People Daily Thursday edition AUG 16th 2023.

Thursday, August 17, 2023 NO. www.peopledaily.co.ke // www.epaper.pd.co.ke 07878 .HQ\D·V 1HZVSDSHU 12 )5(( Mixed fortunes for Uhuru’s CSs One year after elections: Mutahi Ngunyi’s recent about-turn has rekindled interest into what happened to power brokers who were close to the then President Uhuru and how they are faring PAGE 2 TO EACH THEIR OWN FRED MATIANGI: LECTURING MARGARET KOBIA: LECTURING CECILY KARIUKI: CONSULTANCY PETER MUNYA: JOINED OPPOSITION EUGENE WAMALWA : JOINED OPPOSITION KERIAKO TOBIKO: CONSULTANCY RAPHAEL TUJU: REAL ESTATE BUSINESS SIMON CHELUGUI: RETAINED Mandago presents himself to police over scam News Beat PG 3 Write off Africa’s debts or cut interest , says UN trade agency PAGE 16 England to face Spain in women World Cup final Sports PG 30 Ruto’s pledge on devolved roles We will hand over jobs for counties within 60 days, President says as he officially opens the eighth Devolution Conference in Eldoret amid disquiet among governors over funding PAGES 4,5

2 NEWS BEAT PEOPLE DAILY / Thursday, August 17, 2023 by Reuben Mwambingu, Barry Sila and Kepher Otieno @PeopleDailyKe The recent sudden political about-turn by retired President Uhuru Kenyatta’s former political advisor, Mutahi Ngunyi, has elicited fresh interest in what some of the former Head of State’s allies are up to one year since the August election ushered in a new administration. Revelations that some of the Cabinet Secretaries who served in the Kenyatta government have joined the private sector illustrates that lucrative corporate engagements remain on the cards for former senior State officers who chalked up valuable experience in the public sector and who built networks in the world of business. For some, however, a quiet private life is the best gift they have bequethed themselves. And, as one time permanent secretary Bitange Ndemo once famously said, for many of them, their phones have stopped ringing incessantly. It has been a long journey for all of them, though. As Uhuru’s second term inched closer to its tail end in the run-up to the August 2022 general election, a number of the then Cabinet Secretaries began preparing their handover notes ahead of the anticipated transition although the election may not necessarily have turned out as they had anticipated. After the polls, and before President Ruto announced his own CSs, he retained all members of the Uhuru Cabinet even as some started scaling down their operations and withdrawing from the public arena. When he finally announced his Cabinet in November, Ruto retained some — among them Simon Chelugui, who served under President Uhuru. Chelugui had been CS for Labour and Welfare but President Ruto took him to the Ministry of Cooperatives and Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, where he is still serving to date. Monica Juma, formerly in charge of the Ministry of Energy and Petroleum, was retained to serve as President Ruto’s advisor on national security. Quiet exit Another CS, Adan Mohamed, unsuccessfully bid for Mandera governorship, making the unlikely transition, first from the corner office of a multi-national bank — Barclays — to the Cabinet and eventually making a foray into the murky world of local politics. In the end, he found a soft landing when the new administration picked him to sit in the powerful Economic Council alongside insiders such as David Ndii. Before the August 2022 election, Mohamed had served as CS for East African Community. The then long-serving Head of Civil Service and Secretary to the Cabinet, Joseph Kinyua, also transitioned into the new administration in the same role. When his 0L[HGEDJRIIRUWXQHVIRU8KXUX&6V Former ministers retreat to their family businesses or private sector as a few join the opposition ranks successor, Felix Koskei finally settled into the role, Kinyua made a quiet exit only to re-emerge in the news in May this year when he was elected board chair of the Kenya Commercial Bank (KCB) Group, a move which spoke of his close relations with the government of the day. He closed the list of CS who remained in government after the change of guard one year ago. All the others retreated to their private businesses or joined the private sector either at home or abroad. Only outliers like former Defence CS Eugene Wamalwa and former Agriculture CS Peter Munya joined the opposition trenches, where they are still active players in Azimio la Umoja rallies and protests. From the entire Cabinet of 22, only two, John Munyes and Charles Keter, could not be reached for comment and, as a result, People Daily could not authoritatively ascertain their whereabouts or what they do for a living. Sicily Kariuki The immediate former Water and Sanitation CS describes herself as a servant of the community. She told PD that she dedicates her time and experience in the service of Kenyans. After failing in her bid for the Nyandarua governorship a year ago, Kariuki first returned to class to pursue a diploma in executive leadership. She later earned another diploma in emotional intelligence practice. She is currently engaged in private consultancy in policy strategy, management, design and execution as well as leadership development. Some of her clients include Harvard University and University of Cape Town. “I am just at peace and relaxed. At times I look back and wonder how I managed to survive in those places with high voltage politics,” she told People Daily. Margaret Kobia Former Public Service CS Margaret Kobia went back into academia. Besides serving as Chancellor of St Paul’s University, she is also one of the trustees of the University of Nairobi Foundation. Retired President Uhuru Kenyatta chairs a Cabinet meeting during a past event. PD/FILE BUSINESS NEWS Page 18 Central Bank of Kenya tightens law against dirty money OPINION Page 11 Let’s make construction sector better for women POINTERS WEATHER TODAY Nairobi 22° Mombasa 28° Kisumu 27° Nyeri 21° Kitui 27° Wajir 31° and without people shaping their politics, everything will be in disarray,” he said. “So far, I can say we have done quite a commendable job to keep the government in control”. Najib Balala The former CS for Tourism, serves at the international wildlife conservation charity, Fauna and Flora International (FFI) as one of its vice presidents, a position he took up in November. “I have taken a break from politics to concentrate on my international job that is very demanding,” he said. “I travel a lot. Unlike during my tenure when I only dealt with issues pertaining to Kenya, I am now handling global issues. Farida Karoney The former Lands CS, who before scaling up to Agriculture docket was Chief Operating Officer at the Royal Media Services, went back to class to complete her PhD at Moi University, Eldoret. She also offers consultancy in media and communications. Eugene Wamalwa Like Munya, the former Defence CS, Wamalwa went back to active politics, aligning himself with Azimio leader Raila Odinga. Wamalwa has, however, taken a low profile since Azimio called off its weekly protests over the cost of living. Raphael Tuju Tuju says he is busy running his private businesses and has no time for politicking. “A new transition came into place and we have to accept and move on,” he said. He is involved in real estate, the hospitality industry and communications businesses but also dabbles in consultancy. James Macharia The former career banker and powerful Roads and Transport CS is now in private practice, dealing with banking and financial services from his office in Lavington, Nairobi. “All I can tell Kenyans is that I am enjoying and at peace with myself. I have nothing to complain about,” he said. Betty Maina The former Industrialisation CS said she engages in consultancy work on leadership, governance and management. Rachel Omamo After serving in various dockets, including as Defence and later Foreign Affairs CS, Omamo is now a director at Mo-Consulty Ltd, a company that deals in legal services. Mutahi Kagwe After being in the limelight as a Health CS at the height of Covid-19 crisis, Kagwe retreated to private life after the August election. He runs a public relations firm, Tell-Em and a research agency, TNS RMS East Africa. He is also involved in managing family business ventures. “I came from the private sector when I joined politics and therefore, I went back to private sector. Whatever I am doing is my personal business,” he said. Joe Mucheru After his term as ICT CS lapsed a year ago, Mucheru first retreated to a quiet private life before he was appointed President of Jumo, a London based tech company. “The only difference I find is that my phone hardly rings as it used to when I was in government,” he said. “All the same, I am very busy in whatever I am doing.” Keriako Tobiko The former Director of Public Prosecutions served in the Uhuru Cabinet as Environment and Forestry CS. He had an antagonistic relationship with the then Deputy President, who is now a tenant at State House. After the last Cabinet meeting in November 2022, he retreated to his legal profession, opening an office on Ngong Road, Nairobi, where he offers legal consultancy services. Ukur Yattani The former Treasury CS switched to farming, charity work and consultancy in accounts. When People Daily contacted him recently, he said he now enjoys the privileges in private life away from public limelight. “Now I drive myself any time to where I want. People who used to call me for favours have reduced significantly.” Fred Matiang’i The former powerful Interior CS Fred Matiang’i has gone back to his former job at the State University of New York (SUNY), mainly operating from his house in Karen. He occasionally travels to New York for work related engagements. He has, however, kept a low profile since February when he made a not so rosy return to the limelight with claims that police officers had raided his house. Peter Munya The former Agriculture CS is currently still in active opposition politics. He has been championing the Azimio agenda in the Mount Kenya region alongside other Azimio politicians. “Politics is part of life IN BRIEF Simon Chelugui, who served under President Uhuru as CS for Labour and Welfare was retained by President Ruto as the Cabinet Secretary for Cooperatives and Micro, Small and Medium. Monica Juma, formerly in charge of the Ministry of Energy and Petroleum, was retained to serve as President Ruto’s advisor on national security. Former EAC CS Adan Mohamed found a soft landing when the new administration picked him to sit in the powerful Economic Council. 2022 the year when the country went to the polls to pick a new set of leaders.

Thursday, August 17, 2023 / PEOPLE DAILY NEWS BEAT 3 \^EDWW]HG0DQGDJRKDQGVVH]I WRV]HXWKVDIWHU`DUUDQWLVVXHG by Nancy Gitonga and Winstone Chiseremi @PeopleDailyKe Embattled Uasin Gishu Senator Jackson Mandago surrendered to the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) at the Nakuru regional office hours after a warrant for his arrest had been issued. Mandago, who looked dejected, drove himself to Nakuru on learning that the detectives were closing on him in connection with the botched Finland and Canada airlift education programme. Mandago, who was clad in a pair of tracksuits, had earlier participated in a 5km fun race in Eldoret town alongside fellow senators who are in Uasin Gishu to attend the eighth Devolution Conference. He was however a no-show at the Devolution Conference where he was listed as one of the day’s speakers, his place instead taken up by Nandi Governor Stephen Sang. He arrived at the Nakuru DCI offices shortly after 3pm and was ushered into the office of the DCI where he was still holed up at the time of going to press. He is among three former Uasin Gishu county officials who are on the radar of investigative agencies over their suspected role in the embezzlement of more than Sh800 million earmarked for students to study in Finland and Canada. Mandago has previously been grilled by the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) over his alleged involvement in the scandal riddled Finland and Canada overseas study programme. Recorded statement Two weeks ago, he recorded a statement with the DCI in Nairobi over his role in the programme. Addressing wananchi in Eldoret town as he made his way to the Eldoret Sports Club to open the Conference, President William Ruto stated that he would not defend anyone found culpable in the scholarships scandal. Ruto assured residents of Uasin Gishu that they would be returned the money they lost to the last coin. “It’s embarrassing for anyone to steal Uasin Gishu Senator drives himself to Nakuru DCI office after adverse mentions in ‘visagate’ Uasin Gishu Senator Jackson Madago being taken to the Nakuru Central Police Station by DCI officers where he spent last night. PD/RAPHAEL MUNGE money meant for the education of young people in Uasin Gishu,” the President stated while promising not to interfere with police investigations. Earlier, a Nakuru court had issued a warrant of arrest against Mandago and three top former county officials after they failed to appear in court to answer eleven charges of stealing, abuse of office and conspiracy to commit a felony. Co-accused The Office Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) through State Counsel Victor Mule obtained an arrest order against Mandago and three county officials Joseph Kipkemoi Maritim, Meshack Rono and Joshua Kipkemoi Lelei whom the police are still hunting pending arrest. While seeking to have the warrant of arrest issued against the four, the State prosecutor informed the court that their office together with police had tried to contact the four suspects since Sunday to notify them to appear in court but their efforts did not bear any fruits. He urged the court to intervene and issue the warrant to enable the police to arrest them from their hideouts and present them to court for plea-taking. The court allowed the request and issued the arrest order against the four and directed the case to be mentioned on August 22. In the case, Mandago alone faces four charges of abuse of office and conspiracy to steal Sh1.1 billion meant for overseas university fees for students under the Uasin Gishu County Overseas Education Programme. According to the charge sheet, Mandago is accused of abusing his office by arbitrarily entering into Memorandum of Understanding on behalf of and between the County Government of Uasin Gishu and various universities in Finland and Canada without resolution and approval by County Assembly of Uasin Gishu. He is accused of committing the offence on diverse dates between March 1 and 31, 2021 at Eldoret town within Uasin Gishu County, being the Governor of Uasin Gishu County. Mandago is also accused of abusing his office by misrepresenting that the county government of Uasin Gichu was offering full scholarship for the overseas education. “On diverse dates between March 1 and March 31, 2021 at Eldoret town within Uasin Gishu County, being the Governor of Uasin Gishu County falsely misrepresented that the County Government of Uasin Gishu was offering full scholarship to students to study in Finland and Canada at the prejudice to Mercy Chebet Tarus and 179 others,” the prosecution alleges. by Rawlings Otieno @PeopleDailyKe Senators are pushing for the expansion of airports outside Nairobi to international standards to allow for direct flights in a bid to boost tourism in the country. The legislators argued that currently, it is only Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) receiving direct flights as opposed to airports in areas endowed with tourism sites like Taita Taveta and Maasai Mara. This even as they urged the government to re-introduce low-interest credit of five per cent advanced to people who are in the tourism business to boost the sector. Tourism is one of the sectors hard hit during the coronavirus pandemic that saw foreign countries suspend international flights to reduce the scourge. Senators now want the Ministry of Tourism and Wildlife to devise ways and growth in domestic airports such as Malindi, Kisumu and Ukunda. In a statement tabled on the floor of the House, Nominated Senator Esther Okenyuri said although there is some steady growth recorded in the past months especially in the aviation sector for both international and domestic travel, there is a need to boost domestic travelers to the Kenyan coast and other tourist destinations in the country. “Tourism is a top foreign exchange earner in many countries. The multiplier effect of the sector in trade, agriculture, construction, manufacturing, and transport sectors has led to improvements in the socio-economic wellbeing of Kenyans. The Ministry of Tourism, Wildlife must now roll out a recovery plan to revive this sector since the global slump in tourist numbers as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic,” said Okenyuri. 6HQDWRUV_XVK IRUDLU_RUWV H[_DQVLRQ MANDAGO COOLS HEALS Embattled Uasin Gishu Senator Jackson Mandago surrendered to the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) at the Nakuru regional office hours after a warrant Mandago is also accused of abusing his office by misrepresenting that the county government of Uasin Gichu was offering full scholarship for the overseas education. $]LPLRDFFXVH6WDWHRIFULSSOLQJHFRQRP\LQ:HVWHUQUHJLRQ by Mercy Mwai @PeopleDailyKe The Azimio Coalition has accused the government of side-lining the western region by closing sugar factories and failing to distribute the cheap fertiliser to farmers in the areas. Addressing a news conference yesterday, the coalition led by Leader of Minority Opiyo Wandayi, claimed that the Kenya Kwanza government was determined to cripple the economy of the Western region following its continued silence on the matters. Accompanied by MP Kisumu Central Joshua Oron, Wandayi claimed that the government’s decision to shut down the sugar companies had allowed private sugar factories owned by cartels and powerful individuals to mill sugar and sell it to Kenyans at the expense of state owned factories. Subsidised fertiliser Said Wandayi: “we continue to believe that this denial of access to subsidised fertiliser is meant to drive a political agenda of the Kenya Kwanza regime and punish these two communities. As if the denial is not cruel enough, the decision by the Kenya Kwanza regime to close sugar mills in Nyanza and Western Kenya is equally meant to shut down the other known thriving avenues for these communities to earn and make a living.” He added: “As leaders of these communities, we are deeply disturbed by recent policies by KK regime that appear to be tailored to target, isolate, and systematically kill the economic base of these communities.” Wandayi who questioned the motive behind the closure of five sugar mills in western and Nyanza region said that they read a political pattern and agenda to create a sugar crisis in order to open up the window for importation of sugar. His statement comes after Agriculture and Food Authority (AFA) last month ordered temporary the closure of sugarcane milling factories for four months over alleged sugar cane shortage. In the letter, AFA said that a sugarcane census would be undertaken within the next two months to determine the actual cane situation. AFA stated that there would be a deficit of cane production totalling 951,195 tonnes by June 2023. Cease operations The shortage affects Kibos, Sony, Mumias, Sukari and Kwale sugar factories. “Sugarcane milling operations in Western temporarily cease operations with immediate effect for a period of four months to allow sugarcane to mature,” AFA acting director Jude Chesire said. Leader of Minority Opiyo Wandayi. PD/ FILE

4 NEWS BEAT PEOPLE DAILY / Thursday, August 17, 2023 DEVOLUTION CONFERENCE Eldoret Cultural Dancers troupe entertain guests on the opening day of this year’s devolution conference at the Eldoret Sports Club in Eldoret, yesterday. PD/JAMES GITAKA Siaya Senator Oburu Oginga (in red tie) follows yesterday’s proceedings during the opening day of this year’s Devolution Conference at the Eldoret Sports Club. PD/JAMES GITAKA Nakuru Governor Susan Kihika waters a commemorative tree at the Eldoret Sports Club. PD/JAMES GITAKA Council of Governors chair Anne Waiguru delivers her speech on the opening day of the Devolution Conference in Eldoret, yesterday. PD/ JAMES GITAKA dR^_DQGeR]RXU DVcHgR]XWLRQ ^DUfVbahHDUV US ambassador to Kenya Meg Whitman makes her remarks during the Devolution Conference. PD/JAMES GITAKA Senate Speaker Amason Kingi addresses the conference. PD/ JAMES GITAKA Homa Bay Governor Gladys Wanga (right) visits the Kisumu County Government stand at the Eldoret Sports Club yesterday. PD/JAMES GITAKA Former United Kingdom Prime Minister Tony Blair is among dignitaries expected to attend the three-day event that was officially opened by President Ruto yesterday

Thursday, August 17, 2023 / PEOPLE DAILY NEWS BEAT 5 to walk the talk and work with synergy for the success of devolution. We yearn to see a deep sense of accountability in the counties,” said Kingi. He called on county governments to adopt self revenue streams to avoid relying on the national government for financing. Council of Governors (CoG) chair Anne Waiguru cited late disbursement of funds to the counties as a major challenge facing devolution and called on the national government to address the matter. “The story of devolution in the last 10 years is worth telling. There is a need to fully transfer all critical devolved functions to the counties from the national government,” said the Kirinyaga governor. She said county assemblies should be accorded their rightful place to ensure success of devolution. “They should be granted autonomy from the county government for them to discharge their mandate effectively,” Waiguru said. US ambassador to Kenya Meg Whitman called on the government to end embezzlement of public resources. “Kenya has among the best workforce in the world. You have the most growing economy which should be maintained at all costs,” she said. The theme of this year’s conference is: “10 years of devolution: The present and the future.” Governors will focus on the past decade of devolution and explore locally and internationally recognized methods to help strengthen the systems and ensure transformed service delivery to citizens. The conference will also present an ideal opportunity for counties which come under the North Rift Economic Bloc (Noreb) to showcase itself as potential investment hub in tourism, sports and agriculture among others. The conference will bring together local and international delegates to discuss, learn and share best practices on issues affecting sub-national governments. The sub-theme of the first day was strengthening effective service delivery in counties through performance management which is aimed at proposing measures that county governments can adopt to enhance transformative service delivery for improved citizens livelihoods and a stronger business environment. by Wycliff Kipsang @cliffsang08 President William Ruto has reiterated his government’s commitment to ensuring the success of devolution. Speaking when he officially launched the eighth devolution conference at Eldoret Sports Club yesterday, the President said the devolved system had taken vital government services closer to the people. “Devolution is touching the lives of people and driving economic growth. Nobody can today say devolution has no impact in any part of the country,” he said. Ruto acknowledged that devolution still faces many challenges but said his administration is reviewing devolved functions in a bid to stop conflicts between the national government and counties. “We will do all our best as the national government to ensure timely disbursement of funds to counties. We will make sure all funds meant for counties are paid before the closing of our budget books so that they can roll out their budgets,” the President said. Ruto, who was accompanied by Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi and Senate Speaker Amason Kingi, said his administration will continue to support county governments to raise their own revenue. Stern action He, however, ruled out increment of salaries for Members of the County Assembly (MCAs) adding that his administration will work with relevant institutions to ensure all workers get pay that is commensurate to their job. Ruto also warned governkRXeDQeRXQWRQ^HijXWRWH]]VeRXQWLHV President says his administration will in future disburse money to devolved units promptly President William Ruto (centre), Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi (left) and Speaker of the Senate Amason Kingi at the devolution conference in Eldoret yesterday. PCS THEME OF MEET The theme of this year’s conference is: “10 years of devolution: The present and the future.” The sub-theme of the first day was strengthening service delivery in counties through performance management. The conference will bring together local and international delegates. $OOIXQFWLRQVWR`HaHbRObHaLQ_^aD\V ment officials who engage in corruption that stern action will be taken against them. “Our employers, who are the people of Kenya, deserve the best services. We must liberate devolution from corruption. Corruption causes chaos and mayhem in delivery of services. Mismanagement and outright theft remains a major challenge to devolution,” he said. “It will not be business as usual. We will do whatever it takes to root out corruption, irrespective of the office you hold,” he added. The President defended the controversial housing fund, saying that it will create millions of jobs for the youth. The President said his administration is in the process of setting up an ICT hub in every ward which, he said, will create more than 500,000 digital jobs for the youth. “We want all vocational institutions to also be ICT hubs,” he said. He disclosed that his administration had set aside Sh20 billion which, he noted, will be used to build 500 markets which will be managed by county governments. Ruto maintained that his administration will not continue incurring debts but instead adopt raising local revenue and avoid importations. “We are not going to subsidize consumption. We need to have a paradigm shift and invest in production and desist from over borrowing,” he said. Taking stock Mudavadi termed devolution a “critical jewel for our country” which should be guarded jealously but stressed the need for better financial management in counties. Speaker Kingi lauded the devolution conference which he said was ideal in taking stock of the success of devolution in the last 10 years. “The Senate will continue to champion the success of the devolved system of governance. Time has come for us ,*/(*
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by Winstone Chiseremi @PeopleDailyKe All devolved functions that are still under the National government will be devolved in the next 60 days, President William Ruto said yesterday. While presiding over the official opening of the 8th devolution conference in Eldoret yesterday, Ruto reiterated his administration’s commitment to fast-tracking the transfer of all devolved functions to counties. “All the functions that are still being performed by the ministries through parastatals will be transferred to county governments in 60 days to enable them discharge their duties effectively,” Ruto said. Some of the key functions regional bosses have been agitating to be transferred to counties include those under Agriculture and Food Authority. The Head of State made the remarks after the Council of Governors (CoG) chairperson Anne Waiguru raised concern over the delay by the national government to release remaining devolved functions. “We are appealing to you to ensure the remaining functions are transferred to counties and the process must be followed with resources to enable the county governments deliver services to the people,” said Waiguru. The President also directed investigative agencies to arrest officials of the national and regional governments implicated in corruption. He said corruption had taken root in the public sector where senior and junior officials were perpetrating the vice at the expense of delivery of services. “I am directing investigative agencies to round up all senior and junior State officers regardless of their status who are involved in corrupt activities at the national and county level to check the wanton theft of public resources,” said Ruto. DEVOLUTION CONFERENCE

6 NEWS BEAT PEOPLE DAILY / Thursday, August 17, 2023 Baringo’s elected leaders, in conjunction with the Ministry of Water, have mapped all critical water infrastructures set to be implemented to move the region from over-dependence on rain-fed agriculture. During a forum with the principal secretary for Water and irrigation, Dr Paul Kiprono, the leaders identified Lake Baringo, Amaya, Chemususu, Kirandich Phase 2, Radat, Perekei, and Oke dams as some of the flagship projects to be funded on priority. In a meeting held at county commissioner Stephen Kutwa’s office in Kabarnet, the members of parliament and Governor Benjamin Cheboi said that the development of dams, boreholes, pans, and the harnessing of perennial rivers will go a long way in creating employment opportunities for many people, particularly the jobless youth. They called on the PS to join hands with them in looking for donors and partners who will help in the solarisation of Lake Baringo waters for the establishment of a mega irrigation scheme expected to cover three sub-counties of Baringo North, Marigat, and Tiaty. Freshwater body The meeting was informed that a feasibility study conducted on the freshwater body indicated that more than 56,000 acres of arable land will be put under agriculture once the solarisation programme is carried out. “Apart from putting a huge chunk of land under irrigation, solarisation of the natural dam will assist in the creation of employment for over 100,000 people in the catchment areas,” Baringo North MP Joseph Makilap observed. Makilap, whose sentiments were shared by Tiaty counterpart William Kamket, stated that irrigated agriculture is expected to stamp out perennial cattle rustling and banditry activities in the region, which for ages have frustrated meaningful agricultural development. Governor Cheboi said in his remarks that the county government is steadfast in supporting efforts to upscale the construction of dams, pans, and boreholes in order to solve water shortages, especially during prolonged droughts that ravage the vast region. Nwe boreholes He pointed out that his administration has so far drilled 317 boreholes, rehabilitated 57 water pans, and drilled 61 new boreholes in a bid to alleviate the current water scarcity experienced in the county. The county boss further stated that the completion of the multibillion Chemususu and Kirandich dams is one of the strategies for solving water shortages in the county. To fast-track the implementation of more water projects, Cheboi added that his administration has allocated Sh1 billion to the Department of Water and Sanitation this financial year. – KNA dDULQJRPRbHVIURPUDLQcIHaDJULFXOWXUHWRVRODULVDWLRQRIWeHODfH lHD]WK^LQLVWHU HQeRXQWHUVVLef]h 0DWKDULKRV_LWD] call my guardian to come for me, they disconnect my call,” one female patient told the CS. Nakhumicha promised to follow up on the matter. “So as an immediate action, we are taking their contacts and I will, personally reach out to have their people come and pick those who have recovered,” she said, emphasising that these people need to get home, even as she was made to understand there are some whose families were not aware. However, after admitting the issue was more of a social one that required a multisectoral approach, Nakhumicha promised she will contact her Social Protection counterpart, to have a special holding place for them as they await collection. Accept them back “We must do something as a country to be able to have a place where those who have now recovered to be assisted to stay there as they wait until their communities or families can accept them back,” the CS said after an impromptu, but routine visit to the hospital. On Monday, she launched a national health facility census, through which the Ministry can pick out gaps that result in systemic shortcomings in health service delivery, and the visit to the mental health facility is well within this programme that targets 15, 000 health facilities. She intends to discuss this with the governors today at the ongoing Devolution Conference in Eldoret. “We want to work together with the institution to create awareness on mental health,” she said, when approached by the hospital to find a way through devolution to have facilities similar to Mathari decentralised to the counties. During a closed-door meeting with the hospital management and staff, the CS learnt the mental health issue is a big challenge in the country, and this is compounded more by the fact that Mathare is the only national referral hospital that offers mental health. “So as I attend the Devolution conference in Eldoret, I am going to have a conversation with governors to see how then do we get these services at the County Level, so that we can reduce the congesRecovered patients from the institution want Nakhumicha to help them reach their relatives RECOVERED PATIENTS The institution has about 209 mental health patients who have recovered are yet to be picked by their families or communities where they come from. Health CS Susan Nakhumicha promised that she will contact her Social Protection counterpart, to have a special holding place for them as they await collection. Health Cabinet Secretary Susan Nakhumicha interacts with patients during her routine visit at Mathari hospital on Tuesday. With her is Mathari hospital board chairperson Dr Lukoye Atwoli. PD/JOHN OCHIENG by George Kebaso and Anthony Kariuki @PeopleDailyKe Health Cabinet Secretary Susan Nakhumicha came face to face with the sorry state that is the Mathari National Teaching and Referral Hospital (MNTRH), one of the country’s four Level 6 health facilities. Congestion, regular critical medicine stockouts, understaffing, unsustainable infrastructure, long patient queues and a growing number of recovered mental health patients who have been neglected by their communities, define the state of disrepair at the facility. According to hospital records, as of Monday evening, there were 151 extra patients in the male wards, and the hospital management confirmed that they were sleeping on the mattresses on the floor. “We have, however, made arrangements for the extra patients to sleep on the mattresses, as we wait for a solution from the Ministry,” said Dr Julius Ogato, the hospital’s Chief Executive Officer, admitting that the facility’s aging infrastructure is completely running out of space. Hospital administration And while this congestion is an eyesore for the hospital administration, about 209 mental health patients who have recovered are yet to be picked by their families or communities where they come from. “We have patients who have recovered, unfortunately though they are still here; because the families or communities where they come from are not willing to have them back, even as we try to find ways through county administrative officers to repatriate them,” he added. This was confirmed by female patients who requested the CS to contact their guardians, because they have refused to come for them. “I have recovered, and I want to leave this place, but every time I tion that’s here,” she said, disclosing that they had reached a consensus with the Hospital management and Board through the Ministry’s Mental Health Programme to capacity Build officers at the counties to be able to take care of patients who have mental issues. The impromptu visit also revealed such dire constraints as patients in their hundreds slept on the floor, waiting hours for medication, and lamentations from management on some units such as forensic being in almost total disrepair. The facility is also understaffed. It currently needs more than 20 Psychiatrists, and a doubling of staff at its pharmacy outlet to handle the more than 1500 clients who visit every day. To decongest the hospital, the leadership called for mental health campuses to re-open in all 47 counties. The facility also does not accept the National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF) cards for outpatients hindering their access to care. “I am 65 years old,” said John Kabaka Ikenga, “I have contributed to NHIF all my working life and when I come here am told they can’t fund my medications?” Ikenga wondered in question to the CS. The CS promised to take up the matter with colleagues at the cabinet. “They only give us low cost medication here and we are asked to go buy the expensive ones outside the facility, why is that?” wondered Nancy Wairimu who had brought in her 23 year old son for check up. “That is a KEMSA issue and I will take it up with them after this visit,” answered the CS. Health Cabinet Secretary Susan Nakhumincha together with Mathari Hospital board chairperson Dr Lukoye Atwoli and CEO Dr Julius Ogato. PD/JOHN OCHIENG

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8 NEWS BEAT PEOPLE DAILY / Thursday, August 17, 2023 dULgDWHXQLgHUVLWLHVGHeUh ]R`LQWDfHLQQH`^RGH] by Irene Githinji @PeopleDailyKe Private universities have faulted the new funding model, saying it threatens their existence given that the number of students applying for the courses is too low. Catholic University of Eastern Africa (CUEA) Vice Chancellor Rev Prof Stephen Mbugua yesterday said if the model is sustained, some of the private universities in the country are at risk of shutting their doors, given they only got about 10,000 students in total against the usual 30,000 in the just concluded placement exercise. Saying private universities have appealed to the government over the model, Prof Mbugua explained he has sent on behalf of the institutions, a letter to Education Cabinet Secretary Ezekiel Machogu and other government organs, to reconsider the decision because it is against the bottom up philosophy and students should be supported to go to their universities of choice. “The impact is negative, it is against the bottom up arrangement because the poor students must be accorded assistance at all levels. The new university funding model was recommended by the working party and reiterated by President Ruto when we met at State House with other stakeholders but the implementation has become skilled and excluded a sector that was included in the working party,” said Prof Mbugua during the Catholic Schools Principals’ Association – Kenya eighth edition conference. Private universities started admitting government-sponsored students (GSS) in 2016 in a move by the State to address congestion in public institutions. The government has stopped placing government sponsored students in private universities saying public universities have the capacity to host all students who qualifies to join university this year. Mbugua, who is also the Private Universities Association in Kenya chairman insisted that all taxpayers’ should get equal opportunities to access public resources. Job losses He said validation was done and the document printed and issued to the President but does not recommend this model and may have come out of an onslaught on private universities. “Private universities have been negatively impacted, some getting about 10 students and others less than 100 and this is going to even kill the human resource in those particular universities,” he regretted. If the model continues in the same way, he said private universities will face serious financial constraints which will lead to reduction of human resource capital. According to Mbugua, the Government’s promise is to create as many job opportunities as possible and withdrawing children from the private sector means they are doing the opposite because they will be forced to reduce the number of tens of thousands of staff in this sector. “We are looking at the parents’ goodwill because we give them quality services and involve them at every stage and hope they are going to bring their students even if there is an incentive by the Government to exclude private universities. We promise our parents that we will give quality education, right values and guidance for a holistic education that is innovative,” assured Mbugua. He also explained that withdrawal of funding by the Government and excluding private universities is geared towards forcing the children to select public universities only. “It is good to know that not only rich students choose our universities. Poor students want to go to universities of their choice and should be allowed this democratic space of choice and get support from the government as is stated in the presidential working party on education reforms report,” he stated. CUEA vice chancellor warns higher learning institutions at risk of closure or job cuts :e\`XVILUPOLIWHaILVeWUDQVSRUWDWLRQ`DQ by Alvin Mwangi @PeopleDailyKe A furious backlash from Kenyans on various social media platforms forced a bus company to hurriedly rescind its decision to ban fish transportation on its coaches. Taking to their social media handles, Kenyans faulted Easy Coach over its decision on Tuesday, accusing it of targeting fishing communities unfairly. Leading the onslaught was Miguna Miguna, who accused the bus company of targeting his community. Miguna, a lawyer and politician, said the company would have been bold enough to declare that it no longer wanted the community on its coaches. “We won’t allow Easy Coach to promote ethnic profiling. If the problem is foul smell, then introduce a policy on foul smell of everything including dirty passengers and all food products. Provide safe, secure and hygienic compartments below the passenger deck for foods,” he tweeted. Another Kenyan tweeted; “But Easy Coach couldn’t find a solution to the fish transportation issue? Have an exclusive compartment for fish only? Provide a separate vehicle for transportation of fish alone at a premium? Another Kenyan who identified himself as Laika tweeted: “Easy Coach refuses to engage in fishy business.” “Heartache” In a statement, the company said the move to ban fish transportation on its coaches was reached following complaints from its customers. Through a notice to all its branch managers across the country, the company claimed the decision had been taken because it had become a source of “heartache” to its clients. “We wish to inform you that with immediate effect, fish and products thereof, are all forbidden on all Easy Coach Limited transport systems whether accompanied or by parcels,” the notice read. Five people have been reported missing following two separate attacks by suspected al Shabaab militants in Lamu on Tuesday. In the first attack executed along the Lamu–WituGarsen highway at dawn, three people were reportedly taken hostage by the militants. According to Lamu County Commissioner Louis Rono, the three were travelling in a vehicle that veered off the road and rolled in the bush. “Suspected al Shabaab militants had waylaid vehicles plying the route, unfortunately, as one of the drivers sped off from the militants, his car veered off the road and rolled during which three occupants are believed to have gone missing, two others managed to escape to safety and were later rescued by security officers who responded,” he said. Rono further added that a vehicle that was first sprayed with bullets by the militants had six occupants. However, no one was injured. He said security apparatus in the area were on high alert following the attack. “Security has been intensified. We are trailing the militants who are believed to have retreated back to Boni forest,” he stated. – Sophie Njoka Five people missing after Lamu al Shabaab attacks
 Police in Naivasha are holding a 17-year-old girl over allegations she killed her six-month-old daughter and dumped her in a septic tank. The bizarre incident that took place in Wangu village in the outskirts of Naivasha town shocked residents who discovered the body shortly after the teenager committed the heinous act to reportedly get married. The girl, according to Amos Kiarie, a member of the Nyumba Kumi Initiative, dropped out of school after she got pregnant last year. The incident attracted a furious mob that charged towards the suspect baying for her blood prompting police officers from Naivasha police station to swing into action to save her. Confirming the incident, Naivasha sub county police boss Benjamin Boen said investigations are underway before the suspect is arraigned. – Calvin Osiemo Cops arrest girl in Naivasha over killing of her daughter Two Nigerian nationals were yesterday charged at a Milimani Law Courts with obtaining $420,000 using fraudulent means. Ali Ojo and Victor Nyekazi jointly with others not before court were charged with obtaining the money on diverse dates between January 20 and May 19, 2023 within Nairobi. The money was the property of Noor Omar Ahmed. They were also charged with the offence of being in Kenya illegally. The prosecution told the court the accused persons were found in Kenya on August 8, 2023 at Rubis Petrol Station, Bellevue on Mombasa Road in Nairobi without valid documents. They appeared before Chief Magistrate Benmark Ekhumbi and denied the charges. The prosecution asked the court to deny them bond because they are foreigners and are therefore, a flight risk since they have been in the country illegally. “The accused do not have a place of abode and they have been in the country illegally. I urge the court to detain them until the determination of this matter,” said the prosecution. The defence, however, argued that bond terms are a constitutional right while requesting the court to release the suspects on bond. The court will rule on bond terms tomorrow (Friday). – Gidraph Mwangi Two Nigerians charged with $420,000 fraud, illegal stay CUEA vice-chancellor Rev Prof Stephen Mbugua (left) receives a gift from Catholic Schools Principals Association (CASPA) outgoing chairman Nicholas Muasya after the opening of the 8th edition of the CASPA conference in Nairobi, yesterday. PD/JOHN OCHIENG 2016 The year when private universities started admitting government-sponsored students. 10,000 Number of university students expected to join private higher learning institutions compared to 30,000 previous the years.

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10 PEOPLE SPEAK PEOPLE DAILY / Thursday, August 17, 2023 The Institute of Public Relations and Communications (IPRAC) Bill will now be presented to Parliament after approval by the Cabinet on August 8. Bill aims to set standards and regulate the profession of Public Relations and Communications management. If approved by Parliament, the Bill will create the Institute for Public Relations and Communication Management. The PR profession has come from far. But it is only in recent years that the industry has started seriously considering establishing standards to avoid it turning into a rogue profession, akin to the journalism of yesteryears. And, although a few milestones have been achieved, a lot needs to be done to create standards and discipline in this industry. One notable achievement was the resuscitation of the moribund Public Relations Society of Kenya (PRSK), a professional body of PR practitioners formed in 1971. The PRSK has in the last several years benefited from a semblance of vibrant leadership after operating like a clique due to lack of visionary and competent leadership. The same period has also seen the establishment of PR academic programmes from certificate to doctoral levels. Although the corporate world is yet to fully appreciate the need for highly qualified PR specialists, it will soon become imperative as competition and sophistication in the markets increase. The IPRAC Bill seeks to professionalise the industry. Although the Bill has borrowed heavily from PRSK’s Constitution, it is a good step in the realisation that the old order of PR being synonymous with showboating has been overtaken by global trends. According to Forbes, PR is a strategic communication process that builds mutually beneficial relationships between organisations and their publics. This is a management function that has the potential either to totally ruin organisations, or develop them to great heights in their respective sectors. Sadly, many people are in PR for the wrong reasons. Just like teaching was in the past, PR has been one of the most abused careers in Kenya. In fact, about half of PR practitioners are in the practice by default, as an easy way out as they buy time for something better or different in their scope of passions. Others are in it for the showbiz allure. PR is associated with glamour and financial rewards, which attracts a big number of impressionable people with little or no idea of the profession’s tenets and mechanics. As a communication lecturer, I discovered that many undergraduates seeking a career in PR have scant knowledge of what it entails, or its import. They cannot wait to graduate so that they can hit the cocktail launch circuit – it is a free ticket to the “good life”. Unfortunately, even as PRSK awaits the eventual enactment of the Act into law, it still does not have a code of ethics. This should have been one of the initial initiatives as it is fundamental to the growth of any profession. Understandably, ethics is a minefield for the industry as a result of the many unqualified and unprofessional practitioners who have got ahead through subterfuge, lies, and deception. For instance, during election years, there are many self-styled PR experts purporting to offer political counsel to politicians. They employ guerrilla tactics to garner positive publicity for their clients, while creating smear campaigns and misinformation against their opponents. Overall, the Bill must ensure it lays more emphasis on the practice and substance of PR rather than the structures. The Bill must also specify the level at which one can be a certified or accredited PR practitioner. We must decide at what level we want PR to operate in comparison to other professions like accountants, lawyers or doctors. It will also help if there is a clear definition of PR. Is it an industry, a profession or practice? — The writer is a PhD candidate in International Relations 45&1)&/
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SEND YOUR OPED TO: [email protected] Thursday, August 17, 2023 / PEOPLE DAILY PEOPLE SPEAK 11 The start of my journey in the Engineering world gave me unexpected truths. For example, in my engineering class at Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, at some point I found myself the only female in a class of about 30 students. In another premier institution, I could not believe the account of my friends who never found a female toilet in the engineering department. The message was quite clear: Women were not expected to find themselves in a school of Engineering. With this background, it is therefore not a shocker that women account for only 7.3 per cent of registered engineers in the country. This lends credence to the long held myth of male domination in the construction industry. According to a report on Advancing Women’s Participation in Construction Industry that was released in February 2022 by Dalberg in partnership with International Development Research Centre and Buildher, women account for only three per cent of construction artisans, 17 percent of registered quantity surveyors and 15.5 per cent of registered contractors. The academia shows similar demographics with only a small percent of women pursuing tertiary education in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM). My being a minority in my class is what spurred a passion to support women empowerment in STEM and its application in the industry. I currently work with the National Construction Authority (NCA) where my role involves developing and coordinating capacity building programmes for various stakeholders in the industry based on established training and capacity building needs. I recently had the privilege of coordinating the Authority’s pilot mentorship programme for women directors of construction firms. In recent times, great strides have been made towards promoting inclusivity in the construction industry with women-owned construction companies gaining momentum. Similarly, the gender stereotypes and biases that discourage women from pursuing careers in construction are slowly fading as a result of the efforts made by various governmental and Non-Governmental Organisations that are keen on promoting equity in accessing training and advancement opportunities. The government is committed to promote diversity of communities through its various ministries and agencies and is looking to work with entities that reflect the same. Despite these efforts, the involvement of women in the construction industry still remains low. In order to promote the involvement of women in construction taking into consideration their unique care-giving responsibilities, industry stakeholders ought to take steps towards establishing family-friendly policies to create a more inclusive and supportive working environment. It is also high time that manufacturers took note of the paradigm shift in the industry and designed personal protective Equipment (PPEs) with both men and women in consideration as opposed to the current situation whereby most PPEs are designed with specifications suited for men hence compromising the safety of women in the industry. In conclusion, the construction industry possesses great potential in harnessing the diverse skilled and talented workforce through inclusivity to facilitate a more sustainable socio-economic development. Women need to rise up and let themselves be seen in order to break the gender stereotypes and biases and encourage future generations of women to view the industry as a lucrative option. My prayer is that the future generations enjoy the benefits of gender parity in previously male dominated fields. — The writer is the Senior Research and Capacity Building Officer at the NCA Link between drug addiction and bipolar disorder Let’s make construction sector better for women Many times, we encounter people diagnosed with bipolar disorders and the common misconception is that it is always linked to substance use and abuse. In so far as addiction is concerned, people with bipolar disorder tend to stand a higher risk for substance use disorders. Research has revealed that alcohol use disorder (AUD) is most common in people with bipolar disorder and substance use disorders. However, a person with bipolar may also use drugs, such as nicotine, cannabis, or cocaine, in a dependent or disordered fashion. Turning to alcohol or other illegal drugs might seem helpful in coping with painful symptoms in the short term, but it can have severe and disruptive consequences to daily life. Both genetics and imbalanced chemicals in the brain can cause bipolar disorder. A distressing environment is also a risk factor. This disorder can lead to financial and legal troubles, addiction, relationship issues, and suicide. Many people with bipolar disorder are tempted to abuse drugs to relieve the troubles caused by their condition. Symptoms sometimes often resemble those of drug use and addiction. Someone going through a manic episode can look and act like someone on cocaine. Both experience an elevated mood and energy. Those having a major depressive episode can also have the same symptoms as someone in withdrawal. Bipolar disorder typically worsens with age, especially if left untreated. It can be treated and often does stabilise, but not without consistent engagement in a disciplined process of medication and psychotherapy. For those who refuse treatment or go undiagnosed, symptoms will likely intensify over time. A mental disorder, like bipolar can only be diagnosed by a medical professional. It’s one of the most challenging mental health issues to diagnose, particularly when there’s also a substance abuse issue at play. Due to the overarching stigma on mental health and addictive disorders, many who would benefit from medication go without because they feel that treatment would make them “less than” others, which could not be further from the truth. Unfortunately, this mindset often leads those experiencing either disorder to self-medicate through alcohol and other abusive substances. The issue here is that bipolar leads to an imbalance of neurotransmitters. The addition of foreign substances into the body, particularly those of abuse, only serves to disrupt homeostasis (neurochemical balance) further. Though the initial effect may feel desirable to the individual, it will eventually develop an accelerated pathway to addiction, from which many struggle to escape. Data shows that people who suffer from bipolar disorder are more likely to turn to substance use than other people, in theory, as a means of selfmedicating and trying to rebalance mood. In fact, most studies suggest that people with bipolar disorder have an extremely high rate of cooccurring substance use disorders. There’s no single cause of bipolar disorder according to scientists, who believe a culmination of factors are responsible for triggering the mental illness. It’s exactly the same with drug and alcohol addiction. Genetically, there’s evidence to suggest that bipolar disorder is inherited in families. People with a sibling or parent who has the condition are more likely to receive a diagnosis than individuals without an affected family member. From the environment, major life changes and stressful events are thought to be capable of triggering bipolar disorder. Grief and serious illness are examples of environmental risk factors. Drug abuse is also considered a risk factor for bringing on the disorder, and people with anxiety and seasonal depression are at an increased risk. By comparison, it is easier to diagnose an addiction than it is to diagnose bipolar disorder. People who have a history of episodes prior to their drug use are more likely to recognise the underlying mental health issue. However, if the disorder developed as a result of an addiction, it can be harder to tell. — The writer is manager Corporate Communications, Nacada '"*5)
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12 NEWS BEAT PEOPLE DAILY / Thursday, August 17, 2023 by George Sayagie @PeopleDailyKe Narok, Kajiado and Samburu counties will hold the first ever international Maasai Cultural Festival starting Monday. The event held under the Narok, Kajiado economic block (Nakaeb) summit led by governors Joseph ole Lenku of Kajiado (chairman) and Narok’s Patrick ole Ntutu, will lead the Maa nation in the inaugural festival to be held at the Maasai Mara National Reserve’s Sikinani Gate. The leaders have roped in Governor Jonathan Leleliit (Samburu) as the Samburu people speak Maa together with Ilchamus of Baringo county. Speaking during a Maasai leaders consultative meeting in Karen, Ntutu and Lenku said the inaugural event will be held from August 21 to 24, coinciding with the annual wildebeest migration. It will be hosted in collaboration with the Ministry of Tourism and Wildlife. Ntutu, who will be the host, said the festival is geared towards increasing tourism numbers and boosting revenue in the three counties. President William Ruto and Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi will grace the event. “The aim of the event is to showcase the Maasai culture which is treasured internationally and incorporate culture into conservation efforts as well as a bridge of eliminating human wildlife conflict in conservation areas,” Ntutu said during a press conference. According to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for Narok-Kajiado Economic block Jackson Ole Mbario, apart from the Maasai cultural activities and fashion being showcased during the weeklong festival, it will also provide an opportunity for conservationists around the world to meet and discuss the conservation matters alongside bringing cultural component to tourist. Unesco recognition “Under the Narok-Kajiado economic block, the Maasai community from Narok, Kajiado, Samburu, Laikipia, Nakuru and Njembs of Baringo will converge in Maasai Mara on August 21-24 for a week-long cultural extravaganza to showcase their culture,” said Mbario, who oversees the preparations for the event. Schools told to guide students on careers Secondary school heads and Boards of Management have been urged to guide and counsel students on career choices to enable them exploit their potential. Kisii County Education Board chairman Henry Onderi said some students do not know how to choose careers based on cluster points and end up being frustrated. He also urged parents and guardians to stop forcing their children to embrace courses they are not interested in. “It is the students who will undertake the courses and not the parents or guardians,” Onderi said. –Robert Ochoro 0DDeRXQWLHVWRKRVWILUVW eX]WXUHieRQVHUgDWLRQIHWH Next week’s event at Maasai Mara is scheduled to coincide with the world famous annual wildebeest migration
 Governor Ntutu, Lenku, Leleliit, said they arrived at the decision to have an annual event as a way of bringing members of the community together to promote their cultural practices. “As we embrace unity among ourselves as Maa leaders, we have also decided to create a cultural week that will be rotating yearly among the three counties before we finally push for more recognition as a Unesco heritage centre,” said Lenku. Cattle Day Lenku said the inaugural cultural week will be hosted by Narok County at Maasai Mara while Kajiado and Samburu will host subsequent events. The event will kick off with the Maa Music Day, where the 50 sections of the Maasai community will display their songs and dance, followed by the Maa Fashion Day in the second day where the community will showcase its dress code for all genders, traditional and sacred ornaments, bracelets, necklaces and head gears. “On the third day, we will display our sports that include jumping, throwing sticks, spear throwing, wrestling to express how our young men pass their leisure time,” added Ole Mbario. The attachment of the Maasai to their cattle will take centre stage on the fourth day. Dubbed “Maa and his Cattle” Day, the events will involve displaying segments under cattle colour brands (moieties). A cattle auction will also be held. The two cattle brands/colours, the red steer and black steer are uniform colour code moieties, among Southern Maasai who live mainly in Kajiado and Narok counties as well as Northern and Southern Tanzania and are used to determine leadership positions. Narok CEC for Tourism and Wildlife Johnston Sipitiek said during the extravaganza, traditional Maasai food, including meat, herbal soup, traditional herbs and medicine, will also be on display. Sipitiek said the cultural event is a move by Maasai leaders to forge a united front not only in culture matters, but also in governance, social, political and economic affairs. by Mathew Ndung’u @PeopleDailyKe Two people have been confirmed dead in Thika, Kiambu county, after eating ugali believed to have been prepared from contaminated maize flour. The two, aged three and 17 years, died after consuming ugali cooked using maize flour believed to have been collected at Kang’oki dumpsite in Kamenu ward where locals scavenge for food. The teenage boy died while receiving treatment at Thika Level Five Hospital on Tuesday afternoon. According to the hospital superintendent Dr Waturi Kibuti, seven people were being treated at the facility, three in critical condition. He told the press they were brought to the facility with breathing difficulties while others were unconscious. “We received eight patients from the Kang’oki dumpsite area in Thika in our casualty section. At the moment, one patient is critical, three are very sick while four are stable. We are optimistic that they will recover,” she said. Cost of living It is believed the victims collected the contaminated maize flour on Saturday last week after it was dumped by a lorry that came from Nairobi. “Medical investigations to establish what affected the victims have been launched. We have also dispatched public health officers and environment officers to the dumpsite and Kiganjo village to help unravel the tragedy,” said Dr Kibuti. Miriam Njambi, the mother of the deceased child, said she returned home from work and found her child in bed writhing in pain. “I asked about what had happened and was told that they had eaten ugali made from flour collected at the dumpsite,” Njambi recounted. She said that poverty and the high cost of living had pushed many people to the dumpsite where they scavenge. “The authorities should find out the company that dumped the contaminated maize flour at the dumpsite,” she said. Simon Kioko, who fed on the contaminated food, said they collected the maize flour last Saturday. m`RGLHiVHgHQ KRV_LWD]LVHG LQmKLfDDIWHU XJD]L^HD] Narok Woman Rep Rebecca Tonkei, governors Joseph ole Lenku (Kajiado) and Patrick ole Ntutu (Narok), EALA MP David Sankok and Chief Executive Officer of Narok-Kajiado economic block Jackson ole Mbario during a consultative meeting of Maasai leaders ahead of the Maasai culture week from August 21 to 24 at the Masai Mara Sikinani Gate. PD/GEORGE SAYAGIE jRUULaJHSODQWR`HQHILW_^^i^^^SXSLOVLQDULaDUHDV Over 600,000 lower-grade learners are set to benefit from a unique programme that will supply enriched porridge in 66 subcounties in arid and semi arid regions and nine urban slums. The programme is funded by the national government through the National Council for Nomadic Education in Kenya (Naconek) with support from five partners in agro-based businesses. Chief Executive Officer of Naconek Harun Yusuf said the pilot project is part of the School Meals Programme (SMP) and will involve serving a mid-morning snack to learners in Grades One, Two and Three since this is a crucial age for the growth and development of children. Yusuf made the remarks in a speech read on his behalf by the Principal Education Officer, Beatrice Ooko, at Mwangaza Primary School in Isiolo Township, Isiolo County. Piloting He said the piloting for the ready-to-drink porridge is currently being carried out in the three counties of Isiolo, Samburu and Garissa. Yusuf said after a review of the results of the piloting programme, a possible scale up will be undertaken. The Naconek boss added that plan is expected to improve learners’ school attendance and also promote their cognitive development, thus enhancing their performance. Yusuf said the porridge programme for learners in lower grades was in addition to the School Meals Programme, under which all learners in primary school in the Asal areas and informal settlements in nine urban centres receive food rations as part of the government’s policy of improving enrollment and retention in schools. Food basket He explained that the programme provides four food commodities: cereals at 150g per child per day, pulses at 40g per child per day, vegetable oil at 5g per child per day and salt at 2g per child per day. He said porridge is the fifth commodity in the food basket and is being provided in a 250ml package per child per day. –KNA

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by Zadock Angira @PeopleDailyKe A security guard who defiled his girlfriend’s eight-year-old daughter repeatedly for over ten days in Mukuru Kwa Reuben slums in Nairobi now waits to know his fate after he was put on trial this week. The minor was rescued by officers who had gone to arrest her mother over a different offence and noticed that the girl was sharing the bed with the suspect. The 58-year-old was on Monday charged at the Makadara Law Courts with defiling the minor on diverse dates between July 31 and August 11. On the night of August 11, two female and a male police officers went to his house at around 10pm to arrest the minor’s mother who had been accused of defrauding two women. The guard opened the door and told the officers his girlfriend was not in the house. The officers entered the house to confirm only to find the girl in bed. The suspect, however, defended himself saying he was living with the children because their mother had told them to leave their father’s place and stay with him. The three were escorted to the police station where the minor revealed that the man used to defile her daily until that night when the officers went to the house. The same was later confirmed by docdR]LeHUH_RUWULVHLQGHIL]H^HQWeDVHV Officers say there’s a sharp increase in sex crimes in the last two months with defilement at 76.8 per cent tors who examined the child. On Monday, he denied the charges before Senior Resident Magistrate Mercy Malingu and was released on a bond of Sh500,000. The victim has been placed under protection by the government and the case will be heard on November 13, 2023. Though according to the Economic Survey 2023, there was a decrease in both rape and defilement cases last year, latest reports indicate a sharp increase in defilement cases in the last two months. Committed crimes According to the survey, defilement accounted for 76.8 per cent of the number of persons reported to have committed crimes against morality followed by rape at 11.5 per cent. Some of the victims have been defiled by their fathers, while others by their teachers or care givers, according to the latest reports. A number of cases have been reported in the last two weeks. Detectives however say most of these cases go unreported. On August 12, a five-year-old girl was defiled by a man who later attempted suicide to escape arrest in Mobamba village of Masaba South in Kisii county. After defiling the girl, the young man aged 19 locked himself in his father’s house where he took poison in an unsuccessful bid to take his own life. Police said he will be charged in court after being discharged from hospital. The same day in the same county, another teacher based at Suneka primary school was arrested for defiling his pupil Alfred Otiende, who is allegedly accused of sexually assaulting a minor leaves Makadara Law Court after appearing before Makadara Senior Principal Magistrate Mary Njagi on Tuesday during the hearing of his case. PD/ JOHN OCHIENG aged 13. The minor went missing August 11 and later surfaced and upon interrogation, she revealed that she was with her teacher whom she had a love affair with. The minor was taken to hospital where it was confirmed that she had been defiled. According to police reports, on August 11, another teacher at Ondome Primary school in Uriri, Migori county was arrested for defiling an 11-year old pupil. Police said the teacher, aged 43, defiled the pupil inside the school’s staffroom on Sunday July 30 at around 4pm after remedial classes. On Tuesday, Makadara Law Courts heard how a Newlight School bus conductor defiled a three and a half year old pupil when being dropped home. The case was however heard in the magistrate’s chamber to protect the identity of the victim. Signs of pregnancy In another case on August 10 in Kiboronjo in Subukia, Nakuru county, a Grade Six pupil was discovered to be pregnant and upon interrogation, the girl revealed that she had been defiled by a Form Three student aged 18 in June this year. “The pupil exhibited signs of pregnancy and she was taken to Mbogoini Health Centre where she was found to be pregnant. The mother was summoned and the pupil revealed that she had been defiled in the month of June by DM, a Form 3 student,” police report read. The reports further indicate that on August 9 in Kikulini village of Masii in Mwala, Machakos county, a 22-year-old man was arrested for defiling and impregnating a Form 1 student aged 14.
 Two employees were yesterday charged at a Nairobi court with conspiracy to steal 134 pieces of Kenda tyres valued at Sh906,000. Mohammed Abid Arif and Fredrick Masomo Nyamai were jointly charged with stealing the tyres which were property of Saroya Mortor Spares Limited. The alleged offence took place on diverse dates between May 1 and May 6, 2022 at an unknown place within the country. Diverse dates They further faced two other charges of stealing by servant contrary to the law. They appeared before Chief Magistrate Benmark Ekhumbi and denied the charges. The court heard that on diverse dates between May 1 and May 6, 2022 at Pangani area, in Starehe within Nairobi county, the duo stole 28 pieces of Kenda tyres size 185/70 valued at Sh131,600 while serving as employees of Saroya Mortor Spares Limited. At the same time, at Industrial Area along Kitui road in Makadara sub county within Nairobi county, Arif and Masomo stole 108 pieces of Kenda tyres size 195/ R14C valued at Sh776,600, the property of their employer. They were released on bond of Sh500,000 or alternative cash bail of Sh300,000 each. – Gidraph Mwangi Employees in court over theft of tyres Two directors and their two employees have been charged with stealing over Sh110 million from Heritage Flowers Ltd. Shailesh Kumar Rai and his wife, Ranjeeta Pandey Rai, both directors of Rosalia Blooms Limited and two of their employees, Isaac Ikua Kihara and Chris Oyunge Ontita appeared before Milimani Senior Principal Magistrate Martha Nanzushi and denied several charges of conspiracy to defraud and forgery. In a brief ruling, the magistrate freed all the accused on bond of Sh 2m each and ordered Ranjeeta who pleaded on behalf of the company to deposit the cash bail before September 14. The prosecution through state counsel Judy Ingutia alleges that on September 21, 2021, and August 2022, at Diamond Trust Bank (DTB) in Nairobi, concealed the disposition of monies they knew were proceeds of crime. – Alphonce Mung’ahu Two directors charged with Sh110m fraud by Mathew Ndung’u @PeopleDailyKe Dominic Ngige (pictured), the main suspect behind the murder of four men at Gachugi village in Gatundu North, Kiambu county will remain behind bars for 14 days to allow detectives complete their investigations. Gatundu Senior Resident Magistrate Rachael Njeri yesterday allowed an application by the police to detain the 24-year-old man to enable sleuths conduct further analysis and gather key evidence pointing to how the murder was executed. Committed crimes Ngige who was arrested on Tuesday in connection with the heinous murder of the four, Laban Mwathi, Nguku Wambui, Peter Irungu and Earnest Muigai is also suspected to have attacked and seriously injured Tobias Wanyonyi who escaped death by a whisker. Investigating Officer Robert Kilonzo while making the application at the Gatundu law courts yesterday said that preliminary investigations indicated that Ngige was the one who attacked Wanyonyi. “Our preliminary investigations show that the suspect before this court is the one who attacked Tobias Wanyonyi who survived with serious wounds before he was taken to hospital, treated and later discharged. Wanyonyi told police that he can positively identify the attacker and he did,” said Kilonzo. The detective further told the court that police are yet to establish the relationship between the suspect, the deceased and the survivor adding that post-mortem on the deceased is yet to be conducted. The matter will be mentioned on September 5. 0XUGHUVXV_HeWWREH GHWDLQHGIRUbnGDhVi ^DJLVWUDWHRUGHUV Bill to stop fake use of academic papers Forging academic certificates will soon be a difficult task if a new bill is passed in Parliament. The Universities (Amendment No.2) Bill, 2023 sponsored by Mandera South legislator Abdul Haro (pictured) seeks to compel universities and colleges to establish an online database for verification of the certificates. The Bill seeks to amend section 20 of the Universities Act to provide for a digital database that allows a person to access and ascertain the authenticity of the papers. According to Haro, the amendment will save Kenyans the inconvenience of physically walking to the universities to have their certificates verified. The proposed change of law also provides that online digital certificates will come in handy during frequent university strikes, elections and epidemics. – Rawlings Otieno 14 NEWS BEAT PEOPLE DAILY / Thursday, August 17, 2023

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8pDJHQehDGgReDWHV GHEWUH]LHIIRUoIULeD by Mbugua Ng’ang’a @PeopleDailyKe International lenders have been challenged to either write off Africa’s ballooning debts or charge fair interest rates so that countries in the continent can find money to invest in social services like health and education. Speaking in Nairobi yesterday, UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Secretary-General Rebeca Grynspan lamented that African countries were being charged as much as eight times more for loans compared to their European counterparts. “We advocate for debt relief to offer African countries fiscal space to invest in strengthening their supply chains,” Grynspan said when she presided over the launch of the UN agency’s report titled “The Potential of Africa to Capture Technology-Intensive Global Supply Chains”. “African countries pay four times more than the US and eight times more than European countries (for similar loans). This must change if Africa is to achieve its full economic potential,” she said. Financial markets According to her, President William Ruto is among African leaders who have been championing a change in this asymmetry in the global financial markets that have conspired to make the continent poor. “Right now, 3.3 billion people live in (African) countries that are paying more to service the debts than what they are investing in education or health,” Grynspan said. “So how are we going to achieve the sustainable development goals if we cannot spend on health and education, the basic needs of the people, in an appropriate manner because of the effect of debt servicing?” In his message endorsing the report, President Ruto called for sustainable financing options for African countries to lift off economically. “Viable tech-enabled services and sustainable financial options such as supply chain finance can… increase Africa’s participation in global supply chains and trade,” he said. UNCTAD, in the report, has also REDUCTION OF DEFICIT Although UNCTAD has noted gains in improvements of health services, it has also identified financing gaps, recommending increase manufacture and supply of devices and other medical supplies within the continent to reduce its deficit. Grynspan says continent can mobilise more funds by removing barriers to supply chain finance, including regulatory challenges, high-risk perceptions and insufficient credit information. challenged African countries to position themselves as exporters of value-added products — particularly metals — to increase their contribution to global trade. This will reduce the export of bulky, low value initial extracts — such as ore — by ensuring that refining of the raw products is done within the continent. “For African economies to benefit from supply chain diversification, it is important to manage existing supply chain vulnerabilities effectively,” says the report titled ‘The Potential of Africa to Capture Technology-Intensive Global Supply Chains’. The report notes that many African countries have failed to diversify their economies and, as a result, they remain highly vulnerable to global shocks, such as those caused by Covid-19 between 2019 and 2021. UNCTAD has also challenged global companies to set up production processes in Africa to add value to raw materials such as cobalt and titanium, which are used in the automobile and aircraft industries mainly to make alloys or as ingredients in the manufacture of paints. Potential destination “In 2022, the Democratic Republic of Congo had the largest production of copper in Africa, 1.8 million tonnes. But beyond exploration and extraction, the country is a potential destination for refining metal products, which would lower the costs of transporting bulky, low-value initial extracts,” the report says. And as the world grapples with the effects of climate change and business leaders wrestle with the question of how to mitigate the challenge, UNCTAD has said that Africa has a window of opportunity to go green in its supply chains and contribute to the reduction of companies’ carbon footprints. “For instance, the green hydrogen potential of Africa opens up opportunities for decarbonising supply chains,” the agency said, noting the capacity of such interventions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. This is important for countries like Kenya, which are already exploring opportunities for partnerships on the sale of hydrogen to Germany, following the visit of German Chancellor Olaf Scholz to Kenya in May. Produce hydrogen One of the highlights of his tour was a visit to the OlKaria geothermal fields in Naivasha, which has a large potential to produce hydrogen, a key ingredient in the production of fuel and fertilizer. With the tensions between the European Union on the one hand and Russia on the other, Germany will be keen to find alternative sources of energy given that the EU has discontinued the purchase of natural gas from Russia. The disruption of that supply chain, therefore, opens an opportunity for Kenya to enter new supply contracts with Germany and other EU countries, which require fuel for domestic use during winter seasons. Africa also has an unrivalled capacity to supply the metals needed in the manufacture of mobile phones. In 2022 alone, more than 1.2 billion mobile phones were shipped globally, underlining the importance of Africa to plug into that supply chain as a leading source of the raw materials that drive that industry. “The continent has large reserves of cobalt, copper, graphite, lithium, manganese and nickel, which are used in the production of telephone batteries, circuit boards and other components,” the report says. “The abundance of these resources also provides vast opportunity for strengthening regional supply chains in mobile phone production.” UNCTAD chief asks lenders to write off debt or charge fair interest rates to help countries find money to invest in social services UNCTAD SecretaryGeneral Rebeca Grynspan and Paul Akiwumi, the Director of the Division for Africa, Least Developed Countries and Special Programmes at UNCTAD during the media briefing on Economic Development in Africa 2023 in Nairobi yesterday. PD/ JOHN OCHIENG mD\RIeRSHDV6XaDQ RSHQVSDUWRIDLUVSDFH TRAFFIC: Sudan’s Civil Aviation Authority reopened air traffic airspace in the country’s eastern sector. “The Sudanese Civil Aviation Authority issued a notice to open the airspace for air traffic in the country’s eastern sector as of today,” said a statement by Khartoum International Airport (KIA) on Tuesday. The statement said the authority announced the launching of an alternative air navigation centre in the eastern city of Port Sudan. Sudan’s airspace has been closed since the outbreak of the clashes between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces in mid-April, as air navigation systems at Khartoum International Airport were affected by the conflict between the two fighting factions near the airport. Since then, KIA has been out of service. – Xinhua 16 BUSINESS HUB FOR MORE NEWS VISIT: www.pd.co.ke / www.epaper. pd.co.ke Thursday, August 17, 2023 knSRUWHUVFRQILaHQW aHVSLWHlHWeHUODQaV VOLaLQJLQWRUHFHVVLRQ EXPORTS:Kenya horticulture players expressed optimism over the demand of fresh produce in Europe despite Netherlands economic recession announced yesterday. Kenya Flower Council (KFC) Chief executive Clement Tulezi said the horticulture exports to Europe through Netherlands have not changed apart from the time of Covid-19. “For example, even though we are in low season, we are still shipping good volumes of cut flowers to the tune of 3,500 tonnes per week. Equally, the market has been strong for the whole of 2022/23 crop year. And currently we haven’t noticed any indications of change of the market due to the announced recession. Demand for our produce is still high,” said Tulezi. He added that the flower industry recorded impressive business during the celebrations of Valentine day on February 14 and Mat 14, 2023. However, demand for roses he said is low compared to non-roses at the moment, a situation he attributed to the low season. But he hastened to add that the situation is expected to change upward in the last quarter of this year. Fresh Produce Consortium of Kenya chief executive Okisegere Ojepat said local fresh produce Europe may or may not be affected. The Netherlands is a hub and thus huge volumes of horticulture, especially flowers, are exported through there. We control 44 per cent of the cupflower export to Europe through Netherlands,” said Ojepati in a phone interview. Purchasing power He added: “The worry to Kenya horticulture industry could be if the individual purchasing power in the Netherlands and other regions in the EU is affected.” Ojepati hosts the largest flower auction in the world -Aalsmeer Flower Auction with Kenya shipping almost half of the total global flowers. Despite the announced economic slump, Ojepati stated that Netherlands as a small country in Europe has mastered the art of logistics implying it will be innovative in terms of protecting avenues that generate impressive results. – Nicholas Waitathu

by John Otini @PeopleDailyKe Private sector growth prospects remained lukewarm as high interest rates, political turbulence and depreciation of the shilling hit businesses, a fresh survey shows. The above factors have dampened expectations for both individual company growth and broader sectoral expansion, according to the Central Bank of Kenya study which collected responses from a diverse business leaders. The study has unveiled valuable insights into the sentiment of chief executive officers (CEOs) and business leaders amid a challenging economic environment. “Optimism regarding growth prospects for the economy weakened with respondents citing the combined impact of the high cost of living and the weakening shilling as growth constraining factors,” it asserts. Respondents also expressed guarded optimism, citing factors such as the expected reduction in inflationary pressures, a potential upswing in the agricultural sector’s performance, and the government’s focus on the digital economy as potential growth catalysts. Glimmer of hope These bright spots in the economic landscape have provided a glimmer of hope amid the challenges. The survey was conducted between July 3 and 14, 2023. The sentiment by the CEOs regarding the growth prospects of the Kenyan economy as a whole has also experienced a decline. Respondents pointed to the combined impact of the high cost of living and the weakening shilling as constraining factors that have eroded optimism. These factors have cast a shadow over the broader economic outlook. Despite these uncertainties, respondents reported a marginal increase in business activity during the second quarter of 2023 compared to the first quarter. Firms in financial services, information and communication technology (ICT), and agriculture particularly stood out for experiencing heightened business activity. The agriculture sector, in particular, reaped the benefits of improved exports. However, respondents were quick to &\qVeDXWLRXVDERXWWKLUG rXDUWHUHeRQR^LeDeWLgLWh 4637&: 5BMFOU
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Key drivers of growth for firms during the period under review were identified as talent management, a customer-centric approach, and strategic expansion into new markets. These factors were seen as crucial for navigating the challenges and uncertainties of the current business landscape. Respondents identified several domestic and external factors that could constrain their growth in the near term. Locally, these include increased taxation, high cost of doing business, and economic instability due to high inflation and a weakened shilling. Kenya is facing high costs of doing businesses with energy costs remaining high due to taxation while the local currency has lost nearly half of its value in five years. Public debt is 70 per cent of gross domestic product (GDP) and debt service remains a challenge even as access to foreign financing is tight due to choppy financial markets. Externally, global inflation, potential macroeconomic volatility, and energy prices were flagged as potential threats to business expansion. “Firms expect to mitigate these constraining factors through management of costs and risks, diversification of their businesses, and digitisation of their operations,” the survey revealed. Complex picture The findings from the Central Bank survey paint a complex picture of cautious optimism amid economic headwinds. As Kenyan businesses continue to navigate the challenges of the current economic environment, strategic adaptation and resilience will remain pivotal to sustained growth. The survey targeted CEOs of over 1,000 private sector firms through questionnaires administered via a direct online survey. The respondents were from: Manufacturing (19 per cent), financial services (15 per cent), professional services (15pc), agriculture (10pc), healthcare and pharmaceuticals (nine per cent), tourism, hotels and restaurants (six per cent), ICT and telecommunications (six percent). qXUUHQWDFFRXQWaHILFLWQDUURhVLQo^opRQeLJeHUHnSRUWV INCOME: Kenya’s current account narrowed to $4.63 billion (Sh666 billion in the financial year ending in June, compared to $5.833 billion posted as of June 2022, according to the National Treasury. According to the Treasury’s quarterly economic and budgetary review for the fourth quarter of the 2022/2023 financial year, the current account balance was supported by an improvement in the net merchandise account and the net secondary income balance despite a deterioration in the net primary income balance and net receipts on the services account. The Treasury said that the balance in the merchandise account improved by 1.3 billion dollars mainly due to an improvement in the export earnings and a decline in the import bill. The report said that in the period under review, exports grew 2.1 per cent primarily driven by improved receipts from tea and manufactured goods. “The increase in receipts from tea exports reflects improved prices attributed to demand from traditional markets. On the other hand, imports declined by 6.1 per cent in the 12 months to June 2023, reflecting lower imports of infrastructure-related equipment due to completed projects,” it said. Goods exports Meanwhile, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting on August 9, 2023 disclosed that goods exports have remained resilient, increasing by 2.1 per cent in the 12 months to June 2023 compared to a similar period in 2022. Receipts from tea and manufactured exports increased by 7.0 per cent and 23.0 per cent, respectively. The increase in tea export receipts reflects higher prices due to demand from traditional markets. Receipts from services exports increased reflecting improvement in international travel and transport. – Xinhua and PD Reporter Gikomba market traders. Growth prospects for the economy remains weak with businesses citing impact high cost of living. MedSource to tap SasaPay’s payments tool Firm rues taking Facebook project LANDSCAPE: SasaPay, a leading mobile money platform has partnered with MedSource, a pioneering medical group purchasing organisation in Kenya to reshape the healthcare landscape in the country. The partnership will see the integrating pharmacies into SasaPay’s payments platform, offering a catalyst for growth across the country. Serving over five million patients annually through a network of more than 770 subscriber community pharmacies and private healthcare enterprises nationwide, the MedSource Group’s influence on patients’ lives is set to be augmented through SasaPay’s suite of financial inclusion services.Daniel Njoroge (pictured, right), Deputy CEO of SasaPay, emphasised the healthcare-centric design of their payments technology. He noted that the technology is tailored to streamline processes and curtail expenses for various players in the healthcare sector, such as hospitals, pharmacies, health system providers, clinics, and consultants. Vinod Guptan, MedSource Group CEO, underscored the overarching goal of empowering their members to fortify their businesses. – John Otini MODERATION:A firm which was contracted to moderate Facebook posts in East Africa has said with hindsight it should not have taken on the job. Former Kenya-based employees of Sama - an outsourcing company - have said they were traumatised by exposure to graphic posts. Some are now taking legal cases against the firm through the Kenyan courts. Chief executive Wendy Gonzalez said Sama would no longer take work involving moderating harmful content. Some former employees have described being traumatised after viewing videos of beheadings, suicide and other graphic material at the moderation hub, which the firm ran from 2019. Former moderator Daniel Motaung previously told the BBC the first graphic video he saw was “a live video of someone being beheaded”. – BBC Thursday, August 17, 2023 / PEOPLE DAILY BUSINESS HUB 17

by Anthony Nganga @PeopleDailyKe The US Consumer Product Safety Commission has issued a recall for approximately 100,000 pairs of jeans that were sourced from Kenya and sold by The Children’s Place of Secaucus, New Jersey. The recall pertains to two styles of jeans, namely the Baby and Toddler Boy Basic Stretch and the Straight Leg Jeans, available in sizes ranging from 6-9 months to 5T. The latter size, often designed to accommodate diapers or pull-ups, features an elastic waist. “Denim bottoms sold in The Children’s Place stores feature metal snaps that can detach posing a choking hazard to young children. Consumers should immediately take the recalled jeans away from children and return the jeans to any The Children’s Place Store for a full refund,” said the commission in a statement dated August 10. The recalled jeans which were priced at around $25 each (approximately Sh3600), were distributed in the United States and Canada, with sales spanning from September 2022 to June 2023. Potential hazard The move was prompted by a potential hazard posed by the metal snaps on the denim bottoms sold in The Children’s Place stores. Amid the recall, it remains unclear how the defect managed to pass the Consumer Product Safety Commission’s oversight, which serves as the U.S. counterpart to Kenya Bureau of Standards. Children’s Place has nearly 1,000 stores across the United States and Canada. Typically, manufacturers bear the costs associated with defective products. The firm imports from various nations, including Ethiopia, Djibouti, Lesotho, and Kenya, under the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) which grants participating African countries duty-free access to the American market. ,FOZBbT
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Ltd Ord 2.00 0.27 35.00 15.00 Unga Group Ltd Ord 5.00 18.00 17.00 200 TELECOMMUNICATION 34.00 12.70 Safaricom Plc Ord 0.05 15.00 15.90 30,962,800 REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST 7.30 5.00 ILAM FAHARI I-REIT Ord.20.00 6.20 6.30 5,800 20.00 20.00 LAPTRUST IMARA I-REIT Ord.20.00 20.00 EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS 2560.00 1880.00 ABSA New Gold ETF 2500i 2525.00 CBK KEY RATES CURRENCY MEAN BUY SELL US DOLLAR 143.9088 143.8088 144.0088 SW KRONER 13.3285 13.3170 13.3401 STG POUND 183.1474 183.0012 183.2935 SINGAPORE DOLLAR 105.9205 105.8274 106.0136 SAUDI RIYAL 38.3695 38.3419 38.3972 SA RAND 7.5236 7.5154 7.5318 S FRANC 164.2889 164.1653 164.4124 NOR KRONER 13.7662 13.7537 13.7786 KES / USHS 25.8845 25.8318 25.9372 KES / TSHS 17.4069 17.3600 17.4537 KES / RWF 8.2084 8.1436 8.2731 KES / BIF 19.6971 19.5271 19.8671 JPY (100) 99.0051 98.9329 99.0773 IND RUPEE 1.7282 1.7267 1.7296 HONGKONG DOLLAR 18.3888 18.3760 18.4016 EURO 157.4306 157.2982 157.5629 DAN KRONER 21.0758 21.0601 21.0915 CHINESE YUAN 19.7266 19.7120 19.7413 CAN $ 106.9557 106.8654 107.0459 AUSTRALIAN $ 92.8068 92.7135 92.9001 AE DIRHAM 39.1791 39.1466 39.2117 Central Bank Rate 10.50% 09/08/2023 Inter-Bank Rate 10.21% 16/08/2023 CBK Discount Window 14.50% 10/08/2023 91-Day T-Bill 13.110% 14/08/2023 REPO 9.72% 24/07/2023 Inflation Rate 7.28% July,2023 Lending Rate 13.31% June,2023 Savings Rate 3.48% June,2023 Deposit Rate 7.82% June,2023 KBRR 8.9% 27/07/2016 KEY CBK INDICATIVE EXCHANGE RATES 16/8/2023 18 BUSINESS HUB PEOPLE DAILY / Thursday, August 17, 2023

Niger’s new PM in Chad for visit Police in Harare hold opposition members Sudan conflict has claimed 4,000 lives Niger’s military-appointed prime minister made an unannounced visit to neighbouring Chad on Tuesday as West African states set talks for mulling possible military intervention to reverse his country’s coup and the United States and Russia urged a diplomatic solution to the crisis. Ali Mahaman Lamine Zeine, a civilian appointed by the military rulers who ousted Nigerien President Mohamed Bazoum on July 26, arrived in Chad for a “working visit,” the Chadian government said on Facebook. In a statement issued after meeting Chadian President Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno, Zeine said he had brought a message of “good neighbourliness and good fraternity” from the head of Niger’s regime. - AFP Police in Zimbabwe said they arrested 40 members of the leading opposition party for blocking traffic and disrupting order during a campaign event on Tuesday, a week ahead of national elections. The southern African country heads to the polls on August 23 to elect the president and legislature in what analysts expect to be a tense affair, marked by a crackdown on dissent and fears of vote-rigging. The opposition Citizens’ Coalition for Change was campaigning in a southwestern suburb of the capital Harare on Tuesday when supporters were blocked by police, according to party spokeswoman Fadzayi Mahere. Police confirmed they had arrested 40 activists, alleging the party notified authorities it would hold a rally. - Xinhua What started as a power struggle in Sudan to plunge the country into a war entered on Tuesday its fourth month. At least 4,000 people are estimated to have been killed, according to a Liz Throssell, spokeswoman for the UN human rights office. Each day the fighting continues sees destruction, human rights violations by both sides and and loss of lives. Samy Talat, a volunteer in Omdurman shares his despair as civilians die due a lack of access to timely medical treatment. “Today, a bomb hit a building next to the hospital, injuring two people, a mother and her daughter.” - Xinhua
 Tripoli, Wednesday Twenty-seven people were killed and around a hundred wounded in violent clashes between two influential armed groups in Tripoli’s southeastern suburbs from Monday to Tuesday, the Centre for Emergency Medicine said on Wednesday. In a “provisional toll” published on Facebook on Tuesday night, this agency, which manages relief efforts in western Libya, reported 27 dead and 106 wounded in the heavy-weapons clashes between two influential armed groups in the Libyan capital. According to the same source, 234 families have been rescued and extracted, as well as several dozen foreign doctors and nurses, who had been stranded since Monday night in the fighting south of the capital. Three field hospitals and some sixty ambulances were mobilized to rescue the wounded and evacuate civilians to safer areas. Social council The fighting started after the arrest on Monday of Colonel Mahmoud Hamza, commander of Brigade 444, by the al-Radaa force. No information has yet been given on the reasons for his arrest. Late on Tuesday, the “social council”, made up of notables and influential figures from Soug el-Joumaa, an area in south-east Tripoli and stronghold of the al-Radaa force, announced that it had reached an agreement with the head of the Tripoli-based government. - AFP uvGHDGiVeRUHV`RXQGHGLQmUL_R]LDU^HGJURX_VwILJKW Dying to reach Europe Migrants try to reach France via Ventimiglia but are often pushed back by French police. They wait before trying to cross again under a bridge 8km from the legal border point. Like the men in the picture, the illegal migrants live under harsh conditions as they lack food, water or and other basic services to make life bearable. COURTESY Istanbul, Wednesday Serving as a mediator between Russia and Ukraine, Türkiye is working to revive the Black Sea Grain Initiative to bolster its regional influence and secure cheap grains, analysts said. The agreement, which had been brokered by Türkiye and the United Nations in July 2022 in Istanbul, encountered a setback when Russia decided to withdraw from it on July 17, alleging unfulfilled obligations by its counterparts. Since then, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, his ministers, and diplomats have been working intensively to revive the deal. The Turkish leader held phone talks with his Russian and Ukrainian counterparts and said that Russian President Vladimir Putin may visit Türkiye in August to discuss the grain deal. Regional influence, prestige, and cheap grains are the main incentives for Türkiye to revive the grain initiative, Batu Coskun, an Ankara-based independent political Turkey presses for grain deal to bolster influence in world politics, trade. XINHUA mXUfHhVHHfVjXVVLDi8fUDLQH _HDeHiWRUHgLgHJUDLQH[_RUWV Diplomatic efforts have surged ahead as Ankara plays a pivotal role in spearheading Russia talks risk analyst, told Xinhua. “There is a very significant prestige component to it, and Türkiye emerged as a very significant interlocutor between Ukraine and Russia,” he said. In Coskun’s view, Ankara wants to use a possible reenactment of the grain deal as a means of rapprochement between Moscow and Kiev. Turkey’s leadership has been keen to capitalize on its previous diplomatic success with the grain deal which it sees as a step toward permanent peace, he said.Kerim Has, a Moscow-based analyst, believes that economic reasons are at the top of Türkiye’s motivation for the reinstatement of the Black Sea Grain Initiative, as the country reels from economic woes, especially food inflation. “More than 80 percent of the wheat imported by Türkiye comes from Russia and Ukraine. For a long time, Türkiye is the number one client of Russia,” he told Xinhua. “In addition, Türkiye was buying wheat at discounted prices from both countries by mediating in the grain corridor,” Has said. Yet Russia’s withdrawal from the initiative that allowed the export of Ukrainian grain across the Black Sea resulted in skyrocketing global grain prices, sparking concerns about a looming food crisis. Sealed off Facing such difficulties, Türkiye would want to be seen as a nation exerting diplomatic efforts to bring aid and food to the least economically developed parts of the world, Coskun argued. Ankara, which pursues a “proactive neutrality” in the Ukraine conflict, has not joined Western sanctions on Russia, but has sealed off the Turkish straits to Russian army vessels, preventing Russian warships from entering or leaving the Black Sea. - Xinhua BLACK SEA GRAIN DEAL The agreement, which had been brokered by Türkiye and the United Nations, encountered a setback when Russia decided to withdraw from it on July 17 19 WORLD NEWS FOR MORE NEWS VISIT: www.pd.co.ke / www.epaper. pd.co.ke Thursday, August 17, 2023

Emphasis on oral health 20 Thursday, August 17, 2023 / PEOPLE DAILY Clique & Clicks Get 4QPUUFE by Alex Mburu Fun reigned supreme in Kitui this past weekend, as the Greats’ Fest cultural trail went down at Password Lounge, courtesy of Kenya Breweries Ltd’s spirit brand Kenya Cane. The show featured live performances by Simply Yaba, Savara, and Kitui’s finest, Karanga Lazima. From the wheels of steel, DJ Tarrus Mzangala and MC Joe Joe kept the psyched-up revellers on their feet with hot music mixes. Two winners, Elizabeth Wambua and Herbert Malack, selected from the brand’s Greats Toast Twice campaign, were also awarded. Kenya Cane brand manager Davis Changalwa said similar experiences would be hosted across the country. PD/ALEX MBURU by Mwangi Alberto To underscore the importance of good oral health in the country, multinational pharmaceutical and biotechnology company GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) recently in Nairobi launched a new toothpaste product into the Kenyan market. Dubbed Sensodyne Complete Protection, it aims to deliver the all important oral health benefits, combined with clinically proven sensitivity protection. Among the present were GSK oral care marketing activation manager-SubSaharan Africa Caroline Nyandong, the company’s customer marketing managerEast Africa Julius Mindo, Access Leo Burnett Ltd media director Christine Bwire and GSK trade partners from across the country. PD/MWANGI ALBERTO Kenya Cane Greats Toast Twice stories winners Herbert Malack and Elizabeth Wambua. Esther Nyamchama, Irene Shan and Rhoda Queen. Kenya Cane brand manager Davis Changalwa, the brand’s shopper manager Mercy Gitari and KBL Spirits marketing manager Kennedy Mutula. THE GREAT TAKEOVER GSK’s Charity Nangila, Nabeel Rehman, Willy Njeru and Njenga Kamande. MC Lotan with GSK brand and marketing support executive Roselyne Odede. Rachel Wanjiru with Belinda Ndengah. Access Leo Burnett Ltd media director Christine Bwire. O h Caroline Nyandong, Sophie Kimberly, Sandra Murakaru and Julius Mindo DJ Tarrus Mzangala serves the music mixes from the turntables. Musician Karanga Lazima does what he knows best. Singer and Kenya Cane brand ambassador Savara on stage.

Thursday, August 17, 2023 / PEOPLE DAILY TOP SHELF FACTS 21 Ten... Ways to cut down health care costs The rising cost of medical services is a major concern for every Kenyan. However, when you or a loved one gets sick, saving money may not be the first thing on your mind. But there are simple things you can do to reduce the financial burden 5. Compare prices 1. If you are scheduled for a non-urgent procedure, you may want to research how much it would cost to have it done at different hospitals or outpatient clinics. The savings from shopping around can be significant. However, it’s important to use good judgement about when you need to go for emergency services. Some situations require immediate attention, and the patient doesn’t have the luxury of choosing where to go or when. When you can, reach out to your doctor for advice. You may want to consider less costly treatment options. Choose innetwork health care 4. providers Depending on your health coverage, you may have the choice to see providers who are in-network or out-ofnetwork. You pay less to see providers who are in-network, because they have a contract with your health plan. This means they charge lower rates. Consider outpatient 3.facilities If you need a procedure or surgery, ask your provider if you can have it done at an outpatient clinic. Often, getting care as an outpatient is cheaper than having the same procedure while admitted in hospital. Examine and negotiate your medical bill Medical bills can be confusing, but it’s important you carefully review any invoices because mistakes happen. Don’t assume your bill is cast on stone. Additionally, the bill can be negotiated down. 7. Not taking your medicine or not taking enough medicine may lead to further health problems, hence further complication and cost. Therefore, it is advisable to finish the dose. And if the medicine is not working for you, it is always good to contact your doctor. 8. 9. When choosing a plan, think about your health needs and that of your family. If you pick a plan with higher premiums, more of your health costs will be covered. This may be a good idea if you have a health problem, such as diabetes, and need regular care. If you rarely need medical care, then you may want to choose a plan with a higher deductible. You will pay lower monthly premiums and likely save money overall. 2. Skipping your regular check-up can cost you down the road. Some diseases don’t have symptoms at first. However, having regular tests can catch health problems early, when they may be more easily treated. Also get prenatal care if you are pregnant. This is the best way to ensure you and your baby will be healthy. Take advantage of technology With technology, you can have health care professionals to evaluate, diagnose and treat you online or over the phone. The 24/7 convenience of telemedicine may save you costly trips to urgent care clinics or emergency rooms. Choose a health plan that is right for you Get routine health screening 6. Go for generics Ask your health care provider if you can switch to generic medicines. They have the same active ingredient, but cost less than brand name drugs. But generics aren’t always an option, especially with newer drugs. Such is the case with treatments for psoriasis, an autoimmune condition that causes scaly patches to grow on the skin. Also, ask your provider if there is a less expensive medicine that treats the same condition. Take all of your medicines as directed Take care of your health A simple way to save money on health care is to stay healthy. Of course, that is sometimes easier said than done. But staying at a healthy weight, getting regular exercise, and not smoking lowers your risk for health problems. Staying healthy further helps you avoid costly tests and treatments for ongoing conditions such as cancer, diabetes or heart disease. 10 COMPILED BY JASMINE ATIENO

by Jasmine Atieno @sparkleMine A side from the beautiful white sandy beaches, coral reefs, turtles and numerous fi sh species at the coast, another spectacular attraction, which also falls among the top fi ve tourists allures, include over 10 species of dolphins and whales, sited in Kilifi County’s Watamu yearly. In 2012, Hemingways Watamu was the fi rst coastal hotel to offer whale watching excursions and in 2014, sports fi shermen followed suit. Each year whales are fi rst sited along the Coast of East Africa in early July as they make their annual migration through the Watamu Protected Area on the Kenyan Coast, all the way from Antarctica. As the warm season begins at the Coast from late July, August and September, the humpback whales have been seen to travel towards these warmer tropical reefs for both breeding and birthing. Bringing to the beach village good tidings as tourists, both local and international, fl ock the hotels also for a chance to catch and record the migration for themselves. According to tourism stakeholders in Watamu, most of the hotels and villas are nearly if not already fully booked as the high season continues. Hotel manager at Pwani House Villas, Baobab Villas and Moonlight Villa in Watamu, Kevin Thoya, shares that all the three facilities have been operating at over 50 per cent capacity since late July. “We have been receiving, mostly local tourists, but foreigner numbers have been a little bit down, probably because 22 PEOPLE DAILY / Thursday, August 17, 2023 Travel Wise Get TFU go! of the rains. From June, all the villas had been booked at above 50 per cent, and now most of the guests are going for the three bedrooms. They are here to experience the whale migration,” shares Thoya. Hotels well renovated While there might have been worries about countrywide demonstration a few weeks ago that interfered with tourist numbers, the hotel manager shares that the fray barely affected tourism in Watamu. With the starting of the high season, various hotel establishments, such as Papa Remo have completely changed their face with new style and high level renovations to meet emerging guest needs, who started streaming in from late last month. The hotel manager, Ravi Rohra says the facility is between 95 and 100 per cent fully booked, and hosting 70 to 100 guests every day. “We normally start this season in August, but this time we started in July, partnering with three travel agencies from Alpitour, Francorosso and Kapa tour, all from Europe who are sending us a lot of clients from the European countries. The rainy season is ending, and so we are starting summer,” shares Ravi. While a lot of tourists will be going for marine excursions, Ravi adds that the hotel does not provide for this service, but partners with others within Watamu who do. “We hire by contract for the excursion from outside because we don’t have our own boat, and the contracted company will be giving the tourist the marine tour, including viewing of the whale migration. This also ensures that other stakeholders around the industry also reap from the high season,” he adds. Open skies policy Speaking on behalf of the Italian community and tourism sector, Freddie Del Curatolo, Chairman of the Italian community in Kilifi County, intimated that they are very happy about hotel reservations in Watamu and Malindi for the incoming season. He adds though that there are still some challenges, that need to be addressed. “We fi nally have Neos (an Italian airline) weekly charter fl ights from Milan and Rome to Mombasa, but there are two issues: fl ights are not suffi cient for the rising demand of passengers and prices are too high, because of economic crisis and taxes. We need an open sky policy from Kenya to let more companies to access to Mombasa and hopefully even Malindi International Airport. Many Italians could use Turkish Airlines, connecting people from Istanbul to many cities in Italy, not only Milan and Rome. But Turkish is not yet allowed to fl y to Mombasa. Even for the travellers who land in Nairobi, the connections with Malindi are poor, few seats and very high prices. You imagine a one hour from Nairobi to Malindi costs Sh12,000, which is the same amout people pay to fl y from Italy to Spain or Greece. And we can see many direct fl ights going to Zanzibar. Tourists say to us “Why do we have to choose Kenya with no direct fl ights from Italy? We’d rather go to Tanzania!” he shares. He adds that this is a pitiful situation, especially with many Italian tourists showing interests in travelling to Kenya to enjoy the safaris. “This year, we have many tourists in love with safaris and they would like to go into Masai Mara National Reserve or Amboseli National Park and at the same time spend some days at the beach. Kenya is the best 5IJT
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^'SFEEJF Good tidings as whale migration season kicks off by Milliam Murigi @millymur1 As demand for more self-service channels in the travel industry increases, local airline Kenya Airways (KQ), has unveiled a new look website that will provide visitors with a user-friendly experience with improved navigation and functionalities. Developed and designed with the customer in mind, the new website has introduced features that will ensure that customers can easily navigate and use the website with ample information as they make their bookings and searches. Airline The humpbacks, the marine mammal giants of the ocean, 15 metres in length and 30 tonnes in weight, travel annually in their thousands from the Antarctic to Kenya to breed and have their calves in our safe tropical waters. As this happens, tourists who have camped at the coast are having a spectacle BRIEFLY Ten different species of dolphins and whales have been identified in Watamu. PD/COURTESY

by Cash Mandi @PeopleDailyKE S tarting her baking business in 2015, Jeptoo Biwott fi rst loved experimenting with different types desserts that excited her taste buds. Today, mouth-watering photos of pastries fi ll her online platforms, where she offers bake sales of yummy pastries that are out of this world. On her other platform, she loves to try out new recipes in the kitchen to create desserts and food that will indulge your sweet tooth. I want to see what delicious treats Miss Biwott has for me. The pictures of the pastries caught my eye and I decided to see if they held up to their worth. They did! And boy was I in for a delightful treat! When I meet with Jeptoo to discuss the wonderful works of her hand, she is a pleasant delight to talk to as she takes me through each pastry she created for me. Her most popular pastry at the moment are brownies, which people say ‘tastie bake brownies are the best in town’. “We are very well recognised for these, the baked doughnuts and our Italian macarons” she tells me. Her passion for food began in her teens when her cousin taught her to make chapatis “I was the queen of chapatis, but I wanted to learn more. I wanted to stand out and be known for my expertise, thus pastries,” she tells me. I got to taste all three pastries and I was blown away. They are the sweetest desserts I’ve had in a long time. All were beautifully boxed with a picture of the contents and Miss Biwott added an extra fun gesture by including a stamped receipt saying ‘On the house’. I gave her 10 points for that! Let’s indulge in these yummy bites that are a pleasurable delight triggered on the palate by the combination of chocolate Thursday, August 17, 2023 / PEOPLE DAILY TRAVEL WISE 23 Online entrepreneur Jeptoo Biwott offers delicious treats that melt in your mouth and retaina powerful hold on your palate All the dessert you can eat FORK&LIFE Tourists savour the majestic whale dives in Watamu. Humpback whales are the most magnificent animals in the ocean. They are currently being seen in Watamu, in the Kenyan Coast. PD/ COURTESY Kelvin Thoya, hotel manager at Pwani House Villas, Baobab Villas and Moonlight Villa in Watamu. PD/JASMINE ATIENO “The new website is in line with our commitment to continuously improving the Kenya Airways product offering and customer experience at all touch points to ensure that our customers have a smooth and friendly experience every time they interact with us,” said Allan Kilavuka, CEO and Group MD of Kenya Airways during the unveiling event. Customer-centric bookings According to him the revamped website offers enhanced user experience, innovative features, and seamless navigation, prioritising customer-centric online bookings and check-ins. Some of the new features, include histogram functionality, which will provide price visibility during the early stage of the booking process giving customers insights on preferable travel periods and prices and deals discovery to help customers be able to discover exclusive deals, offers and premium services. Apart from that they have also added travel requirements pop-up feature to help their customer know the travel requirements for selected destination/s as well as new online check-in features which will provide a faster check-in process, an informative check-in summary that highlights full travel itinerary details, the ability to do group check-in, a visible cart with details for ancillary services with easy payment options, a newly introduced baggage drop-off and boarding time section and more. “Our numbers show that over 20 per cent of Kenya Airways customers make their bookings on the website. We have therefore redesigned our website and key functionalities like the check-in process to ensure that we provide a fast, intuitive, and mobile-friendly service for our customers,” said Julius Thairu, Kenya Airways Chief Commercial and Customer Officer. KQ has also revamped its corporate website providing a more informative and easier-to-use website where its customers, media, and shareholders can access information about KQ, its financial documents, its press releases, and other publications by the airline. This is the first release of design, features/functionalities development and improvements with more releases expected in the next couple of months to ensure KQ customers have the ultimate user-friendly website experience. unveils website providing customers with user-friendly experience and different ingredients. Yummy brownies If you love chocolate, don’t worry, it loves you back. Chocolate is quite good for you and the darker it is, the more benefi ts as it may decrease the risk of heart disease as the antioxidants could reduce blood pressure and lower your cholesterol. Brownies are a classic dessert that are fudgy, chewy or cakey, which they make with dark or milk chocolate. They are a cake like confection, are very popular and contain chocolate, butter, sugar, cake fl our and eggs. They can be found in different variations, such as peanut butter, mint, coffee, raspberry, almonds raisins, caramels, sugar sweeteners, chocolate, vanilla and salt boost fl avour, eggs contribute to structure and mouth feel and fl our provides backbone. Tastie dine made me two versions, the ‘Blondies’ made with white based chocolate and the dark chocolate. They are crinkled on top and set at the base and the cherry on top is the fudgy, velvety texture at the centre giving a smooth taste. The dark choice which she calles the ‘Krispy Cookie’, had a hint of mint and a mix of Rice Krispies cereals that makes it crunchy. The white chocie or ‘Cookie Monster fudge’ was just as good. The brownies are a convenient treat that can be enjoyed on the go and large enough to feed two and are a heavy character that can stay fresh for a number of days without refrigeration. They are extra fi lling, so go ahead and have a piece, guilt free. They will surely retain a powerful hold on your palate and imagination. The name Italian macarons sounds like a mouthful and it is, it is the best kind of mouthful. They are French pastries or cookies, made with almond fl our, sugar and egg whites and are an accessory to other things like cakes for decorating. They are about three centimetres wide, round, in different colours and look like cookies. Their shiny distinct frill on the edges are known as ‘little feet’. There’s something magical about these rainbow coloured beauties as they simply melt in your mouth. Tastie Dine, as her company is known, has done a good job of making theirs just like the European ones that I’ve tasted and sent me a variety of fun colours like pink, green, blue, pink white and cream, with cream fi lling at the centre, of a salted caramel buttercream frosting. They’re extremely sweet, so if you prefer less sugar, you can ask for less sweeter ones. They are pure eye candy and commonly associated with luxury owing to their delicate nature and intricate designs. Miss Biwott tells me that they are very expensive, because of the expensive ingredients, and they require a lot of time and effort to prepare, which according to Jeptoo, is complicated, but worth the cost. “Time is money! A kilogramme of almond fl our is Sh3,400 and found in limited supermarkets. The cost of production is high and I had to see if I would get customers or a return. It took me almost six years of research, learning, understanding, practice after practice, to get to learn these pastries I make,” she says. A pack of 10 goes for Sh2,800, so the customer who buys, understands the value for their money. “If a client says it’s too expensive, then I know that that isn’t a client for macarons— maybe a different pastry, as there’s a niche market for this. I am not here to offer what is already being offered. I am bringing something different to the table. ” she explains. Perfectly layered croissants Croissant is a buttery, fl aky pastry who’s dough is layered in butter, rolled and folded severally resulting in its layered texture and giving a spiral effect. Miss Biwott prepared me bicolor croissants with a chocolate wrap and I enjoyed these with my cup of tea to chase the cold away. From delicious cookies to cakes, indulge your sweet tooth with these tasty pastries that are a pastry lover’s dream come true. Jeptoo runs two social media platforms namesly Tastie Bakes and Tastie Dine. Italian Macarons in all colours of the rainbow. PD/ COURTESY destination in the world giving you these two chances in only one holiday, but local transport is the main issue. We also have wonderful attraction in August, such as the whales migration in Watamu,” he says. The tourism players say one of the best places to see whales is the Malindi-Watamu Marine National Reserve, where Watamu Marine Association (WMA) has studied dolphins and whales since 2011. They state that from a tourism perspective, whale watching worldwide attracts visitors in the thousands to famous locations such as Canada, Alaska and California. The dark chocolate brownies were fudgy and chewy. PD/COURTESY Blondies-white based chocolate brownies. PD/ COURTESY White chocolate brownies- blondies with a hint of mint. PD/COURTESY Bicolour croissants with a chocolate wrap. PD/ COURTESY

24 PEOPLE DAILY / Thursday, August 17, 2023 by Cash Mandi @PeopleDailyKe When Mehnaz Sarwa returned home from London, she was using a taxi with her curious children who wanted to touch everything in the car, when the male driver loudly told them off. He told them not to touch anything, not to roll the windows down or play, making it an awkward ride. Sarwa became annoyed that the driver had the audacity to speak to her children the way he did. She says that there are a lot of horror stories of women not feeling safe in the public transport space. “A lot of women have told me they check that the child lock has not been put on a taxi door, (preventing you from opening the door from inside), to ensure they have an escape route in case of emergency. In this day and age, we shouldn’t be doing this, as we go out to work and to the market just living our lives. It is tedious,” Mehnaz says. After this experience, she felt the need to start a service to cater to this problem. When she shared the idea with other people, women understood where she was coming from, but the fi rst question men asked was “are you solving a big enough problem?” She says, “We are dealing with a population of about 50 per cent women anywhere in the world. This is not a Third World problem, but a worldwide problem. Women do not feel safe in public places, especially with the cat calling, groping, public undressing and other issues they Safe travel haven m ade for women by women People Plus Tell ZPVSStory Sometimes, public transport could be a menace. One incident while riding in a taxi a few years ago became the turning point for Mehnaz Sarwa, the brainchild behind An Nisa cab service face. So, providing women with a solution for that without them worrying whether they’ll be touched or worrying about what they are wearing.” An Nisa, a women’s only taxi service, was launched in 2018 and is the only of its kind in Kenya. An Nisa are two Arabic words put together to mean The women. The idea behind An Nisa was to have a secure, safer platform and alternative for women, not only the customers, but also the drivers. They cater to women and children only (boys up to 18 years old), and all the drivers are women. Awkward moments “When you get into a taxi, you are with a stranger (the driver) whom you have no idea what they are going through. Generally, men do not have the issues that women face. When sitting in a taxi, mostly you would be checking your app constantly to confi rm that the driver is taking you the right way and not taking detours. Some of the interesting reviews they have received are that the customers can take off their wigs without worry, comfortably fall asleep during the trip because ‘a sister was driving them’,” she says. She intimates that women reviewers said they had received awkward comments from male drivers. One boda boda female rider said her male customers groped her saying that female passengers also grope male riders. “We wanted to eliminate that. The other reason was because children are also vulnerable and anything could happen to them. We are dealing with two vulnerable groups, so we are giving the ladies working with us a better option. And because we take a lesser commission compared to our competitors, our prices are slightly higher meaning that drivers, for instance with two trips can make more money than the competitor’s four trips, meaning they can do other things after instead of waiting all day for two other trips,” Mehnaz explains. “An Nisa has better returns and working conditions, the drivers are less frustrated and they don’t take it out on the customers. Our main concept is to look after the drivers; to make sure the women are paid well and empowered as they work elsewhere, with this as a part time job or their main source of income. So, we are giving them a good work environment and good returns thus empowering them to look after their families and themselves,” she says. Women empowerment Mehnaz adds, “When women are empowered, they can easily walk away from bad situations such as domestic abuse and unsafe situations because she is not relying on that to stabilise or feed her family. So, it’s not just a taxi service, but it’s a community we are trying to build.” She intimates that their drivers have all the required certifi cation and that background checks are done one them before they are hired. In 2018 when An Nisa was launched, Mehnaz and the partners had more than 1,000 downloads in the fi rst week. They have a lot of demand from Mombasa and other areas and they hope to expand in the near future. An Nisa has partnered with several corporates where they transfer the corporate’s employees. In this case, they do sometimes ferry the male employees when need be, because they are a trusted client. They also hope to set-up a womenonly boda boda service. Mehnaz says this option is better for the women’s mental health too. “Giving the women an alternative where they feel safer, is good for their mental health. The empowerment that they have chosen and the safe space make them not worry so much about life,” she says in conclusion. .&)/"c
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Hio ndio ngori ilifanya kotiko jamo husuko Nax kutoa warrant of arrest against huyo former governor na the three coaccused, ikidai wako na kesi ya kujibu. Hio jeshi ingine tuta ni Joseph Kipkemboi, Joshua Lelei na Meshack Rono. Ni painful sana pale mzazi anajitolea kwa hali na mali ndio acheki mtoi wasake akisoma ndio ajikimu kwa maisha yake ya future. So, gova, especially kotiko, lazima iserve justice kwa the victims wa hii mezesha yote, juu ni wengi wameumia. Hii ngori ni moja tu ya zengine mob zenye huwa zinaendelezwa na the so-called leaders, wenye hutake advantage ya wananchi maskini kujitajirisha. Lazima ungamwe kama hizi ziishe once and for all! Leo tumebanja na NICKSON KAMAU aka DJ Nicky, jamaa jamo more faya kwenye decks akispecialise kwa corporate events though ako skilled enough kuchafua ata bukla Ilikuaje ukaamulia hii uradi? Toka raima nilikuaga na passion ya mziki zile za kumix na tape dem days pale seko. 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Hivi majuzi kumekuwa na heated debate kwa parliament yenye inadai one of popular social media platform in the world inajulikana kama TikTok ibaniwe ama iwe regulated na gava. Watu wengi wanatumia hii platform for good kama kupiga biz na kuuza goods zao, juu hasapo nditni kumejaa potential clients. Lakini kuna wengine wametake hii opportunity kuanza kupiga mboka illegal kama kuuza madre na wengine hata wameenda extreme na kuanza kuuza body. Maidhaa za magizani unaget madame wayoung sana wakijianika husuko kwa TikTok wakiuza nudity. Kila Kitu kwa world iko na ubaya na uzuri wake, so lazima gava of the day ijaribu kubalance hii situation juu hapa kuna employment kubwa sana, especially kwa mayouth wale wanategemea content creation. Itakuwa poa sana kucheki mavijanaa wakiwa mboka kwa mtandao since gava yenyewe haijai waprovidia mawera for the longest time. Ujanja wanafaa wafanye ni kujaribu kucontrol hizi social media platforms but sio kuziban completely. Manoma za social media

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NAIROBI: Ruaraka Sports Club odyssey continued for the eighth straight week following their 68 run win over hosts Nairobi Gymkhana Sunday in the Nairobi Provincial Cricket association (NPCA)-Super Division 50 Over Championship. Gymkhana who opted to field in the opening innings after winning toss,did not do enough in the department as they let Ruaraka fly away with a score total of 220-10 in their allotted overs. Hitendra Arvind Sanghani (15 runs off 33 balls) and four wickets in 42 runs was declared Player of the match for Ruaraka who lead the standings with 32 points after winning all eight games thus far in the season. Gymkhana’s Purohit Bharat (4 wicket in 42 runs) had great innings in the first phase as he helped slow down the runs numbers on the board. Gymkhana after the break were dismissed for 152 all out had Purohit Bharat (44 runs off 65 balls) as the top-scorer with his contribution including six boundaries. However, Bharat was later bowled out by Arvind Sanghani inside 17.6 overs after the delivery was expertly caught by Ajinkya Beloshe in the boundary line. Hassan Lijodi coming in at number eight in the batting order for Gymkhana emerged second in the runs with 25 off 35 balls. Meanwhile, next door neighbours Sikh Union caused a major upset when they silenced heavyweights Swamibapa by 17 runs. -Barry Silah $3*$,&5 Ruaraka Sports Club remains top of by Lucky Oluoch table as Sikh Union stun Swamibapa @PeopleDailyKe Kenya Breweries Limited (KBL), through its low-alcohol beer brand, White Cap Crisp, yesterday announced its involvement in the inaugural Hell’s Gate Biking Festival. The Festival is a recreational cycling and adventure spectacle that is geared towards creating awareness on environmental conservation with the first of the cycling festival set to take place at the Hell’s Gate National Park on August 19 and 20. The White Cap brand has increased its footprint in similar sports and events as it continues to prioritise its key messaging around adventure and environmental conservation by way of partnership with various sporting associations. The mid-August event is expected to draw more than 5,000 seasoned and novice cyclists. Said Jeremiah Njanja, Whistle Africa Events Proprietor and Hell’s Gate Biking Festival Organiser: “We are delighted to have Kenya Breweries through their brand White Cap Crisp come on board for this year’s biking festival. The fact that White Cap Crisp made the decision to involve itself in an event like this during its inaugural edition is testament to the positive work being done to increase the awareness and support around the environmental conservation.” FKF boss Mwendwa confirms facility will host Saturday’s fixture between Kakamega Homboyz and Libya’s Al Hilal Benghazi Cyclists tackle the biking trail at the Hell’s Gate National Park during a previous event. The Hell’s Gate Biking Fest is set to take part this weekend. PD/ LUCKY OLUOCH tsyzRLQVDV_DUWQHUIRULQDXJXUD]tHQhDQehe]LQJ NAIROBI: The national amputee football team started residential camp at Moi International Sports Center Kasarani yesterday. Talking to People Sport yesterday, head coach Abdalla ‘ Viduka’ Otieno was in a jubilant mood and was optimistic of getting good results in Ghana. “We have been training at Nairobi City Stadium for two weeks now and have to start a residential camp as we trim the squad down,” said Otieno. A total of 25 players had been training prior to the camp at Kasarani where they have been joined by four professional players. The four are led by Bomet County based captain Nicholas Keiyo, who plies his trade in Turkey for Etimesgut Belediyespor, together with midfielder Brian Oroka who’s contract with another Turkish club Eyyubiye has just ended, but is in the country ready to serve the national team. Eyyubiye is also home for striker Mohammed Munga and midfielder Albert mwakenga and the two trained with the team on Tuesday at Nairobi City Stadium. Former captain, 38 years old Dalmas Otieno has retired and will join Viduka’s technical bench together with former Women’s Premier league (WPL) player Sharon Adhiambo. The head coach, however, is happy as according to him amputee football has gained popularity in Kenya and had to select players from Uasin Gishu County, Bomet County, Kakamega County, Nairobi County, Bungoma County, Kilifi County, Mombasa County, Lamu and Kiambu counties. -Shadrack Andenga '005#"-- National amputee football team start camp for Africa tournament 28 PEOPLE SPORT FOR MORE NEWS VISIT: www.pd.co.ke / www.epaper. pd.co.ke THE ONE-STOP SPORT SHOP Thursday, August 17, 2023 A grounds worker trims grass at the Nyayo Stadium before a previous international match. INSET: Al Hilal players arrive in Nairobi yesterday. PD/ DAVID NDOLO by Dennis Mabuka @PeopleDailyKe Nyayo Stadium is ready to host this weekend’s first preliminary round first leg fixture of the CAF Confederation Cup match between Kakamega Homeboyz and Al Hilal Benghazi of Libya on Saturday. The first meeting between the two sides was earlier planned to be staged at Azam Complex in Chamazi Tanzania owing to the unavailability of an approved stadia to stage the same in Kenya. However, after a delegation of CAF visited the venue two weeks ago for inspection, they ordered some work to be done to improve the standards and Football Kenya Federation (FKF) President Nick Mwendwa confirmed yesterday the pitch is now in good condition to stage Homeboyz game in the continental stage. “The game between Homeboyz and their visitors from Libya will be played at Nyayo, CAF gave us the task of improving some areas, especially in the dressing room and the playing surface, and the government did a great job in the shortest time possible to have the venue ready for the first leg clash,” Mwendwa told People Sports before he left the country for Australia where he is scheduled to watch the final of the Fifa Women World Cup on Sunday. This will be the first time Homeboyz are taking part in CAF inter-club competitions after they defeated Tusker 1-0 in the final of the FKF Cup competition to earn the ticket. Meanwhile, Gor Mahia, who were to represent Kenya in the Champions League by virtue of winning last season’s league, have already been disqualified by the African body after failing to meet CAF licensing rules. Elsewhere Homeboyz coach Patrick Odhiambo has vowed to go for a convincing result when they take on Al Hilal Benghazi on Saturday. The Kakamega-based outfit will be making their debut in the inter-club competition and will be the sole flag bearers for Kenya this season in the CAF competitions after FKF Premier League champions Gor Mahia were kicked out of the Champions League for failing to meet club licensing rules. Ahead of the fixture against the Libyan side, Odhiambo has remained confident they will beat the visitors but stressed the importance of going for a huge win to make the return leg a mere formality. “We are ready to make our bow in the competition, it is what we have been waiting for since we won the FKF Cup to earn the slot, even my players have been asking me when will this day (to play Al Hilal) arrive and now it is just two days away before we parade for Kenya in the continental stage,” Odhiambo told People Sports. phDhR UHDGh WRKRVW &oxWLH

Thursday, August 17, 2023 / PEOPLE DAILY PEOPLE SPORT 29 by Dennis Mabuka @PeopleDailyKe Renowned sprinter Ferdinand Omanyala has expressed optimism as he heads into the World Athletics Championships set for the National Athletics Centre in Budapest, Hungary from Saturday. The 27-year-old Commonwealth Games and Africa 100 meters champion has been pitching his training camp in France, will lead Team Kenya in the 100m race in Budapest seeking to become the first African to triumph in the shortest race. Omanyala believes his decision to pitch camp in Miramas Southern France has helped to shape his body. “I am going to Budapest in good shape, having had the best preparations ever,” Omanyala said, adding: “I really needed to acclimatise and for sure I feel much lighter and the body is moving a lot more Omanyala motivated to write history in Budapest as team Kenya arrives in Hungary Ferdinand Omanyala (second left) receives a dummy cheque from President William Ruto for his achievements on the track in June. PD/ FILE with ease than when I landed here in Europe.” In a recent interview, Omanyala, who is heading to the World Championship buoyed by his recent performances at the national trials in Nairobi where he ran 9.96 seconds to retain his title, said nothing will pull him back as he chases history in Budapest. “My fans have every reason to expect a good show in Budapest. My form in the last three Diamond League meetings speaks volumes about my potential,” Omanyala said. He continued: “We shall be heading to Budapest to write a new chapter in history and to make Kenya and Africa believe that everything is possible.” Meanwhile, the first batch of Team Kenya athletes left for Budapest on Monday with others expected to join them later. by Shadrack Andenga @PeopleDailyKe Kabras Sugar player John Kubu was yesterday named and dropped ahead of the Rugby Africa 7s taking place in Harare, Zimbabwe on September 16 and 17. Kubu was named in a 36 man Shujaa provisional squad by the Kenya Rugby Union (KRU). According to the KRU secretariat, Kubu was suspended for 11 matches after being found guilty of stamping during the just concluded Christies sevens last weekend in Nairobi. Secretariat said he was mistakenly included in the provisional side, but had to be dropped because the union policy is that no suspended player can be considered for selection. The provisional team now has 35 players expected to kick-off training soon. The Rugby Africa sevens tournament will also serve as the African Qualification Tournament for the Paris 2024 Olympics. Shujaa have been grouped in Pool B alongside Zambia, Namibia and Nigeria. Pool A features South Africa, Madagascar, Tunisia and Ivory Coast with Pool C comprising of Uganda, hosts Zimbabwe, Burkina Faso and Algeria. Hard luck for Kubu Kabras’ star player dropped from Shujaa provisional squad following his suspension Brian Tanga, Kevin Wekesa, William Mwanjii, Lamech Ambesta (Kabras Sugar), George Ooro, Barnabas Owuor, Brunson Madigu, Nigel Amaitsa, Victor Odhiambo (Strathmore Leos), Austin Sikutwa, Vincent Onyala, Elvis Olukusi, Samuel Asati, Festus Shiasi (KCB), Samuel Ovwamu, Floyd Wabwire, Patrick Odongo (Daystar Falcons), Brian Mutugi, Stephen Sikuta, Ronnie Omondi, Tony Omondi, Daniel Taabu, Billy Odhiambo (Mwamba), John Okoth, Beldad Ogeta, Steve Arunga, Dennis Abukuse (Menengai Oilers), Felix Makokha, Herman Humwa, Amon Wamalwa, Paul Mutsami, David Mwangi (Kenya Harlequin), Chrisant Ojwang (Nakuru), Fidens Tony (Nondescripts), Brian Mutua (Homeboyz) KENYA 7S PROVISIONAL SQUAD: Jones Kubu of Kabras in action during last weekend’s Christie Sevens tournament at the Rugby Football of East Africa grounds. PD/ ALEX NJUE

KERICHO: Mangwoin beat Kimeswon 5-2 to lift the highly contested Mestowot football tournament Cup during a thrilling finals staged at the Kipchimchim playing ground in Kericho. Post match penalty kicks were used to determine the winner after both teams settled for 0-0 barren draw during regulation time. The champions appeared to have fixed their eyes firmly on the coveted prize as they scored all the five goals to emerge the tourney overall winners. The kings found the back of the net courtesy of Bernard Kipngeno Tumbo, Fred Odhiambo, Peter Langat, Bernard Ngeno and Owen Kipyegon who each netted a goal. Kimeswon who struggled hard but lack was not on their side got their goals through Nickson Kipngeno and Ryan Kibet. In the ladies category, Eleven Arrows clinched the overall title after whitewashing Chebitet Starlets 5-4 in the finals played at the same venue. The two teams proved they were not pushovers as they settled for 2-2 after 90 minutes. -Phillip Yegon by George Sayagie @PeopleDailyKe Narok Water and Sanitation Company thrashed Ruiru-Juja Water Company 7-1 in a one sided match during the ongoing Water Companies Sports Organisation games at William ole Ntimama stadium in day two of the National games. The host team have now qualified for quarter finals and were set to face Kiambu Water Company for the quarter final slot later yesterday afternoon. Ruiru-Juja made a fast start with the opening goal as early as first minute with Michael Njenga’s fine finish after he collected a loose ball in the goal before Jackson Lemontoi equalised for the host, 15 minutes into the first half. Six minutes to time, Lemontoi was on target again scoring the second goal after dodging the entire defence to tap the ball to the right far end of the net. Narok athletics team members take part in the relays at the water company games, yesterday. PD/ GEORGE SAYAGIE 6HgHQ{VWDUpDURfWKUDVK jXLUX{zXzD`DWHUeR^_DQh 30 PEOPLE SPORT PEOPLE DAILY / Thursday, August 17, 2023 (!fl!)ffiff '005#"--
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TgVBE 1-2 DINAMO ZAGREB Bulat 39’ Champions League Qualification AEK Athens Zuber 59’ Galanopoulos 90’ Sydney, Wednesday @PeopleDailyKe England reached the Women’s World Cup final for the first time as they spoiled co-hosts Australia’s party on a historic evening in Sydney. Silencing a sell-out crowd at Stadium Australia with their 3-1 victory, the Lionesses became the first England football team since 1966 to reach a senior final on the world stage. It caps a sensational two years under manager Sarina Wiegman as England, crowned European champions for the first time last year on home soil, showed their superiority and know-how to see off an Australia side spurred on by a nation who have been inspired by the Matildas’ success. Ella Toone gave England the lead in the first half with a superb first-time strike which sailed into the top corner. T h e L i o n e s s e s c o n t r o l l e d proceedings until the second half when Australia threw everything at them and star striker Sam Kerr - starting her first match of the tournament - struck a 25-yard stunner over goalkeeper Mary Earps’ head to make it 1-1. But England, as they so often do, found a way back into the game when Lauren Hemp pounced on a defensive error to restore their lead, before Alessia Russo made sure of victory late on to set up a final with Spain on Sunday. Build-up to this semifinal has dominated every aspect of Australian life this week as cities across the country became absorbed in ‘Matildas Mania’. Fans were queueing outside fan parks in Sydney five hours before kickoff, train stations were decorated in yellow and green balloons, shops sold out of merchandise, and newspapers had the players’ faces plastered over their front and back pages. All focus was on the co-hosts’ attempts to create history, but England quietly went about their business and arrived in Sydney ready to compete in their third successive Women’s World Cup semi-final. -BBC NAIROBI: The Nairobi-based Metropolitan team won the 2023 Kenya Koshien Baseball Championship held at the Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture (JKUAT) grounds in Juja, Kiambu. They beat second placed Grandson’s of Abraham by 25-10 runs while Masai land from Kajiado finished third after dismissing Kongoni by 15-4 runs. Kongoni from Western finished fourth in the two-day tournament that was graced by Japanese Ambassador Okaniwa Ken. Ambassador lauded Baseball Federation of Kenya for organising the competitive event, adding that he had spotted plenty of talent in the participating teams. Also in attendance was President of Japan Africa Baseball and Softball Foundation (J-ABS ) Shinya Tomonari and Business Director Miyuki Hedenstrom Hanaka and the entire BFK administration led by President Titus Mutwiri and Technical Director Dedan Kariuki. The event was used to mark the 60th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Kenya and the Republic of Japan. -Barry Silah KAKAMEGA: Safaricom has officially flagged off the Western regional finals’ games of the Chapa Dimba football tournament with a series of community engagement drives geared towards transforming the lives of residents. Safaricom will conduct a free medical camp, digital and financial literary training seminars, campus tours dubbed ‘Safaricom Engineering Community Campus Tours’, safety camps, players and coaches’ clinics, among other activities. These will culminate into the regional finals matches scheduled for August 26 and 27. “Leading up to the Safaricom Chapa Dimba regional finals, we have planned two weeks filled with community engagement activities in this region in the areas of health, education, economic empowerment and sports. Safaricom Foundation places a significant emphasis on healthcare, with a primary objective to enhance the health and wellbeing of vulnerable Kenyans,” Peter Ndegwa, Safaricom PLC chief executive said. -Webster Nyandika Metropolitan clinch Kenya Koshien Baseball Championship at JKUAT Safaricom flags off Chapa Dimba Western Region finals with activities Mangwoin thrash Kimeswon to lift Mestowot Cup in Kericho England’s Lionesses beat host Australia to reach first ever women World Cup senior final England’s Alessia Russo (left) is congratulated by members of her team after she scored the third goal against Australia yesterday to seal England’s ticket to their first ever World cup final. COURTESY-TWITTER |WwV\QJ]DQG gV6_DLQ

 GOLF: It is a two-horse race for the 2023 Kenya Junior Strokeplay Championship after the third round of play at the Muthaiga golf club. Round one leader Krish Shah reclaimed the leader board in round three, dethroning overnight leader Mikael Kihara by only one stroke. Kihara started the day with a one-shot lead over Shah, but the players were level on scores in the par 4 third hole where Kihara picked a bogey and Shah played level par. They were level again at hole number 5 before the lead exchanged hands five times up to hole number 16. Kihara says a double bogey at hole number seven made all the difference in his scores. “The ball striking up to that point wasn’t the best, so I was just trying to hold it together and not let him (Shah) get away with it. I hit the rough twice and made a double (bogey), but it happens,” explained Kihara. Krish Shah picked three birdies, all in the second nine at number 13, 15 and 18. His only blemish was a bogey at hole 10 and 14. “Day was good today, just a couple of mistakes in the first nine. Second nine was better, all the days I have played much better in the second nine. -Lucky Oluoch Junior Strokeplay Championship race goes down to the wire TBT Then Now with WEBSTER NYANDIKA Thursday, August 17, 2023 / PEOPLE DAILY PEOPLE SPORT 31 FOOTBALL: Plans to expand and upgrade Malinya Stadium in Ikolomani Constituency, Kakamega County are in top gear. Leaders from the County have said that the stadium would be able to host international sports events, particularly football and conference meetings. The facility will also have a bull-fighting arena, eateries, a parking lot and an athletics track. Kakamega Governor Fernandes Barasa, Senator Boni Khalwale and Ikolomani MP Benard Shinali said the stadium will be done in a partnership between the national and county governments. “We are bringing a world-class sports facility at Malinya with the main objective of nurturing sports talents and promoting tourism in the County,” said Barasa. He pointed out that they had received funds and that the work, which will cost millions of shillings, had started in earnest. He urged members of the local community who would be forced to relocate to create space for the facility as the exercise goes on to cooperate. Khalwale, who was the brains behind the facility while he served as MP for Ikolomani between 2002 and 2013, to mainly host bullfighting contests, said they would not condone any shoddy job. -Dennis Lumiti Plans to upgrade Malinya stadium in Kakamega County commence FOOTBALL: The 2020- 2021 Football Kenya Federation (FKF) Premier League’s Most Valuable Player Eric Kapaito has joined 12-time champions Tusker on a year-long deal after making a U-turn on Zambian Super League side Zanaco. The player previously won the Golden Boot twice with Kariobangi Sharks. Zanaco reportedly landed the forward’s signature after supposedly agreeing on a year-long deal only for the transfer to fall through despite unveiling the player on their verified social media accounts. The club unveiled Kapaito alongside immediate former Gor Mahia centre back Dennis Ng’ang’a. Kapaito joins the beer makers after leaving Ethiopian side Arba Minch who were relegated to the second tier after finishing in the red zone in the past season. He is expected to fill the void left by David Majak. Former Harambee Stars defender Bernard Ochieng also left the Ethiopian outfit, but is yet to secure a club locally. -David Ndolo Eric Kapaito joins Tusker after making U-turn on Zambian deal Name: David Raya Ages: 27 years Nickname: Peppa Pig Sport: Football Previous Clubs: Blackburn Rovers, Southport, Brentford. Current Club: Arsenal Position: Goalkeeper Nationality: Spanish Accolades: EFL Championship Golden Glove (2020), UEFA Nations League with Spain (2023) Caps: 2 (0) Hails from: Utrecht, Netherlands cLVDVWHU ]RR^LQJ}}} by Vincent Voiyoh @PeopleDailyKe It is all system go to yet another football season in the country. Clubs are busy in the transfer market to bolster their squads ahead of the new campaign. Going to the opening fixtures and the continuing pre-season preparations, there is a need for clubs to prioritize the health of their players according to Dr Andrew Juma Suleh. Dr Suleh, a Consultant Physician for Sports Medicine has noted with concern how some clubs have taken lightly the issues of health care of the players and therefore the country could be staring at a disaster incase of a medical emergency especially those related to heart problems. His concerns come in the back drop of former Gor Mahia and Sofapaka player Raphael Asudi’s death on Sunday during a friendly match in Thika, where there was lack of proper medical personel to save his life. While almost everyone in the local football ecosystem agrees that matters of health of the players and technicality of officials are vital, the actualization on the ground is always an issue of push and pull. “You know by word of mouth everybody agrees that the physical well-being of the play is of importance but the problem comes in at the implementation stage when it has got a financial implication. It becomes just a wish or a dream. Like for example even when somebody is advised to procure an ambulance, many can’t afford that, that is the starting point. And when clubs are put together to be educated about this subject of players’ medical there are usually some costs,” Dr Suleh told People Daily sport. The doctor wondered why it has been difficult for clubs to conduct medical tests to players before completing transfer moves. “Have you ever had news in Kenya that a certain player is moving from one club to another and he or she is subject to medical? Recently a Chelsea player was unable to sign for a Saudi club because he failed a medical test. Can we reach there? “Treating sudden cardiac attack on the pitch is very difficult. It requires very elaborate medical infrastructure which includes equipment, consumables and expertise.” Football Kenya Federation Secretary General Barry Otieno says clubs have individual responsibility to care for the medical welfare of its players as stipulated by Club Licensing regulations. “When you sign a player as a club then you have to check if he has injuries, his history and we did not design contracts for players but Club Licensing requires all the players to have medical cover. It is not our business to do medical tests for players. Sports doctor Andrew Suleh during an interview with People Sport. INSET: Raphael Asudi plays for Sofapaka during a past premier league action. He collapsed and died on Sunday during a friendly match in Thika. PD/ SPORTPICHA Veteran sports doctor Suleh urges Kenyan Clubs to prioritize health of players to avoid field deaths

Thursday, August 17, 2023 / / / @PeopleDailyKe / / / People Daily Download QR Code app on Google Play and scan this QR code with your smart phone for pictures, videos and more stories People Daily is published by Mediamax Network Limited at DSM Place, Kijabe Street, P.O. Box 24943, 00100 - Nairobi, Tel: 0730144100; 0709824000; 0204944100 Fax: 2228503 Nairobi and printed at our Printing Division on Mombasa Road, Tel: 04522641. Circulation: Union Towers, 1st Floor, Moi Avenue. Tel: 2519168. Advertising 2227693, 2228493. E-mail: [email protected] or [email protected] Copyright 2023. All rights reserved. Messi scores wonder goal to lead Inter Miami to Leagues Cup final WASHINGTON: Lionel Messi continued his prolific scoring form with a superb first-half strike as Inter Miami reached the Leagues Cup final with a 4-1 away win over Philadelphia Union on Tuesday. Venezuelan striker Josef Martinez gave the hosts the lead in the third minute at Subaru Park when he ran onto Sergii Kryvtsov’s pass and slotted a cool finish past goalkeeper Andre Blake. Martinez then turned provider as he found Messi in space, allowing the Argentine World Cup winner to stream forward before rifling a low 30-yard drive into the far corner. Messi’s former Barcelona teammate Jordi Alba made it 3-0 on the stroke of halftime when he pounced on Robert Taylor’s through ball and dribbled into the area before finishing with a lofted shot over the lunging Blake. - Dailymail NAIROBI: National Committee of Kenya (NOC-K) yesterday demonstrated its unwavering commitment to Kenya’s sporting excellence by extending a Sh3 million grant to the National Women’s Hockey team, Blades. The support from the Olympic Solidarity Fund is designed to fortify the Blades’ preparations for the Continental Olympic Qualifier, a pivotal step on their journey to the Paris 2024 Olympics. With only 346 days remaining until the grand event, the Blades are gearing up for the Continental Olympic Qualifier, scheduled to take place from October 29 to November 5 in Johannesburg, South Africa, under the banner of the African Hockey Road to Paris initiative. The grant handover ceremony, attended by NOC-K Secretary General Francis Mutuku, NOC-K Executive Member Paul Otula, and Kenya Hockey Union (KHU) officials led by President Nahashon Randiek marks a significant milestone in the team’s pursuit of Olympic qualification. According to Mutuku, the grant not only underlines NOC-K’s dedication to empowering Kenya’s athletes but also highlights the strategic collaboration with federations. -Webster Nyandika NOC-K supports national women hockey team with Sh3m for Paris 2024 Olympic qualifier Mathare United to begin life in NSL against Migori Youth 8QID^L]LDU KXQWLQJ JURXQGV John Kuol of Mathare United (right) vies for the ball against Fortune Omotto of Kariobangi Sharks FC during a FKF-PL match played at Kasarani Stadium, on April 25 2023. Mathare was relegated and will feature in the second tier league next season. PD/ FILE by Barry Silah @PeopleDailyKe Record Football Kenya Federation (FKF) Premier League champions and recently crowned Charity Shield winners Gor Mahia have registered 28 players ahead of the 2023/24 season with six of the team members being new recruits. K’Ogalo who are 20 times premier league winners have also announced the release of veteran winger George “Blackberry” Odhiambo and midfield dynamo John “Champe” Ochieng. Also some of the players that have already departed the Green Army are centreback Dennis Nganga and Ugandan attacker Peter Lwasa. Some of the new players already on-boarded include Goalkeeper Kevin Omondi (Sofapaka),midfielders Kevin Juma (Nzoia Sugar) and Lawrence Juma (AS Kigali),defenders Kennedy Onyango (Nairobi City Stars),Rooney Onyango (Wazito) and Alvin Ochieng (FC Talanta) help Gor Mahia retain their title in the forthcoming campaign. The young players incorporated last season during the transfer ban still retain their status with the likes of youthful goalkeepers Caleb Otieno and Dolph Owino also registered. Others include young full-backs Paul Ochuoga, Jerome Bryson Wangai and Gilbert Otieno. Forwards Parmenas Ochola and Lloyd Khavuchi who had roles at Gor Mahia Youth FC not long ago are also in the squad. The original squad is largely untouched with Head Coach Jonathan McKinstry keeping faith with most of his title-winners. Club’s last season top-scorer Benson Omalla who was being touted with a move abroad alongside influential attacking midfielder Austin Odhiambo who also had uncertainties with is contract are a mainstay in the squad.K’Ogalo still retains experienced duo of Philemon Otieno and Geoffrey Ochieng as Captains assisted by long-serving club disciple Earnest Wendo as their Assistant. yRUzDeLDUHOHDVH {dODFf`HUU\|DVWeH\ UHJLVWHUVosSOD\HUV DeHDaRIQHh FDPSDLJQ George ‘Blackberry’ Odhiambo in action during a past league match at Ruaraka grounds, Nairobi on July, 21 2021. PD/ RODGERS NDEGWA NSL OPENING FIXTURES ON SEPTEMBER 16: DMCF vs SS Assad – Kenyatta Stadium C.Heroes vs Mara Sugar – Mbaraki Sports Mwatate Utd vs Naivas – Wundanyi Stadium Rainbow vs Darajani Gogo – Camp Toyoyo Gusii FC vs Vihiga Bullets – Gusii Stadium Migori Youth vs Mathare United – Migori Stadium K. Black Stars vs Nairobi United – Ligi Ndogo Luanda Villa vs Mombasa Elite – Mumboha grounds Kisumu All Stars vs Silibwet – Moi Stadium, Kisumu by Dennis Mabuka @PeopleDailyKe Mathare United will open their 2023-24 National Super League (NSL) campaign with a trip to face Migori Youth at Migori Stadium on September 16. According to the fixtures released by the Football Kenya Federation (FKF), the ‘Slum Boys’, who will set their eyes on gaining promotion back to the FKF Premier League after being relegated from the top tier for the first time in their history at the end of last season, will then host Vihiga United in their second fixture of the season at Ruaraka grounds on September 23. Mathare United were relegated alongside Vihiga Bullets after finishing last season second from the bottom of the 18-team table with 12 points from 34 points. In a bid to earn a direct return to the top-flight, Mathare made changes to their technical bench with Leonard Odipo coming in as the head coach and will be assisted by Geoffrey Maina and Julius Mativo. In a recent interview, the ‘Slum Boys’ CEO Jacton Obure explained their focus was to return to the Premier League on the first attempt. “Last season ended with huge disappointment, but you cannot fall and stay down, you get up, dust yourself, and continue working,” said Obure, adding: “I believe we have the right team for this new chapter, a team to get us back (Premier League) to where we belong and I am excited for what the future holds.” Odipo, who made a comeback to the club after briefly working in an assistant role under Salim Ali in 2020, admits Mathare will face a tough task to make a straight return to the top-flight but remained confident of earning the slot at the end of the season. “We have a tough task before us but I wouldn’t have accepted the opportunity if I did not believe I am the right man for the job,” Odipo said when he was unveiled to take charge of the team.