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Cancer: Not a

death sentence

Cancer survivor, Jane Wambui Thuo By John Doe However, on following
[email protected] her physician’s advice to
get a second opinion, she
When Jane discovered a three-centi-
Thuo, 49, metre cancerous lump,
joined a at stage 2.
local choir to help raise
funds for cancer patients “I fail to describe
in 2011, she never im- what I felt that time
agined she would one but the pronouncement
day be listed for the very landed on me as a dead
support years later. sentence,” she said.
In 2016, Thuo started
experiencing changes in The Nairobi based
her body which got her fashion designer says
worried. First, she felt that had it not been for
a lump in her left breast the strength from her
which she chose to ig- daughter Samantha, the
nore. Later she yielded rest of her family and
to her sister’s pressure, a choir that had always
who insisted that she see held her hand, she would
a doctor. have lost it a long time
“I was in denial be- ago.
cause I feared being
found with cancer if Ms. Thuo was
I decided to step into among Nairobians who
a hospital,” explained thronged a Nairobi ho-
Thuo. tel to listen to health
A first diagnosis at a experts seeking to de-
Nairobi hospital handed mystify theories associ-
her a clean bill of health. ated with breast cancer.

Continued on Pg. 5

Tension rife along Elgeyo Marakwet, West Pokot border
Residents have fled struck Tenderwa location verted Embobut forest into yangapuo.
their homes the along and shot dead a herder iden- their hideout, where they Marakwet Sub-Coun-
Elgeyo-Maraket and tified as Luka Chepkitony are hiding stolen livestock.
ty Commissioner, Stephen
West-Pokot county border the following day, bringing West-Pokot Governor, Sangolo also said that the
as tension flare up in fear of the number of deaths to four Professor John Lonyan- government will conduct an
retaliatory attacks, follow- people, over the last three gapuo together with mem- operation inside the forest,
ing the recent killing of two weeks. bers of the security team, pursuing criminals from ei-
people in the area. “Tension is high in the led peaceful meetings, to ther sides.
Trouble started on Sun- area and it is now common restore peace in the region. The Kenya Red Cross
day when suspected Mar- for gun-toting raiders to “GSU anti-stock theft donated blankets to the
akwet raiders attacked their shot in the air at will, spoil- unit camp should be set up affected families and the
Pokot neighbours at Ka- ing for a fight,” said James in the region. The govern- county government of West
mologon village killing one Kipkore, a local resident. ment should relocate the Pokot has dispatched food
person and injuring another. Locals want an operation camp from secure regions items.
In a swift revenge mission, conducted to flush out the to this place to help contain
suspected Pokot raiders cattle rustlers that have con- the menace,” said Prof Lon-

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Cancer: Early detection
saves lives

Early detection saves lives

Continued from Pg. 1 and you just ignore it,” said Ms. May- cancer and the strength I got from
The forum, featuring top medical and oli. prayer, pushed me through the jour-
lifestyle experts addressed diet and ney,” she said.
lifestyle issues that posed as risk fac- The world health organization re-
tors for cancer. ports that breast cancer is the top can- Slightly over one year since her
cer in women both in the developed diagnosis, Thuo has now recovered,
“There is no one food associated and the developing world. In Kenya, her hair and toenails have since grown
with cancer, whatever form it comes access to services is limited to radia- back, and earlier this year she em-
in, the troublesome element there is tion centers in the whole country, all barked on a five year journey of taking
ethanol,” said Dr. David Makumi, a of them found in Nairobi; the Ken- drugs on a daily basis.
Nairobi-based oncologist. yatta National Hospital, MP Shah, the
Nairobi Hospital and the Aga Khan. Ms. Thuo returned to her fash-
The experts went ahead to define a ion design job at a shop she recently
balanced diet as a healthy meal com- Among signs and symptoms that opened along River Road, Nairo-
prising of various kinds of fruits, eat- medics at the forum advised to look bi. She says that upon diagnosis one
en in as close to their natural form as out for were: thickening or presence should accept the reality of the dis-
possible. They also cautioned against of a lump in the breast or other parts ease, pray to seek God’s intervention,
eating processed meals laden with un- of the body, unexplained weight loss, visualize healing and share their expe-
healthy chemicals. prolonged pain and fever, and skin rience to encourage others.
changes or sores that do not heal.
The public was also cautioned Women were also urged to raise alarm “Cancer is not a death sentence,
against procrastinating in the occasion over unusual vaginal bleeding or dis- purpose in your mind that you want to
that they experienced abnormal chang- charge as this, though remote, was as- live and your body will follow,” she
es in their bodies, pointing to presence sociated to presence of cancer cells. says behind a sewing machine.
of cancerous cells in the body.
According to Doris Mayoli, a cancer Thuo’s mode of treatment involved
survivor, ignorance among cancer pa- a surgery, eight sessions of chemother-
tients was the reason little could be apy and 30 sessions of radiotherapy at
done to remedy the situation as cases the Nairobi Hospital. During this time,
were reported too late. she lost her hair, her toe nails fell off
and her immunity was at an all-time
“The biggest challenge is igno- low. Due to low immunity, she was
rance. You just don’t think something quarantined in her house, a time she
like that can happen to ‘me’, and so says she found strength in prayer.
you don’t go. Or you just find a lump
“Seeing heroes who had beaten

4 NEWS MONDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2018

Start-ups to Join TUMI Accelerator

Six start-ups have been pertise, from both local and during the 5th Nairobi Inno-
selected to join the internationational experts vation Week in June 2019.
TUMI Start-up Accel- throughout the incubation
erator, a mobility start-up period. The six startups will be
accelerator in Nairobi. The linked to partners and in-
admitted start-ups will be The start-ups vary from vestors, including GIZ and
incubated at, C4D Lab at mobile and web based, of- UN-HABITAT who are part
the University of Nairobi for fering solutions to mobility of the Transformative Urban
five months between Janu- challenges in African cit- Mobility Initiative (TUMI)
ary 2019 and June 2019. ies. The start-ups are: An among other world leading
Nisa, Auto-Truck, Elo-Cabs, organisations working to
The start-ups will receive MyRide Africa, Ubabi Van- solve mobility challenges in
up to $20,000 worth of in- pooling Society and Obiago cities across the world.
kind support each. This sup- Delivery Network.
port includes coaching and
advice by legal, marketing The startups will also
financial and technical ex- have a chance to pitch and
exhibit their innovations

Maritime education
key for tapping Blue
Economy
By Mary Ann
@mann.daystar.ac.ke The CEO stressed on JKUAT and JOOWAY Shipping official pose for a group photo
the importance of the Mari-
Coastline states such as time sector especially in the Marine engineering The center that con-
Kenya, could easily eradication of youth unem- being a fairly new course stitute the Global MTTC
enhance their econom- ployment that has plagued in the country, Prof. Ng- Network primed to further
ic fortunes by tapping into the region. While pushing for umi acknowledged that International Maritime Or-
a wide array resources such the establishment of maritime the area has few resource ganization’s effort towards
as sea food and marine bio- institution in Kenya, Mr. Han- people and lauded the effective implementation
technology; sea-bed mining. Dong said human resource Shipping Company’s effort and enforcement of the
Additional benefits can come development in the sector is in helping JKUAT produce global energy-efficien-
from fishing, and generation vital in preparing the society highly qualified graduates cy regulations related to
of new resources such as en- in the adoption of blue econ- for the sector. She also as- international shipping
ergy and fresh water. omy. sured the CEO of JKUAT’s
support in his mission of
Kenya, over the years has JOOWAY Shipping Com- establishing a Maritime
only focused on fishing for pany in collaboration with Institution in the country.
both domestic and export JKUAT, and The Korea Mar-
market. In the last two years, itime and Ocean University In 2017, JKUAT,
however, it has intensified (KMOU), has supported 23 won an international
adoption of blue economy, a Marine Engineering students competitive bid to host the
feat Mr. Bang Han-Dong, the for a year’s practical seaboard regional Maritime Tech-
CEO of South Korea’s JOO- training in South Korea. nology Cooperation Cen-
WAY Shipping Company said tre (MTCC) for the Africa
can be fully realized through The training is part of the region.
maritime education and re- International Maritime Or-
search. ganization’s (IMO) Standards
of Training, Certification and
He made the remarks when Watch-keeping and gives the
he paid a courtesy call to Vice students a chance to acquire
Chancellor, Prof. Victoria essential competence, a fun-
Ngumi, September 4, 2018. damental element in coping
with the advances taking
place in the maritime industry.

2 MONDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2018

OPINION EDITORIAL

Examinations are a
bridge into the fu-

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friends and the people I work with.

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Cinfar Maina (from left) Rispar Wambugu,Faith Mwaura,Winni
Mureithi and Faith Wambui during the Mr & Miss Valentine -Na

6 DAYSTAR MONDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2018

CJ Maraga Launches Daystar University

By Brenda Wambui
@bwambui.greatyouth.co.ke

Kenya’s Chief Justice David The Daystar Univerity School of Law
Maraga launched the Daystar opened admissions into the Bachelor of
University School of Law on Laws (LL.B) degree programme in early
November 14th. This officially sees the August, 2018 following the granting of li-
institution join the list of 13 other univer- cense by the Council of Legal Education
sities in the country, offering law degrees. in July, of the same year.

Speaking during the launch at the Daystar University School of Law
Daystar University Nairobi Campus campus is located next to the Daystar
auditorium, Kenya’s top judge hailed the Nairobi campus, and is fully resourced
Daystar administration for providing a for teaching and learning, including a
platform that will produce outstanding, digitized library, computer labs, a moot
informed, independent and effective grad- court and the necessary teaching and sup-
uates, who above all will shape the society, port staff. Classes at the campus officially
by serving as a watchdog to the rule of law. began on third September.

“Our country needs lawyers who will Besides the academic programme, the
stand for the truth, honesty and Godli- School of Law will also operate The Cen-
ness. I know Daystar as being a Christian tre for Medical Law and Ethics which is
University and having set a trend in the focused on offering support services in
communication industry; it will not only research, training and advocacy.
produce lawyers who have a strong com-
mitment to the rule of law but also, those Upon completion, career prospects
who will impact the society,” said CJ Mar- include: company secretary, state coun-
aga. sel, magistrates, judge; prosecutor, par-
liamentary counsel, county legal offices,
The President of the Supreme Court, advocate; legal officer in private com-
also urged law lecturers to be committed panies, banking sector and parastatals,
to producing lawyers whom they will be international organizations, civil societies,
proud of. among others.

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akuru

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Cinfar Maina (from left) Rispar Wambugu,Faith Mwaura,Winnie Mureithi and Faith Wambui during the Mr & Miss Valentine -Nakuru held at the Grill Park
Lounge,Nakuru. [Elvis Ogina.Standard]

AT A GLANCE Blankets & Wine at 10

Blankets and Wine was By Adiey Joe likes of Sauti Sol, who opened up
[email protected] for a new band in the scende, Kas-
once the shot caller in this kazi who took the the crowd by
sector but it took a break Blankets and Wine turned storm.
and Koroga rose and many ten in style plus glam. The line up was rich with
thought it was the “Blankets the likes of Sauti Sol, who opened
killer” until last week when Muthoni Drama queen in up for a new band in the scende,
B&W made a triumphant conjunction with Red Bull Music Kaskazi who took the the crowd
return. on whether these two brought a taste of what a fabulous by storm.
entities can co-exist. hang out entails. Performances from Elani
After a long silent hia- Musik, Fena Menal and Nyashin-
tus, the perfect ‘noise’ was finally ski brought the crowd to their feet.
According to Muthoni, made. People thronged the event The Queen, Miss Muthoni
comparing it to a stadium of Drummer Queen definately nailed
the move was informed by a shemeji derby, withGor Mahia and her performance and did not fail-
burning desire to reinvent AFC Leopard fans. The buzz and her fans who sang along to all her
the Blankets & Wine the energy was almost out of this jams. Her performance stood out
platform after over five world.
years of hosting local and he line up was rich with the as an artistic ensemble.
regional musicians on a
monthly basis.



On the other hand,

Koroga Festival describes
itself as a “bi-monthly music
and arts festival celebrating
the greatest African acts
from around the continent,
food and culture. Past
editions have featured
cross-generational African
music icons like Koffi
Olomide and Ali Kiba, with
the upcoming edition
scheduled for May 8 set to
host international jazz
legend Manu Dibango

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Friday December 29, 2017

Neymar the
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