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TUSKYS SAGA
RECORD NUMBERS | Newly-released IEBC roadmap targets 18 million voters, up from 12 million
HOW FAMILY MATTER ENDED UP IN COURT
Judge gives sides in dispute over supermarket chain a chance to sort it out amicably P. 19
100,000 ocers to stop election chaos

A staggering number of security ocers will be called out of their stations to keep vigil during the next General Election and avoid a repeat of the 2007 poll violence. Page 4
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News P. 2-11, 15 Opinion P. 12-14 Letters P. 16 Weekend P. 17-32 World P. 33-36 Business P. 37-38 Sport P. 43-48
Raila wants one term only, says top ally

BY PATRICK NZIOKA
pnzioka@ke.nationmedia.com The Kibaki succession politics took an unexpected turn after an ODM minister sensationally declared that Prime Minister Raila Odinga would be a one-term president if elected in the coming polls. Housing assistant minister Margaret Wanjirum who spoke in the presence of Mr Odinga in Nyeri County yesterday, implored central Kenya voters to elect the ODM party leader as a transition president to rid the country of tribalism and other vices. Mr Odingas presidency, she added, would also pave the way for the CONTINUED ON PAGE 5
THE NUMBERS
100,000
Total number of security ocers to be deployed on polling day
90,000
The number of ocers to be deployed at polling stations
10,000
The number to be sent to tallying centres, potential troublespots
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SATURDAY NATION May 12, 2012
THIS WEEK
Good week for...
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THE MILLIONS of shillings health providers or practitioners will be ned if they deny any patient emergency treatment if a draft health law is passed by Parliament.
Bad week for...
The NSIS has warned that the recent trend where the political elite have resorted to using ethnic groups for political mobilisation to the exclusion of other communities is posing a threat to national cohesion and security
Prime Minister Raila Odinga
FRED GUMO The Regional Development minister and Westlands MP was appointed acting Local Government minister to replace Deputy Prime Minister Musalia Mudavadi.
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THE DEFICIT in billions of shillings that is faced by the oce of the Director of Public Prosecutions. Most of the money is for the ongoing reforms, according to the holder of the oce, Mr Keriako Tobiko.
ANYANG NYONGO Boardroom war at the National Hospital Insurance Fund has degenerated into a graft saga which has sucked in the Medical Services minister and threatens his political career.
Milestones
Phone charger Kenyans can now charge their phones using the soles of their shoes. An ultra thin chip of crystals will generate electricity depending on how much you walk or run. This unique technology is one of the inventions at the Innovations Week at the KICC Unmarried First Lady French president Nicolas Sarkozy was defeated by Socialist Party leader Francois Hollande. But Hollande is not very stable at family level. His lover, Valerie Trierweiler, became the rst unmarried First Lady in France, according to diplomatic dispatches. Transition Famous Senagalese footballer and coach Jules Francois Bocande has died. Bocande a coach for Senegal during the 2002 World Cup run in Japan, succumbed to stroke and died during a surgical operation. The dreadlocked footballer was well respected in Africa.
PETER KENNETH The Planning assistant minister and Gatanga MP got a boost when his constituencys CDF was named the best managed in the country.
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THE MAU FOREST evictees who have so far been resettled by the government, a mere nine per cent of those aected and living in satellite camps.
AMOS KIMUNYA The Transport minister had a rough brush with Coast politicians over the appointment of directors at the Kenya Ports Authority with the matter ending up in court.
Caught in the Web

Yvonne Wamalwa, the widow of former Vice-President Michael Wamalwa, has been sued by her step-children over the management of the former Vice-Presidents estate. Web reactions to the saga were varied, some bordering on absurdity. Here are a few sober ones: Nyambura: Are the children really genuine? How old are they? Oduor Nyuor: She must be fair to the children and vice versa.
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MUMO MATEMU After a long ght over his position in Parliament, the former KRA commissioner was nally approved by Parliament to be the new director of the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission. THE TEACHERS who retired between 1997 and 2003 who were awarded about Sh3.34 billion in pension payout and other benets after they led a case at the High Court. AHMEDNASIR ABDULAHI The vocal lawyer will be ghting a crucial test in court after a debt collector claimed he abandoned his pupilage at a Nairobi law rm, insinuating he is not qualied to be an advocate.
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MPs link hospital owner to NHIF scandal | Caroline Wafula and Peter Obuya| DN Raila: NSIS has warned of new chaos|Caroline Wafula|DN ICC chamber ready for trial of Kenyans| Oliver Mathenge|DN 15 dead and 50,000 rescued from oods | Nation team ||DN This love is more than skin deep |Joy Wanja | Living Magazine Pastor killed day after honeymoon | Nation Reporter | DN Who is our father?|Correspondent|DN2 Uhuru unveils new party |Oliver Mathenge|DN Saved the airfare dollars, I will do it for you| Francis Ayieko|DN2 Gumo picked to replace Mudavadi| Peter Leftie|DN
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ISRAEL DAY Israel ambassador to Kenya Gill Haskel hosts dignitaries at the embassy to mark the countrys Independence Day on Tuesday. RELIGIOUS MEETING The African Council of Religion holds a leaders conference at the Hill Park Hotel in Upper Hill on Wednesday. UHURUS PARTY Political temperatures are expected to rise as Deputy Prime Minister Uhuru Kenyatta and his allies prepare to ocially launch The National Alliance Party next weekend in an event managed by an international public relations rm.
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COMMEMORATION | Passion for the job sees male health carer live his dream
Rude nurses showed him his career path

Ngumbau says treatment meted to his granny in hospital made him vow to join profession and handle patients with respect
BY JOY WANJA MURAYA
jwanja@ke.nationmedia.com s he struts the theatre corridors, one thing keeps 28-year-old Jacques Ngumbau on his toes for hours on end; the passion for his job. Ngumbau, a theatre nurse at Mama Lucy Kibaki Hospital in Kayole, says an incident 20 years ago made him vow to become a nurse. When I was in Standard Three, I accompanied my sick grandmother to hospital and the rude treatment she received from the nurses made me vow that one day I would become a nurse and treat sick people with more respect, Ngumbau told Saturday Nation in an interview. And today, as Kenya joins the world in marking International Nurses Day, Ngumbau is not only living his dream but confesses he derives great happiness in improving his patients lives. It is workers like Ngumbau, and another 30,000 nurses in Kenya, whose dedication and commitment is being recognised and celebrated today. Nurses serve a crucial role in healthcare, thus today is set aside to celebrate the diversity of nursing roles and their contribution to the health and wellbeing of people. Ngumbau has also beaten the stereotype that nursing is a feminine profession. When we are in theatre or in the wards, we do not dwell on whether one is a male or female nurse but focus on the best care we can oer the patient, Ngumbau said. His daily routine involves preparing for operations and giving that reassuring word to patients just before they get anaesthesia.
One time somebody stopped me in the city streets and said thank you for the treatment and care accorded
Nurse Jacques Ngumbau
BETTER SERVICE
Specialised training oered to nurses

Chief Nursing Ocer in the ministry of Medical Services Chris Rakuom says nurses are being equipped with relevant skills. He says the communication hurdle that has denied deaf persons services in hospitals is being resolved with the training of some nurses in sign language. Currently, 21 nurses are training at the Kenyan Sign Language Research Project at the University of Nairobi. Other programmes include training in specialised elds like theatre and paediatrics, the branch of medicine that involves the development of children and the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of childhood diseases.
Twenty-eight-year-old nurse Jacques Ngumbau hands a newborn baby to its mother, Ms Victoria Katunge, at the Mama Lucy Kibaki Hospital in Kayole, Nairobi, on Thursday.
On this day, Ngumbau was attending to Ms Victoria Katunge, who had just undergone a Caesarean section and given birth to a baby boy who was yet to be named. The sanctity of life has seen Ngumbau draw what he refers to as the most fullling experiences in bedside nursing. Assembling operating supplies and equipment, preparing the patient for the operation, documentation, among others, are some of the roles and responsibilities of a theatre nurse. Sometimes, he has to hold the hand of a patient who is scared of medical procedures. The globally recognised day also serves to promote the nursing profession as an attractive, rewarding and modern opportunity. The International Nurses Day was rst planned in 1953, though it was not until 1974 that things actually worked out, when the International Council of Nurses publicly set aside May 12 as International Nurses Day. This is the birth date of Florence Nightingale, the pioneer of modern nursing, Nightingale is lauded for improving nursing and healthcare and radically cutting the death rate among soldiers in the Crimean War (1853-1856) as a consequence of her hard work, devotion and tuition of fellow nurses. Nightingale died in South Street, Park Lane, London, on August 13, 1910 at the age of 90. This years theme, Closing The Gap: From Evidence to Action, centres on improving delivery of health services in the country by training nurses to keep up with emerging medical trends. There are 247 government health facilities with a total of 22,000 nurses while another 8,000 nurses work in private health facilities.
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30,000
The number of nurses who are working in Kenyan hospitals
However, in the last two decades, nursing has been aected by an exodus to greener pastures abroad, leading to a shortage countrywide. Past reports have singled out Britain, the US, Australia, New Zealand and Finland as the preferred destinations of Kenyan medical sta relocating abroad. In Africa, Botswana and South Africa are the favourites with nurses seeking to work in health facilities with better pay packages. One of Ngumbaus most rewarding times was when a female patient with bed sores was admitted and her relatives were skeptical she would recover. I assured them that she was in the best hands and, together with my colleagues and doctors in the ward, we nursed her back to health six months later, to the awe of friends and family, he remembers. One time somebody stopped
me in the city streets and said thank you for the treatment and care accorded, Ngumbau said, adding he recognised the woman as a patient who had been admitted in a hospital where he had worked a year earlier. What can be more rewarding than seeing a person well again? he asked.
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RECORD NUMBERS | Security will be tight at 45,000 polling stations countrywide and at 338 tallying centres
Police to deploy 100,000 to secure polls

BY OLIVER MATHENGE
omathenge@ke.nationmedia.com
AND BERNARD NAMUNANE

bnamunane@ke.nationmedia.com staggering 100,000 security ocers will be called out of their stations to keep vigil at polling stations and tallying centres during the next general elections. The gure came out as the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) released the roadmap to the next elections targeting 18 million voters and slapping political parties with tight schedules. According to the IEBC list of requirements for a peaceful and free elections, 90,000 police ocers will be required to secure 45,000 polling stations countrywide while 10,000 will be deployed to 338 centres. Details of the roadmap to the March 4, 2013 General Election are contained in a report tabled by Prime Minister Raila Odinga in Parliament on Wednesday. Mr Odinga disclosed that the National Security Intelligence Service (NSIS) hard warned of possible violence come the next elections if measures were not taken early to contain passions. A day later - on Thursday - President Kibaki held a meeting with the NSIS chief at his Harambee
Ms Silato Ene Solitei of Kajiado North, Rift Valley Province, casts her vote at Inkaiito Primary School during the referendum on the draft constitution two years ago.
House oce to discuss electionrelated security. In the aftermath of the deadly violence that rocked Kenya after the last election, the NSIS was accused of failing to raise the red ag early, an accusation which it fought o vigorously. The huge deployment of police officers will likely stretch the countrys security needs since the combined number of regular police, Administration Police and the General Service Unit is slightly lower than 80,000. Yesterday, Internal Security assistant minister Orwa Ojodeh said the government would meet the IEBC proposal by bringing on board ocers from the Prisons and Forest departments as well as the National Youth Service (NYS). Mr Ojodeh said the government would ensure round the clock security during the elections and warned that politicians inciting the public would be arrested. We will provide security and keep law and order. Blame should be put on politicians who will incite the public and cause chaos. But they should know that we will arrest them, he said in telephone interview. The IEBC, which has already registered 12.4 million voters, plans to enlist at least 5.6 million voters in 30 days in August to reach a target of 18 million voters. They propose to use biometric voter registration kits the use of computers, ngerprint scanners and digital cameras to capture the bio-data of applicants a sophisticated and ecient system to speed up the process of bringing more Kenyans on the voters roll.
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The Commission is in the process of procuring 9,750 biometric voter registration kits that would allow the Commission to reach the targeted 18 million voters from the current 12.4 million, the IEBC roadmap says. In the brief prepared for the PM, IEBC says that once the new boundaries have been determined,
after the pending court cases that have to be decided by June 6, it will map out 45,000 polling stations across the country. The IEBC is expected to carry out a complex election with the increased number of elective positions created by the new dispensation. Kenyans will elect a President, 47 governors, 47 senators, 47 women representatives, 290 members of Parliament and 1,450 county assemblers. The Commission is in the process of nalising regulations under the Political Parties Act and the Elections Act before presenting the same to the public for consultations. They will then be forwarded to the Executive for action. The regulations will be tabled and approved by Parliament at least six (6) months before the elections. The regulations provide for dispute resolution mechanisms at every level of the electoral process, the IEBC brief says. In addition, the Commission says that it has identied several shortcomings in the Elections Act and in the Political Parties Act and has proposed amendments.
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Key deadlines
July 2012: Submissions of party nomination rules July 2012: Aspirants to stop conducting harambees August 2012: Registration of voters October 2012: Submission of party membership lists December 2012: Independent candidates to have quit parties December 2012: Independent candidates symbols for approval January 2013: Party primaries January 2013: Submission of political parties nominations list February 2013: IEBC nominations and campaigns March 2013: Elections April 2013: Presidential run-o
Blame should be laid on politicians who incite the public and cause chaos
Internal Security assistant minister Orwa Ojodeh
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Nyongo: Like him, hate him
Medical Services minister Anyang Nyongos handling of the crisis at the National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF) has raised questions about his management style amidst calls that he should either step down or be red from the Cabinet. Read the story of a man who is respected for his outsanding
Kenyas moment of fame as Queen marks 60th anniversary

Kenya took the pride of place at a curtain raiser pageant in honour of Queen Elizabeth II at the Windsor Castle in London. The event is one of the many activities lined up to celebrate the British monarchs 60th anniversary. Read the compelling story of the 25-year-old newlywed woman who arrived in Kenya a princess and left a queen.
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SUCCESSION | Wanjiru claims deal was tabled before Mudavadi but he spurned it and opted to decamp to another party
Raila to rule for one term, declares ODM minister

Wanjiru says move will heal the country and warns PM against running for the second time if he is elected in the coming polls
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younger generation to take over the leadership of the country and put it in a rm development path. Raila is not interested in 10 years (two terms) but only ve to transform the country and deal with corruption and other vices, she said. Bishop Wanjiru, whose spoke in Kikuyu, hit out at presidential candidates Uhuru Kenyatta and Musalia Mudavadi saying they had nothing new to oer since they had failed to make an impact in ministries they had headed. She promised she will spearhead the campaigns for Mr Odinga without the fear of those who enjoy support in the region. Speaking later during an interview with the Nation, Bishop Wanjiru said those supporting Mr Odinga would disown him if he choose to run for a second term. We only need him to rule for one-term to heal the country, she said. She claimed that other ODM leaders who were interested in the presidency would not get a chance if Mr Odinga were to rule for 10 years. According to her, the ODM leader had dangled the same carrot to Mr Mudavadi who spurned it suspecting Mr Odinga would not honour the promise. Mr Odingas pledge to run for only one term came to the fore last week when Mr Mudavadis aide Kibisu Kabatesi disclosed that the PM had sent Luhya elders to the deputy PM asking him to drop his presidential bid and back him with the promise that he would return the favour ve years later. Mr Mudavadi rejected the oer outright, Mr Kabatesi stated. When he rose to speak, Mr Odinga who was the chief guest during the signing of an agreement on the maintenance of the Aberdare Forest fence, steered clear of such claims but called on Kenyans to shun politicians mobilising support through tribal groupings . Identifying Kenyans on the basis of tribes ni takataka(is rubbish). What is Kamatusa or Gema? Let us leave in peace and direct our energies to ghting poverty, disease and ignorance he said.Other leaders accompanying the PM lashed out at local MPs for shunning the event. No MP including the area representative Nemesyus Warugongo attended the function. In his ocial address, the PM said an endowment fund will be established to ensure the project is nancially sustainable. The signing of the trust will facilitate the establishment of the Aberdare Trust that will maintain the fence. Nyeri County Council chairman Wachira Keen called on the PM to talk to the people of Central Kenya to win their votes. The PM later visited the family of former freedom ghter Dedan Kimathi.
MPs shun event
Heal the country
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The number of years the MP said the PM should not govern
Prime Minister Raila Odinga and Housing assistant minister Margaret Wanjiru march to the venue of their meeting after being welcomed by Nyeri county council chairman Wachira Ken. Local MPs shunned the event.
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Kibaki appoints rst batch of county commissioners

BY SATURDAY NATION REPORTER
President Kibaki last evening named 47 County Commissioners, ending the debate over the fate of the provincial administration in the new system of devolved government. And he handed the commissioners a heavy docket, ranging from handling security issues to matters of the national government. Even though one of their functions would be to play a liaison role between national and county governments, their duties raised questions over the powers of governors who will be elected directly by voters to head the counties. The President based his decision on Section 17 of the Sixth Schedule of the Transitional Clauses which gave the government five years to restructure the provincial administration to t in a devolved system of government. President Mwai Kibaki has appointed County Commissioners to undertake coordination of national government functions in the 47 counties, he said in a statement. Those named as County Commissioners are current Regional Commissioners and District Commissioners. The decision by the President, however, phased out provincial commissioners who are likely to be absorbed in ministries at the national government. Debate had intensied in the country over the fate of the provincial administration with some stating that the system should be thrown out. President Kibaki was categorical that the County Commissioners will take charge of national government duties in the devolved units. The fourth schedule of the Constitution clearly outlines the distinct functions of the national government and those of the county governments, he said. They will be in charge of security, facilitate conflict management and peace building eorts. Their duties will also include mobilisation of national government agencies for national events in the counties. They will have control over relations between Kenya citizens and foreigners, champion national unity and togetherness, supervise security on roads and airstrips as they maintain administrative boundaries. The county commissioner will coordinate disaster management operations and emergencies.
1. Joseph Keter 2. Michael Mwangi 3. Kula Hache 4. Wcylie Ogallo 5. Wilson Njega 6. Nelson Marwa 7. Evans Achoki 8. Maalim Mohamed 9. Joseph Rotich 10. Stephen Ikua 11. Rashid Khator 12. Isaiah Nakoru 13. Wanyama Musiambo 14. Chege Mwangi 15. Christopher Musumbu 16. Hellen S. Kiilu 17. Erastus Ekidor 18. Ann Gakuria 19. David N. ole Shege 20. Moat Kangi 21. Naftary Mungathia 22. Michael Tialal Nkodi 23. Lorna Odero 24. Joseph Kimiywi 25. Joseph S. Otieno 26. Ann Ngetich 27. Wilson Wanyanga 28. Lydia Muriuki 29. Julius Mathenge 30. Peter Okwanyo 31. Charity Chepkonga 32. Arthur Osiya 33. Kassim Farah 34. Amos Gathecha 35. Bernard Leparmalai 36. Esther W. Maina 37. Wilson Nyagwanga 38. Abdi M. Hassan 39. Birik Mohammed 40. Matilda Sakwa 41. Pauline Dola 42. Rashid Mohammed 43. Albert Kobia 44. William Kiprono 45. Jamlick Baruga 46. Joyce Isiaho 47. Shadrack Mwadime
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SCANDAL | Suspended chief executive ocer defends disbursements to Clinix and Meridian
Muga: NHIF ignored board on payments

Suspended chairman blames managers for the scam at health insurer
BY JULIUS SIGEI
jsigei@ke.nationmedia.com he national medical insurer management ignored recommendations by the board to vet healthcare providers, according to its suspended chairman. In his rst interview since he was suspended last week as National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF) board chairman, Prof Richard Muga said: The management assigned people to a few providers and went ahead to pay against objections by the board. Attempts by the board to call for vetting to get genuine providers were rebued by a belligerent management, Prof Muga told the Saturday Nation. Prof Muga was suspended after falling out with Medical Services minister Anyang Nyongo and the funds chief executive ocer, Mr Richard Kerich. He said Mr Kerich created the Strategic Business Unit as soon as the contract was signed in January against the boards decision and this circumvented the boards procedures. Many mission, private and
CHRONOLOGY
Talks on scheme held last year

November 16, 2011: Ministry of State for Public Service and NHIF hold meeting where insurer was introduced to scheme that would cover 221,720 principal members. November 30, 2011: Ministry writes to NHIF seeking clarication on technical aspects. December 1, 2011: NHIF responds, giving clarication and a nancial quote of Sh4.32 billion.
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public hospitals that were left out by the board protested to management but it ignored them, said Prof Muga. The chairman later suspended the chief executive ocer. Prof Muga said NHIF favoured two private clinics that received nearly half of the Sh700 million disbursed to healthcare providers. He said Clinix received Sh202 million and Meridian Sh98 million, compared to Kenyatta National Hospitals Sh1 million. The NHIF management did not advertise KNH in good time for selection by beneciaries of the scheme to deliberately give the clinics leverage, he added. It has also emerged that the two clinics that received nearly 50 per cent of the NHIF cash participated in the pilot project in 2009, a situation that could have given them an advantage in the tendering. Mr Kerich has, however, defended the disbursements to both Clinix and Meridian in a separate interview. He said of Clinix: It had 24
A mobile Clinix clinic outside the Nairobi West Hospital.

clinics, yes, but like other institutions it was expanding. It now has 71 clinics whose photos I have. The issue of calling them ghosts does not arise. It turned out that the company, which claimed to have clinics across the country, did not have licensed and operational facilities in some towns. Mr Kerich said he was not responsible for the fact that 99 per cent of Clinix is owned by Pharma Investment Holdings, which is registered in the British Virgin Islands. Clinix is incorporated in
Advantage in tendering
Kenya. You dont come to do business in Kenya if you are not registered. Our work as the insurer was simply to check if they are properly registered in Kenya and if they have been licensed by the Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentist Board, said Mr Kerich. The insurer has been accused of making the payouts without due diligence to ascertain genuineness of the companies. Prof Muga disclosed that he had wanted the internal auditor as well as the nance manager who made the payments to take
Prof Richard Muga

leave as well so that they could be investigated, but could not effect the changes because he was suspended soon after. At the heart of the problem seems to be a decision to use pay points as a way of determining hospitals to oer services to members.
Judge orders case on town clerk to resume

BY NATION CORRESPONDENT
A court yesterday reinstated a petition challenging the appointment of Mr Roba Duba as Nairobi Town Clerk. Mr Justice Mohammed Warsame had earlier in the week dismissed the petition which quashed the appointment of Mr Duba and set aside orders that restrained him from assuming oce after petitioners failed to appear in court. guided by the rules which stipulate that a Judicial Review case is heard after 14 days and he thought the petition would come up for hearing on May 18 and not May 8 when the judge lifted the orders. On Friday last week, Justice Warsame quashed the appointment of Mr Duba moments before he took over from Mr Philip Kisia, who has declared interest in Nairobi governorship. This followed an application by civil society activist Patrick Njuguna claiming that the Ministry of Local Government appointed Mr Duba without subjecting him to a competitive recruitment procedure as provided for in the Constitution. The judge also allowed a plea by the activist to direct the ministry to subject the position of Nairobi town clerk to a competitive procedure and public participation.
Anti-graft unit gets Kibaki, Raila approval

BY NATION REPORTER
President Kibaki has formally appointed three commissioners of the anti-graft agency to lead the ght against the vice. According to a statement from the Presidential Press Service, the President, in consultation with Prime Minister Raila Odinga, yesterday picked Mr Mumo Matemu as chairman and Prof Jane Onsongo and Ms Irene Keino as commissioners of the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission respectively. The names had earlier in the morning been forwarded to him by the Clerk of the National Assembly, Mr Patrick Gichohi after they were approved by Parliament on Thursday.
Reasons for absence
However, when the petitioners appeared before the judge yesterday, they explained why they did not attend court and the judge ordered that the petition be reinstated and directed that it goes to full hearing on May 28. He, however, declined to reinstate the orders barring Mr Duba from assuming oce. In the application to have the petition reinstated, lawyer Antony Oluoch explained that he was not aware that a hearing had been xed and only learnt of Mr Dubas suit to lift the orders through the press. He said that he had been
Integrity issues
Mr Roba Duba
Their nomination and in particular that of Mr Matemu, a former Kenya Revenue Commissioner, had since December divided the Parliament down the middle. Some MPs had joined the Justice and Legal Aairs committee in rejecting the nominees arguing that they lack the passion to ght corruption and called for a fresh recruitment process. They had also maintained that Mr Matemu be rst cleared of allegations that he had deliberately failed to collect Sh2.4b in tax arrears from Kingsway Motors, a Nairobi-based company.
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MISHAP | Forest service ocers injured as vehicle rolls
A Kenya Forest Service ocer carries his injured colleague to an ambulance after the driver of their car lost control and rolled at Mweiga town in Nyeri yesterday. The car was in Prime Minister Raila Odingas convoy as he left Bondeni in Aberdare National Park, where he launched a trust for the park. Two ocers were seriously injured.
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Mudavadi asks candidates to be tolerant
Mr Musalia Mudavadi
BY NATION REPORTER
Deputy Prime Minister Musalia Mudavadi yesterday urged fellow presidential aspirants to embrace political tolerance in their campaigns. Mr Mudavadi said politicians should avoid hurling abuses at their opponents as they go round the country campaigning ahead of the coming General Election. He spoke yesterday when he handed over the Local Government ministry to his successor, Mr Fred Gumo. We need to have decent politics in Kenya, even if we have divergent opinions. I have no ill-feelings towards my brother Gumo, even if we are now in dierent political parties, said Mr Mudavadi. The remarks came after last weekends incident when Mr Mudavadis supporters clashed with those of Prime Minister Raila Odinga during the burial of Mzee Jason Omwera, the father of Nairobi mayor George Aladwa, in Sabatia constituency. Following the incident, Mr Mudavadi accused ODM of ferrying outsiders to cause trouble in his constituency. But Mr Odingas campaign secretariat, through its spokesman Barrack Muluka, responded by threatening to expose Mr Mudavadis alleged involvement in the Goldenberg and Anglo Leasing scandals. Mr Mudavadis spokesman Kibisu Kabatesi scoed at Mr Mulukas threats and warned that they would spill the beans on the alleged role of the PMs oce in the maize and Kazi kwa Vijana scandals.
APPEAL | Bett says they will ask the Treasury to provide additional funds
Sh10bn sought for damaged roads

Heavy rains pounding many parts of the country blamed for destruction
BY NATION TEAM
newsdesk@ke.nationmedia.com ome Sh10 billion is required to repair roads damaged by the heavy rains pounding many parts of the country. Roads minister Franklin Bett yesterday said he would ask for additional funds from the Treasury to carry out the repairs countrywide once the rains subside. We all need the rain but it has come with a price. Transport has been disrupted and property destroyed, he said. We will have to do a lot of work immediately because people are suering. The ministry doesnt have that money, so we will talk to the Treasury.
The minister, who spoke in Nakuru, said the money would be channelled to the Kenya National Highways Authority and the Kenya Urban Roads Authority to carry out the repair. The contractors cannot continue with their work when the rains are there because the roads will not last, so lets be patient, he said. The minister warned people living at Mlolongo Enclave that the government wouuld soon pull down their structures after the time they were given to move out elapsed. The ministry wants to build a bridge and a parking bay for trailers in the area. More than 1,500 people have been displaced by oods in Suswa, Narok North District, in the last two weeks, according
to the Kenya Red Cross Society (KRCS). In a report presented to the District Disaster Committee yesterday, KRCS also said two people, 120 head of cattle and 70 hyenas had been killed by oods in Eseneto, Suswa and Duka Moja. In Baringo County, more than 10 schools are yet to reopen for the second term after heavy rains rendered many roads impassable. Hundreds of learners in Salawa division of Central Baringo District are still at home. They cannot cross Kisok river becase it has burst its banks and damaged a bridge. Kurumbopsoo and Kisok primary schools, and Kisok and
Broke its bank
Kapkelelwa secondary schools are some of the aected institutions. Parents called on the government and other well-wishers to repair the bridge. In Nyamira, angry villagers yesterday blocked the NyamiraKisii road for several hours in protest against the governments failure to protect them from a dam that has claimed their relatives. They barricaded the road at Tinga. Police were forced to shoot in the air to disperse the crowd. Trouble started when the villagers spotted the body of Mr Oboso Ongechi oating in the river. Reported by Noah Cheploen, George Sayagie, Wycli Kipsang and Henry Nyarora
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CASH USE | Gatanga constituency ranked the best as Marakwet East lags behind
Ministry on the spot over CDF report

MPs question source of information used to rank them as Mututho threatens to sue for defamation
BY NATION TEAM
newsdesk@ke.nationmedia.com he government is expected to next week declare its position on a report that ranked how MPs used money allocated to their constituencies. Planning minister Wycliffe Oparanya will on Thursday deliver a statement to Parliament explaining the governments position on the National Tax Association (NTA) report released last week. This emerged as Naivasha MP John Mututho said he will take the association and its donors to court for defaming him in the report. The NTA dossier rated how MPs and their Constituency Development Fund committees managed and implemented projects under the programme. The issue was sparked o in Parliament by Ikolomani MP Dr Boni Khalwale asking the minister to explain the associations role and in particular whether it was discharging that responsibility on behalf of the government. Dr Khalwale also questioned the source of the accounts the association gave and demanded to know whether they were from the oce of the auditor-general. The MP complained that the report from the association which he described as amateurish had injured the character of legislators and asked the government to address the issue urgently. We would like the minister to clarify what he intends to do
BRIEFLY
NAIVASHA
Minister bans heavy trucks from using road

Trucks with a capacity of more than 10 tonnes have been banned from using the Maai Mahiu-Narok road. The minister of Roads, Mr Franklin Bett, said that the heavy vehicles were responsible for the damage on major roads. The problem has been compounded by the heavy rains pounding most parts of the country, causing oods and rendering the roads impassable, the minister added.
EMBU
A pupil at Matolani Primary School in Malindi leaves a dilapidated mud-walled classroom last year. A report on CDF exposed that the cost of projects like building of classrooms are inated.
to protect the reputation of MPs who have been adversely mentioned in these reports, said Dr Khalwale. Rangwe MP Martin Ogindo asked that the Planning minister to furnish Parliament with the prole of the technical auditors the organisation relied on. And yesterday, Naivasha MP John Mututho said he would sue the organisation over allegations that he had misappropriated his constituencys funds. He said he would also sue United States Agency for International Development (USAID) for funding NTA to give false information that put his political career on the line. The MP added that the report was fuelled by greed and malice. NTA ranked Peter Kenneths Gatanga CDF as the best run while Linah Kilimos Marakwet East lagged behind.
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Farmers seek to be paid for airstrip land

Farmers whose land is being acquired for expansion of the Embu airstrip have complained that the government is taking too long to compensate them. More than 40 farms are being aected by the project. A spokesman for the farmers, Mr Patrick Ndwiga, said they have not planted because they do not know when they will be required to leave. The government wanted to buy the land at between Sh1.2 million and Sh1.4 million per acre but the farmers said the amount was too low. Mr Ndwiga said the land is selling at Sh3 million per acre.
We would like to know what the minister will do to protect MPs

Ikolomani MP Boni Khalwale
British suspect wanted to marry urgently, court told

A witness yesterday recounted how he met suspected British terrorist Jermain Grant (left ) and assisted him to get a wife in two months. Mr Hassan Mohamed said he met Mr Grant who identied himself as Ali Mohamed Ibrahim at Old Town area, and that they used to pray together at Memon Mosque. After prayers, we used to drink coee together and he told me he is a Canadian businessman who imports mobile phones and cars. He also said he wanted a wife, said Mr Mohamed. Testifying in a case in which Mr Grant and three others are facing terrorism- related charges, the witness said the suspect told him that he lived with friends but never specied the exact location. He stressed that he wanted to live in Mombasa and he holds a degree in Business Administration, Mr Mohamed told senior principal magistrate Joyce Gandani. The witness recounted how he arranged for Mr Grant to marry a local girl. Mr Grant alias Ali Mohamed, Mr Fuad Abubakar and Ms Warda Breik are charged with being in possession of explosive materials. They committed the oence on December 20 last year. Mr Grant is currently serving a three-year jail term for giving false information. The case was adjourned until August 15 2012.
NAIROBI
Councils to receive Sh21.5bn for projects

The Treasury has allocated Sh21.5 billion to local authorities countrywide to nance development projects for the next nancial year. The City Council of Nairobi received the lions share of the Local Authorities Transfer Fund( LATF) allocations with a total of Sh4 billion followed by the Municipal Council of Mombasa which got Sh1.28 billion. Allocations were based on service delivery and performance.
10 | Special Report
MYSTERY | Author of new book castigates the police investigation and pokes holes into the handling of death probe
New questions raised on the death

In an exclusive interview about a new book marking the rst anniversary of Samuel Wanjirus death, Frits Conijn makes a series of extraordinary claims regarding the mysterious death of the runner at his home on the night of May 15, last year
BY JAMES KARIUKI
newsdesk@ke.nationmedia.com
SUNDAY MAY 25, 2011: THE FINAL 24 HOURS

2. NAKURU More than a hundred kilometres later, he stops over in Nakuru at the home of Judy Wambui who will later claim to be a mother of his child. While Gacheru waits patiently, more beer is brought in and Wanjiru continues drinking. Before they set o for Nyahururu at 7pm, the Olympic champion argues bitterly with a petrol station attendant over the fuel dispensed. Gatheru intervenes and soon theyre o 3. NYAHURURU At about nine oclock, both cars pull up at Wanjirus house. The Olympic champion shakes Gatherus hand and says its time to go to bed after such a tiring day. But with his wife and children elsewhere, he leaves right away for town where he has been missing in action for almost three weeks. He also wants to know whether his manager has transferred money to his account so he could go to the police the following day to buy o the imminent gun case for good. Club Jim Rock in Nyahururus city centre is the rst stop. There, he is greeted with much enthusiasm. When the banks account manager tells him the advance had been transferred into his account, Wanjiru is so relieved he buys everyone a round of drinks. While most patrons ordered Tusker beer, Wanjiru decides it is time for his rst Viceroy brandy of the night. Glasses are raised and the patrons toast to the athletes health and future successes. Then Wanjiru leaves with a group of friends for the Water Resort, a bar near the famous Thomson Falls. There, Wanjiru starts to lose his self-control. For no apparent reason, he is overcome with depression. With a great sense of melodrama, he rises from his seat and loudly declares he would plunge down the waterfall. His friends speak comforting words and thats all it takes to change the athletes mind.
Normally the youngsters are controlled by a lack of money and by the elderly. But what to do with a young man who earned more than $6 million?
Mr Koichi Morishita, Wanjirus coach
Dutch writer who has been documenting the circumstances surrounding the death of Olympic champion Samuel Wanjiru for months describes his tragic fall as strongly suspicious. In an exclusive interview about a new book marking the rst anniversary of the stars death, Frits Conijn makes a series of extraordinary claims regarding the mysterious death of the runner in his home on the night of May 15, last year. The evidence concerning his death is not conclusive. But I can smell a rat, says Conijn, who has co-authored Death Runner, the tragic end of Olympic marathon champion with Simon Maziku. The technical evidence is very strange blood in the bedroom, maybe he cut himself shaving but the contradictions in the testimonies are even stranger. Conijn raises numerous questions regarding the statements made at the time by his widow Terezah Njeri, with whom they had well publicised run-ins before and, apparently, on the night he died. The athlete died on the day he returned to Nyahururu from a training camp in Eldoret at the request of his wife, who said she was ill and in need of medical treatment. After arriving at 9pm to nd no one home, the runner drove into town and set on a drinking spree before returning home for the last time. It is clear that he returned home later that night with a female companion, Margaret Nduta, and that Terezah found them and stormed out in a hu but no one knows yet what precisely happened next as to lead to the runners death. In emailed responses to the Saturday Nation, Conijn is scathing of the police investigation and their failure to extract more information from Terezah, Nduta and the watchman who must have seen more than he said. He castigates the police for failing to protect the crime scene that was visited by numerous people allowed into the compound on the ill-fated night, saying this was a deliberate move to cover up evidence. After a years review of the evidence and interviews with witnesses and acquaintances of the family, the author lists numerous contradictions that have yet to be answered: How come Terezah, Nduta and the watchman were never thoroughly interrogated? One time Terezah says she discovered Sammy and Nduta in the living room, next time it is the bedroom. Which is the truth? Terezah says she only knew the next day her husband died. But two witnesses (independent from each other) told the author that they found her at the police station 20 minutes after Wanjirus death. How come Terezah was not aware of
1. ELDORET
Despite a ban against travelling out of camp, Wanjiru leaves Eldoret for Nyahururu accompanied by friend and training partner Gatheru. Powerless to stop him, his Italian trainer lends him his car. He promises to be of good conduct during his absence but only 20 kilometres out, he stops over at an roadside inn for a drink and buys more to take at the wheel.
As the sorrow disappears, rage sets in. When driving away, Wanjiru rams the gate of the establishment, causing an uproar. I will shoot you dead, the athlete shouts at the guard when he calls the police. That threat has little eect and 10 minutes later, the police arrive, but they might as well have stayed at their station. The guard is told he shouldnt complain and Wanjiru isnt prevented from stepping into his car again, heavily drunk, at around half past 10 and leaving for a bar called Kawa Falls. This would turn out to be his last bar visit ever. Later he drives home with a girl and what happens next is a mystery that is yet to be resolved
Samuel Wanjiru
the fall of her husband? She could not have been far and round that time of the night it is very quiet. Terezah is not very clear on the reason why she wanted Sammy to come back to Nyahururu. First she says it was about dowry payment, then to take her to hospital and lastly she wanted them to discuss , about an investment in a transport rm. Terezah is not very clear on when she came back from Nairobi. And why would she come to hospital in Nyahururu when there are better facilities in Nairobi where she was? Where did the blood in the bedroom come from? Whose was it and did detectives carry out any tests? Why did the police do such shoddy investigation? How come the watchman knows nothing? He claims he knew of the events when he saw Wanjiru under the balcony. Strange, if the story of Terezah is true, there was a lot of shouting before. How come the watchman did not see Nduta in the car when Sammy wanted to enter the compound? The star stopped at the gate and asked him if Terezah was home. Why was Terezah insisting on the funeral? Why not wait till the investigation was nished and the results were published then she would have been o the hook for good? Why are the authorities not cooperating with Sammys mother, Hannah, push for more investigation? The author claims the plot to kill the athlete could have been hatched five months earlier when police found foreign currency equivalent to Sh33 million in his house during a swoop for an alleged illegal pistol. On December 31, 2010, police stormed Wanjirus house and allegedly found an AK47 rie and also took away a small portable safe where they believed a pistol was after Wanjiru declined to open it. According to three witnesses (independent from each other) there was Sh33 million ($390,842 by todays exchange rate). So maybe the police wanted to cover this up, now Wanjiru can never claim the money again. Prior to this Wanjiru would buy friends and strangers drinks at local pubs and then proceed to engage in rowdy behaviour, ghting and breaking glasses in pubs which he would later pay with a handsome tip for the waiters. Police ocers called to the pub would quickly withdraw after receiving instructions from their seniors not to touch Wanjiru. On December 31, 2010, Wanjiru came home drunk and a quarrel erupted with his wife. Terezah ed as Wanjiru went to collect a gun to teach her a lesson. She ran to Nyahururu Police Station where she reported the matter. Then Divisional Police Commander Jasper Ombati and CID counterpart Isaac Onyango led a raid on the house during which an AK-47 rie was recovered and Wanjiru arrested for threatening to kill his wife and his then watchman William Masinde, who had allowed Terezah to drive out of the compound. Terezah later dropped the charges saying she had forgiven her husband. She also disclosed that they would invest jointly and spend more time together to cement their relationship. The couple kept o the limelight until
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of Olympics hero a year later

February 14 when they turned up for the Valentines dinner at the Carnivore Restaurant in Nairobi. The couple was evidently smitten with each other and the public display of love convinced many people that they had recovered from the tumultuous events that led to the athlete being charged in court for violent conduct. When Wanjiru won the Olympics gold medal, he organised two homecoming celebrations sponsored by corporate giants. The rst was to celebrate the countrys rst marathon victory and the second for winning a Sh100 million jackpot marathon in October 2009. There were meet-the-people tours in Nairobi, Nyeri, Nyahururu, Kinangop, Kipipiri and Ol Kalou which culminated in a State House trip that conrmed Wanjirus moment had come early at 21. Looking back, his Japanese coach could have been right to say the Kenyans who turned out for the tours never took care of Wanjirus soul. And the few who passed for his friends only cared about his deep pockets (money). According to me there should be programmes for young athletes. How can you expect them to deal with such amounts of money without any education? Maybe the youngsters should be connected with experienced or former ones who experienced everything, said Mr Koichi Morishita. In Japan everybody described him as a very kind young man. When he was second in London and already a big star, he still paced for his team-mates to help them make the Olympics cut. Sammy was an excellent pacer, but in the last few metres he wanted to win, adds Japanese international athletic coach Koichi Morishita. Morishita says he knew Wanjiru, liked him very much but was still puzzled that he (Wanjiru) remained largely unpredictable. To me it feels as if the tribal culture was insucient for Wanjiru. Normally the youngsters are controlcome back for the hospital in Nyahururu! Why did she want to see Sammy? Sometimes it is about the dowry, the next time he has to take her to the hospital, another time they have to talk about an investment in a transport rm says the Dutchman. Wanjirus close associates say Terezah kept calling him as he left Eldoret where he had been training for an international race. Judy Wambui, who bore Wanjiru a son he never saw, says when the star arrived at her house in Nakuru, Terezah called him several times. Wanjiru would later travel to Nyahururu that evening. And when he arrived, he went drinking turning up at home with Jane Nduta. Its here that the detail is lost in contradicting tales by the police, his widow and watchman. Conijn does not believe that Terezah learnt about her husbands death the next morning. He says Gatheru and a Mr Ngatia said they found her at the police station 20 minutes after the incident. How comes Terezah was not aware of the fall of her husband? According to Nduta, Wanjiru opened balcony door after Njeri locked them in the bedroom. The CCTV shows Terezah leaving the small gate followed by the watchman who then abruptly turns round and runs towards the balcony. Confused he runs to the pedestrian gate and goes out. He returns and runs back to the guard house then towards the balcony gesticulating in despair. Nduta, in an earlier interview with the Nation, said she followed the star to the balcony only to nd him missing. She then called the watchman. The watchman asked me, cant you see him lying down here, but this could not be veried as the security camera at the balcony was not working. The watchman said Wanjiru jumped over the balcony in a bid to stop Terezah from telling the world he had a woman in the house despite his earlier promise that he would never do that again. MEMORY
Emergency ward in honour of athlete yet to be put up a year after death

When Olympic marathon champion Samuel Kamau Wanjiru died, many big ideas on how to keep the runners name alive were oated. But it appears the ideas remain just that one year later. There was a proposal to put up an accident emergency ward at the Nyahururu District Hospital because it was felt that had there been one at the health institution, Wanjirus life could have been saved. The runner was taken to the hospital on the night of May 15 last year after what police said was a fall from the balcony of his house at Muthaiga Estate in Nyahururu town after a quarrel with his wife Terezah Njeri, who had found him with another woman in the home. The idea of an emergency ward elicited more interest than the rest of the proposals and a committee of stakeholders was set up to pursue it. In the committee were representatives from the hospital management, academics, faith-based organisations, business community and athletes. Athletics Kenya (AK) is represented in the committee by the Nyandarua sub-branch. The committee held several meetings and the hospital management board oered an initial Sh1 million so that the Sh200 million project could start in earnest but now there is silence over the project. We have not been called for another meeting for some time now and we dont know what is going on with the project, said Mr Francis Kamau, the Nyahururubased Mfae athletics club coach. He disclosed that at one of the meetings they were informed that an organisation in Canada had pledged to donate maternity equipment to the hospital in addition to supporting the Wanjiru memorial project. Mr Kamau, who is also the AK subbranch vice-chairman, said they used to be summoned through text messages to attend the meetings but this is no longer the case. He said one of the committees tasks was to organise a half marathon (21 kilometres) race to coincide with the rst anniversary of Wanjirus death. The race would have been used to ocially launch the emergency ward project. The committee had Dr Michael Mugo of Laikipia University College, Nyahururu, as chairman and Dr Ngai Kamande, the hospitals superintendent, as secretary. Dr Mugo said the noble idea was still on course although they had not raised any funds so far. He said the race to publicise the project was set for the end of this month, adding that the committee tasked with the organisation of the event was still meeting. He said the land where the project would be put up had been identied within the district hospital compound. The ward would have an intensive care unit, emergency theatre, emergency observation rooms and X-ray equipment. Despite the project getting a poor response from the business community in Nyahururu, Nyandarua and Laikipia, the committee managed to establish promising links outside the country. We have been able to establish links with the Ministry of Health of British Columbia in Canada and they have promised to give equipment worth Sh18 million, said Dr Mugo. - David Macharia
Deep pockets
Hannah Wanjiru, the mother of Samuel Wanjiru, holds a picture of her son winning the Rotterdam Marathon. She says it is the most memorable picture that reminds her of her son.
led by a lack of money and by the elderly. But what to do with a young man who earned more than $6 million? The only solution is they (elders) can control themselves (to keep away from Wanjiru), but the tribal culture seems to be more about social control, he said in the interview. That Wanjiru never appreciated his new status is not news. He was often caught up in pub st ghts, and was said to have once drawn a pistol on a pastor after their vehicles were involved in a minor accident. The shocked pastor reported the incident to police but no action was taken. Only a group of local coaches and athletes visited the marathon icon and urged him to shun binge drinking. Wanjiru loved his beer and would revel with non-athletes late into the night. Anybody who cared for a free drink, including security ocers, was invited to the open party as long as they continued singing praises of
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the star. As many would say, this was one generous man who knew how to buy beer and liked being praised for what he was. To t his stature, Wanjiru would change cars like clothes with top of the range vehicles being his favourite. But amid all this chaos, the father of two would also nd them to nurture, support and donate cash to budding athletes in Nyahururu. He set up a training camp for them. After the gun asco, Wanjiru left Nyahururu and reportedly bought a house in Nairobi where he moved with his young family to escape the bad publicity that was threatening to overcome his prowess on the track. The Dutch author says Terezah really wanted to meet Wanjiru in Nyahururu and not in Nakuru or at their Nairobi home. It is not very clear on when she came back from Nairobi. Strange to
Mother in relentless search for truth over sons death

a car and other goods that have turned around her life. I will die demanding the truth. I need to conrm whether my son was murdered or not. I am optimistic that God will one day expose the killers. I fast and pray for the truth to be known by all the fans of my son, she said. Ms Wanjiru, the combative mother of two, still has fond memories of her son as he went across the world crushing records in the 21-kilometre and 42-kilometre marathon races in a four-year span before he died a multi-millionaire at the age of 24. Her house is still endowed with numerous medals from various races her son participated in. Ms Wanjiru has spent the last one year visiting various government oces in a relentless search for the truth over the death of her son. She has also sought the release of a comprehensive postmortem examination report. However, the eorts have not yielded results. She said top government ocials have gone silent on the matter, choosing to ignore the mystery surrounding the death of Samuel. Like her son, Ms Wanjiru hardly gives up until she gets what she wants despite the belief by many that she is after her sons millions, thereby dispossess Wanjirus wife Terezah Njeri Kamau and her two children, Ann Wanjiru and Simon Njoroge. Ms Wanjiru rst hit the headlines when she obtained a court injunction blocking the burial of her son last year, saying that a postmortem be performed to conrm the cause of death. But, Njeri strongly contested the move, saying it was aimed at delaying the burial of her husband. To date, I am still in shock, what wife would rush to demand that her husband be buried before the truth on the cause of death is known? How could one rush to have the burial, even before a postmortem examination was conducted? A year later, why has there been no results made public by then chief government pathologist, Dr Moses Njue? she asked. During an interview with the Nation, Ms Wanjiru, who appears to lead a forlorn life, said her sons death had brought her shame and pain in equal measure, especially when some men came out claiming to be Samuels father.
Ms Hannah Wanjiru
Memories of Samuel Wanjiru, the marathon legend who died last year, will remain etched in the mind of his 50-year-old mother, Hannah Wanjiru. Ms Wanjiru said not 10 or 20 years will erase the memory of her son, who bought her a house,
12 | Opinion
Do not blame rains for damage to roads

orrential rains over the last two months have caused over Sh10 billion worth of damage to Kenyas road network. Roads minister Franklin Bett told the 19th Engineers International Conference closing today in Nairobi that rains had caused deep potholes and gullies on some roads. The engineers heard from the minister that rainwater had seeped right into the weakened foundations of many roads, causing them to break apart. The meeting at the Kenyatta International Conference Centre was called specically to deliberate on the role of engineers in the implementation of devolution under the new Constitution. It would have been timely and topical for the gathered brains to divert from the programme and devote a session specically to the damage heavy rain was causing on the road network. A topic the engineers clearly would have needed to discuss is whether poor design, construction, materials and workmanship are the real problems. It might have emerged that blaming the rain is the easy cop out in an age when the technology has long existed to build roads that can withstand the ercest elements. The kind of heavy seasonal rainfall we have witnessed surely should not be enough to cause all that damage. It is instructive, as reported by the minister, that most of the aected roads are those under the Kenya Urban Roads Authority and the Kenya Rural Roads Authority. National trunk roads that fall under the Kenya National Highways Authority were aected to a much lesser extent. The inescapable conclusion is that roads built to poor standards are the ones that were unable to withstand the rains, while those constricted to international norms coped pretty well. We should therefore not blame the rains for our own inadequacies.
ECONOMICS FOR EVERYONE | Development discourse with Wolfgang Fengler
How price controls can trigger higher prices, hitting the poor
he Kenyan Parliament has just passed a new Finance Bill and there is one important piece of good news: interest rates will not be capped. Prior to this, there was the risk that Kenya would embrace unconventional economic policies, and there was heated debate regarding price controls over the last months. Many policy makers and Kenyans think that interest rates ought to be capped at a certain level, especially following a sharp rise since the end of 2011. People are aected by high prices, and ination has only started to come down over the last few months. The debate on price controls reminded me of Germany in the 1980s. At that time, my country was still split in two. While West Germany followed a social market economy, East Germany opted for a state-led model in line with Soviet and communist philosophies. One core economic policy of the East was price controls on all possible goods. Food, rent and services all had xed prices. Also, the currency was set at parity with West Germanys Deutsche mark. But this exchange rate was unrealistic, given West Germanys success and East Germanys relative stagnation. In May 1989, I went on a high school trip to the East a special treat at that time because access was limited and highly regulated. We were approached by black market traders oering a
Budget plan needs time

parliamentary committee is holding public sittings this weekend to get views on the 2012/13 Budget due to be tabled in the House next month. This is the rst time the House Budget Committee will be carrying out this exercise in line with the constitutional requirement that emphasises public participation in budgeting. In the new scheme of things, Parliament and the public have a critical role in the budgeting process. Whereas Finance ministry prepares the budget, which must incorporate the publics views, the estimates are presented to Parliament two months before the end of the nancial year. In turn, Parliament, through the Budget Committee, scrutinises the estimates and also solicits public views before making recommendations to the House for approval. Since budgeting is intricate and sophisticated, it is questionable why it had to be done within such short a notice. This is not right and may not achieve the desired objective. Whatever the case, we urge as many people as possible to go for the sessions and present their views. But the process must be planned well in the future to realise better results.
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ratio of 5:1. You probably remember what happened in the six months following my trip: The Eastern bloc collapsed and the Berlin Wall came down. Travelling through Africa in the 1990s, I had many similar experiences: many goods were scarce, and the black market was vibrant. Economists may not know a lot but, as Nobel Prize winner Milton Friedman put it: We do know how to create a shortage. Price ceilings are the easiest way to create one. Evidence around the world demonstrates that attempts to control prices often lead to higher prices (in a parallel market). And the hardest hit are the poor! Any interest rate ceiling means credit has to be rationed. In that case, there is no guarantee that the most productive investment receives the credit. Often, credit is rationed on political grounds, which undermines investment productivity. Worse still, banks which give out these politically-charged loans are often not repaid. So how can price rises be avoided and poor families protected? Arent banks charging disproportionate fees and beneting from high interest rates? The frustration vis--vis
Most Kenyans seem to be losing out as many banks charge higher fees than the interest
some banks is understandable. They seem to be making large prots in times when others are having a hard time. I also never understood why I needed to pay a large sum of money each month just to have my bank manage my money. In most countries, you add to your savings each month because banks pay interest on your deposits. However, most Kenyans seem to be losing out as many banks charge higher fees than the interest. Reforms are clearly needed to protect Kenyas consumers. But dont kill the goose that lays the golden eggs! A strong economy needs strong and liquid banks. Many global companies consider Nairobi their hub and entry point for Africa, not least because of Kenyas strong services, including banking. Over the last few weeks, the main area of contention has been the interest rate spread which is the dierence between the interest the bank charges you for a loan (lending rate); and the money they give you for keeping your money with them (savings rate). For about a year, Kenyas spread has been above 10 percentage points, and with higher overall interest rates, it can become very expensive to borrow. However, the spread is not equivalent to the banks prots. A large share of the banks income is spent on operational costs, which are higher for banks with a presence in rural and remote regions. What can Kenya do to re-
duce interest rates and keep the nancial sector strong? First, try to bring down ination further. Food remains the key driver of ination, and better food policies would help. Second, Kenya has a strong reputation for sound macroeconomic policies and a strong nancial sector. But you still need strong institutions which make sure that there is a level playing eld for rms to compete. A key concern is the slow implementation of regulations to address the ow of illicit funds. If Kenya continues to make limited progress, it risks weakening the reputation of its nancial system, prompting enhanced scrutiny on all nancial transactions, and increasing their costs in the country. Third, competition and innovation are the best medicine against high prices. The telecoms sector has demonstrated that prices can come down dramatically if well-regulated competition unfolds. If the banking sector follows the model of telecoms, Kenya could get the best of both worlds: A stable nancial system and cheaper loans! Note: This contribution follows on John Zutts (World Bank Kenya Country Director) commentary on interest rate controls in March 2012, and builds on the work by the World Banks nancial sector and economic teams. Follow Wolfgang Fengler on Twitter: www.twitter.com/ @wolfgangfengler
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POLITICALLY CORRECT| Kwamchetsi Makokhas sideways look at Kenyas ICC cases
THINK AGAIN | Maina Kiai
was in Tunisia recently as part of my duties as UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights to Freedom of Peaceful Assembly and of Association. And without a doubt, the easier part of the Arab Spring has been the removal of the dictatorships: The harder work is entrenching democratic and pro-people societies. Tunisia faces many challenges, just like all the Arab Spring countries. While these challenges dier from country to country, in all of them, the biggest headache is how to increase democratic space and entrench democracy, given their histories of long lasting dictatorships. And in every country, some of the biggest opponents of democracy are groups that were part of the coalitions that made the Arab Spring possible! The struggles in Tunisia are about the character of the society, with some calling for a strict Islamic state, with Sharia law at the core, and others seeking a liberal secular state that allows for any and all religions of peace to exist and thrive. Tunisia has been one of the more secular states in the Arab world in the last 50 years and Tunis is as modern and bustling as any modern capital anywhere in the world, with the same attractions and vices available as you would nd anywhere. But the curse of dictatorship is that it always destroys and weakens those sectors in society that challenge it and which seek to be independent. So it was in Tunisia that while its economic gures and indicators were high; and its international reputation was sparkling as a modern Arab state; the dictator Ben Ali who was regularly elected on 90 per cent plus votes shut down civil society, academic freedom and any other forum of dissent, except for religion. Because he wanted to give the impression of being a good Moslem in a country that is predominantly Islamic, he was unable to totally suppress the religious
Tunisia today shows us that making real change requires constant vigilance I
Tunisians demonstrate around a portrait of protest hero Mohamed Bouazizi in Sidi Bouzid in Tunis.
sector, which then grew dramatically, becoming a centre for dissent, and providing an ideological alternative to his rule. And with that came strong fundamentalist strains of Islam that were able to inltrate mosques and neighbourhoods, providing services that the state did not provide. It is not surprising then that when the protests started in December 2010, the Islamist forces were at the forefront, with trade unions and ordinary people. But they were better organised than anyone else, and when elections were held for a constituent assembly, they took about half the seats. There is contestation between moderate and extreme forces within the Islamists, with the moderates having an upper hand for now, and clear that Islam and democracy are not contradictory. These moderates are bolstered by trade unions, academics and the emerging civil society. But the signs of the extremists are
showing with, for instance, women on the streets being accosted, now and again, by young men who tell them to cover up. The debate on role of Sharia law was tense and emotional, and only settled when the extremists were beaten back by secularists, women and civil society. The moderate Islamists also played a key role in this debate, convincing the extremist wing that tolerance was essential to building a new, dierent Tunisia. Nevertheless, many of the NGOs I met are still apprehensive about the trends, especially as they feel they do not have the skills, capacity and resources to get to the grassroots to counter the extremists. The challenges of Tunisia remind me of the challenges we still face in Kenya, despite our Constitutional Spring. For us, our extremists are the tribal warlords, trying to box us, by force if necessary, into one tribal line for their benet. They are the forces of business as usual, who hold the reins of power, and who want to entrench impunity for themselves. They are at the helm of our security organs, determined to remain as opaque as possible as they use their institutions for the benet of a specic tribal elite. And they are our MPs and Treasury mandarins who purport to increase gratuities for the President and themselves even as they earn pensions knowing full well that they no longer have that power but utterly contemptuous of the law and ordinary people. We can and should celebrate our Constitutional Spring, but unless and until we get leadership that understands, accepts and values this Constitution, we could well see the continuation of the Colonial-Kenyatta-Moi-Kibaki dynasties of minority, corrupt rule. Real change in Kenya and Tunisia requires total and active vigilance. mkiai2000@yahoo.com
Fears that criminals will be freed driving Kenya towards a truly African court
fter careful observation, the kangaroo nature of the International Criminal Court has become apparent for the entire world to see. When 33 African states signed the treaty that created this court, they did not imagine that it could become the graveyard of justice for their long suering people. Because of its record of investigations, prosecutions and judging, Africans are no longer guaranteed justice at this court. Africans went to this court seeking justice. Instead, all they got was rank politics of the imperial kind. If the judges are not sentencing pan-African nationalists like Liberias Charles Taylor, they are issuing arrest warrants against peace-loving Sudans Omar al-Bashir. Nowhere is the naked politics of the ICC more apparent than in the Kenya cases, in which the most senior political leaders of tomorrow are routinely summoned to y out of the country and bow before foreign judges. Many Kenyans can see right through this imperialist plot to siphon foreign currency out of the country by forcing its citizens to travel to Europe, a place where a dearth of tourists has already caused an economic meltdown. Although ICC half-heartedly oered to hold the trials in Kenya, no one was fooled. Given the ICCs sloppiness, there is a real danger of the people who organised the post-election violence in 2007 in Kenya walking free. Where would that leave the victims, and the country as a whole? Justice delayed is justice denied. Kenya is very concerned by the delaying tactics at the ICC. After naming the suspects in December 2010, hauling them to a conrmation of charges hearing in September 2011 and deciding to commit only four of them to trial, it is doubtful that this case could be concluded before the Second Coming. Such a slow speed is simply not acceptable. The courts tardiness is also evident in its inability to transmit proceedings in real-time, opting instead to insert a 30-minute delay where it is not needed. As a matter of fact, beaming proceedings on television is not African. It creates an unnecessary spectacle from a solemn process. Kenya is painfully learning that cheap is expensive. After dutifully paying its assessed contribution of Sh1.4 million each year to nance the ICC, it is highly doubtful that the country will get any justice from this court. It seems like the country will have to fork out more money to get a proper court going either at the African Union or the East Africa Court of Justice. That is why, as the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda winds down in a months time, the East African states can swiftly deploy it to excellent use by asking it to deal with crimes against humanity. Justice, the way Africans understand it, is swift, sure and terrible. A demonstration of how African justice works has become desirable not only for the education of the ICC, but also for functional purposes of ensuring that the guilty do not go scot free. Last year, in March, the Kenya Government shared with the ICC its report of what it was doing with the post-election violence. The investigation was so wide-ranging that it captured all the crimes committed in the post-election violence period from people who took advantage of the general breakdown of law and order to commit suicide, to those that had carnal knowledge of sheep on February 2, 2008. The ICC was not interested. It has increasingly become clear that it wants to nd the guilty innocent and jail the blameless. Africa cannot wait for the ICC to write longwinded judgments in English, and have them translated into French, Spanish, Russian, Chinese and Arabic. That is why no eort should be spared in creating a truly African court that speaks an African language and delivers African justice. kwamchetsi@formandcontent.co.ke
DIFFERENT STROKES | Gabriel Dolan
olitics and civic education have become a disgraceful and wasteful money spinning racket. Every election year we witness the emergence of new political entities and the birth of a conglomeration of civic education providers. One feeds o the other. Civic education has replaced Aids awareness as the latest cash cow of the so-called like-minded donors. Last week I attended a function to unveil the coastal civic education programme. These launches have become predictable, choreographed, glitzy and no-expenses-spared events. They are always located in ve star hotels, with charming celebratory hostesses, childrens choirs, expensive pop stars and winding up with peace doves, balloons and a giant buet. Civic education has become glossy and slick but has lost its edge and relevance for the poor and marginalised voter. The coastal programme has
Civic education an obstacle to real change P

Kenyans dont need information, they need hope and education for liberation, so that they can free themselves
an acronym of SAFE and perhaps that best epitomises the expected input and outcome of this venture: a peaceful and fair election that will maintain the status quo of inequality, injustice and deprivation. A safe programme is a tame, anaemic one that will bring little substantial change. Sometimes I think we have too much civic education, or rather too much of the wrong type of education. Most civic education is like our formal education all about note taking, cramming information and getting certicates. It reminds me of a man who once told me that he had attended several family planning seminars but had lost his notes and now he was bringing his 10th child for Baptism! There is a complete disconnect between information gathered and tools required to address injustice and produce radical change. Like the formal sector, civic education is all about conformity and not transformation. Yet, just about everyone has attended civic education seminars in Kenya except, perhaps, the political class who most need to be challenged. Kenyans dont need information they need hope and education for liberation, so that they can free themselves. Paulo Friere once said that to arm that men and women are free and then to do nothing tangible to make that armation a reality is a farce. It is not about helping voters to choose between two presidential candidates who face crimes against humanity, or
another duo who cant agree on who raped the economy the most. It is showing them how to be rid of thieves, warlords, ethnic elites and drug barons. Civic education like preaching that does not provoke, that does not unsettle is not liberation or education as in the Latin etymological meaning to lead out. The aim of all civic education then must be to begin by believing in and trusting the peoples ability and give them the skills to build human rights communities and movements that deal with their own local problems. It must be led by people with a passion for justice, with a vision of change who will ght alongside the community and radically transform their reality. People like that are found everywhere but the donor community and the elitist civil society organisations are the biggest obstacle towards their emergence. gdolan54@gmail.com
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FAIR PLAY | Peter Mwaura
When judgment writing becomes the undoing of judges in vetting process F

orget about corruption, which is dicult to prove, as the most likely undoing of the judges being vetted. The real killer is judgment writing. Judgment writing, unlike corruption, cannot be hidden, and its the only freely available evidence that a judge has, or has not, been rendering justice. Public condence in the Judiciary is based on judgments. A judgment is everything; its the end result of a court process. It decides the fate of the parties in a court case. And it tells you a lot about the writer. In the determinations regarding the nine judges of the Court of Appeal announced on April 24, the Judges and Magistrates Vetting Board based its decisions on the quality of the judgments the judges had authored. In the case of Justice Joseph Nyamu, the Board said the language he used in the Saitoti case was intemperate and gratuitously disrespectful. In the case of Justice Riaga Omollo, the Board said it was astonished by his grave disrespect for disabled people in the Matiba case. Essentially, Justice Omollo said if Kenneth Matiba was not able to use his hands to le a petition, then he had no business wanting to be the President of Kenya. The Board said: The judgment went on to castigate the petitioner in an ungenerous and uncalled-for manner that manifested no sensitivity to the fact that he could well have been paralysed as a result of
MARK MY WORD | Philip Ochieng
The Judges and Magistrates Vetting Board chairman, Mr Sharad Rao. Public condence in the Judiciary is based on judgments.
torture, and appeared to curry favour with the incumbent President. In the case of Justice Emmanuel OKubasu, the Board said one of his judgments suggests a worrying lack of capacity for objective and persuasive reasoning. The Vetting of Judges and Magistrates Act requires the Board to consider professional competence, written and oral communication skills. The Act also requires the Board to be guided by international best practices. That, without doubt, includes judgment writing. The Board was right to zero in on judgment writing. Judgment is the touchstone of a judges suitability. Its what, in the end, matters in the delivery of justice. The Board said its also assessing the intellectual capacity of the judges. Without the necessary intellectual capacity, a judge is likely to write judgments that are wanting. The Board is, indirectly, acknowledging that judgment writing is the most dicult thing that any judge has to do. It follows, then, that if a judge masters the art of judgment writing then he or she satises the suitability test, everything else being equal. Judgment writing calls for more than a mastery of the law. It calls for pure writing skills, to use the words of Gerald Lebovits, a professor of law at Columbia Law School, who gave a lecture at the Kenya Judicial Training Institute in Nairobi in August 2009. He talked about the art of writing judgments, the structure and style of a judgment and, at the request of the Kenya Law Reports, the importance of grammar, punc-
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tuation, editing and proof reading. Judgment writing, he emphasised, requires a mastery of writing skills. A display of strong writing skills is essential for judges, who are and must be professional writers. These skills are necessary to maintain respect for the judgment and the Judiciary and to show the readers litigants, their attorneys, the bar, other judges, and the public that judges are doing their job. He said a written judgment is also an honest, respectful, persuasive, clear, and memorable explanation why one side won and one side lost. Judgments should never insult the attorneys or the litigants or display traces of sarcasm. He made another point worth remembering: Judicial style in judgment writing is as important as judicial content. Tone, he said, can never be divorced from substance. Im not sure how much of that sank in among our judges. I cannot tell, not with the numerous mistakes of style and grammar one encounters in judgments reported by the ofcial Kenya Law Reports. My thesis, though, is that a judge who cannot write, spell, or string together two sentences that are intelligible, coherent, logical or temperate, is likely to be adjudged unsuitable to remain on the Bench. I expect a massacre of High Court judges. gigirimwaura@yahoo.com
Nothing can be absolutely independent

ivorced from its context, the headline a sub-editor gave me here last week was absolute. It said: No grammatical person can take a conjugated verb. A thing is absolute if its existence does not at all depend on anything else, if its truth has no boundaries, if its freedom is unlimited. That makes the Judaeo-Christian God the most absolute of all entities. For he is omnipotent (all-powerful), omniscient (all-knowing), omnibenevolent (all-good), omnipresent (allpresent), etc, from olam to olam. This last term is Hebrew for that form of absolutism that Kikuyu calls tene na tene. Yet even the staunchest Deuteronomistic Historian frequently depicts the deity in embarrassingly relative terms. If relative is the epistemological opposite of absolute, then, whenever a god puts a certain Abrahams loyalty to a test, the god succeeds only in undermining my belief in his omniscience. My mind seriously questions the omni-benevolence of a deity who nds it morally proper to harden a pharaohs heart so that the pharaoh can prolong his recalcitrance and thus give the divinity an excuse for deploying horrendous additional plagues to kill thousands of absolutely innocent African children. But I use the phrase most absolute only facetiously. For the adjective absolute is absolute. A thing is either absolute or it is not. There are no degrees of it. In short, absolute has no comparative and superlative forms. There is nothing like more absolute or most absolute. Astrophysical Zusammenhang (as Hegel and Engels call it in German) arms that all things are related. As with Einstein, relativity is the mode of existence of all reality. But the point is that this universal interrelatedness necessarily restricts the independence and freedom of every natural object and phenomenon. Nothing plasmatic, physical, chemical, biological, mental and social can be absolutely independent of the universal whole. A things existential freedom is always hemmed in by and, therefore, always relative to the existence of everything else. Mankind itself can never be absolutely independent of or free from the necessities of nature. Even among that self-styled special creation of God, freedom is always relative both in reality and as a concept. Only liberalism the ideology of the go-getting Western capitalist Lone Ranger has ever demanded freedom in any absolute and anarchistic terms. If we return to the headline at our peg, it is true I had said that no grammatical person can take a conjugated verb But I had never said it as an absolutely independent category. I had asserted it only in relation to certain other grammatical requirements. Discussing the subjunctive mood, I had said that where the verbal action is not yet real, no grammatical person can take a conjugated verb By wrenching the italicised phrase from the whole sentence and stating it absolutely independently, the sub-editor terribly falsied my message. Without the introductory clause, the statement that no grammatical person can take a conjugated verb is absolutely nonsensical. It can be true only relative to the conditions I set out in the rst half of my original sentence. ochiengotani@gmail.com
Pharaohs heart
LETTER FROM AMERICA | Randall Smith
Obama takes a gamble on gay rights B

y endorsing the marriage of samesex couples this week, he has taken a stand on a subject thats one of the most controversial in America. It is a social issue thats divided the country: Some states are passing laws to allow it, and others like North Carolina this week are voting against it. The issue of gay marriage is no stranger to Africa. Ugandas kill the gays legislation has re-emerged this spring, and anti-gay rhetoric is stronger in many African churches and street corners than the Bibles rst commandment and Jesus golden rule. We all know the arguments pro and con, and so theyre not worth repeating here. But there are issues worth exploring. Whats fascinating in America is that the issue is counter-intuitive. Americas Democrats often argue for government solutions and oversight to complex problems. Our nations auto industry was bailed out by President Obama because he felt that such a collapse would do irreparable harm to the country. But Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney argued that the car makers should fail or succeed on their own merits no matter the consequences to the American worker.
The president may have done what is morally correct in his mind, but was it the best decision politically at this time?
In the gay marriage battle, though, political realities are upside down. Democrats do not want the government to interfere with an individuals decision on marriage. Republicans want the government to use its authority to ban it. Another fact is that Americas gay population is relatively small. Experts estimate it at about 4 million or 1.7 per cent of the population. Its impossible to get a similar count in Africa because homosexuality is criminalised in many countries, including Kenya. But its not unreasonable to guess a similar percentage. So one must ask why is so much attention put on an issue that touches so few? When Ive been to Kenya, President Obamas popularity is overwhelming. But is Obamas endorsement of gay rights causing a fracture in his African
support? The Ugandans are not shy about their displeasure with the Obama administration. They are angry about the tie between US aid and fair treatment of homosexuals. Here, in President Obamas own words, is his reasoning: What Ive come to realise is that for loving, same-sex couples, the denial of marriage equality means that, in their eyes and the eyes of their children, they are still considered less than full citizens. Even at my own dinner table, when I look at Sasha and Malia, who have friends whose parents are samesex couples, I know it wouldnt dawn on them that their friends parents should be treated dierently. The stand is courageous. The president is in a virtual dead heat with Romney in the polls. Many Democrats are still sitting on the sidelines, not quite awake to the reality of possible defeat. The Republicans are delighted. The president may have done what is morally correct in his mind, but was it the best decision politically at this time? If Obama was running for president in Kenya, he might lose based on this one issue. In America, the stakes are just as high. letters9876@gmail.com
Freedom is relative
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CHARGED | Midiwo appears in court
Livondo denies vehicle theft, sorry over court order

A politician brought to court under a warrant of arrest yesterday denied stealing a motor vehicle worth Sh4 million. Mr Stanley Livondo, a Langata parliamentary seat aspirant in the 2007 elections, appeared before Mombasa chief magistrate Stephen Riechi and denied the charge of handling stolen goods. He was released on a Sh900,000 bond with a surety in a similar amount or an alternative Sh400,000 cash bail. The case will be mentioned on June 7, 2012. Through lawyer John Khaminwa, Mr Livondo said he did not know about the warrant of arrest issued against him and there was a breakdown of communication between him and the police. The accused had nothing to hide, the complainant had a business relationship with the accused, said Dr Khaminwa adding that attempts to settle the matter was ongoing. Mr Livondo apologised for any inconvenience he might have caused. He and Mr Kevin Edgar Kule Kule allegedly stole a Volkswagen Tiguan in 2010 at Mkomani village in Kisauni. The vehicle belongs to Mr Mohamed Said Bhakresa.
Sh4m
The worth of the car politician is to have stolen
Gem MP and ODM Chief Whip Jakoyo Midiwo (left) and Lands minister James Orengo at the Kisumu law courts yesterday, where Mr Midiwo appeared for the mention of a case in which he allegedly gave false information about a plot to assassinate Prime Minister Raila Odinga.
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ATTACK | Fear of insecurity cited
IEBC oces moved to GSU sta quarters

BY GALGALO BOCHA
gbocha@ke.nationmedia.com
he electoral com mission offices at the Coast have been moved from the central business district to near State House due to security fears. South and North Coast regional Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) coordinator Amina Soud conrmed the relocation from Baluchi Complex near Central Police Station to General Service Unit (GSU) sta quarters next to State House. She said this had been prompted by the volatile nature of politics in the region.
We are now located at GSU headquarters next to State House. It is the safest place. Ms Soud said that the 21 IEBC constituencies ofces in the region would be guarded around the clock to ensure their business is not disrupted. The coordinator said her agency was working with all stakeholders to bolster its operations. We have discussed with the government about our security and we are also working with stakeholders to carry out
Work stations guarded
civic education, she said. Last month, a civic education exercise in Kili County turned chaotic when a gang set ablaze a vehicle that electoral ocials had hired for the event. However, residents helped put out the re before it consumed the vehicle. IEBC ocials were educating villagers at a chiefs camp in Chonyi Division on the importance of voting in the General Election when their vehicle was set on re. In what appears to be a spirited effort to bar local residents from taking part in coming elections, the rowdy mob set on re the vehicle IEBC ocials travelling in. Recently, members of the outlawed Mombasa Republic Council were said to have disrupted mock elections held in Malindi, Kili County. However, MRCs leadership denied the organisation was behind the attack.
We are now located at GSU headquarters next to State House. It is the safest place,
IEBC coordinator Amina Soud
16 | Letters
To the editor
There is no good reason for eating dog meat
Writer Waga Odongo recently said he sees nothing wrong with eating dog meat after a man was recently jailed for slaughtering a dog. The man said it was for medicinal purposes, although there is no evidence that dog meat cures anything. Which means the man was committing a fraudulent act in selling it to people. Secondly, dogs are not classied as meat animals for good reason. There are strict regulations governing meat for human consumption. Often dogs are worm infested and some incubate rabies. There are also regulations on the humane way of killing an animal. Dogs are mans best friend, so eating them is like eating a member of your family. Jean Gilchrist, Nairobi
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TALKING POINT
THE CUTTING EDGE

BY THE WATCHMAN
GRAFT DENS. Since, according to the Constitution, the government is supposed to provide free health care, is it not time the country did away with such graft-prone bodies as the NHIF and NSSF, to which workers must make contributions? wonders Michael Marema. The funds that have been raised could then be used for the provision of essential services to the people. The NHIF will continue to lose taxpayers money no matter who is at the helm, says Michael, whose contact is kamaumm144@gmail.com. HEAVY TRAFFIC. One of Nairobis coolest residential and oce addresses Riverside Drive may , just have become a victim of its own success, remarks X.N. Iraki. The area is now notorious for snarl-ups that stretch from the Museum Hill Interchange to the junction of Riverside Drive and Chiromo road. Getting into the University of Nairobis Chiromo campus has become a nightmare, says Iraki, whose contact is xniraki@gmail.com. DISCRIMINATION. While thinking about Kenyas double standards, Tony Gee says he is reminded that it was once said that if one owed the Bank of England 5, one risked going to prison, but if one owed 5 million, they would make one a director. In Kenya, steal a chicken, youll be lynched, but if you are a politically connected big shot and steal billions of shillings, youll even be carried shoulder-high. Double standards, eh? says adds Tony, whose contact is teegee6@ovi.com. DANGEROUS CROOKS. Why is the government not concerned about the devastating consequences of the scrap metal trade, which is fuelling the vandalising of vital public facilities, including bridges? asks Alot Kibul. In Nairobis Eastlands, Kibul adds, the crooks are now sawing o street lamp posts, leaving neighbourhoods in the dark at night. The vandals have been at work on Manyanja Road and Moi Drive in Umoja estate and also along First Avenue, Eastleigh. His contact is alotkibul@ymail.com. SLEEPING ON THE JOB. Bimal Shah, who complained about Nema not taking action despite complaints about pollution in Thika Town, and others, should not expect much from Nema, says Kamau Kaniaru. According to him, Nema is a much-hyped environmental protection agency that cant curb pollution. I have engaged Nema since February last year over a sewage swamp outside the Coca-Cola bottling plant at Embakasi, to no avail. They have done absolutely nothing. His contact is Tel 073617771 or kamau.kaniaru@gmail.com.
Have an eective day, wont you!
Politicians focusing on Raila at the expense of Kenyas problems

ssues touching on Prime Minister Raila Odinga usually invite emotive support and emotive revulsion in equal measure. Any politician wishing for a little publicity only has to blame Mr Odinga for his woes. It seems everyone who wants to be president wants to do so just because they want to stop Mr Odinga. The script is not just left to the political class. Many bloggers cannot sleep unless they write something in support of or against the man. Yet Kenya has a myriad of problems that we ought to be dealing with. The common man cannot aord basic needs like food and housing, for example. This should be the priority for our leaders. Our system of education is in a shambles to the extent that parents do not know what their children are being instructed on. The cost of medication is out of the reach. Corruption has reached alarming levels. Our leaders have learnt the art of eating with no crumbs falling from their tables. It has become fashionable to toy with the words merit and professionalism whenever cases of nepotism in public appointments are pointed out. Are
Remove con shops from hospital entrance

I am concerned with the manner in which con business is being openly conducted outside Kisumus New Nyanza Provincial General Hospital along the busy Jomo Kenyatta Highway. It is unacceptable that a trade of such nature is conducted in open air. I am at a loss guring out what goes on in the minds of patients, their family and friends, when greeted with the sight of cons at the main entrance of the hospital. The cons should be hidden in closed premises. The Municipal Council of Kisumu and the Ministry of Health should ensure that the con makers in Kisumu take a cue from their Nakuru counterparts and conduct business in a discreet manner. What they are doing is unacceptable. Charles Akatch, Kisumu
A residents water point at Mathare slums, Nairobi. Politicians only seem intent on supporting or maligning Mr Raila Odinga in their campaigns while poverty remains our overriding problem.
merit and professionalism conned to only a select few among us? Kenyans truly love each other, and this can be attested to by how we stay together in our housing estates, eat together, play and pray together. We need a leader who will work for this unity in diversity among Kenyans. Our transport system is in a shambles. Driving to work is hell on earth in Nairobi and other big towns. Our roads are full of potholes yet we are surcharged heavily on fuel levy to maintain the roads. We need a leader who will ensure Kenyans have quality work for our money. We lack discipline across many spheres in Kenya. The police force has refused to enforce the law. Matatu drivers disobey trac rules with abandon. Kenyans are living in fear of the police, of thugs and of politicians. The country needs a leader who will implement the Constitution. These are some of the issues I want to hear from anyone who wants to lead Kenya. I believe Kenyans will go for leaders who address issues, not those who have made Raila Odinga their punching bag. Odhiambo Oketch, Nairobi
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Illegal cash should not be used in campaigns

Campaigns appear to be at full throttle and high spending is in high gear. I hope the law to regulate those who use money to tilt the playing eld in their favour is in force. It is the only way moneyed people will be stopped from buying leadership. Illegal resources should not be used in campaigns. The IEBC should be watching out on who is spending what. The new Constitution was meant to tame people who engage in early campaigns. There is evidence of illegal campaigns in the ongoing political rallies across the country. Justin Osey Peter, Mombasa
Take action on biased vernacular radio stations

I am disappointed with the way some vernacular radio stations are taking sides in the political debate. I read an article on this subject recently, where someone complained about the way Kikuyu vernacular stations are biased in reporting issues related to the Prime Minister. I had a painful journey along Kiambu road listening to one of the radio stations recently. I appeal to Mr Keriako Tobiko and Mr Mzalendo Kibunjia to crack the whip on those stations lest they take us back to what happened during the 2007 General Election. Daniel Njuguna, Muranga
Kakamega council should show respect for the dead

In Kakamega town, the Maraba cemetery has been turned into a dumpsite for human bodies. There is no procedure to ensure the safe disposal of the bodies. Recently, some bodies were deposited at the cemetery by a tractor. The bodies stayed in the open for a day without any action from the Kakamega Municipal Council. Dogs were seen in the area feasting on the corpses. The council should have some respect for the dead. This cemetery is now a health hazard to Maraba residents, where the stench is unbearable of late. Modesta Auka Lungatso, Kakamega
ON THIS DATE IN 1971

COMPILED BY MARTHA WANGECHI
YESTERDAYS QUESTION
DEBATE QUESTION
What can be done to prevent violence during elections?

CHARLES SIELE: Election- related chaos would be best prevented by the electorate. The responsibility of our peace entirely depends on us, we should take the initiative to tolerate our diverse political ideologies. CHARLES NZIOKA: Political violence is triggered by tribal groupings. The best way to end it is to completely do away with all tribal groupings. They create animosity and animosity among tribes which trigger violence. DANIEL KIMAIYO: Election laws should be tightened to ensure that voters cast their votes and leave the polling stations. The National Cohesion and Integration commission should work in uniting Kenyans.
Is the IEBC justied to request for Sh41 billion for the next elections?
Send your comments to mailb ox@ke.nationmedia.com
TECHNOLOGY. Information and Broadcasting assistant minister J.Z. Kase (left) is shown how photographs are printed and enlarged by Mr Jamen Asienya when he toured the photographic section at Information House in Nairobi.
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Weekend
DJ Kiran Singh performs at the Vineyard.

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Joined at the hip

How two brothers and their friend living in a dusty little town founded Nakumatt, Tuskys and Naivas the three dominant retail chains in Kenya and the region
Tuskys Chap Chap branch in Muindi Bingu Street in Nairobis Central Business District. It is one of 37 branches of the supermarket chain that was founded in Rongai, Nakuru more than 30 years ago.
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FAMILY AFFAIR | The ve brothers who inherited Tuskys from their father, the late Joram Kamau, are at war with each other over
Where it all begun: The little shop in Rongai, Nakuru where Mr Joram Kamau, the founder of Tuskys, used to operate. Tuskys is now the second biggest supermarket chain in Kenya.
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Joined at the hip: The tale of Kenyas three biggest chain of supermarkets
The three dominant retail outlets in the country were all founded by two brothers and their friend in the dusty little town of Rongai in Nakuru
BY MWAURA KIMANI
hirty years ago, the three families whose interaction and competition would shape the face of Kenyas retail business were hardly noticeable. That was the period when foreign-owned businesses, left behind by the British colonialists, were fading and indigenous businesses, which had sprouted in the wake of independence, were becoming household names. In the Rift Valley town of Nakuru, two families the Shahs and the Kamaus were busy exing their muscles and just beginning to extend their business empire. They were not exactly well known families in the town then, but today they control almost 85 percent of Kenyas retail business. The two families own Nakumatt, Tuskys and Naivas chains of supermarkets. Their close knight family friendship runs deeper than business rivalry, or so it seems.
Fast forward to the main historical events of last week. The ve brothers who inherited Tuskys from their father, the late Joram Kamau, are at war with each other over the control of the giant 37-branch retail chain. No one likes to see a ght ruin their party. And it seems it is usually worse when it involves family members. That, however, is what has happened to Tuskys lately in what has given Kenyans a glimpse of the relationship between the three retail giants. For years, speculation has been rife that Nakumatt, Tuskys and Naivas have cross-ownership relations. But that is not the case; the relation ends at friendship, period. Even as Tuskys hurtles deeper into a crisis, most observers and customers alike are hoping that, in the end, shareholders will do whatever it takes to save the retail giant. That is because, the consequences of a Tuskys collapse are so catastrophic that no shareholder would dare contemplate such a scenario. Trouble at Tuskys would cause a crisis in the retail market, leaving the chains two-million-plus customers per month in limbo. The ve brothers who own Tuskys Stephen Mukuha, Yusuf Mugweru, Samuel Gatei, John Kago and George Gachwe are tussling over the management of the supermarket, which raked in over Sh31 billion in revenues last year. The ght seems to have exposed for the rst time the ownership of the company. Mr Atul Shah, the managing di-
Crisis
1947
The year Mangalal Sha founded Nakumatt
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The number of branches that Tuskys have
1990s
The period when Tuskys rst moved to Nairobi
rector of Nakumatt holdings, whose father is said to have been very close to the elder Kamau, is now one of the arbitrators in the dispute between the ve brothers. Mr Mangalal Shah, Mr Atuls father, founded Nakumatt supermarkets in 1947 as a small retail shop in Embakasi before he moved it to Kisumu in 1965. Upon his death, the reins were taken over by Atul Shah, his younger son.
On his part, Mr Joram Kamau set up a shop named Magic (above left) in the dusty town of Rongai in Nakuru that he would later grow into Tusker Mattresses, and is today simply known as Tuskys. Later, as Mr Kamaus empire grew, he gave his rst shop in Nakuru to his brother. The brother would also later transform his small shop into the giant Naivas chain of supermarkets, the
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the control of the giant 37-branch retail chain

fourth largest chain in Kenya today. Tuskys and Nakumatt chains have been major rivals both locally and in Uganda, where both have ve branches. In the local market Nakumatt has 30 branches, Tuskys has 32, Uchumi has 18 and Naivas 19 branches. The Kamau brothers grew up together in the small town of Rongai near Nakuru, where they saw their father run the small retail shop which was later to grow into Tuskys. But 10 years after they took over the business from their father, they have fallen out and the dispute promises to degenerate into one expensive legal battle. The other shareholders of this business are their two sisters Mary Njoki and Monica Njeri, now deceased. Back to the history of the 37-branch empire the biggest in Kenya by branch network. The senior Kamau had cultivated a unique relationship with the founder of Nakuru Mattresses (todays Nakumatt), who was doing brisk business across the street. They made an arrangement where the latter would supply Mr Kamau certain goods that were nearing expiry on generous credit terms, which he would then sell at very low prices. Years later, as his business grew even larger, Mr Kamau would leave his rst shop to his brother. When the sons joined their father in the business, they threw their energies into the expansion of the business to Nairobi through their first subsidiary in the city, Tusker Mattresses, then The police obtained the warrants to investigate the retail stores bank accounts after one of the directors, Mr Yusuf Mugweru Kamau and his niece, Ms Anne Gatei, made a complaint against the codirectors. Police obtained the warrants on April 12 following an application by ocers from the Criminal Investigation Department. Managing director Mukuha Kamau, purchasing director George Gachwe Kamau and nancial director Frank Kamau, who are accused of impropriety, also want the court to quash the warrant authorising the police to search the supermarkets head oce on Mombasa Road, Nairobi. They alleged in court papers that their brother, Mugweru, a non-executive director, had been engaged in unlawful activities since February, which have interfered with the management of the business. But Mr Mugweru has denied the accusations in a sworn adavit he led in court in response to the suit. A trail of correspondence filed with Murgor & Murgor, the law rm hired by Mr Mugweru and Mr Kago, and a series of meetings between the ve directors, their lawyers and family friends serving as arbitrators detail how relations at the business have been getting rocky. The tussle is said to have degenerated into a st-ght. On February 28 this year, Mr Mukuha appeared before chief magistrate Esther Maina to answer charges of beating Mr Mugweru, his younger brother at the headquarters of their family business in Embakasi. Mr Mukuha denied the charges.
Satbinder S. Bhogal (left) of HotPoint Appliances Ltd, businessman Kiprop Chirchir and Mr Atul Shah, the Nakumatt managing director, during the opening of Nakumatt City Hall branch on May 16, 2010. Nakumatt and Tuskys supermarkets founders were close friends.
located near the OTC bus terminus in the 1990s. Tusker Mattresses hit on a unique formula of locating their supermarkets near bus stations and oering low prices. The brothers, however, have now diered sharply over the aairs of the business. All the ve brothers are directors of the company, with Mr Kago serving as chairman, Mr Mukuha as managing director and Mr Mugweru as director of sales and marketing. The ve took over Tuskys in 2002 after the death of their father. Apart from Mr Kago, the other brothers each own a 17.5 per cent stake in Orakam, the holding company of Tusker Mattresses Ltd (Tuskys Supermarkets). Mr Kago and his two sisters hold the remaining 30 per cent stake, shared equally among them. So what exactly led to the fall-out? Accusations and counter accusations over the alleged misuse of billions of shillings belonging to the company triggered the feud after a section of the directors moved to court last week over the alleged transfer of Sh1.6 billion. They want detectives to be allowed to investigate the company nancial aairs. Other board members want the court to stop the police from investigating the companys bank accounts and have led an application seeking orders to block the execution of warrants investigators had obtained from a magistrates court.
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The fall-out
How an internal family matter ended up in court

BY PAMELA CHEPKEMEI
pjepkemei@ke.nationmedia.com The dispute among four brothers over the management of Tuskys Supermarket chain will be resolved out of court. After hearing the case on Thursday for several hours, High Court judge Mohammed Warsame advised the wrangling brothers, who are directors of the company, to resolve the matter out of court. The judge told the parties that it was better to iron out the issues amicably for the sake of their business empire rather than letting the court to determine the dispute. The judge had adjourned the case in the morning after a short stormy session so that the directors could attend court. He directed lawyers Philip Murgor, representing Mr Yusuf Mugweru Kamau and the niece Anne Gatei, and Chiuri Ngugi, acting for the other three brothers, to appear before him in the afternoon with all the directors. Also present was a senior State counsel Edwin Okello from the oce of the Director of Public Prosecutions, acting for the Director of Criminal Investigation. Although the proceedings were held in camera in the afternoon session, sources told the Saturday Nation that the parties were given until May 24 to try and resolve the matter. The parties in the case also signed an agreement on the issues to be tackled. During the proceedings, Justice Warsame gave all the directors in the dispute a chance to air their views before he proposed that they try and arbitrate. Should the parties fail to reach an agreement, the next option would be arbitration. The case before Justice Warsame was led by three brothers after police started investigating a complaint by one of the brothers, Mr Mugweru, that some Sh1.6 billion had been transferred from the bank account of the company irregularly. Two of the brothers, who are directors
Mr Yusuf Mugweru (left), a director of Tuskys Supermarkets, and members of the family at the High Court in Nairobi on Thursday. With him are Mr Joseph Kago (second left), Ms Anne Wamaitha Gateri (second right) and Ms Ann Kago (right).
gating the rms bank accounts. They are accusing Mr Mugweru, the fourth born in the family and a non-executive director, of engaging in unlawful activities said to have hampered the proper management and operations of the business empire. The three led an urgent application in the Constitutional Court seeking orders to stop police from executing warrants of investigation obtained from a magistrates court. Justice Warsame allowed the directors to challenge the warrants and directed them to le and serve relevant court documents to the defendants ahead of the hearing. Police obtained the warrants on April 12 to investigate the supermarkets bank accounts after Mr Mugweru and his niece, Ms Ann Gatei, made a complaint that the co-
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Signed agreement
Tuskys Supermarket has grown from a small town shop to a leading supermarket chain.
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Mr Stephen Mukuha, the managing director of Tuskys Supermarkets.

of the supermarket Mr Mukuha, George Gachwe Kamau and nance director Frank Kamau, the senior most non-family member in the company, moved to court last week seeking to stop police from investi-
directors had withdrawn Sh1.6 billion. But the three rival directors want the court to quash the warrant authorising the CID to search the supermarkets head oce along Mombasa Road in Nairobi. Lawyer Ngugi, for the three directors, is accusing Mr Mugweru and Ms Gatei of abusing the criminal legal process by inviting adverse media publicity. On Monday, Justice Warsame allowed Mr Mugweru and Ms Gatei to join the suit. The judge said the court had no objection with the two being made a party to the case to enable them present their views as interested parties Mr Mugweru and Ms Gatei had pleaded with the judge to allow them participate in the proceedings, arguing that fellow directors had made serious allegations against them.
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Face the People

Our readers ask a person in the news all the hard questions This week, the chairperson of the National Gender and Equality Commission, WINFRED LICHUMA, elds questions from readers:
We have great hope in you. Kenya is facing injustice in almost all sectors. What reforms do you plan to bring? What are your pressing priorities as you get into oce? Newton Simiyu. My vision is to see a society where dierence is respected and valued. My priorities will be to reach out and work with all those willing to make a contribution to gender and equality in the country. I will strive to ensure fairness for all people in Kenya through engagement with the government and private sector and monitoring compliance with the equality and freedom from discrimination principles as provided in the Constitution. I will advocate for policies and laws that protect the poor and vulnerable in society. I will seek to immediately put in place a functional team in order to eectively deliver on our mandate as stipulated in the National Gender and Equality Commission Act 2012. I will lead the commission to develop key strategic interventions to advance gender and equality and promote equality of opportunities while at the same time challenging discrimination through promotion, advice and enforcement. This will be in consultation with key stakeholders to prioritise our interventions. I will ensure that the commission gives a voice to the voiceless. To this end, I will seek to work with all people, especially the vulnerable and marginalised, to promote good practices, enhance transparency and accountability according to the National Values and Principles of Governance as provided for in article 10 of the Constitution. To change the wrong perception that gender issues only involve women, I will promote the understanding that gender is about the social construction of the roles and responsibilities of men and women, which vary from one society to another. Due to the vulnerabilities of women, especially with the forthcoming elections, I will prioritise civic education for women to prepare them to contest elective posts. In implementing the gender and equality mandate, I will prioritise work on the need to change culture and attitudes that perpetuate gender discrimination and stigmatise disability and other vulnerabilities. I will prioritise working with other commissions to avoid duplication of functions. These include the National Cohesion and Integration Commission, the Commission on Administrative of Justice and the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights. What are some of the key functions of the commission? The key functions include promoting gender equality and freedom from discrimination in accordance with Article 27 of the Constitution; monitoring and advising on the integration of the principles of equality and freedom from discrimination in all national and county policies and laws and in all public and private institutions; The commission also acts as the principal organ of the State in ensuring compliance with all treaties and conventions ratied by Kenya relating to equality and freedom from discrimination. It monitors and advises on the development of afrmative action policies and investigates on its own initiative or on the basis of complaints, any violations of the principle of equality and freedom from discrimination. It coordinates and advises on public education programmes for the creation of a culture of respect for the principles of equality and freedom from discrimination. It is also tasked with conducting and coordinating research activities on matters related to equality and freedom from discrimination and to receive and evaluate annual reports on progress made by public institutions and other sectors in compliance with constitutional and statutory requirements on the implementation of the principles of equality and freedom from discrimination. Its other mandate is to conduct audits on the status of special interest groups, including minorities, marginalised groups, people with disability, women, youth and children. You have inherited a shell of an organisation, how fast are you going to build an institution from stang to fundraising and devolving to counties? The former National Commission on Gender and Development was a State
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Gender not just about women, says Lichuma
Ms Winfred Lichuma with Chief Justice Willy Mutunga (right) and Attorney General Githu Muigai after she was sworn-in as chairperson of the National Gender on Equality Commission at the Supreme Court in Nairobi last week.
corporation set up by an Act of Parliament. However, it was limited in its scope and mandate. It operated with a skeleton sta. Apart from the chairperson, who was engaged on a full-time basis, all the other commissioners were part-timers. The commission also lacked a strong secretariat. Currently there are only 10 members of sta. It is true that as the commission stands, it has no programme sta and has no programme structures. The commissioners and members of sta will immediately go for a retreat to seek to understand our mandate through the functions provided in Section 8 of the National Gender and Equality Commission Act 2011 and to develop strategic areas that will form the key areas of interventions and the commissions structure. Recruitment has started and we are in the process of hiring the secretary to the commission who will serve as the chief executive and head of the secretariat. The commission is underfunded. For the next nancial year, it has only been allocated Sh239 million against an estimated Sh1 billion. My priority will be to engage donors to help fund the entire strategic plan once it is nalised. I plan to hold discussions with Parliamentary teams and the budget team of the Treasury to seek better funding. Plans are also underway to immediately devolve the services to all the 47 counties. The gender commission has been the least vocal and eective of all commissions since 2003. What will you do dierently? As you may realise, my appointment since November 2011 was stopped pending the hearing of a case challenging my appointment. The matter was nalised on March 14, 2012 and I only took oce on May 4, 2012. I will soon issue a road map on how we shall deliver on the huge mandate given to us. From 2003 till the promulgation of the Constitution in 2010, there was the National Commission on Gender and Development created by Act 13 of 2003. Its mandate was mainly advisory. The former commission did not have the monitoring role and therefore partnered with the relevant ministries in development of various policies and gave strategic priorities in terms of mainstreaming gender into programmes, policies and legislations. They may not have been vocal but their work gave rise to the expanded mandate exhibited in the National Gender and Equality Commission 2011. With the expanded mandate, including the watchdog role, the commission will speak out strongly in line with its monitoring role. Women have shied away from elective positions despite the country having many female intellectuals. How will your commission ensure more women compete for positions? Emmanuel Sheri, via email. For a long time cultural beliefs inhibited womens access to existing opportunities. The former constitution did approve this under Section 82(4) that permitted the application of customary law on matters related to personal law that included marriage, divorce, adoption, burial and inheritance. Most customary laws discriminated against women. Low levels of women education led to illiteracy, creating severe constraints to eective implementation of equitable distribution of the opportunities. Even literate women often do not have access to information in the public sphere that would enable them to compete for these positions. This is why the new Constitution provides for armative action policies and programmes. Secondly, women by nature are modest and have experienced severe forms of discrimination that make them shy away from limelight. Cultural beliefs have created legal regimes and economic structures that subordinate women to men in most of our cultures. Therefore, some women will not apply for competitive positions since they believe that they are for men. In my view, the structure of interviewing panels has remained insensitive to womens plight. Men and women are expected to compete on the same levels. Most interviewing panels have failed to set gender sensitive rules. Some of the panels have subjected candidates to questions that border on harassment or causing embarrassment to women. How does a person wishing to lodge a complaint go about it? Any Kenyan who wishes to make a complaint may reach us on telephone number 27277778, or cell number 0718999721, 0733544964 or email info@gendercommiss ion.org. We are at Community in Nairobi on NSSF building, Block A, on the 24th oor. On receipt of a complaint, what actions does the commission take?
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Lichuma seeks society that respects dierence

The commission undertakes preliminary investigations to ascertain the veracity of the complaint. A complaint to the commission may only be made by the aggrieved person or on his/her behalf if the person is dead, or is not able to act himself/ herself, by a family member or suitable representative, or by a member of the National Assembly with consent from the aggrieved person or another person entitled to complain on their behalf. The commission has the powers to summon any person for questioning. At the end of the investigation, the commission has the powers to conciliate, mediate, or negotiate or make a report and recommendations to a state organ, public oce or organisation to which the investigation relates. The report shall include any recommendations made by the commission, the action the commission considers should be taken. The commission has the powers of a court to issue summonses or other orders requiring the attendance of any person before it and the production of any document or record. However, there is limitation to the jurisdiction of the commission. It is precluded from investigating a matter pending before a court or judicial tribunal, a criminal oence, a matter relating to relations between the State and any foreign state or international organisation under international law, anything in respect of which there is a right of appeal or other legal remedy or any matter for the time being under investigation of any other person or commission or any other written law. The commission may decline to investigate a complaint if there are in existence adequate remedies under any written law or administrative practice or the complaint is trivial, frivolous, and vexatious or is not made in good faith. What powers does the commission have and in case of an enquiry, what action can it take to right the perceived wrongs? Where the inquiry into the complaint of discrimination reveals a criminal oence, the commission will refer the matter to the Director of Public Prosecutions or any other relevant authority; It can recommend to the complainant a course of judicial redress that does not warrant the enforcement of the Bill of Rights. It can also recommend to the complainant or relevant governmental agency or other body concerned in the alleged discrimination appropriate methods of settling the complaint or to obtain relief. The commission also provides a copy of the inquiry report to all interested parties and submits summonses as it deems necessary in fulllment of its mandate. The Commission has commenced development of the rules and regulations on handling complaints and inquires to ensure clarity of the processes and will share this with all members of public once nalised and adopted.
Ms Winfred Lichuma takes the oath of oce as she is sworn-in as chairperson of the National Gender on Equality Commission in Nairobi on May 4, 2012.
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The scene
Entertainment, night life and society Highlight of event will be screening of movie Kidnappet in Kibera, Mathare and Korogocho
BY MARGARETTA WA GACHERU
margacheru@gmail.com
BEYONCES FASHION DISASTER Popular American singer Beyonce Knowles failed to impress in Givenchy Haute Couture in New York on Monday night. Beyonce was a contender for worst dressed at the event.
MUSIC REVIEW | Movies from a total of 15 European countries will be on show
Nairobi hosts annual European lm festival
he 21st annual European Film Festival opened last Thursday night at Alliance Francaise in Nairobi. The festival will run through May 27 with shows at 5.30pm and 7.30pm every week night, with an extra lm on Saturday showing at 3pm as well. The cost of entry is Sh50 per show. The festival will feature award winning lms from nearly all 15 European countries this year. The countries involved are Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Serbia, Slovak Republic, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland. An added attraction this year is the free screening of the Danish lm Kidnappet (Lost in Africa) in Kibera, Korogocho and Mathare slums of Nairobi. The lm itself was partially shot in Kibera.
Left: A poster of the lm Celda 211, which won several Goya awards in 2010. It is one of the movies being shown in the ongoing European Film Festival at the Alliance Francaise. Also showing in the festival are the movies La Prima Cosa Bella (The First Beatutiful Thing) from Italy (above left) and Montevideo (above right).
Beautiful Thing) which won David di Donatello awards; Montevideo: Taste of a Dream which won at the Moscow International Film Festival; Celda 211, which won several Goya Awards in 2010; and Nickys Family which won at multiple lm festivals, in UK, US, and the Slovak Republic. A Czech and Slovak version of Schindlers List, Nickys Family is based on the true story of Englishman Nicholas Winton who arranged eight trains to carry 669 Jewish children out of Czechoslovakia to Britain just before the outbreak of World War 2. World War 2 provides the backdrop for several other festival lms as well, including Sonny Boy and Lidice (2011) from the Czech Republic. Many of the lms are about crossing borders, be they national (DUn Mur LAutre, from Belgium, 2008), class (Pure, from Sweden, 2009) or racial (Black Brown and White, from Austria) borders. There were only four women lm directors featured in this years Euro Film Fete. Nonetheless, nearly all of them made award winning lms. Dane Suzanne Bier won an Oscar for In a Better World; Dutch director Maria Peters won at lm festivals in the US and Holland, and Swede Lisa Langseth earned accolades at the European Film Awards for Pure. Only Finnish director Kari Vaananen hasnt yet won for her lm Backwood Philosopher based on the hugely popular novel Havukka-ahon , Ajattelija by Veikko Huavinen. Its a festival well worth attending if youre a lm bu since not even the local DVD pirates have had access to most of them!
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Its about a young Kenyan boy who gets adopted by a Dane, who after a while takes him back to his homeland where he gets lost, mugged and hunted all over Kibera. It will be shown all three Saturdays during the festival. Many outstanding films will be screened this year, focused on a wide range of topics. Everything from multi-racial (Black Brown and White, 2011) and multi-generational (Sonny Boy, 2010) love aairs, to historical ction (La Princess de Montpensier, 2010) and documentary lm, (Nickys Family, 2010) to quirky comedy (Operation Casablanca, 2010) and a modernised version of the biblical tale of Cain and Abel (Courage, 2010), all are part of this years fascinating lm
Outstanding lms
fete. The awards won by eight of the 17 lms are too many to list, but one received an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film of 2011. That was the Danish lm, In a Better World, directed by Susanne Bier, who also earned a Best Director prize at the 2011 European Film Awards. The German lm, When We Leave (2010), also earned a slew of prizes
in 2010. They included the LUX European Parliament Film prize and the German Film Critics awards for everything from Best Feature Film Debut to Best Script, Best Actress, Best Cinematography and Best Music. Other award winners that will be screened at Alliance Francaise include Italys La Prima Cosa Bella (The First
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The total number of European countries taking part in the European Film Festival in Nairobi.
Debut release propels Bomet gospel musician to prominence

BY BENJAMIN KIPLANGAT
newsdesk@ke.nationmedia.com A new female Kalenjin musician has been slowly but steadily making a name for herself on the local music scene. Sheila Mark is little known, but her new album Saenyun (My prayer) is taking the singer from Bomet County to places. In the song, the laid back singer pleads with God for divine protection as she walks in faith in the turbulent world. There is nothing good for a Christian but to dwell in Christ, says the singer, who is in her mid 20s. The other song that stands out in the singers debut album that contains eight songs is Jiwe Kuu. In it, the daughter of a pastor, sings about how Jesus was rejected by the world but eventually become the foundation stone of the church and Christian faith. The former student of Olenguruone High School says she recorded the song to offer hope to people who may feel worthless, reminding them that they are uniquely created and are on earth to full a divine purpose. Sheila Mark is the sixth born in a family of eight four boys, four girls. She says she began writing the lyrics for her album in 2004 while still a secondary school student. She categorises her music as praise and worship and explains that she chose the style as it enables her to literally kill two birds with one stone praise God at the same time lead the listener to do the same, or at least reect on his or her spirituality. The singer, who is also a self-taught women clothes designer, says she loves gospel music as it can be used to transform and inspire people through the word of God. She reveals that her rst album has literally been a learning experience. She is working on her second album, which she promises will be better than her debut release.
Sheilla Mark whose music is in praise and worship category.
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MASEKELA FOR UK SHOW Veteran South African Jazz musician Hugh Masekela will perform at the Womad UK 2012 music festival to be held in Malmesbury, UK from July 27 to 29.
JIMMY GAITS NEW SONG Gospel singer Jimmy Gait of Furi Furi fame has released a new single and music video titled Oleey Oleey. The motivational song for youth features rapper Holy Dave and Chuchu.
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TODAY LIVE AND LOUD MUSIC FESTIVAL The Sauti Academy will this evening host the Live and Loud Music Festival at the Michael Joseph Centre-Safaricom House in Nairobi. The show, which will feature various songs by budding artsites, is set to start at 7pm to 9.30pm. Entrance is Sh300 (advance) Sh400 (gate). Meanwhile the K1-Klub House in Parklands will this evening host a live band alongside disco music. Revellers will catch up with the latest sports on big screens. 2012 MUSICAL WORKSHOP The Kenya Conservatoire of Music will today and tomorrow host the 2012 Musical Workshop at the Kenya Conservatoire of Music. Lined up is training in singing, dancing and acting. The workshop will take place from 2pm to 5pm. Participants are expected to pay Sh200 for registration. Attendance can be conrmed through programmes@conserv atoire.co.ke COMEDY BY PHOENIX PLAYERS Phoenix Players in conjunction with the Italian Institute of Culture presents the comedy Right You Are (if You Think You Are) today and tomorrow at the Phoenix Players, Professional Centre in Nairobi. The comedy by Luigi Pirandello is directed by Millicent Ogutu. Today and tomorrow the show will be at 3pm amd 6pm. Entrance is Sh650 (adults) and Sh400 (students). MAY 18 FIRE BY TEN 2012 The Kenya National Theatre will on Friday be the venue of the show Fire by Ten 2012 by the Theatre Company. The Fire By Ten 2012 will feature thrilling original plays by ve Kenyan writers (James Gathitu, Tony Mboyo, Ogutu Muraya, Ciru Naomi and Sharon Nanjosi). The show is directed by leading actress Lydiah Gitachu assisted by Robin Denault, Sharon Nanjosi and Keith Pearson. The show will start at 6.30pm. MAY 19 JAZZ UNDER THE STARS A jazz concert Jazz Under the stars is set for next Saturday at the Windsor Golf and Country Club in Nairobi. The show will feature performances by Aaron Rimbui (Krucial Keys), the Different Faces Jazz Band alongside other Jazz bands. There will also be an art show by Muthoni Njobas Body Art. The show will start at 5pm to 10pm. Entrance fee is Sh2,000. MAY 25 SAL DAVIS LIVE After a 15-year break from live shows, veteran soul music singer Sal Davis King of East African Soul is due back on stage during a special show alongside his daughter Maia Von Lekon at the Tree House in Nairobi. Davis is remembered for some of his hit songs hits like Makini, Ayaa Uhuru and Unchain My Heart. The show is set to start at 8pm. Entrance is Sh1,000. JUNE 2 FINAL TEMBO DISCO PARTY The nal disco party for the Tembo Disco in Mombasa is set for on June 2. According to the management of the club, the disco is scheduled to cease operations after having been in operation for 16 years. Up to the Final Party on June 2, Tembo Disco will still be open every Friday and Saturday. Bavaria Beer Garden and Lollipop will also be operating every day except on Mondays. The nal party will start at 2pm. angaira@ke.nationmedia.com
SOCIETY | Cosmopolitan crowd danced the night away at Nairobis Vineyard club
Yogesh Pattni (left) and Azmina Janmohammed during Dj Kirans show at the upmarket Vineyard Club in Nairobi.
Guest DJ from India thrills night revellers in Nairobi
isiting veteran DJ Kiran Singh, one of Indias top DJs, gave Nairobi a taste of an Indian high street club, spinning his magic at the Vineyard, Westlands, Nairobi, last weekend. The auent cosmo-
politan crowd danced the night away at the event organised by Just Like That Ltd.
PHOTOS BY ELVIS OGINA
Above left: Feena Shah and designer Nikku Singh during Dj Kirans show. Above: Sanjeev and Sonu Sharma of Just Like That Ltd.
Extreme left: Rajeev Savani, Beth Griths and Vinay Savani. Immediate left: DJ Kiran Singh (centre), Sonu Sharma (left) and Sanjeev Sharma.
(From left) Sunaina Rihal, Smita Mehth, Crista Jappinen and Kamni Sharma.
(From left) Harveen Banzel, Priti Antao and Monali Shah.
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Sabina is a young country woman with money and power ambitions, whos willing to do anything in order to seduce Leonardo Santander, a presidential candidate and thus becoming Chiles First Lady. The fullment of her ambitions will be hindered by Estrellas ethical principles, her mother, and the love she feels for Mariano, a handsome theatre director.But her ambition is stronger and in order to achieve her goals she will step over anyone who gets in her way.
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AQUARIUS (JAN 21-FEB 19) There is something others want to hear but you know it is essential that news is delivered at the right moment and in the most tting way. Moments like this are special and you have a duty to make it as memorable as you can. Keep quite for a little longer the nal eort will be worth it. PISCES (FEB 20-MAR 20) Some sort of departure from the usual routine would appeal at the moment. And if the only thing stopping you from enjoying a leisure time or creative activity is the lack of suitable company, the onus is on you to do something about it. The right words phrased in the right way should solve the problem. ARIES (MAR 21-APR 20) There is certainly going to be a lively feel about this day. Anything could happen and probably will, much to your delight because the last thing you enjoy is routine. Once again it might be a good idea to check your arrangements with friends as they are a bit predictable at this time and you dont want to be let down. TAURUS (APR 21- MAY 20) Although your behaviour has been impeccable an intensely personal relationship has probably not produced the results that you really want. So make some big gestures for a challenge. It will make you feel stronger than you have for a while, and thats what you need right now. GEMINI (MAY 21-JAN 21) There is likely to be some confusion where your professional work is concerned. It looks as if you are not taking your job seriously and this could mean that criticism will be made, perhaps by rivals or co-workers. Keep a weather eye open for mistakes too; this is likely to be a frustrating day. CANCER (JUN 22-JUL 22) You undoubtedly have skills and resources others envy but you seem unsure how and where to apply them. There is no hurry. Eventually you will be led towards the people, places or situations that need you most. Dont doubt for one moment that you will recognize these signposts when they appear. LEO (JUL 23- AUG 22) You are at your most attractive magnetic and dynamic. A wonderful day for making any kind of change whether it be to your image or your direction. Perhaps you should be pushing yourself a little harder where a romance is concerned. Anything that crops up completely out of the blue should be given serious consideration before it is turned down. VIRGO (AUG 23-SEPT 23) It seems you have been the subject of some discussion and although nobody is spelling it out you are getting a shrewd idea of how you gure in the scenario. The planets today ensure that not even the most cryptic clue will escape you. Anyone hoping to keep you in the dark doesnt stand a chance. LIBRA (SEPT 24-OCT 23) You are in tiptop form and it would be a good idea to spend at least part of the day chasing money that is owed because you can make great strides in this direction. As always of course, it is an ideal time for making fresh starts, so why dont you do just that? You know how you love change. SCORPIO (OCT 24-NOV 22) You are likely to be a little bit more sensible where your hard earned cash is concerned, from here on in. Money that is owed can be chased, and those of you in the nancial profession will certainly be doing extremely, well over this time is a good time for approaching the bank manager. SAGITTARIUS (NOV 23- DEC 21) Whatever excuses you feel like making you might as well get used to the fact that there is a job to be done and that you are the one to do it. Infect whats expected of you is not nearly as taxing as what you have had to produce or cope with before now. CAPRICORN (DEC 22-JAN 20) Although you might not encourage loved ones to lean on you more often than necessary, you are the rst to leap to the rescue when the going gets tough. And being so in-tune with all thats happening close to home, you need hardly to wait for the details. Why not simply oer the help that only you can provide?
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26 | Childrens Corner
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Fill in all the blank squares in the grids below with the correct numbers following the instructions given.
Fill in the blank squares in the grid with the numbers 1,2,3,4, so that every number appears only once in every row, every column and in each of the 2x2 squares.
Fill in the blank squares in the grid with the numbers 1,2,3,4,5,6 so that every number appears only once in every row, every column and in each of the 2x3 squares. SOLUTIONS on facing page
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Title: Author: HENRY WANYOIKE Victory Despite Blindness Joseph Ngunjiri, Henry Wanyoike Foundation Publisher: Longhorn Publishers
THE SPECIAL GIFT

in 1997, at a friends wedding. After some time of friendship, we started dating. Apparently, the girl did not have any problems with my blindness, or so I thought. Later on, members of our respective families came to know about our friendship. Occasionally, I would visit her at their home, about four kilometres from our home, and she too would visit me. My mother was glad to see that I had a girlfriend. I grew quite close to her parents, and we would talk a lot. My girlfriend and I would share a lot about our lives, and our future dreams. She used to tell me that her greatest desire was to become a nurse, and I would encourage her to follow her dream. It had been two years since blindness struck and I was yet to make up my mind about what I would do with my life. I, however, used to regale her with tales of what a good runner I was before my blindness. That is as far as my ambitions went: the past.
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Petra began using me as a motivational speaker to newly blinded people. Through the Low Vision Unit at the hospital, I would visit several places and talk to the blind. I would use my experience to assure them that there is life after blindness. Apart from the blind, I also talk to parents on how best to take care of their handicapped children. I tell them not to be ashamed of the children, and that they should not hide them from the public. This is a job I enjoy doing on behalf of the hospital to date.At some point in life, young people get attracted to their contemporaries of the opposite sex. The fact that I was blind did not exempt me from this rule of nature. I too had a girlfriend. We had met
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28 | Weekend
Inside Track
A week is a long time in politics
BEHIND THE SCENES
POLITICS UNUSUAL
In golf, Amos Kimunya told Inside Track, you have to encourage your team-mate to play very well, so that when you play against another team, you are sharp and t and capable of winning. He said with regard to the perception that the opponents of the Prime Minister Raila Odinga were all happy with the exit of Mr Musalia Mudavadi from ODM. I am a bit slow, but wait, what is golf here and what are the teams involved?
THE POT CALLING THE KETTLE BLACK Who between Prime Minister Raila Odinga and Eldoret North MP William Ruto has changed parties the most? That was part of the debate in Parliament on Wednesday.
| The NHIF saga could play out the numbers game in Parliament soon
Kimunyas golf talk and the PMs rivals
Two House committees on Labour and Social Welfare and the Public Investments Committee were all eager to investigate the controversial million-shilling payouts to rms linked to politician Cyrus Jirongo and businessman Harbinder Singh Sethi. They almost fought each other seeking exclusivity in carrying out the investigations.
Fighting over a probe
kolomani MP Boni Khalwales threat to table a motion of no condence against Medical Services minister Anyang Nyongo could prove to be the biggest test for ODM in Parliament following the exit of Deputy Premier Musalia Mudavadi. Prof Nyongo is embroiled in a scandal rocking the National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF), in which taxpayers millions are said to have been channelled to non-existent clinics. Although investigations have started, Prof Nyongo is under intense pressure to resign. The professor is likely to face a hard time in Parliament in the coming weeks, especially in the wake of the depleted numbers of his party in Parliament. Mr Mudavadi left the party with about 12 MPs sympathetic to his cause. Eldoret North MP William Ruto had earlier sliced o more than 10 MPs from the ODM stable.
ODM faces big test in the House

According to western Kenya politicians, ODM has no more than 10 MPs on Prime Minister Raila Odingas side. They cite Ababu Namwamba (Budalangi), Sospeter Ojaamong (Amagoro), Paul Otuoma (Funyula), Alfred Sambu (Webuye), Alfred Khangati (Kanduyi), Ben Washiali (Mumias), Fred Kapondi (Mt Elgon) and Chris Okemo (Nambale). The province has 24 MPs. Out of the 18 remaining, ve of them, such as Trade minister Moses Wetangula (Sirisia) are neutral. This means Mudavadi has about 12 MPs on his side, said an aide. If Mr Ruto and Mr Mudavadis allies join hands with PNU-allied MPs for a vote against Prof Nyongo, he would lose. The minister is aware of the possibility and this week, pleaded: Please let us not introduce politics into this matter. I am also pained by the possible loss of the money. The gravity of the ministers precarious position is that a precedent has been set on ministers whose dockets have been involved in scandals. Usually, there will be calls for ministers to take political responsibility before a motion of noconfidence is tabled in Parliament, where backbenchers have their day in the limelight, devouring hapless ministers. No amount of explanation ever seems to convince the House that they are innocent. Among those who have passed through the guillotine are Amos Kimunya, Sam Ongeri, Ruto, Kiraitu Murungi and Wetangula. Quite worrying is that Dr Khalwale is keen to have another go at the Prime Ministers man, if only to settle old scores. What remains to be seen is if the Prime Minister is any way weaker in the house or if his adversaries had added more strength to their side.
POLL OF THE WEEK
66pc
The percentage of people worldwide who believe corruption is widespread in the businesses in their countries.
Integration matters
The Speakers of Parliament in East Africa met in Kigali this week on integration issues, Tanzanias Speaker, Ann Makinda, explained his countrys skepticism: We are just not ready and need some more time. Rwanda, a champion of integration, was not amused. Dr Jean Damascene Ntawukuriryayo said: We need to achieve what we have agreed and if we do not speed up the process, it would lose meaning. Why did we start the initiative in the rst place?
Whispers in Parliament about the impending changes in ODM were that Planning minister Wyclie Oparanya would take over the Local Government docket that Mr Mudavadi held. That was before President Kibaki named Regional Development minister Fred Gumo as acting Local Government minister on Thursday. It was assumed that Mr Alfred Khangati, the assistant minister in the Oce of the Prime Minister, would be named minister for Planning. Mr Namwamba was expected to replace Mr Khangati at the Oce of the Prime Minister, while Mr Benjamin Washiali, the ODM deputy whip, could join government as an assistant minister for Gender to replace Mr Manyala Kenya, the Lurambi MP. Other changes are expected in the House committees, with MPs who have publicly ditched ODM targeted for the sack. The danger with House committees is, the onus is on the House to approve the list, and with ODM lacking the numbers, it is a tall order for it to push through its list.
Anxiety as MPs eye elevation to Cabinet
LITTLE KNOWN FACTS ABOUT THE WELL-KNOWN
MEANWHILE...
Five years ago, the country was gearing up for the now infamous General Election. These were the political highlights this week. The Presidents promise In his rst major visit to the Rift Valley, President Kibaki heaped praise on his predecessor, Daniel arap Moi, in a series of rallies that began in Kericho. The rare praise would later culminate in the former president pledging to support Mr Kibakis re-election bid. Mr Kibaki insisted that institutions that carried Mr Mois names would remain as such. Unveiling a vision Orange Democratic Movement presidential hopeful Raila Odinga unveiled his vision for Kenya and declared he would share power with an executive Prime Minister and that he would enact a new constitution within six months of his presidency. This declaration happened hot on heels of the resolution by the partys council of elders to drop the consensus method in favour of a delegates conference to choose the partys ag bearer. The Presidents men Kenya swallowed humble pie after the East African Legislative Assembly rejected its nominees to the regional Parliament. Attorney General Amos Wako announced the government would review the list and give fresh names the following week.
Another UDF contender emerges

In a spat between communication ofcials of Deputy Prime Minister Musalia Mudavadi and Prime Minister Raila Odingas secretariats, the DPM was accused of being used to free things. This came after Mr Mudavadi switched from the Orange party to an already compliant party, UDF. Mr Mudavadi, however, may not have a smooth ride to the partys presidential ticket. He could have a competitor for the ticket, one who comes from outside the mainstream political bandwagon. The man keen to ght it out with Mr Mudavadi is Mr Ben Mulwa, a hitherto lone presidential campaigner who has been doing his rounds around the Christian community. Mr Mulwa is little known in the political circles, and the only time his name came up was last year when another upstart research rm, Smart Octopus, ranked him as a presidential candidate. UDF ocials led by Hassan Osman have so far said the presidential ticket is open for members to contest. However, it is curious that Mr Mulwa has been in close contact with some of Mr Mudavadis political rivals. According to a highly placed source in the Church fraternity, there is a plot to demand a grassroots nomination process, something the UDF is likely to oppose as an expensive and unnecessary aair. Maybe someone is out to portray UDF, and Mr Mudavadi, as also lacking in democracy. Reliable sources say that Mr Mulwa, himself a well o man, is already building up a formidable war chest to take on Mr Mudavadi. Only time will tell.
Mr Kalembe Ndile, a former assistant minister, told Inside Track of how he saw a Cabinet minister mistreating his bodyguard and driver. The minister had booked lunch at a city restaurant, to which they went with the driver and bodyguard. The man sat at a corner, tearing away at a mound of beef, while the bodyguard and driver watched. I asked him why he was doing so to his aides, he told me, that these people have allowances, which they should spend.
Wretched aides
Nomination process
Stories by: Billy Muiruri and Alphonce Shiundu
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SYRIAN SOLDIERS FIRE AT PROTESTERS AFTER BOMBINGS World condemns Thursday suicide attacks that left 55 dead. Page 32
WORLD
DEAL STRUCK | Move rules out return of overthrown team
Guinea-Bissau coup leaders and mediators name acting president

But ousted ruling party rejected the decision outright, saying it was unconstitutional
BISSAU, Friday
uinea-Bissau coup leaders and west African mediators agreed yesterday that parliamentary speaker Manuel Serifo Nhamadjo will lead a transition government, ruling out the return of the toppled team. The Nigerian ocial leading the west African mediation eort said there was no chance the former government would be restored. There is no question of the return of former prime minister Carlos Gomes and former interim president Raimundo Pereira, who were ousted on April 12, said Nurudeen Mohammad, Nigerias state minister for foreign aairs. We have taken the decision which is the will of the majority of parties. The president of the National Assembly will lead the transition, he explained. Mohammad is leading an Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas) delegation which arrived in Bissau on Thursday and engaged in long discussions with the junta, political parties and civil society. At the end of April the junta named Nhamadjo interim leader, but he refused, saying his nomination was not legal. However with the blessing of Ecowas, he has now accepted. I will continue to work to nd a consensus on the prime minister who will be tasked with forming a transition government. I know it wont be an easy task but we will all buckle down, he said. The ousted ruling African Party for the Independence of Guinea-Bissau and Cape Verde (PAIGC) rejected the decision outright, which one of its leaders, Augusto Olivais, said was
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HARARE
Zimbabwe lawmakers demand free housing

Zimbabwean MPs have demanded free residential houses in Harares leafy suburbs to compensate for their meagre allowances The 400 legislators say . securing their own accommodation will help reduce money spent on hotel bills when they attend parliamentary sessions in Harare. They claimed that most of them remained poor despite serving their country during the ve year terms. What we want are favourable conditions that take into account our low salaries, said MP Ward Nezi of Parliaments welfare committee.
unconstitutional. We will not recognise a president who has not been democratically elected, he said. Since independence from Portugal in 1974, the military and state in the west African nation have been in constant competition, leading to countless coups, political assassinations and chronic instability which has allowed cocaine tracking to ourish. The latest coup aborted an election process, in which Gomes was the favourite to win, and came as soldiers felt threatened by governments growing reliance on several hundred Angolan troops in the country. THE NUMBERS
RABAT
Morocco broadcasting authority head sacked

Moroccos King Mohammed VI yesterday sacked the president of the countrys top broadcasting panel, following disputes over new measures regulating television broadcasts, MAP news agency reported. Mrs Amina Lamrini El Ouahabi has been named head of the Superior Council for Audiovisual Communication (CSCA) in place of Mohammed Ghazali, MAP said. The CSCA is a body that forms part of the High Authority for Communications and the Audiovisual sector. (AFP)
Regime toppled
1974
The year Guinea Bissau attained independence
The day the countrys former prime minister and interim president were ousted by the junta
Gomes and Pereira have taken refuge in Cote dIvoire since their arrest and subsequent release by the junta. The Ecowas delegation did not mention the withdrawal of 600 Angolan troops, nor their replacement by a regional stabilisation force previously decided upon by the 15nation bloc. However junta spokesman Daba Na Walna told AFP this plan was still in force. I have a letter from the Angolan government adressed to the Ecowas president (Ivorian leader Alassane Ouattara) on the withdrawal of the Angolan contingent, Na Walna said. (AFP)
April 12
UNITED NATIONS
Forces closing in on LRA leader Kony: UN

Joseph Kony, one of the worlds most wanted men, is having to move camp nearly every day as hunters close in on the African guerrilla leader who may now be in Darfur, a top UN envoy said yesterday. Defectors have also reported that the Lords Resistance Army chief is becoming increasingly unstable, Abou Moussa, UN special representative for Central Africa said. Kony, who launched his rebellion in Uganda, is wanted by the International Criminal Court for war crimes. (AFP)
Ivorian head of state and Ecowas president Alassane Ouattara (left) walks under an umbrella held by an escort on Wednesday following a joint press conference held after talks with Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan (unseen) in Abidjan. The two regional powers are grappling with crises in Mali and Guinea-Bissau.
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Soldiers raid Islamist base in Nigerian city after blasts

MAIDUGURI, Friday
Nigerian troops arrested a suspected leading Boko Haram militant in a raid yesterday, a day after the restive city where the Islamist group is based was rocked by blasts and gunre. We had an operation this morning... at a Boko Haram hideout (in the northern city of Kano). We made some arrests but details will be given later, Kano military spokesman Lieutenant Iweha Ikedichi told AFP. A security source involved in the raid in the Farawa neighbourhood of Kano, the largest city in the north, said a suspected high-prole member of the group, Suleiman Mohammed, was arrested along with his wife and ve children. We recovered three pistols, a rie, 1,000 rounds of ammunition and 10 IEDs (improvised explosive devices), the source said, adding that the house was destroyed during the raid. Yesterdays raid came a day after several explosions and gunre rocked the restive northeastern city of Maiduguri where Boko Haram has its base. In the late hours we had two explosions followed by sporadic gunshots. I dont have any further information now on casualties, a security ocial who did not want to be named told AFP. He said the attack happened near a church in an area where a mosque owned by Boko Haram was razed during a 2009 crackdown on the group. AFP saw truckloads of soldiers deployed to the area yesterday. The military and local residents reported a third blast on Thursday in a dierent area of the city. There was a blast in an open eld by the riverside. We still dont know who the target was but nobody was hurt, military spokesman Lieutenant Colonel Sagir Musa told AFP. Residents said it happened near a football eld where a match was being played and caused people to ee. Meanwhile, Nigeria is open to talks aimed at ending the violence shaking the country, Vice-President Namadi Sambo said, condemning attacks carried out in the name of Islam as a distortion of the faith. The Government is ready to discuss. History has proven that even wars that are fought for decades, at the end, are only concluded by dialogue, Sambo told a peace symposium on Thursday in Abuja.
ANTANANARIVO
Malagasy police arrest three with grenades

The Malagasy police moved to thwart criminal acts targeting innocent people in Madagascars main city, Antananarivo on Thursday. Three men carrying two grenades and home made bombs were arrested in the popular place Analakely on Thursday, the head of the regional security forces Gen Richard Ravalomanana told reporters. He said the deadly arsenal were to be used on groups of secondary school students who planned to hold a street demonstration.
Third blast
30 | Africa News
UNPRECEDENTED | Televised debate organised for front-runners
Egyptian poll rivals square o

Groups gather in Cairo cafes to watch the debate and experience the fruit of the revolution
CAIRO, Friday
he two front-runners in Egypts presidential election have traded barbs in an unprecedented televised debate, framing this months vote as a choice between an Islamist fundamentalist or a holdover from Hosni Mubaraks toppled regime. Amr Mussa, a former foreign minister and Arab League chief, squared o with Islamist candidate Abdel Moneim Abul Fotouh for nearly four hours late into the night on Thursday. Egypts rst ever televised presidential debate, aired on two private Egyptian television channels, ONTV and Dream, came as polls suggest that Mussa and Abdul Fotouh are the leading contenders in the May 23-24 polls. Eleven other candidates are competing in the presidential election which should mark the end of a tumultuous military-led transitional period since Mubaraks overthrow in February 2011. A poll concluded at the end of April by the Al-Ahram Centre for Political and Strategic Studies shows Mussa ahead with 39 per cent while Abul Fotouh trails with 24 percent. Other polls show them neck and neck. The candidates answered questions from two popular television anchors on issues ranging from the traditional topics of health, employment and education. But the debate took an increasingly
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KHARTOUM
Sudan rejects Igad talks with South

Sudan has ocially refused the hand over of negotiations with South Sudan over to the Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (Igad). Khartoum is seeking to resume talks on unresolved issues with Juba to cancel the new map of South Sudan which includes Higleig, an area Juba claims is part of its territory. Ambassador Rahma Osman yesterday said Juba has not welcomed the eorts carried out by the African Union, which Sudan trusts to resolve the conict between the two countries.
bitter turn as they attacked each others pasts, with Islamism, identity and aliation to the former regime dominating the head-to-head. The pair swapped sharp exchanges, as Mussa criticised his rivals past with the powerful Muslim Brotherhood, and Abul Fotouh accused Mussa of belonging to an oppressive and corrupt regime under Mubarak. Abul Fotouh for his part repeatedly highlighted Mussas connection to the Mubarak regime. Mussa accused Abul Fotouh of wanting to apply Islamic law in Egypt, where the once-banned Brotherhood now dominates both houses of parliament. The former diplomat also read passages from a book authored by Abul Fotouh which appeared to justify the use of violence under certain circumstances. Where is the candidate?, Mussa asked of Abul Fotouh. Will he revert to what he said in the book? We cant be sure. Mussa also accused Abul Fotouh of past membership in an Islamist militant group that carried out attacks against civilians and policemen, which Abul Fotouh staunchly denied. Abul Fotouh, a physician and activist during his days as a medical student, spent several years in jail under Mubaraks rule and hit back saying the former regime was responsible for real violence in the country. Neither candidate appeared to deliver a decisive blow, but they both played to dierent demographics in the polarised country which saw a steep deterioration in the economy
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You worked for the benet of one group, the Muslim Brotherhood, not for Egypt as a nation... for us, we aim to establish a respectable state in the region and in the whole world
Amr Mussa
and rising lawlessness after the uprising that toppled Mubarak. Around the capital, groups gathered in cafes to watch the debate and experience what many described as the fruit of the revolution. The two also debated foreign policy, and both agreed the countrys 1979
KINSHASA
When you are part of a problem, you cannot provide the solution...as for me, the state I envision is a democratic and sovereign state which upholds the values and principles of Islam
DR Congo urged to respect Rome Statute

UN assistant secretary-general Ivan Simonovic is urging the DR Congo Government to hand over general Bosco Ntaganda to the International Criminal Court (ICC) for trial. It is not enough to arrest him, but he must also be transferred to the ICC because this will serve as a lesson to other war lords and more so because DR Congo is a signatory to the Rome Statute, Simonovic said on Thursday. (Xinhua)
Abdel Moneim Fotouh

peace treaty with Israel had to be revised though not annulled. Abul Fotouh, who used to organise aid convoys to the Palestinian Gaza Strip, said he considered Israel an enemy while Mussa said Egypt has disputes with the Jewish state over its treatment of Palestinians. (AFP)
Protests in Guinea over delayed poll

By KEMO CHAM Nation Correspondent Freetown, Friday Riots rocked the Guinean capital, Conakry on Thursday as opposition supporters clashed with security forces over delay in legislative elections. At least 19 people were reported injured when thousands of demonstrators took to the streets denouncing President Alpha Conde and the head of the National Elections Commission, known (Ceni). Guinea has been engulfed in a political crisis since the controversial election of President Conde in 2010. His main challenger Cellou Dallen Diallo, refused to accept the results. But the delay in legislative elections, which were supposed to be held within six months of Condes inauguration in December 2010, appears to have aggravated the tension. The elections were slated for this June, but they were postponed in April by President Conde who cited technical problems with the voter registration system. The opposition fears that the delay is part of the governments plan to rig the elections. Today Guineans are speaking out against President Alpha Condes desire to rig the legislative elections, which he wont be able to win transparently, said Mr Diallo, the countrys main opposition leader, who led the protests.
Islamists reject result after defeat in Algeria vote

ALGIERS, Friday
Algerias moderate Islamists warned yesterdays legislative poll results, which saw them lose ground while the former single party surged, were fraudulent and dangerous for the country. It exposes the people to dangers for which we do not want to take responsibility, the Green Algeria alliance said in a statement, warning it would hold President Abdelaziz Bouteika responsible. According to ocial results announced by Interior Minister Daho Ould Kablia for Thursdays legislative polls, Bouteikas National Liberation Front increased its share of parliament by winning 220 of 462 seats up for grabs. The National Rally for Democracy (RND) of Prime Minister Ahmed Ouyahia, a nationalist party close to the military and loyal to Bouteika, was second with 68 seats, compared to 62 in the outgoing house. Algerias governing coalition so far included the FLN, the RND and the largest of the legal Islamist parties, the Movement of Society for Peace.
We will take the necessary measures and will put the blame squarely on the president of the republic, Green Algeria said. In the wake of the popular revolts that became known as the Arab Spring, moderate Islamist parties recorded electoral victories in Tunisia, Egypt and Morocco. Turnout had been expected to be low after a campaign that produced no new faces and failed to draw crowds.
Number of seats won by the National Liberation Front in Algerian legislative elections, which Islamists say were rigged
But Interior Minister Daho Ould Kablia announced a remarkable rate of 42.36 per cent which he said conrmed Algerias democratic credentials. Pro-government newspapers said voters had expressed condence in the political system by taking part in the election, which comes after a reform package initiated in the wake of the Arab Spring. If theres a winner on this Algerian spring day, its undoubtedly the people, El Moudjahid wrote in a front-page editorial. In their millions, Algerians projected a good image of democracy, proving to the world that they are not disconnected from political life, it added. (AFP)
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Ocials count votes in Algiers on Thursday. Algeria Thursday held its rst polls since the Arab Spring, with Bouteikas National Liberation Front increasing its share of parliament by winning 220 of 462 seats up for grabs.
Fridays provisional results, which have yet to be conrmed by the constitutional council, mean the FLN and the RND could form a majority without the Islamists. Green Algeria and the four other Islamist parties contesting the polls could only manage 66 seats, a major setback after predicting victory during the campaign. Green Algeria had hoped to emulate electoral triumphs by Islamist parties in other countries in the wake of the Arab Spring. There has been large scale manipulation of the real results announced in the regions, an irrational exaggeration of these results to favour the administration parties, the statement said. This will lead to a travesty of the election, contradicting the spirit of the political reforms, and will kill o what little hope and trust the people still had.
FAROUK BATICHE | AFP
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WHITE HOUSE RACE | Hollywood raises $15m for president
Obama vow on same sex marriages hailed

But Republicans say Celebrity in Chief was out of touch with Americans
California, Friday
S President Barack Obama said late Thursday gay marriage is a logical milestone towards a fairer America, as he was feted at a Hollywood fundraiser tipped to make a cool $15 million. In a Tinseltown love-in at George Clooneys Hollywood Hills home, the US president praised his hosts support for liberal causes but also gently teased the A-list actor and Democrat supporter. Yesterday we made some news, he joked about his public endorsement of gay marriage Wednesday. The truth is, it was a logical extension of what Americas supposed to be ... Are we a country that includes everybody? Does that make us stronger? I believe it does, he said to applause at the dinner in a party tent on Clooneys basketball court, beneath the trees of the wooded hillside property. Dubbed Starmageddon, the event at the Oscar-winning stars mansion, which united Hollywood glitz and Washington power, was aimed at swelling Obamas campaign coers six months before he asks voters for a second term.
Around 150 well-heeled guests paid $40,000 a ticket to get into the exclusive soiree, the latest in a string of big money events as Obama builds an expensive campaign machine for his re-election and buys top dollar advertising slots. The Obama campaign also conducted an online draw for tickets, asking less wealthy supporters for contributions of at least $3 for a chance to chow down with the star of Oceans Eleven and the leader of the free world. The winners were a science teacher from Florida and utility company employee from New Jersey who is also the mother
Yesterday we made some news. The truth is, it was a logical extension of what America is supposed to be
US President Barrack Obama
of a child with Down syndrome. Both women brought their husbands. DreamWorks Animation chief Jerey Katzenberg, who organised the fundraiser, introduced Obama after remarks by Clooney himself, and recalled Obamas 2008 campaign slogan Yes we can. He continued: Yes, we have. Yesterday he did the right thing yet again sparking renewed cheers. Katzenberg said the fundraiser had raised nearly $15 million, which included tickets from the guests and money from the online sweepstakes. Hollywood is a traditional source of funding and adulation for Democratic presidents, though there have been persistent reports that Tinseltown feels it has not been feeling sucient love from Obama. Republicans seized on Obamas evening rubbing shoulders with the stars to claim that the Celebrity in Chief was out of touch with ordinary Americans. With middle class Americans reeling from the eects of Obamas failed leadership, not even Hollywood magic can cover up the truth, said Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus on the Red State conservative blog. With a rst term this disastrous, we cant aord to see the second because if weve learned anything from Hollywood, its that the sequel is always worse. (AFP)
Members of the Mexican Delnes Mariachi dance group perform during the Diamond Jubilee Pageant in Windsor, England on Thursday. Celebrating the 60 year reign of Queen Elizabeth II, 1,200 performers and 600 horses take part in the show in the private grounds of Windsor Castle running on the 10-13th of May.
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British queens jubilee kicks o

WINDSOR, Friday
Hundreds of horses and 1,000 performers from around the world staged a glittering pageant in Britain in a stirring start to the major celebrations for Queen Elizabeths diamond jubilee. Troupes from Indias Dancing Marwaris to the Chilean Huasos displayed their mettle in a rare gathering of global horsemanship in the royal Queen Elizabeths years on town of Windsor on Thursday the throne evening, as festivities to mark the queens 60 years on the The robed Royal Cavalry of throne began in earnest. Oman thundered in on 100 In tribute to the monarchs Arabian steeds in clouds of more than 250 Common- frankincense, watched by a wealth and state visits, some packed audience. New South Wales mounted 550 horses and 1,200 performpolice gave the troop drill an ers from 17 countries deed Australian twist, performing rain showers to perform songs such as Waltzing Maagainst the backdrop of a 45-metre replica of Buckingham Palace. The queen will watch an extended version of the show on Sunday, featuring Scottish singer Susan Boyle, but the royal family was represented on Thursday by the monarchs daughter Princess Anne. tilda as medieval Windsor Castle loomed behind them. The 86-year-old queens own racehorses staged a mock race, and her Household Cavalry joined all the performers in a grand nale recreating her coronation. Moses Ndungu, a Kenyan dancer, said: It is a big honour for us. The queen became a queen in our country. Queen Elizabeth was told of the death of her father, King George VI, and her own ascension to the throne while she was visiting Kenya in 1952. Our grandparents cooked for her. We have an attachment to her we feel proud to be part of that history, Ndungu said, dressed in a Kikuyu tribal costume of cowskin and seashells. (AFP)
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UNREST | World leaders condemn Thursdays deadly bombings
Syria troops re on protesters

Suicide attacks deal a further blow to a month-old UN-backed ceasere that has failed to take hold
DAMASCUS, Friday
yrian troops shot and wounded protesters in the capital yesterday, activists said, as thousands demonstrated across the country a day after twin bombings killed dozens of people in Damascus. Thursdays bomb attacks that struck during the morning rush hour were the deadliest in 14 months of unrest, killing 55 people and wounding nearly 400, to a chorus of international condemnation. The United Nations called on both sides to the conict to cooperate with a month-old ceasere as President Bashar al-Assads regime and the opposition traded accusations over the perpetrators of the Damascus carnage. Five civilians were wounded when regime troops opened re in the Tadamon neighbourhood, of Damascus on Friday to quell protests, said the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. Thousands of people took part in anti-regime demonstrations in towns across Syria after the weekly Muslim prayers. Defying heavy troop deployment, protesters took to the streets of Idlib province in northwest Syria, Hama in the centre as well as the eastern
Victims kin hurls shoe at Breivik in Norway trial

OSLO, Friday
A family member of one of Anders Behring Breiviks 69 victims in his shooting massacre on Norways Utoeya island last July threw a shoe at him in court on yesterday, screaming you killer, go to Hell! The shoe hit Breiviks lawyer and the incident, followed by applause, bravos and tears among onlookers in the courtroom, led to a temporary suspension of proceedings on the 17th day of the trial. The attacker, a man of Iraqi origin whose brother was one of the 69 people Breivik killed on July 22, was quickly brought under control by security guards and escorted out of the courtroom as he continued to shout in English: Go to Hell! The shoe attack was the rst serious incident since the beginning of the 33-year-old right-wing extremists trial on April 16. Breivik has been charged with committing terrorist acts when he on July 22 rst bombed a government building in Oslo, killing eight people, before going on a shooting rampage on Utoeya, where the ruling Labour Partys youth wing was hosting a summer camp. (AFP)
BACKGROUND
Surge in deaths
The uprising in Syria began as a popular revolt but has turned into an insurgency amid mounting calls to arm rebels seeking to overthrow Assad. More than 12,000 people, the majority of them civilians, have died since the uprising began, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a monitoring group based in Britain. Of those, more than 900 have died since the April 12 truce went into eect, according to the watchdog.
An image grab taken from a video uploaded on YouTube allegedly shows an anti-government demonstration in the Syrian town of Kafrruma yesterday.
province of Deir Ezzor, the Observatory said. In Hama region, troops shot and wounded 20 demonstrators in Helfaya, where two civilians were killed in a raid, according to the Britain-based group. Regime forces in Aleppo red at demonstrators in the Salaheddin neighbourhood, said the Local Coordination Committees, a network of activists. World pow-
AFP | YOUTUBE
ers condemned the attacks that targeted a military intelligence building and urged both sides to the conict to adhere to the ceasere brokered by UN-Arab League envoy Ko Annan. The 15 UN Security Council members urged the regime and rebels to immediately and comprehensively implement Mr Annans six-point peace plan. (AFP)
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BUSINESS
TIME BOMB | Only 1,400 out of 60,000 employers have registered their workers
Drive to have all employers enrol with pension schemes

Increase the incentives to rms and individuals as country faces challenge of an ageing population, says nancial services company
BY MWANIKI WAHOME
jwahome@ke.nationmedia.com inancial services provider Alexander Forbes wants the government to make it mandatory for employers to register their workers with pension schemes. Speaking during the companys annual general meeting, managing director Sundeep Raichura also said the government should consider increasing incentives to pension schemes and individuals to build the numbers. We have suggested a basic universal pension to alleviate old-age poverty. We are asking the government to make it mandatory for employers with more than five workers to register with pension schemes, he said.
Warm up to GM maize meal soon ... by 2014

BY NATION WRITER
Kenyans could start consuming genetically modified maize by 2014, according to the National Biosafety Authority. Speaking during a stakeholders forum on GM foods yesterday, the NBA chairperson, Prof Miriam Kinyua, said the country should adopt the latest technology in food production to ease perennial shortages. Modern biotechnology oers tremendous benets to developing countries but its development and introduction has been largely hampered. It is unfortunate that such resources should continue facing resistance despite overwhelming evidence on their safety, she said. The Biosafety Authority is mandated to regulate the activities of GM products by ensuring that they are safe to produce and consume. Products like maize are modied in the laboratory to enhance desired traits such as increased resistance to pests and improved nutritional content. The announcement comes after revelations this week of a looming food shortage. Last year, plans by the government to import GM maize to feed the hungry in northern parts of the country were met with sti resistance from a section of the public, citing health concerns.
If left to benevolence, employers will not register workers with pension schemes
Sundeep Raichura, Alexander Forbes
He said Kenya was faced with the challenge of an ageing population and it was important for the government to encourage more people to join pension schemes, particularly in the informal sector. Out of an estimated 60,000 employers in the country, he said, only 1,400 had registered their workers with pension schemes. He said pension coverage remained low in the country, with only two million out of 12 million in formal and informal employment registered, out of the national total population of 40 million. Mr Raichura said the current incentives to pension schemes were not enough to increase the numbers, adding that the Sh20,000 deductible amount should be increased significantly as it had not been reviewed over a period of ve years. He said that in countries like Ireland, the government matched contributions by individuals to boost the number of those registered. And in Uganda and Tanzania, it is mandatory for employers to register their workers with pension schemes. He added that with East Africas harmonisation of systems, Kenya should
Alexander Forbes Retirement Fund board of trustees chairman Richard Kemoli (left) with the chief executive ocer in East Africa, Mr James Olubayi, at a press brieng yesterday at Intercontinental Hotel, Nairobi, before the rms annual general meeting.
follow suit and make contribution to pension schemes mandatory. If left to benevolence, employers will not register workers with pension schemes. Where this has thrived it is backed by legislation. Time has come for the government to make it mandatory for employers to register their workers with pension schemes, said a trustee, Mr Antony Kilavi. The Alexander Forbes Retirement Fund, established six years ago, was the rst multiemployer umbrella retirement fund in East Africa. It has grown from a membership of two employers to 85 currently, covering 19,000 workers. If the proposal to make the pension contribution by employers mandatory is accepted by the government, the fund will be among those that stand to benet from increased membership.
DIANA NGILA | NATION
72pc
The population that has reportedly been educated on the safety and bioscience of GM crops
Smart city plan may ease trac hitches in Nairobi

BY NATION WRITER
Inability to manage existing infrastructure eciently is what causes the many trac problems in Kenya, a study has shown. Conducted with a view to provide a cohesive road-map to improved ow of trac and to increase revenues from the transport sector, the study will guide the government on the implementation of certain measures that will turn Nairobi into a smart city. One key finding of the study is that technology could provide a simple way of bringing together existing systems to streamline the citys transport sector and increase revenue for the government, said IBMs country general manager Tony Mwai during the launch of the report in Nairobi yesterday. The study was conducted by an IBM team of experts at a cost of Sh33 million as a part of the companys corporate social responsibility programme to develop smarter cities in the world. The team recommended the use of existing CCTV networks and analytic software to monitor and predict trac ow so as to allow the police to direct trac more eectively. It also recommended the automation of parking systems in the city to alert motorists of free spaces. This would minimise the time spent searching for parking slots. According to the IBM Parking Survey 2011, it takes between 30-45 minutes to nd parking space in Nairobi, leading to congestion in the city. Another suggestion is to integrate data from various sources, including mobile phone signals from people stuck in trac jams, to pin-point trac hot-spots. Analysis will then follow to predict future trac ow issues and guide development decisions. Communications and Information permanent secretary Bitange Ndemo said that though huge investments have gone to infrastructure over the past 10 years, lack of collaboration among government departments has limited the impact. It is estimated that ineciencies within the citys transport systems cost up to Sh50 million daily, aecting revenues and commercial benets from the developed road infrastructure. IBM is expecting to get business as a consultant if the government adopts its recommendations.
Trac build-up at Museum Hill junction, Nairobi. CCTV networks and analytic software could help monitor and predict trac ow, a new study has shown.
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THE WEEK IN BUSINESS

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More oil found in Turkana

Oil company Tullow announced the discovery of 80 more metres of oil deposits in Turkana. This latest discovery comes barely a month after Kenyas rst oil deposit was discovered.
FOUR BEDROOMED houses that the Kenya Building Society plans to put up on a piece of land in Nairobis Komarock area. The society remained defunct for over 13 years but has been revived by its parent company, Housing Finance, to tap into demand in the real estate market.
BAD NEWS
Kenyas import bill on the rise

The countrys import bill has grown by Sh170 billion since 2010, owing to high oil prices and increasing appetite for imports. Kenyas ability to pay for the imports has been growing weaker.
David Waweru
Former Kenya Broadcasting Corporation MD who is to stand trial for alleged impriopretary in the awarding of rights to live broadcasts of the 2012 FIFA World Cup.
Wambui Waithaka
Kenya National Medical Practitioners and Dentists Union treasurer who faulted the national health insurers method of allocating money to cover patients bills.
THE MONEY that a private company borrowed from Standard Chartered Bank using government land at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport as security. The firm, Transglobal Cargo Centre, is associated with CMCs Peter Muthoka and has been denied a further Sh348 million on the same facility.
Sh500m
THE WEEK AHEAD
MONEY Safaricom made in 2011 profits after tax, a 4 per cent decline from Sh13.1 billion earned in 2010.
Sh12.6bn
Security Yesterday Prices Prev deal
We must establish the impact of the reduction of mobile interconnection charges on our economy
Bitange Ndemo, Communications Ministry PS
MONDAY: The Energy Regulatory Commission will announce fuel prices. Analysts will be watching to see the regulators next step after it raised fuel prices last year. TUESDAY: The 2012 Economic Survey report will be released by the Planning, National Development and Vision 2030 ministry. WEDNESDAY: Communications Commission of Kenya will host an open day for the public and the media to enhance understanding of the ICT industry and ongoing regulatory intiatives within the sector.
Sumayya Athmani
National Oil Corporation MD who on Wednesday announced the rms intention to enter a deal with Japan to explore viable hydrocarbon in Kenya.
Jimnah Mbaru
Dyer and Blair Investment Bank chairman who told a Nairobi court that he did not authorise a Sh26 million withdrawal from the rms Equity Bank account.
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9.00 3.80 20.00 5.50 225.00 145.00 6.80 11.70 55.00 18.00
Insurance
British American Investments Co.0.10 CFC Insurance Holdings Ord.1.00 Jubilee Holdings Ord 5.00 Kenya Re Corporation Ord 2.50 Pan Africa Insurance Ord 5.00
5.35 7.65 180.00 11.35
5.35 7.30 180.00 11.05 29.50
198,000 1,700 3,800 992,400
24.25 10.95 280.00 90.00 6.00 3.05 60.00 20.00
Investment
Centum Investment Co Ord 0.50 City Trust Ord 5.00 Olympia Capital Holdings Ord 5.00 Trans-Century Ord 0.50
14.75 3.50 24.00
14.85 225.00 3.50 26.50
1,204,700 2,000 65,800
MARKET UPDATES
Mean 83.6181 134.7856 108.0681 10.3925 29.6588 18.8776 7.2594 16.7190 22.7650 83.2259 89.9664 104.7618 12.0194 14.2610 14.5269 1.5612 10.7697 66.7716 22.2970 13.2341 83.8522
Buy 83.5167 134.6069 107.9263 10.3617 29.5630 18.8009 7.1310 16.5792 22.7368 83.1717 89.8449 104.6382 11.9967 14.2422 14.5055 1.5595 10.7559 66.6640 22.2693 13.2178 83.7255
Sell 83.7194 134.9643 108.2100 10.4233 29.7545 18.9543 7.3877 16.8589 22.7932 83.2800 90.0878 104.8854 12.0422 14.2799 14.5483 1.5629 10.7834 66.8792 22.3246 13.2503 83.9790
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ALARM | Chinas growth at three-year low PROBE | Crime Complaints Centre raises red ag
BRIEFLY
HONG KONG
Asian markets fall on Greek uncertainty

Asian markets slipped further on fears over the eurozone debt crisis yesterday as politicians in Greece struggled to form a coalition after pro-austerity parties were lashed in weekend elections. However, the euro held its own in the morning following reports from Athens that the head of Greeces socialist Pasok party was making tentative progress on building a government, after two other groups had failed. Tokyo was 0.12 per cent lower, Sydney was 0.28 per cent lower and Seoul skidded 1.37 per cent. Hong Kong fell 1.22 per cent and Shanghai lost 0.30 per cent after data showed ination eased slightly in China last month, which added to concerns of a slowdown in the worlds number two economy. (AFP)
Online scams cost over $480m in US

Most common crimes included FBI-related scams, in which criminals impersonate the FBI to gain sensitive data
WASHINGTON, Friday
nline scams including identity theft schemes, advance fee and romance fraud cost Americans some $485 million (about Sh41 billion) in 2011, a report prepared for the FBI said on Thursday. The Internet Crime Complaints Centre annual report said the number of complaints about online fraud rose 3.4 per cent to 314,246. The most common complaints included FBI-related scams, in which criminals impersonate the FBI to gain sensitive data, identity theft and advance fee fraud schemes in which emails pledge to release funds for a transaction fee. One of the newer schemes involves fraudulent auto sales in which a criminal posts a car for sale at an attractive price, pretending to be desperate to sell before moving or deploying overseas, and then seeking a deposit to hold the vehicle. Other fraud schemes include the non delivery of merchandise bought online or through an auction, and overpayment fraud in which someone receives an cheque with instructions to deposit it in a bank account and send excess funds or a percentage of the deposited money back to the sender. For victims reporting financial losses, the average was $4,187, said the crime centre, a partnership of industry and the FBI. The centre in 2011 received over 5,600 complaints of romance scams in which scammers target individuals searching for companionship or romance online. Victims believe they are dating someone decent and honest. However, the online contact is often a criminal with a well-rehearsed script that scammers use repeatedly and successfully, the report said. Scammers search chat rooms, dating sites, and social networking sites looking for victims. Although the principal group of victims is over 40 years old, divorced or widowed, disabled and often elderly, all demographics are at risk. These scams often result in both monetary and emotional distress, the report said. On average, each victim reported a loss of $8,900, for a total of $50 million. (AFP)
BRUSSELS
The eurozone is heading for slow recovery from recession later this year but Spain and France will miss decit targets, the EU said yesterday, piling pressure on countries already facing budget cuts. A recovery is on the horizon, but it will be a long and stony road before the EU economy reaches sustained growth, the European Commission said in its 2012 spring economic forecast. European Union Economic Aairs Commissioner Olli Rehn said the 17-nation eurozone was currently in a mild by short-lived recession and would see a slow and subdued recovery at the start of the second half of the year. (AFP)
Eurozone set for slow recovery as decits bite
A Chinese shopper selects vegetables at a market in Hefei, Anhui province, yesterday. Chinas ination rate slowed in April from the previous month, ocial data showed, giving Beijing more room to loosen credit restrictions to boost agging economic growth, as the countrys consumer price index rose by 3.4 per cent year-on-year in April, compared with 3.6 per cent in March a slowdown analysts said was driven mainly by falling food prices.
AFP I NATION
$8,900
The average amount each of the 314,246 victims claimed to have been swindled online
MONROVIA
Liberias top leadership opposes new oil pacts

Liberias presidency yesterday opposed a decision by lawmakers to renegotiate 10 oil contracts but agreed reforms were necessary. This was a request made by the House of Representatives, not the government of Liberia, Information Minister Lewis Brown said. We will have to make our lawmakers understand that renegotiation is not the right solution, he added. His remarks came after lawmakers on Wednesday voted to renegotiate production sharing contracts with oil companies which they said violate the current petroleum law. After the vote, Mr Brown had said he had no problem with the renegotiation, but has since done an aboutturn. (AFP)
Questions over war damage to Sudan oil complex

KHARTOUM, Friday
Somewhere within the twisted metal of Sudans damaged Heglig petroleum complex may lie the evidence to prove who caused the destruction during the 10-day occupation of the region by South Sudanese troops last month. The United Nations has called for an impartial investigation into what happened at Heglig during the border war which sparked international alarm. Sudan and South Sudan have blamed each other for the extensive damage to the export pipeline and central processing facility serving the norths main oil eld. Sudanese ocials said it produced roughly half the national production before South Sudanese forces moved in on April 10, disputing the norths claim to the area. During the occupation South Sudans army alleged the north bombed the Heglig area indiscriminately, and that an air raid struck the processing facility, setting it ablaze. But the north blamed southern troops and called for compensation. An African diplomat taken on a government-run tour a few days after Hegligs liberation said the damage did not appear to have been caused by aerial bombing. He said an explosion under the facilitys power station had left depressions in the ground and the metal roong was blown out damage inconsistent with an air strike. The diplomat, who declined to be identied, said he could still detect the smell of explosives and felt South Sudan was responsible. My sense is that, I cant see how Sudan wouldve self-inicted that kind of thing on themselves, the diplomat said. It was well thought out, well executed... just enough to cause disablement, at least for a while. But he said some observers in Khartoum disagree, believing that either side could have done it. There are some who say that, he added. A source close to the oil industry also felt the South was behind the damage because it could not have been caused by aerial bombing. Sudan announced last week that it had resumed pumping oil from the partially-repaired Heglig facility but the source said it would take months to resume full production. An international economist estimated that Sudans oil revenues shrank by more than $700 million after Heglig was damaged. (AFP)
The destruction was very well executed... just enough to cause disablement, at least for a while
Diplomat on tour of the site
BRUSSELS
Now Poland extends retirement age to 67

Polands parliament yesterday adopted a landmark pension reform law which will gradually raise the retirement age to 67 in a move bolstered by the centre-right majority coalition on Prime Minister Donald Tusk. As of 2013, the current retirement age for women at 60 and 65 for men will gradually be extended to 67 by 2020 for men and 2040 for women. (AFP)
Facebooks billion-dollar deal to buy Instagram scrutinised

SAN FRANCISCO, Friday
Facebooks billion-dollar deal to buy the startup behind photo-sharing smartphone application Instagram has evidently caught the eye of US regulators. The hefty price tag qualied it for a review by the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC), which remained mum on the subject despite a Financial Times report on Thursday saying that a probe was underway. A Facebook spokesman said the California-based rm would not comment on reports of a FTC probe of the Instagram acquisition. The impetus of an FTC investigation was considered routine given the price tag on the deal, but such a probe could complicate the social networks plan for an initial public oering (IPO) of stock next week. It takes 12 months to undergo review and the acquisition cant close until the FTC nishes. (AFP)
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A116 Marriage
LOVE Quotes sms mylove to 4535 SINGLE sms detail 0707700434 SMS Couple to 6323 for tips
A564 Hostels
HOSTEL NRB West 0722284545
0722831752 New cars 3000 pd

0723779666 PREMIO NZE WISH 2K
TIPPER Truck Scania d/steering gd

working cond. 5.4M neg 0717-295952
MARKETING Executives wanted.

Qualification and experience Marketing. Send CV sales@ffifinance.com 0711101000
6CARS rqd @45k adv pay 0710482135 A Company needs T/Probox and closed
pickups monthly for use in marketing 0712053735
TOWNACE BQ 04 795k 0736150343

TOY/HARRIER 03 silver kbl 2.4c
auto s/roof 1.9m 0733522330
in to
A571 Hotels
QATAR /Dubai: Cleaners,office
TOY 103 St. Wagon KAZ white 500K

ono owner Tel: 0722869229
AUTO Eden Rent a Car - Special offers
PERSONAL SERVICES
A181 Beauty
0723408602@Mombasa mens delay gel 0723408602@mombasa mens maxman 0723408602 @ mombasa mens VigrX
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TOY 110 AP 355k cln 0722534960 TOYDX 103 kbk 450k 0724754949
TOY
E90 KAG 0722219645 V/CLN 240K
messenger & labourers. shixrayjoblinks@gmail.com 0720606020, 0733601687 Visit us at Madonna house, Westlands road, 3rd flr suite 302. Registered by Min. of Labour MLHRD/NEB/ORG/8/553/13
B15 & Probox needed l/term 0701735366 CAR hire 0720308752 , 0723973677
FIELDER 1500/24HRS 0721749320 PRIMIO
WISH 0722633692 NZE 2K PD
REAL Estate Co. requires property

sourcers 0739817170
TOY Harrier KBB 1.05m 0734558784
TOY Hilux Pickup1.85m 0722773221 TOY Nadia KBB 575K 0722 527927 TOYOTA
IST KBK Blue offers 0722700161 / 0722475514 Evening 1.8L owner 0720346991 840k vclean 1.25M 0725652287
Receptionist wanted at a car yard

call 0722790643
VICTOR Safaris & tours wants Rav4
RESTAURANT
A188 Counselling
PRAYER&PROPHESY
0724656654
FOOD & BEVERAGE

A649 Meat, Pork & Poultry
GRAMALAW
meat suppliers company 4 commercial & high grade beef. Call 0721157485
@ 70k & Prado @ 150k p/m 4 long term lease. Westlands 0722379197, 0203521741
TOYOTA NZE KBQ silver manual TOYOTA Premio KBR/Y yr05 alloys TOY Raum 04 820k 0720791992 TOY Vitz KBK 03 360K 0788113139
TSHARK Mat KBM 1m 0733802007
@Upperhill requires Supervisor & Waiters with food & beverage from Utalii College 0739817170 , 0771007102
B085 For Sale, Private

CHRYSLER KBD 2008 4.5M 0722866735 FAW Tipper 09 35t 4.5M 0722720500 FILDER/Probox/wish 0722866735 FVZ KBD yr 2008 good condition local
4.3M Contact: 0722839315 0721369488,
Relationship experts 0732448105
SITUATIONS WANTED
B277 Domestic
0722516342, 0721834778 trained h/g 10 H/Girls wanted daily 0720673202
A202 Entertainment
0718831796 party all times. TOYS Call 0729 248 004
A230 Health
0202245564(www.maxman.com)sizecaps 0700146392Men instant power 200/0715471994 instant hardrock @150 0722138090mens size,power stamina 0723095237 men size, delay & power 0723408602@ Mba ladies hip booster 0723408602 Black gold caps power 2k 0723408602 Eagles caps for delay @2k 0723408602 Maxman 100% 2k 0723408602 Maxman caps delay/size 0723408602 Original Tiger size caps 0723408602 Rockhard instant@200 0723408602 Vigrx big-size @1500 CD4 Boost by 100% in 8wks 0714467776 DETOX centre W/lands 0729-524441 DR.KIKOLYO from Kitui helps in
divorce,politics,manpower,love,marria ge etc. 0701471737
CLEANING SERVICES FOR SALE OR WANTED

A822 Computers
0733716178 * Laptop Motherboards! Get 1@www.freewebsites.co.ke LAPTOP: Screen*Replacing & Repair!
*We buy dead ones!! 0721486136.
H/CRV KBB mnl 585k 0722212564 H/CRV RD7 05 1.8M Call 0722 802785 HARRIER Q/sale 800k ono 3L KAY
yr 2000 Call 0703515295
VITZ 02 BJ Wht alloys 470K 0728817859 VW Golf KAK 300k 0726354964 www.shoparidekenya.com XTRAIL 04 BN Blk 1.4M 0728817859
B284 General
INVESTIGATOR
0722510330 Wanted Call
ISUZU FRR KBE 0738766604 owner ISUZU lorry KBQ 1.4m 0722534960 MARK2/nze/suzuki/raum 0722767740 MAVARA 06 silver 2.5c diesel d/cab
auto 2.95m 0733522330
MOTORCYCLES & BICYCLES

B173 Motor Cycles
MOTOR cycle new s/parts for wy gn
cg w/sale 0733522330
REPAIR & MAINTENANCE

B352 Plumbing
BUY water treatment
systems, services of coolers & plumbering services Tel 0721-447517
Mazda demio BH 325k 0721214030 MIT Fuso bm 2.8m 0720695573 MITlancerBN 0720524880 550k N/UD AY 62 seat 1.8m 0738744888 NISS/Sylphy 2005 model grey, KBR/W
auto 770K tel: 0716737256 o.n.o 0722 622432 owner
LAPTOPS from 15/35K 0727649965 WEBHOSTING

+ Free Domain www.sasahost.co.ke 0713 478555
HEAVY COMMERCIAL
B212 Tractors for Sale
MF35/135/290/385/350 tel: 0722866735 SONALIKA 4WD 1.8M 0733748783 Tractors MF135/385/290 0722866735
EDUCATIONAL
B382 Schools
BRILLIANT Sch Kamulu.The leading
Boys boarding sec in Eastern Nrb. Indi vidual attention. All facilities. Vacant F1,2&3 Call 0203500288, 0722123324
POWER back up inverters 3KVA NISSAN B14 KAR metallic blue 330k ochiengoduor@gmail.com
auto 10hrs 95K 0722747246
A836 Electrical Appliances
A871 Miscellaneous
40FT container panelled fitted wired
painted call 0720-976240
NISSAN
Diesel Nyati quick sale 850,000 only Tel 0720769472
SITUATIONS VACANT
B243 Domestic
5H/Girls wanted urgently 0721531412
NISSAN Primera 2005 1800cc grey 920K. Call 0722 802 785 NISSAN UD 2010 4.2M 0721867202 NISSAN Wingroad KBM metalic
black 640k Tel 0720651509
KINGSTONE
MENS big size & confidence 0726272266 MENS instant hardrock 200/- 0726272266 MENS vigrx & maxman 0725-218027 PARKLANDS Pedi 0722763034 Pattaya Herbal Healthy 0722355757 PRO-EXTENDER machine (USA)
for size, 100% guarantee 0722-506355 Visit: www.soltechenterprises.net
A878 Mobile Phones

SAMSUNG Galaxy S 11 4G 49,000
Galaxy note 4G htc sansation 4G 45,000 htc inspire 4G 49,000 iphone 4S 55,000 call 0704-990995
B250 Gnral
KISWAHILI
Teachers Required Urgently in an Eldoret Secondary School. Call 0723 932528 rq 8att 5store/k 4cashier 2recep 3customer/c 6clners 3office/a 4tea/g 2msger 6driver&t/boy
high school, Girls Boarding (Tight security & delicious meals) 8,500/-. 0714-356421 Githurai
NISSAN Xtrail 05 Call 0721 867 202 NISS

Caravan new 0720662158 800k shape KBK
TEACHER rqd in a Pry/Sch Riruta

Maths/Kisw. Call 0723278869
INTERIOR DESIGN
B947 Designer Services
NIS Xtrail 06 h/roof 0722819100 PAJERO io KAW @490k 0726947665 PEUGEOT 406 British model 480K
call 0720-976240
0700008508 new s/mket in town urg
B403 Colleges
RECRUITMENT MAY/JUNE INTAKE 2012 by Rural AID Kenya-NGO
Comm. Devt Social Worker Gender studies Project Planning Mgt Conflict Disaster Mgt Relief Refugees Mgt Sales Marketing Counseling Psychology Early Childhood Dev. DTE-Secondary Edu P1 Course (Primary) Stores Mgt Logistic Mgt NGO Mgt Comm. Health HIV/AID mgt Nursing Aid VCT Hotel Catedng Environment Health Comm. Health Mgt Nutriton Dieticis Purchasing Supplies Business Admin ICT/ IT Finance Banking Accounts CPA 1,11,11 Clearing Forwarding HRMgt Front Office Administration Computerised Secretarial Travel Toudsm Tourguiding Adm Air travel mgt Cabin crew Air hostes Aircargo services Mass Comm. Journalism Photo Journalism Video Radio Production Mechanical Eng Chemical Eng Electrical Eng Teleoommunication Electronic Technology Secondary (1-4) Languages: Engligh, Kiswahili, French, German, Japanese Successful trainees work in UNbodies NGOs & Governt International firms.
0700137318 l/dist t/boy&driver 0700747447 3BCE driver&t/boy rq 0705609927 20 airport casuals rq 0706498595 BCE drivers & t/boys rq 0708322568 New s/market rq 20att 0716568240 office ass&cashiers rq 150 Form 4 leavers and above wanted
for sales, distribution and promotion in a new branch Ksh 7000 weekly. No experience needed. Free training. Call 0711-585261, 0708-615542 new recruits, F4leavers & above. No experience needed. Free interviews & training offered as u earn 6500/= wkly Call 0706542249, 0727069617 Sales and Distributors. Kshs 7000 weekly. Free Training. No experience needed. Must be Form 4 leavers and above. Call 0712857055, 0718355523
CVs and references Monday 14th at 10am at Thalassa Restaurant & Lounge, new Nyali Bridge.
A279 Notices
PRADO Tx KAR 1.35m 0722827118
PROBOX 05, KBR cln, 1.5L (2) price

negotiable 0722-791144
PROBOX kbr 560k 0717580887 S/Impreza KBR-T 850K 0725461465 S/WAGON KAZ 380K 0724-832022
SUB/IMPREZA 05 blue kbr 1500cc
auto alloys 890k 0733522330
CINDY WANJIKU KIMANI (SHIKU) Shiku left home on Sunday at 10.00 am going for a walk, she has not come back since. Shiku has a slight build, and a light complexion. She was wearing a blue jean skirt with an ok decoration,a white t-shirt with three owers two blue one orange,and a white bulero sweater,she is also wearing rectangular spectacles with decorations. Shiku communicates using sign language or writing. Any body with any information please call: +254 020 4450448, +254 0728 606 882
SUBARU forester local 2008 one

lady driven 1.8M 0721369488, 0722839315
Contact:
A Leading Sales & Mktng Co. needs 90
SUBARU Impreza 370K, Avco 2004

local 400k 0725679336
0788107643
SUZUKI maruti gypsy 08 580 ono
PETS & LIVESTOCK

A988 Dogs, Pets, Kennels
ROTWEILER pups 0711-391811 Kim
AN expanding co. needs Promoters,
T/100 310K V/C MN 0721549988 T/ Allion BQ 04 Slvr 900K 0717051549 T/FIELDER 05 BR 05 0734460819 T/NZE KBK v/c 670K 0732431947 T/PRADO BR 05 6 spd fwd manual 3L
Turbo dsl owner 0720-790457
SHOPPING GUIDE WHERE TO EAT WHERE TO STAY

A557 Apartments Available
APTS furn Upways 0712417774
BARMAIDS wanted. Come with
MOTOR VEHICLES
B049 Car Hire
0704-267715 4hire cars + Rav + Voxy 0721-144998 New NZE 1500/-
T/Shark KBB 680k 0723851488 T/Succeed 05 KBR 790k 0738374242 T/VX 2002 KBK 3.7M 0722866735 T/CARINA KAJ v/c 0721632770 T Carina KBA 982Z Tel 0720846891
BISMATT supermkt att: 0706589100
CUTEST Chics wanted 0722798431 FH driver/Tboy,loader 0720461484 HOTEL

Rq Waiter, Chef & IT Diploma Tel 0716358030
Call / Apply / Visit Principal Nairobi: Development Hse. 8th Flr, Moi Ave. or Philadelphia Hse, 3rd Flr, Tom Mboya Str. 020 2216702 / 2253745 / 2219155 / 0734721613 / 0724406799 / 0721318501 / Box 8111-00200 Nrb Machakos A / River 0721318501 / 0721421615 / Box 10-00204 A / River Mombasa, MSA GPO 1st Flr, Digo Rd. 020 - 23544380 / 724022555 / Box 88989 Msa. Accomd. / Corres. Studies / Short Courses / Certs. / Diplomas / Higher Dips / Avail. EXAM BODIES KNEC, KASNEB, ABE (UK), ICM (UK), CIPS, IATTA etc
JOB opportunities 0702463806
Classied/Transition 37
JOSKA 40X120 450K 0734815464
JUJA 40 by 80. 900 meters from
highway. 1.2m. Owner 0725967235.
COMMERCIAL
B462 Business for Sale
BEAUTY Shop 270K 0721407004 PRINTING
business on walk-in walk-out terms contact 0711722883
CBD Shop 40K 0786637796 W/LANDDS offices 25k 07286637796
SYO 360court 18k 2bed 0722215780
TENA 3br m/ens comp 0722847181 THIKA Rd Thome Executive 2brd

convenient, cozy 0721295585 & secure Tel
JUJA 40x80 dev 140k 0707460239 JUJA Farm 40x80 140K 0721617457 JUJA
Farm 40x80 150K Tel 0733439519 0739267216 0788923526
B782 Properties for Sale

GIGIRI 4BR 78M 0786637796 JAMHURI 5br 23M 0786637796 KARIOBANGI
N. flat with title income 160K p.m 19M 0789851150
VILLA
B469 Business Offers

MBA/PHD prop/Analysis 0718823883 SALON Moi Ave Rent work station
in a High Class Salon Tel 0721229975
Franca 4Bdr 0722818689 0722800612
owner
KAHAWA West 40x60 0722119441 KAJIADO 45acs near Kenchic 200m

from Highway water & electricity soon 0722-604583
KAYOLE 4 rooms 1.2M 0720855278 KINOO 2br flats @3M 0720-456749 KITE 1 storey Hse (7) 2brs+1bs v/prime
inc. 54Kp/m. Price 12M 0721212131
WESTLANDS 3bdr bungalow 3sqs

1/4acre 130k pm 0733298500
B525 Financial
KAREN 1/2, 1, 2 1/2 acres 0721350223 KAREN 2x1acre ready titles Tel
0721990237 No agents
B803Property Management
EFFICIENT & RELIABLE RENT
COLLECTORS 0750643161 0713860820,
KONZA 7.8acs near M/rd 0722170079 LAV/TON Villa 55m 0786637796 LAVINGTON 3br 27m 0786637796 MWIKI m/mazuri 10rms 0722-170079 NGONG 4bed maisonete on 1/8 acre
8M 0721452088
KAREN Plains 1/2acre prime plot

@19.5m Owner 0721348712
KARIOBANGI L/ind 0720855278 KATANI 1/8acre next to Syokimau,

prime 680k,0202610966, 0715086866
STORAGE & W/HOUSING TOURS & TRAVEL

B894 Tour Services
DUBAI visit visas 0202479188
KIAMBU 1/4acre at prime location

with title @7.5M tel: 0724760370
KIDFERMACO
1/4acre 5br hse next s/bypass 20m Tel 0773392619
NYALI beach rd 5br hse 1/4ac 2br sq

b/hole 35m 0722364148
KITENGELA Acacia View Est 1/8ac

plts @500K. 0725767650, 020550287 Vineyard Properties Ltd Chuna commercial
NYAYO Emba 3br 0722813866
B789 Properties to Let

1,2BR Adams N/west 8-15k 0702390078 1,2br Museum hill 7-16K 0716365649 1b/s Yaya V/Road + Kit 4-6k 0727097735 1Br Ngando/Lenana 7.5k 0720291409 1BR Parklands 12,000/= 0720040895 2BR NRB West 16,000/= 0720020410 46 MWISHO B/s 8&9K single 4&5K
0721-447609, 0715-333797
1BR 7K
WHERE TO EAT WHERE TO STAY (COAST)

D531 Hotels
020-2245564 spot loans on Toshiba,

Macpros& HP Laptops btwn 20K-50K
KITENGELA
plot 0722638664
ADVANCE Selling car l/top 0722534960 ADVANCE selling ur car 0722833300 CASH - www.wagoldkenya.com LOANS on the spot between 15-40K
with laptops as security, 0723408602
KITENGLA 50X100 820k prime title

Gabbie Ltd 0202610966, 0715086866
KWAMAIKO
1km off Ruiru Githunguri rd 1HA 4.5m 0738-343848 0752-867393 Gamar Investments
MLOLONGO 12acres near tarmac

tel:0725210219, 0736293386 Olonana
B546 Machinery for Sale

DRILLIN Rig Conrad Tel.0722890813
MUIGAI-INN
Thika superh/way 40x80 res & comm from 900K Tel 0788923526 0733439519 0739267216
MUTHURE 100x45 2.3M 0735722712
ADAMS
AGRICULTURE & HOME

B685 Pest Control
PEST fumigation @6k 0713-091298
0WNER
0719547527
NGONG,
Kerarapon, Matasia & Oloolua: 1/8, 1/4, 1/2 & 1 Acres 0721287142.
DONHOLM new 2br apt hot shower

underground tank 16K 0716869623
NGONG 1/8s, 1/4s, 1, 12a 0721350223 NGONG Kibiko several 0722890813 Nyeri/Gamerock 1/4Ac 0721658130 OLEKASASI 1/4ac 6M 0722226198 RUIRU 40x120 Owner 0721-858593 RUIRU 40x60 135K 0720938283,
0705-147102 Pattmos
Furnished 1br apartment Ruaka

new very neat 0726879502 30k
RESIDENTIAL & BUSINESS PROPERTIES

B733 Stalls Available
CBD Stalls No goodwil 0735708052
GUANGO 3br+sq 0722813866 KIKUYU 2broomed Ksh 15000 Tel

0722831093
KINOO/Rungiri 2bedroom 0722701142 LANGATA Rd 2rooms, Kitchen,

Toilet, b.room, young couple or single person 0721412730
B740 Land, Plots for Sale

0.5ACRE plot for sale Lower Kabete
Call: 020-2152243/0729818786
RUIRU
40x60 400K v.prime 0720938283, 0705147102 Pattmos
LORESHO 6broomed Ksh140,000

Tel 0722831093
2 Acres Mulinge Scheme 0715086866 2 Prime plots at Tassia next to Nyayo

Estate Embakasi 0733901110 Face two Call
RUIRU 40x90ft 100m from bypass

2.4m neg Tel 0733439519
RUIRU Town1/8 @2.8M title 0786771225 SIGONA 1/8th for private residence.
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Highway
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SYOK 1/4a Rd front 5M 0705084551 TASSIE massai 66x33 0722-342614 THOGOTO 1/4ac 3.5M 0735722712 UTAWALA prime plots 100m from
bypass 0722871633, 0723324672
NGARA 1br Tel. 0716-358030 NGONG 1, 2, 3, 5br 0721350223

N/WEST 1br 6k 0715916959 owner N/WEST
OWNR 1BR 9K 0707988168
10 acre Njabini Githioro 500k p/acre

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B761 Premises, Offices for Sale

Business/Shop for sale; Adams Arcade
Shopping Center, next to Java; suitable for Boutique for enquiries call 0722375289/0724981184
FORTCOM Rimpa Rongai 1/8acre

1.5M 0722-226198
PARKLAND 4br flat 0722555570 SAIKA 1br big tiles 0721-543836 SHOP to let main rd, Kangundo rd
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Kapa Oil Refinery 0722876198
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Center offices 25k,30k&40k 0722125049
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next to Sarit
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