People Daily Thursday edition

Brace for Covid 5th wave, official warns 3.99m

Page 2 Counties in Western Kenya and Nyanza, whose residents have snubbed calls to be Total vaccinated.
vaccinated, have been singled out as areas likely to be affected by a new spike in infections
6,388,920 vaccines.
3.02m first doses.

967,553 second
doses.

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Mending fences: ODM leader addresses Kalenjin nation in wide-
ranging five-radio interview and promises to visit DP’s Rift Valley

stronghold to promote his Azimio national unity call PAGES 4 & 5

AT A GLANCE

 Kalenjin  Azimio la  Mau forest  Corruption  Working
nation Umoja evictions and tribalism with Ruto

ODM leader He plans Does not regret Castigates graft Rules out
says he has to take Mau forest and tribalism possibilty of
no grudge his unity evictions as it which have held working with
against campaign was Cabinet the country DP because
Kalenjin Azimio decision which back and the latter
community La Umoja has restored affected growth has already
that backed to DP’s the ecosysten of the economy rolled out his
his 2007 State Rift Valley and enhanced leading to State House
House bid bases rainfall poverty campaign

William Ruto

We have worked together and we shall still work together.
It is in the public domain that we did not lose the 2007
elections. I appreciated Kalenjin community — Raila Odinga

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The government has sounded an alarm also fully vaccinated while among teach- National Covid-19 However, Akhwale noted that whereas @PeopleDailyKe
of a possible Covid-19 fifth wave, particu- ers 128,633 of the targeted 330,671 are fully Vaccine Taskforce there are existing challenges in the global
larly in areas where people are not taking vaccinated. chairman supply chain, there is hope more doses of Kenya Prisons Service (KPS) has ad-
vaccines. Willis Akhwale this particular vaccine will be coming in opted a number of measures to contain
From an estimated population of 2.6 receives a the next few weeks. the spread of the Covid-19 in correc-
Counties inWestern Kenya and Nyanza, million persons above 58 years of age, only consignment of tional facilities countrywide.
which were hit hardest at the end of the 253,920 are now fully vaccinated. 252,000 Johnson “We are happy with the increased doses
third wave and subsequent fourth spike & Johnson of Johnson and Johnson vaccines as they Almost all the inmates in prisons in
of the virus, have been singled out as the “This low coverage of just about 10 per vaccines at the will be used in our primary healthcare Western Kenya have been vaccinated
areas likely to be affected. cent among this group that has the high- JKIA in Nairobi, facilities, as well as our mobile outreach while at least 80 per cent of those at
est risk of severe disease and deaths is yesterday. units,” he added. Akhwale noted that the Kamiti Maximum Prison have received
National Covid-19 vaccine deployment concerning to us,” Health Cabinet Secre- vaccines will increase the number of those the jab. About 50 per cent of inmates
task force Chairman Willis Akhwale said tary Mutahi Kagwe said when he appeared PD/GERALD ITHANA fully vaccinated faster because they were a in the remaining facilities have also re-
scientists in some parts of the world have before the Senate Committee on Health on single shot dose. ceived their first jab.
started bracing themselves, citing end of Wednesday. IN
November as the earliest possible period NUMBERS Akhwale said Kagwe had made it clear The Director of Operations at the
the fifth wave could strike. “We are, therefore, working with coun- that for the country to fully re-open, Ke- International Red Cross Committee
ties and religious leaders to ensure access So far, nyans must be vaccinated. (ICRC) Dominic Stillhart yesterday said
“It could be a continued mutation of the to this priority group. Among the measures 2,944,584 it was impossible to maintain social
Delta variant, but certainly some parts of we have asked the counties to use to reach Kenyans have “All we are asking Kenyans is to turn distance in such facilities prompting
the world have started preparing for a them is through community health work- received their out to get the jab since there are enough the adoption of other strategies.
possible outbreak,” he said emphasising ers who will pre-register them and work first dose while vaccines in the country now,” Dr Akhwale
on the need for counties that are densely with counties for targeted outreaches,” 929,499 others said. Since March this year, the country has “The measures have prevented an
populated such as Kakamega and Homa the minister said. have been fully received 6.5 million doses of the five types outbreak of the pandemic in such pris-
Bay, where only a small portion of the vaccinated as of of vaccines approved for use in Kenya. ons,” he said.
population has been immunised to hurry Kagwe, who chairs the National Emer- October 2, 2021.
up and get vaccinated. gency Response Committee (NERC) said There are 3.5 million AstraZeneca; 1.8 Kenya Prisons Service (KPS) Com-
as the global supply chain improves, the Since March, million moderna, 795,600 Pfizer, 393,600 missioner GeneralWycliffe Ogalo said
Dr Akhwale spoke at Jomo Kenyatta In- country will be accelerating the vaccina- this year, the J&J and 200,000 Sinopharm doses. the service was also keen on boosting
ternational Airport (JKIA) yesterday after tion programme and the MoH has revised country has re- the health of prisoners and staff during
receiving a consignment of 252,000 doses its deployment plan to facilitate adminis- ceived 6.5 million Akhwale said the Ministry of Health the pandemic.
of Johnson & Johnson vaccine from the tration of multiple Covid-19 vaccines. doses of the five through Kagwe had yesterday prevailed
US that had been procured directly by the types of vaccines upon the Senate to mobilise political lead- He said to improve on ventilation in
government. However, the minister noted that the approved for use ers in those counties where vaccine uptake prisons and reduce the risks of airborne
global vaccine supply chain remains a in Kenya. is low, to assist in the campaign. disease transmission in prison wards,
He said whereas there were counties major challenge. 500 ventilators were procured and
that had performed well in the vaccination Kagwe said out of the initial projected installed in 47 priority prisons. He also
campaign, some, particularly in Western Yesterday’s J&J consignment was the 4.1 million delivery of doses at the start of said 100 pulse oximeters were given to
and Nyanza regions, were dragging. second batch that had been procured di- the program from the Covax facility, Kenya KPS for distribution.
rectly by the government. has so far received only 1.02 million dos-
“Counties such as Kakamega with an es of AstraZeneca during the first phase Kenya Prisons Service Commissioner
eligible population of a million have only Akhwale said the government had made which covered March to June 2021. General Wycliffe Ogallo pins a badge to
fully vaccinated slightly more than 20,000 a provision of Sh14.3 billion to procure 13 ICRC Regional Director for Africa Patrick
people. It is the same case with Homa Bay, million doses of J&J vaccines in the current An additional 458,700 doses of the vac- Youssef in Nairobi, yesterday.
which has so far vaccinated about 10,000 financial year and that this was part of that cines were donated by the Governments
people from an eligible population of provision. of India and Denmark bringing the total to PD/ PHILIP KAMAKYA
600,000,” he said. 1,458,700 vaccine doses as at the last week
At the same time, yesterday’s arrival of June 2021.
Akhwale’s warning came as the Minis- pushes the total J&J vaccine doses to
try of Health released statistics indicating 393,600, being part of the expected 13 The target for the first phase was to ad-
2,944,584 Kenyans have received their first minister 2.5 million doses to fully vacci-
dose while 929,499 others have been fully nate 1.25 million frontline workers.
vaccinated as of October 2, 2021.
As of June 30, 2021, Kenya had adminis-
They include frontline workers, teach- tered 1,378,585 vaccinations out of which
ers, security officers and those above 58 1,008,120 were first doses and 370,585
years of age. were second doses.

In terms of priority groups 74,529 He said the country’s diagnostic capac-
uniformed officers are fully vaccinated, ity has been scaled up as there are 88 pub-
141,069 of the targeted health workers are lic and private laboratories in 13 counties
currently conducting confirmatory tests
for Covid-19.

They are in Nairobi, Kisumu, Mombasa,
Kilifi,Wajir, Kericho, Uasin Gishu, Macha-
kos, Busia, Nakuru, Kajiado, Trans Nzoia
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by PD reporter tion of People Daily, some stakeholders The stakeholders had also claimed But yesterday, the TSC boss defend-
in the education sector had accused that Macharia had downplayed their ed the commission and her leadership,
@PeopleDailyKe the TSC boss of high-handedness and concerns, insisting that the commis- saying the doors of TSC were wide
failure to listen to others while making sion was undertaking its mandate ac- open and views of every Kenyan were
Teachers Service Commission (TSC) decisions that have serious implica- cording to the law. This was in relation listened to.
Secretary Dr Nancy Macharia (left) has tions in the lives of teachers. to some of the recent controversial
denied reports that she does not have policies, among them the Teachers Macharia, through the Education
time for stakeholders in the education Controversial policies Professional Development (TPD) pro- ministry official, also refuted claims
sector. “It is wrong for anybody to put words gramme that TSC is said to have single that TSC had brought down the Kenya
handedly implemented. National Union of Teachers (Knut).
Macharia also refuted a report at- in my mouth. There is no way such
tributed to her, dismissing accusations comments could have come from my TSC was also blamed for allegedly She equally clarified that most of the
against the commission as “distrac- mouth,” she said through a senior working towards weakening trade policies being implemented by TSC are
tions”. Ministry of Education official. unions in the teaching fraternity. well defined in the Constitution as well
as the Commission’s Act.
In a story carried in yesterday’s edi-

Thursday, October 7, 2021 / PEOPLE DAILY #WHACKYWORLD

With Kirungustu Jnr.

@KirungustuJ

Of last wills and
weird demands

Here are some of the nuttiest demands ever made in last wills.

Tycoon sets off a baby-making contest Keep it warm,

Charles Vance Millar had made himself very wealthy from his we’ll be back
businesses in Toronto city, but he forgot to make some close
family. So, in his will, he chose to spread his wealth several John Bowman amassed a
absurd ways. One clause gave every Protestant minister in considerable fortune as a
Toronto shares in his brewery—a Catholic business. Another tanner in the 1800s and was
left his vacation home in Jamaica to three men, who had to also exceptionally devoted to his
live there together. The men absolutely hated each other, and family. After his two daughters
Millar knew it. The most absurd aka The Great Stork Derby, and wife died, he built for them
left the majority of his vast estate to whichever Toronto women a $75,000 (about Sh160m today)
had the most children in the 10 years following his death. This stone mausoleum, as both a
prompted a reproduction race that lasted a decade, eventually resting place and shrine. He then
culminating in a four-way tie between women who had each erected statues of all three women
birthed nine children. inside the shrine, and another of
himself ascending the shrine’s
A drum from my skin steps, flowers for his family in
hand. Bowman, also believed in
Solomon Sanborn lived in reincarnation and expected that he
Massachusetts, US, and was and his whole family would return
excessively proud of the role to their mansion one day. So, he
the Commonwealth played in allocated $50,000 (Sh100m today)
the American Revolution. When to a custodian to keep the family
he died in 1871, he wanted his mansion ready for their return. The
death to broadcast to the world fund lasted for 60 years. During
his patriotism. He accomplished that time, the fireplace was kept lit,
his goal and then some. Sanborn and dinner was placed on the table
stipulated that his body be given to every day.
science, but not his skin. This, he
said be made into two drums and Wealthy loner picks
presented to his friend, a drummer.
The will asked that the friend go random heirs from
out to Bunker Hill every June 17th
(an important date on the American phonebook
Revolution calendar) and play
“Yankee Doodle Dandy” (a sort of Portuguese aristocrat Luis Carlos de
patriotic song in the US). Noronha Cabral de Camara inherited
a small fortune in the form of well-
The dog gets stocked bank accounts, a twelve-room
apartment, a house, and several
everything… vehicles. He was also estranged from
his family, a lifelong bachelor, and had
German countess Karlotta few to no friends. In 1988, Luis Carlos
Leibenstein inherited tens of drew his will by picking 70 random
millions of dollars but had no family contacts from the phonebook. He
or children of her own to share it popped 13 years later, and the courts
with. The closest she had to family executed his will. Lawyers contacted the
was her dog Gunther III, who she 70 beneficiaries and told them they’d
left a fortune of $80 million (Sh8 inherited 1/70th of the estate, which,
billion) in 1992. But since dogs can’t even split into that many portions, was
actually possess wealth, Gunther III a significant fortune. Naturally, many
was appointed a team of caretakers assumed the calls were scams; the
who lavished him with the finest of situation does have a “Nigerian Prince”
luxuries throughout its life. They ring to it. Nonetheless, for 70 lucky
also invested wisely, and as of 2019, people, Luis Carlos’s bad fortune was
the money had ballooned to almost their literal fortune.
$400 million (Sh40 billion). Gunther
III finally passed away, but his son
Gunther IV is still alive and enjoying
the best life of any dog. No mention
of his mother, however.

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He assures the Kalenjin lines. Your name is enough to give you or
community he has not deny you a job. The country cannot pros-
per if we are divided along tribal lines. I will

forgotten their overwhelming criss-cross the country and tell Kenyans
support in 2007 elections about unity. We will converge in Uasin
Gishu and have delegates from the neigh-

by Rawlings Otieno bouring counties,” said Raila.
The ODM leader said after North Rift, he
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will take his mission to South Rift where

ODM leader Raila Odinga yesterday delegates from Bomet, Kericho and Naku- ODM party leader munity. Rift Valley were given five slots of mum of 15 per cent, to at least 35 per cent
took his political war to his nemesis Dep- ru will converge in Nakuru, before heading Raila Odinga ministerial positions, Western the same of the national revenue, adding that should
uty President William Ruto’s door step, by to Upper Eastern where he has scheduled a is interviewed and Nyanza only got four,” he said. he ascend to power, he would ensure the
conducting interviews with Kalenjin ver- meeting with delegates from Meru, Embu by Mediamax amount to counties is increased.
nacular radio stations. and Tharaka Nithi. Networks’ head On the issue of the Mau evictions that
of Radio and changed the tide against him in 2013, Raila He explained that currently, the devolved
In what appeared to be a well-choreo- Raila will wind up his tour with his final presenter of said he does not regret his efforts to save units are struggling to initiate meaningful
graphed campaign, Raila was a morning Azimio meeting in Nairobi by end of Oc- Emoo FM Joshua the environment from destruction, adding development in the respective counties
guest at five leading Kalenjin stations, to tober. Sang at his Karen that his efforts have paid off. since more than half of the allocation goes
lay out his case ahead of a scheduled tour home in Nairobi, to recurrent expenditure.
of Ruto’s heartland, with a strong mes- “We have 46 tribes in Kenya and no one yesterday. He reiterated that the move to evict peo-
sage that he had no grudge against the has come to Kenya on his or her invitation. ple from the forest was not his own but a “We don’t agree with the Court of Ap-
community that strongly backed his 2007 We must love one another if Kenya is to be COURTESY Cabinet decision after a Taskforce report peal’s verdict but we respect it. The At-
presidential bid. prosperous. No country can grow econom- was presented and adopted by Parliament. torney General has gone to the Supreme
ically if they are divided along tribal lines. EMERGING Court to challenge it. If the verdict remains,
The former Prime Minister took the Kenya is playing in division three on the ISSUES Raila said that although his political nobody will ever change the Constitution
opportunity to explain himself over the economic league instead of Super League. enemies used the evictions as a weapon unless given a green light by the courts,”
thorny issue of Mau Forest evictions which We must change this,” he said. Raila said his against him, he stood with the then For- said Raila.
antagonised him with the Kalenjin nation, stand and aspi- estry minister Noah Wekesa who’s minis-
corruption in government and his relation- While acknowledging the contribution rations on the try was charged with the implementation. He faulted the appellate court judges,
ship with Ruto, his main rival in next year’s the Kalenjin community has played in his community still saying there was enough public participa-
General Election. quest to lead the country, Raila said his stands. Greatest enemy tion in all the forums staged in Kisii, Buk-
stand and aspirations on the community He appeared to train his guns on the DP hungu, Kitui, Mama Ngina Drive, Narok,
Raila, who has been criss-crossing the still stands.“Arap Mibei is still the same. My He singled Garissa, Meru and Nakuru, but the govern-
country rallying Kenyans to unity under stand on the people of Kalenjin remains. singled out whom he accused of fighting a cause he ment banned all political rallies before they
the ‘Azimio la Umoja’ clarion call, will be We have walked together except a few tribalism and himself, had approved in the Cabinet for went to Eldoret, Meru and Nairobi.
pitching tent in Eldoret in a gathering that friends who have gone to other parties like corruption as the political expediency, by suggesting that
will bring together delegates from Uasin UDA,” he said. biggest impedi- the eviction had targeted the Kalenjin com- “The Jubilee government has been at the
Gishu, Nandi, West Pokot, Baringo and ments to Kenya’s munity who were part of those residing in helm since 2013. What has stopped them?
Turkana. Raila was speaking in reference to the prosperity . the forest. Every national government would want
community’s support for his 2007 presi- to remain with more resources at the top.
Kenya’s prosperity dential poll which led a power-sharing On Mau Forest “The idea was mooted by the Cabinet. Increasing the counties allocation cannot
agreement in a coalition government. Ruto evictions, the This was a government decision. It is sad be left to the discretion of the national gov-
Speaking to the Kalenjin nation, Raila was then a member of the ODM Pentagon ODM leader said that my political opponents used it as pro- ernment. I have promised that should I be
assured the community that he had not and campaigned for him in the RiftValley. h Lec e does not paganda.The eviction did not targeting any elected, I will increase the county alloca-
forgotten their overwhelming support for The two, however, differed over Raila’s regret his efforts community,” he said. tion,” said Raila.
him in 2007. to save the en-
call for eviction of squatters from the Mau vironment from HJe added:“We must protect our forests. He further charged that corruption is
“Sijawapa kisogo. Tuko kwa hii safari forest as well as the handling of the post- destruction. We now have a difference in Mau, there is the greatest enemy of the people, adding
pamoja (I’ve not forgotten you. We are election violence cases. now enough rains and the rivers are flow- that if action is not taken against the cor-
together in this journey). I’m still the Arap He recalled the contribution played by ing with water levels rising.” rupt and the nature of the corruption, the
Mibei you used to know. I’m just waiting for the late Kipsigis kingpin Kipkalya Kones vice becomes part of life. In a thinly veiled
the Kalenjin community to give me some- who marshalled the Kipsigis vote in Keri- During the interview, Raila came to the attack on the DP, Raila said harambees are
one I can work with,” said the ODM leader cho, Bomet and parts of Nakuru, while defense of the Kenyatta family over owner- the epitome of corruption, saying that dur-
who sounded like a man on a mission to Ruto, former ODM chairman Henry Kos- ship of offshore accounts. ing the Grand Coalition government, fund
mend fences. raisers by State officials were banned.
gei, former ministers Sally Kosgei and “I do not think there is anything wrong
Raila ruled out the possibility of re-unit- Musa Sirma led in the vote hunt mission with having offshore accounts if you can On the‘Hustler Movement’ slogan being
ing with Ruto ahead of the 2022 polls. explain how you opened it and the source spearheaded by the DP and his team in a
in Central and North Rift in the 2007 polls. of the funds in the accounts,” said Raila. bid to appeal to the common people, Raila
“I don’t see the possibility of working To show his appreciation to the commu- dismissed the idea as misplaced. “Who-
with him (Ruto) in 2022 because he is al- nity, Raila said he allocated them five slots On the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI), ever advised Ruto to use the word Hustler
ready running and he has declared his bid for standing with him, Western was given Raila said although the Court of Appeal misadvised him, Hustler‘ni mtu mkorofi,na
for the presidency,” he said. upheld the ruling by the five-judge bench mtu mwenye anatumia njia za mikato’
five slots while his native Nyanza region got of the High Court, they did not agree with (Hustler is a cunning person who likes to
He singled out tribalism and corruption four ministerial posts. its finding, adding that if the verdict is not use short cuts to succeed in life),” he said.
as the biggest impediments to Kenya’s “We have worked together and we shall challenged, it will be difficult for any Ke-
prosperity and said he intends to right the still work together. It is in the public do- nyan to initiate a change of Constitution.
wrongs over the years.
main that we did not lose the 2007 elec- He defended the proposed increased al-
“The country is still divided along tribal tions. But I appreciated the Kalenjin com- location to counties from the current mini-

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by Rawlings Otieno the monies stashed in the foreign According to Raila, the accounts counts. Such accounts though are of shillings in tax havens.
  @PeopleDailyKe accounts. should also be checked regularly, not illegal, should not be a way of Uhuru has assured the country
to ensure that they are not used to hiding corruption money,” he said.
Former premier Raila Odinga has Raila, who broke his silence on facilitate illegal cash transfers or for and the world at large that he will is-
come to the defence of the Kenyatta the issue during a morning radio holding proceeds of corruption. On Monday, President Uhuru Ke- sue a detailed response once he jets
family over ownership of offshore talk show, insisted there is a need nyatta said that the Pandora paper back into the country from a state
accounts, saying there is nothing for the holders of the said accounts Not illegal leaks would lift the veil of secrecy tour in Barbados.
wrong with it as long the individuals to make them public. Asked if he has any offshore ac- and darkness.
can account for every penny. The President who is away from
“I do not think there is anything counts, Raila said he does not own President Uhuru was responding the country on official duties,
Raila said it is not wrong to have wrong with having offshore ac- any, adding that all that he has is to the investigations by the Interna- charged that the paper leaks will
offshore accounts, though it is pru- counts if you can explain how you within the confines of the country. tional Consortium of Investigative help in enhancing financial trans-
dent to conduct investigations on opened it and the source of the Journalists that linked his family to parency and openness required in
funds in the accounts,” said Raila. “I don’t have any offshore ac- offshore accounts holding billions the country and globally.

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allied to Deputy PresidentWilliam
Former Prime Minister Raila Odinga yes- Residents leave their settlements in BACK IN used it against me. I was the Prime Minis- Ruto yesterday welcomed ODM lead-
terday revisited the Mau eviction that cost the Mau Forest on September 1, 2019, THE DAYS ter and I had to protect the then Environ- er Raila Odinga’s charm offensive to
him dearly in the 2013 polls. to avoid forcible eviction by the national ment minister. That is why I insisted and the Kalenjin nation with a rider that
government. PD/FILE Election bait: said that if protecting Mau would make me he still owes them an explanation on
Raila who defended the restoration of the In October 2010, ‘go sell mandazi in Kibra, so be it,” he said. the Mau Forest evictions.
Mau Forest during the Grand Coalition gov- water levels rising.” then Eldoret North
ernment, yesterday said he does not regret Raila said that aTaskforce team reviewed MP William Ruto He said the taskforce toured Mau forest Reacting to Raila’s declaration that
his efforts to save the environment from accused Raila of and spoke to people and reported the situ- he will take his Azimio La Umoja
destruction, adding that his efforts paid off. the situation in the Mau, Mt Kenya, Ab- delaying the reset- ation that Cabinet approved. campaign to the North Rift, the lead-
erdares, Cherangany and Mt Elgon water tlement of Mau ers said that the former premier, will
He reiterated that the move to evict catchment areas, with a view to finding a forest evictees, Fight him politically also have to come clear on his rela-
people from the forest was not his but a solution on how to protect the water catch- saying the ODM In 2016, Raila had claimed that he lost tionship with the DP.
decision of the Cabinet after a Taskforce ment areas in the country. leader wanted to
report was presented and even adopted by use it as election the RiftValley vote in the 2013 polls largely In the interview with Kalenjin FM
Parliament. “It was decided that the catchments be bait. because of an argument that he engi- stations yesterday, Raila said he had
protected so that we reduce desertification. neered the eviction of settlers in the Mau nothing personal against Ruto but
Enough rains They had been invaded by squatters who Kalenjin vote: Forest. ruled out working with him in future.
Speaking at various FM stations yester- were cutting trees destroying the natural Raila said that his
habitat,” he explained. rivals turned the During a burial ceremony of Zipporah Members of MoibenYouth Asso-
day, Raila said that the conservation of the conservation of Lemein- wife of former Narok first post- ciation in Uasin-Gishu said though
forest was orchestrated by those who later He said both the Cabinet and Parliament the largest water independence senator; Philip Lemein, at welcome to region, Raila must dem-
became his main opponents, and started passed the decision and what was left was tower in East Af- Motonyi near Narok Town in Narok, Raila onstrate respect for Ruto.
moving around the country saying that for his office to implement. rica into a political said his opponents used the controversial
“I was responsible for the evictions of the scheme to deny Mau Forest issue to fight him politically “We welcome him to the North Rift
people.’ “When it was being implemented, the him the Kalenjin when he was the prime minister in the to explain to us what agenda he has
fights began and my political enemies vote. Grand Coalition government. for the region ahead of 2022,” the as-
Raila said he was happy that the efforts sociation through its chairman Alex
went a long way to saving the water catch- Chirchir said in a statement.
ment area for the benefit of residents and
the country. Soy MP Caleb Kositany and his
Keiyo South counterpart Daniel Rono
“We must protect our forests. We now also laughed off Raila’s sentiments.
have a difference in Mau, there is now
enough rains and the rivers are flowing with Kositany said Raila should
not run away from the Mau eviction
which he said was not done in a hu-
mane manner with many people still
suffering.

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by Anthony Mwangi October 2046 through to 15th April 2051. states, is to finance the production, deliv- Deputy PresidentWilliam Ruto yes-
ery and installation of medical waste treat- terday said will institute a robust legal
@PeopleDailyKe “The interest rate of the loan is 1.25 per ment plants. and financial policies to foster the
cent per annum and the service charge is growth of Micro, Small and Medium
National Treasury has been borrowing 0.75 per cent per annum on the withdrawn Pastoralist households Enterprises (MSMEs).
Sh1.96 billion every day in the last five credit balance. The commitment charge Another loan facility of Sh82.6 billion to
months to support the Budget and devel- rate is 0.5 per cent per annum on the un- The Deputy President said by sup-
opment projects, a report has revealed. withdrawn financing balance,” states the facilitate fiscal and debt reforms to make porting MSMEs, a majority of Kenyans
report. spending more transparent and efficient who rely on small businesses would
The country, according to the report, se- and enhance domestic debt market per- be economically empowered.
cured Sh293.6 billion, most of which will The government has also signed another formance.
be used to finance the Covid-19 Health loan of Sh25.5 billion. Ruto said he will make funds avail-
Emergency response Project and secur- The loan, the report states, will also be able to small business owners through
ing of Covid-19 vaccines. The purpose of the loan, the report used to facilitate electricity sector reforms cooperative societies at low interest
states, is to provide direct budget financ- to strengthen Kenya Power. rates.
Treasury said the loans were secured be- ing for the remaining months before the
tween April 1 to August 31 this year.The 10 end of the current financial year. Kenya Livestock Commercialisation “Lack of proper infrastructure, legal
new loans will support the Budget for the Project (KeLCOP) will also benefit from a regime and financial framework for
remaining period of the current financial Road project loan facility of Sh2.1 billion secured from small businesses has exposed entre-
year. The government has secured yet an- the International Fund for Agricultural preneurs to tough working conditions
Development. and exploitative creditors who have
The report released by the National other loan of Sh53 billion to provide direct limited their growth,” said Ruto.
Treasury, seven of the loans are from mul- budget financing and will be repaid in The purpose for the loan is to increase
tilateral lenders, two are from bilateral tranches by April 2031. the incomes of 110,000 poor livestock and The Deputy President spoke dur-
lenders and one from International Sov- pastoralist households, especially youth ing a meeting with grassroots leaders
ereign Bond. Another loan has been signed to finance and women. from Emurua Dikirr and Kuria in
the 90-kilometre Samatar-Wajir Road Proj- Kilgoris, Narok County.
“The total value of the 10 new loans ect. The country also secured an Interna-
signed is equivalent to Sh293,547,328,432. tional Sovereign Bond 2021 of Sh110 bil- He said such policies will be ex-
Four of the loans have been disbursed by The loan was signed on June 7, 2021 by lion from the CitiGroup Global Markets tended to farmers who would be given
the time of submitting the report yester- the Saudi Fund for Development and the Europe AG to finance the budget under access to affordable loans, quality
day,” reads the report tabled by Leader of government. the development expenditure. breeds, seeds and fertilisers to boost
Majority in the National Assembly Amos production and income.
Kimunya. The amount of the loan is 75,000,000
Saudi Riyals or Sh2.2 billion. It will be re- Ruto asked his competitors to come
In its last report, the Treasury revealed paid between November 2031 to May 2051. up with an agenda for Kenyans.
that the government borrowed an average
Sh19 billion every month from September The Arab Bank for Economic Develop- He wondered why his competitors
1 to March 31. ment in Africa has also provided a Sh1.7 were only interested in defeating him
billion facility to support the road project. instead of selling their agenda.
Covid-19 vaccines
The report showed that within the seven The road will enhance movement of “What we are looking for is greater
people and goods between the Isiolo,Wajir, than a contest between you and us in
months the government contracted ten Garissa and Mandera counties. UDA,” said Ruto.
new loans of Sh132.4 billion.
The government on June 14 signed a The Deputy President said the
In the current report, Treasury states needs of the people should not play as
that a loan of Sh13.9 billion has been se- second fiddle to those of leaders.
cured to support the second additional
Financing for Kenya Covid-19 Health “Before we talk about sharing posi-
Emergency Response. tions, we must first address the needs
of the ordinary Kenyans,” he said.
The loan, which has been secured from
the International Monetary Fund (IMF), LOAN AND PURPOSE
will be spent to acquire Covid-19 vaccines.
A loan of Sh13.9 billion has been secured to support the second
New loans bring the total amount the additional Financing for Kenya Covid-19 Health Emergency Re-
government has borrowed from May 1 last sponse.
year to August 31 this year to Sh748 billion.
The government has also signed another loan of Sh25.5 billion
The current loans will be repaid in 40 to provide direct budget financing for the remaining months before
the end of the current financial year.

Another loan facility of Sh82.6 billion is meant to facilitate fiscal
and debt reforms to make spending more transparent and efficient
and enhance domestic debt market performance.

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by Anthony Mwangi and (PSC) had shortlisted 21 candidates. and consider the applicant, and may Abdi said his resignation was a per-
Barry Silah The National Assembly will be ex- approve or reject applicants for any sonal decision.
or all vacancies in the commission.
@PeopleDailyKe pected to scrutinise the names in the The two were appointed on De-
coming days. The President shall appoint the cember 17, 2015 alongside commis-
President Uhuru Kenyatta has nominee, within seven days of re- sioners Paul Mwaniki Gachoka and
nominated Alfred Mshimba and Speaker Justin Muturi yesterday ceipt of the name of the approved ap- Sophia Lepuchirit.
MonicaWanjiru Muiru to sit in the committed the names to the Justice plicant from the National Assembly.
Ethics and Anti-Corruption Com- and Legal Affairs Committee to con- Maalim was formerly a Member of
mission. duct approval hearings. Maalim and Mghoi, who left the the Transition Authority and Chair of
anti-graft body early September, had the Functional Analysis, Assignment
The names were yesterday for- “Conscious of the importance a year left to the end of their six-year and Costing sub-committee of the
warded to the National Assembly for of the EACC’s mandate in ensuring tenure. Authority.
consideration. integrity in the public sector, the
President has requested the National Their departure was communicat- Mghoi joined EACC from the
If successful, the two will replace Assembly to consider the nominees ed via a tweet from the official State Commission for the Implementa-
former commissioners Dabar Abdi as a matter of priority,” Muturi said in House twitter handle. tion of the Constitution, where she
Maalim and Rose Mghoi Macharia his communication to the House. served as the Director in charge of
who resigned last month. The commission said the two had the Management Services, providing
The National Assembly will, within resigned in line with the law that pro- strategic support to all Commission
The Public Service Commission 21 days of the day it next sits after re- vides for exit by resignation in a way programmes.
ceipt of the name of an applicant vet of a letter written to the President.

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Ndung’u and Oliver at Ithuri Kiama Kiama Cul- /+0(& .*/"& ment centres such as Tigoni by Evans Nyakundi man Nelson Onduko said
Musembi tural Centre in Juja,they said Hospital which has also been farmers in West Mugirango
they have seen the county and * VSHF serving patients from outside @PeopleDailyKe region may take a long time to
@PeopleDailyKe national governments work ,FOZBOT UP the county. recover from the devastating
tirelessly to revolutionide the VQIPME QFBDF Farmers in Nyamira county effects of the rains. “The tea
Kikuyu Council of Elders country’s infrastructure for BOE VOJUZ “The county administra- are counting losses running sector has been hit most by
from Kiambu county now economic growth. CFGPSF
EVSJOH tion has done a commend- into millions of shillings after the heavy downpour which is
want politicians to respect BOE BGUFS UIF able job on prevention, a heavy downpour on Tuesday accompanied by hailstones,”
President Uhuru Kenyatta, his “The developments re- FMFDUJPOT treatment and management night. Onduko said.
DeputyWilliam Ruto and all alised in the country such as of Covid-19 pandemic and
other elected leaders. construction of new roads, that alone has saved lives. The rains accompanied by Nyankoba Tea Factory di-
hospitals and schools is as Our urge is that the current strong winds, damaged crops, rector Joel Mosigisi said that
The Council’s chairmen a result of peace and urged leaders should be allowed trees and buildings and killed his area has also been affected
drawn from Kiambu’s 12 sub- Kenyans to uphold peace and to concentrate on develop- animals. though the situation was not
counties noted it was unfor- unity before, during and after ments. Dragging them into very serious.“There is one
tunate that some leaders were the elections,” said Njoge politics will only push the A spot check by the People region in my zone which was
not according elected leaders Minae, the elders’ chairman. country backwards,” Minae Daily established that four an- badly hit and farmers may
the respect they deserve. added. imals were killed at Kenyerere, not pick tea for nearly two
Covid-19 interventions Masosa and Mokomoni areas. months,” he said.
The elders’ representatives Referring to the Kiambu Residents of Kiambu, they
stated that all leaders, who opined, should not be sub- The most hit farmers are Leaders led byVictor Swan-
were validly elected into office County leadership, the elders jected to early campaigns and those who deliver their tea to ya urged to residents living
in 2017, should be allowed lauded Governor James Ny- instead, the electorate should Sanganyi, Kebirigo, Nyankoba, near rivers to move to higher
to complete their tenure in oro’s administration for prop- be allowed to make their inde- Nyansiongo, Gianchore and grounds.
peace if meaningful develop- erly managing prevention pendent decisions when the Tombe tea factories .
ment is to be realised. and treatment of Covid-19 right time comes next year.
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Mt Kenya Foundation
today comes 10 days after by Wangari Njuguna
another with Raila Odinga
@PeopleDailyKe
by Eric Wainaina We have planned well and we are ready to mogul SK Macharia, former Britam man- One Kenya
host the OKA principals,” Murimi said in a aging director Benson Wairegi as well as Alliance leaders Residents of Ngurunga village in
@EWainaina telephone interview. Gender and Equality commissioner Pricilla Kalonzo Musyoka Ithanga, Gatanga, Lower Murang’a
Nyokabi. (Wiper), Musalia have urged the government to close a
The fight for close to eight million votes Tycoons and other powerful figures of Mudavadi (ANC), local church for allegedly barring its
in Mt Kenya ahead of the next year’s Gen- the outfit chaired by Equity Bank founder Before cancellation of the meeting Gideon Moi followers from going to hospital when
eral Elections continues today with the Peter Munga had also indicated that they last week, the ANC boss, who has main- (Kanu) and their they fall sick. They claimed several
region’s billionaires under the powerful would invite the former premier to attend tained that his name will be on the ballot Ford Kenya church members have lost their lives
Mount Kenya Foundation (MKF) expected the OKA meeting amid claims that they are next year, had confirmed his attendance counterpart due after refusing to seek medication.
to host One Kenya Alliance (OKA) princi- on a mission to unite the leaders in favour saying the hopes to convince the founda- Moses Wetang’ula
pals to a luncheon. of ODM boss’s candidature. tion members as well as voters in the re- during a past The outcry comes days after a 30
gion to back his bid. meeting in -year-old woman died while giving
Organisers of the event say the meet- The meetings appear to have the bless- Nairobi. FILE birth in her home. Stella Njeri is said
ing will give OKA chiefs an opportunity to ings of President Uhuru Kenyatta, with Vet candidates to have developed birth complica-
market themselves to the business moguls. his hand in it being demonstrated by the Kanu secretary general Nick Salat con- tions and one of the residents alerted
presences of his maternal uncle George Ceciliah Mahinde, a health officer,
Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka, his Am- Muhoho, who is a member of the founda- firmed that OKA principals had received who rushed her to Maragua sub-
ani National Congress (ANC) counterpart tion as well as his close allies such as for- official invitations for the event and that county hospital.
Musalia Mudavadi, Bungoma Senator mer Kenya Electricity Generating Compa- they have purposed to attend.
Moses Wetangula (Ford Kenya) and his ny (KenGen) chief executive Eddy Njoroge, However, on arrival at the facility
Baringo colleague Gideon Moi (Kanu)will Thika Coffee Mills boss Pius Ngugi, media “The invitation has been extended to Njeri’s husband remained adamant
be at Safari Park Hotel today, 10 days after us and so we will be part of it, but that will that she will not be admitted to un-
the foundation former Prime Minister and HIGHLIGHTS be subject to availability of our chairman dergo Caesarean delivery as advised
ODM leader Raila Odinga. (Gideon),” Salat said yesterday. by the doctors. “I took a lot of time to
Mt Kenya Foundation members hosted convince them to go to hospital for
The meeting had been scheduled for Fri- ODM leader Raila Odinga last week. Foundation vice-chair Titus Ibui last safe delivery but even after getting
day last week but the organisers pushed it week announced that they would vet all there, they were adamant to be at-
to today. Todays OKA meeting was supposed to presidential candidates to enable them tended to by any doctor,” she said.
take place last week. pick the best, but interestingly, they have
Sources close to the four co-principals isolated Deputy President William Ruto Stay indoors
confirmed to People Daily that they would The region has over six million voters. who has fallen out with his boss over the Njeri reportedly died soon after get-
attend the forum where they are expected running of the government and succession
to explain how they will address issues af- politics. ting back home from the hospital.
fecting the region if elected. The residents out of fury threat-

Separately, Mudavadi said that he and ened to set their home ablaze claim-
his team would indeed the MKF leaders. ing that this is not the first they are
“We shall meet them. They invited us and losing people to such beliefs.
we shall honour the invitation. All of us, in-
cluding Senator Wetangula who is return- MaryWambui, a resident, said six
ing today from an official trip to the US will other people have died this year after
be present.We shall go and listen to them,” failing to seek medical attention. “The
the ANC leader disclosed. followers, when they fall sick, are ad-
vised to stay indoors as their leaders
Elsewhere, Joe Murimi, the director of pray for them to get healed,” she said.
communications at the foundation con- Murang’a Health executive Joseph
firmed that the meeting “was on as sched- Mbai said it’s unacceptable for people
uled”, noting that the response to the in- to die in their homes due to some reli-
vitations was positive, saying there were gious beliefs. He said he shall present
indications that the four leaders would be a petition to Health Cabinet Secretary
attending the occasion. Mutahi Kagwe and his Interior coun-
terpart Fred Matiang’i to take action
“The forum will take place tomorrow. against the church leaders.

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Cabinet Secretary for Public Service Margaret Kobia (left) by Alvin Mwangi Kobia further asked public servants The department handles billions of
hands over a memorandum of understanding to PS State to embrace digital technology in the ex- shillings annually under the giant Na-
Department of Gender Prof Collette Suda in Nairobi, @PeopleDailyKe ecution of their duties. tional Safety Net Programme through
yesterday. PD/NJENGA KUNGU three cash transfer Programmes for
Public Service Cabinet Secretary Mar- “The search for further knowledge Orphans andVulnerable children, Older
garet Kobia yesterday told civil servants cannot be overemphasized because Persons Cash Transfer and PeopleWith
to change their approach to work. we need knowledgeable staff who will Severe Disabilities Cash Transfer.
provide the right services to Kenyans. As
Kobia said the employees should dis- a government we are working to ensure The State Department for Arid and
card the notion that they are deployed in we have introduced short courses that Semi-Arid lands (ASALs) was also trans-
their work stations to earn salaries and will help our staff be in line with the new ferred from the Devolution Ministry
other perks without necessarily having trends of technology,’’ she said. to the Ministry of Public Service and
to deliver. Gender.
Kobia was speaking yesterday at the
“It is sad when you meet Kenyans and Kenya School of Government during a Principal Secretary Arid and Semi-
they tell you kwa ground vitu ni different familiarisation seminar with State de- arid lands Micah Powon called for
(the reality on the ground is different). partments which were recently placed better ways of mitigating the effects of
This tells us that we who are part of the under her docket. drought, saying relief food will not be
government should do something extra. the solution.
Civil servants must adhere to their re- In the recent mini-reshuffle, the De-
spective ethics and job description for partment of Social Protection, Pensions “We need to build resilience. This is
them to be seen to be doing what they and Senior Citizens was moved from the one area (ASALs) that can be the food
are supposed to,” said Kobia. Ministry of Labor to Kobia’s ministry. basket of Kenya,” he said.

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Chief Magistrate Mutuku by Nancy Gitonga
ruled that the prosecution
had proved beyond doubt @PeopleDailyKe
that Mboya fired at Osewe
A city primary school
by Nancy Gitonga teacher accused of defiling evidence that showed how
his 13-year-old pupil broke the teacher defiled his pupil
@PeopleDailyKe down yesterday after he was between 2015 and 2016.
jailed for 20 years.
Businessman Tom Oywa Mboya, who Tom Oywa Mboya at a past court appearance. He was yesterday jailed for 23 years for The magistrate said
shot Ranalo Foods Restaurant owner Wil- attempted murder. PD/CHARLES MATHAI Fredrick MwangiWango, there was overwhelming
liam Osewe in 2016, has been sentenced to 45, was sentenced by Mili- evidence that Mwangi de-
23 years in jail. magistrate noted that the offence of at- plainant. “It is not in dispute that the ac- mani court magistrate Da- filed the minor on several
tempted murder is committed with an in- cused shot at the complainant. He did so vid Ndungi after the court occasions and threatened
Milimani Chief Magistrate Martha Mu- tention of killing the other person. not once but four times,” the magistrate found him guilty of defiling her with dire consequences
tuku handed Mboya 20 years for shooting said. the Class Six girl for two should she disclose the il-
Osewe and another three years for wound- “I have considered the evidence before years. legal affair.
ing security guardWilfred Ombunya Tem- court and it is undisputed that Mboya shot The court said the doctor who testified
bula. Osewe,” she said. in the case had said that Osewe had an ob- While passing the sen- The victim testified that
ject in his body and had even developed tence, the magistrate said on March 20, 2016 when the
The magistrate, however, ruled that the The magistrate noted that Mboya fired problems in his genitalia following the the man had broken his secret could no longer be
sentence would run concurrently which at Osewe several times while shouting at gunshot that affected his spinal cord. student’s trust and should kept, the suspect lured her
means Mboya will serve 20 years. him that he would shoot him. be punished severely. to his Mathare Estate home
Justice served around 6am when she was
Mboya, who is a tour operator, was The court also considered the evidence Prosecution counsel Anderson Gikunda “The teacher defiled a heading to school.
handed the sentence yesterday in a virtual of a security guard who said he heard child who he was expected
court session after the court considered the Mboya shouting and saw him raise his asked the court to treat Mboya as a first of- to have protected. The She informed the court
probation report. gun and shoot several times at the com- fender and consider the nature of the case. rights of his children are that she was locked up in
not superior to that of the the house by Mwangi who
The accused failed to attend the physi- THE SHOOTING CASE In his mitigation, Mboya through law- child he defiled. I hereby later went to school and
cal court session after he reportedly fell yer Benjamin Makokha, pleaded for a non- sentence him to 20 years in returned few minutes past
sick while at the Industrial Area Remand The two got intoan altercation after custodial sentence saying that failing to do prison as provided by law,” 9am to defile her.
Prison. Osewe accused Mboya of sleeping with his so would be to condemn the people who Ndungi ruled.
wife. The quarrel led to the shooting. have been depending on him. She told the court that
“After considering the probation report Mwangi was accused of she spent the entire day at
tabled before me and since Mboya is not The magistrate noted that Mboya fired at “My client is a polygamous family man defiling the minor who he the teacher’s house.
remorseful of his actions, it is my consid- Osewe several times while shouting at him with several children who depend on him had accommodated in his
ered view that a befitting sentence in this that he would shoot him. for survival,” Makokha told the court. house in Mathare North, “After 6pm on March 20,
case is appropriate,” the magistrate said. Nairobi. 2016, the complainant had
The court also considered the evidence Upon the sentencing, Osewe who was at not returned from school
The court also considered the impact of of a security guard who said he heard court premises, was overcome by emotion The magistrate said the prompting her uncle, a
the offence on Osewe’s life. LawyerWilliam Mboya shouting and saw him raise his gun and wept. He later thanked the court for prosecution had proved police officer, to call the
Ongoro, who represented Osewe, urged and shoot several times at the complain- exercising its jurisdiction judiciously. its case beyond reasonable school to ask about the
the court to pass a harsh sentence against ant. doubt. whereabouts of the girl,” the
Mboya. “I thank God that justice has been done judge said.
and that is what I was seeking all these “The facts of the case
“I sentence the accused to 20 years in years we have been in court,” said Osewe. were well-corroborated The accused denied har-
jail for attempted murder charge and three and did not leave any loose bouring the girl but the girl’s
years for wounding a security guard,” Mu- ends,” Ndungi said. uncle proceeded to the ac-
tuku ruled. cused’s residence since she
He said the victim, though used to spent time there.
Wife quarrel a minor, had consistently
Last week, the court found Mboya guilty and meticulously narrated “True to his fears he
to the court how the ac- found the girl dressed in
of the offences, saying the prosecution had cused lured her into his school uniform in the ac-
proved its case beyond doubt. house on a number of occa- cused house. He was ar-
sions and defiled her. rested and the girl taken for
He was convicted for attempted murder examination at a city hospi-
and wounding. Last week, court proceed- tal,” Ndungi said.
ings were adjourned for
The two got into an altercation after Os- 30 minutes after Mwangi
ewe accused Mboya of sleeping with his fainted in the dock when the
wife. The quarrel led to the shooting. magistrate was reading the
judgement.
While delivering the judgement, the
The magistrate said that
during the hearing of the
case, the prosecution tabled

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Witness Protection WPA director Alice Ondieki, Witness Protection Agency QUALIFICATIONS risk assessment and establish always remained the same. In
Agency boss says says a total of 720 witnesses director Alice Ondieki. eligibility,” she says. the last financial year, the agen-
number of people in have been admitted into the A person qualifies to be pro- cy was allocated Sh480 million.
need of help rising programme since its incep- tected based on their testimony Though some witnesses “We have serious problems
tion. This, however, excludes or if they are related to a witness approach WPA, about 90 per with murder, incest, gender
by Zadock Angira other family members or de- who requires protection. cent of them are referred to the violence and corruption cases
pendants, who are not direct agency by the Office of the Di- especially where suspects are
@PeopleDailyKe beneficiaries. The protection is done through rector of Public Prosecutions released on bail and end up in-
a number of ways including physi- (ODPP). “The ODPP plays a terfering with witnesses,” she
Lengthy court trials are not “If for example a married cal and armed protection, reloca- key role in confirming whether says. The director, however,
only expensive but may also man is admitted into the pro- tion and change of identity. they are eligible. We get other says in such cases , the inves-
make some crucial witnesses gramme, the wife and children referrals from the DCI, Inde- tigating officers can go back to
change their minds either are also brought on board. We onyms, redaction of identify- pendent Policing Oversight court and apply for the cancel-
because of fatigue or intimi- get between 100 to 120 appli- ing information and use of Authority (IPOA), courts and lation of the bond or bail.
dation thereby frustrating ad- cations per year, however, not video link. other human rights organisa-
ministration of justice. all of them end up being pro- tions,” she says. The agency has, however,
tected,” Ondieki told People Concerns have, however, maintained that no witness
The main aim of any trial is Daily during an interview. been raised over delayed ad- She, however, says the cases under the programme has
to ensure justice is served to mission to the programme by will soon be expedited follow- ever been killed.“It is true some
all parties. But this may not Delayed admission crucial witnesses. The agency, ing the inclusion of the Judicia- witnesses have been killed but
always happen as some sus- She says WPA spends be- however, says some witnesses ry’s Chief Registrar as a board none of them have been from
pects especially those involved are admitted immediately, member. WPA. So far, we have only lost
in murder, incest, defilement, tween Sh2.5 million to Sh3 such as those found at the five witnesses but due to natu-
corruption, terrorism and million per witness per year, scene of crime, for the initial 14 Ondieki reveals the biggest ral causes. Again, our mandate
even robbery intimidate wit- noting that some of the wit- days. “This can be extended to challenge is finances, an issue does not cover anyone who is
nesses. nesses are also paid, based another 14 days as we conduct exacerbated by the fact that not in our programme.”
on their current earnings. “If the Agency continues to admit
This led to the formation of the basic earnings cannot be witnesses but the budget has
theWitness Protection Agency established like in the case of
(WPA) in 2008.The mandate of a mama mboga, we pay the
WPA is to provide special pro- minimum which is Sh13,500.”
tection, on behalf of the State,
to persons in possession of The protection is done
important information and through a number of ways in-
who are facing potential risk or cluding physical and armed
intimidation because of their protection, relocation and
cooperation with the prosecu- change of identity.
tion and other law enforce-
ment agencies. Protection can also be done
during court proceedings
through holding in-camera or
closed sessions, use of pseud-

Bamburi’s Nairobi Grinding Plant manager Johnson Macharia
(right) presents scholarship cheque to six Form One students
in Isinya sub-county in Kajiado county, yesterday. In attendance
was Senior Chief, Wilson Kaloi. PD/CHRISTINE MUSA

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by Christine Musa nity which focuses on empow-
ering the youth and margin-
@PeopleDailyKe alised through education and
upskilling programmes.
Six bright students from
poor backgrounds in Kajiado “Investment in youth gener-
county will now smile all the ates long term security, future
way to class after Bamburi shared prosperity, stability
Cement heard their cry for fi- and growth. Bamburi is com-
nancial assistance and offered mitted to empowering the
them full scholarships to the youth to have a cutting edge
tune of Sh400,000. advantage to compete fairly
in the Kenyan and global la-
The deserving students bor markets,” Macharia said
were identified through a yesterday during the award
competitive process based on ceremony. Urging parents of
performance and needy back- the beneficiaries to continue
grounds. The scholarships following up on the students’
for secondary education will performance in school, Olo-
cater for full tuition, uniform sirkon senior chiefWilson
and back to school shopping Kaloi said, “There is nothing
only. more discouraging than for a
student to perform well in pri-
Bamburi Cement’s Nairobi mary only to herd cattle due
Grinding Plant manager John- to lack of school fees or early
son Macharia, said the gesture marriage.”
was part of the company’s
commitment to the commu-

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and administrative governance problems. growth is not outpaced by demand.We have
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teaching profession From the skyscrapers of Upper Hill over-
looking Kibra, Nyali’s beachfront properties SFDBTU UIFNTFMWFT BT Finally, we must address security. Not just
Teaching is fondly referred to as the noble pro- are barely 30 minutes from Owino Ouru’s WJCSBOU JOOPWBUJPO IVCT physical security, but security of property,
fession. It is a calling, not a trade. However, there shanties, to Kisumu’s Nyalenda slums abut- livelihoods and the future of our youth. Rising
has been a growing change in perception among ting Milimani, our cities are a study in con- property values. In the short term, cities need crime rates are a direct consequence of lack of
students about the profession and just a handful of trasts. Nakuru is set to be Kenya’s fourth city to implement equitable water distribution income and hopelessness. Marauding gangs
them say they dream of becoming teachers when after the Senate approved its bid in June.We programs that are followed to the letter. The in places like Kisauni and Kondele are a recipe
they complete secondary school. hope, it will learn from other cities’ mistakes. biggest challenge is to break the cartels that al- for disaster.That resident of upmarket sub-
legedly sabotage water supply which requires urbs like Kilimani and Kileleshwa in Nairobi
Perhaps, this could be attributed to the fragile The story of how we descended into the strong political commitment. often fall victim to violent crime, indicates
nature of the profession, where teachers are not only current chaotic state has been told before. that insecurity does not discriminate.
expected to deliver in tough working conditions but Nairobi’s issues stem from the failure of the City policies should strongly encourage
also their modest pay. Over the years, teachers have city’s post-independence 1973 master plan. water saving. Longer-term, infrastructure Cities must recast themselves as vibrant
been working in difficult circumstances despite the Mombasa’s 1971 masterplan also failed to upgrades, including seawater desalination innovation hubs that put their youth at the
critical role they play in shaping society, which calls guide city development. Kisumu is seeking to in Mombasa, Kisumu’s Soin-Koru Dam and centre of policy making to encourage job cre-
for concerted efforts to change this trend. repossess parcels of public land, institutional Nairobi’s Northern CollectorTunnel need to ation.The informal sector generates the most
houses, markets and industrial parks lost to a be expedited. Dilapidated sewer systems and job opportunities but is the most harassed
As theWorld Teachers Day was celebrated on grabbing frenzy dating back to the eighties. poor stormwater drainage infrastructure that under various city policies. Put simply, our
Tuesday, some education stakeholders said the oc- lead to flooding must also be addressed. youth need stable incomes or we will soon be
casion came at a time when many tutors are disori- City residents across the country are be- competing with South America countries, for
ented, demotivated, and feel abandoned, especially sieged by all manner of water, land, planning, Traffic congestion in our cities particularly the title of the world’s most violent cities.
at a time when the Covid-19 pandemic is exacerbat- parking, garbage and transport cartels.These Nairobi and Mombasa is legendary. Projects
ing education inequalities. For Kenya’s already fragile have arisen because of a void in the provision like the Nairobi Expressway, the Dongo Kun- Our cities are synonymous with wanton
education system, the stakeholders say the Covid-19 of reliable public services, as a result of our ap- du bypass and various link roads may ease destruction of property and livelihoods like
pandemic had generated unprecedented challenges petite for graft and attendant revenue leakage. short term congestion, but no modern city Nairobi’s infamous“Bomoa Bomoa” demoli-
for teachers, learners and parents. can thrive without a functional mass transit tions.These are particularly terrible when
For our cities to be habitable beyond 2030, system. Mass transit is composed of intercon- they result from a convoluted process where
This is in addition to exposing some of the cracks we need to prioritise three key issues urgently. nected pedestrian walkways, buses and trains. one arm of government approves and another
on the system especially on poor infrastructure The first is water and sanitation. Just 40 per The city of Bogota in Colombia implemented destroys. On the political front, every five
development, low budgetary allocations, teacher cent of Nairobi residents have direct access to a model Bus RapidTransit (BRT) system in years’ residents get a chance to choose the
shortage, inadequate resources and the hurried piped water on a 24-hour basis while Mom- three years. It currently moves close to 2.5 mil- right representation. Let’s do that in 2022 and
implementation of the Competency-Based Curricu- basa satisfies a measly 15 per cent of demand. lion passengers a day!That’s over half of Nai- we can have some of the most livable cities in
lum (CBC). Kisumu is not much better. robi’s population. Such a BRT system should Africa by 2030.

Education is one of the most productive assets Lack of this precious commodity results in — The writer is a policy and
that many people will ever own and teachers are key deadly food borne diseases, stunted industrial governance analyst
in achieving all education agenda targets. growth, irregular river water use and a drop in

The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) acknowl-
edges that had tutors failed to support the govern-
ment in reopening schools last October after the
long closure owing to Covid-19, efforts to recover the
lost academic time would have come to naught.

Consequently, teachers have been at the centre of
resuscitating academic programmes after Covid-19
and have beaten all odds and shone in various as-
pects of their career. TSC on Tuesday, honoured 31
teachers, in conformity with the TSC Performance
Recognition, Reward and Sanction Policy Frame-
work.

The Commission should, however, keep its word
that it would recommend more teachers for recogni-
tion at various levels in line with government policy,
since the more than 300,000 of them are doing a
commendable job.

We also honour the 90 teachers who have suc-
cumbed to Covid-19 over the past year, some of
them in the middle of their tireless efforts to ensure
learning in our schools was back on track. It is about
time that as a country, we restored respect and hon-
our to the teaching profession.

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challenge of food insecurity. concerted effort to eliminate informal Further, informal food enterprises entrepreneurs in informal settlements
businesses from the city centre but has help in enhancing rural urban link- is determined by availability of street A knee-high celebrity cow
Living in the city has always been proved futile. ages through food remittances which lights and security.
challenging not only for the poor who in turn form part of the source of the that became a sensation in
run away to the city to escape the vaga- But what is the impact of informal food sold in the streets.With the Covid It is, therefore, critical that policy
ries of rural poverty but also those con- food enterprises, and why should it pandemic, informal food remittances makers put concerted effort to contin- Bangladesh has won post-
sidered middle-class. Due to the high matter? It is generally accepted that have acted as a buffer for those in the uously improve roads, access to elec-
cost of living, the amount available for food security is the anchor of human city who have lost jobs. Consequently, tricity and water to aid the entrepre- humous recognition as the
food is minimal, a reason food insecu- and economic development; therefore, rural food remittances has been the neurial effort of city dwellers. Entrepre-
rity is prevalent and alternative income food insecurity jeopardises a country’s hidden driver of informal food busi- neurs must also be willing to improve shortest on the planet just
sources necessary for survival. prospect of growth. Informal food ness in Nairobi. on health and hygiene. Enhancing
enterprises function as a critical link to public education is one of the ways to weeks after its untimely de-
However, city challenges have al- food access to the majority of the low Resilience of informal business improve the capacity of entrepreneurs
ways aroused the survival instinct of wage earners. in most urban centres generally de- hence a need for budgetary allocation mise.
city dwellers. From Maputo toWind- picts the essence of food enterprises. to set up platforms to facilitate training
hoek, research shows informal food Street after street downtown of Therefore, calls for change of strategy activities. Rani, just 50.8cm high, be-
entrepreneurs, who in most cases are Nairobi has a food or fruit parlor, run to address the issue of informal food
unemployed or underemployed, have by entrepreneurs who offer food and enterprises in Kenya is imperative. In addition, maintaining relations came an instant Internet ce-
stepped up to feed the people through fruits at affordable prices. According to with regional neighbours is important
informal enterprises including vend- research, these food enterprises have Given that urban population will for the food business to prosper in lebrity with tens of thousands
ing food on the streets as a means of played a key role in sustaining the live- continue to rise while employment Nairobi since a sizable volume of food
earning an income. Nairobi has not lihood of city dwellers who would oth- opportunities decrease, it is important stuff is obtained fromTanzania and of people rushing to the farm
been left behind; many streets are dot- erwise suffer from dire food insecurity. that policy makers rethink policies. For Uganda. Even with the Covid restric-
ted with informal food enterprises. instance, the health burden and cost tions, the necessity of assuring food se- she lived on outside Dhaka
In fact, besides food safety concerns, that is occasioned by unhealthy food curity for citizens must always inform
The role of informal food enter- studies have confirmed informal food systems must be tamed.With research government development and foreign for a glimpse of the miniature
prises has not been given sufficient enterprises are not contributing to the showing that informal food businesses policy.
attention which has in turn hindered emerging health menace of non-com- largely offer healthy food, the safety cow.
development of policies that promote municable diseases.This is because challenges could be addressed through — The writer is International Food
sustainable growth. It is important to Policy Analyst But just after its owners

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For SMEs, cloud operation is key to digital transformation of gas.

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The hallmarks of today’s society are ings, including fewer support people, from GuinnessWorld Records
constant change, unpredictability and lower license fees and infrastructure
digital disruption. Companies must be ." )&3 " - ,)" * :"5 and the ability to replace third-party saying Rani’s application had
nimble to manage this unpredictably reports with more granular internally-
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Gaining competitive advantage is FTQFDJBMMZ CFOFàDJBM GPS TNBMMFS PSHBOJTBUJPOT Benefits not quantified in the study “We sent several video of
the goal of agility. According to De- but still significant included a further
loitte, it’s about improving a company’s streamlining of operations due to easy Rani in line with Guinness
ability to“react to and capitalise on its integration with other Microsoft solu-
changing operational environment.” tions, as well as real-time visibility of World Records prescriptions.
Being agile involves a paradigm shift in key business data and metrics enabling
which business and technology are no proactive, efficient decision-making We have also sent the post-
longer separated: It’s all about digital by making timely decisions using
transformation. In the early days of cloud adoption, particularly significant for small and comprehensive, real-time reporting, mortem report to them to see
a Harvard Business Review survey medium-sized firms (SMEs) operating embedded analytics, and AI-driven
Cloud technology has undoubtedly identified cloud’s ability to increase on tighter budgets, less capital and in insights. there was nothing unusual
played the most important role in competitive advantage, which 74 per an increasingly competitive environ-
assisting businesses in digital trans- cent of business respondents have ment. Being able to use the same ERP about her death,” Sufian said.
formation to stay competitive. Indeed, experienced.With advancements in capabilities as larger organisations
during the pandemic-induced lock- this enabling technology over time, the The cost and time involved in manu- without having to invest a large sum He said he had also sent
downs, which saw firms scrambling case for cloud’s utility for businesses ally updating systems and ensuring se- of money in on-site infrastructure and
to facilitate remote working, cloud is only going to get stronger. Business curity is maintained; the cost implica- specialised IT teams is a plus for SMEs, Guinness Rani’s medical re-
use skyrocketed. Embracing the cloud management, which is at the heart of tions of scaling up, if necessary, should especially in current economic climate.
allows for far more, yet it should be any company’s decision-making pro- the organisation grow; and the staffing cords after they asked whether
highlighted that the future of work will cess, is one area where it’s most trans- requirements and costs associated Saving money and increasing effi-
demand organisations to be flexible in formational. with overseeing and providing support ciency are important but being able to she had received hormone
where they operate, with hybrid work for the system are just a few of the chal- adjust operational needs is especially
setups remaining viable options. A unified perspective of business lenges SMEs face with on-site ERPs. beneficial for smaller organisations. injections. “We are happy that
activities is required for quick decision- When an ERP is relocated to the cloud An SME can swiftly scale up or down
Cloud adoption, when done strate- making.This is possible with a cloud- and managed by a single, reputable based on operational or budgetary she got her due honours. But
gically, lays the ground for enterprise based enterprise resource planning service provider with a 24-hour assis- needs using a cloud-based ERP.This
agility and growth. It’s the starting (ERP) solution. It links previously seg- tance, these restrictions are removed. solution can expand or decrease in re- we are at the same very sad
point for digital transformation, which regated areas of an organisation’s oper- sponse to the needs of the company.
can result in a 30 per cent rise in pro- ations (from accounting to warehouse A last year research by Forrester because she is no more with
ductivity, operational performance, management and more) in a safe, uni- bears witness to this. It looked at the — Maher Al-Khaiyat is Regional
staff engagement, and as a result, cus- fied manner to give a company end-to- financial implications of switching to Business Applications Director for us,” Sufian said. - AFP
tomer satisfaction. end, company-wide information.This platforms like Microsoft’s cloud-based
is the future of operations. Dynamics 365 Business Central, a Microsoft MEA TRUTHIS: Faith in God is the
comprehensive business management esential element for spiritual
Businesses would profit from cen- system.The requirement for new hires
tralising management systems on the was decreased by 10 per cent, while change.
cloud, which has both cost-cutting and operational flow rose by eight per cent.
growth-supporting benefits, which are Many factors contributed to the sav-

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favourable light – not by empty ing others’ contribution, and by
National Assembly Speaker and popularity, but by doing the right constantly offering positive and about tribe and tyranny of Num- @__Wesh_: We need goodwill
presidential aspirant Justin Mu- thing with others. critical feedback. bers. from the leadership first who
turi went only to engage citizens will ensure cost production is
via #ChatWithMuturi. Here are @ElonMuskMoraa: Apprecia- @Kiplimo01: JB Muturi, does @teddyeugene: What hap- managaeble so as to grow the
excerpts: tion is a potent source of mo- he have enough influence. As pens next when a court of law concept of Build Kenya and Buy
tivation for people. A leader is we know Kenyan elections are declares a given legislation Kenya.
@NatashaLunah_: Lead- passed by parliament null and
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health services,” he said.. dos award by the Governor of Barbados Dame Sandra Mason at Government House
At least 60 women are in Bridgetown yesterday. The Award is the highest State Honour conferred on by Zaddock Angira
scheduled to undergo cor- Wangamati said the fistula outstanding Barbadian citizens and foreign nationals for extraordinary service to
rective surgery in Bungoma campaign, which started on Barbados, Carribean Diaspora or to humanity at large. PSCU @PeopleDailyKe
County during the fistula op- Monday and will end on
eration campaign this week. Friday, will see more than 60 Kirinyaga County has received
women undergo obstetric a major infrastructural facelift
The programme is the ini- surgery. ahead of the Mashujaa Day cel-
tiative of Bungoma County ebrations which it will be hosting.
Health Department in col- He disclosed that teenage
laboration with the Safaricom pregnancies had become a The government has been un-
Foundation, the office of the major problem in Bungoma dertaking various projects in the
First Lady, Amref Health Af- County and asked parents county in preparation for the 12th
rica, Flying Doctors Service and other stakeholders to edition of the Mashujaa Day cel-
and the United Nations Popu- give proper direction to chil- ebrations on October 20.
lation Fund (UNFPA). dren.
Wanguru Stadium, the venue
Good job Sophy Onyango, a Safari- of the event, is almost complete,
Speaking atWebuye County com sales representative, said with installation of street lights in
the M-Pesa Foundation will the town in the final phase.
Hospital, GovernorWycliffe spend Sh15 million to support
Wangamati said the county the fistula campaign. The government has tar-
government is committed to macked and upgraded more than
improving health services. “This programme is not 30km of roads across the county
only running here in Bun- and rehabilitated the Ngurubani
“I congratulate the good job goma.We have carried out the Airstrip. Construction of Phase
being done by all our partners campaign in Samburu and 11 I of the Kirinyaga Central sub-
to improve the health of our other counties,” she said. county Police Station and offices
is also ongoing.
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Karanja Kibicho (pictured) said
Leadership forum says FROM LEFT: Makueni Governor Kivutha Kibwana, former Machakos bilise residents to register as voters as one the works were 90 per cent com-
division among region’s top Senator Johnstone Muthama and NCCK chair Archbishop Timothy way of strengthening their negotiating plete. “We are happy with the
politicians ahead of next Ndambuki after a meeting to deliberate on the region’s unity in power. progress of the works.We expect
year’s election worrying Machakos on Tuesday. PD/PETER MWANGANGI everything to be finalised by Oc-
Ndambuki said it was wrong that top poli- tober 8,” he said after leading the
by Mutuku Mwangangi HOUSE the next government. ticians were embroiled in turf wars and su- National Celebrations Committee
DIVIDED “We want to have unity of purpose as a premacy battles that, he said, were pointed to inspect the stadium.
@PeopleDailyKe out by President Uhuru Kenyatta when he
Kalonzo region such that if we decide to join a cer- toured the region two months ago. Yesterday, there was also a dress
The Kamba Leadership Forum yesterday Musyoka, who is a tain coalition we will benefit as a commu- rehearsal for the event, including
urged the region’s political leaders to work member of OKA, nity in terms of development. Members of Kalonzo, who is a member of OKA, has a military parade and perfor-
under one coalition in order to increase the has declared that the Kamba community everywhere have declared that he will vie for the presidency mances by local artistes.
community’s bargaining power in the nego- he will vie for the expressed their desire of being part of the in next year’s election.
tiations to form the next government. presidency in next government and that is why we have come Kibicho was accompanied by
year’s election. to deliberate on how we can achieve this,” The former vice president, who was Raila Governor AnneWaiguru and fel-
The forum which brings together the said Ndambuki. Odinga’s running mate in the 2013 and 2017 low PSs Paul Maringa (Infrastruc-
clergy, political leaders, the Akamba Clans Outgoing gov- elections, has said he will not play second ture), Esther Koimett (Broadcast-
Governing Council, Atumi a ma Thome and ernors Alfred Voter mobilisation fiddle to any politician in 2022. ing and Telecommunications)
the Akamba Council of Elders, says it is de- Mutua (Machakos) He added: “When we are talking about and Joe Okudo (Sports).
termined to ensure the community realises and Kibwana Different alliances
unity of purpose. (Makueni) have government, we mean being in Raila’s side, Outgoing governors Alfred Mutua
also said they in- Ruto or even in One Kenya Alliance (OKA).
A Tuesday meeting which was convened tend to run for the We would like to go with whoever matches (Machakos) and Kibwana (Makueni) have Tea bonuses too
by the forum’s leader, NCCK chairmanTimo- top seat. our desires as the people of Ukambani.” also said they intend to run for the coun-
thy Ndambuki at ABC Church headquarters try’s top seat. little, farmers say
in Bomani Machakos town, resolved to rally Ex-Senator Ndambuki said the south-eastern region
the region’s leaders to work under one um- Johnstone Muth- was open to negotiations. Kalonzo has been popularising his presi- Tea farmers in Murang’a Coun-
brella. ama is DP William dential candidature under OKA, which ty have expressed dissatisfaction
Ruto’s pointman in Among the key resolutions of the meeting brings together party leaders Musalia Muda- with the bonus payment amount-
The meeting was attended by Makue- the region. was the need to secure strategic positions in vadi (ANC), MosesWetang’ula (Ford Kenya) ing to Sh20 billion announced
ni Governor Kivutha Kibwana and for- the next government and working with fu- and Kanu chairman Gideon Moi. by the Kenya Tea Development
mer Machakos Senator Johnson Muth- ture governments to realise development Authority. Many farmers are
ama. milestones in the region. Kibwana has entered into coalition talks disappointed about the bonus
with Narc Kenya’s Martha Karua, National rates, saying they incur heavy ex-
Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka, Macha- The forum said it was also keen to mo- Assembly Speaker Justin Muturi and former penses in maintaining the crop. In
kos Governor Alfred Mutua and Kitui Gov- secretary-general of the United Nations Murang’a, Gacharage tea factory
ernor Charity Ngilu sent apologies. Conference on Trade and Development has declared the highest bonuses
(UNCTAD) Mukhisa Kituyi. at the rate of Sh30 per kilo. The
Ndambuki, who addressed the media af- second best is Ngere tea factory in
ter the closed-door meeting, said the inten- Mutua, who is also the leader of Maende- Gatanga that declared payment
tion is to convince the Kamba leadership to leo Chap Chap party, launched his presiden- of Sh28 per kilo, with Ikumbi
speak in one voice in pre-2022 presidential tial bid a year ago and has been crisscrossing factory ranked the third at Sh25.
election negotiations. the country and holding talks with various Kanyanyaini tea factory will pay
political leaders for possible pre-election Sh17.50, Njunu Sh22, Nduti Sh21
Better stake coalition arrangements. and Githambo Sh20.Only, Kiru
He said the region must be strategically and Makomboki factories are yet
Muthama, who is the United Democratic to declare their bonus payments.
represented in the next government irre- Alliance (UDA) National chairman, is the
spective of who becomes President. key point man for Deputy PresidentWilliam –KNA
Ruto in the region.
Ndambuki clarified that the leadership
was not doing political bidding for any presi- The division among the leading politi-
dential candidate but will sit with the leading cians has been a cause of concern for the
formations to negotiate for a better stake in community, with analysts warning that time
was fast running out and the region risked
going into the August 2022 General Election
a divided house.

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by James Wakahiu Entrepreneurial Universi-
ties in Kenya (DePUK), and
@PeopleDailyKe is expected to attract both

Recommendation is based “This is a vaccine developed in Africa by Mount Kenya University in-presence participants
on results from an ongoing African scientists and we’re very proud,” (MKU) will today host 10 who will converge at the
pilot programme in Ghana, said Ghebreyesus. universities from Kenya Mwai Kibaki Convention
Kenya and Malawi and Germany for a confer- Centre in the Main Cam-
He added: “This vaccine is a gift to the ence on boosting training pus, Thika Town as well as
by George Kebaso and agencies world but its value will be felt most in Af- on entrepreneurship in in- virtual participants
rica.” stitutions of high learning
@PeopleDailyKe in Africa. It will bring together par-
Professors; Richard Mukabana and ticipants from MKU, Ke-
World Health Organisation (WHO) has A child receives the RTS,S malaria Charles Mbogo expressed frustrations It is part of a strategy nyatta University, Karatina
endorsed the first-ever malaria vaccine, vaccine during the rollout in Western applications for approval to bring in mos- to prepare graduands to University, Chuka Univer-
which could help avert over 10,000 deaths Kenya. COURTESY quitoes that will destroy their wild coun- utilise their training to sity as participants repre-
in Kenya every year. terparts said to cause malaria, have been engage in entrepreneur- senting local institutions of
futile.They were addressing a press confer- ship instead of reliance on higher learning including
WHO recommended widespread use of ence in Nairobi on Tuesday. employment. Hochschule Bonn Rhein-
the RTS,S/AS01 (RTS,S) malaria vaccine Sieg University of applied
among children in sub-Saharan Africa and Yesterday, Dr Willis Akhwale, a disease The blended conference Sciences, Leuphana Uni-
in other regions with moderate to high P. epidemiologist said the technology has af- has jointly been organised versitat Luneburg, Leipzig
falciparum malaria transmission. filiated issues that have not been approved by Collaboration for En- University and Hochschule
including environment. GlaxoSmithKline, trepreneurial Universities Wismar from Germany.
The recommendation is based on re- a British pharmaceutical company, is de- (CEPU) and Developing
veloping the vaccine.

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recommended the RTS,S vaccine – or has endorsed the
Mosquirix - says the move marks a major first-ever malaria
advance against a disease that kills hun- vaccine, which could
dreds of thousands of people worldwide help avert over
annually. 10,000 deaths

According toWHO, about 500,000 people This, according
die each year, an estimated half of them, are to a consortium of
children in Africa. WHO experts who
recommended the
In Kenya, there are an estimated 3.5 mil- RTS,S vaccine – or
lion new clinical cases and 10,700 deaths Mosquirix - marks
each year, and those living in western Ke- a major advance
nya have an especially high risk of malaria. against a disease
that kills hundreds
WHO director general, Tedros Adha- of thousands of peo-
nom Ghebreyesus said the announcement ple worldwide
means the vaccine is a maiden tool espe-
cially for Kenya where malaria researchers
have been trying to import a Gene Drive
technology to speed up the fight against

malaria in vain. GlaxoSmithKline, (ǞƊǶ ‫وלؿןנןؿ‬
“This is a historic moment. The long- a British pharma-
ceutical company,
awaited malaria vaccine for children is a is developing the
breakthrough for science, child health and vaccine
malaria control,” Ghebreyesus during a vir-
tual press briefing.

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Kisii yesterday warned poli-
ticians against transfer of He appealed to youths
voters from polling stations. who want to register as
voters in their respective
Independent Electoral counties to go to Huduma
and Boundaries Commis- Centre with their Identity
sion ( IEBC) Elections coor- cards and register, adding
dinator Sydney Namulungu the turn up on the second
said there has been massive day was poor.
transfer of voters in a ward
in Nyaribari Chache. Macharia echoed Namu-
lungu’s sentiments, saying
Namulungu, who was that if the pace continued,
accompanied by Governor the commission will not
James Ongwae and Kisii meet its target and ap-
county commissioner Al- pealed to individuals to
lan Macharia during the campaign to those with IDs
launching of mass voter to register.
registration at Kisii national
polytechnic said that trans- He said 3,500 IDs are
fers were only supposed uncollected registration
to be done at the commis- centres and implored the
sion’s constituency offices. applicants to pick them so
that they can register as vot-
“We are having several ers and take part in the next
voters transferring from General Election.
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FIDA decries lack of by Evans Nyakundi to the point of deciding to take wife’s secret lover was HIV posi- said for the last three months,
the life of his wife before killing tive. “I could not live with HIV. the couple has been on constant
police gender desks @PeopleDailyKe himself. That man (the man he named) troubles.
is sick and I never wanted to live
FIDA officials have decried the lack A gospel musician from In the note, which he au- with the disease,” he said. On the fateful morning, the
of Gender Desk in police stations across Nyamira County hacked his wife thored to his children, the singer woman was seen running away
the county in the wake of increased to death before hanging himself singled out a day when the wife According to a close relative from the home but the man
defilement and sodomy cases. A survey over claims of unfaithfulness in hit him with a cup in the face who sought anonymity because sprinted after her and caught
of court cases within the coastal region, their marriage. after he asked her of the secret of the sensitivity of the matter hold of her before dragging her to
shows that Lamu County currently leads love affair. their bedroom where he cut her
in sodomy and defilement cases, with George Agusa, 50, onWednes- throat before hanging himself
most cases going unreported due to day morning killed his wife, Mary, “Your mother had troubled me with a piece of garment right be-
lack of Gender Desks in police stations. 45, with whom they had three for long and I have tried to keep side the bed.
Speaking, after a stakeholders forum held children after what he indicated up with it for long. It reached a
at Lamu Archipelago to discuss the status in a suicide note as continued day she hit me with a cup and Inside the couple’s bedroom, a
of gender based violence, in the county, troubles based on the wife. even threatened to stab me,” the newly made bed with a new mat-
FIDA Kenya Monitoring and Evaluation note that was written in Ekegusii tress on it and new bedding on
Head, Christabel Barasa, stressed the In the suicide note left behind, read in part. the left and an old one with old
need for a rescue centre for Gender Based Agusa mentioned a local youth beddings portrayed a story of the
Violence victims to supplement the gen- with ambitions to vie for an MCA He said he reached a decision rift that had formed in that sleep-
der reporting desks in police stations. position as the person who had to end her life and hang himself ing area.
made their marriage deteriorate following the realisation that the
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Health union leaders say Pharmacists and by Alphonce Mungahu
sponsors are out to interfere Dentists Union
yesterday pre- @PeopleDailyKe
vailed upon Par-
liament to shoot A manager and a director of a con-
down the Health struction company have linked busi-
Amendment Bill, nessman Don Bosco Gichana (below)
2021 to the theft of Sh 96.7 million from a
bank almost a decade ago.
with existing management of On the floor of
the sector, which they claim the House, be- The two officials now have 38 days
is independent fore National As- to pay the bank over Sh15.6 million to
sembly Speaker avoid being sent to prison for the al-
by George Kebaso and KNA ruled on the mat- leged theft.
ter, MPs raised a
@PeopleDailyKe number of issues Having paid back Sh81 million to
regarding the Fina Bank Limited (FBL), now Guar-
Health sector trade unions, led by the bill. anty Trust Bank Kenya, the construc-
tion company has entered into a plea
Kenya Medical Practitioners Pharmacists bargaining agreement with Director
and Dentists Union (KMPDU), yesterday of Public Prosecutions (DPP), to settle
prevailed upon Parliament to shoot down a criminal case against the four sus-
pects.
the Health Amendment Bill, 2021, arguing
that it poses a threat to the sector. One of the suspects, Obadiah
Gwaru told Milimani chief magistrate
During a press conference outside the Kenya Medical way for political appointees and cronies. MPs raised a number of issues regarding Francis Andayi that the fraud was
National Assembly, KMPDU officials Practitioners “As professionals we believe that peer to the Bill. hatched by, Gichana, and a former
pointed out that the sponsors of the Bill are Pharmacists and Fina Bank Limited manager, Graham
determined to interfere with the existing Dentists Union peer regulations is under national process Rarieda MP, Otiende Amolo said the Sagwe, who has also been charged.
management of the health sector, which secretary general and must be well observed in our country proposed removal of professionals from
has largely been independent. Dr Davji Bhimji for us to get quality services for every insti- the health councils and boards is an insult He said Malch Construction Com-
Atellah flanked tution and to every level,” he said. to the profession. pany has been willing to pay the out-
KMPDU Secretary General, Dr Davji At- by Health sector standing balance as final settlement.
ellah pointed out that there is a well cho- union leaders On his part, Kenya Union of Clinical Offi- “These are not public offices, these are
reographed scheme to prevent the sector address the cers (KUCO), National Chairman, Peterson professional offices, how can then the Both Gwaru and Gladys Moraa of
from self-regulation. media outside Wachira, said it is only Members of Parlia- president come on to determine for pro- Malch who were defending them-
Parliament ment (MPs), who will save the country fessionals who to be their chair, that’s un- selves in the Sh96.7 million theft case
“The Bill is attempting to capture the es- Buildings on from the tragedy that is about to befall the constitutional,” he argued. stated, “We have always been willing
sential services,” Atellah termed the spon- Tuesday. PD/ health sector by rejecting the Bill. to pay the balance of Sh15,673,538 to
sorship of the Bill. BERNARD Tongaren MP Dr Eseli Simiyu said if he FBL.”
ORWONGO Not recognised were to be regulated by the medical coun-
Some of the key areas he pointed out are “We are here to ask Parliamentarians cil, it would be difficult since he pays his Gwaru, Moraa, a former manager
that the Bill is focused on doing is to the subscriptions, and money to run the coun- with FBL Graham Rioba Sagwe and
removal of professionals from the councils that the Health Laws Amendment Bill of cil. trader Robert Moseti have been
and boards. 2021, deserves only one action of rejection charged with theft of Sh96,759,540.
in total, so that we can go for consultations “How can I not be on that board or coun-
“This is clearly going to lead to the loss of so as to come up with a Bill that is progres- cil but regulated by someone else? This is All the four accused have been put
regulations in place in the event the Bill is sive and is going to work for Wanjiku,” he madness,” he added. on their defence over the alleged theft
passed by Parliament,” he said. added. of the lender’s money in November
Seme MP, Dr James Nyikal said from the 15, 2010.
Managing health facilities He noted that the Health Amendment word go the Bill is unconstitutional as there
He said if the Bill sails through, it will Bill will prevent the achievement of the was no public participation.
ambitious Universal Health Coverage
remove the health cadres from managing (UHC) scheme in the country, adding that “The Ministry brought us written con-
health facilities and replaced them with the quality of health service is among the clusions, which were later denied by the
non-professionals, as those who will be pillars that make up the UHC. members. I blame the Ministry,” he added.
delegated with the role of selection may
not adhere to professionalism. Weighing on the matter, the President Garissa Township MP, the former Na-
of the Kenya Dental Associations, Dr Tim tional Assembly Majority Leader, Aden
“Very soon we will have hospitals and Theuri, said there has been a systemic Duale who brought the Bill to parliament
different facilities being led and managed and very well calculated move, that is now questioned the criteria of the government
by non-medical professionals and in this showing that the health professionals are running boards without any check and bal-
regard the technical know-how and opera- not being recognised and not being al- ances. Muturi ruled that he needs to look
tions of those facilities will be lost,” said Dr lowed to do their work in the country. at all that happened and the contribution
Atellah. before giving his opinion as stipulated by
On the floor of the House, before Nation- the law.
It’s sad; he said that the Bill provides that al Assembly Speaker ruled on the matter,
members of the council and board be di- “For the time being we will allow the de-
rectly appointed by the Health Cabinet Sec- bate to continue and the ruling will come
retary raising concern that this will pave the in due course,” he said.

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Nakuru governor aligns He said that the party also gives the Nakuru Governor Lee Kinyanjui gestures after being installed as a
stars to newly-formed youth a platform for the youth to nurture Luo elder at his office days after declaring support for Raila Odinga, by Munira Mandano
Ubuntu People’s Forum as their leadership skills and take control of and his associates forming a new political party Ubuntu Peoples
county leaders brace for their future. Consequently, Orege Arnold Forum, formerly known as the CCP. PD/RAPHAEL MUNGE @PeopleDailyKe
battle for 2022 positions Martin, 28, was appointed the National
Youth Leader. PARTIES have even forgotten why we go to office,” Kwale County Assembly majority
by Noah Cheploen he said, adding that he will soon take time leader James Dawa (below) has told
“This is a party for the youth and our Two political to explain the Ubuntu principle to Ke- off Mombasa governor Hassan Joho
@PeopleDailyKe plan is to field young people in all the 55 parties have nyans. accusing him of interfering in Kwale
electoral wards. We believe the youth are sprung up in politics.
As the political realignments gather capable and therefore they should take Nakuru County in Governor Kinyanjui has on various oc-
momentum ahead of next year’s election, charge of their destination by taking over what is seen as a casions accused Jubilee Secretary General Dawa was responding to Joho’s re-
two political parties have sprung up in Na- the leadership mantle,” said Arnold. plot by the found- Raphael Tuju and vice-chairman David cent call for Kwale MCAs to work with
kuru County in what is seen as a plot by the ers to control the Murathe of allegedly ‘killing’ the party. He governor Salim Mvurya. The MCAs
founders to control the country’s third big- Yesterday, Governor Lee Kinyanjui con- country’s third said the duo are making unpopular and are split over Mvurya’s succession with
gest voting bloc. firmed he was behind the acquisition of the biggest voting unilateral decisions for the party. some opposed to deputy governor Fa-
Citizens Convention Party (CCP) through bloc tuma Achani who is the incumbent’s
Often considered as the melting point of close associates who have since renamed Ngatia has however dismissed the cre- preferred successor.
Kenya’s politics, the 2022 General-Election it Ubuntu People’s Forum (UPF) after be- Movement ation of UPF as a plot to undermine their
presents a unique opportunity for the over ing given the green light by the Registrar of United for Super bid to unite the electorate in Nakuru say- “Kwale is not a sub-county of Mom-
950,000 registered voters since- for the first political Parties. Action (MUSA) ing MUSA is the only people driven party. basa. So Joho should stop intervening
time ever - the devolved unit now boasts of unveiled on He said the formation of MUSA was in- in our Kwale affairs.We the MCAs are
two political parties. Speaking during the swearing in of new August 8 by 2017 formed by the fact that majority of elected also leaders in Kwale and whatever
County Executive Committee Member Nakuru West leaders were not seeing eye-to-eye. issues we have with Mvurya are mat-
First to be unveiled was the Movement (CECM) ofYouth, Sports, Gender and Cul- parliamentary ters of leadership for the benefit of the
United for Super Action (MUSA) on August ture Silvia Onyango, Governor Kinyanjui aspirant Victor “All our leaders have their own indi- people of Kwale. Let Mvurya look for
8 by 2017 Nakuru West parliamentary as- said he was attracted by ideals of Ubuntu Ngatia vidual differences and some cannot seat us and sit down with us instead of us-
pirantVictor Ngatia, who is also the party’s from South Africa which means “I am, be- on the same table,” he said citing the case ing Joho and Raila Odinga,” he said.
secretary general. cause you are.” Governor Lee of Governor Kinyanjui and Senator Susan
Kinyanjui con- Kihika who has already declared interest Joho made the call during an ODM
With its slogan of ‘Rasilimali Na Kazi’ Noting that leaders have deviated from firmed he was in the governorship seat. meeting in Mombasa attended by Op-
(resources and work), Ngatia says MUSA their calling, Kinyanjui said that it was time behind the acqui- position chief Raila Odinga.
was formed to clean the political fabric to return humanity to politics. “As a coun- sition of the Citi- “MUSA came in particularly to bring the
and bring sanity in leadership and man- try, we have one major problem, we have zens Convention things that we have to deal with as Nakuru “It was not right for governor Joho
agement of public affairs. become very greedy,” he said. Party through people on the table by putting politics to use such words on us when he said
close associ- aside… we have an agreement on the is- that “Kwale MCAs tuko na unoko”.
In an interview with People Daily, Nga- “People get positions for self and per- ates who have sues that need to be tackled then politics Those were disrespectful words he
tia maintained the party will take the fight sonal gain. People go for positions to make since renamed it can follow,” Ngatia said. used against us. Joho should not in-
against corruption to the next level by lock- money in a quick and fast way and so we Ubuntu People’s timidate us,” he continued.
ing out anybody tainted by corruption and have turned ourselves to a man-eat-man Forum. According to him, MUSA is a political
other malpractices adding that they fully kind of society,” the Governor said. vehicle for the ordinary mwanachi not- There are strong indications Achani
enforce Chapter Six of the constitution. ing that Nakuru County has gotten a raw will use the ODM ticket for the 2022
“You are elected MP or governor and deal in the past by sticking to big political contest. Mvurya, serving his second
Leadership and integrity from there it is no longer about the people parties. term has been drumming up support
Dubbed leadership and integrity, the who elected you but yourself and your for Achani, a move that has not gone
article prescribes responsibilities, require- friends.We must change this,” he said, add- down well with some MCAs. The two
ments and grounds upon which public of- ing: “The time for actual politics will come were in 2013 on an ODM ticket but
ficers should operate in discharging their but I have been inspired by South African decamped to Jubilee in 2017.
duties. concept called Ubuntu.”
“As MUSA party we believe things can
be done differently. Parties in the country “We are a brotherhood. It is not about
have failed to adhere to Chapter Six of the me but us as a community… even if you
Constitution on integrity hence poor lead- become the richest man in a village of
ership in the country,” he said during the poor people who cannot feed themselves
official launch. or children do not go to school that is not a
society that we want,” he stated.

“I am saying it is time we return human-
ity into politics. It is completely gone. We

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by Dennis Lumiti cent, for administrative pur- million each annually.
poses,” said Muhanda. “We have two forms of Nyandarua County As- Drama started after the
@PeopleDailyKe sembly was once again Speaker arrived at the as-
“Roughly, we receive Sh72 funding of groups and these in- rocked with chaos after sembly premises at 9 am.
The war of words between million for the whole County. clude ‘Panda Mbegu’ and ‘Inua reinstated Speaker Nde-
KakamegaWoman Rep Elsie For instance, Kakamega has 12 Vikundi’ in value addition,” gwaWahome failed for a Ndegwa who was ac-
Muhanda (right) and senator sub-counties which translates she said. fifth time to enter into the companied by several
Cleophas Malalah has esca- to Sh6 million per sub-county,” assembly. MCAs among them Le-
lated after the latter was ac- she added. Muhanda said market shau ward MCA Kamau
cused of undermining women umbrellas was another of her Police were forced Gathungu, KieruWambui
leaders. The lawmaker pointed out programmes which supported to evict goons who had (Gatimu) and Kariuki Ma-
that some sub-counties such open air market traders across forced their way into the guna (Murungaru) said he
She said claims by the sena- as Malava had seven wards and the county. premises to block him will return to court.
tor that her office was allocated that if they divided the Sh6 mil- from accessing his office.
Sh140 million under the Na- lion allocated to the area then She said tents, chairs, cater- Efforts to gain access
tional Government Affirmative they were entitled to less than a ing units targeted mainly wom- After the over two- to the assembly despite
Action Fund were false. million shillings each. en, youth and persons living hour drama, the speaker heavy presence of police
with disabilities, among other claimed there were still were unsuccessful, as
“EveryWoman Rep in Kenya “I am doing a lot with even special interest groups. goons inside the assembly MCAs led by Majority
is allocated Sh84 million per these minimal allocations who wanted to hurt him Leader Wambugu King’ori
financial year, out of which the compared to my colleagues They had also sunk bore- thereby adjourning the sit- blocked access.
National Government retains representing constituencies holes across the 60 wards in a tings until October 12.
Sh12 million, which is 15 per who receive more than Sh130 programme aimed at ensuring —KNA
access to safe drinking water.

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NEGLIGENCE: The Kipevu cents for Kerosene. Office of the Auditor-General has com- Treasury Cabinet Secretary Ukur Yatani prepares to present a past budget. FILE
Oil Terminal is a source of “This is money transferred menced the audit of the country’s real
pilferage for petroleum duty, debt numbers in a process that promises tember 26, 2019. The current debt figures tion of Sh74,058,090,060 from the bud-
contributing to the high cost to the consumer immediately to once again put on the spot figures by show a consistent rise in the amounts the geted amount of Sh778,847,892,157 and
of the commodity consumers because every demurrage NationalTreasury over the accuracy of the country has been accumulating in loans the actual amount of Sh704,789,802,097,
are currently bearing with. charge is included into the loan numbers it has been reporting. and grants. Between the financial years in what the auditor general has fingered
landing cost,” saidWanga. 2015/2016 and 2020/2021 for instance, Yatani’s office for the inconsistencies.
GladysWanga, chairperson In her submission to Senate Committee Kenya’s debt over the last six years has
of the National Assembly’s “If I am the person coming on Finance and Budget, Nancy Gathungu, more than tripled by 125 per cent from “I have also raised various issues per-
Departmental Committee on with the ship, if I am at the sworn in as the Auditor General in July last Sh3.4 trillion reported in the year 2015/16 taining to the maintenance of the public
Finance said officials at the Jetty, where is the incentive for year confirmed that her office had already to the current Sh 7.6 trillion reported as at debt records and unexplained variances
Jetty abet the inefficiency by efficiency. There is no incen- obtained preliminary records on public June this year. This is an increase of Sh4.2 between various records for the year
delaying the discharge of oil tive because you are being debt as at June 30, 2021 and would com- trillion during that period. 2019/2020,” she said in her presentation.
that is accruing demurrage paid to be inefficient,” she mence the process forthwith.
charges running into millions said. She was speaking during During that period the expendi- This among other unexplained ex-
of shillings every day. the committee hearing yes- “The Office finalised the audit of the ture on public debt increased from penditures include mysterious vari-
terday, in which the Ministry statement of public debt as of June 30, Sh421,457,575,047 reported in 2015/2016 ance of Sh.2 billion between the internal
She said the Kenyan taxpay- of Petroleum and Mining de- 2020. However, we are in the planning to Sh867, 279,586,755 incurred in the loans - short-term borrowing balance
er is paying for the negligence clined summons to appear, in- stage of the audit and the current audit cy- 2020/2021 financial year. of Sh887,141,500,000 reflected in the
by up to Sh30 million for every stead pleading for the week of cle is set to begin October 1 after the statu- summary statement of public debt and
ship that docks. Up to 60 oil October 18, 2021 with claims tory deadline for submission of financial Consolidated fund services the re-computed closing balance of
tankers have docked at the that the Principal Secretary statements by all public institutions, the Equally, debt servicing through the Sh885,141,500,000.
facility between January and was abroad on official duties. National Treasury included,” she said.
June 2021, with some over- consolidated fund services has skyrock- “The over-redemption of Sh2 billion
staying by 10 days, she said. However, the committee It is a process that promises to shed eted to Sh795,665,888,344 comprised was not acknowledged by the Central
would have none of it, and more light on the country’s real and near Sh704,789,802,097 which is a 88.6 per- Bank of Kenya and may therefore not be
A demurrage charge is a fee invoked section 191 of the accurate public debt situation that con- cent for public debt, Sh87,568,675,632 recoverable,” read her submission.
paid when an oil tanker arrives standing orders compelling tinues to divide economists and financial or 11 per cent for pension and gratuities,
at the terminal to discharge the Cabinet Secretary or the experts. More so it is likely to place Gat- Sh3,307,410,615 or 0.4 per cent for salaries Kenya’s growth in public debt is at-
oil and has to wait beyond the Principal Secretary to appear hungu in an awkward position with Na- to civil servants, allowances and miscel- tributed to disbursements of new loans
stipulated time. It is charged before them today at 10 am. tional Treasury Cabinet Secretary Ukur laneous services. to the Government by various Develop-
on an hourly rate, based on Yatani whose office has previously been ment Partners and additional borrowings
the agreed market price. The committee has been blamed for giving inaccurate figures on Further analysis on budget absorption from the domestic market through Trea-
collecting views from differ- Kenya’s public debt. on public debt indicates an under absorp- sury Bonds and Treasury Bills to fund the
According to the Energy, ent stakeholders including budget.
Petroleum and Regulatory Independent Power Producers Available figures by the two institu-
Authority, demurrage charges and Ministries of Petroleum tions that operate autonomously show
for supply of super petrol at- and Mining, and National that the outstanding amount of public
tract 27 cents per hour, while Treasury. debt of Sh7.6 trillion as at June 30, 2021,
that of diesel 29 cents and 9 or 84 per cent of the maximum ceiling of
– Noel Wandera Sh9 trillion which was approved by Parlia-
ment through Legal Notice No.155 of Sep-

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by Munira Mandano ternational countries,” he said.
by Bernard Sigei Sendy’s long-term goal of expanding well and they have a promising Bobby Kamani, Executive
@PeopleDailyKe response of bookings by mid-
@PeopleDailyKe West African presence and supporting October. Director Diani Reef Resort hotel
Hotel owners in Diani, South and Spa also said that they have
Sendy Limited, a Kenyan tech logis- current customers looking to expand coast region are optimistic of “We had closed down the hotel been getting guests from coun-
tics startup has completed a strategic tourism recovery as most of the for renovations and now we are tries like Crocia, Ukraine, Poland
equity investment in Kamtar, a Fran- or enter theWest African market. “We facilities have started receiving back. Business is not bad since among others and that has been
cophone platform. promising guests bookings. we opened up the facility with assisting them in running their
share a joint vision with Kamtar to nine guests who have already businesses.
Sendy will use its technology, ex- The hoteliers expressed their checked in and by mid this
pertise and broader range of services make it easier to trade across Africa confidence on the national month we have booking from in- “Apart from domestic market
to bolster Kamtar’s capabilities in government which has been as- we have had guests from Crocia,
Cote d’Ivoire and Senegal, where it and we’re looking forward to the op- sisting them in recovering the Ukraine and Poland this has re-
currently operates, and to expand to sector through improving their ally assisted us in running the
other French-speakingWest African portunity to collaborate with Kamtar business products via the loans facilities,” he said.
countries by the end of 2022. Mesh Al- issued to them.
loys, Sendy Founder and CEO said the on product development and technol- Kamani also urged the nation-
strategic investment will help achieve Led by the Eleven Pearl hotel al government to assist in main-
ogy solutions for customers across the Chief Executive Officer Domi- taining the Tourism market now
nique Rodrigo they said that that the country is approaching
region.” Kamtar is a digital logistics their businesses are picking up the 2022 general election.
startup with 5,000 drivers on its
network that connects SMEs and
corporate businesses to truckers,
allowing for effective delivery opera-
tions and cost savings by eliminating
intermediaries.

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HARVEST: Maize farmers in the He said yesterday that the ab- produce until prices in the market “NCPB stores have been neglect-
North Rift have started recording sence of good prices is compound- improved and to avoid post- har- ed by the government for decades
huge losses because of the heavy ing the problem, observing that if vest losses. Traders and middlemen now. Dryers are not working while
rains. The grains in the farms and prices were reasonable, most farm- are buying a 90 kg bag of the grain the silos are leaking. It’s time to
those which have already been har- ers would have sold them. in the country’s breadbasket at be- focus more on grains preservation
vested are rotting as farms remain tween Sh2,100 and Sh2,000, which for the country to get out of borrow-
inaccessible and due to poor or lack “If prices were good, those who farmers say is little compared to the ing for food handouts,” said Ernest
of adequate storage. have already harvested would have production cost of the same. Tormoi, an official of the Kenya
sold them,” he said and added that National Farmers Union, Eldoret
“We will lose a lot if it continues farmers have been left on their Functional dryers branch and a large- scale maize
to rain. This rain is unusual because own by the government which has The NCPB stores outside Eldoret, farmer in Ziwa area.
long rains end in early September failed to open National Cereals and
every year. Most maize have not Produce Board (NCPB) to stabilise farmers said lack functional dryers This season, he said, North Rift
been harvested and those already prices and for storage. and asked the government to inter- would record the lowest harvest in
in our homes have not been spared vene and install them in all stores the recent years because of poor
because of lack of storage,” said He wondered what became of and the board management to al- seeds, post harvest losses and ill
John Kolum, a large- scale farmer in theWarehouse Receipting System low farmers to dry their produce preparation of seed beds early.
Moi’s Bridge, Uasin Gishu county. which if it had been implemented, free of charge.
farmers would have stored their – Peter Leshan 

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Stanbic Bank, Foundation ink Many rural women and
deal to support Meru county girls who used to walk for
long distances to fetch
firewood now have enough
time to perform other
household chores

PARTNERSHIP: Stanbic Governor Kiraitu Murungi)
Bank Kenya and the Stan-
bic Kenya Foundation have who spoke during the signing by Kepher Otieno
signed a Memorandum of Un-
derstanding (MoU) with the ceremony expressed commit- @PeopleDailyKe
Meru County Government.
ment to forging strategic part-
This marks yet another
milestone for the bank and nerships with both national It is 8 am. As the sun casts a warm glow
Foundation as they continue on the grass, Millicent Odira, 45, is busy
to empower communities and and County governments to molding energy saving stoves in Opapo
position businesses for suc- village, Migori County. Each day she
cess under the Foundation’s drive economic growth. Gov- wakes up at 5 am to start working on a
Accelerate programme which new flourishing energy-efficient cooking
was rolled out this year. ernor Kiraitu Murungi said stoves enterprise in her home.

Stanbic Bank CEO Charles the engagement is anchored “I make up to 50 energy saving stoves
Mudiwa (pictured, right, with per day. At times, if I wake up early I can
on the support to the micro, make up to 70,’’ she explains. This is now
her daily routine. Odira is happy that a
small and medium enter- majority of people in rural areas are now
looking for the most reliable form of en-
prises by way of providing ergy for household use.

requisite skills, catalytic fund- The discovery comes after decades of
relying on traditional open flames (three
ing and access to markets for stones) that consumed lots of firewood
and emitted smoke.Women and girls used
the various sectors and value to walk for long distances in search of fire-
wood. The recent ban on logging of trees
chains. – Barry Silah has been yet another blessing in disguise
to her business. In recent times, many
households and learning institutions have Millicent Odira and Winnie Atieno at her home in Opapo village,
resorted to energy saving cooking stoves, Migori county. PD/KEPHER OTIENO
with wood fuel becoming scarce.
Shelter Afrique, Cameroon to dynamics,’’ Odira explains. After all ex- ing of my business has enabled people to
establish housing company Unlike in the past when many relied on penses including paying the clay mold- gain trust in my energy business which
charcoal stoves, today families are quickly ers, she saves at least between Sh5,000 to has in turn helped me get more clients.’’
VENTURE: Shelter Afrique said IHC will be established turning to energy saving stoves in the vil- Sh10,000 per day. Odira is, however, not alone in the now
board has approved the es- based on public and private lages. Odira says since she invested in the thriving clean energy business in Migori
tablishment of a construction partnership through which clean energy business in 2008 her enter- Odira is always on call for utility servic- County.
company in Cameroon at an the government of Cameroon prise has grown due to high demand for es to train more women in clean cooking
estimated cost of $15 million will designate a location and her products. Her journey in the clean technologies to underserved communi- In Rongo town, Caroline Akinyi, 38
(Sh1.7 billion). The Industrial provide the relevant land energy business dates back then, when ties. With the business proceeds, she has is also making a livelihood out of her
Housing Corporation (IHC) is where the factory will be situ- she was trained by a foreign corporation managed to build a permanent house and briquette business. When the Business
a joint venture initiative which ated close to the main towns on how to install improved cook stoves. pulled down her initial grass thatched hut. Hub visited her enterprise, we found her
will be managed under a Spe- – either inYaoundé or Duala. equally doing well in the energy sector.
cial PurposeVehicle (SPV), “The Cameroonian govern- Through Migori County’s Department In February 2020, Odira was introduced She says residents have learnt the advan-
with Shelter Afrique owning ment will also provide other of Social services, she was introduced to to Practical Action’sWomen in Energy En- tages of the energy saving stoves and the
51 per cent of the Company incentive and off-site infra- the Improved Cook Stoves Association in terprises in Kenya (WEEK II) project. business now earns her good cash.
and government of Cameroon structure. Shelter Afrique will 2013. This is where she was trained on as-
owning 49 per cent (through provide both financial and sembling and installation of institutional She has since attended training on Pressure to sell
the Housing Ministry and consultancy support,” he said. improved cooking stoves. marketing and networking, record keep- “The trade is reliable and sustainable
Urban Development). Andrew Chimphondah said the facil- ing on productive uses of energy, all
Chimphondah, Group Man- ity was in line with the Shelter “It is after gaining skills on installation backed by theWEEK II project . Her busi- because the type of goods is not perish-
aging Director and CEO of Afrique Board’s approved of institutional improved cooking stoves ness has today expanded to the extent she able and don’t have the pressure to sell
the Nairobi based pan-African product lines and business that I embraced the clean energy busi- has registered it as Mildra Green energy fast at a loss,” she says. For Akinyi, her
housingfinance company strategy. – Bernard Sigei ness,’’ she says. She has been selling the and Technology. The business is special- business is providing fuel for the energy
energy saving stoves to her friends, fami- ised in product development and in- saving stoves. She sells noncarbonated
lies, customers, institutions and women house cook stoves development.“Licens- briquettes in Rongo, Awendo, Misadhi,
groups in Migori. “I make up to Sh30,000 Ranen, Sare, Rakwaro and Riosiri markets.
on a good day. And sometimes Sh20,000 CLEAN ENERGY
to Sh10,000 depending on the market Sharon Atieno, Gender and Advocacy
Unlike in the past when many relied officer at Practical Action, says they have
on charcoal stoves, today families are been assisting in training and empower-
quickly turning to energy saving stoves ing women entrepreneurs in the energy
in the villages. sector within Migori, Homa Bay, Kisumu,
Kakamega, Siaya, Nairobi and Makueni
Odira says since she invested in clean counties. “We are working closely with
energy business in 2008 her enterprise individual women and women groups in
has grown due to high demand. such trades to motivate them grow their
skills,’’ she adds.

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by John Otini cial centre in Africa after Cas- Global Financial Centres are around tax predictability,
ablanca, Johannesburg, and Index is prepared by the Z/ he said adding: “We have
@PeopleDailyKe Cape Town and Kigali which Yen, one of the leading re- taxes that change every year,
ranked 94. “GFCI 30 provides search firms in the city of sometimes quite consider-
Kenya’s capital city Nairobi evaluations of future com- London. The report comes ably.”
rose eight places in the world petitiveness and rankings for barely two months after Ke-
ranking of financial centres 116 financial centres around nya launched the Nairobi In- Among the key criteria
this year as measured by the the world. The GFCI serves as ternational Financial Centre that GFCI also uses are con-
Global Financial Centres In- a valuable reference for policy (NIFC) through the National nectivity; how connected the
dex (GFCI) 2021. The ranking and investment decision- Treasury to attract invest- city is to the rest of the world.
was based on business envi- makers,” said the report. ments. The other factor is diversity;
ronment, human capital, in- which is richness, distribu-
frastructure, financial sector /BJSPCJ IBT Acting NIFC chief execu- tion and evenness of various
development and reputation. JNQSPWFE GSPN tive Oscar Njuguna said in factors of competitiveness.
QPTJUJPO MBTU developing the financial cen-
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Nairobi has improved from a more efficient registration ty, which is the depth within a
position 106 last year to posi- framework with a single point financial centre of the follow-
tion 98 currently out of the to- of entry which will end the ing sectors; investment man-
tal 196 cities ranked globally. need to go registering in vari- agement, banking, insurance,
ous offices.” Other incentives professional services, and the
Nairobi is also the fifth government and regulation.
fourth most attractive finan-

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PM replaces defence, peace into famine-like conditions. ADDIS NEW CABINET
ministers, includes three Abiy also nominated incumbent Ahmed
opposition members reflecting Abiy, who was sworn in for his first
‘commitment to inclusivity’ Shide to return as finance minister, signal- full five-year term on Monday after his
ling a determination to stay with a course of party won a landslide victory in a June
Addis Ababa, Thursday reforms that includes privatising creaking election
state enterprises.
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ethiopia’s newly of the northern region of Tigray. He had He has appointed the former head
has appointed the former head of war-hit appointed min- previously served with Abiy at the cyber- The heads of two small opposition par- of war-hit Tigray’s interim administra-
Tigray’s interim administration as defence isters take their espionage Information Network Security ties were also nominated for government tion as defence minister, one of several
minister, one of several shake-ups in his oath of office on Agency and as minister of innovation and positions. Berhanu Nega, head of the shake-ups in his new government
new government’s 22-member cabinet. Tuesday at the technology, a cabinet position Abiy also Ethiopian Citizens for Social Justice party
parliament in once held. (Ezema), was nominated as minister of which dominated national politics before
Abiy, who was sworn in for his first full the capital Addis education, while Belete Mola, chairman Abiy took office, erupted into open conflict.
five-year term on Monday after his party Ababa.y 9. AFP Binalf Andualem was selected to lead of the National Movement of Amhara, was
won a landslide victory in a June election, the peace ministry. The position has often chosen as minister of innovation and tech- After driving theTPLF fromTigray’s cities
also tapped a new head for the peace min- served as the public face of humanitarian nology. and towns last November, Abiy struggled
istry, operations in northern Ethiopia, where the to establish a federally-appointed interim
UN estimates 11 months of conflict have The prime minister’s office touted the administration in the northern region.
The cabinet was approved on Wednes- driven hundreds of thousands of people fact that three new cabinet members hail
day by a majority vote in the lower house from opposition parties, saying on Twitter In a stunning about-turn, the TPLF re-
of parliament, with two votes against and this reflected a “commitment to inclusiv- captured most of Tigray, including the re-
12 abstentions. ity”. gional capital Mekelle, by late June and fed-
eral forces largely withdrew, but the conflict
Abiy’s choice for the defence ministry Abiy came to power in 2018 on the back has spread to neighbouring regions.
was Abraham Belay, who had previously of several years of anti-government pro-
served as the federally appointed head tests. - Xinhua

He won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2019
but, last year, long-running tensions with
theTigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF),



Libya postpones parliament

elections to January 2022

Libya’s legislative elec- but disputes over their legal
tions have been postponed
until January, the country’s and constitutional basis have
eastern-based parliament
said on Tuesday, instead of laid bare the extent of the
being held on December 24
as planned. “The election split between the country’s
for members of the House
of Representatives will take east and west. “In recent years
place 30 days after the presi-
dential vote,” still scheduled the country has not been
for December 24, parliamen-
tary spokesman Abdullah able to stabilise itself through
Bliheg told a press confer-
ence. Elections are supposed the parliamentary system,”
to help unify the country after
years of conflict and division, he said. “It was necessary

to organise the presidential

elections as soon as possible.”

Libya has endured a decade

of conflict since the 2011 fall EU leaders summit

of dictator Muammar Gad- France’s President Emmanuel Macron (centre, left), Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel (centre, right), EU member states
and Western Balkans partners’ representatives pose after arriving at the EU-Western Balkans summit at Brdo Castle in
dafi in a NATO-backed upris- Kranj on Tuesday. EU leaders will have a hard discussion on Europe’s place in the world as they seek unity on how to deal
with superpowers China and the US. AFP
ing, which unleashed a com-

plex civil war. - AFP

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killing three in 1994 robbery
Bamako, Wednesday President Macron on Tues- in Mali. “The minister called
day accused Mali’s military
A Missouri man has been in a 1994 robbery. Attorneys Mali’s foreign ministry authorities of abandoning on the French authorities
executed for murder despite summoned France’s ambas- their responsibilities
pleas for clemency by ad- for Johnson argued he was sador on Tuesday to protest to show restraint, avoid-
vocates who said he had an against comments by French He told French media it
intellectual disability. Ernest ineligible for the death penalty President Emmanuel Ma- was not the role of the French ing value judgements,” the
Johnson received a lethal in- cron on the country’s mili- army to fill in for what he de-
jection on Tuesday after the because multiple IQ tests had tary-dominated government. scribed as the “non-work” of statement said, adding that
US Supreme Court refused to the Malian state.
consider a stay of execution shown he had the mental ca- The foreign ministry said Mali wanted a “constructive
earlier in the day. The 61-year- it had summoned the French “The minister called on the
old’s pleas for leniency had pacity of a child and read at a ambassador to inform him French authorities to show approach based on mutual
received support from Pope of the authorities’ indigna- restraint, avoiding value
Francis and two members of primary school level. Johnson, tion and disapproval, news judgements,” the Mali’s for- Maïga, accused France of respect”.
Congress. Johnson killed three agencies report quoting a eign ministry’s said. “abandoning” the nation
convenience store workers a black man, had been born statement. “mid-flight” after the Eu- France intervened in Mali
Last month, Mali’s interim ropean country decided to
with foetal alcohol syndrome Prime Minister, Choguel reduce its troops there by up in 2013 after armed rebels
to half.
after his mother drank heavily seized control of the north
Relations between the two
during her pregnancy. He had countries have deteriorated the previous year. Since then,
since last year’s military coup
also been missing a fifth of his Paris has deployed thou-

brain tissue since 2008 after sands of troops across the

undergoing surgery to remove Sahel region to combat the

a brain tumour. - BBC armed uprising. - AFP

PEOPLE DAILY / Thursday, October 7, 2021

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Phoebe Matesha
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her own culinary business BMXBZT Ghana or Nigeria to cook for her clients.
offering African cuisine BTL FWFO
UIPVHI JU Her greatest drive, which is also her fa-
by Jasmine Atieno XJMM NBLF vourite thing about the business, is when she
ZPV MPPL meets people who appreciate what she does.
@sparkleMine TUVQJE KVTU
BTL #FUUFS “Another thing I love is the fact that no
For Kenyans an d Africans in the Mukimo and beef from Malaika Soul Food. PD/COURTESY TBGF UIBO menu is the same, mixing and matching
Diaspora, delicacies from home hit TPSSZ different foods, attending different events,
differently. It is not strange to see Kenya, attended Kenyatta University nursery my first business plan in 2005,” she says. meeting different people and just basically
many travellers packed with all kinds and primary schools for her lower primary She did not have the capital she needed, doing what I love to do best,” she shares.
of food stuff from their countries on education, before joining St Andrew Primary
their way to the Europe- from flour School for her upper primary education. but with the plan, she started out with the Research in investment
to dried meaty delicacies and spices, She later joined St Francis Girls High School little she had. She invested her money to buy Like any other entrepreneurs, Phoebe has
carefully wrapped for when they get home- Mang’u until she completed her studies equipment, which became a life investment.
sick. in 1999 to join the University of Nairobi to had her equal share of challenges, but she
But these too run out at some point, and pursue a Diploma in Cultural Tourism. Upon “I needed to get equipment which would has lived to learn and find hacks on how to
the only option is to find an eatery that serves graduation in 2005, Phoebe travelled to Ger- help me work smart and not hard: big su- run her business. Her Diploma in Cultural
these meals to catch a break, and travel back many on the Au Pair Programme.   furias, machines that knead flour and cut Tourism course comes in handy to answer
home via taste, and Malaika Soul Food is one vegetables, portable gas cookers to events, questions from people who want to know
such treasure trove in Cologne, Germany. After her studies, she worked in different cooler boxes, special sealing machines. The more about Kenya and Africa in general, and
Founded by Phoebe Matesha Seiter, 39, companies, the longest being a production reception when I started was positive, only also having normal conversation with those
Malaika Soul Food provides a range of Afri- firm. After five years and with great passion that sometimes, you have to go the extra who have visited in Kenya.
can food from Nigeria, Ghana, Ethiopia, and for cooking, she made the decision to start mile to make your business different by be-
Kenya among other African countries. Aside her own catering business. ing professional, investing in marketing, and “It is not easy operantig in a foreign coun-
from her Africans in the diaspora custom- delivering what you promised: authentic Af- try, but it is doable, a never ending story of
ers, Matesha’s mouth-watering recipes have “Malaika Soul Food was always what I rican food. My first customers were naturally paperwork, rules, requirements, meaning
earned her a lot of love from people of differ- wanted to do deep down within me and on Africans in general, but with time it has been you will need to borrow patience from God
ent descents all over social media. a subconscious level, only that I needed the Germans fascinated to try out the African and the whole village. Inability to speak
The entrepreneur was born and raised in courage to monetise it. There was always a Kitchen,” she shares. the German language is also a barrier, but
need for African food and I was always being I learned and mastered it and took a few
asked to cook in different occasions so I drew Aside from cooking for big events around related courses on how to run a business to
and out of her location, she also has an on- communicate and express myself effectively.
Some important lessons I learnt: if you don’t
know, always ask even though it will make
you look stupid- just ask. Better safe than
sorry. Another important lesson is that Rome
was not built in a day. I have not reached
where I would say I’ve made it 100 per cent,
but I see the far I have come, which is also a
positive driving force to reach my goal,” she
intimates.

The key to running a successful online food
business, she says, is by not compromising
on the quality. What you see on social media
is exactly what you will get on your plate.  And
this is why she uses only pictures of her own
food while offering a balance between qual-
ity and quantity. And to other entrepreneurs
who are interested in investing in the same,
she advises them to take time and do re-
search before diving in.

“Please, please, practise professionalism
in whatever you want to do. Learn the lan-
guage well for you to communicate. Lastly, a
special message to some sisters and broth-
ers from Kenya; please stop comparing the
prices of services offered here in Germany to
those back home. Stop comparing the euro
to the shilling. It’s incomparable,” advises
Phoebe.

Thursday, October 7, 2021 / PEOPLE DAILY

Clique & Clicks Get4QPUUFE Participants
Robbie
Kecosce project Mwashigadhi,
officer Joseph Abdhulwahid
Ali, Didmus
Syanda with the Omune and
organisation’s Thomas
programe Katana.
coodinator
Fredrick Oduor, Hamad
Kibwana Hassan. Tenguri and Robert Ndumbu.

For the sake of peace

by Bonface Msangi tant role of ensuring non-violent
society as the country gears up
To mark the International Day of to the general election in 2022.
Peace recently, the Kenya Com- Kecosce project officer Joseph Sy-
munity Support Centre (Kecosce) anda said youths can play a major
held a sensitisation engagement part in realising positive change by
with youth groups in Mombasa. electing leaders of high integrity.
The event aimed at empowering
the youth with the right informa- PD/BONFACE MSANGI
tion to help them play the impor-
Sharon Kaboyo with Christine Khabuyu.

Movie lovers Shee Tracey and Sammy Komen. Kenya Agribusiness Alliance youth programme director Ivy
Wambui with Anga Cinemas manager Cleophaz Agwanda. TV personality Betty Kyalo with lawyer and actor Nick Ndeda.

JUST DON’T DIE

by Gerald Ithana Beatrice Kiarie with Centrofood Media personalities
Industries Ltd sales and marketing Roberts Insansa and
Movie lovers recently thronged the Anga Imax Cinemas at director Nancy Ndirangu.
Diamond Plaza in Nairobi for the premier of the Hollywood Mumbi Insansa.
2021 blockbuster movie No Time To Die. The spy film is the
25th in the James Bond series, and enthusiasts filled up Lawyer
the hall to witness the cutting edge and thrilling displays Sharon
expressed in the action-packed film. It stars Daniel Craig, Kinya with
and it’s his fifth and final outing as the fictional British MI6 model Kelvin
agent James Bond. Among those in attendance were Anga Munene.
Cinemas manager Cleophaz Agwanda, media personality
Betty Kyalo, and lawyer and actor Nick Ndeda.

PD/GERALD ITHANA

Mimo
Sunnies
founder Mimo
Mutungu
with Dr Linda
Gathara.

Masinde Muliro University Chancellor
Dr Peter Wanyaga Muthoka.

PEOPLE DAILY / Thursday, October 7, 2021

Travel Wise Get TFU go!

High-end lodges purely Luxury hotels change tact,
targeting foreign top-dollar warm up to domestic tourists
spenders are reviewing
their business models to
attract local vacationers after
they were hit hard by the
coronavirus pandemic

by Harriet James

@harriet86jim

As part of its strategy to expand its lodges and camps have been focusing on guests. As a General Manager in a high-end Azei Lago these are high-end properties and they
tourism market basket, Kenya has international clients and neglecting the local lodge currently, Thomas notes that the do- Wilson Odhiambo target the a niche market of high spend-
declared its intention to attract market,” says Thomas Omulo, the General mestic market always comes through when Thomas Omulo ers, which is if you have the money, you are
international luxury travellers. Manager at Olepangi farm in Timau, Laikipia things get bad. “I would recommend that always welcome to spend it at the camp,” he
The absence of international tour- county. they strike a balance between the local and continues.
ists coupled with travel restric- international markets because hospitality
tions occasioned by the Covid-19 Closed shop and tourism is a very delicate industry and Wrong perception
pandemic has resulted in reduced travel “When Covid-19 hit, some of these opera- can collapse at the slightest provocation by When Mahali Mzuri offered resident rates,
globally. tors chose to change their business model events, such as post-election violence, bomb
and made themselves attractive to resident attacks and pandemics. The local market Orlando observes that Kenyans visited the
Speaking recently in Masai Mara National clients, thereby surviving the pandemic will always help cover up in such instances, property in large numbers.
Reserve as he welcomed tourists aboard and keeping their doors open for business. not entirely though, because of the low
the inaugural Roar Africa and Emirates On the other hand those businesses that charges. They should embrace local tour- As the general manager of Angama Mara,
Executive Private Jet Safari- (a World-Class remained defiant and kept to their original ism. International tourism brings in better another high-end camp at the Mara, Azei
Conservation Safari), Tourism and Wildlife business models have struggled a lot and margins financially, but not entirely sustain- notes that perception is what stops Kenyans
Cabinet Secretary Najib Balala said that unfortunately most of them couldn’t keep able whenever the above challenges occur,” from visiting such properties. “People don’t
the destination is proving to be attractive to up and ended up closing shop,” he contin- he explains. know that they can come here and enjoy. Ke-
luxury travellers, especially with Kenya hav- ues. nyans love thriving in the familiar and that’s
ing unique travel opportunities. Since he was appointed as the general why you will find that Mombasa has always
Having worked at a high end hotel and manager of Mahali Mzuri, one of the high- been a popular destination for most,” he
“This visit by a high-level delegation is observed how things work, Thomas recom- end properties that was recently awarded the observes.
testament to the fact that Kenya is being mends that their survival is to strike a bal- best hotel in the world by Travel and Leisure
considered by the niche luxury traveller ance between the local and international in 2021, Wilson Odhiambo has been active While most Kenyans have a holiday mind-
who is attracted to specific experiences and in encouraging more Kenyans to experience set, Azei notes that most love last minute
offerings. Our goal is to build on this as we MAIN:Mahali Mzuri the camp. “In 2019, we introduced the resi- bookings making them not save enough
work towards expanding into different mar- resort in Masai dent rates of USD350 (Sh38,700) per person cash to experience such camps and hotels.
ket segments in the short and long term,” Mara National sharing. It didn’t pick up so well, because “Unless you are a millionaire, booking at the
he said. Reserve. traditionally Kenyans have always perceived last minute will mean spending at an afford-
the property as a preserve for foreigners and able camp or hotel, which will often be at a
The thirst for the luxury client has led LEFT: Luxury hotel, not somewhere where they too can enjoy cheaper rate. Most international guests plan
to an increase in luxury hotels, not just in Giraffe Manor has given the fact that it has always operated for years to come to these places. They will
Kenya, but across the continent to cater for been criticised on nonresident rates since inception,” he come here and tell us that they have been
such clients. in the past for explains. saving some for 10 years just to tour our con-
discriminating tinent. As much as they have a higher level of
However, while many hotels turned their against local Having worked for international camps, income, their lifestyle is more expensive so
focus on domestic tourists to survive the tourists. such as Singita and being the first local they need to save. Travel doesn’t come cheap
harsh effects of the pandemic, their high- general manager in both Singita and Mahali and they understand that bit,” he continues.
end counterparts faced the challenge of PD/HARRIET JAMES Mzuri, Wilson observes that perception what Most of the camps, in a bid to encourage
convincing local tourists that they could what is keeping Kenyans from visiting such diversity are incorporating more locals to
also enjoy their services. “Historically most camps. “Most of these high-end properties manage these outfits, a shift also meant
don’t come cheap. They are expensive and to encourage locals to visit the camp. “Yes
if you look even at the resident rates that we need the foreign tourist up to a certain
of around Sh57,000 per person sharing or point, but not all the way,” says Azei who
86,000 for single residents, it’s still a lot of was recently appointed as the General
money for a common citizen. In addition, Manager at Angama.

BRIEFLY

The Social House secures runner’s-up spot in Nat Geo’s global award

by Harriet James Commenting on the award, Juliet ing market leaders in some of the most pack out four fabulous bars and restau- British and International Design Awards.
Njogu,ownerof TheSocialHousesaid competitive European and Asian mar- rants, with menus ranging from Scandi- A member of the Preferred Hotels and
@harriet86jim that the award is a culmination of the kets – reflects that our sights have al- navian to Peruvian-Japanese. Bed down Resorts Lifestyle Collection, the award
creativity and passion of all those who ways been bench-marked against global in one of 83 rooms with smartphone winning hotel has also been nominated
The Social House, Nairobi, has been conceived, developed and have oper- standards and in support of our uniquely controls, and contemporary décor,” said as Kenya’s Leading Hotel and Kenya’s
awarded one of two runners’ up spots ated the House over the last three years. quirky and sociable brand,” she says. the awards committee. Leading Boutique Hotel in the Interna-
in the ‘Best Urban Hotel’ category of “It’s especially gratifying that this was tional Travel Awards, while Inca, has
National Geographic Travellers’ annual a global award and run by National “This is no ordinary African city The National Geographic award fol- been nominated as Kenya’s best restau-
Hotel Awards. The hotel was awarded as Geographic. And to be mentioned in the boutique hotel, expertly dodging both lowsontheheelsof TheSocialHouse rant in the World Culinary Awards.
runner-up,alongsideCapella inBang- same breath as Hoxton and Capella – be- colonial tropes and the corporate feel of winning the Hotel Bedroom and Suites
kok, with The Hoxton in Rome as the many regional options. Instead, locals Design category in the 2020 Society of
overall winner.

Thursday, October 7, 2021 / PEOPLE DAILY TRAVEL WISE

FORK &LIFE OPINION EDITORIAL

cocktails and laugh about how impres- Women play a
sionable we were as young children as critical role in
hospitality sector
1 the entire Class Eight stream (including recovery
us) wanted to be neurosurgeons, after
we were given a weekend reading as- byHasnain Noraani
signment of Ben Carson’s Think Big. @PeopleDailyKE
The Ankara-pillowed chairs are com-
fortable to sit on as the sun slowly starts While no sector has escaped the wrath of
setting in the horizon. She orders a leg Covid-19, few industries have suffered quite as
of goat and I order a burger with lyon- much as travel, tourism and hospitality. And for
naise potatoes. this sector, the impact falls largely on women.
Women make up the majority of workers in
Desecrated choma; Potent cocktails the tourism sector, which means they bore the
a cross of fried and We laugh and wonder where time weight of unemployment when the industry
charred mbuzi came to a screeching halt. As a sector with a
went. How we were in awe of people in majority female workforce worldwide, women
With the rise of nyama 2 their twenties and would view them as have felt the economic shock to tourism caused
choma joints in Nairobi, it old and now we are the old adults mak- by Covid-19 quickest and hardest.
is hard to identify where to ing big decisions, shaping families and
get the best, softest and the next generation of the future. That Over 60 per cent of the tourism and travel
juiciest choma around. The is the funny thing about time. It does not sector as a whole is made up of women, while
type of meat that builds bolt out of the stable. It is incremental women make up more than 50 per cent of all
memories and creates and comes at you in seconds, minutes employees in the accommodation sector alone,
lasting impressions. Our and before you know it you are not cry- they are often under-represented in leadership
writer NjeriMaina went out ing from being homesick at a boarding roles.
to try her luck, she writes school, but are crying from the body
pain that comes from sitting and stand- Often, women who keep our hotels, restau-
@njerimainar ing up due to advanced age. So we rants and other tourism-related activities run-
make a toast to now, and milking every ning like clockwork, are always contributing to
Mbuzi Munch are quite adept at moment while we have the good fortune bringing food to the table in their families. They
getting the perfect restaurant of good health. We decide that such juggle long hours, managing both work and
spot. It is the first restaurant wisdom is latent in us and was shaken family.
you spot when you walk in to loose by a few potent cocktails.
Lavington Mall using the pe- Driving economy
destrian walkway. It is equally Her goat platter arrives hot and On the other hand, women travel statistics
well-placed at Galleria Mall, steaming. She is undecided about how indicate that women as consumers are the driv-
Lang’ata Road. A meal here may it tastes so I jump in to help her make ers of the travel economy. They have a higher
start with a cocktail or water as up her mind. The goat is well done and spending power and this influences travel and
one waits for their order to be slightly charred. Thing is, it has been other aspects of travel. For instance, women ac-
made. They pride themselves in cooked in a surfeit of onions. Every bite count for close to 85 per cent of consumer pur-
their charred meat options, more is a cross between a dry fry and nyama chases while 80 per cent of all travel decisions
so their goat choma. They even choma. It is confusing to the taste buds are controlled by women.
have a goat patty burger, a nov- at best and a desecration of good old As the local hospitality sector recovers, albeit
elty as most restaurants have nyama choma at worst. Nyama choma slowly, we the captains of this industry need to
either a beef or chicken burger. was never meant to be stewed. The encourage female hoteliers to keep putting one
On one sunny Sunday after- char instead of being the main guest foot in front of the other and aim for those lead-
noon, we meet with one of my of the dish, now becomes a bother ership roles.
friends from primary school as the smokiness and the bitter char Data doesn’t lie, as we get out of the pan-
here for a catch-up. We order overpowers the onions. Luckily for me, demic, it is essential to keep a critical eye on
cocktails and laugh about how my mbuzi muncher burger is delicious. statistics related to women even while keeping
we would bond over gulped hot My plate of Lyonnaise potatoes arrives a foot on the accelerator for growth in the tour-
porridge and githeri mixed with crunchy, hot and largely uncooked. A ism industry. Tourism has a pivotal role to play
bananas back then. We take more bite just reveals the raw potato taste in achieving the objectives at the heart of the
contained underneath the oily veneer. 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, in
And yes, I know how raw potatoes taste, particular the commitments to gender equality
I bit into a few as a child as I was trying and the empowerment of women of Sustainable
to figure out how chips could possibly Development Goal Five.
come from potatoes. I strongly believe that the effects of the Co-
vid-19 pandemic present the tourism sector
1. Their quesadillas are quite with a golden opportunity to redefine its gender
sumptuous. balance.
2. Our charred goat choma sau- Women working in the hospitality industry
teed in onions. must be given a seat at every table, but beyond
3. One cocktail or two to set up that, they must have the space to speak and op-
the day’s mood. portunity to lead, and men must actually listen
4. Mbuzi Munch at Lavington Mall to what they have to say. I, personally, want
is quite the chill spot. PD/NJERI to see more women speaking at conferences,
serving on advisory boards, and holding leader-
MAINA ship positions across tourism sectors, depart-
ments, and roles.
4
The writer is the CEO and Founder of PrideInn
3 Group of Hotels and Chair of Kenya Coast Hoteliers
Working Group

PEOPLE DAILY / Thursday, October 7, 2021

Ten Interestingfacts 7
about your bones
Bones are designed to
1 4 5 6 take a beating

With a Exercising when you The smallest bone There is only Bones are filled with Yes, bones can break. But they
strong are young slows bone in the body is in your one bone not a spongy tissue are designed to stand up to daily
foundation, deterioration in old ear connected to any wear and tear. For example,
your body age other bones Bone marrow is a spongy some bones must be able to
is designed The stapes, a bone in your substance that is found inside absorb two to three times your
to do a Though exercising is crucial to inner ear, is the smallest of all The hyoid bone, which is large bones such as your hips, body weight in force. They must
multitude healthy body function at all ages, your bones. This bone is also in your throat, is the only pelvis, and femur. Bone marrow also be resilient. You take one
of amazing it is especially important when sometimes called the stirrup bone that doesn’t connect houses stem cells. Stem cells to three million steps per year,
tasks, from you are young. In fact, science because of its Y shape. Together to a joint. The hyoid is are responsible for producing so bones are built to take the
running to has found that being active as with the anvil and hammer responsible for holding many of your body’s most constant use.
giving birth. a child and young adult can bones, the stapes helps translate your tongue in place. important cells, including blood,
Bones play help you stay stronger later in sounds you hear into waves your brain, heart, and bone cells. 8
key roles life. According to a 2014 study brain can understand.
in the body published in the Scandinavian Bones are natural
such as Journal of Medicine and Science healers
providing in Sports, exercising during
structure, childhood helps fortify bones When you fracture a bone, your
protecting and prepare them for the wear- body will go to work producing
organs, and-tear that comes with aging. new bone cells and helping heal
anchoring Though osteoporosis and the the break. A cast or brace just
muscles loss of bone mass happens to ensures the bone heals straight
and storing all of us as we mature, a history so you don’t have more problems
calcium. of exercise ensures that you stay in the future. Arms are among
Since they stronger for longer. the most commonly broken
help us bones, accounting for almost half
out every 2 of all adults’ broken bones. The
day, why collarbone is the most commonly
not learn A surprising number broken bone among children.
more about of people have an extra
them as bone in their knee 9
JASMINE
ATIENO It turns out that some people have Too much thyroid
explores an extra bone in their knee called a hormone can cause
fabella. While this little bone with an bone loss
unknown purpose was previously
less common, over the last century, In women, bone loss increases
it’s started to pop up on X-rays dramatically at menopause
more and more. According to a due to dropping estrogen
2019 study published in the Journal levels. Prolonged absence of
of Anatomy, humans were nearly menstruation (amenorrhea)
3.5 times more likely to have a before menopause also increases
fabella in 2000 than in 1900. the risk of osteoporosis. In men,
low testosterone levels can cause
3 a loss of bone mass.

Babies are born with 10

300 bones You can eat your way
to stronger bones
Adults will end up with only 206
bones, but babies are born with Bones lose strength over time.
almost 100 more. It’s not that bones Keeping them strong requires
disappear as we grow older. Instead, eating calcium-rich foods such
these tiny bones fuse together to as dairy products, broccoli, and
form the larger bones of the skeletal fish. Exercise, especially weight-
system. More than half of your bones bearing exercise, helps keep
are in your hands and feet. With 27 bones strong, too. The skeletal
bones in each hand and 26 in each system can support you for a
foot, these skeletal structures are lifetime of movement. Taking
the most complex, amounting to 106 proper care of it ensures you can
bones total between all four limbs. move longer, experience more,
and have greater health. Knowing
how to properly care for your
bones can go a long way to a
healthy, fulfilling life.

Thursday, October 7, 2021 / PEOPLE DAILY

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(Chana) swept the roads in Ramisi
for the first time in his racing ca-
reer. So, we are all excited about it

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to bringing the Evo back in one
piece,” said Amwari.
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the KCB Kenya National Rally Championship in confirmed that
reconnaissance and
Nanyuku on Saturday aiming to stay top
pre-event scrutineer-

ing will be held on Friday, October 8.

It will not be business as usual

by Charles Thuku be navigated by KCB Bank Group as organisers are deviating from
Customer Experience Director Job the norm by starting the rally at the
@PeopleDailyKe Njiru. Graystone Service Park.

Premier Class driver Issa Amwari In the pecking order of frontrun- “This time, we have moved the
believes starting first during the sev- ners, Amwari will be followed by rally to a new ranch in Ole Naishu
enth round of the KCB Kenya Na- defending champion Baldev Singh where the two main stages are going
tional Rally Championship (KNRC) Chager (VW Polo R5), Voi winner to be run. The reason why we have
in Nanyuki this Saturday to place Karan Patel (Ford Fiesta R5) and the moved from our traditional Service
him in a vantage position to attack. three Evolution 10s steered by five- Park at Batian View is because of
time Safari winner Carl“Flash”Tun- Covid-19 restrictions. It’s practi-
The speedster reckoned this will
cally impossible for us to control the
trigger the much-needed adrena- do, Eric Bengi and Jasmeet Chana. crowds in a public place like Batian Eric Bengi flies during
line to make an impression. “To me, it’s never an advantage and this necessitated moving every- a past autocross event.
thing to private ranches,” said Gopi.
Amwari is overly excited with the to start first and especially after PD/PHILIP KAMAKYA
rotational seeding system which missing out on Ramisi last month. NRG will be running a 78.02km
gives him a new experience of be- But then again, being my first road three-stage loop that will be repeat-
ing placed in front of fellow Premier sweeping experience in my home ed twice. Two stages will be based
Class contenders. and having been on the reserve list in Ole Naishu with the Greystones
in the Premier Class evokes a feeling special stage being the day’s Power
Amwari returns to his home rally of anticipation and a chance for an Stage on its second run.
behind the wheel of a souped up honorable placing rolled into one,”
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by David Ndolo by Amos Abuga three points.
and Samuel Kariuki The Futuremakers programme aims
@PeopleDailyKe
@PeopleDailyKe to tackle inequality and promote greater
Liverpool have decided to auction shirts economic inclusion for young people, and
Nandi Senator Samson From left: Chesumei MP Wilson Kogo , Nandi Senator Samson they used in their English Premier League focus on education, employability and en-
Cherargei yesterday launched Cherargei, Kenya Volleyball Federation vice chairman Charles match against Manchester City on Sunday trepreneurship.
the inaugural Heroes Com- Nyaberi and Malkia Strikers head coach Paul Bitok during the with the aim of raising funds for a char-
munityVolleyball tournament launch of Heroes Community Volleyball Tournament yesterday . ity event dubbed Futuremakers, the club’s Standard Chartered is also swapping its
to be held on October 16-17 in main sponsors Standard Charted have said. logo on the Liverpool FC Women’s team’s
Nandi County. PD/SAMUEL KARIUKI shirts for their game against Aston Villa
Liverpool and Manchester City played Women onWednesday, October 13.
Cherargei said he has taken out an exhilarating 2-2 draw in the Premier
up a personal initiative to League on Sunday, in a match which saw The logo swap carries on as a standing
push for reforms and welfare Mohamed Salah score a magical solo goal tradition each season to raise awareness for
of sportsmen and women in but was not enough to give the Reds all the important causes and support individuals
the country and volleyball is in need.
one of them.
tions should be put on con- been a hub for the sport,
“I’m about to push for a tracts to make their income churning out talents for the
bill on the amendment of the consistent,” he said. Kenya volleyball clubs and
Sports Act. I have drafted my national teams.
reforms and I am waiting for Cherargei also wants
the Senate legal team to ap- sportsmen and women above He said the tournament,
prove it before I present it to 60 years to be put on pension that has attracted over 50
Parliament,” he said. by the State. teams locally and interna-
tionally, will be played in the
Among the things Cherargei The Senator assured total morning hours due to the cur-
wants to be changed include support for the Heroes Com- rent incessant rains in Nandi
remuneration of national munityVolleyball Tourna- at Koitalel University.
team coaches. ment, saying his region has

“The tacticians in all federa-

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by Amos Abuga rating all its affiliates in developing of 13 officials,” he added. 2016,” said Mutuku.
leadership skills. The extra ordinary general as- Mutuku said the nomination pro-
@PeopleDailyKe
“Inclusiveness of federation lead- sembly also ratified the Independent cess will kick off with those aspiring
Kenya Table Tennis Federation ers to youth by the committee is a Electoral and Boundaries Commis- to contest for various positions col-
chairman Andrew Mudibo has be- priority if we are to strengthen the sion (IEBC) as the body that will pre- lecting the nomination forms from
come the first candidate to officially local Olympic movement,” said side over the elections. the NOC-K offices immediately after
declare his interest for an elective Mudibo. circulation of notice.
post when the National Olympic Registrar regulations
Committee of Kenya (NOC-K) goes Even with three federations, Bad- “It’s our wish to have all our 26 All those intending to vie for posi-
to polls on November 12 this year. minton Kenya (BK), Kenya Squash tions will be required to return the
Federation (KSF) and Kenya Golf affiliates take part in the electoral forms 14 days before the election
Mudibo will be going for the secre- Union (KGU) are likely to be locked process since all have been active date and the list of eligible candi-
tary-general position after the dates out of the polls owing various rea- but we have to comply with laws,” dates will be circulated seven days
for the elections were disclosed sons, Mudibo thinks otherwise. said NOC-K acting secretary general before the election.
last Friday during an extraordinary Mutuku.
general assembly that was held in “We need to move away from An observer and the returning
Nairobi. individual block voting to voting for “We shall now inform the Registrar officer will be required to submit a
change to regain our lost glory in on the expected date of the elections credibility report to the Sports Regis-
Mudobo says Kenya’s Olympic major games and this calls for inclu- with a 28-day notice as per the Rule trar within seven days after the elec-
body must work towards incorpo- siveness of everyone and not a team 20.2(d) Sports Registrar Regulations tion on November 19.

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FKDQJHG P\ butnowIknowit,”Ronostates. and decided to visit the camp to learn a few Rono’s
Whenever there were major athletics things concerning the sport, just for fun. house in
events across the world, he would go to Cheribo,
neighbours’ homes just to catch the events “I woke up one morning and just gathered Kericho
courage and walked close to 10km to the County,
camp from my village, Cheribo, to see what and (INSET)
was taking place there,” he reveals. the star.

The then camp coach Geoffrey Chumo PD/PHILIP
welcomed the young man and after a few
days, discovered that he was a talented ath- YEGON
lete and started helping him hone his skills.
live on television because his parents did not He is still Rono’s coach to date.

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steeplechase champions Ezekiel Kemboi, letes who had competed in big events out-
Brimin Kipruto and Paul Kipsiele Koech who side the country yet he had not trained well
swept the 2004 Athens Olympics. saying this catapulted him to move to the
next level in his nascent career.
With the encouragement of his parents,
Rono, 30, would later participate in his
he started training on his own and this bore first ever major athletics event at the Nyahur-
uru cross country championships in 2008
From dropping out of school for lack of fees and eking out results as he used to win middle and long dis- where he won the 8km junior men’s race,
tance races while in primary school up to the earning Sh20,000, his first ever prize money.
a living as a brick maker, athletics has truly transformed then provincial level.
He sat for his KCPE examination in 2000 “I used the event as my launching pad in
Vincent’s status but could not join secondary school due serious athletics and I vowed to take it as my
career ,” he says.
by Philip Yegon his friends. But when he realised that he to lack of school fees. He once again sat for
had talent, he plunged into it like never be- KCPE in 2005 but still could not get a well- The father of three has served as pace-
@PeopleDailyKe fore. He now basks in glory after his fortunes wisher to sponsor him to pursue his educa- maker for a number of elite athletes includ-
changed and vows not to look back so long tion. ing the fastest man to run a marathon in
It is 11 O’clock in the morning andVincent as he is still reaping benefits. less than two hours, Eliud Kipchoge, United
Kipsang Rono is relaxing outside his newly However, his teachers at Mombwo and Kingdom’s Mo Farah and American Bernard
built house in the outskirts of Litein town Rono was twice forced to drop out of Cheplanget primary schools in Bureti who Lang’at between 2010 and 2016. He has also
after a routine exercise. school in Standard Eight due to lack of school had discovered Rono was a talented athlete competed in many marathons around the
fees but he has no regrets. also encouraged him to pursue the sport. globe.
From the looks of things, athletics has
transformed his life - from living complete He is full of praise for his parents who, after Life was not a bed of roses for Rono be- He saved the money he earned and invest-
penury a few years ago to one of comfort realizing that their son loved sports, encour- tween 2004 and 2006 as he turned to casual ed in real estate in Litein town from which he
today. aged him to perfect it. labour to get a few coins to support him, and currently pockets over Sh100,000 monthly.
to some extent, his parents. He would split He plans to spread his investments to other
Yet for Rono, luck was at play. Despite the “Since I was young I always loved athlet- wood for firewood besides being employed major towns.
fact that he had passion for athletics since ics. I was active in sports and later I identified at a small brick making business where he
childhood, he did not understand its value and pursued the talent. But first I had no idea used to earn about Sh100 per day.
in one’s life. It was just for fun for him and that sports is a gainful activity like any other
As 2006 was ending, he heard of Tama-

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Mohammed bin Salman is the 33-year-old crown EULQN RI EDQNUXSWF\
prince of Saudi Arabia.
London, Wednesday Reverter said the audit
He controls part of the royal family’s vast wealth, concluded that ‘there have
which is estimated at up to $1.4 trillion . @PeopleDailyKe been serious administrative
deficiencies’ during the ad-
Prince Mohammed has spent his fortune on a $500 Barcelona were on the ministration of Bartomeu,
million yacht , a $300 million French chateau , and a verge of bankruptcy when who in the past has denied
$450 million Leonardo da Vinci painting. Joan Laporta replaced Josep being responsible for the
Bartomeu as president ear- team’s current financial
In the fall of 2018, bin Salman faced global outcry lier this year with the club’s struggles.
over the death of journalist Jamal Khashoggi , who dire financial position laid
the CIA later concluded was assassinated on the bare onWednesday. ‘The new board of direc-
prince’s orders. tors and its new executive
The economic mire Bar- structure encountered an
1HZFDVWOH 8QLWHG·V celona find themselves in economic and financial
6K ELOOLRQ 6DXGL has been revealed with the situation marked by nega-
WDNHRYHU FORVH club recording a €481million tive equity and in a situation
(£409m) loss for last season. of technical bankruptcy, if it
Deal now set to go The takeover was called off in ble, especially given the revelations Saudi Crown was a PLC, [the club] would
through as the Gulf the summer of 2020 when the buy- Prince Mo- It’s no secret that the Cata- have been dissolved,’ he
nation settles piracy ers - led by Saudi’s Public Invest- about Mohammed bin Salman tex- hammed bin lan giants have been majorly said.
row, giving greenlight ment Fund - were unable to prove Salman. AFP struggling amid the corona-
to end Mike Ashley’s separation between themselves ting Boris Johnson and pressuris- virus pandemic but the full The club revealed that
14-year reign and set and the state, headed by Moham- extent of their problems has they lost more than £400m
up spending spree med bin Salman. ing him to influence the deal. been disclosed. in the 2020-21 campaign
after revenue decreased and
London, Wednesday Newcastle owner Mike Ashley Barcelona CEO Ferran expenses went up.
opened arbitration proceedings Reverter presented a grim
@PeopleDailyKe against the Premier League earlier picture while releasing the The LaLiga outfit’s rev-
this year and that case was set to be results from a Deloitte audit enue dropped by 26 per cent
The Saudi takeover of Newcastle heard in January. that started after Laporta with just £537m compared
United is expected to be approved arrived in March following to £727m the season before
after the state settled its piracy is- However, sources say there is as fans were shut out from
sues with Premier League broad- potentially no need for that to take the resignation of games with the stadium
caster beIN Sports, sources have place after news of the piracy is- former chief unable to open, given the
told Sportsmail. sues being settled. Bartomeu and Covid crisis.
his board of
Those close to the process have A source told Sportsmail: ‘If all directors Barcelona are reliant
indicated that the removal of all of this had been done 18 months last year. on football tourism, with
forms of piracy in Saudi and the ago, the takeover would have been stadium tours a big money-
lifting of a ban on beIN Sports be- signed off. ‘Now, though, with the issue of spinner and revenue has
ing shown in the country should
now pave the way for the £300mil- ‘The Premier League could not piracy resolved, it is unlikely that subsequently plummeted
lion deal to be signed off. approve a takeover whereby one of at the Nou Camp with
its member clubs would be owned arbitration is needed. There is no that severely restricted.
by a state it believed to be guilty of While the club’s ex-
piracy against the League and one rule which says a state cannot be penses rose by 19 per
of its broadcast partners. cent from £812mil-
connected to the ownership of a lion to £1billion
‘That was why the buyers had to despite making
prove separation from the Saudi football club. Piracy was, and al- savings through
state. But that was almost impossi- players agreeing
ways has been, the biggest obstacle to take pay cuts.
As a result
to this takeover. There is now very the club posted
£384m worth
little reason for the Premier League of debt by June
while debts in
to stop the deal going through.’ recent seasons
are believed to
We understand as recently as have already
totalled more
last week beIN Sports sent a list of than £1.1bn.
- Daily Mail
websites to Saudi officials, inform-

ing them of ongoing piracy of their

product. Within days all of those

websites were shut down.

The Premier League have not

commented on the latest devel-

opment.

The Saudi-backed takeover hit

the buffers last summer and has

been the subject of arbitration

and legal dispute since the Pre-

mier League failed to give it the go

ahead. - Daily Mail



EPL in major struggle to get France face Belgium hoping to Focussed Brazil have one eye on
banish memories of Euro flop 2022 World Cup qualification
its reluctant stars vaccinated

LONDON: Premier rapid rollout has enabled MILAN: France will take MONTEVIDEO: After last
League matches are once to the field for Thursday’s month’s turbulent round of
again being played in packed the easing of restrictions Nations League semi-final World Cup qualification match-
stadiums after Britain’s against Belgium in Turin with es, for their next games Brazil
successful coronavirus on large gatherings, with something to prove following can boast a full squad and a
vaccine rollout -- but the their shock early exit from clear objective: booking their
reluctance of many players a welcome return of sup- Euro 2020. World champions ticket for Qatar. The Selecao
to get jabbed is proving a France were among the fa- have a perfect record of eight
headache for football au- porters to football grounds. vourites to win the summer’s wins from their eight qualifiers
thorities. The UK has one European Championship but so far ahead of Thursday’s
of the highest overall virus However, although no official failed to set the tournament trip to Venezuela, followed by
death tolls in the world, at alight despite having a squad a clash away to Colombia on
more than 137,000, but more figures have been offered packed with world-class Sunday and the visit of Uruguay
than 82 percent of over-16s talent. Their elimination on next week. Three more victo-
have had two doses of the by the Premier League, penalties at the hands of Swit- ries could possibly secure Bra-
vaccine, according to the lat- zerland in the last 16 -- after zil’s qualification in record time.
est government figures.The reports suggest only seven leading 3-1 with 15 minutes of “Obviously it’s always good to

of England’s 20 top-flight

clubs have more than 50 per qualify as soon as possible,”

cent of their squad fully vac- said Juventus’s 30-year-old

cinated. “It’s very low,” said fullback Alex Sandro. “How-

former Manchester United normal time remaining -- was ever, we always think about

captain Gary Neville, who a particular shock, and led to playing to win, playing our best,

has an ownership stake in some fallout within the French showing everything we’ve been

Salford City. - AFP camp. - AFP working on. - AFP

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However, earlier on,
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Firat had summoned Gor
There is no debate that a youngster Frank Omala
player donning the national from Gor Mahia youth but
team colours in any sport is later dropped him after ap-
the pride of his club. parently finding he was not
good enough.
It can be recalled that
during the fourth All Africa But speaking yesterday,
Games held in Nairobi in Leopards deputy coach
1987, Gor Mahia produced Tom “Gaza” Juma, who has
a record eight players in Ha- donned national team co-
rambee Stars which reached lours during his playing ca-
the final and eventually lost reer in early 2000’s, reckons
1-0 to Egypt. that the fact that no Ingwe
or K’ogalo player is in the
The 1980s Harambee Stars current set up should not be
squad was largely identified misconstrued that there is
with players from the two se- no national team material in
nior teams in the country. the two teams.

But since then dynam- “There is and it depends
ics have changed so much on the tactics the coach
so that the so-called small prefers. It depends on the
teams are increasingly ruling coachand Gor and Leopards
the roost in players’ contri- should not feel demoralised
bution to the team and in the for their players having been
process condemning Leop- overlooked in the squad.
ards and Gor to the backseat. Who knows, maybe Firat
may consider the two teams
The current team that in the near future,” said Juma
has just been selected by who is one of the legends to
Engin Firat for theWorld Cup have played for both Gor and
qualifier against Mali today Leopards in his heyday.
in Morocco does not have a
place for any Gor or Leop-

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As Harambee Stars face Mali today, George Waweru reminisces about the fateful day as if in past WR ULYDOV *RU 0DKLD
recalls the day his career almost ended when he tried to it happened yesterday. action
stop dangerman Fredrick Kanoute in a 2004 Afcon match and (IN- by Barry Silah star player signing a two-
Considered one of Kenya’s best SET) after year contract with 19-time
by Charles Thuku his peer and former classmate at defenders, if not the very best of his suffering @PeopleDailyKe champions K’Ogalo.
Ofafa Jericho High School Musa generation, Waweru said he knew a neck
@PeopleDailyKe “Otero”Otieno, Adam Shaban and Kanoute’s strong points and as such, injury The Tuesday night con- It was a classic case of a
Issa Kassim, was huffing and puffing he had devised a way to cut him down playing firmation of former AFC well-maneuvered last min-
When Harambee Stars meet the as Kanoute and company threw raid to size. against Leopards midfielder Austin ute coup with reports also
Hawks of Mali in the first leg of the after raid at Kenyan goalmouth. Mali in Odhiambo’s ( pictured ) emerging that the clincher
2022 World Cup Qualifiers today, it “I knew Kanoute thrived on high a 2004 move to rivals Gor Mahia was the sign-on fee that Gor
shall rekindle memories of their last As fate would have it, it wasWaweru balls and I was determined not to Afcon FC has elicited massive Mahia declared that was
meeting 16 years ago. amongst the quartet who was suc- give him a sniff at our goalmouth. I match in reaction online with voices not immediately clear to
cessful to neutralize the incursions then tumbled and was in excruciat- Tunisia. of discontent aplenty with the media or public.
One of the memorable episodes is of Kanoute, having stopped him on ing pain,” saidWaweru. support equally high.
that the match almost ended the ca- his tracks in the 19th minute when he PD/ RODG- Many fans were astound-
reer of Kenyan defender George“Jojo” was just about to pull the trigger on It was the incident that led to many However, it is the process ed as to how Odhiambo, a
Waweru through a serious injury. unsuspecting Stars goalkeeper Dun- believe that Waweru was indeed an ERS NDE- leading to the final signing key player for Patrick Aus-
can “Dunco” Ochieng’. epitome of what it means to hold on the dotted line by the sems’ side, could move to
Most of the current national un- the defence together and especially GWA & highly rated offensive play- not only their sworn rivals
der-20 players were in kindergarten Excruciating pain when facing a troublesome striker er that speaks volumes on but also an equally finan-
while those in the under-17 cadre Then the worst happened in the like Kanoute who, just like him, has FILE the background details. It cially stricken side. The on-
were still in their nappies. retired from the beautiful game. is now emerging that there line backlash was intense
33rd minute when Waweru, appar- was not only intense lobby- for a player who has long
It was the 2004 Africa Cup of Na- ently thinking it would be routine to The incident also reminded many ing and canvassing for the been an admirer of K’Ogalo
tions match and the setting was the countervail the fleet-footed Kanoute of the 1982 Cecafa Senior Challenge 21-year-old’s signature. especially since the club be-
45,000-seater El Menzah Stadium who was an aerial threat, paid dearly Cup final in Uganda between the gan showing keen interest
with Stars defecse at sixes and sev- for his action when he fractured a Stars and Uganda Cranes when Ke- Indeed, Odhiambo was in the midfielder.
ens, trying to contain the marauding bone on his neck as he was trying to nyan legend John “Bobby”Ogolla scheduled for an unveiling
Mali strikers led by Fredrick Kanoute contain the dangerman. injured, treated and resumed play in with Bandari FC follow- It is also emerging that
who would later be named the 2007 a match which saw Harambee Stars ing a supposed agreement Odhiambo’s agent was a
African Footballer of theYear. Speaking to People Sport at his win 5-3 on post-match penalties. but that was sensationally busy man in the past few
residence in Ofafa Maringo Estate in debunked Tuesday with weeks as lobbying was hap-
At that juncture, Stars back-line In Tunisia, Waweru’s case was dif- the news flowing in of the pening.
that was weaved around Waweru, ferent from Ogolla’s as after braving
the injury in the first half, he could
not continue with action in the sec-
ond stanza and was subsequently re-
placed by Philip Opiyo but still, Stars
defenders found Mali frontliners a tad
too much with the game ending 3-1 in
favour of theWest Africans.

Waweru was later ruled out of ac-
tion for three months while recover-
ing before resuming action with pro-
fessional stints in Sweden.

Thursday, October 7, 2021 / / / @PeopleDailyKe / / / People Daily

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by Alex Njue the day’s two under par and a included six birdies and a bogey Zimbabwe’s Robson Chinhoi is all smiles
tournament aggregate of five in each nine, for an aggregate after winning the Safari Tour Golf Series at
@PeopleDailyKe under 283. of three under par 285 to tie for VetLab Sports Club yesterday. PD/ALEX NJUE
the second place with Kisia and
Zimbabwe’s Robson Chinhoi “I am very happy winning Snow.
produced a two under par 70 in here despite a tight final round
the final round of the second leg where again I made a slow start “It was the first round that
in the Safari Tour’s Season Four by dropping two shots in the saw me play a recovery golf
at the tough playing par 72 Vet round. My game otherwise thereafter. Starting with a low
Lab Sports Club course yester- is very solid and I am looking round is definitely the best way
day where besides the winner’s forward for a good season’’ said to go, but I must thank my par-
trophy, the Zimbabwean also Chinhoi, and added: “I just need ents, coaches and all my friends
pocketed Sh308, 293. to work on a few things on my for giving me the support I really
game and try and player under need this season’’ said Mediratta
It was , however, a slow start par rounds’’. who lost his home opening leg
for the experienced Chinhoi in a playoff with amateur junior
who last season won three He won by two shots from Taimur Malik and Edwin Mu-
events in the tour, as he bogeyed Sigona’s Mohit Mediratta, home danyi.
the second and third holes. He pro Mike Kisia and round two
however made the day’s first leader Greg Snow. Mediratta Snow on the other hand shot
birdie at the par five fifth hole who started the tournament one under par 71, despite mak-
and added one more at the par with a poor 78 on Sunday, man- ing four birdies in the closing
three eighth to level the nine aged to overcome all that, and round where he was engaged
enroute to the back nine where close the tournament with a fine in a neck and neck battle with
he birdied the 12th and 15th for four under par 68, a round that Chinhoi and Mike Kisia.

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CAF WORLD CUP QUALFIERS
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 7

Congo DR v Madagascar 4pm
Liberia v Cape Verde 4pm
Tanzania v Benin 4pm
Eq Guinea v Zambia 7pm
Nigeria v CAN 7pm
Rwanda v Uganda 7pm
Mali v Kenya 10pm
Tunisia v Mauritania 10pm

.HQ\D VHHN Mali in Kampala while the Amavubi of vourites, at least on paper. But Harambee Harambee
Rwanda succumbed to a 0-1 defeat at the Stars, under Firat, will be out to prove a Stars in a
hands of the Hawks. point and especially given that the squad recent train-
Stars arrived safely in Morocco after an is weaved around players who are increas- ing session
almost 10-hour journey and will be hoping ingly shining at the local premier league as with new
well as high profile professional players. coach Engin
UHGHPSWLRQ to inflict revenge on Mali who beat them Firat. PD/DAVID
3-1 in the preliminary group tie of the 2004 The good thing is that Stars have a pen-
Africa Cup of Nations in Tunisia. chant of rising to the occasion when least NDOLO
expected and would wish to replicate the
Incidentally, Stars then were under the same against Mali.
tutelage of Jacob ‘’Ghost” Mulee”, the im-
mediate former trainer who recently just A good example was the 2019 Africa
Cup of Nations qualifier against Egypt in
relinquished the coaching job. Since then, Cairo which ended 1-1, Micheal Olunga
scoring for Kenya to send the qualifying
a lot of water has passed under the bridge group wide open. Once again it is Olunga
alongside the likes of fellow professionals
Harambee Stars face The Eagles of Mali today at the and while Mali have revisited the biannual in Richard Odada, Ian Otieno and Ismael
Africa championships seven times, Kenya Gonzalez who are expected to inspire Stars
as the team chases its first ever qualifica-
Stade Adrar in Morocco in a tough 2022 World Cup made it once in the 2019 edition in Egypt tion to theWorld Cup.
qualifying match with the national football team yet to where they were bundled out in the pre-
liminary stage. It is likely that Firat will prefer Otieno
for Farouk Shikalo between the posts
register a single win in all its group matches Mulee has been replaced by Engin Firat with Joseph Okumu, Eugene Asike, Eric
who will be leading Kenya’s brigade against “ Marcelo”Ouma and David “Calabar”
Owino holding the defence together.
Les Aigles (The Eagles) of Mali tonight in
In midfield, Muguna could be preferred
by Charles Thuku held to a barren draw by Uganda Cranes a match that kicks off at 10pm (Kenyan to lead in pulling strings with Olunga, and
either Henry Meja or Eric Kapaito being
@PeopleDailyKe in Kigali before they squared it out to a 1-1 time). It is an open secret that Stars have twin strikers.

draw with Rwanda in Kigali, results that their work cut out as they are meeting a

Harambee Stars will be hoping to end drew condemnation from Kenyan football team that is by and large considered hot

their winless run in the 2022 Qatar World fans. However, qualification to the group favourites to qualify for the global show-

Cup Qualifiers when they confront heavy- was thrown wide open after the second case that will be hosted by Qatar.

weights Mali in a Group E match at Stade matches involving Uganda and Rwanda. Despite playing at a neutral venue after

Adrar in Morocco today. Stars were first Uganda were held to a barren draw by lack of standardised facility, Mali are fa-

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