-old son were driving from
Nakuru to Nairobi when they were
accosted by the thugs a few me-
tres past the virtual weigh bridge,”
reads a report from the DCI.
The report adds: “Immediately
Onyango made his report at Lan-
gata Police Station, a contingent
of officers drawn from General
Duty, DCI and a tracker dog from
the Canine Unit were deployed to
flush out the suspects, who had
taken cover deep in the nearby
forest.”
It is after a serious search in the


forest that the officers arrested
them, three of whom were posi-
tively identified by Onyango and
Bid to rehabilitate
his son, as those who had attacked
them.
street children
DCI is appealing to motorists
The government has rounded up
who have previously been at-
close to 30 children who were roaming
tacked along the busy highway, to
in the streets of Nairobi as part of its
report to Langata Police Station
efforts to rehabilitate them. Speak-
and assist in identifying the sus-
ing while launching the exercise at
pects within the next seven days.
Uhuru Park yesterday, chairperson
In 2019, another motorist re-
of the Street Families Rehabilitation
vealed chilly details of how he was
Trust Fund, Mary Wambui, said the
nearly attacked on the bypass.
programme targets to rescue at least
500 street children. Wambui said the
exercise will run for four weeks target-
ing street children aged between 8 and

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14 years. The rescued will be placed
in partner street families rehabilita-
tion institutions in Nairobi where they
will be taken through a rehabilitation
programme that will span between

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Generals Julius Karanga
and Joseph Kibwana are
among individuals who may
be rendered jobless after
court declared their posts
unconstitutional
by Bernice Mbugua
@BerniceMuhindi
Several prominent Kenyans, including
two former military bosses could lose their
top positions in various State corpora-
tions and parastatals after the High Court
declared their appointments unconstitu-
tional.
They include former Kenya Defence
Forces (KDF) bosses Joseph Kibwana and
Julius Karangi and former Kenya Rev-
enue Authority Director General Michael
Waweru. This is after a three-judge Bench
declared 129 appointments to the State
agencies unconstitutional.
General Karangi served as the KDF chief
between 2011 and 2015 when he retired
while General Kibwana headed the military
between 2005 and 2008.
In 2018, President Uhuru Kenyatta ap-
pointed Karangi to chair the National So-
cial Security Fund board.
The President also appointed Kibwana
to chair the Kenya Ports Authority board
and Waweru to chair the Kenya Railways
Corporation board.
Also appointed was former Kenya Na-
tional Union of Teachers Secretary General
Mudzo Nzili to the board of the National
Hospital Insurance Fund and Elias Bus-
ienei as council member Kenya Leather
Development Council.
The appointments were, however, chal-
lenged by the Katiba Institute and Africog,
which argued that the law was not fol-
lowed in the appointments. Lobby groups
sued the Attorney General and the Public
High Court three- Service Commission (PSC), arguing that
judge Bench, there was no record that there were any
from left, Chacha advertisements in respect of vacancies
to the positions, or any record to indicate
Mwita, Jessie
Lessit and Lucy the criteria applied for appointments or
Njuguna. PD/ qualifications of the individuals selected
to those positions.
CHARLES MATHAI
No evidence
In their judgment yesterday, judges Jes-
sie Lessit, Chacha Mwita and Lucy Njugu-
na agreed with the lobby groups, noting
that there was neither advertisement for
vacancies nor were the said people subject-
ed to interviews before being appointed.
The judges said appointments did not
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comply with the principles in Articles 232
and 10 of the Constitution.
“A declaration is hereby made that the
Court judges that
declared various appointments to various parastatals and
posts in State State Corporations by the President and
corporations and the Cabinet Secretaries on June 5 and 7,
parastatals un- 2018, which were notified through Kenya
constitutional Gazette Notice Numbers 5569 to 5621 and
5622 to 5623, are unconstitutional for vio-
three and nine months before they
are integrated back to the community.
“We have today rescued 30 children
but next week we are aiming to rescue
200. We have partnered with Kwetu
Home of Peace in this exercise,” said
Wambui.
PETITION – Alvin Mwangi
Petitioners ar-
gued that the Presi-
dent and Cabinet
Secretaries usurped
the mandate of
Public Service Com-
mission when they
appointed the said
people.
According to
them, the appoint-
ments were not
made in conformity
with the require-
ments of transpar-
ency, competition
and merit.
lating Articles 10 and 232 of the Constitu- MP urges prudent
tion and are, therefore, invalid,” they ruled.
They added: “Without advertisement
and subjecting the interested parties to
use of bursary funds
interviews, it cannot be said that the re- School managements in Ijara sub-
quirements of competition and merit were county in Garissa County have been
complied with.” urged to exercise transparency in the
The judges stated that the government utilisation of funds meant to assist
did not even attempt to show that there needy students. Ijara MP Sophia Abdi
was any semblance of some form of trans- Noor, at the same time appealed to
parency and accountability in the appoint- parents who can afford to pay school
ments. “There was also no evidence of any fees for their children to do so and
form of competition prior to making the give a chance to the less fortunate to
appointments. Without complying with access education through the limited
transparency, fair competition and merit, bursaries available. She was speaking
the appointments cannot be said to have when she issued a Sh2 million cheque
met the constitutional standard,” they
said.
to some 120 beneficiaries from Shurie
Secondary School in Masalani town.“I
The government, in response, claimed want to tell teachers and the general
that the appointments were made in con- school managements to be prudent
formity with the Constitution and the ap- and accountable in the utilisations
plicable statutes namely; fair competition of public money as the government
and merit through deliberate and progres- is keen on proper usage and it will
sive reforms guided by Mwongozo Code of be audited strictly,” she warned. She
Governance for State Corporations, 2015. challenged students to take their
studies seriously. -KNA

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by Sophie Njoka
@PeopleDailyKe
Kenya is working closely with the
African Union Peace and Security
Council (AUPSC) to reposses illegal
guns that are in the hands of rebels
and outlawed criminal groups by
2030.
Foreign Affairs Cabinet Secretary
Raychelle Omamo (pictured) said
the government is fully committed
to offering support to the Council, to
ensure it formulates resolutions of
how to recover illegal weapons.
“As a country we fully support
ways to identify and deliberate areas
in the AUPSC working methods
facing challenges in the process of
reposing illegal weapons,” she said.
Under the theme of Monitoring and
Evaluation Framework for the Mas-
ter road map on Silencing the Guns
by 2030, Omamo said the AU PSC
Committee of Experts was in the
process of finalising the document
that will assist in the implementa-
tion of the AU Mater road map on
Silencing the Guns.
She was speaking at the English
point Marina Mombasa after she
officially opened a five-day retreat
for the AUPSC. On his part, Perma-
nent Representative of the Algeria to
the AU and Chair of AUPSC for the
month of May, Ambassador Salah
Alhamdi, said they will continue to
play a leading role in advancing the
AU peace and security agenda.
 Friday, May 28, 2021 / PEOPLE DAILY
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The Italian Catholic
priest left Kenya with
only two bags, 53
years after he came
ito the country
by Robert Ochoro and
Emeka-Mayaka Gekara
@PeopleDailyKe
In his hey days, Italian Cath-
olic priest Fr Adolf Poll strad-
dled the Gusii hills on a motor-
bike to the hue of the local folk.
He could occasionally stop
his motorbike on the roadside
and speak to women in fluent
Ekegusii while he served in
Nyamagwa, Gekano and Ic-
huni parishes. His old pick-up
was readily available to ferry
patients to hospital, an offer
that endeared him to residents.
His mastery of Ekegusii and
his long service in the region
would earn him the nickname
Fr Alleluia Omogaka.
He served from 1969 to 2000
before being transferred to Ma-
lindi where he served until his
retirement.
On Tuesday, he completed
his mission in Kenya and re-
turned to Italy after 53 years
— with just two bags. He will
celebrate his 81st birthday next
month at his home in Italy.
According to Catholic media,
the priest celebrated his fare-
well mass at the parish of Witu-
Kipini in Malindi on May 23.
“Fr Poll, 80, packed all of his
personal belongings acquired
during his more than five de-
cades of priestly ministry in
Kenya, in just two small bags,
and began his journey home
in Italy for his retirement,”
said Catholic Justice and Peace
Commission in a statement on
his departure.
It cited Luke 9: 3-6 as a tes-
timony of the humble priest’s
Christian mission in Kenya.
The priest on Tuesday when he left Kenya for Italy carrying only
two bags after 53 years of service. COURTESY
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County in bid to
He told them: “Take nothing
for the trip – no staff, no bag, no
cathedral parish, says Fr Poll
gave him free iron sheets which stop revenue loss
bread, no money, no extra shirt. he used to construct a house, Bomet County government in col-
Whichever house you enter,
stay there until you leave this
adding he will remember him
forever for the support..
laboration with Safaricom and Web
Tribe Ltd will digitise tax collection in
town. If the people do not wel- “He baptised me in 1982. a bid to prevent loss of revenue. The
come you, leave their city and
shake the dust off your feet as
I have never seen a friendly
priest like him. He whistled
county has at the same time resorted
to cashless revenue collection in a bid
a testimony against them. So and joked with people when- to meet its Sh600m target as submit-
they left and went from vil- ever he was driving. May God’s ted to the Controller of Budget. The
lage to village, proclaiming the grace be with him as he retires,” targeted revenue is hardly met. With
good news and healing people said Geoffrey Mogire, a Catho- this partnership, the county has intro-
everywhere. He was ordained lic faithful. duced a short code and pay bill num-
a priest in his native diocese of Samwel Karuru, another ber where customers will remit their
Bolzano-Brixen, in northern Catholic faithful from Nyangu- payments. County Finance Minister
Italy in 1966. su parish, said the priest single Andrew Sigei, said the move will help
He then left his native town, handedly constructed Rusinga the devolved unit meet its revenue
South Tyrol in December 1968 village polytechnic and helped target and boost development pro-
to serve as a missionary priest construct several churches . grams .Web Tribe Ltd project manager
in Kenya. While in Kenya, the “He could drive as if he Nicolas Koros said they hope to at least
Mill Hill missionary is celebrat- wanted to knock pedestrians, double the revenue collected this year
ed for constructing churches only to stop, laugh and crack a through the partnership.
Italian Priest Adolf Poll conducting a mass recently.
and paying school fees for chil- joke,” Karuru recalled. —KNA
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dren from poor families.
Fr Lawrence Nyaanga says
Poll replaced him in Gekano
Parish after he was transferred
to Nyabururu Parish describ-
ing him as sociable, compas-
sionate and humble.
Life was exemplary
“I met him when I was a
seminarian. He was open,
friendly and motivated us to
work hard to be ordained. His
life was exemplary” Nyaanga
told People Daily.
He said the priest reared
dairy cows, employed youths
to care of them and donated
milk to members of his flock.
Nyaanga, who is Kisii Uni-
versity chaplain and serves at
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teachers’ degree
Education is as dynamic as society. The more so-
ciety grows the more education expands. With better
ways of doing things and discoveries; the need to de-
velop better curricula, efficient research modules, and
innovative techniques of passing on information has
become urgent.
In recent years, the government has initiated re-
forms in the education sector with the aim of develop-
ing holistic citizens. The Ministry of Education has
insisted that reforms are necessary to not only align
learning with peoples’ needs but also meet expecta-
tions of the 21st century.
The most recent undertaking in the sector has been
introduced by the Teachers Service Commission
(TSC), which seeks to change training of teachers in
universities. The commission has proposed to scrap
the Bachelors of Education degree and replace it with
Bachelors of Arts or Bachelors of Science qualifica-
tions. In the proposal, those interested in teaching will
go back to university after graduating for a post-gradu-
ate diploma course in teaching for one year.
TSC has also recommended that minimum quali-
fications for entry into teaching at all levels be a di-
ploma in Education. At the same time, admission to all
diploma and degree courses in teacher training insti-
tutions shall be ‘’demand-driven’’, meaning the num-
ber of teachers graduating each year will be controlled.
As has been the experience in the past, the propos-
als have raised eyebrows. Sceptics wonder whether
it is a move to reduce the number of teachers being
churned out of universities or whether the current
degree course is customised on the 8-4-4 programme
that does not address the needs of the new Compe-
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the craft. It is worth recognising that in this
This means there is need to bring everyone on board
for the proposals to be accepted. TSC needs to outline
the thinking behind the changes so that the decision is
not viewed as a boardroom edict. Thousands of jobless
B.Ed graduates need information on where they stand.
But even as TSC begins to change the training needs
of teachers, it should look at international standards.
Teaching degrees have come a long way, moving from
classical theoretic textbook studies to applied, interac-
tive, and career-oriented learning. Teachers can prac-
tise at elementary, middle, high school, and university
levels, or become experts in special education, voca-
tional education, alternative or online learning.
However, in introducing reforms in the all-critical
sector, the constant should be the student who should
benefit from a better trained, well-informed teachers.
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DBUFHPSZ have dared to imagine and sometimes, like in
Ng’weno, Boaz Omori, George Mbugguss, the case of Parents, stayed the course.
George Githii, and Ochieng was one of them. The question is where journalism in Kenya
It is a testimony of the man’s success that
Each of these men is a book on its own, for goes from here? The influence of the second
every major media house in Kenya, and the
they left an indelible mark in the craft of generation is strong on the third one. It is a
towering journalists who seem to be now
journalism in Kenya. Some were dare devils, journalism that keeps looking over its shoul-
putting their pens down owe their craft to
and certainly Ochieng and Githii fell in that ders, afraid of what the owners of the media
Ng’weno. It may not be a wild claim to suggest
category. and the advertisers would say, too afraid to
that the true fathers of Kenyan journalism
The duo seem to have taken pride in pock- experiment.
were Ng’weno and Ochieng.
ing the hornets’ nest, and sometimes success- The result is dull journalism, churning out
In saying so, we do not lose sight of great
fully running away while they could, but at material that could be anybody’s guess, and
men, and they were largely men, who piled
other times failing to do so and being forced to waiting for the future to sort itself out. Much
the trade prior to independence. There were
pay the price for their recalcitrance. of the energy of this generation is directed to-
a host of publications, some of them consis-
Ngweno was the most innovative of them wards occupying the civil space, and scanning
tently published while others appeared only
all. A journalism entrepreneur of no mean re- classified ad sections for a public relations
periodically, that set the pace for what was to
pute, he set the standard of analytical report- practice opportunity. The number of associa-
come. This group featured a lot of indepen-
ing in the region, a serial founder of publica- tions of journalists is simply daunting with
dence heroes such as Pio Gama Pinto, Harry
tions, one after another and sometimes selling new ones coming up so often.
Thuku, Sharrif Nassir, Achieng Oneko, and
them off or letting them die with just as much There is the Media Council of Kenya with
speed, before moving on to the next project.
even Jomo Kenyatta.
the mandate to hybrid regulate the trade and
But this first generation bred a more cau-
But something else that this generation did the Editor’s Guild now as vibrant as it has ever
successfully, was to pass on the baton. Weekly
tious group who walked only on safe territory.
been. Among these organisations probably
Unlike their predecessors, they were more
Review, the towering magazine that bore the the oldest, Kenya Union of Journalists is the
schooled in the craft of journalism and boast-
one being overwhelmed by the visibility of its
ed real certificates earned from some of the
died, but Ng’weno himself mentored a host
best universities in the country or even in the
siblings.
of journalists, most of who call the shots in — The writer is dean, School of Communi-
world. They have probably been more suc- cation, Daystar University
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Businesses should work with artists to drive innovation
Although it is not a fatal affliction,
poverty is a serious condition that
severely limits the capacity of artists
and creatives to achieve full potential
and positively impact both society
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government agencies and private
companies intentionally engaged
artists to champion public cam-
paigns, drive product innovation and
increase customer engagement.
There is a danger of businesses
and organisations limiting their
understanding of innovation to only
improving quality of core products.
Yet, innovation ought to be omni-
present and an integral part of an
organisation’s DNA. This is the point
that Isadore Sharp makes in his book,
Four seasons: The story of a business
philosophy. Sharp, a hotelier, always
challenges his designers to think
like their target customers. That
way, they came up with designs and
fittings that enhanced customer ex-
perience and loyalty. He has adopted
the same approach with landscap-
ers, chefs, indeed all workers and this
in large part explains why Four Sea-
sons is a successful global brand.
Closer home, manufacturers such
as Kenyan Originals have embraced
the idea of working with artists, first
to improve product presentation,
and secondly to enhance customer
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youth simply by changing how
simple products like iced tea and
ciders are packaged by making them
appealing to the eye through catchy
designs. This is a departure from the
staid presentation that has become
almost synonymous with manufac-
tured goods from Kenya, and which
conspires to deny local products the
eye appeal they need to attract more
consumers.
Given the lengths to which global
brands go to gain and retain custom-
er loyalty, it is imperative for more
local companies to rethink their un-
derstanding of innovation and go be-
yond their walls to engage artists, not
just musicians and celebrities, who
can drive their innovation agenda.
Doing so will have two immedi-
ately benefits. The first, of course, is
by being closer to the people — who
also happen to be consumers by
default — artists understand emerg-
ing social, cultural and consumption
trends. As such, they can align their
messaging to create a connection
between a product and its potential
consumers. Secondly, organisations
will play a significant role in increas-
ing artists’ visibility and reducing
poverty.
For artists to enjoy this right and
freedom as enshrined in the su-
preme law, it goes without saying
they ought to make a reasonable liv-
ing from their talent, competencies
and capabilities. One way to ensure
this is through paid partnerships
with businesses and government
agencies. The beauty with such col-
laborations is that businesses can
claim goodwill as this could be part
of their Corporate Social Responsi-
bility, which, when examined criti-
cally will lead to a triple win for or-
ganisations, consumers and artists.
In other economies, particularly
the US, businesses routinely patron-
ise the arts, offering residences, com-
missioning installations and funding
institutions that specialise in giving
artists the time, space and money
they need to excel in their fields. This
is not something that started the
other day. Consider, for instance, that
in 1508, the Catholic Church com-
missioned Michelangelo to paint the
ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, making
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lion in his time. Yet, in developing
countries such as Kenya, poverty is
the middle name for artists. Remem-
ber how, just last month, Reuben
protested over poor returns from his
music, yet organisations mandated
to collect music royalties routinely
fail to account for the money they
receive from users.
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industry is not just about produc-
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Indian police have arrested a
all players in the marketplace.
YouTuber for tying helium bal-
Businesses do not have to be con- loons to his pet dog “in an attempt
glomerates to make a contribution. to make it fly”.
If anything, because smaller organ- Gaurav Sharma, 32, shot a video
isations are nimble and more agile of his dog attached to balloons,
in embracing change and riding the which he then lets go off as the
wave of emerging trends, they ought pet starts to fly in the air. A few
to be in the vanguard of champion- seconds later, someone in the bal-
ing a movement that creates quality cony of the second floor of a build-
goods that are also appealing in how ing catches the dog.
they are presented to consumers, Sharma said he followed all
whether on a supermarket shelf, ho- safety measures, but deleted the
tel bed or motor vehicle showroom. video after social media backlash.
— The writer is a Partner and He had posted the video to his
Head of Content at House of Romford YouTube channel which has over
— Mbugua@bigbooks.co.ke four million subscribers.
Police say they arrested Sharma
after receiving a complaint against
him from animal welfare organ-
isation, People for Animals.

Unity, posterity of Mt Kenya should inform kingpin debate
Mt Kenya leaders perceived to be
attempting to sow seeds of discord in
the region must be stopped in their
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It is unfortunate that nearly 60
years after independence, leaders
want to revive history and balkanise
the mountain on ethnic lines — Mt
Kenya East or West.
When the region’s forefathers
fought for independence, their suc-
cessors pursued multiparty politics
in the 1990s, and in subsequent na-
tional elections and other agendas,
the interests of Mt Kenya region have
always been articulated as one —
from Kiambu to the furthest corner
of Meru. Therefore, attempts to in-
troduce artificial fissures among the
Gikuyu, Embu and Meru communi-
ties is no doubt fuelled by scavenger
instincts of selfish people living in a
make-believe world.
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region, in their wisdom, they have
sought to entrench unity of pur-
pose. For months, they listened to
residents, vetted interested leaders
and settled on Speaker Justin Muturi
based on his experience, right tem-
perament and leadership abilities.
Given the interests at stake, the
coronation was bound to elicit mixed
reactions but the region must choose
to end arguments and move forward.
Diverse opinions are welcome.
Even in families we disagree. How-
ever, when elders have settled the
disagreement and built consensus
around a uniting figure, politics
should be set aside and traditions
and culture respected. Anything else
doesn’t help the people.
video as the person appears to be
Actually the choice of Muturi as Mt
Kenya spokesman is a great thing,
especially because for the first time
big communities in the region will
be backing a kingpin from a minority
group. It is the best illustration that
the Mt Kenya region is one indivis-
ible entity.
Muturi is the second senior-most
leader from the region in the govern-
ment. He continues to articulate the
people’s interests with keen interest
in the welfare of a region that has not
needed to rethink its unity more than
it does just now, since independence.
If Muturi’s leadership pedigree is
deemed lesser for hailing from the
eastern side of the mountain — a mi-
nority community — then let those
who are opposed to him being a
point-man parade the alternatives.
The picking of a regional spokes-
person should have a much bigger
but also the region’s relationship with
the rest of the country. Any other
agenda works against prosperity and
strength of the region to speak in one
voice at the national arena.
Politicians in the region still re-
serve the right to speak on issues
affecting their respective constituen-
cies. Muturi coronation did not stop
anyone from articulating their views
because the ultimate agenda is the
welfare of the people of Mt Kenya.
With unity of purpose, the pros-
perity and unity of Mt Kenya shall be
guaranteed. That’s what the elders,
leaders and the people should strive
to achieve. Politics aside, there is no
alternative best-placed to deliver
that agenda, other than Muturi.
— The writer is a resident of
Kiambu county and comments on
topical issues
In the clip, Sharma is standing
atop a car and his dog can be seen
strapped with helium balloons. He
lets go of the dog at one point and
the pet starts floating in the air
briefly as it goes up to the second
floor of a building. Someone ap-
pears to catch the dog as it floats
up. Cheers can be heard in the
saving the dog, Dollar.
In the video, he says he was
influenced by other YouTubers he
had watched doing similar stunts.
He asked viewers not to be influ-
enced by his actions in the video.
He goes on to say he is a pet lover
and treats Dollar like a child.
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Media gullibility is quite appalling
@NelsonHavi: Kenya is the only country
where the President violates the Consti-
tution, disobeys a court order and gets to
desecrate the rule of law on National TV
through a Cabinet Secretary with a PhD.
Astonishingly, journalists finds it enter-
taining. Media gullibility is appalling.
The long wait for marijuana nod
@CalebKaruga: As a farmer, I can’t wait
for the government to legalize Marijuana.
I’d make 10* in a year what I’ve made in my
10yrs of farming. In Uganda, the export of
Cannabis for medicinal purposes was ap-
proved by the Ugandan Ministry of Health
in Jan. 2020. What’s Kenya waiting for?
Coronation splits region further
@KBonimtetezi: Uhuru Mt Kenya loy-
alists are at war with each due to the
coronation of Speaker Muturi. One Kenya
Alliance will kill each other when one
of them will be endorsed as flag bearer
Couples of marriage of convenience have
different dreams in bed.
Base Titanium, do more for Kenya
@GabrielDolan1: Giving 1% of its profits
to the community is neither justice nor
a reason to get excited. If Base Titanium
wanted to benefit community then they
should have built industry instead of
hauling titanium to Australia for process-
ing.
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by Mwangi Mumero
@PeopleDailyKe
A Kenyan military officer has been
awarded the 2020 United Nations Mili-
tary Gender Advocate of the Year Award.
Major Steplyne Nyaboga, 32, a Military
Gender Advisor, recently completed her
assignment in Darfur, Sudan.
She received the award yesterday dur-
ing a virtual ceremony presided over
by the UN Secretary-General Antonio
Guterres, marking the International Day
of UN Peacekeepers.
“Our efforts in serving humanity
have impact and did not go unnoticed.
Peacekeeping is a human enterprise-
placing women and girls at the centre
of our efforts and concerns will help us
better protect civilians and build a more
sustainable peace,” said Major Nyaboga
upon receiving the award.
In February 2019, Major Nyaboga was
deployed in Zalingei, Darfur and worked
closely to mainstream gender in military
component by bringing awareness to
gender dynamics in the field, according
to an UNAMID statement.
She specifically encouraged gender-
sensitive outreach to local communities
in an effort to enhance the protection of
civilians.
Working together with human rights,
gender and communications colleagues,
she also organised campaigns and work-
shops for staff and civil society activ-
ists to address issues affecting Darfuri
women and girls. Major Steplyne Nyaboga who was awarded the 2020 United
Nations Military Gender Advocate of the Year Award. PD/
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Region’s leaders have been
deliberating on priority
programmes aimed at
transforming area
by Rawlings Otieno
@PeopleDailyKe
Opposition leader Raila Odinga is this
morning expected to take leaders from
Nyanza region to meet President Uhuru
Kenyatta ahead of Madaraka Day celebra-
tions in Kisumu on Tuesday.
The President and Raila called for the
joint meeting to agree on projects to be
implemented by the government in the
region before Uhuru’s term ends next year.
The leaders have been caucusing since
Wednesday in what is known as ‘Duol’ to
fine-tune memoranda to be presented to
the President.
The leaders are said to have lined up
development projects that affect not only
Kisumu, but the Lake Basin region.
Among the key projects expected to open
up the region include the Kisumu Port,
Lake Basin region ring road, Mamboleo-
Muhoroni Road, Ahero Irrigation Scheme,
rehabilitation of feeder ports in Mbita,
Homa Bay as well as other link roads in the
four counties around the lake.
Peter Kaluma (Homa Bay Town) told Peo-
ple Daily that the ‘Duol’ has been meeting
to take stock of the development projects
following a meeting with the President
when he visited the region to launch the
refurbishment of the port.
Kaluma disclosed that the meeting
has been deliberating at what has been
achieved so far and the status of ongoing
projects.
Proper plan
“We have been meeting to review the
development programmes that have been
ongoing in the region, at what stage they
are and what needs to be done before they
are completed during the sunset days of
President Kenyatta’s term in office,” said
Kaluma.
The leaders also want the government
to issue Tom Mboya University College a
charter to fully exploit the academic wealth
of Homa Bay area, the implementation of
the Koru-Soin dam project and Mamboleo-
Muhoroni road to ease traffic along Muho-
roni-Awasi-Kisumu road.
Kaluma argued that opening up of Kisu-
mu port without a proper plan to rehabili-
tate smaller ports in Homa Bay, Mbita and
Sindo would not be of much economic
value.
ODM leader Raila
Odinga with
“Kisumu is the hub of the entire East Afri-
ca region. Opening up of only Kisumu port
former UNCTAD
Director General
without the others will not serve the lake
transport system efficiently,” said Kaluma.
Dr Mukhisa A source who also attended the meet-
Kituyi when he
ing told People Daily that the revival of the
visited the former troubled sugar industry, revival of oil jet-
Kimilili MP at his ties, the Migingo Island boundary dispute
Nairobi residence with Uganda and the cotton industry that
yesterday. thrived in the 1980s and 1990s, as well as
COURTESY completion of the Handshake projects
tops the list of issues the leaders want ad-
dressed.
The source further divulged that the
‘Duol’ had already drafted a communiqué
detailing projects in several key sectors
including the education sector, road net-
works, construction of dams and the agri-
culture sector.
Kisumu residents are also raising con-
cern over the implementation of the Jomo
Kenyatta Sports Complex at a cost of Sh350
million which critics say does not meet in-
ternational standards.
In the region, Muhoroni, Miwani, Sony
and Chemelil- four State-owned sugar
TOP ON THE LIST
Among the key projects expected to
open up the region include the Kisumu
Port, Lake Basin region ring road and
Mamboleo-Muhoroni Road.
Others are Ahero Irrigation Scheme, re-
habilitation of feeder ports in Mbita, Homa
Bay as wells as other link roads in the four
counties around the lake.
Leaders also want the government to is-
sue Tom Mboya University College a char-
ter, implement the Koru-Soin dam project
and Mamboleo-Muhoroni road project.
mills which employed thousands of locals
in the past have been struggling to stay
afloat.
In 2019, Uhuru and Raila proposed the
privatisation of the sugar mills, but the pro-
posal is yet to be implemented even as cane
farmers in the region continue to bear the
brunt of the troubled industry.
Sugar woes
Nyando MP Jared Okello wants Uhuru’s
administration to find a lasting solution to
woes of the sugar and textile sectors.
“We are requesting the government to
fast-track reforms in the sugar sector. As
leaders from this region, we hope the mills
will get more funding because their equip-
ment are dilapidated,” said Okello.
Luo MPs caucus chairman James Nyikal
disclosed that meetings which have been
held since Wednesday were meant to or-
ganise the welcoming of the President in
Kisumu.
On Monday, Raila addressed impromptu
rallies in Kisumu and appealed to residents
to give the President a rousing welcome.
“I have come here with a message. My
message to you is that we are having high-
level guests next week and I want you to
warmly welcome the President and his en-
tourage,” said Raila.
The MP said residents were unhappy
about slow implementation of projects in
the region.
Meanwhile, Raila yesterday met former
United Nations Conference on Trade and
Development Director General (UNCTAD)
Mukhisa Kituyi at his residence in Nairobi.
“Spent part of the day catching up with
Dr Mukhisa Kituyi and his wife at their resi-
dence. We compared notes and exchanged
views on several topical issues. Good see-
ing this family,” said Raila.
This is the fourth time in recent months
that the two leaders have met to catch up
on political and national issues.
Man on the run
after fatal stab
Police are closing in on a quarry
worker who stabbed and killed his col-
league in Karai area of Naivasha yes-
terday following a quarrel over Sh50
debt. The suspect escaped soon after
stabbing the 25-year-old on the neck
two times after an argument ensued
outside a local bar located along the
Nairobi-Nakuru highway. According
to Naivasha OCPD Samuel Waweru
(pictured), the suspect is well known
by residents and it is a matter of time
before they arrest him. “We are work-
ing on some tipoff and we believe that
the suspect will be arrested in a matter
of days and charged with murder,” he
said. Meanwhile, police in Mai Mahiu
Naivasha have arrested three suspects
in connection with the ‘machete-
mass’ attack that left one dead and
scores injured. The OCPD said they are
closing in on the other suspects who
had fled the town following the bloody
attack.
—Kirera Mwiti
Police hunt youth
in arson attack
Police officers n Kisumu County
are looking for over 30 youths alleged
to have set a blaze two houses due to
rivalry between two villages yesterday
morning. The suspects from Ofunyu
village, Kisumu East sub-county are
said to have torched the houses fol-
lowing the death of a fellow youth
who succumbed to injuries after be-
ing attacked at the neighboring Otera
village. Confirming the incident,
Kisumu East OCPD James Musyimi
told the People Daily that the arson
was reported to them by the area as-
sistant chief Bonface Modho. Among
the items destroyed are household
furniture, gadgets and clothes with an
estimated value of Sh2 million. Musy-
imi urged the residents to seek better
ways of resolving conflict amicably in-
stead of taking the law in their hands.
—Viola Kosome
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judge-bench of the High Court
ruled that the President had no
mandate to review, reconsider
or decline to appoint those
recommended for promotion
by the JSC.
But the AG faulted the rul-
ing: “The learned judges failed
to appreciate the bifurcation
of the process of selection and
appointment of judges and the
vesting of the same into two
distinct state entities.”
The AG said the High Court
did not compel the President
to appoint the judges but only
made declarations.
“It is important to note that
the court did not issue any
injunctive orders against the
President directing him to do
or refrain from doing anything;
save for orders of costs the
court issued only declaratory
orders,” AG said in submission
to the senate.
The AG is not new to contro-
versy. While serving as a judge,
he played prominent role in
the burial of Kibaki era Cabinet
minister Karume, raising ques-
tions about his place in the Mt
Kenya power coterie.
It is demonstrable that the
judge had long been a favourite
of the Mt Kenya power elite for
a significant role in the justice
system.
He was retired President
Mwai Kibaki’s choice for Chief
Justice to replace Evan Gicheru
who had to retire six months
after the enactment of the
2010 Constitution. Opposition
by then Prime Minister Raila
Odinga, voices in the Judiciary
2003
The year when Kihara was
first appointed to the Bench.
and civil society, forced Presi-
dent Kibaki to withdraw his
nomination in favour of judge
Alnashir Visram.
Kihara was not successful
in interviews for the post that
would end up with Willy Mu-
tunga. He was first appointed
to the Bench in 2003 following
the infamous purge in the Judi-
ciary. A deeply religious man,
he was former Chancellor of
the Anglican Church before
being admitted to the Bar.
His critics say the AG is a
man with “a propensity for style
more than substance.”
“The AG is not a towering
intellectual jurist like his pre-
decessors,” said a senior lawyer.
“The AG’s judicial philoso-
phy is a mystery. His juris-
prudence has no intellectual
rigour,” noted the lawyer.
During vetting, the Bible-
quoting AG defended himself
against accusations that he
had been a gatekeeper for the
Executive at the Judiciary.
Kihara is often criticised
for his decision to assemble a
bench to hear an appeal against
a High Court order on the eve
of the 2017 repeat election re-
garding the manner of appoint-
ment officers returning officers
by the electoral and boundar-
ies commission, which was
deemed illegal.

He has found himself nominees, Kihara moved to

the High Court to defend Pres-
in a tight corner over ident Uhuru Kenyatta’s refusal
the controversial to swear them in over claims
some had integrity questions.
delay in appointment And when the High Court is-
sued two orders directing that
of 41 judges the President had no constitu-
tional mandate to veto the JSC
by Emeka-Mayaka
nominees, the AG appealed
Gekara the rulings.
@PeopleDailyKe
The appeal is blamed for
the delay in the appointment
Attorney General Paul Kihara
of the judges, 11 of them ear-
Kariuki was an exemplary actor
marked for the Appeal Court
during his days in high school
which is in a dire human re-
and at the University of Nai-
source crisis. It remains un-
robi.
clear why the AG made an
Indeed, he was a common
about turn and contested in-
feature at the Kenya National
dividuals who he had played a
Theatre or Alliance Francaise
role in nominating as a mem-
playing roles in Shakespeare’s
ber of the JSC.
Othello and Chinua Achebe’s
Matters are further compli-
Concubine.
cated by the fact that Kihara
While being vetted for the
is arguing a case against the
job, the former President of the
same JSC in which he sits on.
Court of Appeal told members
In another ironic twist, the
of the Justice and Legal Affairs
former actor now blames the
Committee he met his wife,
Judiciary for the delay, accus-
Sarah, while playing the role of
ing it of failure to decide his
sheep on stage.
appeal to unblock the stale-
A son of one of the pioneer
mate.
African Anglican bishops, Ki-
hara could have also ended up
as a man of the collar — and
Playing victim
“This is a matter of great
here, his oratorical skills would
concern to this office and the
have come in handy. This is,
honourable AG in person.
perhaps, the reason he was the
And we are very aware of the
choice programme director at
fact that this has caused con-
Judiciary events when he was
sequences which are not de-
a judge.
sirable in the administration
Outside the courtrooms,
of justice,” he told the Senate
Kenyans were treated to his
committee on Justice and Le-
oratory prowess on March 3,
gal Affairs.
2012, during the burial of for-
“The matter is not within
mer minister and Kiambaa MP
the control of office of Attor-
Njenga Karume where he deliv-
ney General. It is in the judicia-
ered a glowing elegy in impec-
ry,” Kihara told the committee.
cable English.
The AG accused Court of
His beaming voice and pierc-
Appeal judges of playing vic-
ing face were the subject of so-
tims instead of settling the
cial media banter during the
matter to bridge the shortage
interviews for the posts of Chief
in subordinate courts. In his
Justice and Supreme Court
appeal, the AG contends the
judge. He was a pannelist.
High Court declaration that
Kihara has found himself in a
the President’s role in the pro-
tight corner over the controver-
cess was only ceremonial.
sial delay in the appointment
The High Court, in a case
of 41 judges nominated by the
filed by Adrian Njenga, had
Judicial Service Commission
ruled that the President was
(JSC) in May 2019.
constitutionally bound by the
Though he is a member
recommendations by the JSC.
of the JSC that approved the
In February 2020, a three
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The government has completed
the issuance of title deeds to residents
of the troubled Nkararo area in Trans
Mara West sub-county.
Residents are hoping that this
will end a prolonged violent dispute
between two Maasai clans that has
claimed many lives.
The process, which started last
week, saw 1,273 title deeds issued to
the members of the Siria and Iruasin-
Gishu clans.
Speaking to the press in Narok on
Wednesday, Narok County Commis-
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The homes to be built in
Bondeni area will cost
between Sh1.5 million and
Sh4 million per unit
by Roy Lumbe
@PeopleDailyKe
Low-cost houses will be constructed
in Bondeni area, Nakuru at a cost of Sh2
billion under the Affordable Housing
Programme (AHP).
A joint venture between private sec-
tor developer Kings Pride Properties
and the State Department for Housing
and Urban Development, the project is
expected to be completed in 30 months.
It has 605 housing units, comprising
one, two, and three bedroomed apart-
ment units sitting on a seven-acre land.
The houses will cost between Sh1.5
million and Sh4 million. Homeowners
will be expected to live in their houses
and will not be allowed to sell before the
lapse of eight years to avoid speculation
on these units.
Housing and Urban Development
Principal Secretary Charles Hinga said
the project was a demonstration of the
principle of collaboration adopted in
the AHP, which focuses on facilitating
private sector developers to invest and
drive a new sub-sector in the housing
market.
City status
Hinga said the introduction of private
sector players in the project will comple-
ment the government’s agenda in af-
fordable housing, noting that a number
of projects will require partnerships for
realisation.
He said under the Programme, the
government will enable private develop-
ers to construct at least 500,000 housing
units to meet the demand for houses in
the low- and middle-income category.
“The project fulfills the Constitution
Chapter 4, Article 43 which guarantees
every Kenyan the right to accessible
and adequate housing and reasonable
standards of sanitation. Kenyans have a
sioner, Evans Achoki said after demar-
cating the land, the government issued
the title-deeds free of charge.
“The situation was bad, even a road
constructed to act as boundary be-
tween the two clans did not do much
to solve the problem as each side
claimed the road had encroached on
their land. But we are hopeful that the
area will now have peace,” Achoki said.
The two clans have been fighting
over the boundary since 1974. Achoki
called on residents to respect the
boundaries, failure to which they will
face the law. –KNA
chance to be homeowners,” said Hinga.
Hinga observed that the government
had scrapped a number of bureaucra-
cies that were hindering private sector
players from collaborating with the gov-
ernment on such projects.
Nakuru Governor Lee Kinyanjui noted
that the project was a boost to the coun-
ty’s aspiration for city status and change
the lives of many people.
“It is good for people to own property
in their working age,” said Kinyanjui
(pictured left).
Yusuf Hassanali of Kings Pride Proper-
ties, said among the social amenities to
be provided by the project are safe chil-
dren’s playground, rooftop gardens, run-
ning track, perimeter wall and security
gate, retail and commercial centre, solar
water heaters, lifts and main services
connections to power and water includ-
ing a back-up borehole water system.
He said the company, which operates
within major towns, has created jobs for
at least 5,000 Kenyans, acknowledging
that Nakuru is a fast-growing town.
Nakuru County Commissioner Eras-
tus Mbui noted that Bondeni had been
associated with gangs adding that such
projects will engage provide young peo-
ple with a livelihood.
PROJECT DIMENSIONS
The project has 605 housing units,
comprising one, two, and 3-bedroom
apartment units sitting on a seven-acre
land.
The Sh2 billion project, which is
under the Affordable Housing Pro-
gramme, is scheduled to be completed
in 30 months.
PEOPLE DAILY / Friday, May 28, 2021
@PeopleDailyKe
around the Frere Town school,
but the county administration
has blocked us, they are blocking
Mombasa Governor Hassan development,” Ali said.
Joho’s administration is locked Frere Town Primary School
in a dispute with Nyali MP Mo- deputy board chairman Wilson
hamed Ali over the renovation of Ochieng said learners have
the Frere Town grounds. nowhere to play following the
The stalemate over who stalemate.
Ali claims efforts to block the
should refurbish the playground “Since work was stopped, our
project were evident when the
escalated yesterday when some pupils have no where to play.
county government stopped ap-
youth manning the ground al- They are even at risk security
proved renovation works of the
most disrupted a media briefing wise because of drug users who
Frere Town Primary School wall
called by Ali (pictured) to address operate in the school surround-
and the Frere Town grounds.
the plight of Frere Town football ings. That’s why we asked the
“We have allocated Sh7 mil-
club and pupils who use the Nyali MP to build a wall for us,”
lion to rebuild this football pitch
pitch for games. said Ochieng.
and also put a perimeter wall
Boat registration
Kenya Maritime Authority, Alex Mwongo, shows Lake Naivasha fishermen a sample of new number
plates that will fitted on all vessels in the country’s main water bodies. The joint exercise by govern-
ment agencies, including National Transport and Safety Authority, is meant to address rising cases of
boat accidents and illegal activities in the lakes and the Indian Ocean. PD/KIRERA MWITI


Leasing equipment Homes demolished
way to go - Governor at 2am in Garissa
The Laikipia County Government
has unveiled a second batch of road Residents of Bura Touwfiq village in
construction equipment acquired Garissa Township are appealing to the
under the leasing programme at a government to settle a land dispute
cost of Sh400 million. While receiving that saw their homes destroyed in the
the equipment consisting of a grader, wee hours of yesterday. According to
excavator, compactor, tipper lorry residents, armed police officers ar-
and water a bowser, Governor Ndiritu rived at around 2am and ordered them
Muriithi (pictured) said his admin- to vacate their homes. Shortly after, a
istration was planning to upgrade bulldozer destroyed the houses. “My
more than 7,000km of road in the area. house was destroyed completely last
“Leasing is the way to go if we have to night. The powerful private developers
build more roads for if we had to buy behind this demolition are very well
this equipment, we would have to part known and we are asking the govern-
with hundreds of millions which our ment to intervene on this matter,” said
Fardoza Sadiq. The residents said they
budget cannot sustain,” Muriithi said.
He added that the leasing programme had lived in the land for over 30 years.
would avoid a situation where vehicles “I was sleeping in my house when I
are grounded for years because of lack heard the noises and when I peeped
of funds to maintain or repair them. through the door the bulldozer was al-
–KNA ready at my door step,” said Sofia Abdi.
–KNA
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Kisumu in drive to
Kieni legislator cautions Justin Muturi as the region’s spokesperson. plant 10m trees
Although the group, which included,
leaders against entertaining Mwangi Wa Iria (Murang’a), Lee Kinyanjui The Kisumu County government
has launched a campaign to plant 10
politicians out to divide the (Nakuru), Anne Waiguru (Kirinyaga) and
Mutahi Kahiga (Nyeri) which had met at million tree seedlings by 2025 in a bid
hitherto united region a city hotel declined to discuss the matter, to increase forest cover and make the
Wa Iria said the Mukuruwe wa Nyagath- city green. On Wednesday, Governor
by Seth Mwaniki anga shrine, where Muturi was coronated, Anyang’ Nyong’o launched the cam-
@MwanikiM would be cleansed by elders. paign, which is in collaboration with
Also present during the meeting were Equity Bank which donated 35,000
Kieni MP Kanini Kega yesterday warned former Kiambu Governor William Kabogo tree seedlings. “Environmental con-
Mt Kenya leaders against splitting the re- and former MPs Jamleck Kamau, Dennis servation is a crucial development
gion into political blocks of Mt Kenya East Waweru, Peter Weru and Ndung’u Githinji. issue. No development project can
and West. Governors Kiraitu Murungi (Meru), flourish in a poorly conserved and
Kega, who is also the Budget and Appro- Muthomi Njuki (Tharaka Nithi) and Martin a broken-down eco-system,” said
priations Committee chairperson, said Wambora (Embu) have welcomed Muturi’s Nyong’o, adding that his government
there was nothing wrong with the ongoing coronation describing him as best suited to was committed to planting more than
succession debate in the region but told lead the region. one million trees every year. The forest
politicians to be careful lest they divide cover in the lakeside city is currently
Kieni MP Kanini Kega. PD/FILE estimated at one per cent and the
the people. By-election loss
“What is going on is quite in order be- At the same time, Kanini asked the top initiative aims at reaching the recom-
elections, learn from the experience and
cause this region has over six million votes. Jubilee leadership to explain why the party MUTURI take appropriate action.
mended 10 per cent. Nyong’o (below)
It would be hypocritical for anyone to say lost in the just concluded by-elections in DIVIDE “To our supporters and members, a
urged residents to dedicate at least 10
that these votes can be inherited by anyone Juja constituency and Rurii Ward. per cent of their land to trees. He also
Swahili saying asiye kubali kushindwa sio
without negotiation because what we need He said Jubilee secretary-general Rapha- Kiraitu Murun- issued a stern warning to charcoal
mshindani is apt at this moment,” said
is someone acceptable to all,” Kanini said. el Tuju and other officials must explain why gi (Meru), Mutho- merchants to stop cutting trees and
mi Njuki (Tharaka Tuju.
Speaking at Kiambogo Primary School the party lost and come up with a strategy seek an alternative business.
Nithi) and Martin In Juja, Jubilee candidate Susan Waititu
in his constituency, Kanini said President of winning future by-elections. lost to People’s Empowerment Party (PEP)
– KNA
Wambora (Embu)
Uhuru Kenyatta remains the spokesman of Kanini said the loss in the two by-elec- candidate George Koimburi who got
supported Muturi
the region and his word counts. tions was due to local politics, saying the coronation. 12,159 votes against her 5,764 votes, while
He cautioned leaders against entertain- party was still popular nationally. in Rurii ward, United Democratic Party
ing politicians who, he said, were out to “Jubilee Party is not on its deathbed. Mwangi Wa Iria (UDA) candidate Francis Muraya won with
divide them, adding that the region would But what is needed is revamping and im- (Murang’a), Lee 4,178 votes against Jubilee’s Peter Thinji
be stronger if it is united. provement on internal democracy which Kinyanjui (Naku- who got 3,051 votes.
Kanini was speaking a day after a group is a bone of contention at the moment,” ru), Anne Waiguru People’s Empowerment Party and UDA
of Mt Kenya region governors and other Kanini said. (Kirinyaga) and are associated with Gatundu South MP
politicians distanced themselves from the Last week, Tuju said the party would Mutahi Kahiga Moses Kuria and Deputy President William
coronation of National Assembly Speaker take stock of what transpired in the by- (Nyeri) against. Ruto, respectively.

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Emma Saina talks
passionately about her job
as an Ecolog Forwarder Aerial view of Kisumu town. PD/FILE

Machine handler
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The advent of modern technology is
now giving women opportunities to work
in fields previously dominated by men.

Subsequently, the society is currently
witnessing a new crop of women with big
dreams and determination to break all
stereotypes as well as old fashioned tradi-
tions hampering women from engaging
in progressive nation building.
Such is the story of 37-year-old Emma
Saina, a mother of one from Sotik sub-
county in Bomet county, who opted to
pursue her passion to operate an Ecolog
Forwarder Machine, a job widely per-
ceived to be a preserve of men, due to its
energy sapping nature.
A Forwarder is a forestry vehicle that
carries big felled logs from the stump to a
roadside landing.
Saina is a Forwarder Operator with the
James Finlay Company Limited, Forestry
Department, after securing the job in
2010. As you watch her drive the Sh70 mil-
lion Ecolog Forwarder Machine with ease
as she keenly move the sized logs to the
stacking site, one can only marvel at the
strength of women in growing the coun-
try’s economy.
Saina took the tough choice of pursu-
ing her passion of driving earth moving
machines and ensuring the tree trunks
are neatly put into a pile of 25 cubic me-
tres high, after she graduated from Kenya
Forestry Service College, upon taking a
three-year diploma course in Forestry
from 2007-2010.
Previous background
With her passion and interest in forest
conservation, she enrolled for a course as
an Ecology Forwarder in 2014 and com-
pleted the two-year course at the James
Finlay Company Limited that offered
women empowerment programme.
Upon graduation, she was transferred
from the Mensuration Department where
she worked as a clerk at the Forestry De-
partment before moving to the Logging
Unit. “My previous background in for-
estry gave me a solid foundation in driv-
ing my passion. The Forestry Department
protects the 10,000 hectares under trees
from the time they are planted to when
they are harvested. I am happy that the
Emma Saina, an Ecolog Forwarder Operator with James Finlay Company Ltd in
Kericho county. - KNA
two-year training equipped me with rel-
evant skills and knowledge on how to op-
erate heavy earth moving machines and I
do not regret the move,” she said.
Saina revealed that she had always
wanted to pursue a career in operating
earthmovers and was inspired to venture
into the field from watching her father
plough the family’s shamba using his
tractor.
“As a child, I loved anything mechani-
cal due to the fact that I grew up watching
my father use his tractor to plough our
shamba and when he would complete the
job, he would leave it parked at our home-
stead. I would then climb and sit on the
chair and play with all its gears,” she said.
She hopes women countrywide will
continue to debunk myriad of stereotypes
placed on their way and embark on lay-
ing greater emphasis on education of girls
who want to pursue careers in science
and technology. “My work starts very
SECRET INGREDIENT
While inspiring women to pursue their
dreams, Emma Saina, says passion is the
secret ingredient that drives hard work
and excellence in every sector. “Girls
with dreams become visionary women,”
she said.
early in the morning by first checking my
machine grease, other possible defaults
and using the checklist I log to note ev-
erything down before embarking on the
day’s activities from 6.30am to 1.30pm.
Right attitude
This has always been my passion. When
you have the right attitude you will go far.
As women, we need to believe more in
our abilities and ourselves. At the office
we are only two women against six opera-
tors but we endeavour to work as a team,”
said Saina.
Her full time job enables her to fend
for herself and teenage daughter as well
as her other family members back home.
The Company General Manager Cor-
porate Affairs, Sammy Kirui, reiterated
that they seek to support women, as they
too are capable of doing jobs once re-
served for men.
“The women plant operators are now
fully conversant even with the very com-
plicated machines through our gender
empowerment programmes that was
initiated in 2014,” said Kirui.
However, Saina acknowledges that
working in a male dominated field comes
with its own unique challenges that re-
quire one to embrace certain principles
to survive.
— KNA
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by Noven Owiti
@PeopleDailyKe
Hoteliers in Kisumu town
are registering a robust busi-
ness boom as the county pre-
pares to host this year’s Mada-
raka Day fete next week.
A spot -check by People Dai-
ly revealed that a number of
hotels in the lakeside town are
already recording increased
business volumes, barely four
days to the celebrations to be
held at the newly constructed
Jomo Kenyatta International
Stadium at the Mamboleo ASK
ground.
President Uhuru Kenyatta
will lead the nation in marking
2021 Madaraka Day celebra-
tions in Kisumu where other
dignitaries will join him.
Slight improvement
Yesterday, hotel industry
players who spoke to this
writer, while lauding the gov-
ernment’s decision to decen-
tralise hosting of the national
events celebrations, remained
upbeat their businesses will
benefit immensely from the
opportunities that have come
in handy by hosting the event
in Kisumu.
Lake Victoria Tourism As-
sociation chairman Robinson
Anyal says the industry has
witnessed slight improvement
on accommodation and con-
ference business attributed
to the opening of Nairobi and
activities that are happening
in relation to the preparation
for hosting the function.
Currently, Anyal says ma-
jority of hotels are recording
averagely between 15 to 20 per
cent in room occupancies.
He says they hope to record
a further increased booking,
especially a day to the fete.
Slight progress
“We expect to be doing 30
per cent and above days to
the event and beyond 80 per
cent night to the celebrations
day,” he said, noting that such
events will help the industry
gradually pick up in business
after experiencing the dev-
astating negative effects of
Covid-19.
David Omollo, Victoria
comfort hotel manager, says
the facility has had a slight
progress in accommodation
bookings, majorly for State of-
ficials doing supervision roles
in the projects set to be com-
pleted before the Madaraka
Day such as the new stadium.
Anyal points out that the as-
sociation has lined up certain
recreational activities to be
undertaken ahead of the cel-
ebrations among them excur-
sions involving cruise tourism
on the lake, visits to Impala
sanctuary, Dunga boardwalk
and the legendary Kit Mikayi.
“The association has
dedicated the next few days to
showcasing what the region
has, what activities it offers
and the attraction sites to keep
our guests who may arrive
early or extend their stay after
the event. We believe this is
the right moment to promote
local tourism,” he said.
Anyal says hotels have also
ensured stringent compliance
with Covid-19 protocols.

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Police in Kajiado county
have detained a couple for
allegedly inflicting injuries
on their three-year-old son.
Faith Wanjau, the child’s
step-mother and her hus-
band Michael Kamau, resi-
dents of Ilbissil town, were
arrested after health officials
administering polio vaccine
discovered the injuries on
the minor.
The boy had visible scars
on his face and body and his
private parts. Upon interro-
gation, it was discovered the
injuries had been inflicted
by the parents.
Health officials reported
the matter to the police,
who arrested the duo and
detained them at Kajiado
Police Station as investiga-
tions into the incident com-
menced.
Neighbours say the
The charge
Kajiado Central police boss
Loronyokwe says investiga-
tions are ongoing and couple
could be charged with child
endangerment and abuse
couple lock up the boy in the
house and beat him con-
stantly.
Elizabeth Simiyu, a neigh-
bour, said they often hear
the boy crying, but it did not
occur to them that he was
undergoing abuse. She said
the boy is hardly seen play-
ing outside with his peers.
Peter Ewoi, a ‘Nyumba
Kumi’ elder condemned the
incident and commended
the health officials for spot-
ting the abuse and reporting
it as it helped save the mi-
nor’s life.


Daniel Sankale, a Clini- Senate meeting with
cal Officer at Ilbissil Health
Centre where the boy was
rushed, said he had sus-
governor postponed
tained serious injuries on A senate watchdog committee was
his private parts and had vis- yesterday forced to reschedule a meet-
ible scars on his face, mouth, ing with Marsabit Governor Mohamud
stomach, back and legs. Mohamed Ali (pictured), due to increased
Kajiado Central Sub- insecurity incidents in the county. In a
County Police Commander, letter to the Senate County Public Ac-
Daudi Loronyokwe, con- counts and Investments Committee, the
firmed the incident, adding
that investigations were on-
governor lamented that Marsabit has
been experiencing increased insecurity
going and the couple would incidents from tribal clashes and cattle
be arraigned to face child rustling for two weeks now. According
endangerment and abuse to him, the uncertainty has affected the
charges. county’s operations and livelihoods.
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They question timing of the
disbursement of Sh200b in
loans Exchequer expects
to receive before 2020/21
fiscal year ends on June 30
by Lewis Njoka
@LewisNjok
Kenya could cross into the next finan-
cial year with billions in unspent cash
after it emerged that National Treasury is
expecting to receive over Sh200 billion in
loans before the 2020/21 fiscal year ends
in June. At the same time the country will
be seeking to absorb the June tax receipts,
usually the largest collection compared to
the other months in a year.
With about a month to go to the end of
the current financial year on June 30, ana-
lysts are worried that there might not be
enough time to absorb the monies raised.
According to Central Bank of Kenya
Governor, Patrick Njoroge, Treasury ex-
pects to receive $750 million (Sh80.6 bil-
lion) from the World Bank, $410 million
(Sh44.1 billion) from International Mon-
etary Fund (IMF), and another Sh13.8 bil-
lion from the Africa Development Bank.
Additionally, Treasury is looking to raise
Sh124 billion from a Eurobond before end
of the current financial year.
“We expect that we will be receiving
some official capital flows, concessional
financing in particular from the World
Bank,” Njoroge said yesterday.
There is a loan, the so called DPO (De-
velopment Policy Operation), of $750 mil-
lion that is expected in the next couple of
weeks, he added.
Complete the review
“We also expect that the IMF will com-
plete the review of the program sometime
in June and that will lead to a disburse-
ment of something to an equivalent of
$410 million,” said Njoroge.
Also expected to received, he added,
are some amounts from African Develop-
ment Bank also supporting all the work-
ing that is going on in Covid-19 response
and recovery post-Covid. Njoroge said the
Central Bank of Kenya Governor Patrick Njoroge. PD/FILE
ABSORPTION RATE
With about a month to go to the end
of the current financial year on June 30,
analysts are worried that there might
not be enough time to absorb the monies
raised.
The country will be required to absorb
roughly Sh350 billion in a span of one
month considering that the June tax
receipts are usually higher than other
months of the year.
money will be used to support budget as
well as other external resources, such as
foreign exchange reserves, the country
needs. “The bottomline is, we expect the
current account deficit to close at about
5.2 per cent of GDP in 2021. We also ex-
pect an increased level of reserves from
the flows that I mentioned,” he said.
Churchill Ogutu, the head of research at
Genghis Capital, questioned the timing of
the disbursement, saying it could result in
low absorption rates, numbers that could
be used in future to justify the notion that
the country’s budget is too ambitious.
According to Ogutu the country will
be required to absorb roughly Sh350 bil-
lion in a span of one month consider-
ing that the June tax receipts are usually
higher than other months of the year. “It
doesn’t make sense that we are having so
much money coming towards the end of
the year but it has to be deployed some-
where,” he said. While the monies from
the multilateral lenders are meant for
specific projects, monies from the Euro-
bond have no specific project assigned to
them yet raising fears that they could be
susceptible to misuse.
The loans will also result in an increase
in public debt raising it to Sh7.7 trillion
at the end of this financial year up from
Sh7.34 trillion at the end of March, Ogutu
said. According to Njoroge, the country is
keen on securing an extension of the Debt
Service Suspension Initiative (DSSI) relief,
saying the amount saved from so doing
would depend on how long the relief is
extended.
Free resources
“The answer, of course, is yes. Because
it will free resources that can be used for
other purposes and in particular, sup-
porting the post-Covid economic recov-
ery programme,” he said.
Faulu bank gets Sh1.5b capital
injection boost to fund growth
Faulu Microfinance Bank
has received a Sh1.45 bil-
lion capital injection from
parent company Old Mutual
Africa Holdings Ltd to grow
its banking business and cus-
tomer base. The microfinance
lender is banking on small
and medium enterprises
(SMEs) and business groups
which account for the bigger
chunk of its customer base, to
grow revenue and expand in
the counties as the economy
gradually picks momentum
after the Covid-19 disrup-
tion. The capital boost also
comes as the bank scales up
financial support and solu-
tions to microenterprises and
business groups comprising
Dutch carrier KLM to launch
direct flights to Mombasa
Dutch national carrier KLM
will commence direct flights
to Mombasa in October as the
airline seeks to strengthen its
presence in East Africa. The
carrier will operate two flights
a week on Thursday and Sun-
day flying the Boeing 787-9
Dreamliner between Amster-
dam and Mombasa starting
October 31, with a loop to
Nairobi from Mombasa. KLM
General Manager for East Af-
rica Arthur Dieffenthaler said
the flights to Mombasa will
mainly target leisure travellers
to the coastal city by offering
a direct flying experience.
over 150,000 customers. UAP
Old Mutual Group CEO, East
Africa, Arthur Oginga said
the additional capital will be
deployed in strengthening
the bank’s balance sheet as it
offers a full array of financial
solutions and expands its
footprint across the country.
He said the growth strategy
is focused on addressing the
unique financial needs of
small businesses forming the
bulk of our customer base.
“This requires resources
hence the support we have re-
ceived from Old Mutual Africa
Holdings Ltd will be able to
sustainably accelerate Faulu’s
business objectives,” said
Oginga. – Noel Wandera
He said the rising number of
tourists visiting Mombasa, not
just from Europe but also the
rest of the world, signifies the
growing interest in the unique
experiences the coastal city
has to offer. “KLM comes in to
offer a superior and memo-
rable flying experience both
for first time and regular flyers
to East Africa from our hub in
Amsterdam,” Dieffenthaler
said in a statement. “Because
of positive developments
regarding the pandemic in
various regions, we see an
increasing demand for direct
flights” he said.

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by Lewis Njoka
@LewisNjoka
Industrialists have asked the
government to facilitate produc-
tion and consumption of locally
produced goods, saying they have
the capacity to serve both local and
export markets if the right condi-
tions are created.
They said Kenya’s over-reliance
on imported goods had over the
years exacerbated the country’s
trade deficit, slowed down employ-
ment growth and industrialisation
pace, and reduced the country’s
competitiveness.
While the government has put
in place measures to promote Buy
Kenya Build Kenya, the manufac-
turers said more needs to be done
to make the initiative a success.
Mucai Kunyiha, KAM chairman
said it is only by consuming what
is produced locally that Kenyans
can support industrialisation and
consequently, job creation. “Com-
petitiveness remains a key aspect
in local, regional and international
markets,” he added.
Kunyiha spoke in Nairobi during
the launch of the 2021 Changamka
Festival, an event organised by the
Kenya Asociation of Manufacturers
to showcase members’ products
and drive local consumption.
Quality goods
He said the government also
needs to enhance implementa-
tion of the Export Promotion and
Development Strategy which seeks
to help the country produce quality
goods and services for export.
Speaking during the event, KAM
chief executive, Phyllis Wakiaga
observed that local manufacturers
continue to struggle with the ef-
fects of the Covid-19 as they seek to
find a balance between keeping the
economy running and reducing the
spread of infections.
“We genuinely appreciate the
commitment of our members to-
wards steering the country through
these tough times,” she said.
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@PeopleDailyKe @PeopleDailyKe

Safaricom has unveiled Kenya is on the high alert of a third

a new data campaign that wave of the desert locust invasion, an
will enable customers indication of further devastation of veg-
enjoy free data every day etation and livelihoods of communities in
customised to their us- the Arid and Semi-Arid areas (ASALs).

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The campaign seeks to ties,” said Peter Ndegwa, have been achievements made in the deployed in coming weeks to Somalia to
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by Christine Musa
@PeopleDailyKe
Traders can now breathe a sigh
of relief with the completion of the
Sh800 million Ngong market in Ka-
jiado County after a two-year tussle
with the county government.
The ultra-modern market with a
capacity of 2,300 stalls is financed by
World Bank under Nairobi Metropoli-
ers to take their offline
passions online as part
of the country’s digital
transformation agenda.
According to data from
the Communications
Authority, the country has
25 million mobile broad-
band connections mean-
ing about 60 per cent
of mobile phone users
barely use the internet.
“Smart phones and the
ment.
Ndegwa added that
the 90-day free data cam-
paign seeks to ensure that
no customer is left behind
by ensuring that all cus-
tomers can access the in-
ternet, even at no cost.
Growing demand for
data has seen the mobile
network operator roll
out campaigns such as
“Browse Bila Waas.”
could be jeopardised by the hatching in
Ethiopia and Somalia,” he said.
Control process
Boga told Business Hub at his Kilimo
House office that control process in the
neigbouring countries has been going
on but challenges such as insecurity has
slowed down the fight against the up-
surge. The PS, however, assured Kenyans
that the Food and Agriculture Organisa-
tion in conjunction with the govern-
FAO locust watch update released on
May 17 indicated that hatching has been
detected in eastern Ethiopia and north-
west Somalia where swarms have been
laying eggs since late April.
“The hatchlings are forming small hop-
per bands that so far have been seen in a
few places. More hatching and band for-
mation are expected throughout eastern
Ethiopia and northern Somalia during
the remainder of this month,” the locust
watch stated.

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tan Services Improvement project.
Its construction was marred by
controversies as traders defied being
relocated to put up the market over
fears they will be shortchanged when
the four-storey project on a one-acre

piece of land is complete.
Adamant traders who refused to
relocate stalled the project for six
months protesting relocation to
Ngong Stadium. It took the interven-
tion of various stakeholders to con-
vince the traders to relocate.
The traders relocated on condi-
tions that public service vehicles be
allowed to drop passengers within
the market, a promise that was after-
words not fulfilled.
Temporary shades
Relocation done at a cost of Sh60
million courtesy of the County gov-
ernment irked the traders further,
leading to protests that the temporary
shades set up for them at the Ngong
Stadium were poor and not reflecting
the mount spent.
“The two years at the temporary
market was a big lose of time. We
moved to the market with a promise
that the bus terminus would also be
moved to facilitate movement of cus-
tomers but that did not happen,” said
Ann Njeri, trader, adding the market
was disorderly and too muddy when
it rained.
She said the market was also messy
due to the disproportionate size of
stalls, every trader earmarked space
for themselves and that saw some
take too big spaces compared to oth-
ers.
Members of the Maasai commu-
nity have also been demanding to be
allocated at least 70 per cent of the
stalls despite originally not working
in the market. Peter Ndung’u, a trader
said the allocation of the stalls require
sincerity from those mandated to al-
locate them.
“Why should someone who was
not working in the market want a stall
to rent out at the expense of a trader
who has been operating in a tough
working condition? he posed.
“All we want is transparency and
accountability in the entire process
since all traders know each other, “
Ndung’u added
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More police posts are to be
established along Lamu-
Garsen-Isiolo  routes and
nearby towns to beef up
security, boost investments
by Harrison Kivisu
@PeopleDailyKe
The government has assured investors
targetting Lamu Port businesses of their
safety and security, days after the multi-
billion project was commissioned by Presi-
dent Uhuru Kenyatta. The head of State
unveiled the first berth of the Chinese-
funded infrastructure last week.
Coast Regional Police Commander Paul
Ndambuki said the government is seeking
to establish more police posts along the
Lamu-Garsene-Isiolo routes and nearby
towns to beef up security and boost invest-
ments in Lamu county.
The Lamu-Garsen-Garissa Isiolo routes
form the latest transport corridor in the
country, expected to connect Kenya to
Ethiopia and South Sudan while opening
up the northern region of the country.
Security hitches
“We want to ensure Lamu opens up for
investments without any security hitches,
our task is to ensure that investors trooping
Lamu get protected and do business com-
fortably,” he said.
Ndambuki told Business Hub that more
security patrols have been intensified
along the Malindi-Garsen –Lamu highway
to ensure safety of motorists and residents
is heightened in the wake of emerging in-
vestment opportunities.
“We have deployed more security of-
ficers both from traffic police and intel-
ligence, and there are plans to open new
police stations along the Garsen –Lamu
road to ensure maximum security,” he said
Security
Investments Berth Launch
Coast Regional Police Lamu Port has one berth that is The newly built Port of Lamu,
Commander Paul Ndambuki
says the government is keen
fully complete and ready to handle
logistical needs for the Northern
a project of Lamu South Sudan
Ethiopia Transport (Lapsset)
to ensure that Lamu opens up corridor, while the second berth corridor received its maiden
for investments without any and the third berth are at 95 per cargo vessel on May 20 President
security hitches and ensure cent and 75 per cent complete Uhuru Kenyatta presided over the
that investors trooping Lamu respectively but the remaining opening of the nation’s new mega
get protected and do business construction works are expected deep sea port
comfortably to be cleared by next month
during an interview in his office. corridor received its maiden cargo vessel
Among investors seeking to grasp the on May 20, 2021 when operations officially
business fortunes at Hindi, Mokowe, kicked off at the mega port.
Mkunumbi and Mpeketoni towns include Lapsset is a crucial Kenya Vision
manufacturers, real estate developers, 2030 flagship project and is expected to
transporters as well as clearing and for- transform regional economies through
warding agents. increased trade, integration and inter-
“We would want to put up investments connectivity spanning South Sudan and
in Lamu, but we want to be assured of landlocked Ethiopia.
our security first, we are concerned that
if security will not be intensified then in-
Hindi market
vestors will be scared,” said a clearing and Abubakar Mohamed, a shopkeeper at
forwarding agent who sought anonymity.
With many employees of different gov-
the Hindi market said business has im-
proved after the road was tarmacked,
Sh310b
ernment agencies shifting base to Lamu, Estimated cost of
adding that the influx of people as a result the infrastructure
the demand for housing is rising, and this of Lamu port has boosted his business.
will require property developers to tap into project expected to
The activities of the port have opened up compete for busi-
the economic potential, this in turn creat- business opportunities for us, and custom-
ing jobs for local residents. The newly built ness with ports else-
ers have increased because of the influx of where in the region
Sh310 billion Lamu port, a project of Lamu people here in the Hindi market,” Abuba-
South Sudan Ethiopia Transport (Lapsset)
kar told Business Hub.
 Friday, May 28, 2021 / PEOPLE DAILY 

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COMMODITY PRICES IN DIFFERENT COUNTIES (8/8/2019)
COMMODITY KG Nairobi Mombasa Nakuru Eldoret Busia
SECTOR VWAP PREVIOUS TO-
TAL Dry Maize 90 3850 3700 3600 3200 2800
HIGH LOW AGRICULTURAL PRICES SHARES Green Maize 115 3000 2200 2000 1600
22.00 10.00 Eaagads Ltd Ord 1.25 AIMS 13.50 - Finger Millet 90 9000 6750 6300 8100 5400
390.00 300.00 Kakuzi Ltd Ord.5.00 340.00 340.00 100

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101.00 60.00 Kapchorua Tea Co. Ltd Ord Ord 5.00 AIMS 74.00 82.00 100 Sorghum 90 6800 2700 5800 5400 3600
600.00 450.00 The Limuru Tea Co. Ltd Ord 20.00 AIMS 470.00 - Wheat 90 3000
26.00 14.10 Sasini Ltd Ord 1.00 17.95 18.00 4,200
180.00 134.00 Williamson Tea Kenya Ltd Ord 5.00 AIMS 145.00 140.00 2,100 Beans Canadian 90 9000 7500
AUTOMOBILES & ACCESSORIES Beans Rosecoco 90 8100 7800 8500 9000 10800
29.00 17.00 Car & General (K) Ltd Ord 5.00 21.40 - Beans Mwitemania 90 7500 7300 6000 9000
BANKING Mwezi Moja 90 5400 7000
13.50 7.80 Barclays Bank of Kenya Ltd Ord 0.50 10.75 10.65 168,300
Dolichos (Njahi) 90 10800 12000 8500 11700
Levy to add burden 33.00
220.00
28.00
112.00
BK Group Pic Ord 0.50
Diamond Trust Bank Kenya Ltd Ord 4.00
28.00
112.00
-
- Green Gram 90 12600 10500 12000 12600 12,600
on citizens yet 57.00
13.40
31.00
3.80
Equity Bank Ltd Ord 0.50
HF Group Pic Ord 5.00
40.45
3.77
40.05
3.87
597,700
11,200 Cowpeas 90 9000 7800 8100 7200
130.00 52.00 I&M Holdings Ltd Ord 1.00 52.00 52.25 43,400 Fresh Peas 51 3600 2040 3000 1785
to recover from 55.00
12.25
23.00
3.70
KCB Group Pic Ord 1.00
National Bank of Kenya Ltd Ord 5.00
39.45
3.86
39.25
3.87
113,300
11,100
Groundnuts 110 12500 12000 13000 10350 15400
Covid-19 effects on 44.50
105.00
20.50
81.00
NIC Bank Ltd Ord 5.00
Stanbic Holdings Pic ord.5.00
29.45
100.00
29.25
98.50
56,800
200
Red Irish Potatoes 50 1800 3200 1000 3000
White Irish Potatoes 50 1700 1100 1800 900
earning, ICPAK says 243.00
20.00
165.00
11.20
Standard Chartered Bank Kenya Ltd Ord 5.00
The Co-operative Bank of Kenya Ltd Ord 1.00
197.25
12.10
196.25
12.10
5,100
4,419,600 Cassava Fresh 99 2600 3000
Sweet Potatoes 98 3600 6500 3000 4800
COMMERCIAL AND SERVICES Cabbages 126 1900 6000 800 1400 2520
by Harrison Kivisu 5.10 0.45 Deacons (East Africa) Pic Ord 2.50 0.45 -
@PeopleDailyKe 4.65 0.85 Eveready East Africa Ltd Ord 1.00 1.06 1.06 8,800 Cooking Bananas 22 500 600 300 1200 850
8.00 4.05 Express Kenya Ltd Ord 5.00 AIMS 6.50 6.50 17,100 Ripe Bananas 14 650 250 750 700 1000
18.50 2.10 Kenya Airways Ltd Ord 5.00 2.95 2.99 92,100
Institute of Certified Public 6.25 3.90 Longhorn Kenya Ltd Ord 1.00 AIMS 7.50 7.86 5,800 Carrots 138 5500 5500 6500 5800 8280
8.40 0.88 Nairobi Business Ventures Ltd Ord 2.50 0.89 0.89 200 Tomatoes 64 5000 3650 4000 5000 4000
Accountants (ICPAK) has ex- 125.00 46.00 Nation Media Group Ltd Ord. 2.50 45.00 45.10 33,300
Onions Dry 13 845 650 650 1260 1300
pressed displeasure over the 3.30 1.72 Sameer Africa Pic ord 5.00 4.00 3.91 21,200
39.50 17.15 Standard Group Ltd Ord 5.00 29.50 - Spring Onions 142 3600 2500 3000 1400
introduction of Value Added 38.00 18.05 TPS Eastern Africa Ltd Ord 1.00 19.00 19.00 4,200 Chillies 38 2850 3800 3000
Tax (VAT) on ordinary bread 5.00 0.29 Uchumi Supermarket Ltd Ord 5.00 0.34 0.34 56,600
25.50 10.80 WPP Scangroup Pic Ord 5.00 12.70 11.75 35,500 cucumber 50 2800 2200
and its products. CONSTRUCTION & ALLIED Capsicums 50 3250 3500 2500 2000 3500
The institute said the tax is 8.35 2.40 ARM Cement Ltd Ord 1.00 5.55 - Brinjals 44 1540 3500 2000 1500
inhumane, considering the George Mokua, Mwaura laud- 187.00 110.00 Bamburi Cement Ltd Ord 5.00 109.50 107.25 700
ed the move, saying it will lower 87.50 50.00 Crown Paints Kenya Ltd Ord 5.00 80.00 80.00 6,000 Cauliflower 39 2950 1950
economic downturn the sec- 5.20 2.10 E.A.Cables Ltd Ord 0.50 2.81 2.467 39,500 Lettuce 51 1350 1500
tor has suffered since the start the cost of production due to 26.00 12.60 E.A.Portland Cement Co. Ltd Ord 5.00 14.50 -
the lower cost of importation Passion Fruits 57 900 1100 5500 3990
of the Covid-19 pandemic last ENERGY & PETROLEUM Oranges 93 700 1400 5000 4000 3000
year. Rose Mwaura (pictured), which will lead to the increase 9.00 5.46 KenGen Co. Ltd Ord. 2.50 5.88 5.90 137,500
in capacity to fight the pan- Lemons 95 2800 3000 3000 2500
ICPAK chair said the govern- 23.00 12.80 KenolKobil Ltd Ord 0.05 22.00 -
demic. 8.00 3.05 Kenya Power & Lighting Co Ltd Ord 2.50 3.68 3.68 24,300 Mangoes Local 126 1800 1000 2400 2800 2500
ment should shelve the tax, 5.50 5.00 Kenya Power & Lighting Ltd 4% Pref 20.00 5.00 - Mangoes Ngowe 25 1000 600 500 1400
noting that it will add burden “The ultimate impact will 6.00 6.00 Kenya Power & Lighting Ltd 7% Pref 20.00 6.00 -
Limes 13 2600 1375
on citizens who are already be felt when more sectors of 36.50 25.00 Total Kenya Ltd Ord 5.00 29.10 28.90 200
12.90 5.00 Umeme Ltd Ord 0.50 7.52 - Pineapples 13 975 975 600 1170
struggling and have not com- the economy reopen as the se- INSURANCE Pawpaw 54 1500 1400 3000 2160
pletely shrugged off the effect verity of the virus is contained 15.85 8.00 Britam Holding Pic Ord 0.10 7.22 7.30 25,500
5.40 3.20 CIC Insurance Group Ltd Ord.1.00 2.99 3.12 541,200 Avocado 90 3700 4000 3500 2600 3860
of Coronavirus (Covid-19) on through mass vaccination,” 540.00 366.00 Jubilee Holdings Ltd Ord 5.00 370.75 375.00 600 Kales 50 600 1750 400 700
their earnings. she added. 19.25 3.48 Kenya Re Insurance Corporation Ltd Ord 2.50 3.20 3.41 80,000
15.00 9.00 Liberty Kenya Holdings Ltd Ord.1.00 10.80 10.80 300
Eggs 330 330 300
“Introducing the tax will 26.50 18.00 Sanlam Kenya Pic Ord 5.00 20.00 19.00 -
deny a majority of Kenyans ac- Finance Bill INVESTMENT
COMMERCIAL BANKS’ AVERAGE FOR MAJOR CURRENCIES (OPENING MARKET) - 8/8/2019
44.25 24.50 Centum Investment Co Ltd Ord 0.50 32.35 32.40 19,600
cess to quality food,” she said. The Institute also welcomed 1.15 0.45 Home Afrika Ltd Ord 1.00 0.54 0.59 127,100
The tax comes a few months the proposal in the Finance Bill 1500.00 1500.00 Kurwitu Ventures Ltd Ord 100.00 1,500.00 -
CURRENCY MEAN BUY SELL
after manufacturers increased 3.80 1.90 Olympia Capital Holdings Ltd Ord 5.00 2.50 2.48 300 US DOLLAR 103.4375 103.3389 103.5361
to adopt some best interna- 5.00 2.70 Trans-Century Ltd Ord 0.50 AIMS 3.00 3.32 4,300 SW KRONER 10.7527 10.7397 10.7657
the price of bread by Sh5 fol- tional practices such as limit- INVESTMENT SERVICES STG POUND 125.6631 125.5272 125.7989
lowing a jump in global wheat ing Digital Services Tax to non- 21.00 12.00 Nairobi Securities Exchange Pic Ord 4.00 11.85 11.20 49,100
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prices. The price of bread had resident entities and introduc- MANUFACTURING & ALLIED SAUDI RIYAL 27.5760 27.5482 27.6037
remained stable over the years tion of Country-by-Country 100.00 58.00 B.O.C Kenya Ltd Ord 5.00 67.75 - SA RAND 6.8432 6.8349 6.8515
due to zero-rating on tax, with reporting for Multinational 725.00 492.00 British American Tobacco Kenya Ltd Ord 10.00 515.00 520.00 3,500
S FRANC 106.4391 106.3157 106.5625
12.50 7.70 Carbacid Investments Ltd Ord 1.00 8.68 -
manufacturers competing for Enterprises. 270.00 160.00 East African Breweries Ltd Ord 2.00 202.50 202.25 15,100 NOR KRONER 11.5635 11.5499 11.5771
the small margins buoyed by The institute congratulated 4.75 2.10 Flame Tree Group Holdings Ltd Ord 0.825 2.95 2.86 21,500 KES / USHS 35.6545 35.5721 35.7368
80.00 12.60 Kenya Orchards Ltd Ord 5.00 AIMS 12.60 -
economies of scale. the government for the pro- 0.90 0.27 Mumias Sugar Co. Ltd Ord 2.00 0.33 0.33 352,300 KES / TSHS 22.2260 22.1565 22.2956
Mwaura who spoke during posal to remove the current re- 44.00 31.20 Unga Group Ltd Ord 5.00 32.90 - KES / RWF 8.8690 8.8502 8.8879
a media briefing in Mombasa, quirement that electricity must KES / BIF 17.8185 17.7347 17.9023
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The President’s tour
comes after decaders of
diplomatic tensions over
the 1994 Tutsi massacre
French President Emmanuel Macron on
Thursday recognised his country’s role in
the 1994 genocide in Rwanda, from back-
ing a genocidal regime to ignoring warn-
ings of the impending massacres.
Macron kicked off a highly symbolic
visit to Rwanda after three decades of dip-
lomatic tensions, with a tour of the Kigali
Genocide Memorial, where he paid tribute
to some 800,000 mostly Tutsis who were
slaughtered in the killings.
“Standing here today, with humility and
respect, by your side, I have come to recog-
nise our responsibilities,” Macron said in a
speech at the Kigali Genocide Memorial.
His highly anticipated speech did not
contain a formal apology, but he went fur-
ther than his predecessors and said only
those who had survived the horrors “can
maybe forgive, give us the gift of forgive-
ness.”
Rwandan President Paul Kagame hailed
Macron’s speech, speaking to reporters af-
ter the two leaders met. “His words were
something more valuable than an apology.
They were the truth,” Kagame said.
Macron is the first French leader since
2010 to visit the East African nation, which
has long accused France of complicity in
the killings.
Macron said France “was not com-
plicit” in the genocide. “But France has a
role, a story and a political responsibility
to Rwanda. She has a duty: to face history
head-on and recognise the suffering she
has inflicted on the Rwandan people by too
long valuing silence over the examination
of the truth”.
Egide Nkuranga, president of the main
survivors’ association Ibuka, told AFP he
was disappointed that Macron did not
“present a clear apology on behalf of the
French state” or “ask for forgiveness”.
However he said Macron “really tried to
explain the genocide and France’s respon-
sibility. It is very important. It shows that
he understands us.”
The French president is on a one-day leg
to Kigali before flying to South Africa Fri-
day for a visit devoted to the coronavirus
pandemic and vaccine production.
Form of blindness
The genocide between April and July
of 1994 began after Rwanda’s Hutu presi-
dent Juvenal Habyarimana, with whom
Paris had cultivated close ties, was killed
when his plane was shot down over Kigali
on April 6.
Within a few hours extremist Hutu mi-
litia began slaughtering Tutsis, and some
moderate Hutus, with a scale and brutality
that shocked the world.
Victims were felled with machetes,
shot, or massacred while seeking shelter
in churches and schools, while sexual vio-
lence was rife.
France, which provided political and
military support to Kigali during a civil French President
Emmanuel
war preceding the genocide, has long been
accused of turning a blind eye to the dan- Macron with his
gers posed by Hutu extremists in a country host, Rwanda’s
which had already seen several large scale President, Paul
massacres in its past. Kagame walk at
“In wanting to block a regional conflict the Presidential
or a civil war, (France) in fact continued Palace in Kigali on
to support a genocidal regime. By ignor- May 27, 2021. AFP
ing alerts from the most clear-headed ob-
servers, France assumed an overwhelming
responsibility in a chain of events that re-
sulted in the worst scenario,” said Macron.
BURNT BRIDGES
The question of France’s role and responsibility in the genocide
has burned between the two nations for decades, leading to a
complete diplomatic rupture between 2006 and 2009.
In 2010 Nicolas Sarkozy attempted to break the ice by admitting
to “serious mistakes” and a “form of blindness” on the part of the
French during the genocide.
His remarks fell short of expectations in Rwanda, and bilateral
relations continued to fester.
The question of France’s role and re-
sponsibility in the genocide has burned
between the two nations for decades,
leading to a complete diplomatic rupture
between 2006 and 2009.
In 2010 Nicolas Sarkozy attempted to
break the ice by admitting to “serious mis-
takes” and a “form of blindness” on the
part of the French during the genocide.
His remarks fell short of expectations in
Rwanda, and bilateral relations continued
to fester.
Two commissions
However, ties have warmed under Ma-
cron, who has taken several steps to heal
the wounds, including forming a commis-
sion led by historian Vincent Duclert into
the role of France in the genocide.
The report accused Paris, which had
close ties to the ethnic Hutu regime behind
the massacres, of being “blind” to prepara-
tions for the genocide and said it bore “se-
rious and overwhelming” responsibility.
The commission found no proof, how-
ever, of French complicity in the blood-
shed. – AFP
sonal items belonging to the late Brit-
ish astrophysicist Stephen Hawking
have been acquired by Cambridge
University and a UK museum group.
Under an agreement between Cam-
bridge University Library, the Science
Museum Group and the UK govern-
ment, the entire contents of the world-
renowned scientist’s office and archive
will be preserved for future genera-
tions. The £4.2 million (Sh641 million)
deal means 10,000 pages of Hawking’s
scientific papers and other documents
will remain in the university city of
Cambridge in eastern England where
he died in 2018.
– AFP
Junta leader takes
over Mali top seat
The head of the former junta in
Mali, Col Assimi Goïta, has declared
himself the country’s transitional
president, after stripping the coun-
try’s interim president and former
prime minister of their powers. Presi-
dent Bah Ndaw and the Prime Min-
ister Moctar Ouane have now been
released from military detention.
They were taken to a military base late
on Monday in what was seen as Mali’s
second military coup in nine months.
The move followed a cabinet reshuffle
in which two army officers involved in
the previous coup lost their jobs. Col
Goïta complained that the ex-presi-
dent had failed to consult him about
the new cabinet. The situation in Mali
today is said to be tense but calm.
– BBC
Somalia to hold
elections in 60 days
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Boeing agreed to pay a $17 million
fine and enhance its supply chain and
production practices after installing
unapproved equipment on hundreds
of planes, US regulators said Thurs-
day. The Federal Aviation Adminis-
tration (FAA) said the manufacturer
installed unapproved sensors on 759
Boeing 737 MAX and NG aircraft.
The company also submitted about
178 Boeing 737 MAX planes for air-
worthiness certification despite hav-
ing equipment installed that may not
have been approved for use.
Besides the $17 million fine, Boeing
agreed to a number of corrective ac-
tions “within specific timeframes,” the
FAA said. If Boeing fails to meet these
conditions, the FAA will levy up to
$10.1 million in additional penalties,
the agency said.
The “corrective actions” include
strengthening procedures to ensure
that unapproved parts are not in-
on Thursday that delayed elections
would be held within 60 days, follow-
ing months of deadlock over the vote
that erupted into violence in the trou-
stalled and reviewing supply chain bled country. “About the schedule of
processes connected to production elections, the national consultative fo-
rate decisions. The company also rum agreed that elections will be held
must take steps to allow closer FAA within 60 days” with the exact dates to
oversight of its production rate assess- be determined by the electoral board,
ments. “Keeping the flying public safe deputy information minister Abdirah-
is our primary responsibility. That is man Yusuf announced at the conclu-
not negotiable, and the FAA will hold sion of talks. The central government
Boeing and the aviation industry ac- and leaders of Somalia’s five states had
countable to keep our skies safe,” said been unable to agree on the terms of a
FAA Administrator Steve Dickson. vote before the president’s term lapsed
– AFP in February. – AFP
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IT’S PARTY TIME

by Elly Gitau
They don’t call him El Presidente for nothing! Rapper CMB Prezzo with DJ Pierra Makena.
The Wave concert went down at the Carnivore
in Nairobi last weekend. With a riveting line-up
of about 30 Kenyan artistes on the bills, it was
poised to be the biggest gig these sides of Africa
in the recent times. The artistes did show up,
some pulling grandeur arrivals as was in the
case of rapper CMB Prezzo—who pulled up in
a limousine. But something was a bit amiss.
The fans didn’t turn up in large numbers as
expected. However, the musicians went ahead
to perform for the paltry crowd, who seemingly
had missed the return of the shows, as they
danced to the beat the best way they could.
Among the artistes who graced the show were
Jua Cali, Khaligraph Jones, Fena Gitu, Willy
Paul, Nadia Mukami, Trio Mio, Kristoff, Timmy
Tdat, Ssaru,Bensoul and Nviiri. Kenya’s queen
of the decks DJ Pierra Makena rocked the party
from the wheels of steel.
PD/NJENGA KUNG’U

Willy Paul
does his thing
alongside Nadia
Sherry Gicau with comedian Oga Obinna. Mukami.

The fans get their thrill.

Genge maestro Jua Cali still has it.

The young at heart

by Gerald Ithana
Green Kids Club recently held the inaugural edition of the
Africa Kids Awards gala in Nairobi. The event aimed at cele-
brating and recognising children’s talents, skills and achieve-
ments, as well as encouraging them in self-realisation and
link them up to potential mentorship opportunities in their
respective fields. The awarded categories included education, A big one for the memories: The African Kids Awards winners
innovation and technology, film and production, music and put up their best smiles.
sports. Others were humanitarian, young achievers, young
explores, differently abled, modelling, and creative arts.
PD/GERALD ITHANA

Comedian
Sleepy Da-
vid, Green
Kids Club
CEO Tinah
Lughano
and MC
Azuu.

Differently Abled category winner Catherine Njeri (centre)

Best actor in the nine years category Lamar Munene. with Marine Scientist Gulatoon Jahangir and clinician Nassim
Jahangir.
 PEOPLE DAILY / Friday, May 28, 2021

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THE MENTAL
STRUGGLE

Nicole Agneta
Webstar Ireri

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As we t’s been more than a year since the
approach coronavirus pandemic struck and
it continues to devastate lives and
the end of shape how the world functions; and
the arts industry has felt the wrath
this year’s of it. Kenyan creatives have their fair
Mental share of frustrations, setbacks as
well as resilient narratives to attest to,
Health amidst the chaos. In a country with a
creative industry teeming with aston-
Awareness ishing talent, but feeble support for it,
the frustrations experienced have not
Month, just been economically crippling, but
mentally and emotionally overwhelm-
creatives ing for industry players. But there’s little
share with focus on mental health awareness in
this sector with a lot of people suffering
Mukanzi in silence.
Music producer, musician and song-
Cynthia writer Viola Karuri had a difficult year
in 2019 and was hoping for a reprieve in
their 2020. As the pandemic raged on, forcing
a countrywide lockdown last year, the
struggles Redlily Entertainment CEO panicked at
since the what was obviously going to be a pro-
longed state of uncertainty. “I couldn’t
onset create for a while. I had severe writer’s
block and as a songwriter, I second-
of the guessed everything I wrote,” shares the
producer.
Covid-19 But Viola was persistent in her writ-
ing and the dark cloud gradually lifted.
pandemic And she is now fully thriving in her
and how element. “I have learned to appreciate
every day as it comes. Lessons and
their challenges are there to strengthen and
mould you into who you are meant to
mental be. So, in everything, I find something to
give thanks for,” says the I like It singer.
wellness
Concrete barriers
has been Creative stall has been a resound-
impacted ing inconvenience for creators in this
pandemic. Poet, model and creative
director Nicole Agneta initially viewed
the lockdown period as a time for cre-
atives to dive deeper into their art and
produce more content. Then she hit
a creative barrier where she couldn’t
conceive ideas and this sneaked in feel-
ings of incompetency. But, a one-week
break was all the spoken word artiste
needed to reignite her creative flames.
This time, Nicole intentionally focused
on creating without exerting unhealthy
pressure on herself. Her biggest strug-
gle was the inability to be around her
closest people.
A year later, with an unwavering sup-
port system, Nicole, who also works at
mental health organisation Mental 360,
is coping much better. A sturdy support
system is crucial for an individual, espe-
cially in turbulent times. At Mental 360,
she has immersed herself into enlight-
ening conversations with other people.
She has been exploring and expanding
her abilities as an artiste and creator,
consequently seizing opportunities that
are meeting her at her point of growth
and excellence.
“The opportunities I’d been praying
for are coming to fruition. What I’ve
learned is, you’ve got to love what you
do, but you have to continuously work at
it, so that when the doors start opening,
you’re ready to walk through; not just
metaphorically, but with the confidence
of knowing you’ve been working on your
craft and you’re ready or qualified for
those moments when they come,” she
tells Spice.
Nicole has experienced overall heal-
ing by working on herself. She went
into life coaching, which provided a
better understanding of a lot of things
she was struggling with, both known
and unknown. “I pride myself with be-
 Friday, May 28, 2021 / PEOPLE DAILY

have come out to share their mental
Ruby V Charles Okinda
ing self-aware, self-reflective and
working through it. I learned there’s
a difference between knowledge and
wisdom. I’m utilising the knowledge
I’ve acquired to continuously reach for
my most authentic self and experience
a wholesome and purpose driven life,”
she says, adding that this is reflecting
in the great relationships she has built
despite of isolation and social distanc-
ing.
Emotional trauma
Webstars Tailored lead designer and
founder Webstar Ireri derives energy
and ‘life’ to create from continually in-
teracting with his clients from the mo-
ment they walk into his office for the
first time, to when they step out. But
Covid-19 disrupted this flow of work for
him. Being at the helm of the business,
making nerve-wracking decisions
such as sending part of his team on
compulsory leave felt like a tear at the
fabric of his company. He tried to cling
to optimism and looked at this period
as downtime to create and come up
with new concepts, but he also stum-
bled upon an internal barrier.
“Countlessly, I would go to my de-
sign corner, but I just couldn’t settle
my mind to create due to the anxiety
and worry of everything going on. This
was and not limited to the bills, people
and families and other third parties
that depended on the business for
their livelihoods,” says the fashion
designer.
This kind of pressure was foreign,
and with such weight of responsibility
on him, Webstar has had to critically
think of diversification within and
out of the business, which he
proudly reports is work in
progress. He is learning to
live in the moment without
neglecting his obligations
that translate to a future
he envisions.
To further navigate
the current state, he is
pursuing knowledge
with online courses
to chisel his busi-
ness acumen. This
alongside self-care
activities such
as cooking more
with new recipes and eating well,
exercising often and getting more in
tune with his spirituality and faith.
These have kept him occupied and
grounded.
Therapy within
Charles Okinda is popularly
known as Charles Wiglly in the
dance realm. Dance is a social art
and as a dancer and instructor, it has
been natural for him to be around
MD East Africa Martha Huro said, “This
people. “This change was tough to
deal with. I had to close down class-
es and cancel shows and focus on
private classes to keep doing what
I do while maintaining the Covid-19
safety protocols. I also switched to
online classes right away,” he says.
Fortunately for him, these drastic
changes and the stress that came
with it did not slow down his creativi-
ty. “I did not have that moment where
I felt too overwhelmed to dance. I
actually had more time to create and
bake my skills,” says Okinda.
The Artika dance member adds
that he also realised he enjoyed
being at home, something he
rarely experienced due to his
busy out-of-home work
schedule. So, getting
this alone time at
home was relaxing
for him. “I also do
gaming occasion-
ally to just take my
mind off everything
that’s going on.
Being at home a lot
more allowed me to
meditate and restore my
mental balance,” he says.
Coming in hot in con-
temporary, ballet, vogue
and shag disciplines
of dance, the highly-
sought after dance
instructor finds therapy
in his profession. Dance
is his go-to relief when
he wants to restore calm
within. “I have been work-
ing out every morning
and stretching to just keep
myself fit as we wait for
the light. You see, our bodies
should always be ready
for action despite
everything,”
says the
vogue dance
instructor at
The Dance
Shagz.
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lihoods, the will or ability to create and producer Akon. Through the Digital Emerging Artiste
and are facing financial hardships. Showcase (DEAS) competition, interested artistes can sub-
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These forms of loss are bound to be mit their songs for analysis through Hitlab’s Digital Nuance
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harmful to mental wellness. With Analysis technology. Among others, the contest will give
or without effects of the pandemic, the winning artistes a recording contract with
BSF
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mental health issues in the creative an international music label, mentorship by
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world should be a priority among the Senegalese-American music mogul
other concerns. A few creatives Akon and Boomplay partnership. Boomplay
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health struggles and Ruby V, the is a great opportunity for us to
Unkut Hennessy Hiphop Awards showcase our artistes on the
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founder and CEO and mental health global stage, while also
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advocate, says it’s of essence to cre- offering them a holistic
ate a safe space for creatives to get experience on the indus-
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vulnerable and speak up more. try metrics beyond our
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“I have seen a couple of webinars, borders. I urge emerg-
virtual forums and workshops talk- ing artistes to take up
GFBU ing about mental health issues, es- this once-in-a lifetime
pecially in the creative industry. More opportunity.”
could be done on that front and more
creatives must be involved in the
conversations. I don’t think enough
creatives are being involved in the
conversation, despite the fact that
being in a creative industry is a chal-
lenging feat,” says Ruby.
She is of the thought Heva to lend financial aid to
that the current
awareness around
the topic isn’t
selected Kenyan creatives
adequate. She A total of 40 Kenyan in- pandemic. A total of 248
suggests the for- dividuals in the creative in- applications had been sub-
mation of more dustry have been termed as mitted from Kenya. “We are
forums, work- eligible for the Heva’s East cognisant of the particular
shops, webinars Africa Creative Business challenges that businesses
or even meetings Fund (EACBF). Heva is Af- in this sector face, and a
set aside within the rica’s first creative economy result, we hope that the
Covid19 regulations catalyst programme. The impact of this facility will be
for creatives to as- loan facility is being made a testament to more capital
semble and share. available to successful allocation to East African
“Perhaps hear- applicants through debt businesses in the creative
ing another creative investments of between sector. Our goal is to com-
talk about their US$20,000 (Sh2.1 million) mit more capital, as we are
mental wellness and US$50,000 (Sh5.1 looking to raise US$20 mil-
or struggles would million), over a maximum lion (Sh2.15 billion) for the
make it easier for period of four years. The regional sector in the next
more to open up fund is a timely response three years,” says Heva
about their own and to the loss of resources partner and investment
get a shoulder to and opportunities for cre- manager Wakiuru Njuguna.
lean on,” she says, atives during the Covid-19
adding that more
productive conversa-
tions around the issue
should be encouraged
in regular fo-
rums.
Anerlisa: My late sister
Tecra was smart, genius
A month after Keroche Breweries
heiress Anerlisa Muigai reportedly
signed the divorce papers to end her
marriage with Tanzanian singer Ben-
pol, she has revisited her memories of
her late sister Tecra Muigai. Yesterday,
Anerlisa took to her Insta stories where
she shared photos of Tecra’s bedroom,
showing a stack of hundreds of books
the late sibling read. She termed her
as the smartest member of her fam-
ily. She wrote: “Can you imagine my
sister read all these books? She was
so smart. Nobody was as
smart as her in the fam-
ily. Too genius.” Tecra
died on May 2, 2020, after
falling a flight of stairs
in Lamu where she was
staying with her boyfriend
Viola Karuri Omar Lali.
24
Boma
Athi River Smart
Green City partners
with Dubai-based
advisor
by Betty Muindi
@BettyMuindi
The Athi River Smart Green City
project has onboarded Dubai-based
real estate investor Hilshaw Group
as an exclusive advisor.
The 4, 500-acre Athi River project
is located 10 kilometres from the
Jomo Kenyatta International Air-
port, along the Nairobi – Mombasa
highway.
The development will be home
to a self-contained community, in-
cluding commercial, offices, retail
spaces, restaurants, hotels and a
green resort, golf course, schools,
university, community centres,
hospitals, sports, leisure and en-
tertainment facilities in addition to
more than 4,000 residential units.
Hilshaw Group is a multi-family
office and investment advisory
company, which primarily invests
in low-supply and finite real estate
opportunities. It has allocated $175
million (Sh18.8 billion) towards
United Arab Emirates (UAE) real
estate, specifically towards the
facilitation of the ‘remote work visa’
programme.
Hilshaw’s UAE plans to involve
the customisation of ‘ready to
move-in’ real estate for the post-
Covid adoption of working from
home. Hilshaw is pre-negotiating
remote work contracts at the em-
ployer level within international
tech and Fintech industries and is
looking to relocate more than 1,200
employees during its first phase.
Project principal, Kenya’s Jet-
black Group (Jetblack Energy), has
planned the smart green city to be a
pollution-free environment where
the entire city’s energy will be pro-
duced through a waste power plant.
Megaprojects, such as Athi River
Smart Green City are only possible
as a joint collaboration of experts,
the public and private sectors, and
like-minded visionaries. Similarly,
evolutionary plans can only be
achieved in the presence of teams
and partners who themselves have
the ability to evolve,” said Keshoney
Elisha, President Jetblack Group.
Waste from Machakos county
and the Athi River project will be
processed through the plant’s
four reactors to produce some 576
megawats in 24 hours with zero
emissions. According to the part-
ners, the projected outputs will be
achieved by processing 400 tons of
solid waste.
Its public transport will run ex-
clusively on electric, hybrid and the
waste power plant produced bio-
gas. Residents will be issued with
special permits for conventionally
powered vehicles upon fulfillment
of emission regulations. “Hilshaw
Group has proven its ability to do so
over the years and has its success-
es to prove it. We are delighted to
have [it] as part of this monumental
Kenyan dream,” he said.
Home of Property & Leisure
Tarmacking of backstreet roads
in Murang’a town. PD/WANGARI
NJUGUNA
Two Murang’a towns set
for infrastructure upgrade
The municipalities will
receive a facelift with
an aim of creating an
environment conducive
for business. The
overhaul will mainly
involve cabro-paving
installations, a sewer
system, modern
markets and landfill
by Wangari Njuguna
K
@PeopleDailyKE
enol and Kangari towns, two of the
fast growing towns in Murang’a
county are set to be upgraded into
municipalities.
This will see the towns start get-
ting funds for development projects
from the Kenya Urban Support Pro-
gramme (KUSP).
During his recent visit to Murang’a county,
the Cabinet Secretary for Transport, Infra-
structure, Housing and Urban Development
James Macharia said Murang’a falls under
the Nairobi metropolis, but it has has only one
municipality.
Once upgraded, he said the towns will get
funds to establish various projects, which will
help improve the livelihoods of the people in
the county.
“Most of the projects under KUSP are do-
nor funded and once upgraded, the two towns
will benefit from it,” he said.
The CS also said the government will con-
struct a market to cater for the road side trad-
ers at Kenol who will be displaced following
the expansion of the Kenol-Sagana road. “We
are looking for land to construct a modern
market for the Kenol traders to give them a
better environment to do their business,” he
said.
A similar programme is being established
PEOPLE DAILY / Friday, May 28, 2021
THE
UPGRADE
Some of the
roads being tar-
macked include
the one connect-
ing Kenya Power
company offices,
the street be-
hind Magunas
supermarket
and another
road connect-
ing Murang’a
County Level-5
hospital.
The upgrad-
ing of the roads
is the first one of
its kind since the
establishment
of this town
during colonial
times.
Murang’a
Municipal Board
has sunk Sh50
million into
carpeting of
the roads and
vated two passenger service vehicles termini
streets.
in Kangari where a Sh345 million ultra-mod-
ern market funded by World Bank is under giving the town a better look and ease move-
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construction.
He said Kenol is strategically positioned
ment of cars. Also several roads in the back-
streets of the town have been tarmacked.
being the gateway to the larger Mount Kenya Benson Githinji the municipal board chair-
region, and expansion of the Kenol-Sagana man said they are planning to do beautifica-
road, which is set to connect to the northern tion of the town by planting trees and flowers 8F
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corridor shall be an economic game-changer
for the town. “We expect economic activities
along the road, establish recreational parks
and put up street lighting. This he said, shall FDPOPNJD

along this line to increase and this shall ben- help in changing the look of the town and
efit the residents” he said.
Kenol has realised a tremendous increase
give it life.
He said they have applied for the expan-
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in economic activities and consequently
growth in population, its proximity to Nairobi
sion of its boundaries to cover a larger
area so that more people can benefit from
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being one of the main contributing factors.
Lack of adequate essential facilities, such
improved services. If ratified, the municipal
shall be extended to Gaturi area and capture
MJOF
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as the market, sewer system and tapped wa-
ter are some of the challenges that the resi-
part of Maragua. “We were given the mu-
nicipality, because we host the county head-
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dents have been grappling with for years.
However, a Sh1.2 billion sewer line project
quarters, but we have not met the population
threshold of 100,000 people as required” said
BOE
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aimed at serving the two towns is expected
to solve the sanitation problem. The project
Githinji.
One of the areas being targeted in the
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funded by the World Bank is being imple-
mented by the Ministry of Water and Sanita-
Mukuruwe wa Nyagathanga shrine, which is
a few kilometers from Murang’a town, and
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tion.
In addition, a mega landfill at Mitumbiri in
the board is looking for ways to bring it back
to life.
SFTJEFOUT
Makuyu market shall help in waste manage- In 2019, the board signed a pact with Up-
ment for these towns and the entire county lands Blue municipality in Sweden where
at large. the two would leverage on each other in a
Already, Murang’a municipality has re- programme dubbed Twinning of Cities under
ceived over Sh100 million to undertake vari- the International Centre for Local Democ-
ous projects within its borders. racy (ICLD).The two municipalities are sup-
The board has installed cabros on various posed to establish common projects for their
pavements within Murang’a town and reno- residents funded by ICLD.
Installation of
cabro pavements
on one of the
streets in Murang’a
town as part of the
face-lift project. PD/
WANGARI NJUGUNA
 Friday, May 28, 2021 / PEOPLE DAILY
THELOUNGE
Looming taxation to cripple
fledgling Airbnb businesses
Ezekiel Mureithi
founder of Manorcom,
a listing company
for Airbnb and rental
houses in Kenya works
with other hosts to
market and secure
them clients both on
short-term and long-
term stays
by Milliam Murigi
@millymur1
H
ow organised is the Airbnb sector in
Kenya?
At the moment, it is every man for
himself. It is quite informal. Many of
the properties are not registered with
the government despite the fact that they are
operational and are listed on advertising and
booking sites such as Airbnb and Booking.
com.
And what has been the impact of Airbnb on
the tourism industry?
Airbnb has contributed immensely to the
tourism sector, because they offer a wide va-
riety of options to choose from and presents
the clients with favourable prices compared
to hotels and lounges.
Currently, it is easy to find a cozy, well-kept
two-bedroom furnished apartment for a
day starting from Sh3,500. Because of these
favourable prices, tourists both local and
international, who are cautious about their
budget are preferring to stay in these accom-
modations.
What is required for one to start hosting?
For you to start hosting, you need a physi-
cal location to set up the Airbnb facility (rent
depends on the rates of the area), a business
permit from the county offices, a license from
the Consumer Protection Board and Kenya
Revenue Authority and a permit from the
Tourism Regulatory Authority, which varies
from Sh1,000 to Sh3,500 annually.
Has Covid-19 had any impact on this sec-
tor and what are hosts doing to ensure
they remain afloat?
Yes, a big impact indeed. While many
people have listed their furnished
apartments and houses on the Airbnb
website, the bookings have gone down
significantly, because of Covid-19.
International tourists and travellers
that use websites, such as Airbnb.
com to book their stay in Kenya are
no longer there.
Therefore, hosts have resorted
to targeting another market and
that is the local market using
local listing websites, such as
ours. This has really worked to
their benefit, because Kenyans
who get caught in between
curfew hours usually find ac-
commodation for the night and
even longer periods of time on
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Ranging in style from vintage and industrial to modern and
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to fill, consider a wall clock. Check out this guide for wall clock
decoration ideas to help you get inspired
these local sites, and that is why the sector is If the taxation is fully implemented what
gaining such traction. impact will it have on the pricing?
The government plans to start taxing this
Like any other expense, operators will pass
on the cost to the end consumer, and this
sector, how effective will this be and what means that prices for Airbnb establish-
impact will it have on the sector? ments will rise. On average prices will go up
The introduction of tax to the sector is a by utmost Sh1,000 per unit if the taxation is
wrong move by the government, because
many vacation rentals operate outside the
implemented fully.
parameter of the Airbnb.com website, mean-
ing they are not registered. This will make
Are there regulations governing this sec-
tor?
it difficult for the government to track those Yes, laws to regulate the industry are well
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who own accommodation establishments. laid, but the execution is a big challenge.
While the government will succeed in The reason being as I said, it is difficult to Minimalistic or abstract wall clocks are the perfect
decorative pieces for modern rooms. Place a modern wall
introducing the new taxation law, it will be
ineffective when it comes to execution. It will
differentiate an Airbnb facility and a private
citizen apartment. If the government wants clock above a desk with simple accents, such as small
also be difficult to determine the difference
between a normal rental house and vacation
to organise this sector, I would advise them
to stop using the crackdown method since
plants for a perfect minimalist workspace.
rental. So far the largest number of the hosts this is not a criminal or illegal business. They
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we were not consulted before this proposal and let them explain what would work for the
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Apart from that, the tax proposed is too come up with regulations that favour both
the rage right now, and
high and when you add other operational sides. Introducing blanket tax in an industry
for good reasons —
costs, it becomes a loss-making business. they have no knowledge about is the wrong
they are immediately
There are a lot of costs that many people way to go about it.
eye-catching and im-
overlook and only see the final profit. For
pressive. Pick a rela-
example, a studio in Kilimani will cost a host
tively simple design
an average of Sh120,000 monthly rent, with
for your oversized wall
the addition of running cost and water and
clock —on such a large
furnishing of the apartment. Therefore,
clock, too many details
at the bare minimum, the host will use
can be overpowering.
Sh150,000 to run the home.
For the host to cover the running
costs of the apartment, it means they
have to host guests for 30 days renting
out the apartment at Sh5,000 per day.
At times this is not possible, especially
during the pandemic and many end up
making losses. So, any additional taxa-
tion will cripple the Airbnb business. It
is much wiser to tax individual tax returns
based on how much the host was able to
make in a year than introduce a blanket tax.
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mother has had immense toll on her men-

Interracial love gone sour tal health as well.

Veronicah’s story is just one of the many
young girls that fall into the trap of accept-
ing so quickly to move abroad with their
new partners without knowing them or no
clue of their partner’s background. They
Veronica Abok thought Veronica Abok has been left to care for her two rush into marriage unknowingly thinking
that their foreign spouse is going to be
children after her Mzungu partner cut off links
the stars had shone on with her. PD/JASMINE ATIENO their saviour.
Belgium-based Kenyan Relationship
her when she married a Coach, Chinese Kikie has for years been
white Chilean man. But advising young women and men to learn
who their partners are before moving out
that star turned to doom of their country.

as she faced threats to her How to play safe

“What if your partner has a criminal
life and came back to the background, is married to someone else,
country with nothing has an aggressive behaviour, and is an
alcoholic or substance abuser, mentally
by Jasmine Atieno unstable? You simply can’t figure this out

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@sparkleMine
nterracial love has recently been one of
the coolest trends in the ‘love market’.
For some, marrying a white person
equals hitting a jackpot, happy life and
opulence. Living abroad is the ultimate
goal of some people. Others swear
they would go for interracial marriage
just to have ‘adorable’ children. Not to for-
get interracial marriages hold great hope
for eradicating racism. And yes, with all
these bonus points, so many young people
have turned interracial dating into a heist,
which sometimes ends in unfortunate
situations.
Veronica Abok thought the stars had
shone on her when she met a white man
in 2013. She had just landed her first job in
Nairobi as a waitress at a local restaurant.
After exchanging contacts, the relationship
moved rather fast. And when the man’s
visa expired, he left the country promis-
ing to bring her to the other side for a visit
too. The trip did happen and it changed

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Chile characterised by threats to her life,
the young woman’s life permanently. The
bright star has turned to doom.
“When we met, he was working with
Kibera Amlet Non-Governmental Organ-
isation. We met on my first day at work — I
can’t say it was love at first sight. He was
a frequent customer at the hotel. We ex-

from Kenya, she contacted some friends
changed contacts and that’s how we got
talking. After he left for Chile, he started
helping me process my papers so I could

pregnant and broke to the bone. “It was the
visit him for a month. Which he did and in
August 2013, I travelled abroad,” she says.

most humiliating situation. I arrived at the
The reception was poor from the mo-
ment Veronica stepped down. “He knew
the time my plane was set to land, yet he

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home. I pleaded with cab drivers, who
wasn’t there to receive me. I waited for
him at the airport for so long the authori-
ties started threatening to deport me. He
finally came four hours later and took me
,* ,* & home. I was to stay for only one month, but
it was extended to six months. I was dis-
connected from the world. No communi-

cation, no phone calls. I was locked all that
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the mother,” shares Veronica.
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word and using a phone she had carried
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birth to a baby girl in July 2014. Two years
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abroad. She also managed to pressure
the family into letting her go back home,
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gised and even started sending her money.
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As love is, the white man came back to Don’t be coerced to signing paperwork
Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA)
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with nothing, not even money to get a taxi
BCVTF
completely cutting off all links with her.
dropped me at Nairobi’s Bus Station, and
NBOBHFNFOU even gave me fare,” she recalls.
She picked up her pieces, moved on and
started doing casual jobs. She even gave
the aggressor. Confide to a friend that you
Chinese Kikie, relationship coach.
after the baby was born, the man started
making contact with her again. He apolo-
Kenya with promises of doing better only to
impregnate her again, before leaving and
lation. There are safe houses for women
Being a single mother of two mixed race
children has not been easy — being unable
to afford their needs and with most strang-
ers assuming she is the nanny rather than
within a few weeks that he or she spends
with you on a holiday here. Always do a
background check, don’t ignore any red
flags because it might cost your life in the
future. Get to know their childhood, family
relationships, if he works, wherever they
live, any substance abuse, anger manage-
ment, social behaviour and their commu-
nication skills. I have seen many Kenyans
falling into the trap of thinking that the
grass is greener on the other side without
doing any research and they end up in
pure dissatisfaction and disappointment,”
shares Kikie
Kikie advises that it is important to trust
your instincts, and in case of danger, seek
help if possible, in the nearest embassy or
Kenyan community abroad.
“Always know your rights in a foreign
country and that includes knowing the
emergency numbers that you should call
when in trouble. Call police in case of any
mistreatment from your partner, don’t let
it pile up. Build a case, but don’t provoke
trust or a family member whom you can
send all the evidence in case of anything.
In this case, what if you lose your phone?
Always have a backup. Always keep your
travel documents and papers in a safe
place,” she advises.
Through her Instagram live sessions
that run on the weekends, Kikie helps
women and men in need in times of trou-
ble abroad.
“We are brothers and sisters keepers.
without understanding what it means or
are in a foreign language, ask for a trans-
in trouble in Europe and other countries.
Knowing these places before hand is
important so you can go there in times of
trouble,” she says in ending.


The allure of white men and why unions are not all rosy
There is a belief among some Kenyan
women that Europeans and Americans
treat women better. The secret of the
white man, these women believe, is
that they are raised to respect women.
Some of the women say many white
men do not differentiate gendered
chores between men and women. White
men are said to help with work around
the house, pull chairs and open car
doors for their women, buy flowers and
shower their wives with endearments,
attributes that probably make Kenyan
women find them attractive. They are
not only gentlemen, but also great
romantics. They love, adore and treat
their woman like a queen.
There is, of course, the money factor.
White men are believed to have a lot
of it, and because of this, Kenyan girls
looking for an easy way out believing
that the white man is their ticket out of
poverty. However, it is good to note that
not all of them have a fat wallet
However, there are some disadvan-
tages. White people age poorly. As crass
racial stereotypes go, the old adage
“black don’t crack” holds true. Their
skin wrinkle quickly compared to black
people. And the reasons are far deeper
than the melanin that shelters darker
skin from the ultraviolet rays that lead
to wrinkles. It goes right on down to the
bone. Black people are not only born
with denser bones in our faces, those
bones also don’t break down as quickly,
especially the bone between the eyes
and the cheekbones — as our caucasian
counterparts. The result: Black faces
maintain structural support for a longer
period of time so we have younger-
looking skin for longer.
Additionally, some are tyrannical and
rude. Others may turn to be oppressive,
dehumanising and exploitative, espe-
cially in matters sex. Many people know
you are in it for obvious reasons. Be pre-
pared for gossip and stares whenever
they see you with your man.
He will get first class treatment in
hotels and other public places, while
you will be accorded second class treat-
ment or worse still, ignored. Do not be
surprised if people assume you are a
nanny to your own children
PEOPLE DAILY / Friday, May 28, 2021
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Bournemouth after short spell
LONDON: Jack
Wilshere’s second spell with
Bournemouth is over, with
the club releasing him at
the end of his short-term
deal.  Wilshere rejoined
the Cherries in January
and played 17 times for the
club, scoring twice. Bour-
nemouth reached the play-
offs after finishing sixth, but
were beaten by Brentford.
‘A class act on and off the
pitch,’ Bournemouth said
on Thursday. ‘We’d like to
thank Jack Wilshere for his
Japan to vaccinate Olympic
delegation as from June 1
OLYMPICS: The Japa-
nese delegation for the
Tokyo Olympic Games
will receive vaccinations
from June 1, the Japanese
Olympic Committee an-
nounced. The Japanese
delegation, which will con-
sist of about 1,600 athletes,
coaches, and officials, will
be vaccinated at Tokyo’s
National Training Center
(NTC) from next Tuesday
by medical staff from the
nation’s governing sports
bodies, the English news-
paper Japan Times said on
Thursday. Within that pool
are 600 athletes, includ-
ing some who have not yet
clinched their berths for
the Olympic Games sched-
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efforts since returning to the
club and wish him all the
best moving forward.’ On
Wednesday, the 29-year-old
Wilshere took to Instagram
and said he didn’t know if Philadelphia side rout Wizards to seize control,
his future remained with Jazz bounce back against Grizzlies
the south coast side. ‘Thank
you to everyone at Bour-
nemouth for the last five Los Angeles,
Thursday
months,’ Wilshere said. ‘My
@People-
teammates, all the staff and
DailyKe
especially the fans. You were
amazing last time and con-
Ben
tinued to support me this Simmons
time.  -Dailymail (pictured)
silenced the
critics with a 22
point, nine rebound, eight assist
performance as the Philadelphia
76ers routed the Washington Wiz-
ards 120-95 to grab a 2-0 playoff se-
ries lead on Wednesday.
Joel Embiid also scored 22 points
and grabbed seven rebounds as the
heavily-favoured Sixers got contri-
butions from a number of players
including starting power forward
Tobias Harris, who had 19 points
and nine rebounds.
Simmons scored 12 of his 22 in
the first quarter, delivering a break-
out playoff performance after being
criticized for scoring just six points
uled for July 23-Aug. 8. in Sunday’s game one of the series.
U.S. drugmaker Pfizer Inc. “I’m here to win and I’m doing
agreed to donate supplies what I need to do to help my team
of its vaccines to athletes win, whatever it is. I’m not trying to
and officials coming to prove anybody wrong or anything
Tokyo after reaching an like that. I’m trying to do my job to
agreement with the Inter- win,” Simmons said.
national Olympic Commit-
tee. Momii said that the
vaccines have already ar- NBA PLAYOFF RESULTS:
rived in Japan. -Xinhua
Eastern Conference
Philadelphia 120-95 Washington
(Philadelphia lead series 2-0)
Western Conference
Utah 141-129 Memphis
(Series tied 1-1)
New York 101-92 Atlanta
(Series tied 1-1)
The top-seeded 76ers now have a
firm lead in the best-of-seven East
series with game three scheduled
for Saturday in Washington.
“I told him, ‘You’ve got all the
space and all the time in the world.
Just attack,’” said Embiid of Sim-
mons. “He’s physical and he’s ath-
letic and he can make plays.”
The Wizards weaved their way
into the postseason by grabbing the
eighth and final seed, but it hasn’t
been an easy road.
Their frustrations mounted on
Wednesday when Russell Westbrook
left the game with an injury and then
had a run-in with a Philadelphia fan
as he was walking down the tunnel.
Less than two minutes into the
fourth, Westbrook appeared to in-
jure his right ankle and headed to
the locker room. A Philadelphia fan
dropped popcorn on Westbrook,
who then had to be restrained.
“It is very disrespectful,” said Wiz-
ards coach Scott Brooks of the fan
who, was escorted out by security.
“Philadelphia is better than that ...
hopefully that fan is banned from
games. They wouldn’t do that down
the street.”
Bradley Beal scored a team-
high 33 points and Rui Hachimura
chipped in 11 points for the Wizards,
who have been unable to slow down
the 76ers’ high-powered offence that
boasts plenty of playoff experience.
Westbrook scored 10 points and
handed out 11 assists. But the all-
star point guard struggled Wednes-
day, shooting just two-of-10 from
the floor and missing all three of his
attempts from beyond the arc.
“They were attacking in high effi-
ciency shots and we couldn’t make a
bucket,” said Brooks. -AFP

Juventus director Paratici

leaving club after 11 years
FOOTBALL: Juventus
chief football officer Fabio
Paratici is leaving the de-
throned Serie A champions
after 11 years, the Turin
club confirmed on Wednes-
day. Paratici’s contract
will not be renewed when
it expires on June 30. The
nine-time reigning cham-
pions finished fourth in
Serie A this season, exiting
the Champions League in
the last-16, and snatching
a berth in next season’s
competition on the final day.
“They were wonderful years
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of professional growth
and strong emotions,” Tokyo, Thursday infections, and the public is But its chairman Haruo
said Paratici. “An impor- @PeopleDailyKe largely opposed to holding Ozaki said Thursday that
tant chapter of my career the Games this summer. “holding the Games with-
closes, as I await new chal- A Tokyo medical group Medical groups have out spectators is the bare
lenges.” The 48-year-old warned Thursday that the warned the massive event minimum given the current
joined from Sampdoria in Olympics should be held could introduce new vari- situation”.
2010 initially as coordinator without spectators because ants to Japan and strain “This is the Olympics in a
of the technical area, mov- of virus risks, while a doc- medical resources as the time of emergency,” he said
ing up to take his current tors’ association urged out- country battles a fourth vi- at a press conference.
position after Giuseppe Ma- right cancellation, warning rus wave. Organisers have already
rotta was sacked in 2018.  of potential “disaster”. The Tokyo Medical As- barred overseas fans from
Marotta went on to join Several parts of Japan sociation, with over 20,000 the Tokyo Games, an un-
Inter Milan as CEO for are under virus states of members, has not called for precedented decision for
sport. -Xinhua emergency over a surge in an outright cancellation. the Olympics. -AFP
 Friday, May 28, 2021/ PEOPLE DAILY
Kudos to County football associations for getting Sports Registrar nod
I wish to express myself on the County football
associations registration, elections and football
activities in general, which forms the heart of the
long-standing stalemate on the legality of the
current office bearers of football in the country.
The legitimacy of the leadership of the federa-

XIJDI
identity and instead work with the CFAs to de-
tion in charge of football cannot and will never
be divorced from absolute compliance to the
requirements of the Sports Act 2013 (amended
2018) and I take this chance to laud those grass-
roots leaders who have opted to demonstrate
their fidelity to the rule of law by subjecting
themselves to the test of Statute and the Consti-
tution of Kenya 2010.
I must salute them for their courage to do
everything possible to have the requisite docu-
ments, including the mandatory clearance
under Chapter Six of our Constitution on the
integrity of persons holding public office.
I am particularly proud to note that more than
30 County Football Associations have earned
clearance by the Sports Registrar having met
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Kibet, Kiprop dominate
5,000m races at
pre-trials as action
continues today
by Amos Abuga
@PeopleDailyKe
Michael Kibet and Emmanuel
Kiprop won the first and second
semi finals of the men’s 5,000m as a
three-day Olympics pre-trials kicked
off yesterday at the Nyayo National
Stadium.
Kibet, fresh from finishing third
during the opening leg of the Dia-
mond League in Gateshead, in Eng-
land last Sunday, says he is moving
closer to his dream of representing
the country at the Olympics.
In his semi final, Kibet who trains
in Kaptagat under the Global man-
agement, clocked 13:34.84 ahead of
Moses Njoroge 13:36.11 with Mark
Lomuket finishing third on 13:44.66
and Newton Cheruiyot clocking
13:44.17, all reaching the finals slat-
ted for Saturday.
Pushed by the desire to represent
the country and missing a golden op-
portunity to make a debut at the 2019
World Championships in Doha, Kibet
says his dream is almost coming true.
He believes the disappointment
has secretly been motivating him to
do everything right to make the na-
tional team to Japan.
“Missing the world Champion-
ships was not my making. But that
particular moment has opened my
eyes and made me aware,” Kibet who
has already attained Tokyo qualifica-
tions reflected.
During the Doha trials, the Kata-
gat-based athlete and Daniel Simiu
who was placed second, failed to
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Once again, and in furtherance of my mantra
and philosophy that football belongs to the com-
munity, declare my unwavering support to the
the requirements of Sections 46 and 47 of the fully holding their elections. It is also encourag- CFAs in their bid to secure justice for Kenyan
Sports Act 2013 and that more than a dozen of ing that many of those in possession of interim football and rescue the beautiful game from the
those counties have already held elections in certificates are also running football activities cannibalism visited upon it by Mwendwa and
accordance with Rule 20 of the Sports Registrar’s pending elections, which have got the Sports his sympathisers.
Regulations 2016. It is more gratifying that sever- Registrar’s green-light. May I remind all the CFAs that their obligation
al other counties are set to hold their polls in the Compliance with the law is the hallmark of pa- to ensure observance of COVID-19 protocols in
coming days and weeks, with a view to ensuring triotism and demonstrates the highest integrity the conduct of their affairs is one they must take
they have the full legal mandate to run football and respect for the high calling that is leadership very seriously in the spirit of respect for authority
affairs in their respective counties. and I would therefore urge the leadership of the and as a measure of guaranteeing for all, espe-
Nairobi, Mombasa, Trans Nzoia, Mandera and Counties to shun the masqueraders who have cially the players and other stakeholders in the
Nandi, among others have already rolled out refused to comply with the laws of the land and era of the Coronavirus pandemic.
their activities at the grassroots after success- work with the CFA teams across the country that - The writer is a former FKF president
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@PeopleDailyKe fication is still open until
June 29 we still expect to
National athletics coach have more athletes secure
Julius Kirwa is already im- slots. I want to urge all
pressed with the level of those athletes who have
meet the Athletics In-
competition as the three- not secured qualification to
tegrity Unit (AIU) anti-
day Olympics pre-trials use this opportunity,” said
doping threshold for
got underway at the Nyayo Kirwa.
the national world
Stadium yesterday. With the Africa Senior
show therefore
The tactician is confident Championships now
failing to debut
at the interna- the event will help more planned for the City of
athletes to secure olympics Lagos, Nigeria next month,
tional stage. “I
qualification with less than Kirwa says the importance
am happy I am
two months to the start of of the three day event has
now in the dop-
the Games in Tokyo, Japan. gone a notch higher.
ing testing pool
“So far we have 91 ath- “We are waiting to hear
the technicality
letes who have already what the selection commit-
that eliminated
attained tee will say in regards to the
me two years
qualifica- championships, though I
ago. Then I didn’t
tions know the results from today
know that an ath-
for the to Satuday will play a key
lete can only be
Olym- role in the teams we shall
allowed to com-
pics be sending to Nigeria,” said
pete at at a major
and Kirwa.
Championships
The veteran tactician
if they have under-
said the competition is
gone at least three doping tests
presenting an
including one out of competi-
opportunity
tion,” Kibet told People Sport.
to athletes who
Kenya last won the
have not attained
5,000m men’s Olympic
the Olympic quali-
title in 1988 through
fication times ahead
John Ngugi, before
of the main trial pen-
Kibet was born and
ciled for June
he cant wait to
17-19.
break the jinx.
Besides
“Right now I
meeting
know the field is
standard,
very competitive
Kirwa says the
but I also know
Championships
that Nicholas
will also provide an
Kimeli is the only
opportunity for coaches to
athlete in the country,
assess fitness levels of ath-
currently with a bet-
letes some of whom have
ter form than me. I don’t
Atheltics coach not competed for long ow-
want to think a lot about
Julius Kirwa ing to the pandemic.
the athletes behind me,”
talks on a radio “With limited competi-
said Kibet Ferdinard Omanyala (right)
call yester- tions abroad, most of our
In women’s Long Jump, beat Charles Wanjiku and Ben-
athletes have not gauged
Gloria Mulei won with a son Okoth to win 100m semi- day. PD/ DAVID
themselves for long period
jump of 5.89 ahead of final race. INSET: Gloria Mulei NDOLO
and this will also give an
Petronila Muombe takes part in Long Jump dur-
opportunity to us (coaches)
5.88 and Priscilla ing Athletics Kenya pre-trials
to find out where we are
Tabunda 5.88. yesterday. PD/ DAVID NDOLO before the main trials,” he
said.
 PEOPLE SPORT


Curtaains come down on Zidane
as he quits as Real Madrid coach
MADRID: Zinedine Zidane
has resigned as Real Madrid
manager with immediate
effect, according to media
reports, just days after the
club were beaten to the La
Liga title by Atletico Madrid.
The Frenchman’s reported
departure comes at the end of
a disappointing campaign for
the 13-time European cham-
pions, who also lost to Chel-
sea in the Champions League
semi-finals as they failed to
win a trophy for the first time
in 11 seasons. Italian football
journalist Fabrizio Romano
Rashford racially abused online
following Man Utd Europa defeat
LONDON: Marcus Rash-
ford says he was racially
abused on social media fol-
lowing Manchester United’s
defeat in the Europa League
final. The 23-year-old, who
has previously been a vic-
tim of online attacks, said
he had received “at least
70 racial slurs” following
United’s penalty shootout
loss to Villarreal in Gdansk
on Wednesday. United, who
lost 11-10 on penalties, later
tweeted to say their play-
ers had been subjected to
“disgraceful racist abuse”.
“At least 70 racial slurs on
my social accounts counted
so far,” Rashford wrote on
Twitter. “For those working
to make me feel any worse
than I already do, good luck
trying. “I’m more outraged
that one of the abusers that
left a mountain of monkey
emojis in my DM is a maths
teacher with an open profile.
Argentina hammers out plan for
hosting all Copa America games
BUENOS AIRES: Argentina
on Wednesday presented
to South America’s football
federation CONMEBOL its
“strict protocol” to host all
of the Copa America 2021
games, as the country suffers
its worst moment of the Co-
vid-19 pandemic. Argentine
President Alberto Fernandez
and CONMEBOL’s Alejandro
Dominguez studied logistics
and organizational chal-
lenges including the prepara-
tion of additional stadiums
and “everything related to
the sanitary protocols,” a
statement from the football
federation read. On May 20
CONMEBOL rejected a plea
by Colombia to postpone the
June 13-July 10 tournament
that it was to share with Ar-
gentina. Copa America was
due to take place last year but
was postponed by 12 months
broke what he called  “exclu-
sive” news in a tweet which
was picked up by Spanish
sports outlets including
Madrid sports dailies Marca
and AS, and the radio station
Cadena Ser. An official an-
nouncement of his departure,
said Romano, would be made
“in the next hours/days”. Only
10 days ago Zidane, who has
a contract until 2022, denied
media speculation that he had
already told his players that
he would be leaving at the end
of the season.
-Xinhua
He teaches children!! And
knows that he can freely
racially abuse without conse-
quence...” Last month Eng-
lish football, along with other
sporting bodies, united for a
four-day social media boycott
to urge the companies to
take a stronger stance over
racial abuse. -Dailymail
due to the coronavirus pan-
demic. Colombia is in the
midst of a wave of protests
and social unrest that has re-
sulted in 44 deaths. Covid-19
cases have also shot up in the
last few weeks. CONMEBOL
representatives have been
inspecting Argentine stadi-
ums that could host games
originally set to take place in
Colombia, including the July
10 final. -AFP
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Villarreal bask in ‘special’ Europa League triumph as
boss Emery reveals penalties not practiced
Gdansk, Thursday
@PeopleDailyKe
Villarreal defeated Manchester United
11-10 on penalties to win their first ma-
jor trophy after a 1-1 draw in the Europa
League final as goalkeeper David de Gea
missed the decisive spot-kick in a re-
markable shootout.
Gerard Moreno gave Villarreal the
lead 29 minutes into the Spanish club’s
first European final, but Edinson Cavani
equalised early in the second half before
Unai Emery’s team prevailed on spot-
kicks, extending United’s four-year tro-
phy drought.
“It’s a disappointed dressing room.
That’s football for you. Sometimes it’s
decided on one kick -- and that’s the dif-
ference between winning and losing,”
said United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.
“We have to learn from it, taste this
feeling and make sure we don’t get it
again.”
He added: “We didn’t turn up. We didn’t
play as well as we know we can.”
Villarreal midfielder Francis Coquelin
was delighted that the victory also led
PEOPLE DAILY / Friday, May 28, 2021
to a place in next season’s Champions
League.
“It feels really good. To play against a
very good side like Manchester United,
we knew it would be tough,” Coquelin
told BT Sport.
“We didn’t manage to get to the Cham-
pions League through the league so to get
it through the Europa League is some-
thing special -- and a first title for the club
as well -- something amazing.”
Eric Bailly replaced the injured Harry
Maguire in central defence, with the
United captain surprisingly named
among the substitutes despite suffering
ankle ligament damage two weeks ago.
De Gea started ahead of Dean Hender-
son in goal, while Paul Pogba took up a
more orthodox midfield role as Fred was
only deemed fit enough for a spot on the
bench.
An early collision between Juan Foyth
and Pogba left the former Tottenham de-
fender bloodied but both sides were slow
to click into gear on a damp and chilly
night on the Baltic coast.
Carlos Bacca’s clever rabona cross cre-
ated an opportunity for Pau Torres, the
Villarreal’s Spanish defender
Mario Gaspar (left) and team
mate Raul Albiol celebrate with
the trophy after winning the UEFA
Europa League final match against
Manchester United at the Gdansk
Stadium in Gdansk on Wednesday
nighty. INSET: Villarreal’s Spanish
coach Unai Emery kisses the UEFA
Europa League trophy after win-
ning the final. AFP
RECENT EUROPA LEAGUE
WINNERS:
2020/21: Villarreal (ESP)
2019/20: Sevilla (ESP)
2018/19: Chelsea (ENG)
2017/18: Atletico Madrid (ESP)
2016/17: Manchester United (ENG)
2015/16: Sevilla (ESP)
2014/15: Sevilla (ESP)
2013/14: Sevilla (ESP)
2012/13: Chelsea (ENG)
2011/12: Atletico Madrid (ESP)
centre-back linked with a summer move
to United, while Marcus Rashford tested
Geronimo Rulli with a dipping effort
from distance.
Yeremy Pino, who at 18 years and 218
days broke Iker Casillas’ record as the
youngest Spanish player to start a ma-
jor European final, scuffed wide on the
counter, but Villarreal were soon ahead.
Dani Parejo swung in a free-kick from
the left and Moreno peeled away from
Luke Shaw and Victor Lindelof, steering
beyond De Gea as the Swede desperately
tugged at his shirt. -AFP
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@PeopleDailyKe
Harambee Stars Vice-Captain
Brian Mandela (pictured) ended
the South African top tier season
in style after Mamelodi Sundowns
clinched the South African Pre-
miership a record fourth con-
secutive time with three games to
spare, following their 3-1 win over
SuperSport United on Wednesday
night.
Mandela ended the match
as a makeshift goalkeeper after
stepping in for an injured Dennis
Onyango in the dying minutes of
the match.
Hi team mate, full-back Aubrey
Modiba also starred in the match,
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Solskjaer’s Man Utd rebuild
mission laid bare by Europa
League agony
Gdansk, Thursday
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Manchester United’s gut-wrenching de-
feat on penalties by Villarreal in the Europa
League final re-emphasised the magnitude
of the rebuilding task for coach and club
hero Ole Gunnar Solskjaer at Old Trafford.
Exactly 22 years to the day since the
Norwegian struck his famous winner for
United in the Champions League final
against Bayern Munich, he was made to
swallow a bitter pill after watching his side
lose a match they largely controlled while,
crucially, lacking bite.
David de Gea bowed his head after miss-
ing the decisive spot-kick, having seen the
creating the first goal for Lebohang
Maboe, scored the second and
orchestrated the third for Themba
Zwane as the hosts netted three
times in 12 minutes before half-
time. Zwane had a poorly placed
penalty saved by SuperSport cap-
tain Ronwen Williams early in the
second half at Loftus Versfeld sta-
dium. A SuperSport side reduced
to 10 men after only eight minutes
when Congo Brazzaville-born Guily
Manziba was red-carded fared bet-
ter in the second half and Tebogo
Mokoena scored four minutes from
time.
Victory gave Sundowns an unas-
sailable 10-point lead over second-
place AmaZulu with each club
having three matches to play in the
richest African league.
first 21 successfully converted, but Solsk-
jaer’s refusal to make a change until the
100th minute suggested little faith in a
bench that included his injured captain
Harry Maguire.
After steering United to successive top-
three finishes in the Premier League for
the first time since Alex Ferguson retired
as champion in 2013, Solskjaer had ear-
marked the final in Gdansk as the “stepping
stone for something better to come”.
Despite clearing the semi-final hurdle
at the fifth attempt with a high-scoring
win over Roma, Solskjaer’s side mustered
just two attempts on target against Villar-
real, organised superbly by Europa League
maestro Unai Emery. While United have
move forward each year under Solskjaer,
at least in terms of league position, since
his appointment in December 2018, catch-
ing Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City next
season still appears a distant prospect. “It’s
not a successful season and those are the
fine margins in football. Sometimes one
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@PeopleDailyKe euros ($14 million) annually.
But the 51-year-old leaves the San Siro
Antonio Conte (pictured) one year early, Inter confirming “an
parted company with Inter Milan agreement has been reached
on Wednesday just days after lifting with Antonio Conte for the
their first Serie A title in 11 years termination of his contract
amid clashes with the club’s cash- by mutual consent”.
strapped Chinese owners on the “Antonio Conte will for-
way forward. ever remain a part of our
The ambitious club’s history,” the state-
Italian refused ment added.
Suning’s planned Severing Conte’s con-
cost cutting which tract has cost the club a
would have pre- reported seven million
vented him building the team euros ($8.5 million),
he wanted to challenge at home and in while his final year’s
Europe. salary would have
The former Chelsea and Juventus been around 12 mil-
boss took over in May 2019 on a three- lion. -AFP
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-- the club’s longest since the 1980s in
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home start in 48 years.
Top job United became just the fourth team to
go through an English top-flight campaign
Solskjaer, who took the job with
limited top-level management undefeated away from home, indicating
the progress that is being made under
experience, has been forced to
drown out the critics and nay- his guidance.
“We need to use that disappointment.
sayers while reconstruct-
ing a team that hasn’t It is the worst feeling, these are the mo-
ments you remember most in your career
properly challenged
for the title in almost as a player and a manager,” said Solskjaer.
“You can either go on holiday and do
a decade.
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back and do better, come back hungrier.”
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Caroline Wangeci won bronze for
Kenya in the women 55kg category
at the Tokyo Olympics Weightlifting
Qualifiers that started in Nairobi today.
Wangeci comfortably lifted 40kg in
the Snatch and 60kg in the Clean and
Jerk.
The category was won by Adenike
Olarinoye of Nigeria who had 90 and
113 for 203 total.
Zohra Laghouati of Libya came sec-
ond on total 155 points (75, 80).
“I’m surprised with the bronze
medal. I didn’t prepare well because of
Covid-19, it was also my first ever com-
petition,” Wangeci told People Sport.
Triple Africa champion, Winny Lan-
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FKF PL RESULTS AND FIXTURES:
Yesterday’s results:
AFC Leopards 1-0 Mathare Utd
Vihiga United 0-1 Gor Mahia
Today’s fixtures:
Posta Rangers vs KK Homeboyz
Ulinzi vs Nzoia Sugar
Western Stima vs Bandari Moi Stadium, Kisumu 3pm
gat will be in action on Friday in the
women 59 kg.
Apart from Kenya, the event
has attracted top participants
from other 13 countries namely
Madagascar, Uganda, South Af-
rica, Lesotho,Botswana,Nigeria,
Ghana,Cameroon, Algeria, Morocco,
Tunisia and Libya.
“Mauritius were forced to withdraw
from the competition because they
are currently on total lockdown due to
the Covid -19 pandemic,” Kenya Ama-
teur Weightlifting Association (Kawa)
president Pius Ochieng said.
Ochieng, who represented the coun-
try in the 1984 and 1988 Olympics in
Los Angeles and Seoul, said Kenya will
strive to bag at least two slots at the
Nairobi event. “I have faith that two of
AFC Leopards’ Elvis
Rupia (left) vies for
the ball against Ma-
thare United’s David
‘Cheche’ Ochieng
(right) during their
midweek league
clash at the Ruaraka
Stadium yesterday.
PD/ RODGERS NDEGWA
Ruaraka 3pm
Narok 3pm
the nine athletes we have entered for
the competition will qualify.”
He explained the championship
is a Gold event meaning athletes are
awarded up to ten points in their cat-
egories.
All the teams were subjected to a
second Covid-19 test on Monday in
line with the Ministry of Health and
Ministry of Sports protocol.
The event was preceded by a con-
gress and continental elections where
Ochieng and Kawa Secretary Gen-
eral John Ogola bagged slots into the
Weightlifting Federation Africa (WFA).
Ochieng is grateful that the Govern-
ment has come on board to fully sup-
port Kawa toward hosting the event
despite the short notice given by the
WFA.
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Ingwe compound ‘Slum
Boys’ woes at Ruaraka
as Gor revenge against
Vihiga Utd in Mumias
by Barry Silah
@PeopleDailyKe
Premier League rivals Gor Mahia
and AFC Leopards both won their re-
spective midweek matches yesterday
by identical 1-0 margins as the fight
for the coveted title heats up.
Leopards goal against bot-
tom-placed Mathare United
was scored by Elvis Ru-
pia who ended his three
matches goal drought,
while Gor Mahia’s goal
against another relega-
tion threatened side,
Vihiga United was net-
ted by Clifton Miheso
with all goals being
scored in the first half
of play.
AFC Leopards are
now joint top of the
league standings
with 36 points
after a laboured
victory against
the ‘Slum Boys’
a t Ru a ra k a
Stadium.
Rupia’s
priceless
goal for
Ingwe
came
in the
eighth
min-
ute of the match and it is now his
12th goal of the campaign as he chases
the golden boot.
The match was full of drama with
two red cards flashed on each side
who ended up finishing the match
with 10-players apiece. Mathare’s
skipper David Ochieng and Collins
Caroline Wangeci in action at the weightlifting Olympic Qualifier in
Nairobi yesterday. PD/ EDWIN OTIENO
@PeopleDailyKe / / / People Daily
Shichenje of Leopards received their
marching orders in the second half
with the former earning a straight red-
card after a dangerous tackle on Rupia.
There was also a moment of scare
when in the 75th minute, Mathare’s
defender Martin Ongori and Leop-
ards’ Washington Munene clashed
mid-air, forcing the medics to rush to
the scene to access their conditions
as Ongori had to be rushed to hospital
while Munene was replaced by Yusuf
Mainge.
Leopards were on the back-foot in
the second half with the slum-boys
pressing but the defense of Ingwe led
by Robinson Kamura held firm for the
maximum points. There was a flurry of
challenges and bookings in what was
a physical contest. Tyson Ochieng and
John Mwangi had their chances for
Mathare but Ingwe were always alert
in shutting them down mostly through
an impressive Clydse Senaji.
Meanwhile at the Mumias Complex,
it was sweet revenge for Gor Mahia as
they earned their third straight win to
take them to 28 points from 16 match-
es. They are now fourth on the log and
with a match in hand.
Clifton Miheso’s 20 yard strike in the
40th minute was the difference as the
defending champions revenged their
1-0 loss to the same opponents in Feb-
ruary. Gor Mahia had a lot of the ball
and were always troubling the oppo-
nents particularly through the creative
play of Abdul- Karim Nikiema and
Kenneth Muguna with the on-form
Okello kept quiet even though he had
moments of brilliance. Miheso was
also active in the second half along-
side late substitutes Sydney Ochieng
and Samwel Onyango.
K’Ogalo also looked compact at the
back led by Captain Harun Shakava
with the only blip being an injury by
Andrew Juma in the 69th minute who
was subsequently replaced by regular
Charles Momanyi.Coach Carlos Man-
uel Vaz Pointo for the third straight
game deployed a new approach of
three centre backs and two roving
wing-backs with Vihiga United strug-
gling to break.