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Kenyas Bold Newspaper
Thursday, May 15, 2014
No. 29588
www.standardmedia.co.ke
KSh 60/00 TSh1,500/00 USh2,700/00
By FELIX OLICK and ISAIAH LUCHELI
The International Criminal Court is jour-
nalist Walter Barasas next stop after the High
Court cleared the way for his arrest and extra-
dition to The Hague yesterday. Barasa is ac-
Ruto returns
to Hague as
court orders
Barasa arrest
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By ISAAC MESO
Constituencies in Northern Kenya and the Coast are
among the biggest beneciaries of the Sh5 billion Uwezo
Fund.
Of the Sh5.3 billion to be allocated to all constituencies,
Mandera South, with high poverty levels, will receive the
How constituencies will share Uwezo Funds Sh5 billion
1 Changamwe 132,695 15,585,359
2 Jomvu 117,490 15,288,618
3 Kisauni 194,068 16,686,755
4 Nyali 185,995 16,232,655
5 Likoni 166,012 15,953,475
6 Mvita 143,131 15,520,231
7 Msambweni 135,042 19,539,503
8 Lunga Lunga 153,357 23,638,699
9 Matuga 151,981 20,708,977
10 Kinango 209,565 27,805,205
CONSTITUENCY
NAME
CONSTITUENCY
NAME
CONSTITUENCY
POPULATION
CONSTITUENCY
POPULATION
CONSTITUENCY
ALLOCATION (KSH)
CONSTITUENCY
ALLOCATION (KSH)
Kidero back as another
Governor is impeached
CONTINUED ON PAGE 6
Supreme Court temporarily
retains Kidero as Kericho
MCAs vote their governor out,
bringing to 12 the number of
regional heads in trouble
By NIKKO TANUI and VINCENT MABATUK
Members of the County Assembly of Kericho vot-
ed out Governor Paul Chepkwony as his Nairobi
counterpart, Evans Kidero, joined the list of region-
al heads temporarily reinstated by the Supreme
Court.
Chepkwony lost the impeachment war when 47
Deputy President
William Ruto, Kenyan
Ambassador to the
Netherlands Makena
Macharia (centre) and
National Assembly
Majority Leader Aden
Duale (left) arrive at
Schiphol Airport in
Amsterdam. Mr Ruto is
in the Netherlands to
attend his ICC trial in
The Hague. [PHOTO:
DPPS]
Evans Kidero Paul Chepkwony
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Col 1 Col 2 Analysis) Col 14 Constituency Col 3
Code Name of Constituency Total Uwezo Funds
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Col 1 Col 2 Analysis) Col 14 Constituency Col 3
Code Name of Constituency Total Uwezo Funds
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Poor constituencies receive lions share
lions share of Sh31.8 million, followed
by Turkana West (Sh29.4 million) and
Mandera North (Sh25. 5 million).
Kinango and Magarini constituen-
cies will receive Sh27.8 million and
Sh25.6 million respectively, Mande-
ra West Sh24.8 million, Banissa Sh24.6
million, Turkana North Sh24.3 million
and Kili North Sh22.7 million.
Those with the least allocations
are Lamu East (Sh14.2 million) and
Makadara (Sh14.8 million each).
Lamu East has about 4,638 poor
people, accounting for 0.03 per cent
of the National Poverty Index, accord-
ing to a report released by the Minis-
try of Devolution and Planning.
Other constituencies with lower
allocations include Changamwe
(Sh15.5 million), Jomvu (Sh15.3 mil-
lion), Likoni (Sh15.9 million), Mvita
(Sh15.5 million) and Nyali (Sh16.6
million).
In Nairobi, Embakasi West has the
highest allocation of Sh14.4 million.
Langata has Sh15 million, Kasarani
Sh15.2 million and Dagoretti South
Sh15.3 million, Dagoretti North and
Westlands will each receive Sh15.5
million, Kitui West Sh16 million and
Kathiani and Mavoko Sh16.4 million
each.
Speaking from his ofce in Nairo-
bi, Wilfred Buyuma, the Uwezo Fund
acting chief executive ofcer, said
about 90 of the 290 constituencies will
by the end of this week receive the
rst tranche of the Sh5.3 billion fund.
We are embarking on the rst phase
of the fund disbursement and hope to
release the rst tranche by the end of
this week, thereafter work on releas-
ing the rest in the coming weeks, he
said.
Some of the factors that were con-
sidered in allocation of the funds in-
cluded constituency population, pov-
erty headcount, and number of poor,
among others.
CRITERIA FOR DISTRIBUTION
Buyuma said they were also guid-
ed by Section 18 of the Public Finance
Management (Uwezo Fund) Regula-
tion, 2014 that lays out the criteria for
distribution of the cash.
Part of Section 18 allows a one-off
three per cent administration fee to
be charged on the total funds allocat-
ed, to be retained by the board to fa-
cilitate both national and constituen-
cy level administrative functions.
The section also allows an addi-
tional eight per cent of the fund to be
set aside for capacity building of ben-
eciaries and target groups
He explained that 75 per cent of
the funds were allocated equally
across all the constituencies, and the
remaining 25 per cent was disbursed
on the basis of the National Poverty
Index, for equalisation purposes.
He also noted that once disbursed
Thursday, May 15, 2014 / The Standard
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to the constituencies, the funds would
be administered through the Constit-
uency Uwezo Fund Management
Committees, modelled along the Con-
stituency Development Fund (CDF).
He urged the youth, women and
persons with disabilities to access
funds in their respective constituen-
cies through registered groups.
Its hard to dream big at rst, and
if the youth take small steps rst.,
eventually they realise that forming
groups increases their capacity to har-
ness their businesses as opposed to
individualism, he said.
He noted that Uwezo Funds over-
sight board is currently conducting
training in all 47 counties to boost
knowledge among the youth and
women on the Fund, and encourag-
ing them to form groups to ease their
access to the cash.
The Government has set up fa-
vourable self-employment policies al-
lowing the SMEs (small and medium-
sized enterprises) owned by the youth,
women and persons with disabilities
to grow and ourish. There can be no
excuse to access the funds and im-
prove their lives, he added.
The Public Procurement Act re-
quires that 30 per cent of all public
tenders be set aside for the youth,
women and persons with disabilities.
Under the new rules, any SME or dis-
advantaged group wishing to partici-
pate in public procurement is re-
quired to register with the National
Treasury or their respective county
treasury ofces.
11 Kili North 207,592 22,757,533
12 Kili South 171,611 19,164,014
13 Kaloleni 155,742 20,633,295
14 Rabai 97,187 16,853,850
15 Ganze 137,667 22,833,040
16 Malindi 162,716 20,276 616
17 Magarini 177,245 25,692,577
18 Garsen 96,666 19,681,249
19 Gable 60,867 17,433,524
20 Bura 82,547 18,782,381
21 Lamu East 18,841 14,214,417
22 Lamu West 82,700 16,073,145
23 Taveta 67,667 16,959,612
24 Wundanyi 58,601 16,278,362
25 Mwatate 69,637 16,608,758
26 Voi 88,759 16,867,231
27 Garissa Township 116,956 15,699,039
28 Balambala 73,111 17,940,091
29 Lagdera 92,638 18,843,000
30 Dadaab 152,490 21,143,109
31 Fa 95,214 18,332,051
32 Ijara 92,665 18,259,085
33 Wajir North 135,508 23,156,921
34 Wajir East 112,575 20,810,284
35 Tarbaj 111,849 21,360,879
36 Wajir West 91,145 20,003,415
37 Eldas 80,807 19,494,277
38 Wajir South 130,073 21,908,536
39 Mandera West 161,705 24,838,046
40 Banissa 158,078 24,661,127
41 Mandera North 169,679 25,589,527
42 Mandera South 247,625 31,795,213
43 Mandera East 135,544 21,170,713
44 Lafey 153,149 24,255,564
45 Moyale 103,801 20,258,795
46 North Horr 75,198 18,480,596
47 Saku 46,503 16,008,188
48 Laisamis 65,670 18,085,412
49 Isiolo North 100,178 18,679,916
50 Isiolo South 43,119 16,576,255
51 Igembe South 134,553 17,843,869
52 Igembe Central 193,396 18,928,043
53 Igembe North 154,817 19,947,416
54 Tigania West 135,983 16,639,558
55 Tigania East 157,250 18,735,795
56 North Imenti 149,147 16,147,014
57 Buuri 134,656 16,777,659
58 Central Imenti 116,921 16,023,333
59 South Imenti 179,608 16,823,594
60 Maara 107,127 15,817,499
61 Chuka
/Igambangombe 128,110 16,999,705
62 Tharaka 130,101 20,549,698
63 Manyatta 154,635 16,621,415
64 Runyenjes 142,363 16,727,623
65 Mbeere South 130,188 18,719,057
66 Mbeere North 89,037 17,722,137
67 Mwingi North 139,970 22,843,232
68 Mwingi West 122,623 17,828,331
69 Mwingi Central 122,364 20,938,487
70 Kitui West 102,316 15,994,119
71 Kitui Rural 104,445 18,008,894
72 Kitui Central 131,718 18,721,415
73 Kitui East 123,242 20,997,940
74 Kitui South 166,054 23,592,250
75 Masinga 125,943 19,954,300
76 Yatta 147,582 20,149,325
77 Kangundo 94,369 17,463,067
78 Matungulu 124,739 18,763,446
79 Kathiani 104,219 16,377,007
80 Mavoko 139,505 16,365,914
81 Machakos Town 199,215 19,282,647
82 Mwala 163,036 19,427,972
83 Mbooni 184,628 21,562,598
84 Kilome 87,866 16,826,137
85 Kaiti 120,119 18,411,859
86 Makueni 193,802 24,679,172
87 Kibwezi West 165,933 22,281,852
88 Kibwezi East 132,199 21,730,100
89 Kinangop 192,383 19,787,901
90 Kipipiri 95,340 17,322,522
91 01 Kalou 120,285 17,697,494
92 01 Jorok 95,645 16,465,823
93 Ndaragwa 92,628 16,283,310
94 Tetu 78,322 15,491,537
95 Kieni 175,816 17,634,310
96 Mathira 148,850 16,821,547
97 Othaya 87,376 15,787,004
98 Mukurwe-Ini 83,934 16,130,667
99 Nyeri Town 119,276 15,029,773
100 Mwea 190,516 18,237,102
101 Gichugu 124,675 16,120,604
102 Ndia 99,517 15,874,147
103 Kirinyaga Cent 113,358 15,993,754
104 Kangema 76,990 15,429,462
105 Mathioya 88,221 15,736,592
106 Kiharu 181,080 18,574,654
107 Kigumo 123,769 17,162,769
108 Maragwa 152,275 18,596,931
109 Kandara 156,667 18,087,511
110 Gatanga 163,601 18,124,190
111 Gatundu South 114,183 16,227,319
112 Gatundu North 100,613 16,345,833
113 Juja 118,796 15,774,628
114 Thika Town 165,346 17,168,599
115 Ruiru 201,991 17,095,071
116 Githunguri 147,766 15,986,625
117 Kiambu 108,700 15,744,759
118 Kiambaa 145,056 16,091,370
119 Kabete 140,430 16,168,996
120 Kikuyu 125,405 16,516,857
121 Limuru 131,135 17,368,810
122 Lad 123,898 16,773,491
123 Turkana North 144,578 24,334,336
124 Turkana West 229,844 29,449,686
125 Turkana Central 134,677 22,106,980
126 Loima 119,935 22,512,599
127 Turkana South 135,916 23,276,377
128 Turkana East 90,468 20,510,234
129 Kapenguria 139,503 20,239,878
130 Sigor 85,081 18,406,912
131 Kacheliba 156,014 23,407,762
132 Pokot South 132,103 20,410,685
133 Samburu West 83,500 18,539,264
134 Samburu North 81,357 18,438,749
135 Samburu East 59,095 17,202,175
136 Kwanza 166,528 19,954,775
137 Endebess 91,194 17,204,397
138 Saboti 174,960 18,369,359
139 Kiminini 190,916 19,875,833
140 Cherangany 195,177 20,473,579
141 Soy 162,636 19,386,230
142 Turbo 210,409 18,898,634
143 Moiben 157,032 18,024,992
144 Ainabkoi 103,044 16,829,264
145 Kapseret 132,624 16,288,069
146 Kesses 128,455 17,590,567
147 Marakwet East 78,751 17,826,810
148 Marakwet West 108,376 18,923,865
149 Keiyo North 73,717 15,813,866
150 Keiyo South 109,162 18,238,316
151 Tinderet 100,693 18,506,056
152 Aldai 149,259 18,961,366
153 Nandi Hills 107,536 16,908,425
154 Chesumei 130,755 17,170,633
155 Emgwen 130,087 17,022,977
156 Mosop 134,651 18,294,127
157 Tiaty 133,192 21,525,161
158 Baringo North 93,791 18,257,533
159 Baringo Central 81,482 16,876,151
160 Baringo South 80,873 17,151,961
161 Mogotio 60,960 15,952,908
162 Eldama Ravine 105,275 16,262,085
163 Laikipia West 203,464 21,447,541
164 Laikipia East 116,565 17,319,267
165 Laikipia North 79,208 17,842,582
166 Molo 124,441 16,409,136
167 Njoro 184,863 19,403,075
168 Naivasha 224,146 19,538,277
169 Gilgit 152,105 17,852,071
170 Kuresoi South 115,438 18,156,303
171 Kuresoi North 124,053 18,045,095
172 Subukia 94,480 17,031,588
173 Rongai 130,135 17,686,648
174 Bahati 144,269 17,597,036
175 NakuruTownWest 152,883 15,019,594
176 NakuruTownEast 156,548 15,167,036
177 Kilgoris 180,421 19,936,086
178 Emurua Dikirr 94,117 17,546,912
179 Narok North 175,592 17,900,152
180 Narok East 82,958 16,368,977
181 Narok South 181,909 20,202,136
182 Narok West 135,942 18,716,368
183 Kajiado North 193,574 16,648,789
184 Kajiado Central 104,155 18,128,173
185 Kajiado East 135,984 16,949,592
186 Kajiado West 116,115 18,848,193
187 Kajiado South 137,499 19,333,821
188 Kipkelion East 104,230 17,501,536
189 Kipkelion West 102,364 17,586,884
190 Ainamoi 144,316 16,831,728
191 Bureti 167,653 19,549,448
192 Belgut 128,723 17,311,592
193 Sigowet/Soin 105,126 17,641,790
194 Sotik 167,293 20,593,957
195 Chepalungu 163,837 21,693,703
196 Bomet East 126,927 19,169,094
197 Bomet Central 127,029 18,572,152
198 Konoin 145,060 18,839,509
199 Lugari 167,018 20,784,654
200 Likuyani 125,140 19,046,829
201 Malaya 205,171 21,858,995
202 Lurambi 160,233 17,592,456
203 Navakholo 137,168 19,386,887
204 Mumias West 111,865 17,083,405
205 Mumias East 100,958 17,785,850
206 Matungu 146,566 19,925,455
207 Butere 139,783 19,566,765
208 Khwisero 102,637 18,703,899
209 Shinyalu 159,479 20,734,590
210 Ikolomani 104,671 18,275,016
211 Vihiga 91,618 16,087,400
212 Sabatia 129,681 16,148,226
213 Hamisi 148,262 19,802,233
214 Luanda 95,924 16,725,357
215 Emuhaya 89,149 17,516,392
216 Mt Elgon 172,381 21,747,664
217 Sirisia 102,424 18,187,354
218 Kabuchai 141,116 19,457,211
219 Bumula 178,901 20,988,662
220 Kanduyi 229,706 22,431,749
221 Webuye East 101,476 17,311,760
222 Webuye West 128,782 18,843,869
223 Kimilili 132,825 16,333,493
224 Tongaren 187,482 20,745,861
225 Teso North 117,950 19,187,883
226 Teso South 137,063 20,245,124
227 Nambale 94,639 18,283,663
228 Matayos 111,347 18,830,574
229 Butula 121,873 20,110,939
230 Funyula 93,502 18,461,092
231 Budalangi 66,724 17,276,071
232 Ugenya 108,936 17,362,775
233 Ugunja 93,374 16,730,544
234 Alego Usonga 187,247 19,744,378
235 Gem 160,679 19,436,970
236 Bondo 157,526 18,063,411
237 Rarieda 134,561 17,190,468
238 Kisumu East 150,127 18,539,660
239 Kisumu West 131,249 18,608,650
240 Kisumu Central 168,896 15,018,651
241 Seme 98,807 17,256,619
242 Nyando 141,040 19,127,332
243 Muhoroni 145,767 18,850,526
244 Nyakach 133,044 18,727,702
245 Kasipul 113,120 18,269,116
246 Kabondo Kasipul 107,551 18,230,665
247 Karachuonyo 162,049 19,696,615
248 Rangwe 99,750 17,588,017
249 Homa Bay Town 94,662 17,437,127
250 Ndhiwa 172,216 20,795,606
251 Suba North 111,411 17,518,869
252 Suba South 103,056 18,152,241
253 Rongo 100,549 16,943,338
254 Awendo 108,915 17,235,686
255 Suna East 97,123 18,025,488
256 Suna West 94,129 17,806,012
257 Uriri 115,754 18,733,111
258 Nyatike 144,628 18,823,374
259 Kuria West 174,257 21,503,217
260 Kuria East 81,835 17,704,709
261 Bonchari 114,618 18,217,244
262 South Mugirango 159,053 20,451,381
263 Bomachoge
Borabu 107,201 18,642,898
264 Bobasi 190,078 21,947,705
265 Bomachoge
Chache 93,532 17,628,751
266 Nyaribari Masaba 122,073 18,845,922
267 Nyaribari Chache 129,748 18,782,170
268 Kitutu Chache
North 103,871 19,048,578
269 Kitutu Chache
South 132,134 17,904,625
270 Kitutu Masaba 199,140 21,734,276
271 West Mugirango 159,677 20,427,919
272 North Mugirango 122,356 18,752,386
273 Borabu 117,093 18,487,738
274 Westlands 176,782 15,528,150
275 Dagoreti North 183,614 15,520,673
276 Dagoreti South 180,940 15,276,839
277 Langata 185,114 15,021,301
278 Kibra 205,438 16,310,116
279 Roysambu 191,694 15,647,203
280 Kasarani 170,960 15,235,891
281 Ruaraka 194,124 16,238,530
282 Embakasi South 201,046 15,741,229
283 Embakasi North 181,392 15,419,732
284 Embakasi Central 190,883 14,625,395
285 Embakasi East 163,862 14,818,267
286 Embakasi West 157,470 14,453,584
287 Makadara 183,656 14,620,215
288 Kamukunji 211,997 15,039,574
289 Starehe 166,048 14,861,472
290 Mathare 193,420 16,478,007
Total 38,610,097 5,354,400,000
Brutal police attack leaves family in agony
NATIONAL NEWS / Page 3 Thursday, May 15, 2014 / The Standard
By ALI ABDI
Events surrounding funeral rites
for her father last Saturday, in a re-
mote village in Merti District, Isiolo
County, will forever be etched in her
mind.
Abdia Galgalo and her husband,
Ali Gababa, had travelled to the village
located about 200km north of Isiolo
town on Friday.
They had come from Maua in
Meru County where Mr Gababa works
as a clinical ofcer.
The couple rode in a Land Cruiser
belonging to a family member to at-
tend a ceremony to mark the 40th day
following the death of Abdias father,
Galgalo Habale.
They were in the company of Fayo
Galgalo, Abdias older brother, who is
the chief ofcer in charge of water and
irrigation in the Isiolo County govern-
ment.
Gababa was also with a colleague
and was carrying medicine for an ail-
ing Guyo Duba, Fayos in-law.
We arrived safely on Friday night
and immediately started making ar-
rangements for Saturdays ceremony,
which was to mark 40 days after the
old mans death according to our cus-
toms, said Abdia.
Everything went well throughout
the day and as family members gath-
ered for the nal crucial meeting set
for that evening, all hell broke loose.
A contingent of armed police of-
cers from Merti Police Station, about
20km from the village of about 200
people arrived and, without talking to
anyone, headed for the parked Land
Cruiser.
From where I was seated in the
compound, I saw a speeding police
vehicle screech to a halt near our gate.
Armed ofcers alighted and went
straight for our vehicle, said Gababa
in Isiolo town yesterday.
The ofcers got reinforcements
from Kom Police Post, bringing more
Abdia Galgalo sus-
tained serious injuries
after more than 10
police ofcers raided
a village at Awarsitu
in Merti District,
Isiolo County, on
Saturday evening.
She had joined
family members
for her fathers
funeral rites.
[PHOTOS: ALI ABDI/
STANDARD]
under medical treatment, died on
Monday night. The family claims he
might have died from shock and in-
tends to sue the police for the death.
Guyo Duba was very sick and un-
der medication. He was very dis-
tressed by what happened in the
homestead; in addition, everyone
ed, leaving him on his own, said
Gababa.
Isiolo County Commander Nelson
Okioga said the matter was under
probe but blamed residents for pro-
voking the police by throwing
stones.
He said the family had exaggerated
the extent of their injuries.
Fayo, who has taken up the mat-
LIFE
TODAY
Woman suffers severe
chest injury while
kin dies after armed
ofcers raid village
than 10 additional armed ofcers.
The family says the vehicle was
unoccupied and there were only chil-
dren around. In the car were two spare
tyres and two empty jerrycans.
I approached the man who was
giving orders to ask what was going on
but he shoved me aside. He wanted
the vehicles driver and logbook, add-
ed the medic. Before the driver could
identify himself, the ofcers had de-
scended on the homestead, beating
everyone in sight.
DEAF EARS
They demanded to see the people
who had been in the vehicle.
We did not know what was going
on and my plea for the ofcers to
spare the innocent villagers fell on
deaf ears as I was also beaten up, re-
called Gababa.
When Abdia came out, she was al-
so beaten up. An ofcer using a rie
barrel hit her on the chest, cutting off
half of the nipple on her left breast.
I have injuries all over but the
most severe one is on my left breast. I
have been asked to go for further
medical care in Meru, she told The
Standard en route to Meru town.
Rashid Galgalo, Abdias youngest
brother, was also beaten up and ar-
rested while the driver was asked to
drive the vehicle to Merti Police Sta-
tion.
The 18-year-old spent the night in
a police cell and was released on bond
on Sunday night. The vehicle was im-
pounded but given back to the owner
a day later.
Abdia and two others who were se-
riously injured were treated at Merti
Health Centre and referred to Isio-
lo.
Abdia reported her ordeal at
the Merti police station. It was
recorded as assault case
number OB
2/11/5/2014.
The whole ordeal
ended up being a
double tragedy
for the family as
the sickly Du-
ba, who was
PAST INCIDENTS
Police in Merti have been ac-
cused in the past of outing
the law with impunity, taking
advantage of the remoteness
of the village and ignorance of
locals
One senior ofcer, described
as notorious, is alleged to have
recently locked a teacher in a
cell for ve days after the man
accused him of having an affair
with his wife
I have injuries
all over but the
most severe one is
on my left breast.
I have been asked
to go for further
medical care in
Meru.
Abdia Galgalo, victim
of police brutality
ter with senior police ofcers, includ-
ing Merti OCPD Charles Barasa, de-
scribed what he saw as the highest
form of police brutality.
The police broke the law and we
demand that action be taken against
them. We also want to know what they
were doing in the village, said Fayo.
The family, he said, will sue ve of-
cers from the station, including OCS
Robert Wambwere. Mr Barasa could
not be reached to comment on the in-
cident as he was said to be out of the
ofce. Efforts to reach him by phone
were equally unsuccessful and he did
not respond to text messages.
However, a source from Merti Po-
lice Station revealed that the of-
cers were on a wild goose chase
as they mistook the familys ve-
hicle for one belonging to peo-
ple involved in smuggling Ethi-
opian aliens into the country.
The Merti/Kom road is
one of the major routes used
by cartels involved in human
trafcking but they are hard-
ly arrested once they part
with hefty bribes.
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Journalist Walter Barasa will now be sur-
rendered to the International Criminal
Court. [PHOTO: FILE/STANDARD]
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High Court okays Barasa extradition
accused by ICC Prosecutor Fatou Ben-
souda of offering bribes to witnesses
in the case against Deputy President
William Ruto and radio journalist
Joshua Sang.
Following the ruling by High Court
judge Richard Mwongo, the way is
now clear for the police to arrest Ba-
rasa.
Deputy President Rutos trial,
which resumed yesterday, continues
today with the testimony of the 17th
prosecution witness.
Barasa lost his ght to block his ex-
tradition to The Hague-based court,
to face charges of corruptly inuenc-
ing witnesses by allegedly offering
bribes of between Sh1 million and
Sh1.5 million.
Justice Mwongo ruled that enough
evidence had been adduced in court
and Barasa has a case to answer. Jus-
tice Mwongo said the court has the
power to issue warrants of arrest.
ADDITIONAL FACTS
Once the court has received the
notice from the ICC it had two choic-
es: to issue the warrant or decline, he
said.
From the information available
on the record and from the additional
facts that the petitioner (Barasa) ap-
peared in court I am satised there
are reasonable grounds to believe Ba-
rasa is the person being sought and he
is in the country, said Mwongo.
I hereby order that a warrant of
arrest for Walter Osapiri Barasa be is-
sued, he concluded.
The ICC wants Barasa transferred
to The Hague to face two counts of
corruptly inuencing witnesses and
another of attempting to corruptly in-
uence a third witness.
ICC Chief Prosecutor Fatou Ben-
souda said investigations showed that
Barasa should be arrested urgently.
ICC Pre-Trial Chamber II judge Cuno
Tarfusser publicly issued the arrest
warrant in August, last year.
By JOSEPH MUCHIRI
Embattled Embu Governor Martin
Wambora now supports a drive by a
section of voters to dissolve the Coun-
ty Government of Embu.
Mr Wambora said the way to end
the leadership stalemate facing the
county is to dissolve the county gov-
ernment and hold fresh elections.
Speaking at a local TV show cheche
yesterday, Wambora said he under-
stands the anger and frustrations of
the Embu residents who voted for de-
volution but are yet to see its fruits to
the extent they decided to collect sig-
natures en masse.
The Wanjikus have submitted sig-
natures to dissolve the county govern-
ment as constitutionally provided.
What is paining them is that the
pledges made by investors during the
Investors Forum last year cant be im-
plemented now. I will support it if it
will end the stalemate facing the
county, he said.
Wambora further said he had led
a petition at the Court of Appeal seek-
ing legal recourse saying his impeach-
ment was not fair.
He accused the Senate of refusing
to peruse his 69-page document
where he had detailed evidence an-
swering the charges the Embu County
Assembly has accused him of.
Wambora had refused to appear
before the special Senate committee
investigating him. He said part of the
reason he did not honour the sum-
mon was that three months had not
lapsed since his rst impeachment,
which the High Court declared null
and void. He said the electorate were
unhappy with the Senate and mem-
bers of Embu County Assembly who
were trying to oust him without con-
sulting them.
Dissolve county
government,
says Wambora
The prosecution accuses Barasa
of criminally being responsible for
corruptly inuencing witness P336 by
offering to pay him between Sh1 mil-
lion and Sh1.5 million to withdraw as
a prosecution witness. The offence is
said to have been committed be-
tween May 20 and July 21 in Uganda
last year.
Witness 336 is among seven oth-
ers who have abandoned the prose-
cution, but Bensouda successfully
sought orders to force the Kenya Gov-
ernment to surrender them to ICC or
arrange for their testimony in Ke-
nya.
Attorney General Githu Muigai
has joined the defence to contest the
order, which he termed as a set up
to have Kenya referred to the Assem-
bly of State Parties for failure to coop-
erate with the ICC.
Barasas fate was sealed yesterday
afternoon after the judge declined to
certify an application led by his law-
yer, Kibe Mungai, which had sought
that Mwongo disqualify himself from
the suit.
Barasa wanted Mwango to disqual-
ify himself citing rules of natural jus-
tice as he had handled the matter pre-
viously. After the judge struck out the
application the suit seeking to have
Barasa arrested and extradited over
the crimes was heard and orders is-
sued without Barasas participation.
In The Hague, judges ruled the tes-
timony today of the 17th prosecution
witness in the case against Ruto and
his co-accused journalist Joshua Sang
will be heard entirely in camera.
The decision came amid height-
ened speculation that the witness a
victim of the 2008 post election vio-
lence had initially declined to travel
to The Hague even after arriving at the
Jomo Kenyatta International Airport
(JKIA).
Sources indicated that the witness
only identied by the pseudonym,
OTP 673, prompted the postponement
of the trial by two days after she failed
to travel as scheduled. Yesterday, Pre-
siding Judge Chile Eboe-Osuji only
indicated that the witness had secu-
rity concerns and would only testify
in private session.
We have granted protective mea-
sures for this witness. What this
means for the public is that the testi-
mony of this witness will be done in
private session, Osuji ruled.
The trial of Ruto and Sang was
scheduled to start on Monday before
being pushed to yesterday. Another
witness is also said to have disap-
peared from the prosecution in a su-
permarket in Eldoret town.
The witness was being taken to
The Hague to testify. He, however,
told the prosecution ofcials that he
wanted to get something from a su-
permarket and vanished, a source
familiar with the International Crim-
inal Court (ICC) trials said.
Contacted for a comment, ICC
Outreach Coordinator Maria Kumara
declined to comment terming wit-
ness issues as very condential.
Witness issues are condential
issues. I wouldnt know about such,
she said.
NO MERIT
In the High Court in Nairobi, the
Director of Public Prosecution (DPP)
counsel Kioko Kamula and Attorney
General state counsel Stella Munyi
opposed the attempt by Barasa to
have the application certied as ur-
gent. Kamula argued that the reasons
Barasa had provided had no merit.
The application has been led
late and its main purpose is just to
stop the hearing of the suit which has
been slated for today. It should be re-
jected because it has been led in bad
faith, said Kamula. The judge upheld
the argument by the DPP and the AG
and gave allowed the suit to continue
without Barasa being a party to it.
Nearly a half of the witnesses the
prosecution lined up in the two Ke-
nyan cases have withdrawn from the
ICC trials.
Continued from P1
OFF TO THE HAGUE
Journalist Walter Barasa lost
his fght to block his extradition
to The Hague-based court, to
face charges of corruptly infu-
encing witnesses by allegedly
offering bribes of between Sh1
million and Sh1.5 million
Barasa is suspected of offer-
ing bribes to prosecution wit-
nesses in the trial against Dep-
uty President William Ruto
2014/15. The budget cuts in the allo-
cations for the police services has
members of the House team on Na-
tional Security worried about the Gov-
ernments commitment in the ght
against and insecurity.
FINAL PROPOSALS
Mr Alois Lentoimaga (Samburu
North), the vice-chairman of the
House team, told The Standard yes-
terday that the committee was con-
cerned about the cuts, but it will go to
the details of the allocations from the
National Treasury before making the
nal proposals on the allocations.
The committee will next week
meet top ofcials from the Interior
Ministry, the National Police Service
Commission, and the Inspector Gen-
eral to get details about where the
money for ghting terror is in the
Sh78 billion budget for the State De-
partment of Interior.
Lentoimaga spoke to The Standard
just moments after his committee had
had a meeting with economists and
scal analysts from the Parliamentary
Budget Ofce.
We just got a brief today about the
Budget estimates, but we did not get
a breakdown. I will not comment on
the specics before I get the details
the only problem is that what we rec-
ommended has been slashed, said
Lentoimaga.
The other queries that will surface,
Lentoimaga said, is the role of chiefs
and assistant chiefs in handling crime
in their locations and sub-locations
respectively.
Today, the Budget and Appropria-
tions Committee will also have a
meeting with the Parliamentary Bud-
get Ofce to get an overall feel of the
budget.
NATIONAL NEWS / Page 5 Thursday, May 15, 2014 / The Standard
Questions over Sh28m anti-terror cash
Meagre allocation to
anti-terrorism unit
raises eyebrows over
the Governments
priorities
By ALPHONCE SHIUNDU
The ght against terrorism is likely
to take a hit in the next nancial year
unless the National Treasury shores
up the budget for the Anti-Terrorism
Police Unit (ATPU).
The whole unit, which is based at
Nairobi Area, just a stone throw away
from the Seat of Power has been allo-
cated Sh28 million.
The meagre allocation for the cru-
cial unit, which is supposed to spear-
head the ght against terrorism, more
so now that the Somalia-based Al-
Qaeda-linked Al-Shabaab militia has
vowed to strike targets in Kenya, is
telling about Government priorities.
A scrutiny of the gures by The
Standard shows the bulk of the mon-
ey will be used in operations (Sh8.8
million), vehicle maintenance (Sh3.8
million), rent of assets (Sh8.3 million),
and domestic travel (Sh4 million).
The allocation to the ATPU is less
than the hospitality budget for the Of-
ce of the First Lady Margaret Kenyat-
ta, whose budget for hospitality sup-
plies and services money for
owers, tea, drinks, cakes, and gifts
is Sh40 million for the nancial year
By BOAZ KIPNGENO
A house help accused of deling a
minor yesterday had her case ad-
journed after she failed to show up on
time for the hearing.
Diana Auma Salome is facing a de-
lement charge and an alternative
charge of indecent act contrary to sex-
ual offenses act.
Auma is accused of deling a
three-year-old boy at Koinange Estate
within Nakuru Town on January 9.
The minors mother told the Nak-
uru court that on the particular day,
her son informed her that Auma called
him to her bedroom, undressed and
molested him after coming from
school.
The mother said she rushed the
boy to a nearby private hospital where
he was given medication.
Resident Magistrate Judicaster
Nthuku adjourned the hearing and
will resume on July 16.
Meanwhile, a Nakuru court has
likened a man who deled a primary
school girl to a wild animal on heat
before sentencing him to 60 years in
jail.
Nakuru Childrens Court Acting
Resident Magistrate Judicaster Nthu-
ku said after listening to evidence, she
had no option but pass stiff penalty
for the beastly act by the accused Da-
vid Karanja Ndungu.
House help in
abuse case fails
to show up
Moi: His total retirement package is
Sh66.9 million.
First Lady Margaret Kenyatta has
been allocated Sh114 million, while
the Deputy Presidents wife Rachel
Ruto has been allocated Sh72 mil-
lion.
Queries are bound to arise about
the allocations more so in the Presi-
dency, where theres a huge discrep-
ancy between the retirement benets
between former President Mwai Kiba-
ki and Kenyas second President Dan-
iel arap Moi.
The two retired Presidents will cost
the taxpayer Sh149 million. Mois to-
tal package his benets, plus pay-
ment to staff, maintenance of vehi-
cles, foreign and domestic travel, plus
other perks is Sh66.9 million. While
the total package for Kibaki is Sh82.9
million.
The Standard can reveal that un-
der Kibakis budget, theres a budget
item for insurance costs of Sh13.1
million, but under Mois budget, that
line is missing.
The queries are that, if the benets
for the two presidents are handled un-
der the same law the Presidential
Retirement Benets Act why the dis-
crepancy? Why would Moi who served
the country for 24 years, earn less
than Kibaki who served the country
for a decade?
The answers to these questions
will come when top ofcials of the Na-
tional Treasury appear before the
Budget and Appropriations Commit-
tee. Deputy President William Ruto
has been allocated Sh50 million for
refurbishment of buildings, and Sh200
million for construction and civil
works.
Kibaki: His retirement benets
amount to Sh82.9 million.
Kericho MCAs impeach governor
MCAs voted for his ouster, against the
32 who voted against.
Prof Chepkwonys fate now lies
with the Senate, which on Tuesday
sacked Martin Wambora as Embu
Governor for the second time after the
High Court reversed his rst impeach-
ment.
The Supreme Court is already
hearing appeals by Governors Peter
Munya (Meru), Okoth Obado (Migori)
and Nathif Jama (Garissa).
Kericho County Assembly Speaker
Japheth Mutai declared Chepkwony
impeached at exactly 4:49pm after a
heated debate, during which majority
of the members were not persuaded
by the governors ardent plea.
His deputy, Susan Kikwai, will take
over in acting capacity pending the
outcome of the Senate proceedings.
The law requires that once the
County Speaker furnishes the Senate
Speaker with the verdict, the Senate
should establish a committee to in-
vestigate the claims against the gover-
nor and a decision made within 10
days.
Some 15 MCAs were absent during
the heated debate and did not vote on
the motion sponsored by nominated
MCA Albert Kipkoech.
The 15 members were in a hotel
along the Kericho-Litein Road.
Kipkoech accused Chepkwony of
gross violation of the Public Private
Partnership Act (2013), Public Finance
Management Act (2012) and Public
procurement and Disposal Act
(2005).
EMPTY RHETORIC
The governor from the beginning
was never honest. Time has come for
him to go home, kusema na kusema
(empty rhetoric) is no more, the pro-
fessor must go home, said Koech as
he concluded moving the motion at
2.52pm.
Yesterdays events were sparked off
on April 30 when the embattled gov-
ernor moved to court and led a con-
stitutional petition seeking an inter-
pretation on the distinction between
the roles of the County Executive and
those of the County Assembly.
While the matter was still before a
Kericho magistrate court, the MCAs,
through Albert Kipkoech, led a no-
tice of motion to impeach the gover-
nor citing ve grounds.
And on May 4, the governor bowed
to pressure and withdrew his suit in a
bid to pave way for mediation talks
spearheaded by the Myoot Kipsigis
Council of Elders and a section of
church leaders.
Yesterday, the MCAs accused the
governor of violating the County Gov-
ernment Act (2012) and the Constitu-
tion.
Kipkelion ward MCA Edward San-
tos Ruto seconded the motion.
Chepseon Ward representative An-
drew Laigon said the governor had ex-
posed the county to the risk of losing
millions by signing an agreement to
hire ambulances from the Red Cross
Society and with Bluetecs (UK), which
was to set up a solar generation proj-
BY WAHOME THUKU
and KAMAU MUTHONI
The Supreme Court has given Nai-
robi Governor Evans Kidero a reprieve
after suspending the Court of Appeal
decision to remove him from ofce.
Kidero and technically, his deputy
Jonathan Mueke were temporarily re-
instated yesterday after Justice Mo-
hamed Ibrahim suspended the earlier
Court of Appeal decision that nullied
their election.
The court restrained the Indepen-
dent Electoral and Boundaries Com-
mission from certifying the seat as va-
cant, pending the hearing and
determination of the application by
Dr Kidero to challenge his removal.
Further, Justice Ibrahim restrained
the Nairobi County Assembly Speaker
Alex ole Magelo from assuming ofce
as acting governor as provided by the
Constitution. The case will be heard
on May 23.
It emerged that following the nul-
lication of his election, Kideros legal
team worked overnight to prepare the
paperwork for the appeal. His lawyer,
Tom Ojienda, led a notice of appeal
minutes after the Court of Appeal
judgment had been delivered and
served it on the other parties.
According to the Article 182(4) of
the Constitution, a County Assembly
Speaker is required to take over ofce
when both the governor and deputy
governors seats are vacant.
There is no timeframe within
which a Speaker should be sworn in
after the seats have fallen vacant.
However, a by-election must be held
within 60 days after the seat has been
declared vacant.
On Tuesday, two Court of Appeal
judges; GBM Kariuki and Patrick Ki-
age allowed an appeal led by Kideros
challenger Ferdinand Waititu and nul-
lied Kideros election, but the third
judge, Mohamed Warsame, who pre-
sided the hearing dissented holding
that the Governor had been validly
elected.
Supreme Court
temporarily
reinstates Kidero
Kericho Governor Paul Chepkwony (left) was yesterday impeached by the county assembly for alleged gross violation of
the Constitution. [PHOTO: JOSEPH KIPSANG/STANDARD]
ect at the cost of Sh17 billion.
When the speaker announced his
impeachment, the governor left in a
convoy to Sunshine Hotel where he
held close-door discussions with
members of the Myoot Kipsigis Coun-
cil of Elders.
Addressing the assembly before
the MCAs took the vote, the governor
mounted an impassioned defence in
which he pleaded his innocence.
He explained that he had not been
summoned by the Ethics and Anti-
Corruption Commission, or the Con-
troller of Budget.
The Controller of Budget gave me
a clean bill of health, therefore the al-
legations levelled against me are un-
founded and untrue, Chepkwony
told the assembly.
LEADERSHIP STYLE
Earlier in the day, the governor sat
patiently as the MCAs questioned his
leadership style exactly a year after he
was sworn into ofce.
In the particulars of the impeach-
ment motion contained in a docu-
ment seen by The Standard, the gov-
ernor was accused of allegedly
recruiting personnel and creating of-
ces in the county contrary to the pro-
visions of the County Government
Act.
Page 6 / NATIONAL NEWS Thursday, May 15, 2014 / The Standard
The MCAs slapped Chepkwony
with a second count of unlawfully
procuring or permitting procurement
of goods and services without follow-
ing due process.
Those leading his onslaught fur-
ther faulted the county boss for alleg-
edly violating the provisions of the
County Government Act and the Pro-
curement Act on grants and dona-
tions received and for failing to follow
due process regarding public and pri-
vate partnership.
The embattled governor is also ac-
cused of allegedly violating the provi-
sions of Article 226(5),220(2)and 73(2)
(c)(1) of the Constitution.
In the fth reason, Chepkwony is
accused of allegedly exposing the
county to risk and liability or loss by
entering into agreements without fol-
lowing due process of law and with
full knowledge that funds were not
available.
The mover said he swore to defend
the Constitution and his conscience
could not allow him to see the gover-
nor continue to misuse the powers
granted to him by the Constitution.
On Tuesday night, the governor is
said to have made frantic attempts to
appease the MCAs through the as-
semblys minority leader, Mr Living-
stone Kipkoech.
By WAHOME THUKU
Court of Appeal Judge Mo-
hammed Warsame may have
given the best graphical de-
scription of the political con-
test between embattled Nairo-
bi Governor Evans Kidero and
his challenger Ferdinand Wait-
itu.
In his dissenting judgment,
which failed to retain Kidero in
ofce, Justice Wasame de-
scribed the contest as being
between two men who had
stormed Nairobi from oppo-
site directions.
Both are genius for their
self-creation. One is a good
friend of enthusiastic journal-
ists and newscasters for his
propensity to make headline
news. The other is a conserva-
tive, dignied, image con-
scious man of the old school of
politics, he said of the two
politicians.
He added: One is per-
ceived as an unrestrained pop-
ulist, best known for
taking no prisoners
in pursuit of his po-
litical goals. The oth-
er is an outsider or
wild card in the polit-
ical equation of this
county. He is here
purely at the invita-
tion of his hard work
and credentials. He has
no political experience. He is a
scholarly and persuasive blue
chip manager.
The judge described Mr
Waititu as a man who speaks
English with a lot of difculty,
and a heavy and prodding
tribal accent. He is formida-
ble and aggressive and pays
scant attention to civil liber-
ties in the process of achieving
his goals. Kidero on the other
hand, the judge said, is laid
back and hooded in his ap-
proach.
One thing that is clear is
that Hon Waititu is the darling
of the common man, with
whom he seems to
resonate, Warsame
observed.
He said during the
elections, Waititu was
in the same camps
with Nairobi Senator
Mike Sonko and Wom-
en Representative Ra-
chel Shebesh.
He is lost for words
and breath. It is difcult to
imagine Nairobi politics with-
out Hon Waititu and his ilk.
Nonetheless, he was over-
whelmingly defeated by Evans
Kidero, a perceived outsider to
the throne. Maybe Waititu was
deluded by his belief that he is
the most popular man in Nai-
robi, said Warsame.
He went ahead to describe
Waititu as a man well-ground-
ed in Nairobi politics, saying it
would be difcult and even
dangerous to try to steal his
votes.
A contest with the appel-
lant, in any form, is not a walk
in the park. The appellant en-
joys massive grassroots sup-
port, with the necessary and
the attendant consequences if
any person violated his rights,
he said.
Warsame added that Wait-
utu was a heavy weight in Nai-
robi County politics whose
rights could not be easily vio-
lated.
Warsame then upheld the
High Court decision that Kide-
ro had been validly elected but
two other two judges; GBM
Kariuki and Patrick Kiage ruled
to the contrary.
Acknowledging that his
dissenting decision could not
save Kidero, Warsame con-
cluded his 93-page judgment
saying; By dint of the majority
decision, the fruits of success
today belong to the enigmatic,
energetic, endearing and
sometimes overzealous son
from Eastlands; a man who
symbolises hard work, poverty
and resilience.
Baba yao against politically inexperienced Kidero
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NATIONAL NEWS / Page 7
Thursday, May 15, 2014 / The Standard
By WILFRED AYAGA
and JOSPHAT THIONGO
MPs from Meru will press for the
seizure of land owned by British farm-
ers countrywide if the UK government
does not rescind a ban on miraa ex-
ports into its markets.
In a Press conference at Parliament
buildings, the lawmakers called on
the Government to compulsorily re-
possess farms occupied by British
farmers.
As a rst step, the legislators led by
Mithika Linturi (Igembe South) have
introduced a Motion in the House
that would compel the Government
to invoke sections of the supreme law
that allow such acquisitions.
This House resolves that the Gov-
ernment invokes Articles 40 and 65 of
the Constitution by budgeting for and
compulsorily acquiring all land owned
or acquired by the British, reads the
Motion.
The MPs accused British farmers
of exploiting Kenyan land while their
government had refused the entry of
miraa into Britain.
The British are bent on colonising
MPs want UK to rescind miraa ban
They have introduced
Motion to compel the
State to repossess land
acquired by British
farmers in Kenya
the Meru people again and impover-
ishing them. We are persuaded that
the problem of miraa cannot be le-
gally solved and should be solved
politically, Linturi said.
Others who addressed the Press
conference were Kubai Kiringo (Ig-
embe Central) and Meru Woman
Representative Florence Kajuju.
The MPs lashed out at the British
House of Lords for passing a Motion
that classies miraa as a narcotic sub-
stance, saying the action was the last
straw in the former colonial powers
drive to deny Meru people a source of
livelihood.
BAD FAITH
The House of Lords ignored a re-
port that claried that miraa is harm-
less. The passing of the Motion was in
bad faith and as representatives of the
Meru people we want to ensure that
the President takes action.
It is either Uhuru buys off the
British farms or we seek other alterna-
tives to drive the farmers out, Linturi
said.
The Motion, which was passed
yesterday, is a follow up to another
one that was adopted by the House of
Commons.
The Motion by the lawmakers cites
the British army training camps in
Isiolo, wheat and barley farms in Ti-
mau, Meru, and ranches owned by
British nationals in and around Lai-
kipia and Samburu, as some of the
land that should revert to indigenous
Kenyans.
Meru Woman Representative Florence Kajuju and Igembe South MP Mithika
Linturi after addressing a Press conference yesterday following the House of
Lords passing of a resolution to ban miraa in the UK. [PHOTO: BONIFACE OKENDO/
STANDARD]
By NDERITU GICHURE
Kenya is losing more than Sh70
billion to counterfeit goods annually,
the Anti-counterfeit Agency (ACA) has
revealed.
ACA research and awareness act-
ing Director Agnes Karingu said the
manufacturing industry is the worst
hit, losing an estimated Sh50 billion
annually.
Importation of counterfeits results
in the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA)
losing at least Sh20 billion to tax eva-
sion annually.
Speaking during the launch of a
campaigned dubbed Fagia Bandia
(weed out counterfeits) Campaign in
Nyeri yesterday, Karingu said the pro-
liferation of counterfeit goods is re-
sponsible for the woes facing local
industries.
Most of our local industries are
dying a slow death as a result of an
inux of counterfeit goods, which
continue to deny our country some
much-needed revenue, she said.
As a result, Karingu said, most
youths remain jobless and others lose
their jobs when local industries are
forced to close down.
All consumers should be vigilant
when it comes to issues of identifying
counterfeit goods, as most of them
pose a health hazard to users, said
Karingu.
Kenya loses
Sh70bn to fake
goods annually
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against Mombasa Island
By STANDARD REPORTER
The British Government has now
told more than 5,000 of its nationals
in Mombasa to leave because of the
high threat of a terror attack.
The Foreign and Commonwealth
Ofce (FCO) issued an advisory yes-
terday and advised against all but es-
sential travel to Mombasa Island and
the surrounding area following recent
terrorist attacks and the continuing
threat in the area.
If you are currently in an area to
which we now advise against all but
essential travel, you should consider
whether you have an important rea-
son to remain. If not, you should leave
the area. You can still access the Moi
International Airport but we advise
against travelling through Mombasa
Island, read part of the advisory.
FCO advised against all but essen-
tial travel to Mombasa Island and
within ve kilometres off the coast
from Mtwapa Creek in the north to Ti-
wi in the south.
This area does not include Diani
or Moi International Airport, the ad-
visory said, adding: To counter the
shared threat of terrorism, the UK is
committed to working with the Ke-
nyan authorities to strengthen their
capacity to investigate, prosecute and
detain terrorists in line with interna-
tional human rights standards.
Other ofcials said the threat is
unacceptably high amid claims that
terrorists have planned to strike Mom-
basa.
Mombasa is a favourite destina-
tion for many Britons and Europeans
and such an advisory will denitely
affect the tourism sector at large.
New digital system set to ght crime
By PSCU
The Kenya Police Service will soon
have a modern integrated security
system that will revolutionise how it
ghts crime.
The Integrated Public Safety Com-
munication and Surveillance System
being implemented by Safaricom will
cost Sh12.3 billion and will be com-
pleted within the next four months.
It will take another two months for
the police ofcers to be trained in us-
ing the sophisticated equipment.
President Uhuru Kenyatta yester-
day watched a demonstration of the
system by a Safaricom team led by the
companys CEO Bob Collymore at his
Harambee House ofce.
I want this done as soon as pos-
sible because it is necessary for the
safety of our country, said the Presi-
dent, who expressed his desire to see
the project completed in the shortest
time possible.
The state of the art system comes
with video surveillance, digital radios
that would replace the walkie-talkies
currently used by the police, video
conferencing system, a central com-
mand for the communication system
and a mapping system.
Police snub Oburu over murder plot claims
By CYRUS OMBATI
Police in Nairobi have declined to record a
statement from nominated MP Oburu Odinga re-
garding assassination claims against his younger
brother, former Prime Minister Raila Odinga.
Instead, ofcers at CID headquarters told Ob-
uru, who has sensationally accused some East Af-
rican Community (EAC) leaders of plotting to as-
sassinate Raila for undermining them, to go and
make the statement at his Bondo home.
Oburu had arrived at CID headquarters yes-
terday ready to give what he termed crucial infor-
mation when the director in charge of investiga-
tions, Samuel Nyabengi, told him they would not
take it.
This is the kind of attitude police and the
Government have towards such serious issues. I
am frustrated. How can they tell me to go to a
small CID ofce to make such a sensitive state-
ment there? posed Oburu.
Nyabengi is said to have informed ofcers that
he was instructed by CID boss Ndegwa Muhoro
to refer Oburu to either Siaya or Bondo CID of-
ces.
Oburu was accompanied by his lawyers Har-
un Ndubi and Anthony Oluoch. They argued in
Nyabengis ofce for a long time but the investi-
gations boss refused to accept the volunteered
information.
Also present were Homa Bay Senator Otieno
Kajwang, Siayas James Orengo and MPs Tom Ka-
jwang, Peter Kaluma, Timothy Bosire and David
Ochieng.
Orengo castigated the ofcers for refusing to
around.
I am reliably informed that a Pres-
ident of a neighbouring country al-
leges the many problems Kenya cur-
rently faces are caused by Raila, said
Oburu, adding that the allegations
could not be taken lightly. He said the
plan was to assassinate the former PM
on his return from the US.
But State House spokesman Mano-
ah Esipisu later termed the claims
cheap, unfounded and demeaning to
the integrity and agenda of EAC lead-
ers.
Police have not talked about the
issue since the allegations were
made.
EAC leaders who were present at
the said meeting were presidents Uh-
uru Kenyatta, Yoweri Museveni (Ugan-
da), Paul Kagame (Rwanda) and Salva
Kiir (South Sudan).
Some of the leaders have demand-
ed that Railas security be enhanced in
the wake of the claims.
It is the second time in two years
that an ODM MP has alleged a plot to
assassinate the former PM. In 2012,
Gem MP Jakoyo Midiwo claimed
some senior ofcials in Government
at the time planned to kill Raila, alle-
gations that were denied by the Gov-
ernment. He was later questioned,
and nothing happened.
Nominated MP
Oburu Odinga
accompanied by
Otieno Kajwang
when he went to
CID headquarters
to record a
statement on an
alleged assasina-
tion plot against
his brother Raila
Odinga. [PHOTO:
GEORGE NJUNGE/
STANDARD]
take the statement, saying it was their respon-
sibility to record the information because it
was sensitive and involved someones life.
Imagine if they are treating us this way,
what of any common man with crucial infor-
mation? It is unfortunate but we still have a
long way to go, he said.
Ndubi said security matters are not de-
volved and so there was no rationale for the
ofcers to turn down the statement.
Police are obliged to take a statement from
anyone with crucial information. They are
politicising very serious matters but we are not
going to be intimidated, said Ndubi.
He said they read mischief in the develop-
ment of the threats to the former PM and
urged Muhoro to stop playing politics and take
issues seriously.
Ndubi said they would not relent and
would wait to be summoned to give what he
termed very crucial information on the assas-
sination claims.
VALID CLAIMS
Nyabengi declined to explain the reasons
for failing to take the statement, saying it was
beyond him.
Oburu insisted his claims were valid and
demanded that Railas security be enhanced.
They should rst investigate the claims I am
making and if they think they are hogwash,
they can rest the case. I am being a good citi-
zen by offering information that would be use-
ful to their investigations, he said.
Raila is currently on a two-month tour of
the US. Oburu said he had informed Raila on
the developments.
Last Friday, Oburu claimed without men-
tioning names that some of the presidents of
the EAC countries had a personal agenda in
the region, which they feared could not be
achieved with his brother, the ODM leader,
Nairobi CID offcers refer
Railas brother to Bondo over
alleged assassination plan
NATIONAL NEWS / Page 9 Thursday, May 15, 2014 / The Standard
By GEOFFREY MOSOKU
Non-performing public ofcers
will be sacked and those serving Ke-
nyans diligently will be rewarded as
per the new scheme of service, which
will be launched today at the Kenya
School of Government, President
Uhuru Kenyatta has said.
The President said those who de-
liver will be rewarded by promotion
and career progression.
For far too long we have focused
on the few negative elements who
gave public service delivery in Kenya
a bad name. But those, I guarantee
you, shall be weeded out as we con-
tinue to reward those who have cho-
sen to serve their nation with dedica-
tion, said the President.
The head of state was speaking
yesterday at the Kenyatta Interna-
tional Convention Centre where he
presided over the inauguration of
Huduma Ombudsman Awards. Five
public institutions and six individuals
were feted for exemplary service to
the country.
A police ofcer who lost his life
during a terrorist attack in Nairobi last
year got a posthumous award for his
seless service to the nation. The late
Constable Martin Munene Githinji,30,
who died while saving Kenyans dur-
ing the terror attack at Westgate Shop-
ping Mall received the Ombudsman
Valour Award for his bravery and
commitment to duty.
Others were Hellen Machuka the
Principal of Kombeni Girls Secondary
Top performers in
public service feted
President Uhuru
Kenyatta says lazy
workers will be fred to
create room for those
who are ready to serve
School, Rabai in Kili who emerged
the winner in the individual category
followed by Assistant County Com-
missioner Peter Mbugua of Marsabit,
Chief Andrew Kipkurgat of Kimalel,
Baringo County, Chief Josphat Mu-
rungi of Kendani in Maua and Chief
Daniel Omondi of Lambwe West.
In the institutional category,
Othaya Boys High School took the top
position followed by Kenya School of
Government -Baringo, Shimo Borstol
Institution, Kenya School of Govern-
ment Nairobi and Kaptech Dispen-
sary in Kaimosi.
President Kenyatta urged other
public servants to emulate the top
performers and ensure Kenyans enjoy
the services they deserved. He said
the government plans to open the
ombudsman desk in all Huduma cen-
tres.
Kenyas success depends not just
on those who have their pictures
taken by the journalists, but also on
those public servants who work dili-
gently and quietly outside the lime-
light, whether protecting the nation,
advancing education, or helping the
weakest in society, the President
said.
18,000 COMPLAINTS
Commission on Administrative
Justice chairman Otiende Amolo said
that in 2013, the Commission received
more than 18,000 complaints, out of
which more than 11,000 were re-
solved, accounting for 62 per cent
success. United Nations Resident Co-
ordinator and UNDP Resident Repre-
sentative Nardos Bekele-Thomas
pledged her organisations support to
the State as it enhances efciency and
effectiveness in service delivery.
Devolution Cabinet Secretary
Anne Waiguru assured Kenyans that
the one-stop-shop Huduma centres
the Government initiated in Nairobi
and Machakos would be rolled out to
all counties to entrench the delivery
of prompt and quality services.
President Uhuru Kenyatta (centre) with Commission on Administrative Justice chairman Otiende
Amollo (right) and Devolution Cabinet Secretary Anne Waiguru during the Huduma Ombudsman
Awards ceremony at Kenyatta International Convention Centre yesterday. [PHOTO: JOHN MUCHUCHA]
Kenyas
success
depends
not just on
those who
have their
pictures
taken
by the
journalists,
but also
on those
public
servants
who work
diligently
and quietly
outside the
limelight
Page 10 / NATIONAL NEWS
Thursday, May 15, 2014 / The Standard
By JAMES MBAKA
The Government is committed to
freedom of the media despite intense
scrutiny by the Fourth Estate, Infor-
mation Cabinet Secretary Fred
Matiangi has said.
The Cabinet Secretary said the
Government was keen on forging a
closer working relationship with the
media as mutual consultation and co-
operation are critical to national de-
velopment.
Dr Matiangi said the Government
had no business muzzling the Press
and welcomed constructive criticism
from the media.
CRITICISE GOVERNMENT
All Government agencies, he add-
ed, had been directed to ensure that
they support the thriving media free-
dom in the country.
No amount of disagreement will
cause us to encroach on freedom of
the Press. No matter how much they
criticise the Government, that will not
stop us from supporting freedom of
the media, he said.
Matiangi spoke at the Standard
CS assures media of State support
Matiangi says they will
back Press freedom
as Shollei challenges
Government to make
information accessible
Group headquarters when he visited
Group CEO Sam Shollei and ad-
dressed top editors.
He said the Government appreci-
ates the role the media plays as the
public watchdog and called on the
Fourth Estate to engage the Govern-
ment in constructive dialogue to
boost relations between the two,
hitherto characterised by acrimony
and disagreement.
There is need to raise the level of
engagement between Government
and the media to move away from a
confrontational approach to embrac-
ing consultation and candid co-oper-
ation in the interests of national de-
velopment, he said.
Mr Shollei, who is the chairman of
the Media Owners Association, asked
the Jubilee government to change the
history of media and Government
relations, which are often negative.
There is need to rewrite the nar-
rative of media and Government rela-
tions through close partnership to
ensure economic development and
help advance Kenyan aspirations,
Shollei said.
He challenged the Government to
make information available to the
Press and avoid frustrating the pur-
suit of balanced reporting.
Sometimes media houses end up
running stories without views from
the Government because most State
agencies are not co-operative, mak-
ing it hard to access information, he
said.
Standard Group CEO Sam Shollei (left) with Information Cabinet Secretary Fred Mathiangi at the Radio Maisha studios
in Nairobi, yesterday. Looking on are senior Information ministry and Standard ofcials. [PHOTO: TABITHA OTWORI/STAN-
DARD]
By MOSES NJAGIH
Information Cabinet Secretary
Fred Matiangi has allayed fears over
delayed renewal of Safaricoms opera-
tional licence, indicating that it would
be renewed.
However, while disclosing that
Safaricoms licence expires at the end
of June, Matiangi said the countrys
largest mobile telephone operator
must rst meet the requirements set
for it by the sector regulator, the Com-
munication Authority of Kenya (CAK),
before it can be allowed to continue
operating.
But when he appeared before the
Senate Committee on Information,
Communication and Technology,
Matiangi expressed optimism that
the issues standing in the way of the
licence renewal would be addressed
before the expiry date.
He claimed there were forces incit-
ing Kenyans over the delays, saying
Safaricom only needed to meet the
conditions set by CAK and everything
else would be settled.
The renewal of a licence is a pro-
cess, but it is not a right. The regulator
has requested the service provider to
meet some requirements and full
certain conditions and everything will
be sorted, said the Cabinet Secre-
tary.
He added: Someone has been
alarming the public for no reason.
Safaricom will
get licence,
says Matiangi
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Woman charged
with child neglect
BY FAITH KARANJA
A woman was yesterday charged at
the Kibera Law Courts with neglecting
her one-and-half-year old child.
Rehema Musa was accused that on
May 12, at Kiberas Makina area, as a
mother to the toddler, she knowingly
abandoned the child.
She pleaded guilty to the charges
before the acting Senior Principal
Magistrate Bernard Ochoi.
The child was found by a Good Sa-
maritan, who also happened to know
Ms Musa, who is well known to be a
drunkard and is said to have not been
taking good care of the baby.
Thursday, May 15, 2014 / The Standard Page 12 / NATIONAL: COURTS
BY PKEMOI NGENOH
The Shauri Moyo OCS has
been summoned to appear in
court to respond to allegations
that his ofcers hire out their guns
to criminals.
Makadara Law Courts Chief
Magistrate Emily Ominde sum-
moned the senior ofcer after two
minors on robbery with violence
charges claimed that police have
been using them to ferry the arms
to criminals.
The two are charged alongside
James Kagai with violently rob-
bing Harrison Kimani of a mobile
phone, cash and assorted cards
including the National Hospital
Insurance Fund and the National
Social Security Fund, all valued at
Sh4,500 at Majengo in Nairobi on
May 9.
State counsel Simon Muriuki
accused the three, jointly with
others still at large, of attacking
Mr Kimani at around 9pm while
armed with metal rods and knives
and threatening him before rob-
bing him.
Members of public who wit-
nessed the incident, according to
Muriuki, called the police and led
them to a house where the three
were allegedly arrested with some
of the items stolen.
They all denied the charges
and were released on a bond of
Sh50,000 each with a surety of the
same amount.
BY FRED MAKANA
Public Service Vehicle (PSV) oper-
ators can now resume night travel af-
ter the High Court yesterday declared
the two legal notices that had im-
posed a conditional ban null and
void.
High Court Judge George Odunga
said the notices, which had set rules
regulating the transport industry are
extinct. Justice Odunga made the rul-
Judge says Transport
CS failed to table
in court rules to be
enacted by Parliament
to regulate the sector
LONG DISTANCE BUS OWNERS STAND
They said the ban would not curb road car-
nage but serve to cause unnecessary losses
to them and to passengers, especially traders
who rely on night travel to ferry their goods.
They had faulted the decision to impose the
ban without engaging stakeholders to nd
the cause of rising cases of accidents espe-
cially during holiday season like Christmas
and New Year.
That the over 200 Associations members
have been losing 50 per cent of earnings daily
from each of their buses since the Govern-
ment introduced the ban on night travel
ing before the transporters represen-
tatives who had sought clarication
on the orders he gave on April 14 de-
claring null and void the regulations
pronounced by Transport Cabinet
Secretary Michael Kamau.
Odunga said night travel will re-
sume because the 60-day window has
elapsed and the Transport CS had not
tabled in court the rules supposed to
be enacted by Parliament to regulate
the Transport industry.
Odunga had required Eng Kamau
to produce before him the rules,
which were enacted by Parliament
and the Senate. However, Kamau did
not comply with the orders within the
stipulated time. He told the transport-
ers to resume night travel and whoev-
er arrests them will face the full force
of the law.
Under the Trafc Act, transport-
ers are allowed to travel by night and
BY VINCENT MABATUK
The widow of former Cabinet Min-
ister Mbiyu Koinage will on June 19
know if she has a case to answer or not
over the murder charges against her.
Eddah Wanjiru was in October 10,
2011 charged with the murder of a vo-
cal land rights crusader Moses Ole
Mpoe and Narok farmer Parsaaiyia
Ole Kitu.
Mpoe was on December 3, 2010 at
Soilo junction on the Nakuru-Eldoret
highway shot seven times in the head,
chest and arms while Kitu was report-
edly shot three times.
Ms Wanjiru is charged alongside
her stepson David Koinange, Nicholas
Ngetich, Johnstone Sigei, Stephen
Mwanga, Sanaga Mbukoi and Kiragu
Macharia.
A gunman riding on a motorcycle
at a trafc jam shot the late Mpoe and
the fellow passenger dead inside his
Ford Ranger vehicle.
At the time of the killing, Mpoe
was leading a campaign seeking to re-
possess thousands of acres of land al-
legedly taken away from the Maasai
community by the colonialists and
the subsequent Kenyan govern-
ments.
Those charged include a former
farm manager at the controversial
4,923-acre Muthera farm in Mau
Narok owned by the Koinange family.
Wanjiru is a co-administrator of the
expansive farm in Mau Narok, which
was owned by her late husband.
Other co-administrators include
her stepson Njuno, David and Marga-
ret Njeri Mbiyu. The late Mpoe was at
one point a senior employee at the
farm but was allegedly suspended fol-
lowing disagreements with the fami-
ly.
The activists murder sparked an-
gry reactions from members of the
Maa community who staged numer-
ous demonstrations at Ole Tipis trad-
ing Centre in Mau Narok for months.
In January 2011, Wanjiru moved to
Court seeking orders to bar the police
from arresting her over the killings.
However, the then Nakuru High Court
Judge William Ouko declined to ex-
tend the orders saying it would be
akin to an abuse of the Courts pow-
ers. Justice Ouko noted that it was im-
possible for the Court to determine
whether police had any evidence
against the late ministers widow until
she had formally been charged with
any offence.
Any action by this court to the
contrary would amount to a prema-
ture trial where there is no accused
person, he said in his ruling.
Ouko said the petitioner had failed
to show that investigations into the
murders would infringe on her con-
stitutional rights and freedoms.
Koinange widows murder case ruling next month
Three rms want NLC to buy
private land at market rates
BY LUCIANNE LIMO
Three companies have moved to
court seeking orders to direct the Na-
tional Lands Commission (NLC) to
purchase private property at prevail-
ing market rates.
Huelands Limited, Afrison Export
and Imports and Aqua Limited argued
that NLCs compulsory acquisition of
private land at Government value or
negotiated purchase is unconstitu-
tional.
They said such compulsory acqui-
sition should be governed by Article
40 of the Constitution and that pur-
chase of private property by Govern-
ment should be at the sellers evalua-
tion or at the prevailing market
price.
They pointed out that the commis-
sions continued acquisition of land in
the country at gross under value
would occasion nancial losses to Ke-
nyans and further violate their consti-
tutional rights.
They told the court that unless
stopped, NLC would proceed with
compulsory acquisition of privately
held property at government value,
which they said, is always below the
market rates.
They want the court to declare that
compulsory acquisition of land
should be prompt, fair, and reason-
able and should be guided by the
principles of willing buyer and willing
seller.
The applicants want the Govern-
ment to adhere to the prevailing mar-
ket rates before acquiring the land by
force.
Eddah Koinange
National Land Commission Chairman Muhammad Swazuri (right), lawyer Che-
bet Rono, Director Legal Affairs Kaptuiya Cheboiwa and lawyer Waweru
Gatonye at the Milimani Law Courts last week. [PHOTO: FIDELIS KABUYI/STANDARD]
OCS called
over misuse
of guns
erect racks on their vehicles for pas-
sengers goods.
Earlier, the CS and the National
Transport and Safety Authority (NT-
SA) through their lawyers, Charles Ag-
wara and Emanuel Bitta, sought to
have Justice Odunga disqualify him-
self from the case.
The two argued that Odunga had
already made a determination on the
matter by issuing a judgment on April
14 and he should therefore allow an-
other judge to take over the case.
Your lordship, it will be hard for
one to believe that you will arrive at a
different decision from the one you
made on April 14. Therefore, my client
feels that he may not get a fair hear-
ing and if this matter proceeds, there
is nothing new in the matter other
than reproduction of the earlier regu-
lations, Mr Agwara argued.
They said the apprehension raised
by the third respondent NTSA in
the case was substantive and it would
be fair that Odunga allows another ju-
dicial ofcer to hear the case.
However, defence lawyers Harri-
son Kinyanjui and Steven Nzaku
asked Odunga to press on and deter-
mine the case saying the CS and NTSA
are beneciaries of his orders.
For 60 days, the respondents have
enjoyed the orders you gave and I see
no reasonable grounds that will deter
you from rendering a just decision
since the respondents in this case
have failed to indicate whether you
have a personal interest in the out-
come of this case, Kinyanjui argued.
He further told the court that NT-
SA failed to comment on the courts
objectivity at the beginning of the
case, only to reverse its decision lat-
er.
Court lifts ban on
night travel for
long distance PSVs Lawyer Harrison Kin-
yanjui.
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Kenya is water scarce country and the available water resources are
majorly under intense pressure from the threats of pollution, over
abstraction and unsustainable consumption.
In line with the Water Act 2002 Section 94(1)(b), as read with
Section 105 and the Water Resources Management Rules 2007
Part V Sections 81 88, WRMA provides for regulatory measures
on control of water pollution and efuent discharge record into water
bodies as well as on land.
It has been noted that most rivers that pass through urban centers and
cities are severely polluted and has impacted the water quality in our
water resources.
The main sources of pollution include:
Industrial and municipal raw efuent discharges,
Poor solid waste disposal,
Poor sanitation facilities,
Blocked manholes,
Low sanitation coverage,
Mushrooming of slums,
Market centres with no proper solid waste disposal,
Encroachment of wetlands,
Car wash and
Local brew distillation of changaa along rivers that increase
temperature in water bodies.
The Authority has been on a mission to crack down all facilities that are
not compliant with the Efuent Discharge Thresholds and Standards
that protect water resources from pollution, that further improve the raw
water quality discharged.
The Authority would like to commend 3 facilities namely Muranga
Water and Sewerage Company, Nyeri Water and Sewerage
Company and Kibos Sugar Company for complying with the required
standards and thus contributing to the protection of water resources.
The major polluters include Water & Sewerage Companies and Service
Boards across the country that have made little or no efforts in investing
in wastewater treatment plants. Out of the 17 Plants visited; only these
three are compliant to the standards.
The following actions have been undertaken for non-compliant water
facilities:
1. The Water supplied by Naivasha and Mathira Water and
Sewerage Companies were closed down until further notice.
2. Warning letters have been issued to non-compliant facilities
with specic timelines for them to act and stop wanton
pollution. These facilities include:
Agro-chemical Food Company
Homabay Water and Sewerage Company
Kiambu Water and Sewerage Company
Machakos Water and Sewerage Company
Export Processing Zone(EPZ)
Mavoko Water and Sewerage Company
Njoro Water and Sewerage Company
Rift Valley Water services Board
Limuru Water and Sewerage Company
Nakuru Water and Sewerage Company
Thika Water and Sewerage Company
Leather Industries of Kenya (LIK)
WRMA is also directing any car washing activity and
distillation of changaa near rivers and lakes to STOP
with immediate effect. Legal action will be taken against
those who fail to comply. Car owners who encourage
car washing will not be spared.
It is mandatory that all efuent discharging facilities
should have valid efuent discharge permits issued by
WRMA and should comply with the conditions attached to
them failure to which necessary action will be taken against
them.
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Pond covered with solid waste and sludge
Limuru Water and Sewerage Company
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Thursday, May 15, 2014 / The Standard
Petitions: Let the
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B
arely 24 hours after his election was nullified,
Dr Evans Kidero was back in office yesterday.
The Supreme Court had stayed the Court of
Appeals decision to annul his election as the Governor
of Nairobi.
Well, this might look confusing to many with
climaxes quickly turning into anti-climaxes. Three
other governors have their cases pending in the
Supreme Court, after earning reprieve to continue in
office while the court arbitrates in the matter. These
are Okoth Obado (Migori), Nathif Jama (Garissa)and
Peter Munya (Meru).
While the finer nuances of the judicial processes
might not be apparent to many people, there is
tangible evidence that the Kenyan Judiciary is exerting
its authority and independence. Seeking court recourse
might look labyrinthine, but we made the bed, so we
should lie on it. The essence of introducing what many
might view as a convoluted process was to weed out
the apparent cases of injustice, where the laws and
rules were bent and at the same time make those keen
to rush to court over frivolous matters, think twice.
There are those who will view it as justice delayed,
and justice denied. Far from it. The wheels of justice
are moving inexorably, though we must remember
some may opt to view the glass as half-empty. That is
unavoidable.
It is gratifying that our courts have recently been
involved in high profile cases that involve the political
and ruling class, hitherto viewed at as the untouch-
ables. The 2010 Constitution has enabled the Judiciary
assert its authority and independence by effecting
positive reforms to which previous Benches only gave
lip service. It is this independence that has seen the
Executive gradually lose its stranglehold over the
Judiciary.
It is only when the Judiciary is allowed to do its work
guided by the law that justice can be seen to have been
delivered.
FastTrack
SWIMMING: Aga Khan
crowned champions
Aga Khan Academy, Mombasa
were crowned overall champions
during the Coast Junior Swimming
Championships after bagging
434.5 points in the gala held at
academys swimming pool. The
winners also emerged best in
both boys and girls events after
winning 63 medals which included
24 gold, 20 silver and 19 bronze.
In the overall standings, Oshwal
Academy, Nyali were second with
238 points while Jaffery Academy
Mombasa were third after bagging
201 points. Nyali Primary School
had 180.50 points. Others were
Braeburn Mombasa International
School (77), Busy Bee School (64)
and Dolphins Swim Club (63.50).
Ernest Ndunda
ATHLETICS: KenGen Great
Dams Race launched
The KenGen Foundation and
Tana Athi River Development
Authority (TARDA) will next
month host The Great Dams
Race in Masinga Dam. This is was
disclosed yesterday after mock
race graced by Tegla Loroupe
was held at the TARDAs Masinga
Dam grounds. Loroupe, who
lauded the efforts by KenGen
in community development,
thanked TARDA for providing
the Masinga Resort and grounds
for use during the race. The
race was agged off by TARDA
chairman Hon. Adul Ali Bahari.
The KenGen Foundation Manager
Alfred Mugo said proceeds from
the race will be used to fund
development activities among
the Masinga Dam community.
Jonah Onyango
TRIATHLON: Team
concludes training
The national triathlon team
wound up its residential camp
yesterday in Mombasa ready
for tomorrows departure to
Second African Youth Games
in Gaborone, Botswana. The
Kenyan triathletes will be among
the 2,500 athletes drawn from
54 African countries in the 17
disciplines scheduled to run from
May 22-31. Kenyas rst group
leaves the country tomorrow
and the triathlon team will have
more days to acclimatise in
Botswana before competing on
May 27 -28. The triathlon team
leaves Mombasa this morning
to join the rest of the teams in
Nairobi. Ernest Ndunda
CHARGED TO REV OFF
By ELIZABETH MBURUGU
Bay Club of Kisumu are
gearing up for their maiden
Kenya Hockey Union (KHU)
Premier League campaign set
to begin in the rst week of
June.
The lakeside club earned
promotion to the premier
league in their rst attempt in
competitive hockey in the 2013
league season.
They nished second in the
mens National League with 34
points behind winners Nakuru
Sikh who won with 40 points.
Bay team manager Erick
Rhesa told FeverPitch their
preparations were going on
well and they intended to give
their opponents a run for their
money.
We are preparing well, ev-
eryone is committed to train-
ing and we will give our oppo-
nents a rough time, said Rhesa
who attributed their success to
hard work, commitment and
dedication.
My players work very hard.
We are so far the youngest club
in the league and we have
made a name for ourselves,
he told FeverPitch.
Despite this being their
second year in competitive
hockey, Bay Club are looking
forward to nishing among the
top ve.
Bay Club (pictured), which
started in 2011 in Homa Bay
town, is the brain child of
hockey players from the town,
Jared Rioba, Moses Odhiambo,
Calvince Okal, Rhesa and team
coach Tom Bello.
The players later brought in
three players whom they took
through the basics.
We trained some play-
ers from scratch, giving them
the basics and I am proud to
say they have turned out to
be dependable players in our
squad, Rhesa said.
The club, which joined
competitive hockey in 2013 in
the second tier, won 11 out of
their 15 league matches, drew
once and lost three.
Rhesa has sent an early
warning to Premier League
sides saying they should brace
for a tough competition.
We will be a force to reckon
with and no club should write
us off. We promise to play to
the best of our ability, he said.
Meanwhile preparations
for the Nairobi Hockey As-
sociation (NHA) Nairobi Cup
tournament set for May 31-2
June are currently on.
NHA Secretary Tom Olal
said they expect more clubs to
take part in the tournament.
Preparations are underway
and clubs are currently regis-
tering for the tournament in
its rst edition and we want
more clubs to join us make the
event a success, Olal told Fe-
verPitch
During the tournament,
winners in both categories will
pocket Sh30,000, runners up
Sh20,000 while third position
will attract Sh10,000. Top scor-
ers in the tournament will win
Sh2,000.
Orange Telkom, United
States International University,
Park Road and Karate Axiom
have already conrmed par-
ticipation. emburugu@stan-
dardmedia.co.ke
Bay Club hoping to cause ripples in ight hockey
ABOVE: Manvir Baryan and Drew Sturrock in a Subaru N16 during a past rally. BELOW FROM LEFT:
KCB Director of Marketing and Communications Anjela Mwoiriki, rally driver Joan Nesbitt,
General Manager Kenya Motor Sports Foundation Mwaura Njuguna, navigator Kigondu Kariithi
and veteran driver Azar Anwar during the KCB Mtaani Nakuru Rally media brieng in Nairobi,
yesterday. [PHOTOS: GOVEDI ASUTSA AND FILE/STANDARD]
Drivers gear up for tough KCB
Mtaani Rally in Eldama Ravine
By OSCAR PILIPILI
Drivers will have to change
tack during the KCB Mtaani
Rally with delayed rains
pounding the Kerio Valley, the
location of the fourth round
of the Kenya National Rally
Championship (KNRC) sched-
uled for May 24.
Three-time KNRC cham-
pion Azar Anwar, who turned
60 yesterday, said mud com-
pound tyres will be key to suc-
cess in the rally.
Anwar stated that rally has
developed a lot in terms of
technology and drivers have
different tyres for rocky and
muddy conditions.
I love the Nakuru rally be-
cause this was the event where
I recorded my rst KNRC vic-
tory 20 years ago when it was
called Sanyo 2000, meaning
2000km, he said during a
brieng at the KCB Headquar-
ters in Nairobi yesterday.
In between, I have been
rallying a lot in rain both day
and night and the tougher
the rally the better for me, he
quipped.
I have previously done well
in Nakuru and I hope to have a
very good rally again, he said.
Despite his advanced age,
Anwar anticipated a good ght
with youngsters as he looks
forward to successful rally in
the picturesque Rift Valley.
EXPERIENCE MATTERS
Rally is not all about speed
or how good your machine is;
experience matters, he said.
I and my navigator have a
lot of experience in the cockpit
that we can use to rally against
younger drivers. I once joked
with them that I rallied along-
side their fathers and Im now
rallying with them and wait-
ing to compete with their chil-
dren, he said in reply to how
he plans to handle the chal-
lenge from young drivers who
are almost half his age. KCB
Marketing and Communica-
tions Director Angela Mwirigi
said: KCB has for years taken
initiative to support the sport
in order to nurture talent and
develop the sport at all levels.
So far the bank has invest-
ed cumulatively over Sh440
million in the sport since 2003
as the title sponsor, she said.
HAIR-PIN BENDS
Mwirigi said that the KCB
brand resonates well with mo-
torsport both locally and re-
gionally.
Im condent the KCB
Mtaani Rally will capture the
imagination of our people. I see
this rally as a journey into the
future, demonstrating the pos-
sibilities that can come about
in trade, sport and people to
people contact by bringing our
goals together, she said.
Mwirigi said the bank has
sponsored the rst three legs of
the KNRC Series namely KCB
Malindi Rally, KCB Bank of the
Year Machakos Rally and KCB
Home Loan Kiambu Rally.
Baringo County Governor
Benjamin Cheboi will ag off
the the KCB Mtaani Rally.
Speaking on behalf of the
clerk of the course, Frank Tun-
do, rally enthusiast Abdul Sidi
assured that despite the ongo-
ing rains, none of the stages
will be cancelled.
The organisers Rift Val-
ley Motor Sports Club have
preferred two historic stages
below the famous Daraja ya
Mungu, that were used almost
40 years ago.
Sidi said the rally will run
the world-famous Kerio Val-
ley stage at Flouspar which is
synonymous with the former
World Rally Championship Sa-
fari Rally where drivers would
make numerous hairpin bends
on massive escarpment drops.
opilipili@standardmedia.
co.ke
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England expect Rooney at his best
ITALY FRET OVER THE TWO SIDES OF BALOTELLI
MILAN
After AC Milans worst sea-
son in decades, Italians will be
hoping Mario Balotelli can end
his goal drought at the World
Cup nals.
But no one can be sure how
the temperamental striker will
perform or react to being in
Brazil.
Italy has a tough Group D at
the nals, against England,
Uruguay and Costa Rica.
Coaches, players and fans
wonder which side of Balotel-
lis character will be on dis-
play.
Will it be the Balotelli left in
tears on the bench after being
substituted during a 3-1 defeat
to Napoli in February? Or will
it be the Balotelli who, a week
later, hit a 35-metre thunder-
bolt to secure a 1-0 win over Bo-
logna?
The incidents illustrate the
inner turmoil and genius of a
footballer who, according to
previous handlers like former
Manchester City coach Roberto
Mancini, could be a footballing
great.
The incidents also offer clues
to the inner workings of a player
known for a rebellious streak
which, if controlled, can have
devastating effects for the oppo-
sition and devastating effects
for his own team if left unfet-
tered.
Balotelli rmly established
himself as Italys rst-choice
striker
after
Will Mario
end goal
drought in
Brazil?
28
DAYS TO GO
Days later, Milan travelled
to Napoli, Milan were out-
gunned and Balotelli suffered
the indignity of being substi-
tuted by coach Clarence Seed-
orf for a mediocre display.
A week later, Balotellis
wonder strike against Bologna
made amends and Balotelli
lashed out at media intrusion
into his private affairs.
People are looking far too
much into my private life. I
would advise them not to be-
cause Im the Italy striker and
they should leave me alone to
live my life as I want so I can
perform to my best on the
pitch, he said.
The battle for striker places
in Cesare Prandellis squad has
intensied, with Mattia Destro
and Giuseppe Rossi all rivals
to Balotelli named in Italys
30-man squad on Tuesday.
Ciro Immobile, who with
22 Serie A goals this season for
Torino leads the scoring
charts, is also in line.
So far, Prandelli has stood
behind Balotelli. But the 56-
year-old coach warned: Balo-
telli must come to the World
Cup fully prepared.
AFP
LONDON
Wayne Rooney will be out to
break his World Cup curse in Brazil
after opping on the biggest stage
twice before.
Rooney has endured a miserable
time at international tournaments
since announcing his arrival on the
global stage as an 18-year-old with
four goals over two 2004 European
Championship matches against Swit-
zerland and Croatia.
That brilliant burst of teenage en-
ergy, which earned Rooney his ca-
reer-dening move from Everton to
Manchester United, has proved
something of a false dawn for the
striker when it comes to strutting
his stuff in an England shirt.
Since those heady days in the
summer sunshine in Portugal it has
been all downhill for Rooney, who
has yet to score in eight matches at
the World Cup.
Now England manager Roy
Hodgson has called on the 28-year-
old to nally seize the moment
when England head to Brazil in
June. Maybe once or twice in
the past I think I can say
without fear of contradic-
tion that on the world
stage he hasn't exploded
as he has on our na-
tional stage, where
we all accept
him as an
out st and-
ing play-
er," Hodg-
son said.
"We have
been to-
gether for
a couple of
years, we
are growing
slowly and
there will be
an opportu-
nity for him in
Brazil to show
he is not just
a great star in
the Premier
League, but
a world star. Rooney was famously
sent off for stamping on Ricardo
Carvalho as England went out of the
2006 World Cup quarter-nals against
Portugal. He was barely recognisable
with his wretched performances in the
tournament in South Africa four years
later in a forgettable campaign for
Fabio Capello's team.
Rooney made no secret of his dis-
like of England's Rustenburg training
camp and he quickly labelled the se-
cluded base 'boring'.
His unhappiness was clear to see on
the pitch and Rooney's volatile tem-
perament was questioned when he
turned to television cameras to criti-
cise booing fans as he trudged from the
eld following a lacklustre 0-0 draw
with Algeria.
It was a familiar tale at Euro 2012,
where Rooney was suspended for the
rst two group matches for kicking out
at a Montenegro player in the quali-
ers. And when Hodgson really needed
him to deliver a masterclass in the
quarter-nals against Italy, Rooney
once again went missing as England
bowed out on penalties. AFP
Wayne Rooney
scoring four goals, including
a brace in the semi-nal against
Germany, at the 2012 European
Championships.
He went on to score seven
times in World Cup qualifying
as Italy nished top of Group B
with two games to spare.
But his eye for goal is tem-
pered by inconsistency and a
lack of discipline.
IMPROVED THIS SEASON
Balotelli has improved this
season, provoking nine yellow
cards in 25 games compared to
seven in 13 encounters last sea-
son. But his quick temper and
inability to turn the other cheek
could prove costly to Italy in
Brazil.
Still only 23, the man born as
Mario Barwuah to immigrants
from Ghana has come a long
way since being permanently
fostered by the white, Italian
Balotelli family in his formative
years.
Only recently Balotelli un-
derwent a DNA test which con-
rmed that he was the father of
a one-year-old daughter Pia by
former girlfriend Raffaella Fico,
who is based in Napoli.
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FastTrack
HAMBURG: Germany,
Poland draw 0-0
Germany and Polands
second-string sides played to a
lacklustre 0-0 draw on Tuesday
that gave Germany coach
Joachim Loew few insights into
possible World Cup candidates.
Germany began with eight
newcomers and used four more
as substitutes in a match that
had little passion. Because of
various club commitments,
both teams missed their top
stars. The upcoming German
Cup nal meant that a dozen
Germany players were missing,
as well as Poland striker Robert
Lewandowski. From Loews
30 players in the preliminary
World Cup squad, only 10 were
in Hamburg. Reuters
NEW YORK: Webb praises
Blatter on Fifa reform
The head of footballs
governing body for North
and Central America and the
Caribbean thinks Sepp Blatter
has performed admirably
since taking over as Fifa
president in 1998. Blatter said
last week he would like a fth
term rather than stick to his
previously stated intention to
retire in 2015. Fifa has been
mired in controversy in recent
years, with about half its
executive committee members
getting suspended or quitting
in the wake of corruption
allegations. Fifa is in a great
place, CONCACAF President
Jeffrey Webb told reporters on
Tuesday.
TOKYO: Japanese warned
of crimes in Brazil
Japanese visitors to the World
Cup in Brazil have been told
by their government to guard
against crimes there such as
robbery, kidnapping and credit
card skimming. In a safety
advisory to overseas travellers,
the Japanese foreign ministry
warned: Crimes occur in Brazil
at a very high frequency by
world standards, including many
organised crimes involving
narcotics. Japan will play Ivory
Coast on June 14 in Recife;
Greece on June 19 in Natal, and
Colombia on June 24 in Cuiaba.
Carlos Tevez out of Argentina World Cup squad
BUENOS AIRES
Striker Carlos Tevez was
left out of Argentinas prelim-
inary 30-man squad for the
World Cup on Tuesday.
Despite having just led Ju-
ventus to the Italian league
title as the teams top scorer,
Argentina coach Alejandro
Sabella ignored pleas from
Tevez passionate fan base in
Argentina.
Sabella has never called
up the hard-working striker
since taking charge of the na-
tional team in 2011. Instead
hes put his faith in Ezequiel
Lavezzi and Rodrigo Palacio
as substitutes for star attack-
ers Lionel Messi, Gonzalo
Higuain and Sergio Aguero.
All were included in Sabel-
las initial 30-player squad,
which will be reduced to a -
nal 23 by a Fifa deadline of
June 2.
The 30-year-old Tevez has
scored 19 goals in the Italian
Serie A this season.
I am sorry I had to leave
out good players, Sabella
said, without mentioning
names.
He also excluded veteran
midelder Esteban Cambias-
so of Inter Milan but included
Manchester Citys Martin De-
michelis, who hasnt played
for the national team for two
years.
WEAKER AT THE BACK
While Argentinas attack is
among the worlds strongest,
the team looks weaker at the
back.
Sergio Romero remains
Sabellas rst-choice goal-
keeper even though hes not a
regular starter for French club
Monaco. Mariano Andujar of
Catania and Agustin Orion of
Boca Juniors were called up
as Romeros backups in the
preliminary squad.
Sabella included central
defenders Federico Fernan-
dez and Ezequiel Garay along
with fullbacks Pablo Zabaleta
and Marco Roja.
Boca Juniors midelder
Fernando Gago was selected
despite receiving a knee in-
jury last month. Gago dam-
aged a ligament in his left
knee last month in the Argen-
tine league.
The mideld lineup also
includes Javier Mascherano,
Angel Di Maria and Ever
Banega.
ARGENTINA SQUAD
GOALKEEPERS: Sergio Romero (Monaco),
Mariano Andujar (Catania), Agustin Orion
(Boca Juniors).
DEFENDERS: Federico Fernandez
(Napoli), Ezequiel Garay (Benca), Martin
Demichelis (Manchester City), Pablo
Zabaleta (Manchester City), Marcos
Rojo (Sporting Lisbon), Jose Basanta
(Monterrey), Hugo Campagnaro (Inter
Milan), Nicolas Otamendi (Atletico
Mineiro), Lisandro Lopez (Getafe), Gabriel
ITALY FRET OVER THE TWO SIDES OF BALOTELLI
28
DAYS TO GO
Mercado (River Plate).
MIDFIELDERS: Fernando Gago (Boca
Juniors), Ever Banega (Newells Old
Boys), Augusto Fernandez (Celta Vigo),
Javier Mascherano (Barcelona), Angel Di
Maria (Real Madrid), Lucas Biglia (Lazio),
Maxi Rodriguez (Newells Old Boys),
Ricardo Alvarez (Inter Milan), Enzo Perez
(Benca), Fabian Rinaudo (Catania), Jose
Sosa (Atletico Madrid).
FORWARDS: Sergio Aguero (Manchester
City), Gonzalo Higuain (Napoli), Lionel
Messi (Barcelona), Ezequiel Lavezzi (Paris
Saint-Germain), Rodrigo Palacio (Inter
Milan), Franco Di Santo (Werder Bremen)
LISBON
Brazil coach
Luiz Felipe
Scol ar i
i s
the sub-
ject of a crimi-
nal investigation in
Portugal, authorities
said yesterday.
Ofcials wouldn't
say what the investi-
gation is about. In
Portugal, ongoing in-
vestigations fall under
the country's judicial se-
crecy law.
The Portuguese attor-
ney general's ofce said
in an email to The Associ-
ated Press that the De-
partment for Criminal In-
vestigation and Prosecution
has opened an inquiry into
Scolari (pictured), but it
provided no further de-
tails.
Unconrmed reports
in Brazil and the Nether-
lands say Scolari is sus-
pected of failing to de-
clare millions of dollars in
income, but he has denied
any wrongdoing.
I have correctly led all
my tax returns. In all the coun-
tries where I've worked, I've
always declared my income,
Scolari said in a statement
sent to the AP in Sao Paulo late
Tuesday. If anything is wrong,
it's not my fault. I hope justice
gets to the bottom of the
facts.
Ofcials at the Portuguese
Football Federation, which
employed Scolari as nation-
al coach, could not imme-
diately be reached for
comment.
If the Portuguese
authorities decide to
le charges based on
what they nd, Sco-
lari would have to an-
swer in a Portuguese
court. Tax evasion
concerning large
amounts of money carries
a prison sentence in Portugal.
Scolari, who is Brazilian,
led his country's national
team to the World Cup title in
2002. He then coached Portu-
gal's national team from 2003-
08, and will again coach the
Brazilian team at this year's
World Cup. AP
Scolari on the spot
Italys Mario Balotelli lies on the ground after
being fouled during a 2014 Fifa World Cup, Group
B, qualication match between Italy and Armenia
in Naples, Italy, in October, last year. [PHOTO: AFP]
By ERICK OCHIENG in LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND
Team Kenya commenced their cam-
paign on a high note thrashing Gambia
7-1 in pool A of the 2014 Road To Aneld
Trophy 5-a-side football tournament at
Liverpool FC Aneld ground.
Zambia were the rst to nd the back
of the net just in a minute of play but
the Kenyans stepped up their game to
net the seven goals through Rodgers Es-
hitemi (hat-trick), Erick Ochieng, Morris
Ochieng, Titus Mwoki and Bismarck Mu-
tahi.
But the grudge match of the day was
Kenyas xture against Nigeria that the or-
ganisers were glad ended in a 1-1 draw.
This was a very tough match and its
magnitude was eminent, we are glad that
both countries shared the points, said
former Liverpool marksman John Barnes,
who was among the legends overseeing
the tournament.
In the third xture, Kenya came from
behind to give the United Arab Emirates
(UAE) a hell of a time to lead 3-1 before
the opponents levelled the scores in the
dying minutes.
Kenya managed to halt Koreas ma-
rauding ways in their fourth match by
taking an early 1-0 lead, but the Koreans
equalised at the whistle.
In the last two games, Kenya went
down 3-0 to Singapore and 2-1 to Thai-
land. Even though Kenya missed a semi-
nal slot by a whisker it was great that the
country made a top ve nish, which was
a medal bracket.
Team captain Mutahi said: It was a
learning experience for us, we interacted
with many players from different parts of
the world and learnt many new things.
The tournament was won by Vietnam
who edged favourites Singapore 1-0 in a
nervy encounter. Apart from the tourna-
ment the teams also toured the Liverpool
FC stadium and Liverpool city.
Liverpool Partnership Event Manager
Nicola Myers and Alexandra Simpson,
Partnership Event Co-ordinator, said the
global tournament lived to its billing and
that they will make it bigger and better
next year.
Page 60 / FEVERPITCH
Outgoing
captain says
they fought
one another
not former
manager
LONDON
Outgoing Manchester
United captain Nemanja
Vidic admitted on Wednes-
day that the players lost
belief during the cam-
paign that has just ended,
but says they never desert-
ed former manager David
Moyes.
It was a bad time and
the players could have
done better. But everyone
lost belief in the team,
Vidic, who has agreed to
join Inter Milan, told BBC
Sport.
LOST FAITH
People said we lost
faith in David Moyes. We
didnt. We knew he was try-
ing to build something.
Moyes endured a di-
sastrous campaign after
succeeding Alex Ferguson
as manager last year and
was sacked in April, with
United going on to nish
in seventh place in the Pre-
mier League and failing to
qualify for Europe.
PLAYERS GAVE THEIR
ALL FOR MOYES - VIDIC
Kenya rout Gambia in Road to Aneld tie
Former
United
captain
Nemanja
Vidic and
immediate
coach David
Moyes with
the trophy
after victory
in the FA
Community
Shield last
August.
[PHOTO: AFP]
Thursday, May 15, 2014 / The Standard
While Vidic, who spent
eight-and-a-half years at
United, conceded that the
players had argued about
how to turn the clubs for-
tunes around, he insists
that Moyes was never the
target of their anger.
The players did argue
among ourselves. But we
were arguing to get better,
he added. We never ar-
gued with the manager or
his assistants. Never.
With Vidics long-term
partner Rio Ferdinand also
leaving the club, United
nd themselves in need of
a new rst-choice centre-
back pairing.
ESTABLISH THEMSELVES
England internationals
Phil Jones and Chris Small-
ing will now hope to estab-
lish themselves at the heart
of the United defence, but
former club captain Roy
Keane has been critical of
their progress.
We were told two or
three years ago Jones was
going to be the new Dun-
can Edwards and Smalling
was this and that, Keane
said, in comments report-
ed by several British news-
papers on Wednesday.
Ive watched United
live nine or 10 times this
year and they have been
none of those things. If
anything, I think they have
gone backwards.
AFP
Team Kenya (in front) and South Korea players parade up before their Road to Aneld
tournament match in Liverpool on Tuesday . [PHOTO: ERICK OCHIENG/ STANDARD]
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DEAD END?
FEVERPITCH / Page 61 Thursday, May 15, 2014 / The Standard
Amrouche cautions players
against underrating team
By GILBERT WANDERA
Harambee Stars coach
Adel Amrouche has cau-
tioned against underrating
Comoros during their Sun-
days Africa Cup of Nations
qualier at Nyayo National
Stadium.
The team moved their
training to Nyayo Stadium
from Safaricom Kasarani
yesterday with two foreign-
based players Dennis Oliech,
who plays in France, and
Saudi Arabia-based David
Cheche Ochieng attending
the session.
There are no longer min-
nows in African football and
we cannot afford to look down
on Comoros because of their
size or ranking. At the end of
the day, all that matters is the
kind of preparations one has
had, Amrouche told Fever-
Pitch.
The team recently played
against Burkina Fasso and
drew 1-1 and so it shows that
they have something to give,
he added.
Comoros are currently
ranked at position 193 in
the Fifa rankings. Their best
rankings is 164 where they
were in 2011.
Kenya, now ranked 106,
has managed to climb to 68th
position in the Fifa ranking,
which was six years ago.
Unlike Kenya, Comoros
have always missed out on
the Africa Cup of Nations and
World Cup qualiers.
PERENNIAL PARTICIPANTS
They have, however, been
perennial participants in the
Indian Ocean Island Games
and the Arab Games.
In 2006, they made it to
the nals of the Arab Na-
tions Cup. It was not until
two years later that the team
entered into the World Cup
qualiers for the 2010 World
Cup nals in South Africa,
but were edged out in the
preliminaries.
The coach pointed out
they are focussed on picking
a win and expressed hope
he would get all his foreign-
based players soon.
We identied the for-
eign-based players we want
one month ago and it is a bit
frustrating that they have not
come. In the meantime, we
have to do with what we have
until everyone is here.
EXPRESSED DISAPPOINTMENT
Amrouche also expressed
disappointment that Kenyan
born Divock Origi has opted
to play for Belgium after
he was named in the 2014
World Cup squad.
It is his personal de-
cision and we have to
respect it. However,
we would have want-
ed to have him in the
Kenyan team. I think
he still has the country
at heart and his decision
should give us the op-
portunity to go and look
for other talented players
who can represent us at
this level.
Amrouche has been an
admirer of the Lille forward
and made efforts in the past
to convince him to play for
Harambee Stars.
Mathare United mid-
elder Harrisson Mwendwa,
one of the new players in the
team, said he is delighted to
get an opportunity in the
side.
Mwendwa also turns out
for the national under-20 side
and is one of the young play-
ers Amrouche has called up
as he seeks to strengthen the
team for the future.
This is a dream come true
for me to be in the same team
with the big players. I want
to do my best and repay the
faith coach Amrouche has
shown in my ability, he said.
gwandera@standard-
media.co.ke
MINNOWS? NOT COMOROS
Oliech not sure of future after club relegated
FastTrack
RUGBY: Muthee pays
tribute to sevens team
The Kenya Sevens national team
arrived from the nal legs of
the HSBC Sevens World Series
on Tuesday with 12 points to
end the season seventh overall
with 84 points. Speaking at a
luncheon to welcome the team
in Nairobi, Kenya Rugby Union
Chairman Mwangi Muthee said:
Kudos to the boys, they have
held their own this season and
as they head into the off season,
they will denitely reect on
areas of improvement ahead of
the upcoming Commonwealth
Games. We have a good team in
our hands and they can only get
better with this technical bench.
CONCOURS: Tanner now
rebuilding 1949 Bentley
Classic and vintage car enthusiast
Roger Tanner is completely
rebuilding a 1949 Bentley Mark
VI Limousine for the CBA Africa
Concours dElegance. The event
will be held at the Nairobi
Racecourse on September 28
and is the third to be sponsored
by the Commercial Bank of
Africa. The Concours is rated
as the classiest event on the
Kenya Motor Sport calendar and
has been held annually by the
Alfa Romeo Owners Club since
1970. The Clubs objective is to
recognise and reward the owners
of cars and motorcycles who
maintain their machines in good
conditions. Oscar Pilipili
GOLF: Muriu dominates
Mountain Classic event
Playing off 17, Sammy Muriu
dominated the sixth Mountain
Classic Golf Tournament at
Kiambu by shooting a net score
of 66. His superb round in this
medal competition featured
ve pars on the rst nine
followed by four pars and a
birdie on the par ve 12 hole of
the second nine. 14 handicap
Moffat Kanyeria followed
Muriu with a net 69 to take the
winners prize. Charles Nduati
carded 70 to ll the runner up
slot with 27 Handicap Henry
Karuma third with a net 71
after a count back with Chris
Kieu.
thinking about where to play
next season. Right now I have
a job to do at the national
team and it takes precedence
over everything. After this then
I can think about that, said
Oliech (pictured left).
Turning to Sundays game,
the Harambee Stars goal
poacher said he doesnt know
much about their opponents,
but pointed out they are keen
to pick maximum points.
We dont know much
about them but our focus is to
win at home. We have to take
advantage of what we have
and get positive result in the
rst leg, he said.
He regretted the absence
of top goalkeeper Arnold Ori-
gi, who has club assignment
in Norway on the same day
Harambee Stars are playing
Comoros.
He has been an instru-
mental part of the team and
we will miss him.
Elsewhere, Football Kenya
Federation (FKF) internation-
al organising committee has
released details for Sundays
Africa Cup of Nations quali-
ers after a meeting at the
Nyayo National Stadium.
The visiting team compris-
ing of 26 arrive this morn-
ing aboard a ight from Paris
where the team had camped.
The match referees from
Zambia and the match com-
missioner from Ethiopia will
jet in tomorrow morning.
At the same time, 22,500
tickets will go on sale for Sh600
each for the VIP and Sh200 for
the terraces.
Security has been beefed
up and all fans have been ad-
vised to arrive early at the ven-
ue to avoid congestion. And all
vehicles will be parked at the
designated parking zones and
no vehicle will be allowed to
park at the VIP area.
According to Elly Mukolwe,
a National Executive Commit-
tee (NEC) member at FKF, they
are working closely with the
security organs to ensure that
there is adequate and elabo-
rate security and urged all fans
to cooperate.
This is a big international
match and we must set the
required hosting and match
management guidelines in
order to showcase our capac-
ity to host other big matches at
the venue.
We urge all football fans to
turn out in large numbers to
cheer Harambee Stars as we
begin our journey to the AF-
CON nals in Morrocco next
year, he said.
gwandera@standard-
media.co.ke
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LIGUE ONE
DEAD END?
Oliech not certain of stay in
France after his club Ajaccio
relegated from Ligue One
By GILBERT WANDERA
Harambee Stars striker Dennis Oliech is non-committal about
his future after his French club Ajaccio were relegated from French
Ligue one.
Oliech joined the national team Harambee Stars camp yesterday
ahead of Sundays Africa Cup of Nations qualier against Comoros
at Nyayo Stadium.
He went to France in 2005, playing rst for Nantes, who were rel-
egated the following season and then he joined Auxerre a year later.
The Kenyan striker left Auxerre for Ajaccio after the club were also
relegated. With speculation rife about his next destination, Oliech
said he is currently concentrating on his national team duties before
deciding on his next move.
Last week, there were reports that Oliech could be headed to
South Africa to join a Premier Soccer League (PSL) side. I am not
CONTINUED ON PAGE 61
Dennis Oliech and Harrison Mwendwa during
national football team, Harambee Stars training
at Nyayo National Stadium, yesterday. [PHOTO:
DENNIS OKEYO/STANDARD]
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Clients can protect themselves
from fraudsters by following some
simple guidelines that work in
every market.
PAGE 4
STORY BEHIND: Kenyas
oldest members club
Built in 1896 by trader Rex
Boustead, Mombasa Club is the
oldest such facility in Kenya, and
was once exclusively for whites
when it opened.
PAGE 7
PROPERTY LAW: Lenders
panic over fake titles
Some banks are waking up to the
reality that some outstanding
loans could have been given on
the strength of questionable title
deeds as security.
PAGE 10
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homes Africas super
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Most members of the continents
select club of billionaires do
not think twice while buying
exclusive duplexes worth
hundreds of millions.
PAGE 11
COUNTY CALL: Rongai:
No longer too far
The town that not long ago
Nairobians only considered t
for an outing to enjoy the juicy
ribs of Maasai goats is fast
becoming everyones location for
a putting up a dream home.
PAGE 15
GOOD NEWS FOR LAND REFORMS
I
had a beef last week with Lands Cabinet Secretary
Charity Ngilu over the manner in which she closed
Ardhi House ofces to carry out an audit of the
lands registry.
My problem with Ngilus action arose mainly from
the fact that she didnt seem to regard the role of the
National Land Commission in the whole audit exer-
cise. NLC commissioner
claimed they had not
been consulted and that
they could not access
their ofces based in
Ardhi House to do their
day-to-day work.
When I expressed
my displeasure in the
Property Watch col-
umn, little did I know
that many Kenyans
were really with Ngilu
on this matter.
Among the respons-
es I got, here is the one
that stood out: Kenyans have become captives at the
hands of cartels in cahoots with corrupt land ofcials;
it has become difcult to trace les hence hard to trans-
act especially searches and transfers, taking a lot of time
and money through bribesofcers sit on les for ob-
vious reasons. The reader continued: This exercise will
make sure all the les are back to the registry and will be
easily tracked and also cap the number of hours/days
you can work on a le. The last ofcer to have a le will
be held accountable for it.
The audit has unearthed 10,000 hidden les, sus-
pected to have been stashed away by ofcers involved
in fraudulent deals. Another good news is that Ngilu
and NLC Chairman Muhammad Swazuri have agreed to
hold discussions to end their incessant squabbles.
If done well, these activities at Ardhi House will lead
to improved service delivery and the beginning of the
much-needed reforms in the land sector.
A
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newsnow
Konza City: Ngilu supports
Makueni
Konza Techno City is in Machakos
County, Lands Cabinet Secretary Char-
ity Ngilu has declared. Responding to
queries by Makueni Senator Mutula
Kilonzo Jnr, Ngilu said in a letter dated
April 1 that the 5,000-acre land where
the techno city, whose construction
was launched by retired President Mwai
Kibaki early last year, is not in Makueni
County as claimed by some leaders.
However, Makueni Governor Kivutha
Kibwana led a section of leaders from
the region last week in condemning
Ngilus declaration.According to Ngilu,
historically, administratively and politi-
cally, Konza lies in Machakos County and
Makueni can only benet from the multi-
billion development by having 14,700
hectares of land in the county developed
as part of Konza city development plan.
Sh250m golf course for Kieni
Fountains Enterprise Programme is
planning to build a golf course in Kieni
constituency, Nyeri, at a cost of Sh250
million. The investment at Lachuta will
be on 100 acres and will also entail put-
ting up of tented camps and a clubhouse.
Being developed by Kisisa Real Estate
Limited, the project will be located in a
semi-arid region of the constituency and
is expected to be operational by Decem-
ber 2015. Work commences in December.
-Mkala Mwaghesha
Weekly Roundup
Market embraces new
building technology
T
he uptake of cheaper building
materials being manufactured by
the National Housing Corpora-
tion (NHC) at its factory in Ma-
voko is steadily increasing.
The Expanded Polystyrene Panels (EPS)
factory, put up at a cost of about Sh700 mil-
lion, was commissioned to locally manu-
facture the EPS panels. It started operating
fully in January.
Between January and March, the sales
have tripled. We expect Aprils sales to have
bypassed the other months, said Andrew
Saisi, the factorys General Manager.
EPS construction technology, which
started in Italy and has been in existence
in Europe for over 60 years, has recently
been introduced in the Kenyan market,
with some developers excited by its cost
cutting advantage.
This technology can reduce the total
cost of construction by 30 per cent if well
done. It also reduces the time spent on
construction by 50 per cent, said Saisi.
He, however, said that these advantages
could only be realised in the construction
of mass housing projects.
The company has used the technology
to construct police houses in Ruai. Nyeri
County has also used the technology in
putting up structures. The technology is
expected to be used to build holding cells
in various law courts around the country.
NHCs mandate is to build affordable
housing for all across the country and
through such cost-cutting technology, it
will be easier for us or any developer out
there to achieve that, said Saisi.
The wall panel is 70 millimetres and
weighs 16kg, while the roof and oor panel
is 150 millimetres and weighs 26kg.
SOUND PROOF
The walls can withstand natural disas-
ters and terrorist attacks better than mortar
walls. They are also sound-proof, thermal
insulated and give a house a monolithic
structural advantage. Each wall panel
costs about Sh5,000 at the factory.
Saisi, however, said that NHC has not
used the technology in any of its housing
projects yet as the factory was not yet op-
erational.
NHC will use the technology in its up-
coming projects, especially in areas where
land is not shrouded in controversy.
About 6,000 people have so far been
trained on the technology, with 61 Nation-
al Youth Service recruits undergoing train-
ing at the moment. Saisi said that once
Kenyans stop being pessimistic about new
technologies, it would be easy to change
the mind-set of the people to embrace ef-
fective technologies.
EPS General Man-
ager Andrew Saisi
demonstrating
how the panels
are used. [PHOTO:
MARGARET KANINI/
STANDARD]
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will see that there are over 40,000 house-
hold goods, ranging from furniture to
home appliances, being sold by various
people. In the real estate section, we have
over 20,000 homes on sale. A year ago, this
number was less than one third of what it
is today and this gives a good indication as
to why the number of buyers has grown by
threefold.
3
There have been many cases of fraud in the
property market and there is speculation that
fraudsters could be using online forums to sell
stolen property. Which measures have you put in
place tocurbsuchpractices?
To say the truth, the property market in
Kenya is not without challenges. Even be-
fore the onset of higher volumes of trades
supported by Internet platforms, fraud
was a common feature even with print
classieds generated leads.
At OLX, we have put in place elaborate
mechanisms of de-risking the process.
We check all advertisements before they
go live on the site. We have developed ro-
bust rules that give us early indication of
whether a potential advertiser is a fraud-
Its safe to buy
property online
lot of people are looking to lease or buy
quality homes at convenient prices.
These scenarios mean that the value
proposition of OLX platform is very much
aligned with the market dynamics in our
country.
6
Tell us about the changes youve made to the
site to address clients bad experiences and
what youare doing toenhance the goodones.
Weve had to advertise in the mass me-
dia a lot. We advertise in the newspapers,
property magazines, TV shows, as well
as We are in the process of introducing
a more rigorous registration process by
both sellers and buyers.
Previously, one could register through
an e-mail address but over time, as the
Government tightened registration of
mobile phone numbers, we have come to
appreciate the mobile phone number as
a more robust instrument in identifying
people.
Shifting to a phone number-support-
ed registration is one of the key
mechanisms we will be in-
troducing to further re-
duce risks in this mar-
ket segment.
7
What are your
thoughts on Ke-
nyas property
market?
I think the
Kenyan property
market is still at its
infancy from a growth
point of view. There are
several factors driving
growth in this
Peter Ndiangui, CEO, OLX Kenya
sector, but there is a bit of imbalance in
terms of supply and demand across vari-
ous segments of the real estate sector like
residential and commercial properties.
8
What needs to be done to make Kenyas prop-
erty market more vibrant?
One of the key things that need to
be sorted is the land issue. We need to im-
prove the process through which land is
acquired and owned and make documen-
tation more transparent.
We have talked endlessly about auto-
mating the lands registry but I think we
need to deal with more fundamental is-
sues like the best model of administrating
the registry.
9
One can tell that a lot of things still need to be
put right for the property market to function
well. Is this adisadvantage toOLX?
It is not a disadvantage in any way. OLX
is an online market. For property buyers
and sellers, this is a great time to optimise
your speed of selling or buying property
using an online platform..
10
What more should Kenyans
expect fromOLX?
A more vibrant and
responsive online forum, where
they can freely buy and sell
their stuff.
ster or not.
We deactivate any seller reported to
be engaging in fraudulent activities. We
also investigate and cases with criminal li-
abilities are handed over to law enforcers.
The process has worked well although we
are still tightening the rules as we discover
new challenges.
I would also like to emphasise that we
have been carrying out massive user edu-
cation on how clients can protect them-
selves from fraudsters by following some
simple guidelines that work in every mar-
ket.
For example, we encourage poten-
tial buyers and sellers to meet in a public
place and not send money before seeing
the goods.
4
What processes do people who wish to sell
their property through OLX pass through be-
fore their items are placedonthe site?
Those selling their properties need to
register on OLX as sellers by logging on to
www.olx.co.ke or by downloading the olx
app on their phones, for those with inter-
net-enabled phones.
After registration, they then take pho-
tos of the property they are seeking to sell.
Pictures in an advert on OLX are extremely
important. We have seen that adverts that
have photos have 10 times more chances
of being replied to than those without.
We advise potential sellers to take at
least four photos. OLX allows users to up-
load multiple pictures of what you are sell-
ing.
5
What lessons have you learnt since the forum
started?
We have learnt a number of things,
one being that people have a lot of house-
hold items that they want to sell for a good
deal. Two is that people who are settling
down in their newly leased or purchased
homes need household items that are op-
timally priced. We have also learnt that a
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HOME AND AWAY / Page 5 Thursday, May 15, 2014 / The Standard
E
tihad Airways, the national air-
line of the United Arab Emirates,
has taken passenger comfort to
a whole new level by creating the
worlds most luxurious living space in the
air. Their ten A380 eets will debut what
they term The Residence. This will be the
breath-taking and completely new for-
ward upper-deck cabin on the A380. Ac-
commodating single or double occupancy,
it features a living room, separate double
bedroom and ensuite shower room.
Guests in The Residence will also have
a personal Butler, services that were previ-
ously on private jets.
PRIVATE SUITES
The A380 will feature the revolutionary
First Apartments, which are fully private
suites with a separate reclining lounge
seat and full-length bed, as well as a chilled
mini-bar, personal vanity unit and ward-
Worlds most
luxurious living
space in the air
robe. First and business class guests on the
A380 will be able to relax in the lobby that
is a serviced lounge and bar area located
between the rst and business cabins.
On their B787, the airline has designed
an enhanced First Suite, adding many new
features, including a chilled mini-bar.
Like a well-padded crib in some of our
leafy suburbs, the suites entertainment
menu will consist of latest Panasonic eX3
entertainment system across both eets,
providing more than 750 hours of on-de-
mand entertainment.
For the game freaks, there will be an
improved gaming and high denition
screens with video touchscreen handsets.
Unveiled at a global launch in Abu
Dhabi two weeks ago, the new cabins and
service offering follow the airlines pledge
to transform air travel and make every
guests journey a remarkable one.
The design was to bring the individu-
ality and exclusivity of a luxury boutique
hotel experience to the sky in a way that
combines Arab traditions with modern
contemporary design.
Each of The Residence suites in the
A380 will be a boutique version of different
colour palettes, table marquetry and cus-
tom carpets.
For Muslims travelling from their
Middle East hub, there is a prayer area,
which can be curtained off for privacy
and equipped with a real-time electronic
Qibla-nder showing the exact direction of
Mecca based on the aircrafts geographical
position.
James Hogan, Etihad Airways President
and Chief Executive Ofcer, said: These
new living spaces will raise inight prod-
uct and service standards to their highest
level yet in commercial aviation and alter
air travellers expectations of inight com-
fort and luxury forever.
DESIGNERS
The new sky look was engineered by
Etihad Design Consortium (EDC), which
brought together three leading design
companies, Acumen, Factorydesign and
Honour Branding.
specialfeature
Airline unveils unparalleled luxury and
comfort that will feature fully private
suites with a separate reclining lounge
seat and full-length bed, as well as a
chilled mini-bar, personal vanity unit
and wardrobe, reports PETER MUIRURI
Peter Baum-
gartner (left),
chief commercial
ofcer, James
Hogan (centre),
president and
CEO, and Hareb
Almuhairy, vice-
president, UAE.
[PHOTOS: COURTESY/
STANDARD]
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propertyspotlight
Kitengelas Prudential
Court Acacia
pleted by the end of May this year, consists
of six units of three-bedroom bungalows.
When Home and Away visited the
site, nal touches were being put on the
houses, each of which will go for Sh5.95
million.
Prudential Capital Limited Investment
Director David Mworia described their
price as a good deal to our clients.
Each comes with a spacious com-
pound measuring 80m by 57m and with
individual septic tank.
KITCHEN
The oors are tiled. The kitchen area
has granite worktops. Two bedrooms
share a bathroom and shower while the
master bedroom is ensuite.
The living room measures 13m by 13m;
the dining room measures 10m by 8m ; the
master bedroom measures 12m by 12m;
while the other two bedrooms measure
9m by 10m and 11m by 12m, respectively.
The windows are large enough to allow
in maximum light.
Open kitchen measures 7m by 12m and
comes with granite worktops, sink and tap
with upper and lower cupboards.
Like is happening in the whole area,
Acacia Court is a controlled development,
ensuring the residents live in a conducive
environment.
The area, however, lacks a sewer line,
a common problem in Kajiado County.
Developers have therefore been forced to
dig septic tanks in their compounds like in
Prudential Acacia Court.
The presence of the Muigai Police Post
is a boost to security. The developers have
also put up a net wire fence and are in the
process of erecting a perimeter fence.
Transport is also a problem in the area
since no vehicles ply the area, save for a
few boda bodas (motorcycles).
Mworia says Acacia Road will be tar-
macked soon by a university coming up in
the area.
Since the project has not been nished,
there is no driveway yet, but the promoters
say a cabro-paved one is in the pipeline.
AMENITIES
The court uses power from the Kenya
Power, whereas water is from a borehole.
There are plans to connect it to the EPZ
tank.
The area enjoys shopping, bank-
ing, medical and education facilities in
Kitengela, which is only about two kilo-
metres away.
Land prices around Kitengela has been
increasing rapidly, thanks to high demand
from individuals, learning, institutions
and private developers.
A 50 metres by 100 metres plot on the
roadside, for instance, goes for between
Sh1.5 million to Sh2 million.
By JAMES WANZALA
K
itengela is one of the fastest grow-
ing neighbourhoods in Kajiado
County, thanks to property de-
velopers and individuals putting
up housing developments to cater for the
increasing population.
Despite the dusty and overcrowded
Kitengela town and the weather-beaten
rental apartments one sees along the road
as you drive towards the Namanga border,
there are well-planned residential estates
and individual houses coming up in the
area.
GATED COMMUNITY
One of the new housing developments
is Prudential Acacia Court, a gated com-
munity estate located on the murram Aca-
cia Road, off Kajiado-Kitengela Road, near
Yukos Petrol Station.
The project, which started in Novem-
ber last year and is expected to be com-
The project is
one of the few
planned develop-
ments in the area.
[PHOTOS: JAMES WAN-
ZALA/STANDARD]
HOME AND AWAY / Page 7
Thursday, May 15, 2014 / The Standard
When it started,
the club was
exclusively
patronised by Eu-
ropeans. [PHOTOS:
LIBRARY/STANDARD]
By JAMES WANZALA
B
uilt in 1896 by trader Rex Boust-
ead, Mombasa Club is the old-
est such facility in Kenya. When
it opened, it was exclusively for
whites.
At one time, it was exclusively pa-
tronised by Europeans who numbered no
more than 50. To be a member, one had
to be earning at least 250 (Sh36,513) per
year.
Mombasa Club is the only place with-
in the Old Town where alcoholic beverag-
es are sold. There are no bars in Old Town.
However, Mombasa Club is exclusively for
members, says Dr Kalandar Khan,
Physical Planning Co-ordinator, Na-
tional Museums of Kenya.
It is adjacent to the imposing Fort Je-
sus, a monumental piece of architecture
built by the Portuguese at the end of the
15th century (1593) to secure their posi-
tion in the Coast of East Africa.
Today, the club is multi-racial and
women as well as men are admitted as
members. Queen Elizabeth stayed at this
place during the ceremonies of indepen-
dence in 1963.
UGANDA RAILWAYS
The history of the Mombasa Club goes
back to the year 1896, with the start of the
laying of the Uganda Railways which was
being built to link the Indian Ocean to the
source of the Nile at the Lake Victoria
in the quest to control the Suez Canal in
North Africa.
In 1896, Rex Boustead and three other
friends established the Mombasa Club,
which drew its membership mainly from
the British civil servants and railway em-
ployees who were working for the British
East
Africa Protectorate.
storybehind
Kenyas oldest
members club
They patronised the club for socialisa-
tion after work.
By 1897, membership had grown to 60
and was open to men only. Today, mem-
bership stands at 2,500 and the club is
open to all races, both men and women.
The building is a good example of the
turn-of-the-century administrative build-
ings, which mix local materials of con-
struction
ELEGANT
like the coral rag, lime mortar and plas-
ter for masonry and European materials
like the tiles for roong.
The building is well ventilated, thanks
to the many openings.
The club has 26 elegantly furnished air
conditioned bedrooms with a shower or
bathtub, two well stocked bars and a res-
taurant.
It also has a reading room with periodi-
cals, local and overseas newspapers and
magazines; library; TV room; swimming
pool; two squash courts; snooker; two
conference rooms; Bryson and Kanyanda
rooms.
The swimming pool is lled with sea-
water from the Tudor Creek (entry to the
Old Port) and it is the only seawater pool
in the Kenyan Coast.
Situated on the edge of the ocean, the
club enjoys cool breezes from the Indian
Ocean for the better part of the year.
Children between the ages of 10 and
18 may be allowed to use the dining room
and upstairs lounge provided they are ac-
companied by at least one parent.
The Mombasa Club has reciprocity/
afliation agreements with other clubs in
Africa, India, Ireland, Scotland, Europe,
Hong Kong, Australia and Pakistan.
jwanzala@standardmedia.co.ke
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mainfeature mainfeature
Private individuals might be
driving the current property
boom in Kenya. What may be
lost on many, however, is that
the real estate investment
train has not by-passed faith-
based institutions as churches
are increasingly turning to
property development to
remain nancially aoat,
writes MKALA MWAGHESHA
C
hrist Is The Answer Ministries
(CITAM) is embroiled in a court
tussle involving some members,
a Sacco and the management of
the church.
The case is about a property that the
church, through a savings and credit co-
operative society, is alleged to be putting
up at a cost of Sh7 billion. The housing
project, named La Nyavu Gardens, was
launched in May 2013. It consists of 130
four and ve-bedroom housing units on
72.5 acres gated community in Bogani
Gardens in Karen.
La Nyavu Sacco, whose membership
is drawn from members of the Christ Is
the Answer Ministries (CITAM), is said
to have oated the idea of a gated com-
munity of believers in 2007. The idea at-
tracted numerous investors.
The current tussle involves some
members who are crying foul after not
being issued with title deeds even after
paying large sums of money, mostly ac-
quired through loans.
The case has elicited interest due to
the fact that the controversy involves a
faith-based organisation and its mem-
bers.
CONTROVERSIAL PROJECT
According to an ofcial of La Nyavu
Sacco who did not wish to be named
since he is not authorised to speak to the
Press, La Nyavu Gardens Limited is now
a different entity from the Sacco, after
some members decided to invest in the
controversial project.
The Sacco is still focused on its man-
date, which is advancing loans to its
members. What La Nyavu Gardens as an
entity does is not our concern, said the
ofcial, who added that some members
of the limited company have since left
the church.
This controversy, however, might have
obfuscated one interesting fact: That the
real estate investment train has not by-
passed faith-based institutions.
Apart from healing the sick and
cleansing souls, churches are increas-
ingly turning to property development to
remain self-reliant and make a nancial
mark. With billions being invested and
reaped in real estate, churches are stak-
Buildings of faith
ing claim to the industry that has been
vibrant for the last one decade.
Even through history, churches have
always been the biggest landowners and
investors, said Aly-Khan Satchu, CEO at
Rich Management. The Church of Eng-
land, for example, owns a lot of property
Head of the
Catholic Church
John Cardinal
Njue cuts the tape
to ofcially open
Cardinal Otunga
Plaza (above),
last year. [PHOTOS:
WILBERFORCE OKWIRI
AND FILE/STANDARD]
and land in England.
Charles Peter Mwangi, the CEO of
Rubyland Limited, explains that more
traditional ways of sustaining churches
nancially are diminishing and that is
why they are increasingly exploring oth-
er avenues.
Churches are involved in welfare
projects and the need to remain sus-
tainable is leading them to have inter-
est in real estate. A big percentage is fo-
cused on empowering their members,
even though some individuals lead their
churches into such a robust market for
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Thursday, May 15, 2014 / The Standard
mainfeature mainfeature
10-storey building, which sits at the pre-
cinct of the Holy Family Basilica in Nai-
robis Central Business District, was built
at a cost of over Sh500 million.
Apart from the 7th and 8th oors,
which will be used by the archdiocese,
and the 9th oor, which will have the
conference room and a cafeteria, the rest
of the ofces will be rented out.
Opportunities offered by the real es-
tate industry are immense and safer than
the stock exchange. It is very sensible to
invest in the property market, which is
less volatile. So long as the money used
is not borrowed, which I assume it isnt,
real estate makes sense, said Satchu,
explaining that the money received by
churches can always be multiplied in
such projects.
FIVE-STAR HOTEL
Jesus Is Alive Ministries (JIAM) has
also gone the property way with the pro-
posed Glory Twin Towers being advertised
on the churchs website. There is also a
banner showing the artists impressions
right outside the ministrys Haile Selassie
headquarters, where the project is going
to be located.
The towers will have, among other
things, a ve-star hotel, a banking hall,
a supermarket, conference facilities and
ofce space.
A basement parking, which a report by
Mentor Management Limited found as a
high priority for most blue chip compa-
nies in Nairobi, will also be available.
There is an undersupply of parking
space in the CBD and it is an opportu-
nity for developers to come up with more
parking silos, said Mohamed Jivanjee,
Mentor Management Development
Manager, during the release of the report
a few weeks ago.
Glory Towers will be 12 storeys and
will be funded with money from church
coffers and well wishers, called covenant
individual gains, said Mwangi.
The Roman Catholic Church in Kenya
is one of the largest landowners in the
country. From putting up educational
and health institutions all over the coun-
try, the Catholic Church has agricultural
land and land for other projects.
In June last year, church-owned Pacis
Insurance unveiled a Sh400 million ofce
block on Waiyaki Way, Nairobi. Known as
Pacis Centre, the six-storey building is lo-
cated opposite Lion Place.
Pacis Insurance Chairman James
Wangunyu explained that returns from
Pacis Centre on Waiyaki Way. [PHOTO: WILBERFORCE OKWIRI/STANDARD]
Churches are increasingly
turning to property develop-
ment to remain self-reliant
and make a nancial mark.
Historically, churches have
always been the biggest land-
owners and investors. The
Church of England, for ex-
ample, owns a lot of property
and land in England.
The Catholic Church, one of
the largest landowners in
Kenya, says the move to join
real estate will help it fund its
missionary projects. F
a
c
t
b
O
X
commercial properties are more guaran-
teed compared to the stock market.
Satchu concurred with Wangunyu:
It makes a lot of sense. The move is not
radical but sensible considering the per-
formance of the real estate industry.
Also known as Building of Faith, the
Pacis Centre has been fully let. With a
basement parking for 50 cars and an
open rooftop, the building is set to ri-
val other modern ofce developments
in Westlands, one of the leading ofce
zones in the city.
REVENUE STREAMS
While opening the building, Catholic
head Cardinal John Njue said that the
move to join the real estate industry was
aimed at increasing revenue streams for
the church, which in turn, makes it more
capable of funding its missionary proj-
ects such as building and maintaining
schools and hospitals.
It is to help the church to be self-reli-
ant to handle its missions, said Cardinal
Njue.
Pacis Centre, which is being managed
by real estate rm Knight Frank Kenya,
is the rst property investment for the
insurer, which has been in existence for
eight years.
Later in August 2013, Cardinal Njue
opened the Cardinal Otunga Plaza. The
partners, who can make a pledge in US
dollars on the churchs website. The
church is led by former Starehe MP Bish-
op Margaret Wanjiru.
Religious organisations offer a lot
of competition because they have a lot
of nancial muscle. They can purchase
large chunks of land at one go and sell it
cheaply to their followers, said Mwangi
of Rubyland, adding that most of the
transactions are below market rates as
they are geared towards empowering the
followers.
Presbyterian Church of East Africa
(PCEA) Foundation acquired the pres-
tigious Milele Beach Hotel, formerly
Giriama Beach, in the north coast in
2007. A popular venue for Christian wed-
dings, the hotel is known for its strict
anti-alcoholic rules. The foundation also
owns a number of lodges and conference
centres around the country, same as the
Methodist Church.
Just like conventional land deals in
Kenya, the church has not been able to
stay away from accusations of fraudulent
deals.
Ruiru PCEA Investment Company
was allegedly selling land in Ruiru in
2010, which was questionable as the par-
cel of land on sale was said to be owned
by a coffee company.
Milele Ventures Limited, which is
associated with the PCEA church, has
also been taken to court over fraudulent
claims made against a director in con-
nection to land sale. The company also
bought 790 acres from former Kiambaa
MP Stanley Githunguri at Sh1.2 billion.
Some religious institutions make a
mistake of not involving professionals in
their projects, said Mwangi. They as-
sume that since they have a lawyer or a
valuer among their congregations, they
do not need more consultations but that
is why they sometimes go wrong.
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R
ecently, Eldoret police boss Eras-
tus Muthamia alerted judges and
magistrates in the region not to
clear bond documents (titles) un-
til their authenticity is established.
Muthamia, who led a crackdown on
fake documents in the area, further alerted
banks on circulation of fake and fraudu-
lently acquired documents.
This has sent commercial banks into a
panic mode as they wake up to the reality
that some outstanding loans could have
been given on the strength of questionable
title deeds as security.
Some are in the process of seeking
court orders to protect their resources in
case the documents are revoked.
The Eldoret alert came hot on the heels
of revelation of reported cases of dupli-
cates, forged documents and tampering
with original records at the Ministry of
Lands ofces countrywide.
NON-EXISTENT LAND
There are also title deeds for non-exis-
tent land and cases involving numerous
title deeds issued for the same property.
The current developments are not new,
as 10 years ago the Kenya Bankers Associa-
tion (KBA) pleaded with then Lands Min-
ister Amos Kimunya to revoke fraudulent
titles.
property law
WITH HAROLD AYODO
Lenders panic over fake titles
The Association said banks could lose
billions of shillings if titles charged to its
members were nullied.
And as questionable title deeds contin-
ue hitting the headlines, bankers may be
forced to seek alternative security on loans
where documents presented are question-
able.
Currently, title deeds remain key to
secured debts. The challenge, however, is
that there are many unscrupulous brokers
who sell land and give out fake title deeds,
resulting in double registration and mul-
tiple title deeds.
STRINGENT GUIDELINES
Three years ago, Lands ministry was
expected to gazette more stringent guide-
lines for anyone searching its land registry
records to stem the problem of fake title
deeds.
The new rules and guidelines were to
be released amid fears that some landown-
ers, especially in Athi River, Kitengela and
Mlolongo areas, may be holding fake title
deeds.
Then Lands Commissioner Zablon Ma-
bea said many prospective investors had
fallen victim to unscrupulous brokers who
used genuine title deeds to produce fake
ones, which they issued to unsuspecting
buyers.
Ofcials at the Lands ministry as well
as real estate players said many people
had been conned into buying public land
or land earmarked for industrial develop-
ment.
The ofcials said after purchase, the
buyers had invested in residential estates
and commercial buildings nanced by
mortgages from banks and other nancial
institutions.
It is emerging that it is not banks alone
that are being plagued by fake title deeds
nightmare; the judiciary is also affected.
Some of the fake title deeds are said to have
been used by hardcore criminals to be re-
leased from courts after presenting them
to secure bonds.
Courts mainly rely on ofcial docu-
ments as further security before releasing
charged suspects on bail/bond.
Should the accused abscond, in addi-
tion to the court issuing warrants of arrest,
the amount of money or property held by
the court as security is forfeited.
It is required that courts perform of-
cial searches on title deeds and also value
the property before the registrar of lands
conrms the authenticity of the docu-
ment and its alleged market value. How-
ever, courts often reject questionable title
deeds.
The writer is an Advocate of the High
Court.
A police ofcer displays some of the
recently conscated title deeds. [PHOTO:
LIBRARY/STANDARD]
HOME AND AWAY / Page 11
Thursday, May 15, 2014 / The Standard
A
frica, Kenya included, has been
touted as the new playground for
world billionaires, with the num-
ber of foreign investors angling to
get a slice of the huge development pie con-
tinuing to rise daily.
In Kenya, this has been validated by the
fact that almost all the mega real estate proj-
ects have an element of foreign ownership.
Currently, the continent is building up a
select club of billionaires that is giving the
worlds wealthiest a run for their money.
What has not been in the public domain,
though, is how they privately use their im-
mense wealth apart from the known invest-
ments.
According to the March 2014 issue of
Ventures Africa, some of the continents su-
per-rich have no problem buying a private
jet worth Sh3.9 billion or spending more
than Sh10 million on a small family burial
site. And this on a continent hosting the
worlds poorest.
Like their international brethren, de-
spite the struggles of their poor neighbours,
the regions rich have no compunction
about ashing their fancy cars, eets of pri-
vate jets, tickets to outer space, lavish wed-
dings and exclusive and extravagant real
The homes Africas super
rich spend their billions on
secondfeature
Aliko Dangote, Africas wealthiest man.
[PHOTO: FILE/STANDARD]
Most members of the continents select
club of billionaires do not think twice
while buying exclusive duplexes worth
hundreds of millions, writes PETER
MUIRURI
estate, states the magazine.
This is not surprising considering that
in its 2014 Wealth Report, Knight Frank
stated that the continents ultra high net
worth individuals would rise by 53 per cent
in the next decade.
Nigeria, the country that has taken the
rest of the continent by storm and having
dislodged South Africa on the economic
front, has some of the most extravagant
spenders. The super-rich in the capital
Abuja will not wince twice while buying a
four-bedroom duplex for more than Sh340
million.
MOST EXPENSIVE CAR
Curiously, the high cost of living in Abu-
ja is partly attributed to poor infrastruc-
ture. Still, Ventures states: Ferraris, McLa-
rens and Lamborghinis have been seen on
its (Abujas) roads, with local bloggers also
claiming to have spotted a Bugatti Veyron,
the worlds most expensive car at $2.4 mil-
lion (Sh206 million) apiece.
The construction sector continues to
excite the continents super rich. Take Aliko
Dangote, Africas wealthiest man, whom
everyone on the continent wishes to court.
With a net worth of Sh1.73 trillion ($20.2
billion) Dangote can fund Kenyas entire
budget for a whole year and have some
change to spare. But he doesnt have to.
During a visit to Nigeria two months
ago by a Kenyan delegation led by Deputy
President William Ruto, Dangote expressed
his desire to build a cement factory to the
tune of Sh35 billion. The 43rd richest man
in the world expressed optimism that pre-
requisite licences would be issued for the
rollout to commence.
This is no small matter for the magnate
who is keen to expand his agship compa-
ny, Dangote Cement, which currently oper-
ates in 14 other African countries.
Kenyas market is very important to us.
We will start as soon as we get the licences
which are just about to be ready, an opti-
mistic Dangote told the delegation in early
March. Exit Dangote and enters Mike Ad-
enunga, Nigerias newest billionaire with
his peculiar real estate investments. It is
Adenunga who planned for his hereafter
by purchasing the aforementioned burial
site in the Vaults and Gardens cemetery in
Ikoyi, Lagos, for Sh10 million, besides own-
ing seven homes in the high end Banana
Island. Though his time has not yet come,
he can take comfort in knowing that his sis-
ter lies in the multi-million cemetery since
2009.
Women billionaires on the continent
also know how to make their money work
for them. Despite their small number
three out of 55 they make up for this by
their unequalled spending and mega in-
vestments.
ANOTHER NIGERIAN
For example, Folorunsho Alakija, anoth-
er Nigerian, is said to be worth over Sh600
billion or half of Kenyas annual budget.
With such cash, she can afford to invest
in the most expensive real estate address
in the United Kingdom, One Hyde Park,
London, where a penthouse goes for more
than Sh800,000 per square foot. To track
such vast investments, the former ofce
secretary has no choice but get around in a
private jet worth Sh3.9 billion.
The list would not be complete without
the mention of Isabel Dos Santos, daugh-
ter of Angolan President Jos Eduardo dos
Santos whose net worth is estimated to be
Sh260 billion. Like her counterpart from
Nigeria, Isabel has invested in real estate,
building some apartments in Luanda where
tenants pay a monthly rent of Sh260,000.
But in a country where 70 per cent of
citizens live on less than two dollars a day
despite the mineral wealth, it is not difcult
to understand why the homes are still emp-
ty. Despite the many tales of hopelessness,
the continent has nally come of age at
least for the select few.
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buildyourownhome
T
he popular quarry bricks and
mortar with machine-made,
kiln-hardened clay bricks meth-
od of building may just have
found its match.
In the new method, bricks are broad
compared to quarried ones and are
placed one upon another without any
need of binding mortar, something that
is helping builders cut down on con-
struction costs. The bricks are arranged
in such away that there is no room for
creating lines of weakness.
Architects say that if this new trend
becomes prevalent in the construction
industry, houses would take a shorter
time to construct and occupy.
Vagaries of weather, like rain, will
have little effect. There is also no need to
keep pouring water on the outside dur-
ing the drying process, otherwise known
as curing. The foundation ller can be
anything from crushed stones to sand
and cement or simply concrete slabs.
There are, however, many challeng-
es that could hinder such houses from
becoming widespread to the extent of
replacing the current brick and mortar
types.
Peter Kinyanjui, an architect, says
that machine-making bricks are expen-
sive to acquire and brick-makers cannot
be found all around the country.
Transportation costs will also have a
bearing on the overall construction costs.
Though materials like sand and cement
would be greatly halved in usage, one
would still need them during interior
plastering process. This casting acts as a
binding method for the laid-up bricks.
Kinyanjui thinks we may one day go
Cheaper building options you could consider
the ancient Egyptian way in brick making
where sand and straw will be seen as vi-
tal. He sees the exploitation of red earth,
or any slow draining soil for that matter,
as likely commercial venture in the long-
run in case quarrying is exhausted.
Alternatively, individuals in rural set-
ting can bake mud bricks, dry them in
the sun and build houses with sticky clay
being used as mortar.
COST-EEFECTIVE
Kinyanjui says this is cost-effective
compared to purchasing materials. The
building can be strengthened inside and
outside with a screed of plastering for
added strength and durability, which
gives the house a permanent outlook.
Does he believe we have exhausted
all the options for building a house? No.
The ever-changing technological in-
novations will see future houses being
made in record time with or without use
of brick and mortar.
He envisions a future where metal
structures are put on site with heavy,
factory produced slabs and walls being
tted with these structures. Like timber
houses that were common in early days
having been phased out, he says, even
the current trend, too, could be on its
way out.
One day, we may see ready-made
factory houses resembling shipping con-
tainers being purchased by individuals
and hauled to a housing site, he says.
Such movable or manufactured
homes come with wheels and can be at-
tached to a truck to be hauled where the
homeowner wants them.
Such a house can come with several
Building experts say that with the
cost of land and building materials
ever-rising and developers only
targeting the high-end market,
potential homeowners should go the
unconventional way when looking for
solutions, writes PAUL KARIUKI
ABOVE: Brick-
upon-brick
method. [PHOTO:
PAUL KARIUKI/STAN-
DARD]
HOME AND AWAY / Page 13
Thursday, May 15 , 2014 / The Standard
buildyourownhome
Cheaper building options you could consider
units like a kitchen, bedrooms, and store
or have more of extensions added at the
site. They can be sold fully equipped like
in developed countries or the owners
can equip them as per budgetary expec-
tations. Such homes can be rested on
blocks or concrete slabs or placed on a
paved ground.
Once installed on site, these homes
can be connected with water and elec-
tricity or even sewer services, he says,
adding that maintenance costs would be
low compared to modern houses.
And as land becomes scarce, putting
pressure on housing, Richard Nyakundi
believes we may see some people bor-
dering water bodies going the Orient
way. He, however, doesnt believe we
have exhausted all the housing options
and blames nancial constraints for de-
nying many the opportunity to own their
own homes.
FLOATING HOUSES
According to him, the real estate mar-
ket is in the hands of well-nanced few,
consigning many to being tenants who
live in houses they can hardly put up on
their own.
Currently, he says, there is no housing
crisis in the country and the boom in the
construction industry may be a pointer
to better economic growth.
He decries what he describes as the
seemingly exclusiveness in the real estate
sector as many developers only have
rich and middle-class income earners in
mind when putting up housing units.
The values they are likely to actualise
in renting, leasing out or selling seems to
inform on this. Majority of the working
poor puts up in low residential houses
and in places where waste disposal and
sewerage services and security is poor.
On what he terms as oriental model,
Nyakundi sees the inland waterways
forming part of prime land in future.
Houseboats may not be common or un-
heard of locally, but they have been in
existence for hundreds of years in the
orient. Known as junks or sampans, they
are still common in China and are made
close to banks of navigable rivers or wa-
ter bodies.
Think of the Mooring Restaurant in
the coast to get the picture of what I am
talking about. The possibility of making
oating houses or live in boats cannot be
overlooked if land matters come to this,
he says. Such models in todays economy
Workers dig the
foundation at a
construction site.
BELOW: Pastor
Mike Imbai.
RIGHT: A residen-
tial building under
construction.
[PHOTOS: PAUL KARI-
UKI AND FILE/
STANDARD]
could be costly, he reckons. They can be
made of materials like wood, steel, ber-
glass, aluminum or the combination of
wood covered with berglass or alumi-
num and steel.
RAW SEWAGE
They can be designed to remain in
water all-year-round or be permanently
anchored. Some can have sail or engine
for power and may be tted with elec-
tric generators to provide lightings in the
compartments.
But Nyakundi has a word of caution:
Only the rich can afford such types of
houses. When the majority associate
yachting with the rich, even such mod-
els like oating houses or living in boats
will be associated with the rich the way
Mooring Restaurant is viewed as a tour-
ist resort.
More, the National Environment
Management Authority) may be hard
pressed to issue permits to such home
dwellers given our history of poor waste
disposal where even beach hotels pour in
raw sewage into the sea.
And unless the country thinks of com-
ing up with cheap, affordable housing for
all, the current brick and mortar will re-
main the trend for the long haul.
kariukipaul67@gmail.com
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netouch/WITH WANGECI KANYEKI
T
he bathroom is like your per-
sonal sanctuary where you can
do a quick get-away from all the
hussles of life to get a much de-
served me-time.
For this reason, it should be pleasant
and relaxing, making it a fertile ground
for inspiring ideas. Decorating and un-
cluttering this useful room therefore be-
comes of paramount importance. Here
are a few things to consider:
SANITARY SUITE
Whether using a sophisticated bathtub,
shower cubicle or both, nothing beats a
good bathroom look like a well-installed
sanitary suite with designer ttings.
Choose a classic shape for a modern
look and a traditional style pillar taps if
looking for a country feel, especially in
older houses.
A curved or corner bath could be a
good idea if you have limited space as it
could allow you some additional walking
space. However, ensure that all the pip-
ing work is well concealed.
Storage: Use under the sink vanity cup-
boards to store away towels, toiletries
and cleaning materials that can easily
clutter the space.
Utilise vertical space by placing un-
obstrusive wall mounted closed storage
cabinet with a glass panel that keeps
items in easy view.
A lockable door means that toiletries
and medicines can be kept out of the
reach of children, but the glass panel
allows you to see at a glance what is in-
side.
SHOWER CURTAIN
Hanging a bold colour patterned show-
er curtain could spruce up the bathroom,
especially if it is has monochromatic
background.
Find matching accessories to accent the
pattern such as shower cups, towels and
decorative items, which will complement
without cluttering the space.
TILES
Using tiles to cover both the walls and
oor is a great option. Select a oor that
works for wet areas such as ceramic non-
slip tiles or high quality vinyl, which is
warmer and softer underfoot, yet water-
proof and easy to clean. Designs come in
all sorts of options, from stone to wood
look-alike. To break the monotony of
one-colour-look, try using a mosaic or
band of coloured tiles to create addition-
al interest.
To create a sense of warmth and inter-
est on the oor, add a fancy bath mat se-
cured with a plastic underlay bath mat to
safeguard against skidding.
Relaxing
bathrooms
LIGHTING
Dark dingy bathrooms are the last thing
you want in a bathroom. You should
therefore invest in good lighting.
Add mirrored and glass surfaces to boost
the impression of space and light. Use
light ttings suitable for bathrooms so
you do not experience an electric shock
when water comes into contact with elec-
tricity. For additional safety, lights should
be turned on using a pull cord or a switch
outside the room. Getting the lighting
right makes a big difference to the bath-
room.
HOME AND AWAY / Page 15
Thursday, May 15, 2014 / The Standard
countycall
Rongai: No longer too far
A
bout two decades ago, few would
think of buying a property or
building a dream home in On-
gata Rongai, Kajiado County.
It was considered too long a journey
to commute to and from, especially for
those working in Nairobi.
To many, it was only ideal for an outing
to enjoy the juicy ribs of the Maasai goats
and perhaps view wild animals from the
neighbouring Nairobi National Park.
But things have since changed for the
better. Today, Ongata Rongai town is fast
emerging as the commercial and trans-
port hub for other upcoming neighbour-
hoods such as Rangau, Tuala, Gataka,
Ole Kasasi, Kandisi and Kambi Moto.
David Gitau of Vidmerk Ltd, a real es-
tate rm, attributes the spillover effect
and the fast expansion of Ongata Rongai
to appreciation of land value in the town
and the realisation that it would soon in-
fect the inner regions.
About six years ago, a quarter an acre
piece of land in Ongata Rongai was cost-
ing Sh1 million. Today, an acre is going
for at least Sh10 million. This is beyond
the reach of those who want to own
homes, he said.
The expansion has further been boost-
ed by the availability of huge tracts of
land.
Buy now, dont wait best ts the craze
with which Kenyans are moving into the
interiors of Ongata Rongai, says Bernard
Kimani, the branch manager at Propen-
sity Properties, a real estate and property
management and consultancy rm.
TARMACKED ROAD
He predicts that once the infrastruc-
ture, water and security are improved,
the value of land in the town is likely to
appreciate tenfold. This, he says, will
largely be boosted by the yet-to-be-
constructed tarmacked road between
Kitengela and Ongata Rongai.
Last year, for example, one would wait
for about three hours to catch a public
service vehicle to Tuala. Today, however,
there are over 10 matatus plying that
route and one needs not wait for long. It
is the same story for those going to Ga-
taka.
The area has huge chunks of land
for expansion and this has fuelled the
growth of these outskirts as investors
want to buy before the price appreci-
ates, noted Kimani.
Besides, people want to avoid the now
fairy tale of how cheap the price of land
in these outskirts was only that people
were not wise enough to see it coming.
They move outside the town in the
hope that once the road is complete,
communication between Rongai and the
outskirts would be easier, says Gitau.
Largely considered a residential area,
this town is slowly changing as more
commercial interests take charge.
Financial institutions such as Kenya
Commercial Bank, Barclays Bank of
Kenya, National Bank, Equity Bank, Co-
operative Bank, Post Bank and Bank of
Africa have already pitched tent in the
town.
COMMERCIAL CENTRE
Retail outlets such as Uchumi, Tuskys
and Tumaini have opened branches to
tap into the growing population.
Institutions of higher learning that fur-
ther fuel demand for land into the out-
skirts of Ongata Rongai include Naza-
rene University, Catholic University of
Eastern Africa, and Multimedia Univer-
sity.
Kimani, who used to visit Ongata Ron-
gai on his way to Kiserian, which was a
small town by then, says what happened
to the town a few years ago is likely to
happen to the outskirts.
As population increases, the price of
land will increase and this is likely to see
people move to the interior where the
price is currently affordable, he said.
Everyone, according to Kimani, seems
to want to own a home and that has kept
demand for property increasing and with
improved infrastructure and other ame-
nities, land prices in the outskirts will in-
crease as it did in Ongata Rongai.
As these regions open up for invest-
ment, Kimani predicts that Rongai will
one day be connected to Kitengela and
Ngong, becoming a huge commercial
centre. When Kimani visited Rongai in
1966, on his way to Kiserian, it was all
bush and wildlife from the Nairobi Na-
tional Park roamed freely.
The bush has been cleared and the
animals are no longer there. Similarly, in
early 2000, a visit to Kambi Moto brought
one closer to zebras, ostriches and other
wild animals. They have been pushed
back.
Anyone who hears this story usually
hurries to buy a piece of land and the
buy now and dont wait bets the ris-
ing demand for home ownership in these
outskirts. We have been told that there
are plans to expand the Magadi Road and
once this is done, the growth is unstop-
pable, Gitau said.
The town that not long ago Nairobians only
considered t for an outing to enjoy the
juicy ribs of Maasai goats is fast becoming
everyones location for a putting up a dream
home, writes WINSLEY MASESE
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gardeningandlandscaping
the hedge, the type of plant cho-
sen and certainly the initial pur-
chase size.
An often-used rule of spacing
is to have the individual plants
just touching if you need an im-
mediate effect, but you may want
to take into account the typical
annual growth rate along with the
expected mature size of the se-
lected plant.
Hedges planted within the root
zone of large trees often dont do
too well. As expected, a mass of
established tree roots collects
most of the available soil water
and nutrients within its growing
range and introducing a long line
of hedge plants to this area will
handicap the introduced hedge
but not the tree.
The tree also provides some
shading of the hedge for several
hours each day. It is better to erect
a fence under this condition.
TRIMMING
When trimming and shaping a
hedge into a formally pruned line,
you should take into account that
adequate sunlight must consis-
tently reach the oldest and low-
est branches if they are to remain
dense and attractive.
You can accomplish this simply
by tapering the outside portions
to provide a slightly wider bottom
than top.
Shearing and pruning should
be done when the plants are well
established. Such pruning in-
Today, hedges
can be used
to provide an
architectural
frame or a
backdrop for
important
landscape
features such
as statuary
or a fountain.
[PHOTOS: HOSEA
OMOLE/STAN-
DARD]
BY HOSEA OMOLE
A hedge is a barrier composed
of identical, tightly spaced woody
plant material. It is a living fence
or a wall of greenery.
It could be lofty or low in height,
regularly trimmed or left natural.
Whichever the case, hedges have
wide applications in landscape
design.
Originally conceived as de-
fence against human intrusion
or livestock barriers, early hedges
featured dense and thorny plants
with little aesthetic consider-
ations.
Today, most hedge installa-
tions are far less threatening in
their appearance and are planted
in gardens as attractive visual
obstructions to provide privacy,
restrict casual trespassing or em-
phasise the enclosure details of a
formal design.
They can also be used to pro-
vide an architectural frame or
a backdrop for important land-
scape features such as statuary or
a fountain. Here are a few things
to consider:
PLANTING
Planting is done by preparing a
continuous trench, not individual
plant pits. Plants ordered from the
nursery will inevitably have some
variations in height and spread.
Trenches allow for easier on-
site adjustments for a more even
growth. The ideal spacing de-
pends on the intended need for
A hedge t for
your garden
volves halting the terminal or up-
ward growth in order to stimulate
the axillary or side buds to expand
and create fuller density. Thereaf-
ter, the trimming schedule will be
determined by the local growth
rate and the amount of desired
neatness.
REJUVENATION
Hedges will require occasional
rejuvenation to keep them bushy
for a longer time. This is done by
cutting down their stems so that
fresh new stems can re-sprout
and begin a new cycle of growth.
Over-aged evergreens rarely
take kindly to this kind of severe
pruning. Remaining stems typi-
cally struggle to re-sprout. Com-
plete rejuvenation in a short time
may be impossible or erratic. You
are better off ripping out the old
and bringing in a new hedge alto-
gether.
With deciduous plants, drastic
pruning for renewal is often work-
able, depending, as always, on the
type of plant involved, since these
plant types tend to replenish lost
stems and growth buds far more
easily than evergreens.
Yet, here too, aged plants may
not be worth such rejuvenation
given the somewhat unclear re-
sults.
The writer is a landscape ar-
chitect