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Daily nation is Kenya's most read newspaper, we analyse the highlights and download a copy free of charge.Gazetihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12698564538835264524noreply@blogger.comBlogger350125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5320450401332545200.post-27527800658982257602015-01-21T23:18:00.002-08:002015-01-21T23:18:39.032-08:00<br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinGdCGmbu91apN2nEeXmLCtOEYe9rlRg2ZjQ-0vGrZixFLDT2Va1_g_3L5hFXoMPYrxAHjRueqmXKBGJca7qjRZKJicZBEoEgNyDOblWvGngw16LFPc6r7ve94z3S3VKhRAVPskg5wNojv/s1600/one.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinGdCGmbu91apN2nEeXmLCtOEYe9rlRg2ZjQ-0vGrZixFLDT2Va1_g_3L5hFXoMPYrxAHjRueqmXKBGJca7qjRZKJicZBEoEgNyDOblWvGngw16LFPc6r7ve94z3S3VKhRAVPskg5wNojv/s1600/one.jpg" /></a></div> <br /> <br /> <div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Agency FB, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 64px;">10 schools in City lose prime land to grabbers.</span></span></div> </div> <h1 class="post-title entry-title" itemprop="name" style="text-align: center;"> </h1> <h1 class="post-title entry-title" itemprop="name" style="text-align: center;"> </h1> <div> <span style="color: blue;">CORRUPTION</span><span style="background-color: white; color: blue; font-size: small;">&nbsp;</span><span style="font-size: small;">|&nbsp;</span><span style="color: red;">Officers brought tear gas and automatic rifles to a primary school</span></div> <div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <div> <br /> <h3> "The chairman of the Nairobi County Early Childhood Education and Vocational Training committee David Kitavi accused the County government of ignoring a report showing that More than 10 primary schools in Nairobi county have lost their land to grabbers."</h3> <h3> <br /><div style="text-align: center;"> The report was compiled last year.</div> </h3> <div style="text-align: center;"> <b>Corruption Thrives</b> but Kenya is lucky to have patriots like <b>Boniface Mwangi</b></div> <br /> <br /> More than 10 primary schools in Nairobi county have lost their land to grabbers according to a report presented to Governor Evans Kidero but which is yet to be acted upon.<br /> A report by a task force he appointed says the grabbing of Lang’ata Road Primary Schools is just a tip of the iceberg as more educational institutions have lost their property to private developers using fake documents.<br /> <br /> The chairman of the Nairobi County Early Childhood Education and Vocational Training committee David Kitavi accused the County government of ignoring the report which was submitted last mid last year. He said the task force recommended that the County government moves with speed to secure land of all public schools to keep off grabbers.<br /> <br /> “The report is gathering dust at the governor’s office,” he said. He listed the schools as Kinyanjui Road Primary School, Riruta Road, Aga Khan Primary, Catholic Parochial, Ngong Primary, Olympic Primary, Kibiria, Uhuru Gardens, Our Lady of Mercy and Kamukunji Primary.<br /> “This report, which was prepared after spending millions in investigations, has never been brought to the County Assembly because some of the MCAs are working with the grabbers,” he said. “Some of the county officials are also colluding with grabbers and politicians to grab public land and tough action should be taken to stope them,” he said.<br /> <br /> “The members of the County Assembly wish to condemn in the strongest terms possible the brute force used on the pupils by the police as they exercised their right to protest against grabbing of their land,” said Kitavi. Kitavi urged the National government to transfer the management of primary school infrastructure to counties to effectively protect buildings and other public property.<br /> <br /> “We also urged all Nairobi leaders to stand firm and say no to these cartels whose work is merely to derail the progress we are making to ensure that our children get the best education,” said Kitavi.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> <br /></div> <div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: &quot;Old English Text MT&quot;; font-size: 72pt;">G</span><span style="font-family: &quot;Agency FB&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 48pt;">azeti</span><span style="font-family: &quot;Old English Text MT&quot;; font-size: 36pt;">&nbsp;</span><span style="font-family: &quot;Old English Text MT&quot;; font-size: 72pt;">K</span><span style="font-family: &quot;Agency FB&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 48pt;">enya</span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: 'Agency FB', sans-serif; font-size: 16pt;"><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/view/h60x7pt13q48v6g/Daily_Nation_-_January_21,_2015.pdf" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: blue;">Download Here</span></span></a></span></div> </div> </div> Kenya Newspapershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04365418373119296186noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5320450401332545200.post-5667051512286768442015-01-16T15:27:00.001-08:002015-01-16T15:43:25.561-08:00<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnY1mO1JqKZ0ZTFLOZJAh4lb2hWofhC72JcVM85t20gasCeSJU18G6WpOCMwhHiBvZ-5Et-ScWJUE5U5LS7U0_XzZo9dKTH3N3esYzCLgMNkqWv1WZ1F-BaFGNY5qf3baAx8UNc7atcIk/s1600/Njue.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnY1mO1JqKZ0ZTFLOZJAh4lb2hWofhC72JcVM85t20gasCeSJU18G6WpOCMwhHiBvZ-5Et-ScWJUE5U5LS7U0_XzZo9dKTH3N3esYzCLgMNkqWv1WZ1F-BaFGNY5qf3baAx8UNc7atcIk/s1600/Njue.jpg" height="425" width="640" /></a></div> <span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The disputation close the tetanus vaccine resurfaces when a recent argument over the credibility of results of a joint take a look at between the ministry of Health and therefore the church. Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops on Friday later issued a press release questioning the style during which the tests were conducted by the ministry. This comes despite the very fact that each parties had given the vaccine a clean bill of health previous Sunday once they each released the result of the joint testing.</span><br /> <span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The statement was signed by Cardinal John Njue demanding that no additional mass tetanus vaccination campaigns ought to be administered before the vaccine is correctly tested and tested to be safe. The Church accuses the government of presenting forty vials for testing from its stores without previous consultation with the joint committee overseeing the tests.</span><br /> <span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">“The results were loaded onto nineteen alternative vials bestowed by the joint committee,” the statement notes. in line with them, the aim was “to produce a dilution and bias of the 3 vials” out of a bunch of 9 that had been presented by the church.</span><br /> <span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">They additionally fault the govt. for what they term as its reluctance to receive the results from the laboratories. “It finally accepted to try when the Cardinal threatened that Catholics would pull out of the exercise,” the statement says.</span><br /> <span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">“In read of those facts, we the Catholic bishops would like to tell the vaccine used for the mass tetanus vaccination in March and Oct 2014 contained some vials laced with beta HGC. we are asking that no additional vaccinations to be undertaken before the vaccine has been properly tested and fully tested that it’s safe,” the statement added.</span><br /> <span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">However, Health cabinet Secretary James Macharia reiterated that the vaccine was safe. “This issue has been confirmed by the joint committee,” he told the state on phone he said all vaccines by WHO and United Nations International Children\'s Emergency Fund were adequately tested for safety before being administered in fifty two countries.</span>Gazetihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12698564538835264524noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5320450401332545200.post-67651837440284216992014-12-05T13:34:00.000-08:002014-12-05T14:00:13.762-08:00<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU7sA6INGveelUojdetlJSkEv8Vd76JEFHy38W7ZqF2Np_pwQJLp6jLfGyOH8xNO4usaOsXq71mmAEYhyphenhyphenShEKLiHNKJf4FhvPstRDHrsnxDsob7_WU0l-SVLO7lF9Uq3KBYvE01mUTr4yW/s1600/1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU7sA6INGveelUojdetlJSkEv8Vd76JEFHy38W7ZqF2Np_pwQJLp6jLfGyOH8xNO4usaOsXq71mmAEYhyphenhyphenShEKLiHNKJf4FhvPstRDHrsnxDsob7_WU0l-SVLO7lF9Uq3KBYvE01mUTr4yW/s1600/1.jpg" /></a></div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <br /> <div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> </div> <div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Agency FB, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 64px;">Major changes in laws to fight terrorism</span></span></div> </div> <h1 class="post-title entry-title" itemprop="name" style="text-align: center;"> </h1> <h1 class="post-title entry-title" itemprop="name" style="text-align: center;"> </h1> <div> <span style="color: blue;">PARLIAMENT</span><span style="background-color: white; color: blue; font-size: small;">&nbsp;</span><span style="font-size: small;">|&nbsp;</span><span style="color: red;">Among radical proposals are clauses allowing prolonged detention and removing security of tenure for police boss</span></div> <div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <div> <br /> Terrorism suspects may be held by police for longer periods before being taken to court, held incommunicado and denied bail once charged if tough new security laws are passed to aid the war against terrorism. The proposals have been made by a team appointed by President Uhuru Kenyatta in the wake of two successive terrorist raids that killed 64 people in Mandera County.<br /> <br /> The changes will, among other things, allow the police to take far-reaching measures to combat terrorism, including giving them more powers to search premises. If adopted, they will also pave the way for the removal of security of tenure for top security officers such as the Inspector-General of Police, his two deputies and the intelligence boss. A team of MPs and another comprising security chiefs have been working on Bills that will lead to the changes to be presented to Parliament for approval. President Kenyatta last evening received a report on the amendments agreed on by the two teams. “The President has received the report and will apply his mind before submitting his recommendations to Parliament through the laid down procedures,” said State House spokesperson Manoah Esipisu.<br /> <br /> The President had on Tuesday asked MPs to delay their Christmas break to debate and pass the laws. They will also vet his nominee for Cabinet Secretary for the Interior and Coordination of the National Government , retired Maj-Gen Joseph Nkaissery, who is Kajiado Central MP. The ODM legislator was on Tuesday nominated to replace Mr Joseph ole Lenku. Parliament has the next 14 days to consider his nomination. Mr Lenku’s fate still hangs in the balance because the President did not outrightly say that he had sacked the Cabinet Secretary who, like Inspector- General of Police David Kimaiyo, had been under public pressure to resign or be sacked over security failures.<br /> <br /> Although Mr Esipisu’s press release did not provide details, the Nation learnt from an MP familiar with the discussions that Mr Kenyatta would ask Parliament to approve changes to the National Intelligence Service Act, the National Police Service Act, the National Police Service Commission Act and the Prevention of Terrorism Act. Crack the whip Removing security of tenure for security chiefs is expected to give the President a freer hand to crack the whip on those who fail to do their job. Changes to the Prevention of Terrorism Act are expected to set new rules on the handling of suspected terrorists, including allowing the police to hold them for longer than the current 24 hours before taking them to court. Police could also be allowed to hold terror suspects incommunicado. It will also be harder for suspected terrorists to get bail, which the police argue sets dangerous suspects free to commit other acts of terror or evade court or even flee the country.<br /> <br /> The House has passed the Persons Deprived of Liberty Bill but it was not clear whether it, too, will be taken back to the House for further amendments. Ordinarily, Bills on publication have to wait for 14 days to mature and then be scrutinised by committees before they can be debated in Parliament. However, the President’s wish that the Bills be fast-tracked might not be easy, especially if some of the tough proposals flout constitutional guarantees on civil rights. “They might have to wait until February. All these stages take time,” an MP said. Members of the Administration and National Security Committee have suggested changing the National Police Service Act to provide for clarity on who would become a commander in cases where the regular and Administration Police bosses in a county are of equal rank. This year, the National Assembly changed the National Police Service Act to give the President a free hand in the appointment of the Inspector- General.<br /> <br /> He is now expected to name a panel to select Mr Kimaiyo’s replacement. The panel will pick three finalists and submit their names to the President, who will then nominate one for vetting by Parliament. On Wednesday, the Head of State officially presented his nomination of Maj-Gen Nkaissery to Parliament for MPs to start the vetting process. The vetting starts when the Committee on Appointments invites public submissions on the nominee.<br /> <br /> The team then meets the nominees for interview and scrutiny of their documents before compiling a report on their suitability for the position. The report is then submitted to the National Assembly where MPs take a decision. Mr Justin Muturi, the Speaker of the National Assembly, referred the President’s message to the Committee on Appointments yesterday. Although smooth-sailing was expected for Maj-Gen Nkaiserry, the red flag has been raised over adverse mentions in the Truth, Justice and Reconciliation Commission hearings, where he was accused of human rights violations while leading military operations against cattle rustlers and bandits in West Pokot and other parts of northern Kenya.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> <br /></div> <div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: &quot;Old English Text MT&quot;; font-size: 72pt;">G</span><span style="font-family: &quot;Agency FB&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 48pt;">azeti</span><span style="font-family: &quot;Old English Text MT&quot;; font-size: 36pt;">&nbsp;</span><span style="font-family: &quot;Old English Text MT&quot;; font-size: 72pt;">K</span><span style="font-family: &quot;Agency FB&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 48pt;">enya</span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: 'Agency FB', sans-serif; font-size: 16pt;"><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/view/0uwqz4f1bsnuzka/Daily_Nation_-_December_5,_2014.pdf" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: blue;">Download Here</span></span></a></span></div> </div> </div> Kenya Newspapershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04365418373119296186noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5320450401332545200.post-81557230504799498962014-12-04T13:34:00.000-08:002014-12-05T13:56:21.874-08:00<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg98FCMOKEcO8iyUSk70DoBoAe0GsUz6on-iaLvlS5Np1cBVnEdn-qHPxWadHX4UTlZkYeQM1nqNZ5pFSWL1RWxzUQZOOz0ywxVHErnoNKrCmx97RsEEeNPi6WDXjfmWGT05lu1muYTlmrN/s1600/1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg98FCMOKEcO8iyUSk70DoBoAe0GsUz6on-iaLvlS5Np1cBVnEdn-qHPxWadHX4UTlZkYeQM1nqNZ5pFSWL1RWxzUQZOOz0ywxVHErnoNKrCmx97RsEEeNPi6WDXjfmWGT05lu1muYTlmrN/s1600/1.jpg" /></a></div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <br /> <div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> </div> <div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Agency FB, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 64px;">Worker feared dying far from home</span></span></div> </div> <h1 class="post-title entry-title" itemprop="name" style="text-align: center;"> </h1> <h1 class="post-title entry-title" itemprop="name" style="text-align: center;"> </h1> <div> <span style="color: blue;">FINAL MOMENTS</span><span style="background-color: white; color: blue; font-size: small;">&nbsp;</span><span style="font-size: small;">|&nbsp;</span><span style="color: red;">They had gone to work in Mandera as the pay was better</span></div> <div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <div> <br /> Brothers Wellington Katimu, 27, and David Ingwana, 54, had called their family with the good news that they would be travelling home on December 21, to celebrate Christmas. David’s eldest son, Joseph Maanjai, 24, would accompany them on the journey to Turbo in western Kenya.<br /> <br /> It was the day their employer at a quarry in Koromey in Mandera had promised to release them for the Christmas holiday. “We spoke on Friday evening and he told me that they were already planning to book transport, as there were very few buses to Nairobi from Mandera and he did not want to miss it,” said David’s wife, Tabitha Mutonyi. On Monday evening, David called his younger brother, Daniel Katimu, and told him that he was not feeling well. He had tried to reach his wife, but her phone was off. Chest complications “He told me that he had been having some chest complications and wanted to inform his wife that he might be travelling earlier than planned.<br /> <br /> He said he needed medical attention and asked me to pray for him because he feared dying in such a far-flung area,” he said. Unknown to him, David would face death in a way he so dreaded only four hours later — from a bullet fired by the Al-Shabaab. He would also be killed together with his youngest brother Wellington and his son, Joseph. The quarry workers were ambushed as they slept early Tuesday morning by the militia and asked to line up on the ground with their faces to the ground. They were then sprayed with bullets and their bodies left on the spot.<br /> <br /> Their family was part of a grieving crowd that turned up yesterday to identify the bodies of their loved one at City Mortuary in Nairobi. The bodies had been flown to Nairobi on Tuesday evening by the military. The Katimu family positively identified the bodies of their three relatives. “My two brothers had constantly been telling us that they were planning to move away from Mandera, and Wellington had told us that he would not go back next year,” Daniel said, adding that after the hijacking of a bus in Mandera two weeks ago, the family became worried about their safety. “We kept asking them to return home, but they told us that they stayed in a safer place.<br /> <br /> They also told us that it was safer to stay in Koromey than to travel, as it was riskier on the road,” said Daniel. David, Wellington and Joseph worked for one contractor at the quarry. David has been working at the quarry for the past four years. He recruited his brother, who was working at a different quarry in Rongai, in January this year, since the pay was higher in Mandera. “After every three months, the three would come home together and spend time with us for about two weeks and go back to work. They were last at home in August,” said Daniel. Mrs Katimu said her husband was very concerned about his family’s welfare and worked hard to ensure that his wife and their three children were comfortable. “He kept sending money home and always asked us to use it well.<br /> <br /> He was very hard working” she said. Apart from Joseph, David and his wife have three other children aged 20, 16 and 14. “I have seen their bodies. My husband, my bother-in-law and my son have bullets in the rib, neck and chest respectively. Their bodies are in a very bad state,” said Mrs Katimu. “I have always been hearing about the Al-Shabaab on radio and reading about them in newspapers, but I never knew that one day, they would kill my family. My family has not interacted with the Al-Shabaab. ‘‘We have not denied them anything. We have not crossed their path.<br /> <br /> We have not done anything wrong and we are sad that they had to talk to the government by killing our innocent loved ones,” Mrs Katimu said in tears. The family will conduct one burial at their home next week. The postmortem exam on the bodies of the 36 people killed that fateful night is expected to begin today and will go on for three days.<br /> <h1 class="post-title entry-title" itemprop="name" style="text-align: center;"> </h1> </div> <div> <br /></div> <div> <br /></div> <div> <br /></div> <div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: &quot;Old English Text MT&quot;; font-size: 72pt;">G</span><span style="font-family: &quot;Agency FB&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 48pt;">azeti</span><span style="font-family: &quot;Old English Text MT&quot;; font-size: 36pt;">&nbsp;</span><span style="font-family: &quot;Old English Text MT&quot;; font-size: 72pt;">K</span><span style="font-family: &quot;Agency FB&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 48pt;">enya</span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: 'Agency FB', sans-serif; font-size: 16pt;"><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/view/fxcjirscp1xkeiu/Daily_Nation_-_December_4,_2014.pdf" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: blue;">Download Here</span></span></a></span></div> </div> </div> Kenya Newspapershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04365418373119296186noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5320450401332545200.post-50632705775855208592014-12-03T13:34:00.000-08:002014-12-05T13:53:45.232-08:00<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXrzkVhfbmXyY3dLGyVH7a9wCl5RmmF8TMmz9_82hc77hyphenhyphenpDMIp5YDbjs8xmxBFsS-DLWcZXipiw0a4hq7ENLokGousyOFlCoLZ3Tozus6fMWQLcJpvslEnVGNYunBwPak0QV7m5ri3KMw/s1600/1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXrzkVhfbmXyY3dLGyVH7a9wCl5RmmF8TMmz9_82hc77hyphenhyphenpDMIp5YDbjs8xmxBFsS-DLWcZXipiw0a4hq7ENLokGousyOFlCoLZ3Tozus6fMWQLcJpvslEnVGNYunBwPak0QV7m5ri3KMw/s1600/1.jpg" /></a></div> <br /> <div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> </div> <div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-size: x-large;">President shakes up security machinery after quarry workers are killed in night of terror in second Mandera massacre</span></div> </div> <h1 class="post-title entry-title" itemprop="name" style="text-align: center;"> </h1> <h1 class="post-title entry-title" itemprop="name" style="text-align: center;"> </h1> <div> <span style="color: blue;">TERRORISM</span><span style="background-color: white; color: blue; font-size: small;">&nbsp;</span><span style="font-size: small;">|&nbsp;</span><span style="color: red;">President shakes up security machinery after quarry workers are killed in night of terror in second Mandera massacre</span></div> <div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <div> <br /> Thirty-six quarry workers were yesterday killed in cold blood after Al-Shabaab terrorists attacked their camp in Koromey area of Mandera County in the dead of the night on Monday. The massacre, the second in as many weeks, sparked public outrage and prompted President Uhuru Kenyatta to reorganise the country’s security machinery when he accepted the retirement of the Inspector-General of Police, Mr David Kimaiyo. He also nominated Rtd Major General Joseph Nkaissery — the ODM Member of Parliament for Kajiado Central — for the powerful post of Cabinet Secretary for the Interior and Co-ordination of the National Government. Mr Nkaissery will replace Mr Joseph ole Lenku, whose tenure as the man in charge of national security has been marked by a weak response to the challenges posed by terrorism.<br /> <br /> The public and the Opposition has been demanding the sacking of both Mr Kimaiyo and Mr ole Lenku, accusing them of failing to crack down on crime and of inability to stop terrorists before they strike. Mr Nkaissery’s appointment awaits vetting by Parliament. Yesterday, President Uhuru Kenyatta, while announcing the nomination at State House, Nairobi, asked Parliament to prolong its current session so that it can approve legislation to ramp up the war against terrorism.<br /> <br /> In Mandera, the Deputy County Commissioner, Mr Elvis Korir, said that the terrorists crossed the Kenya- Somalia border on foot before killing the quarry workers whose camp was about 10 kilometres from Mandera town. All the victims were non-Muslims. Sixteen of them were from Kieni area in Nyeri County. Last week, terrorists attacked a bus travelling from Mandera to Nairobi, killing 28 people, most of them teachers. Others were doctors, while one was a policeman who was killed together with his pregnant wife. In both attacks, the victims were made to lie face down on the ground after which they were shot in the head. In the Monday attack, two of the victims were beheaded.<br /> <br /> Three survived after hiding in a ditch. All the victims in both attacks were non-Muslims. Some survivors told the police that Muslims who were at the site of the Monday night attack were spared. Yesterday, Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the attack. President Uhuru Kenyatta said the recent wave of attacks targeting northern Kenya and parts of the Coast were aimed at securing a Muslim caliphate in the region. “A time has come for each and everyone of us to decide and choose. Are you on the side of an open, free, democratic Kenya ,which respects the rule of law, sanctity of life and freedom of worship, or do you stand with repressive, intolerant and murderous extremists?” Mr Kenyatta said in his address (full speech on Page 13).<br /> <br /> He also said that security agencies had foiled a potentially devastating attack in Wajir where suspected terrorists hurled grenades inside a club frequented by civil servants before opening fire on patrons. One person was killed in the attack while several others were injured. “We shall continue to inflict painful casualties on these terrorists until we secure our country and region. Our stability and prosperity depends on a secure neighbourhood,” he said. Back in Mandera, a survivor of the Monday attack, Mr Peter Nderitu, said the close to 50 attackers moved from one tent to another as they ordered the occupants out at about 1am.<br /> <br /> They were then paraded in one queue but were later separated into two. “The victims were later asked to lie on their bellies before being shot in the head one by one,” said Mr Nderitu, who escaped by hiding in a trench near his tent. “I came out of my hideout at around 6am when my colleagues were reporting to work,” he said. Two other survivors of the attack were too shocked to speak. Police said they were interrogating the three survivors. “We are interrogating the survivors so that we can be able to get more details about the incident and the perpetrators. We believe they crossed over from Somalia on foot and after the heinous act, they escaped back to their country,” he said.<br /> <br /> Unconfirmed reports indicated that some workers could have been kidnapped but police were yet to verify the reports. The quarry where they worked is owned by a Mandera resident. It is near a forest on the Kenya-Somalia border and was not guarded. Mr Korir said that after last week’s attacks, security was beefed up around Mandera town and its environs. “We did boost security around Mandera town. That is why it has been difficult for them to penetrate the town and probably went for a softer target outside the town,” he said. The Red Cross took the bodies of the victims to the Mandera military camp, from where they will be airlifted to Nairobi.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> <br /></div> <div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: &quot;Old English Text MT&quot;; font-size: 72pt;">G</span><span style="font-family: &quot;Agency FB&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 48pt;">azeti</span><span style="font-family: &quot;Old English Text MT&quot;; font-size: 36pt;">&nbsp;</span><span style="font-family: &quot;Old English Text MT&quot;; font-size: 72pt;">K</span><span style="font-family: &quot;Agency FB&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 48pt;">enya</span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: 'Agency FB', sans-serif; font-size: 16pt;"><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/view/xmwc7pomr1qzzgc/Daily_Nation_-_December_3,_2014.pdf" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: blue;">Download Here</span></span></a></span></div> </div> </div> Kenya Newspapershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04365418373119296186noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5320450401332545200.post-73648700309515979212014-12-02T13:34:00.000-08:002014-12-05T13:50:24.243-08:00<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilqEo8gITP16YSCbU7F2iyawpsoIjSL_vbXokeRk46lqexSwtC-s_0RgtZees-NkYyFh20cKI1Ypt2HqWQcAcQ04GX-5JTyMsLWrafPI1GHL9lfayTbTqqXKyBtuhOObPO8FGvv8N8VTnA/s1600/1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilqEo8gITP16YSCbU7F2iyawpsoIjSL_vbXokeRk46lqexSwtC-s_0RgtZees-NkYyFh20cKI1Ypt2HqWQcAcQ04GX-5JTyMsLWrafPI1GHL9lfayTbTqqXKyBtuhOObPO8FGvv8N8VTnA/s1600/1.jpg" /></a></div> <br /> <div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> </div> <div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Agency FB, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 64px;">Heartache for family hit by mystery deaths as girl’s body found in Field</span></span></div> </div> <h1 class="post-title entry-title" itemprop="name" style="text-align: center;"> </h1> <h1 class="post-title entry-title" itemprop="name" style="text-align: center;"> </h1> <div> <span style="color: blue;">TRAGEDY</span><span style="background-color: white; color: blue; font-size: small;">&nbsp;</span><span style="font-size: small;">|&nbsp;</span><span style="color: red;">Police intensify search for two boys as mystery surrounding lawyer’s family deepens</span></div> <div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <div> <br /> The body of one of the three missing children whose parents died in mysterious circumstances last week was last evening found dumped near Tatu City in Kiambu County. The discovery diminished hopes of finding the other two children alive. The children have been missing since their father and mother were found dead in what is suspected to be a homicide and suicide case. Police spokesperson Zipporah Mboroki yesterday said the decomposing body of five-year-old Tiffany&nbsp;Muthoni was found on Ngenda Road in Tatu City.<br /> <br /> “The deceased was dressed in a pyjama and we suspect the body was burnt using a chemical,” said Ms Mboroki. She further said the search for Tiffany’s brothers, nine-year-old Allen Magu and eight-year-old Ryan Muhiu was still on. Tiffany’s uncle, Mr Andrew Muhiu, said her body was found in an open field and had decomposed. It had a deep cut on the neck and hands. Mr Muhiu positively identified the body at Thika mortuary. The children went missing a week ago, before their father, Mr Paul Magu, was found dead near the Ngoliba Junction on the Thika–Garissa highway.<br /> <br /> The mutilated body of the children’s mother, Lydia Wangui, 30, was found near Paradise Lost on Kiambu Road last Monday. She had gone missing on Sunday, last week. “We are also analysing his (Mr Magu’s) call records which we believe may provide crucial leads,” Ms Mboroki said. When the Nation team visited the scene where Lydia’s body was found last week after she was brutally murdered in her matrimonial home in Muthaiga Pipeline Estate, one of the two gunny bags in which the body had been stuffed was still there.<br /> <br /> Two witnesses who saw the car dropping the body near Garden Paradise are yet to record statements with the police. Mr Jeremiah Kilemi, a guard at Garden Paradise, yesterday said two men drove into the court in a white Toyota G-Touring but did not talk to him. “I assumed that they were coming to book a venue for a wedding,” he said. After about 10 minutes, they drove out. According to roundsman George Wanjala, the two drove down to the dam and turned the vehicle to face the direction from which they had come. As they were reversing to the dam, they saw Mr Wanjala and got out of the car. They walked to where he was, about 70 metres away. “One of them asked me the cost of hiring the field for a wedding and I told them it was Sh80,000.<br /> <br /> He introduced the other man,” said Mr Wanjala. They then drove towards the gate before they joined a path through a coffee plantation. “The car stopped briefly and they got out but I could not see what they were doing as the area is surrounded by coffee bushes. Moments later, we found the body of a woman stuffed in two gunny bags,” he said. It was badly mutilated and burned. At the back of her head was a deep cut.Magu, who was an advocate in Nairobi, had left his matrimonial home in Muthaiga Pipeline Estate in Kiambu with the three children early on Tuesday and told the househelp that he was taking them to their rural home in Thika. According to the househelp, Ms Margaret Njoki, Magu had told her to prepare the children at around 8am. “They then went away together but two hours later, Mr Magu returned without them and told me that he wanted to pick something from the house,” Ms Njoki said. That day, according to Mr Muhiu, his brother spent the night at their father’s rural house in Thika.<br /> <br /> &nbsp;“He looked disturbed and only answered the questions he was asked. He then left early Wednesday morning,” he said. Magu was hit by a bus that was heading to Nairobi from Garissa. The driver of the bus said that the man tried to cross the road when the bus was already too near. At the time of the accident, police said, he had left his car at the side of the road with the engine running. The man had a white jerrican in his hands when he was knocked down. Inside the car detectives found the jackets of the three children, lunch boxes and a key. 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Mr Nicholas Smith, while conceding that the commission he claimed to have paid his agent was way too high, argued that it was proportionate because one of the local agents was “highly-regarded, chauffeur-driven, sometimes with police outriders, and commonly on the evening news”. However, he denied that the money was meant as a bribe.Ouzman which, prosecutors say, paid bribes to officials of the Interim Independent Electoral Commission (IIEC) and the Kenya National Examinations Council (Knec) to get lucrative printing tenders. The company’s agent was Trevy James Oyombra, a 35-year-old former procurement clerk at the disbanded Electoral Commission of Kenya. On Friday, Mr Smith’s former wife burst out in tears at the Southwark Crown court soon after the accused was put in the dock. Proceedings were put on hold for five minutes as a result of the incident. When the presiding judge, Mr Justice Higgins, returned to the chambers after the short recess, he said the incident had been “disruptive to the jury”. Indeed, one of the four women jurors looked upset. The case has 11 jurors, seven men and four women. The jury will decide whether the accused have a case to answer. Earlier, a retired school teacher, Ms Margaret Greenwood, had given a supporting character witness in which she described Mr Smith as an honest, respected and trustworthy family man, who was active in his church, hospital and local community. The prosecution has alleged that Mr Christopher Smith, his son Mr Nicholas Smith and their company, Smith &amp; Ouzman Limited, together with a Kenyan identified as Trevy James Oyombra, corruptly agreed to make payments to officials employed at the IIEC as an inducement or reward for the award of contracts to print election materials. The offence was committed between October 1 and December 31, 2010, In the second count, they are accused of corruptly making payments to officials employed at the Kenya National Examinations Council as an inducement or reward for the award of contracts to print national examination certificates. They have all denied the charges. In his defence, Mr Smith said that he introduced formal contracts for agents with whom his firm worked in various countries. Before 2008, he said, agents worked on the basis of “handshakes”. He said there had been no protocol within the company on how to appoint agents, carry out due diligence or a policy on restrictions about which bank accounts money could be deposited. Mr Smith told the court that family businesses — like Smith &amp; Ouzman — were popular in Africa. He claimed that culturally, Africans preferred family businesses because they could be trusted and for this reason, Smith &amp; Ouzman had an edge over its competitors. African States, he further claimed, “liked shopping” for services in the UK because they were not keen on local businesses. He also said the company and its officials were respected because they had the expertise and were unlikely to be connected to a government or a faction. He also said that because of the new and young democracies in Africa with election cycles of four or five years, there was pressure on agents to seek higher commissions. 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The battle is exposing what has been described in court documents as “mismanagement and vandalism” of the estate allegedly executed by the trustees in whose hands Mr Karume left his multi-billion- shilling properties spread across the country from Nairobi to Kiambu, and Nakuru to Mombasa. Mr Karume, a former Cabinet minister who died in 2012, initially wrote a will dated February 19, 2009, which he revoked and replaced with a new one where he formed a trust in June 2011, about eight months before he died. The battle pits some of Karume’s children against each other since those who have gone to court to seek help in prising open the contents of the will say only two of their siblings — Dr Fransisca Wanjiku Kahiu and Mr Henry Waireri Karume — are privy to the day-to-day management and running of their late father’s estate. Four of Mr Karume’s eight children — Ms Lucy Wanjiru Karume, Mr Samuel Wanjema Karume, Mr Albert Kigera Karume, and Mrs Jane Mukuhi Matu — are challenging the manner in which the estate has been managed, claiming there has been massive revenue loss. The trustees and executioners deny the accusations. The dispute is likely to shine a light on wealthy individuals who have left their property in the hands of trustees to manage on behalf of beneficiaries, mostly children and grandchildren. At the centre of the Karume battle are the whereabouts of an estimated Sh200 million Ms Wanjiru and her siblings say was in bank accounts when their father died, the proposed sale of a Sh58 million property in Kiambu and an alleged controversial plan to borrow Sh480 million from GT Bank. The aggrieved children want the court to revoke the authority vested in the trustees whom they accuse of meddling and running down the estate. They also want renowned local or international experts to be appointed, under the court’s supervision, to manage the estate. The trustees are Mr James Raymond Njenga (chairman), Mr Henry Waireri Karume (Mr Karume’s son) and Mr Kungu Gatabaki. The executors of the will are Mr James Raymond Njenga, Dr Stephen Ndung’u Karau and Dr Fransisca Wanjiku Kahiu (Karume’s daughter). The four aggrieved siblings have told the court that the 100-room five-star Indian Ocean Beach Resort in Mombasa is closed and in a state of disrepair; the Jacaranda Hotel in the prime Westlands surburb of Nairobi has been run down and they claim that theft from the hotel occurs on a daily basis.<br /> <br /> They also claim in court documents that a section of Pizza Garden, a restaurant adjacent to Jacaranda Hotel, has been partly demolished without their knowledge. They further allege that 70 pedigree dairy cattle and machinery at Cianda Farm in Kiambaa where Mr Karume loved to spend his free time were sold despite objections by Ms Wanjiru. The alleged mismanagement, they say, had resulted in the closure of Village Inn Restaurant near Kiambu Town and that their father’s entire business empire, which was thriving before he died, is headed for collapse unless the court intervenes and orders reorganisation of the management of the estate. Additionally, they want the court to open up details of the trust their father formed, details of which they claim they do not have in full.<br /> <br /> The matter took an important turn two weeks ago when lawyer Peter Munge of Muriu Mungai and Company, acting for Ms Wanjiru, Mr Samuel Wanjema Karume and Mr Albert Kigera Karume (their other sibling Ms Jane Mukuhi Matu is represented by Mr James Gathaiya of Gaithaiya and Associates) wrote to Iseme, Kamau and Maema (IKM) Advocates — representing the trustees and executioners — asking for a meeting to resolve the contentious issues. But IKM responded that their clients were surprised by the claims and that as far as the trustees and executors were concerned, there had been no breach of law and none of the beneficiaries had raised any objection to the conduct of the estate until last week. (See separate story.) Ms Wanjiru says in her petition to court that after their father passed away, the children were called to the IKM offices in Nairobi and directed to sign documents indemnifying the trustees from any losses and stating that “we shall not question any action by the trustees as a condition for receiving allowances from the estate and trust”. She claims that those of her siblings who signed the document “under duress” have been receiving a Sh200,000 monthly allowance which she does not receive because she refused to sign the document. The matter is before Justice Lydia Achode who two weeks ago directed the parties to appear before her tomorrow. When the trust was formed in 2011, the trustees were Mr Karume himself as the founder, Mr Gatabaki (trustee), Henry Waireri Karume (trustee), Justice Paul Kihara Kariuki (trustee) and the widow, Ms Grace Njoki Njenga Karume, who was listed as an observer. 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The new party leadership unveiled last week said at the burial of Homa Bay Senator Otieno Kajwang’ that it would not tolerate rebellion or petty quarrels. “We should accept the proposed list of new party leaders and realise that not all of us can occupy positions. There is always another day,” said Party Leader Raila Odinga. Nairobi Governor Evans Kidero was cheered when he called for streamlining of the party. “We should stop infighting and petty quarrels and dedicate our energies to building the party to ensure we win power in 2017,” he said. Mr Ababu Namwamba, who was named secretary general, promised to re-energise the party with Mombasa Governor Hassan Joho, the deputy party leader, warning that MPs opposing the party position would be kicked out. “We want discipline in our party.<br /> <br /> I will personally crack the whip on anybody speaking a different language,” he said. Mr Kajwang’, who died last week of heart attack, was buried at his Waondo village home on the shores of Lake Victoria in a ceremony attended by thousands of mourners. “Kajwang ’ was a distinguished leader, a friend and strong champion of a just and fair society. Those who have remained should continue with the struggle to ensure this dream is achieved,” said Mr Odinga. Neither President Kenyatta nor his deputy William Ruto attended as did a majority of Jubilee MPs and senators. Only Kiambu Senator Kimani Wamatangi, Bomet Governor Isaac Ruto and his Kericho counterpart Paul Chepkwony turned up at the burial. President Kenyatta and his deputy however visited the Kajwang’s at their Nairobi home last week. Leaders present at the burial described Mr Kajwang as fearless, loyal and humorous. Mr Odinga arrived clad in a Luo traditional mourning gear that included a colobus monkey skin, a shield and a spear. The Cord leaders also used the function to accuse the Jubilee Government of failure to address rising insecurity.<br /> <br /> They criticised President Kenyatta’s Wednesday comments that individual citizens should take primary responsibility for their security, saying it was the responsibility of the government to protect the&nbsp;lives of its citizens and their property. “The Jubilee Coalition is sleeping on the job while Kenyans continue to die. The Constitution demands that the government protects its people,” said Senator Moses Wetang’ula. Mr Kalonzo Musyoka asked the government to rethink the presence of Kenyan forces in Somalia, saying it had not been anticipated that they would stay in war-torn country for that long. The former VP accused the jubilee Government of perpetrating negative ethnicity by excluding a section of Kenyans from governance. “Besides corruption, tribalism is the biggest challenge in Kenya. We want a detribalised county,” said Mr Musyoka. Senate Speaker Ekwee Ethuro, described Mr Kajwang’ as an orator who always made the House lively.<br /> <br /> Others who spoke included Senators Anyang ’ Nyong’o (Kisumu), Hassan Omar (Mombasa), Amos Wako (Busia), James Orengo (Siaya), Juma Boy (Kwale) and Johnston Muthama of Machakos. Mr Odinga also used the function to rally support for the ODM list of new officials to be led by Mr Namwamba, the Budalang’i MP and Suba’s John Mbadi. Mr Musyoka threw his weight behind generational change as well as efforts by ODM to rebrand itself ahead of the next election. 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During yesterday’s prayer service for Homa Bay Senator Otieno Kajwang’ in Kisumu, the Cord politicians, led by Mr Raila Odinga said the Jubilee Coalition had failed to provide security, leading to death of innocent Kenyans. The cited the recent Mandera attacks in which 28 people were shot dead by terrorists as well as earlier killings in Mpeketoni, Kapedo and the Westgate Mall, all of which have claimed over 170 lives. Speaking at the Jomo Kenyatta Sports Grounds, Siaya Senator James Orengo said Mr Kajwang’s death should be a wake-up call to the President to match his words on improving security with action.<br /> <br /> “Kajwang’s last message while debating in the Senate was firmly telling the Jubilee government to put their house in order to avert the security menace,” Mr Orengo told the large gathering that had turned up to pay their last respects to the senator, who died of a heart attack last week. Machakos Senator Johnson Muthama asked the Jubilee government to surrender power to Cord to avert an escalation of insecurity. “Jubilee has failed the country and President Uhuru Kenyatta must surrender or else they will be responsible for the innocent blood,” he said. Suba MP John Mbadi accused the Jubilee government of hoodwinking Kenyans on security matters.<br /> <br /> “The President should stop playing public relations at the expense of the security of Kenyans. He should realise that people are dying,” Mr Mbadi said. His Suna counterpart Junet Mohamed called for the resignation of President Kenyatta, saying, his leadership was an example of a failed government. “It’s time President Kenyatta realised that the lives of over 40 million Kenyans are at stake. Time is ripe that Kenyans send the Jubilee government packing,” he said.<br /> <br /> A visibly emotional Mr Odinga, who arrived at the venue in a helicopter, led the roaring crowd in chanting “Jowi, Jowi (hero)” to symbolise Kajwang’s bravery. Sensitive issues He thanked the government for the assistance towards the senator’s burial and said ODM was ready to help on sensitive issues facing the country like insecurity. Kajwang’s body was flown to Kisumu in a police aircraft. Mr Odinga also used the occasion to warn ODM rebels to either toe the party line or resign.<br /> <br /> “We had warned them before that they either shape up or ship out. The choice is now theirs,” he said. In his eulogy, Mr Odinga said: “Mr Kajwang’s death has dealt ODM and Nyanza region a big blow, something that we are yet to comprehend.” He said Mr Kajwang’ never shied away from enforcing discipline against errant party members. Before the ODM leader arrived at the venue, there had been a security scare at the main dais when hundreds of youths surged forward as the hearse carrying Kajwang’s body arrived. This compelled the bodyguards of various dignitaries on the dais to take strategic positions. The security team had a hectic time prone to attacks since a Kenya Defence Forces camp was removed. 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It was his first public appearance since his return from a four-day visit to the Middle East. While he was away, 28 people, mainly teachers, were executed by Al-Shabaab, the Somalia militant group, in Mandera County.<br /> <br /> The “HeForShe” campaign launch also marked the start of the annual 16 days of activities to speak out against gender violence, a global campaign. Mr Kenyatta’s government has been criticised by Parliament, the Opposition and the public in general over its handling of security. Frequent attacks by Al-Shabaab and an increasingly violent insurgency by its radical supporters, especially at the Coast, has all but shut down Kenyan beach tourism. The President’s absence during the Saturday attack and his decision not to cut short his visit have been particularly unpopular. State House said Mr Kenyatta held bilateral talks with King Abdullah of Jordan on terrorism in Abu Dhabi. Apparently, according to the statement published on Facebook, Jordan is “a leading player in efforts to secure peace in the Middle East” and has expertise in dealing with “emerging terrorism threats”.<br /> <br /> The President also held talks with Sheikh Makhtoum, the ruler of Dubai, among others. The big event in the UAE at the weekend was the 2014 F1 Grand Prix in Abu Dhabi, attended by wealthy motorsport enthusiasts, mainly from the Middle East, Eastern Europe and Africa. Also launched yesterday was a policy manual on how to prevent and respond to gender violence. The President was accompanied by First Lady Margaret. The event was also attended by Planning and Devolution Cabinet Secretary Anne Waiguru and Runyenjes MP Cecily Mbarire, who is the chairperson of Kenyan Women Parliamentary Association among others. Earlier, the President met the security chiefs at State House. He said that while out of the country he followed the public’s comments on social media. The comments have not been flattering with many demanding that he takes responsibility for the escalating insecurity.<br /> <br /> Leaders have also been demanding the sacking of the President’s security aides, especially Interior Cabinet Secretary Joseph ole Lenku and the Inspector General of Police, Mr David Kimaiyo. There was some level of expectation that on his return, the President would signal some firm new direction to reassure the country in view of demands by civil servants to be evacuated from Mandera. Apart from frequent terrorist attacks and the clashes at the Coast, a general sense of insecurity has persisted since September last year when Al-Shabaab killed 67 shoppers at the Westgate Mall in Nairobi. “I agree that our security must do more to protect people and as a government we have worked to ensure we equip them well and provide them with vehicles.<br /> <br /> We have also looked at their welfare and we shall do more to ensure that there is enough security for our citizens,” Mr Kenyatta said. He cited several incidents during which people have watched others commit a crime yet they did nothing to prevent the attacks. One of these incidents was the stripping of a woman in the streets of Nairobi by touts, which provoked outrage and a street protest by women. “People watched and did nothing. Others were taking videos of what was happening. What did they do to help the lady? What is your responsibility as citizens?” he asked.<br /> <br /> He also accused some people of using their places of worship to incite the faithful against those who do not profess their religion. “I addressed an open meeting and leaders were asking me to forgive the raiders since they had mistaken the police for Turkana raiders,” he said and remarked: “To them it is right to kill a Turkana! “These leaders are the first to blame the government and they say such things in front of me.” In an apparent reference to the Mandera attack, he warned that action will be taken against police officers found culpable for security lapses. “We have worked to ensure we equip you and look after your welfare and provide you with vehicles, so you should also provide security for the citizens.”.<br /> <br /> <h1 class="post-title entry-title" itemprop="name" style="text-align: center;"> </h1> </div> <div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: &quot;Old English Text MT&quot;; font-size: 72pt;">G</span><span style="font-family: &quot;Agency FB&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 48pt;">azeti</span><span style="font-family: &quot;Old English Text MT&quot;; font-size: 36pt;">&nbsp;</span><span style="font-family: &quot;Old English Text MT&quot;; font-size: 72pt;">K</span><span style="font-family: &quot;Agency FB&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 48pt;">enya</span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: 'Agency FB', sans-serif; font-size: 16pt;"><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/view/2h963uvztw1kvf6/Daily_Nation_-_November_27,_2014..pdf" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: blue;">Download Here</span></span></a></span></div> </div> </div> Kenya Newspapershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04365418373119296186noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5320450401332545200.post-57430646078093852112014-11-26T05:26:00.000-08:002014-12-05T13:30:10.842-08:00<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSHHLYWHz3j0A1TYrpRQLKeWafOTlBgTvOpB5szJhAfFg4Y5QihNmwW9EXRkW7KakalZUVJr4PejmNT_Ynv1oOw2K6_36ZVPPeIYOVEm0pYh4tsCnkIrKvovIbZDAuYoj6khS0oV4KsQfH/s1600/12.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSHHLYWHz3j0A1TYrpRQLKeWafOTlBgTvOpB5szJhAfFg4Y5QihNmwW9EXRkW7KakalZUVJr4PejmNT_Ynv1oOw2K6_36ZVPPeIYOVEm0pYh4tsCnkIrKvovIbZDAuYoj6khS0oV4KsQfH/s1600/12.jpg" /></a></div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <br /> <div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <br /></div> <div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: 'Agency FB', sans-serif; font-size: 64px;">Raila in fresh drive to stop&nbsp;</span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: 'Agency FB', sans-serif; font-size: 64px;"><br /></span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: 'Agency FB', sans-serif; font-size: 64px;">ODM fallout</span></div> </div> <h1 class="post-title entry-title" itemprop="name" style="text-align: center;"> </h1> <h1 class="post-title entry-title" itemprop="name" style="text-align: center;"> </h1> <div> <span style="color: blue;">PARTY POLITICS</span><span style="background-color: white; color: blue; font-size: small;">&nbsp;</span><span style="font-size: small;">|&nbsp;</span><span style="color: red;">Orengo among top politicians who have held talks with party leader to forestall fall-out</span></div> <div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <div> <br /> The ODM leader was expected to meet Funyula MP Paul Otuoma and Kakamega Governor Wycliffe Oparanya who have both announced that they will not take up their positions as proposed at the Naivasha retreat. Mr Odinga is said to have been surprised by the reaction of some of his key allies who addressed a news conference in Nairobi during which they expressed their reservations about the sharing of the seats. Not take up posts Mr Oparanya, Dr Otuoma and Ms Mutua had said in a press statement that they would not take up the posts they had been proposed for. “It is our conviction that the manner in which the process was conducted does not reflect the will and the wishes of members of the ODM family,” they had said on Monday. Investigations by the Nation indicate that Mr Odinga’s protesting allies were concerned about the powerful secretary general’s position being given to Mr Namwamba, whom they consider a rebel. “We have made it clear that we cannot accept an arrangement of this nature,” Dr Otuoma said yesterday. “We have to conduct proper elections and allow our genuine party members to participate in electing the new leadership. That (other) formula is a sham and we have said No to it.” He urged Mr Odinga to invest in strategies that would make the party more vibrant instead of succumbing to what he described as “blackmail from one lost sheep”. He said he had not been approached by the party leader over his decision to turn down the position to which he was proposed. “No one has talked to me. We have given them back the positions and they can distribute them to those who want them.” Dr Otuoma, who is from Busia, has been Mr Namwamba’s opponent and views the elevation of the youthful legislator as a slap in the face. Mr Orengo, who had stepped out of the race for a national post ahead of the aborted February 28 party elections, led a group of Mr Odinga’s supporters at the Fairmont Norfolk Hotel in Nairobi on Monday to discuss the list before announcing they would not recognise it. ODM insiders told the Nation that the Siaya senator had on Thursday last week advised against the new line-up and tried to plead with Mr Odinga to delay discussions on party elections until next year but failed. Yesterday, Mr Mohammed said he met Mr Odinga over the dispute and that he had raised concerns over some of the individuals whose loyalty to the party he questioned.<br /> <h1 class="post-title entry-title" itemprop="name" style="text-align: center;"> </h1> </div> <div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: &quot;Old English Text MT&quot;; font-size: 72pt;">G</span><span style="font-family: &quot;Agency FB&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 48pt;">azeti</span><span style="font-family: &quot;Old English Text MT&quot;; font-size: 36pt;">&nbsp;</span><span style="font-family: &quot;Old English Text MT&quot;; font-size: 72pt;">K</span><span style="font-family: &quot;Agency FB&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 48pt;">enya</span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: 'Agency FB', sans-serif; font-size: 16pt;"><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/view/830ow3tvwow1827/Daily_Nation_-_November_26,_2014..pdf" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: blue;">Download Here</span></span></a></span></div> </div> </div> Kenya Newspapershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04365418373119296186noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5320450401332545200.post-506428599323015282014-11-25T05:24:00.000-08:002014-12-05T13:29:58.913-08:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq8XhDrLcF9d3C8eLCMw857wFY8gbFh6MwqKzzgaWVVo5k5D1YR4GiVnIdGbipgBIpeX83hgxDNOe5gysnshnmKKHHJ0sWDaxxxgR7sAqiBBPz-qJoSmQrpnFknxhL5lijryPnI22BXVrh/s1600/12.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq8XhDrLcF9d3C8eLCMw857wFY8gbFh6MwqKzzgaWVVo5k5D1YR4GiVnIdGbipgBIpeX83hgxDNOe5gysnshnmKKHHJ0sWDaxxxgR7sAqiBBPz-qJoSmQrpnFknxhL5lijryPnI22BXVrh/s1600/12.jpg" /></a></div> <br /> <div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <br /></div> <div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Old English Text MT;"><span style="font-size: 96px;">Police accused</span></span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Old English Text MT;"><span style="font-size: 96px;"><br /></span></span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Old English Text MT;"><span style="font-size: 96px;">&nbsp;of killing&nbsp;</span></span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Old English Text MT;"><span style="font-size: 96px;"><br /></span></span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Old English Text MT;"><span style="font-size: 96px;">students</span></span></div> </div> <h1 class="post-title entry-title" itemprop="name" style="text-align: center;"> </h1> <h1 class="post-title entry-title" itemprop="name" style="text-align: center;"> </h1> <div> <span style="color: blue;">TERRORISM</span><span style="background-color: white; color: blue; font-size: small;">&nbsp;</span><span style="font-size: small;">|&nbsp;</span><span style="color: red;">Victims were forced to walk away from the bus before being killed</span></div> <div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <div> <br /> The story narrated by the family and witnesses, however, paints a shocking scenario. Griffins Mckenzie, Felix’s twin, said his brother and two friends had travelled to Nairobi to check on their student loans at the Higher Education Loans Board at Anniversary Towers. They were hosted at his brother’s house in Mathare North where he, Griffins, runs a video and playstation business. The other students were Dennis, 21, and Vincent Odhiambo. Twelve hours after arriving in Nairobi, Dennis and Felix lost their lives under a hail of police officers’ bullets, each shot five times, according to their families. It would take the families two weeks of anxiety and sorrow to establish their fate and find their bodies. The officers who reportedly shot them did not contact the university or their next of kin, even though they had college identification cards on them. According to Griffins, his brother and friend left Mathare North at 5pm.<br /> <br /> “They went to town to help the other student get a matatu since he was not familiar with the city. Felix left his phone charging but Dennis carried his. At around 10.00pm, when they did not return, I called Dennis but the phone was off,” said Griffins. He said he called for two days. He then informed the university administration who joined in the search. “After two weeks we decided to visit hospitals and mortuaries,” he said. Felix’s father, Mr David Mckenzie, reported the students’ disappearance at different police stations, including Central, Kasarani, Starehe and Kamukunji.<br /> <br /> “Then last week, a police officer at one of the stations told me there were reports that a student had been shot at the Globe Cinema Roundabout and so I decided to go to Central to find out if they had information about the incident,” Griffins said. “An officer there confirmed that such an incident had occurred on Friday (November) 7 but the identities of those shot dead were yet to be known. He told me police had shot two suspected Gor Mahia fans who were mugging people at Grogan,” he said. The officer, an inspector, advised him to check the City Mortuary. On Saturday, Griffins found the bodies of his brother and the friend at the mortuary.<br /> <br /> They had been booked in by police after “being shot at the Grogan area”. The bodies were taken to the mortuary by a police vehicle, GKA462G at 1am, six hours after the shooting. An officer at Central familiar with the case said during the shooting, Dennis, who was later found to have a student ID, was shot in the stomach and when Felix realised he had been shot, he tried to flee but was chased by the police in a car. Hawkers said the vehicle knocked him down and as he lay on the tarmac, an officer in plain clothes came out and shot him five times. “Felix’s body was in a bad state. I counted around five bullet wounds. He had wounds in the ribs, stomach and chest while his friend had bullet wounds in the neck, chest and stomach,” Felix’s father, said. A postmortem is expected to be conducted today. Yesterday, he was at the Independent Police Oversight Authority offices to ask them to investigate the matter, terming it an “extrajudicial killing”. He said his son had never been involved in any form of crime. “If they suspected him, they should have arrested him and investigated his moves rather than shoot him, yet he was unarmed,” he said.<br /> <h1 class="post-title entry-title" itemprop="name" style="text-align: center;"> </h1> </div> <div> <br /></div> <div> <br /></div> <div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: &quot;Old English Text MT&quot;; font-size: 72pt;">G</span><span style="font-family: &quot;Agency FB&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 48pt;">azeti</span><span style="font-family: &quot;Old English Text MT&quot;; font-size: 36pt;">&nbsp;</span><span style="font-family: &quot;Old English Text MT&quot;; font-size: 72pt;">K</span><span style="font-family: &quot;Agency FB&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 48pt;">enya</span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: 'Agency FB', sans-serif; font-size: 16pt;"><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/view/slv9tv83qhmk88q/Daily_Nation_-_November_25,_2014..pdf" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: blue;">Download Here</span></span></a></span></div> </div> </div> Kenya Newspapershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04365418373119296186noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5320450401332545200.post-42220691013541857902014-11-23T21:18:00.003-08:002014-11-23T21:18:46.170-08:00<br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <br /></div> <div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: &quot;Old English Text MT&quot;; font-size: 72pt;">D</span><span style="font-family: &quot;Agency FB&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 48pt;">river:</span><span style="font-family: &quot;Old English Text MT&quot;; font-size: 36pt;">&nbsp;</span><span style="font-family: &quot;Old English Text MT&quot;; font-size: 72pt;">P</span><span style="font-family: &quot;Agency FB&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 48pt;">assengers &nbsp;</span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Agency FB, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 64px;"><br /></span></span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Agency FB, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 64px;">screamed in terror as gang&nbsp;</span></span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Agency FB, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 64px;"><br /></span></span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Agency FB, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 64px;">shot them</span></span></div> </div> <h1 class="post-title entry-title" itemprop="name" style="text-align: center;"> </h1> <h1 class="post-title entry-title" itemprop="name" style="text-align: center;"> <br /></h1> <div> <span style="color: blue;">TERRORISM</span><span style="background-color: white; color: blue; font-size: small;">&nbsp;</span><span style="font-size: small;">|&nbsp;</span><span style="color: red;">Victims were forced to walk away from the bus before being killed</span></div> <div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <div> <br /> The murderous trait of the Mandera killers was still evident yesterday at the scene of the dawn killing in cold blood of 28 passengers on a Nairobi-bound bus on Saturday. At the scene near Arabia, 15 kilometres from Mandera Town, pieces of human skull, some teeth, blood, spent cartridges, blood stained gloves and gunshot holes left on the ground were a clear indication of the cruel manner in which the victims — mostly young teachers and health workers — met their untimely death.<br /> <br /> The gruesome killing field stood against the backdrop of Deputy President William Ruto’s assertion yesterday that security agencies had caught up with the killers and had gunned down more than 100 suspects believed to have been involved in the attack. Successful retaliation Mr Ruto said Kenyan security agencies had mounted a successful retaliation and pursued the terrorists across the border and into Somalia. “Our security forces swiftly initiated response. They identified, followed and struck the perpetrators of these heinous crimes,” he said. “Two successful operations were carried out against the perpetrators of these murderous executions across the border.<br /> <br /> Our retaliatory action left in its trail more than 100 fatalities. It also destroyed four technicals and the camp from which this crime was planned.” At the Mandera Police Station, the ill-fated bus from which the passengers were ejected before being shot was parked in the yard, with their luggage still inside. According to the Mandera County police commander Noah Mwivanda, the majority of the dead were teachers who were headed for their rural homes for the December holidays. Military uniform The driver of the bus, Mr Abdi Hassan, said that he left Mandera with 59 passengers around 4am and on reaching Omar Jillow area, about 15 kilometres to Arabia, he was stopped by men in military uniform, who were armed with rifles.<br /> <br /> He claimed he had been reluctant to stop and continued driving despite being flagged down. “I did not panic because I initially thought they were military officers,” he said. Then, he said, he noticed that they had headscarfs and were all armed. “One of them shot at the bus three times and I stopped. They then directed me to drive towards Arabia,” he said in an interview with the Nation. The bullets struck the left side of the bus. “The passengers started&nbsp;screaming. Some hid under the seats while others flocked at the door,” he said. Three of the gunmen got into the bus after it had stopped. The driver said one of them slapped him twice and ordered him to drive towards Arabia.<br /> <br /> After a short distance, he was ordered to turn left from the main road. About 300 metres from the turn-off, the bus got stuck because it had rained. The gunmen then ordered him together with the mechanic out of the bus. About 100 metres away from the scene was a quarry that marked the end of the road. “We were told&nbsp;gunshots,” he said. Mr Hassan said that from where he was, he could not see the other passengers although he could hear some of them screaming. “I decided to walk up to Arabia then later went back to Mandera,” he said. The bus was later taken to the Mandera Police Station. Inside, the luggage was strewn all over, an indication that it was left behind by people who were in panic. At the scene of the murder, about 300 metres off the main Mandera-Elwak route, police left dozens of spent cartridges.<br /> <br /> Mr Mwivanda, however, said they had collected about 150 rounds of ammunition at the scene. “From the calibre of the spent cartridges found at the scene, it is clear that the attackers were armed with AK-47 rifles,” he said. Investigations Police said investigations had been launched and the collected cartridges would be forwarded for ballistic examination.<br /> <br /> When the Nation visited the scene, dozens of other cartridges were still uncollected. Although initial reports had indicated that the attackers wanted to commandeer the bus to the Kenya-Somali border, an aerial survey of the area showed that the road led to a quarry beyond which there was no other road. Some area residents said police arrived at the scene around 8am and found survivors still stranded at the scene. Kenya Police Reservists based at Omar Jillow told the Nation the area was prone to attacks since a Kenya Defence Forces camp was removed. The KPR in charge, Mr Abdi Mohammed Isaack, said that they were only four officers in the area.<br /> <br /> <h1 class="post-title entry-title" itemprop="name" style="text-align: center;"> <span style="color: red;">Can we rely on the Government on our&nbsp;security?</span></h1> </div> <div> <br /></div> <div> <br /></div> <div> <br /></div> <div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: &quot;Old English Text MT&quot;; font-size: 72pt;">G</span><span style="font-family: &quot;Agency FB&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 48pt;">azeti</span><span style="font-family: &quot;Old English Text MT&quot;; font-size: 36pt;">&nbsp;</span><span style="font-family: &quot;Old English Text MT&quot;; font-size: 72pt;">K</span><span style="font-family: &quot;Agency FB&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 48pt;">enya</span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: 'Agency FB', sans-serif; font-size: 16pt;"><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/view/52zfkuvrwyjmwzc/Daily_Nation_-_November_24,_2014.pdf" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: blue;">Download Here</span></span></a></span></div> </div> </div> Kenya Newspapershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04365418373119296186noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5320450401332545200.post-47508915887367641732014-11-22T22:14:00.001-08:002014-11-22T22:14:31.835-08:00<br /> <br /> <div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNM3kp4SQ1gTdW1vwJuHBq1wIa5XuEfGLP7opEc-nX7i0xq3xpbpV7jdEjf8KfbW1-UMJqoA6MmZOANMt1Qnv3mnNsfAz0MeEtDjtD71XxTod_sNv8T_KeL9VRtmfvoWfBHZPfiHdToU6z/s1600/FotorCreated.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNM3kp4SQ1gTdW1vwJuHBq1wIa5XuEfGLP7opEc-nX7i0xq3xpbpV7jdEjf8KfbW1-UMJqoA6MmZOANMt1Qnv3mnNsfAz0MeEtDjtD71XxTod_sNv8T_KeL9VRtmfvoWfBHZPfiHdToU6z/s1600/FotorCreated.jpg" /></a></div> <br /></div> <div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> </div> <h1 class="post-title entry-title" itemprop="name" style="text-align: center;"> &nbsp;<span style="font-family: 'Old English Text MT'; font-size: 72pt;">L</span><span style="font-family: 'Agency FB', sans-serif; font-size: 64px;">ocal governor had warned</span></h1> <h1 class="post-title entry-title" itemprop="name" style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: 'Agency FB', sans-serif; font-size: 64px;">&nbsp;of imminent attack before the</span></h1> <h1 class="post-title entry-title" itemprop="name" style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: 'Agency FB', sans-serif; font-size: 64px;">&nbsp;dawn bloodbath</span></h1> <h1 class="post-title entry-title" itemprop="name" style="text-align: center;"> <br /></h1> <div> <br /></div> <div> <span style="color: blue;">TERRORISM&nbsp;</span><span style="font-size: small;">|&nbsp;</span><span style="color: red;">Blood-thirsty killers shot in the air several times to celebrate their victory but no police showed up at the scene</span></div> <div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <div> <br /> <div style="text-align: center;"> <b>This is a continuation of court transcripts of a case in which a British company is accused of bribing election officials in Kenya. The first part was published yesterday.</b></div> <br /> Al-Shabaab terrorists fired wildly in the air in jubilation after they hijacked a Nairobi-bound bus and executed 28 people in a chilling dawn attack at Arabiya in Mandera near the Kenya-Somalia border. Yesterday, the bodies were flown to Wilson Airport in Nairobi and received by Deputy President William Ruto, Inspector-General of Police David Kimaiyo and family members at 6.30pm.<br /> <br /> Following the attack, the Deputy President chaired a crisis security meeting at the airport yesterday evening. In attendance were Interior Cabinet Secretary Joseph ole Lenku, his Principal Secretary Monica Juma, Mr Kimaiyo and Kenya Defence Forces representatives. President Uhuru Kenyatta is away on an official trip in the United Arab Emirates. The meeting came hours after the Somali-based terrorists claimed responsibility for the attack. In the massacre, Mandera County Police Commander Noah Mwivanda said six men standing on both sides of the road flagged down the bus belonging Makkah Company at Omar Jillo Village at 5am before attacking it.<br /> <br /> &nbsp;“The driver of the bus was waved down by armed men but he did not stop. He instead sped off only to notice three more standing in the middle of the road holding bazookas,” said Mwivannda. Survivors said 15 masked&nbsp;commandeered it towards Somalia but after a kilometre, it got stuck in mud because it had rained heavily in the area. A passenger made a distress call to the bus’s booking office in Nairobi’s Eastleigh estate moments into the attack but the line went dead before he could give details. Eye-witness accounts indicated that the attackers took all the passengers through a faith&nbsp;test, asking them to recite Islamic verses. It is claimed they were targeting non-Muslims.<br /> <br /> This was similar to accounts after the Mpeketoni attacks in Lamu in June that were blamed on Al-Shabaab. “They asked how many times I prayed in a day, asked me to recite a Koran verse and also used an Islamic greeting. Anybody who failed to respond correctly to these was asked to lie on a muddy patch of the road facing down,” said a survivor, who did not want to be identified. Those who failed the faith test were separated from the rest of the passengers and had their identification cards and mobile phones confiscated. They were then asked to lie belly-down in a straight line, according Mr Mwivanda. At least 30 of the remaining passengers, assumed to be Muslims, were asked to go back to the bus before the criminals cocked their guns and shot the 28 victims at point-blank range, killing them on the spot. “They were all shot in the head from behind one after the other. But one teacher escaped after the attackers got confused by blood stains he got from another victim,” said Mr Mwivanda. Survivors of the attack said two gunmen took position on either side of those lying on the ground and started shooting them.<br /> <br /> &nbsp;“They blew their heads off just like that,” said a passenger who was let off for passing the faith test. He said the blood-thirsty attackers were dressed in military-like fatigues and they fired in the air to celebrate their macabre attack. The dead are 19 males and nine females, including a police officer with his wife. Mr Rashid Farah, who owns Borderview Academy, said he lost three teachers in the attack. He said they hailed from Kiambu, Nyeri and Eldoret and were all in their mid 20s. “We had a party yesterday and we bid each other goodbye and said ‘let’s meet in the New Year’. They were not married and had cleared college about three years ago. I employed them a year ago,” Mr Farah told Sunday Nation. Kieni MP Kanini Kega said two of the victims were sisters who hailed from his constituency. “Enough is enough. I’m bringing a Motion to Parliament to remove Mr Kimaiyo, (Deputy Inspector-General) Samuel Arachi and Grace Kaindi.<br /> <br /> They have failed Kenyans,” he said. Reports indicated that about 17 teachers were executed. Others were security officers and health care workers who had been posted to the area and were leaving for their rural homes. “As quickly as they killed them, they then disappeared. It was too horrific to watch and we only came out of the bus minutes later after they had left,” said the survivor, who spoke to the Sunday Nation. He added: “I know of a pharmacist posted at Takaba sub-county hospital who was killed. In fact, we lived together and even boarded the bus Saturday morning. Others are a teacher, a couple, a policeman and his wife and one of their&nbsp;he said. Mr Mwivanda said investigations are underway and the first to be interrogated will be the bus company bosses.<br /> <br /> He added that the timing of the incident was also suspect. “The attack happened just less than six kilometres from the main border and our men who are doing aerial surveillance told us that no one was in vicinity,” said Mr Mwivanda. Mr Lenku said Kenya Defence Forces had been deployed to the area. “They have already identified where the militia men came from and they have launched offensive,” he said. He appealed to leaders to desist from making inciting statements about the state of the security in the country, saying that the attack was a criminal act and not a religious attack. Various political and religious leaders have condemned the attack. Supreme Council of Kenya Muslims Secretary General Adan Wachu called on the security forces to track down those involved in attacks in the country and deal with them according to the law. “The Mandera attack was not conducted by Muslims.<br /> <br /> They were conducted by criminals. Islam does not advocate for the killing of innocent people” he said. Tourism Secretary Mrs Phyllis Kandie sent condolences to the bereaved families and wish the injured a speedy recovery. Frustrated and nervous relatives camped outside Wilson Airport for hours awaiting word on the whereabouts of their loved ones. But as at 7.30 pm, many complained that they had been kept in the dark. Sarah Kemunto said she had go to looking for information on her relative called Zablon Gesare. “Why are they doing this to us?” she said.<br /> <br /> <br /> <h1 class="post-title entry-title" itemprop="name" style="text-align: center;"> <span style="color: red;">Almost 10,000 KPS officers are assigned to politicians and VIP protection. 44 million Kenyans share 25,000 officers. Is this fair?</span></h1> </div> <div> <br /></div> <div> <br /></div> <div> <br /></div> <div> <br /></div> <div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: &quot;Old English Text MT&quot;; font-size: 72pt;">G</span><span style="font-family: &quot;Agency FB&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 48pt;">azeti</span><span style="font-family: &quot;Old English Text MT&quot;; font-size: 36pt;">&nbsp;</span><span style="font-family: &quot;Old English Text MT&quot;; font-size: 72pt;">K</span><span style="font-family: &quot;Agency FB&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 48pt;">enya</span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: 'Agency FB', sans-serif; font-size: 16pt;"><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/view/p5le1bvzkw07hhk/Daily_Nation_-_November_23,_2014.pdf" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: blue;">Download Here</span></span></a></span></div> </div> </div> Kenya Newspapershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04365418373119296186noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5320450401332545200.post-12993361703700939142014-11-22T22:04:00.000-08:002014-11-22T22:04:32.140-08:00<br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <br /> <div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrPENZZi-PeujxO61hnq128QgZ1WHKPk4mhE0ohYXZsNiVtpqvtFNqumHdgPXHrhNrEa0WQAW8M03IGzEoO3vliyls_E35Uw0NkaWRwXo2KCrHhurnM-iReH468ZOJ34lHuQLoo9nnsTGb/s1600/FotorCreated.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrPENZZi-PeujxO61hnq128QgZ1WHKPk4mhE0ohYXZsNiVtpqvtFNqumHdgPXHrhNrEa0WQAW8M03IGzEoO3vliyls_E35Uw0NkaWRwXo2KCrHhurnM-iReH468ZOJ34lHuQLoo9nnsTGb/s1600/FotorCreated.jpg" /></a></div> <br /></div> <div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> </div> <h1 class="post-title entry-title" itemprop="name" style="text-align: center;"> </h1> <h1 class="post-title entry-title" itemprop="name" style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: &quot;Old English Text MT&quot;; font-size: 72pt;">P</span><span style="font-family: &quot;Agency FB&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 48pt;">oll&nbsp;</span>officials inflated prices by up to&nbsp;</h1> <div> <br /></div> <div> <br /></div> <h1 class="post-title entry-title" itemprop="name" style="text-align: center;"> 30pc&nbsp;to cater for<span style="font-family: &quot;Old English Text MT&quot;; font-size: 36pt;">&nbsp;</span><span style="font-family: &quot;Old English Text MT&quot;; font-size: 72pt;">B</span><span style="font-family: &quot;Agency FB&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 48pt;">ribes</span></h1> <h1 class="post-title entry-title" itemprop="name" style="text-align: center;"> <br /></h1> <div> <br /></div> <div> <span style="color: blue;">CORRUPTION</span><span style="background-color: white; color: blue; font-size: small;">&nbsp;</span><span style="font-size: small;">|&nbsp;</span><span style="color: red;">In the Shinyalu and Bomachoge by-elections, the cost of a ballot paper was increased from Sh9 to Sh11 to pay&nbsp;the agent his commission</span></div> <div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <div> <br /> <div style="text-align: center;"> <b>This is a continuation of court transcripts of a case in which a British company is accused of bribing election officials in Kenya. The first part was published yesterday.</b></div> <br /> KENYA - (Independent Interim Electoral Commission “IIEC”). Defendants: Christopher Smith, Nicholas Smith, and Smith &amp; Ouzman Limited 39. There are 7 contracts or groups of contracts which are the subject of count 1. The defendants who dealt with these contracts, and are charged under count 1, are Christopher Smith and Nicholas Smith. The company S&amp;O is also charged because both Christopher and Nicholas Smith are and were guiding minds of the company.<br /> <br /> Trevy James Oyombra was the agent acting for S&amp;O at the direction of Christopher and Nicholas Smith in all of these seven sets of contracts. He had become agent for S&amp;O on 5/10/08 [AFM 0162] and he had been an official at the predecessor to the IIEC, the Electoral Commission of Kenya (“ECK”) before becoming S&amp;O’s agent. He therefore had a relationship with S&amp;O and specialist knowledge of the requirements of the IIEC. 40. The commission payments: It is a feature of the commission payments in contracts with the IIEC that the commission payments are unusually high. The average commission for a transaction with the IIEC during the count 1 period was approximately 27%, and in some cases it was significantly higher. The commission on contract 2 was 31.8% of the total contract price, on contract 3 it was 37.5% and on contract 7 it was 32.5%. The defendants’ case is that this commission was predominantly legitimate commission to pay the agent Trevy. If all the commission payments were to be retained by Trevy he did very well in the 18 month period that these transactions took place. He received £380,859. 41. Contract 1: Shinyalu and Bomachoge<br /> <br /> By-Election. On the 16th June 2009, Nicholas Smith wrote to the IIEC chairman, Ahmed Issack Hassan [Ex AFM 0293]. The letter referred to a meeting between S&amp;O and Hassan at IIEC’s offices in Nairobi and quotes for printing voter registration forms, voter ID cards and ballot papers for the urgent Shinyalu and Bomachoge byelection. The price quoted was £32,526. The 200,000 voter ID cards and 20,000 voter registration (“OMR”) forms were quickly produced by S&amp;O and delivered on 27/6/09. There remained the ballot papers to produce and ship. The S&amp;O invoice makes clear that they were delivered on 18/8/09 [AFM 0018]. 42. Between the first and second shipments email discussions had taken place between Nicholas Smith and the agent Trevy Oyombra about payment of commission to Trevy and the necessityto pay the Senior Procurement officer at the IIEC, Kenneth Karani and other officials. On 29/6/09 Nick Smith sent Trevy the “attached calculation of payment for the by-election requirements”, adding that Trevy had been allotted £750 for his efforts. [AFM 0292]. Trevy replied by email on the same date 29/6/09, asking for his £750 to be increased to £1,000. Nicholas Smith replied the following day, 30/6/09, saying he had just texted Trevy and attaching what he described as the accurate figures. [AFM 0292] That attachment was a spreadsheet [AFM 0291] relating to this contract. It is clear that the payment to Trevy is £1,000. It is described on the spreadsheet as 4.6% of the total contract price of £32,526. The remainder off that contract price is divided up between funds from the contract for S&amp;O: £21,950 and a sum of £10,576 for “comm”. Comm, the prosecution suggest is short for “commission”. The email traffic makes clear who this “comm” is for. In the email of 29/6/09, which Nicholas Smith replied to,<br /> <br /> Trevy made it clear that it was necessary to distribute this sum covertly by sending it to Trevy’s account. “Karani says since his email is tagged with the government website it will not be safe to highlight the same on his email so the understanding is to have everything wired to my account and ill cash it out and give them the amount as expected. were doing this putting in mind the big jobs that will come in the future. they are happy and i know were on the right track…….[Karani] also mentioned to me we should be discrete since all peoples eyes and the government intelligence are watching their every move even on phone to ensure transparency.” 43. The need to be “discrete” arose from the illegality of what was being done. It had to be kept away from “government intelligence”. Wiring to Trevy’s account would avoid suspicions according to Trevy and, Trevy informed Nicholas Smith, Karani had been in communication with the seven other members of the committee about this. He added that they (IIEC officials) had been informed that “this would be done” [i.e. payment made to the officials] after&nbsp;a further email from Trevy the following day, 30/6/09, [AFM 0263] Trevy again tried to review the amount he was getting and discussed paying money to IIEC officials. Referring to the mark up on this deal he said “I knew what we did for omr and voter card was just for the iiec guyz” as Trevy was expecting his cut from the ballot papers part of the deal.<br /> <br /> This email exchange makes it clear that both Nicholas Smith and Trevy understood and intended that Karani and the other IIEC officials would be paid bribes. 44. There was further email contact before the delivery of the ballot papers on 18/8/09. On 4/8/09, Trevy emailed Nicholas Smith: [AFM 0261]: “i had a meeting i the morning and assured mr. karani and es team that once you are paid that’s when you will send over something and karani got it clear from you at the hilton that this will be done on payment. once that has been done i told em we shall all go to my bank and ill give the chicken to karani although karani hasnt told em how much it is but that’s their business. i think all this came about since they are anxious and very broke.” He added that they wished to speed up payment and that he explained to them that it took three days for cash receipts to clear his bank account. Trevy added “anyway that was just my brief to you on my meeting with the 7 tender committee members including Karani over a cup of tea at the restaurant down at anniversary tower.” Trevy added, somewhat unnecessarily, “these people are after making money sincethey know they are soon going back to the government, i think they also wanted to confirm through me that what karani has been telling em is the truth”<br /> <br /> This email relates two meetings with the officials of the IIEC, or some of them. ‘Chicken’ is the word used by Trevy, on this and other occasions, for bribe. Trevy had been reassuring the officials that they would get their money once IIEC had paid S&amp;O. 45. In the event S&amp;O shipped 142,350 ballot papers. Nicholas Smith knew about this and gave instruction to his staff to leave the quantity off the shipping invoice. [AFM 0190] Karani queried this with Nicholas Smith by email on 15/ 8/09. [AFM 0260] Nick Smith contacted Trevy about this and Trevy advised Nicholas Smith to let Karani know that the number of ballot papers actually needed was less than 200,000. Trevy stated that he was having breakfast with Karani and others and that payment would be made on the contract as agreed. 46. The ballot papers were delivered to the IIEC on 18/8/ 09, and on 28/8/09 S&amp;O issued a final invoice for the contract in the sum of £32,526.56. [AFM 0018] (Admissions 11-12) The invoice included a price of Ksh 11.52 per ballot paper. This reflected Trevy’s observation in his emails of 30/6/09, where Trevy stated that the commission for the voter forms was just for “the iiec guyz” and that the reason for increasing the price of the ballot papers from 9Ksh to 11Ksh was to pay Trevy his commission. [See AFM 0263] On 22/9/09, the Kenya Ministry of Finance<br /> <br /> <br /> <h1 class="post-title entry-title" itemprop="name" style="text-align: center;"> <span style="color: red;">Will any elections held in kenya ever be credible?</span></h1> </div> <div> <br /></div> <div> <br /></div> <div> <br /></div> <div> <br /></div> <div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: &quot;Old English Text MT&quot;; font-size: 72pt;">G</span><span style="font-family: &quot;Agency FB&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 48pt;">azeti</span><span style="font-family: &quot;Old English Text MT&quot;; font-size: 36pt;">&nbsp;</span><span style="font-family: &quot;Old English Text MT&quot;; font-size: 72pt;">K</span><span style="font-family: &quot;Agency FB&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 48pt;">enya</span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: 'Agency FB', sans-serif; font-size: 16pt;"><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/view/7gnvfvnyjyyfvgc/Daily_Nation_-_November_22,_2014.pdf" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: blue;">Download Here</span></span></a></span></div> </div> </div> Kenya Newspapershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04365418373119296186noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5320450401332545200.post-78462774440290500742014-11-21T05:21:00.000-08:002014-12-05T13:31:21.629-08:00<br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRE1ToPaCigcB69tt_b05fF6jKD512aBT5w2FCLLu_GzTQr7l5gepttokyUx6iSqkObFW9GLLfp9htLHvN-DgGg4GGn16j1QKpkC6fzKT1_Bv4JKCQKIvPv2iwDpqf4fgfpYn21dWl3yQ8/s1600/12.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRE1ToPaCigcB69tt_b05fF6jKD512aBT5w2FCLLu_GzTQr7l5gepttokyUx6iSqkObFW9GLLfp9htLHvN-DgGg4GGn16j1QKpkC6fzKT1_Bv4JKCQKIvPv2iwDpqf4fgfpYn21dWl3yQ8/s1600/12.jpg" /></a></div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <br /> <div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <br /></div> <div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: 'Agency FB', sans-serif; font-size: 64px;">‘Chicken’ scandal</span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: 'Agency FB', sans-serif; font-size: 64px;"><br /></span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Agency FB, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 64px;">broker in hiding</span></span></div> </div> <h1 class="post-title entry-title" itemprop="name" style="text-align: center;"> </h1> <h1 class="post-title entry-title" itemprop="name" style="text-align: center;"> </h1> <div> <span style="color: blue;">CORRUPTION</span><span style="background-color: white; color: blue; font-size: small;">&nbsp;</span><span style="font-size: small;">|&nbsp;</span><span style="color: red;">Man named as link between printing firm and poll officials has cut business ties and closed social media accounts</span></div> <div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <div> <br /> Trevy Oyombra, the broker at the centre of the “chicken” scandal, is a smooth-talking, 35-year-old former procurement officer at the disbanded Electoral Commission of Kenya (ECK). He is a canny operator, with a mongoose’s sixth sense for danger. He has virtually disappeared from social media. His account on Twitter, Trevy James Oyombra, is gone as is his profile on LinkedIn. He also appears to have severed links with some of his businesses two months ago, perhaps in anticipation of the interest he would attract once his “chicken” business became public knowledge. But he is very well known at the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission as well as the Kenya National Examinations Council, the two institutions where he did business as the agent for Smith and Ouzman, the British printers whose top managers are being prosecuted for allegedly giving kickbacks to IIEC bosses to get contracts. While he is generally known as a shrewd wheeler dealer, a former colleague at ECK says Mr Oyombra passes himself off as a very religious person.<br /> <br /> “Trevy is of course very well known to me and to nearly all managers and Commissioners at the Commission,” said former Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) CEO James Oswago. “He is a very young boy, about 35. He was a procurement officer at ECK before being hired by Smith &amp; Ouzman to be their agent in Kenya. He is not a crook, I would rather call him a wheeler dealer because he knew how to manipulate his employer to make money. It should not be difficult for him to show with evidence who he paid any consideration, if at all and whether these were in the guise of ‘chickens’ or facilitation payments,” he added. The documents filed in the UK paints Maj Oswago as having worked closely with Mr Oyombra to inflate prices. Some of Mr Oyombra’s email to the directors of the British printers report at how happy Maj Oswago was with the “chicken”. Oswago’s strategy After the storm broke, Maj Oswago’s strategy has been to basically throw Mr Oyombra under the bus. His defence has been that Mr Oyombra gave no “chicken” and that the broker had been leading his employer on, to fleece him.<br /> <br /> Yesterday, Mr Oyombra declined to pick his calls. He also failed to turn up for a meeting with an intermediary who had assured the Nation of arranging an interview with him Investigations revealed that it was Mr Oyombra who introduced S&amp;O directors to top officials at both IIEC and Knec soon after the disbandment of ECK following the bungled 2007 general elections. According to the UK investigators, Mr Oyombra was a central player in the “chicken” scandal by virtue of being the S&amp;O’s agent in Kenya. He would negotiate bribes to be given to top IIEC and Knec officials by the British firm in exchange for lucrative tenders.<br /> <br /> The kickbacks would be channelled through his account at the Kenya Commercial Bank, disguised as his “commission.” So connected at both the electoral and examination bodies was he that he would receive, in advance, tender documents of S&amp;O’s competitors and give directions on how they would be disqualified by the respective bodies’ tender committees. A senior official at IEBC who declined to be named because of his close relationship with Mr Oyombra described him as “a deeply religious person” who would skip crucial meetings at the electoral body to attend day-long prayers. “He came across as a very religious person. This is one guy at a time we are going to an election and you look for him and you cannot find him. When you eventually get him, he tells you he was in church the whole day and this is a week day,” he said. “He has this innocent face which makes it very easy for people to trust him,” he added. It would be interesting to hear how Mr Oyombra reconciled his “deeply religious” convictions and his business dealings.<br /> <br /> Besides fixing S&amp;O’s business deals in Kenya, Mr Oyombra was until two months ago a senior official at Pic Centre Ltd, a local agency for sports pictures. His main job was to identify potential clients for the company, mainly local newspapers and magazines. “We would meet whenever he came to negotiate contracts with us on behalf of Pic Centre, we would have our meetings at our offices or at Java on Koinange street. He would sound polite but he was a very hard bargainer, the you-take-it-or-leave-it type,” said a senior sports editor with a local newspaper. According to the journalist, Mr Oyombra was a sharp dresser who would attend the meetings clad in Italian suits and matching ties.<br /> <br /> “He was kind of a lone ranger, he would drive himself to Java and park his Toyota VX right at the entrance,” he said. Documents filed in a London court by UK investigators say Mr Oyombra describes himself as a young man determined to make riches in the shortest time possible. The documents quote an email he sent to his bosses at S&amp;O describing a meeting he had with a procurement officer at the National Registration Bureau in Kenya identified as Dixon Lugonzo in December 2008. “Well I was successful on the mission. I had 2 hours of his time and we spoke at length. He was so surprised I know a lot of procurement regulations and the loopholes until I told em im a procurement officer with the former ECK now to be known as IIEC,” Mr Oyombra says.<br /> <br /> <h1 class="post-title entry-title" itemprop="name" style="text-align: center;"> </h1> </div> <div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: &quot;Old English Text MT&quot;; font-size: 72pt;">G</span><span style="font-family: &quot;Agency FB&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 48pt;">azeti</span><span style="font-family: &quot;Old English Text MT&quot;; font-size: 36pt;">&nbsp;</span><span style="font-family: &quot;Old English Text MT&quot;; font-size: 72pt;">K</span><span style="font-family: &quot;Agency FB&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 48pt;">enya</span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: 'Agency FB', sans-serif; font-size: 16pt;"><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/view/ltw0gy9fo6jngkh/Daily_Nation_-_November_21,_2014..pdf" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: blue;">Download Here</span></span></a></span></div> </div> </div> Kenya Newspapershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04365418373119296186noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5320450401332545200.post-21206776923641981692014-11-19T21:22:00.003-08:002014-11-19T21:22:58.403-08:00<br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG5X5ONo-mFL6Ucqy6DfPhQAdZIkBljSwxMkALzd2dHm6_kmri4yc2Eogy7supyw3g-PgThd_l6REOgIgWGxtKFxwfNyNBY8VKLGUEm3uNoLsqTAZ1PlywsnuqMHuWFZyXROhs6_Sr6Mi0/s1600/FotorCreated.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG5X5ONo-mFL6Ucqy6DfPhQAdZIkBljSwxMkALzd2dHm6_kmri4yc2Eogy7supyw3g-PgThd_l6REOgIgWGxtKFxwfNyNBY8VKLGUEm3uNoLsqTAZ1PlywsnuqMHuWFZyXROhs6_Sr6Mi0/s1600/FotorCreated.jpg" /></a></div> <br /> <div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <br /></div> <div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: &quot;Old English Text MT&quot;; font-size: 72pt;">T</span><span style="font-family: &quot;Agency FB&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 48pt;">he Final Moments&nbsp;</span><span style="font-family: 'Old English Text MT'; font-size: 96px;">O</span><span style="font-family: &quot;Agency FB&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 48pt;">f&nbsp;</span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: 'Old English Text MT'; font-size: 96px;">S</span><span style="font-family: &quot;Agency FB&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 48pt;">inging&nbsp;</span><span style="font-family: &quot;Old English Text MT&quot;; font-size: 72pt;">S</span><span style="font-family: &quot;Agency FB&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 48pt;">enator</span></div> </div> <h1 class="post-title entry-title" itemprop="name" style="text-align: center;"> <br /></h1> <div> <span style="color: blue;">TRANSITION</span><span style="background-color: white; color: blue; font-size: small;">&nbsp;</span><span style="font-size: small;">|&nbsp;</span><span style="color: red;">ODM leader says passing on of the politician is a big blow to the party as other colleagues recall his last moments</span></div> <div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <div> <br /> H oma Bay Senator Otieno Kajwang ’, who collapsed and died on Tuesday night, had a full day of official activities and relaxed in the evening at the bar in Parliament. Mr Kajwang’ was taken to The Mater Hospital in Nairobi at about 8.30pm, after complaining of chest pains. The 58-year-old senator had been involved in a road accident in Oyugis last Friday. He is believed to have suffered a heart attack. He lived in Runda, Nairobi. Cord leader Raila Odinga said Mr Kajwang’ fell ill at home and decided to seek treatment. “On arrival at the hospital, he got out of the vehicle and walked by himself to the casualty where he collapsed and attempts to resuscitate him did not bear fruit and was pronounced dead at 11pm,” Mr Odinga said at the Lee Funeral Home.<br /> <br /> President Kenyatta was among the first leaders to mourn Mr Kajwang’. He said he will remember the senator as an eloquent debater, a patriot and a nationalist. “Senator Kajwang’s death is not only a big blow to his family, but also to the people of Homa Bay County and the whole country, which he served with commitment and dedication first as a member of Parliament, a minister and a senator,” the Head of State said in a statement. Mr Odinga, who was accompanied by Wiper Democratic Party leader Kalonzo Musyoka and Senate Minority Leader Moses Wetang’ula, said Mr Kajwang’s death was “a terrible loss to ODM and Cord fraternity”. “He was a strong pillar.<br /> <br /> He was the chairman of ODM in Homa Bay and a member of the governing council and a top legal adviser in the party,” he said. Mr Kajwang’ will also be remembered for his political anthem, Bado Mapambano, which he sung with gusto at ODM and Cord rallies. MPs who met him at the National Assembly bar in the evening, told the Nation that he had been “in his element” and talked about ODM politics. He also was involved in friendly banter. Ugunja MP Opiyo Wandayi was among those who spoke&nbsp;to him that evening. “We were reviewing the outcome of the ODM regional meeting in Oyugis last Friday and he was happy about the outcome,” Mr Wandayi said. Earlier in the day, Mr Kajwang’ had accompanied a senate committee on transport to assess the progress in the construction of the Southern bypass at Kikuyu Town, Kiambu County.<br /> <br /> The one-and-a-half hour function was held in the open as the senators met road contractors, residents and KeNHA officials to discuss the construction of the road and why an entry into Kikuyu Town was necessary. When Senator Kimani Wamatangi was introducing Mr Kajwang’ to speak, he asked the crowd: “Do I need to introduce this next senator?” To which the crowd roared back: “Noooo”. As Mr Kajwang’ stepped closer to the microphones,&nbsp;Mr Wamatangi said: “Si mnajua mtu wa mapambano?” The question was answered with a loud “Yes”. In his signature style, Mr Kajwang’ said: “Tutapambana na hii shida iko hapa (we shall confront the (road) problem here.”<br /> <br /> Then, switching to English, he said: “This is a small problem and we will get a solution for it quickly.” It turned out to be his last public function. Yesterday, Mr Wamatangi said that when the senators were giving their speeches, he started by introducing Ms Judith Sijeny, the committee vice-chairperson, then Mr Chris Obure because he could not find Mr Kajwang’. Mr Wamatangi said he later learnt that Mr Kajwang’ had taken a few minutes to rest in his car. “After I learnt of the senator’s death, I thought how we spent the day together, and except for him resting in his car, I also remembered his lips were unusually dry,” he said. Fight for a better Kenya Other senators stood in the sun for more than an hour. At the Lee Funeral Home, Mr Musyoka said the death would not dampen the spirit to fight for a better Kenya. “The struggle continues and his death will not stop us from continuing with the struggle for a good nation that is united,” he said. Mr Wetang’ula said he had known Mr Kajwang’ since their days at the University of Nairobi when he was the secretary- general of the Sonu, the student’s union. “He was the most dependable senator in the Cord fraternity as his commitment and production was very high.<br /> <br /> He spoke with clarity and pa- Senator spent part of the day inspecting the Southern bypass in Kikuyu Town after which he went to meet other political leaders at Parliament Buildings in the evening; he died at The Mater Hospital while seeking treatment for chest pain triotism in the Senate,” Mr Wetang’ula said. “His passing is a blow as we have lost a leader of purpose, courage and direction.” Senate Majority Leader Kindiki Kithure, who was also at the Lee Funeral Home, said he had spent some time with Mr Kajwang’ in the Senate office late on Tuesday evening.<br /> <br /> Deputy President William Ruto said the senator distinguished himself as one of Kenya’s brilliant lawyers and a man of principle who loved his country. Retired President Mwai Kibaki said Mr Kajwang’, be it in Cabinet or public rallies, expressed his views with notable flair and exuberance. “Indeed, one did not need to necessarily agree with him every time but few, if any, would fail to notice, let alone ignore, his trademark charm and charisma,” he said. Amani Coalition leader Musalia Mudavadi said Mr Kajwang’ was not only an entertainer on the political stage, but had a great gift of simplifying complex matters with his hard biting humour. “He caricatured serious issues with colour in a manner that left many in stitches not knowing they were actually laughing at themselves,” he said.<br /> <br /> <h1 class="post-title entry-title" itemprop="name" style="text-align: center;"> &nbsp;<span style="color: red;">What is a heart attack?</span></h1> </div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="color: red;">Heart disease is a leading killer of both men and women. Every day, a human heart beats about 100,000 times. During the heartbeat, approximately 2,000 gallons of blood surging through your body is pumped.</span></div> <div> <br /></div> <div> <br /></div> <div> <br /></div> <div> <br /></div> <div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: &quot;Old English Text MT&quot;; font-size: 72pt;">G</span><span style="font-family: &quot;Agency FB&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 48pt;">azeti</span><span style="font-family: &quot;Old English Text MT&quot;; font-size: 36pt;">&nbsp;</span><span style="font-family: &quot;Old English Text MT&quot;; font-size: 72pt;">K</span><span style="font-family: &quot;Agency FB&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 48pt;">enya</span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: 'Agency FB', sans-serif; font-size: 16pt;"><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/view/rp2kfxusx0f05g7/Daily_Nation_-_November_20,_2014.pdf" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: blue;">Download Here</span></span></a></span></div> </div> </div> Kenya Newspapershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04365418373119296186noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5320450401332545200.post-19302695532157566922014-11-18T22:08:00.005-08:002014-11-18T22:08:58.967-08:00<br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <br /> <div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <br /></div> <div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeHtgSHnAq2qd-oDYktOwYqnN0i8hTg1Yib_RkStTqVaSXulXtukOrqIrHxTqBYmSylUdaN8HMGrJfeHrc0kN41Q8x9s2OZopy9jErTmhIwISxa3iNvC-pFH4MDlhI6J2A5I8-x_OlFBEQ/s1600/12.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeHtgSHnAq2qd-oDYktOwYqnN0i8hTg1Yib_RkStTqVaSXulXtukOrqIrHxTqBYmSylUdaN8HMGrJfeHrc0kN41Q8x9s2OZopy9jErTmhIwISxa3iNvC-pFH4MDlhI6J2A5I8-x_OlFBEQ/s1600/12.jpg" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> </div> <h1 class="post-title entry-title" itemprop="name" style="text-align: center;"> <br /></h1> <h1 class="post-title entry-title" itemprop="name" style="text-align: center;"> How ‘chicken gang’ used polls to loot public funds</h1> <div> <br /></div> <div> <br /></div> <div> <span style="color: blue;">GRAFT</span><span style="background-color: white; color: blue; font-size: small;">&nbsp;</span><span style="font-size: small;">|&nbsp;</span><span style="color: red;">Filings by prosecution paint IIEC officials as pathetic, desperately greedy, broke and literally begging for bribes</span></div> <div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <div> <br /> A British company met the travel and hotel accommodation costs for top electoral commission officials, who travelled to the United Kingdom as it sought to influence them into awarding it tenders for printing election material used in the 2010 referendum, prosecution documents filed in a London court have revealed. UK prosecutors have said that the firm, Smith &amp; Ouzman, paid for the four-day tour by the Interim Independent Electoral Commission (IIEC) chairman Issack Hassan, Chief Executive Officer James Oswago, headof legal services Praxedes Tororey, commissioner Ken Nyaundi and one other person only identified as Sang to the UK including booking their hotel accommodation barely a month before the referendum.<br /> <br /> Hotel costs amounting to Sh421,400 were later deducted from “the bribes eventually paid out to the officials”, the prosecutor said in their filing. “The election bosses were in the UK to assess the firm’s capacity to print election materials,” according to the documents. Smith &amp; Ouzman is accused of paying a series of bribes, disguised as commissions, to the election officials. The payments were made through the company’s agent in Nairobi, identified in the court documents as Trevy James Oyombra. In email communications between Mr Oyombra and Smith &amp;Ouzman bosses in London, the commission is variously referred to as “chicken” or “comm” or “comm+O” to indicate the official to whom the “commission was paid”.<br /> <br /> Allegations relate to 2009 and 2010 and show how the “commissions”, on average 30 per cent of the contract sum, inflated the cost of elections. The company and its top managers have also been accused of bribing officials of public institutions in three other African countries besides Kenya. According to the documents, the senior managers also influenced public officials in Ghana, Mauritania and Somalia, paying them millions of shillings to win tenders for printing materials. Through their action, the documents say, the managers and the company skewed the award of competitive tenders in their favour. The documents show tendering at the IIEBC was a big joke, the process was so cooked up that Smith and Ouzman were given the competing bids and told in advance what excuses would be used to disqualify them. The court filings say that the company paid out up to Sh50 million to top election officials to win tenders for the supply of election material in four by-elections — Shinyalu, South Mugirango, Bomachoge and Matuga — and the 2010 referendum. Other major players in the shocking corruption ring include Mr Davies Chirchir who at the time was a senior manager at the IIEC, the commission’s former deputy CEO, Mrs Gladys Boss Shollei and a senior procurement officer at the elections body,<br /> <br /> Mr Kenneth Karani. Forensic investigations by UK’s Serious Fraud Office (SFO) reveal that in total, S&amp;O received 10 payments worth Sh192 million from IIEC between September 2009 and December 2010. “From that sum S&amp;O retained £980,834. £380,859 was paid to Trevy’s bank account,” the filings show. Of that sum, the prosecution said that it was agreed between the defendants and Mr Oyombra that £337,993 was to be paid out as bribes to the IIEC officials to secure future contracts. The filings say: “On 18th August, 28th September, and 8th December 2010, S&amp;O received payments for this contract (the exhibit number is given). The receipt of the first payment prompted an email enquiry on 24/8/10 from Trevy to Nicholas Smith (the exhibit number is given): “let me know once you send the commission for the referendum.<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> These guys are already on the table waiting to be served.” In interviews with the prosecution, Mr Nicholas Smith said he did not know what Trevy was referring to when he said “these guys are already on the table waiting to be served”. He denied that it was a reference to onward payment to officials. The documents also detail how tender documents for the various by-elections were speeded up by IIEC officials and sent to the British firm to facilitate the quick release of kickbacks. “On the 16th June 2009, Nicholas Smith wrote to the IIEC chairman, Ahmed Issack Hassan. The letter referred to a meeting between S&amp;O and Hassan at IIEC’s offices in Nairobi and quotes for printing voter registration forms, voter ID cards and ballot papers for the urgent Shinyalu and Bomachoge by-election. The price quoted was £32,526. The 200,000 voter ID cards and 20,000 voter registration forms were quickly produced by S&amp;O and delivered on 27/6/09,” the documents show. “There remained the ballot papers to produce and ship. The S&amp;O invoice makes clear that they were delivered on 18/8/09.” Between the first and second shipments email discussions had taken place between Mr Nicholas Smith and Mr Oyombra about payment of commission to Trevy “and the necessity to pay the senior procurement officer at the IIEC, Kenneth Karani and other officials.”<br /> <h1 class="post-title entry-title" itemprop="name" style="text-align: center;"> <span style="color: red;">Will graft ever end in kenya?</span></h1> </div> <div> <br /></div> <div> <br /></div> <div> <br /></div> <div> <br /></div> <div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: &quot;Old English Text MT&quot;; font-size: 72pt;">G</span><span style="font-family: &quot;Agency FB&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 48pt;">azeti</span><span style="font-family: &quot;Old English Text MT&quot;; font-size: 36pt;">&nbsp;</span><span style="font-family: &quot;Old English Text MT&quot;; font-size: 72pt;">K</span><span style="font-family: &quot;Agency FB&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 48pt;">enya</span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: 'Agency FB', sans-serif; font-size: 16pt;"><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/view/h468kky5c8cgjfw/Daily_Nation_-_November_19,_2014.pdf" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: blue;">Download Here</span></span></a></span></div> </div> </div> Kenya Newspapershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04365418373119296186noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5320450401332545200.post-9945702944714793882014-11-18T22:05:00.003-08:002014-11-18T22:05:37.334-08:00<br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <br /> <div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <br /></div> <div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj04PhvmDIFIGNSdn2bgETsnAQ2ZxnCJfd8B71nD7-b5LSDVztYbzzvanqEMZctT4KZxShJe46aCtd7b3GFSWbtAJ1sO7_RdhEMZZsb45s7gZ3PEUka2DXYJnu3e81fj71aeWrZnnxLd98L/s1600/HELB.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj04PhvmDIFIGNSdn2bgETsnAQ2ZxnCJfd8B71nD7-b5LSDVztYbzzvanqEMZctT4KZxShJe46aCtd7b3GFSWbtAJ1sO7_RdhEMZZsb45s7gZ3PEUka2DXYJnu3e81fj71aeWrZnnxLd98L/s1600/HELB.jpg" height="640" width="640" /></a></div> <h1 class="post-title entry-title" itemprop="name" style="text-align: center;"> <br /></h1> <h1 class="post-title entry-title" itemprop="name" style="text-align: center;"> Helb in crisis as more apply for varsity loans</h1> <div> <br /></div> <div> <br /></div> <div> <span style="color: blue;">HIGHER EDUCATION</span><span style="background-color: white; color: blue; font-size: small;">&nbsp;</span><span style="font-size: small;">|&nbsp;</span><span style="color: red;">Agency explores alternative sources of funds</span></div> <div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <div> <br /> More than 30,000 First Year university students may miss out on government loans in January due to an unprecedented number of applications. The Higher Education Loans Board yesterday disclosed that it had received 110,000 first-time applications so far, against a projected figure of 79,000. Submissions will close at the end of the month, meaning the numbers could rise, further complicating matters for a board currently struggling with low funding from the Exchequer and short on alternative sources. Although Helb boss Charles Ringera said it was too early to talk about “a funding gap”, he noted that the agency was “heightening recovery mechanism” as one way of meeting the high demand.<br /> <br /> Mr Ringera attributed the surge in theprogramme, which sees public universities admit two groups of freshers within the same academic year. The rising number of universities in the country — now standing at 68 — also pushes up demand for loans and bursaries. Some 124,000 continuing students in both universities and colleges have applied for loans, while 4,500 are pursuing their master’s and doctorate programmes financed by the board. In total, it means that Helb is currently processing loans for 338,000 students. The head of the board said it would cost Sh9.714 billion to meet the demand. “We are now analysing the numbers of first-time applicants to send to the ministry (of Education) for funding support. “Meanwhile, we are heightening our recovery mechanism with a target of double digit growth this year,”<br /> <br /> Mr Ringera said. The board finances more than 80 per cent of the university students dependent on the loans. In September, another group of freshers, who had reported to university waited for two months for the board to release their loans and bursaries. Currently, more than 60 per cent of Helb money comes from payment by past borrowers. But success has been minimal as only Sh3.4 billion has been recouped from the lot this year — a mere fifth of the debt. At the moment, the student population in all the Kenyan universities stands at 520,000 compared to 147,991 students in 2008. This enrolment was expected to increase to 1.5 million students by 2024, with a loan financing requirement of Sh247 billion a year, Mr Ringera said. “The National Treasury gave Sh3.34 billion and we expect to collect Sh3.4 billion. If we factor in operating expenses, then we have a net of Sh5.7 billion to take care of all continuing students,” Mr Ringera said. Following this rise in demand for student loans and low funding by the national government, Helb said it is considering increasing interest rates on the loans as well as seeking funds from the county governments as a part of its alternative sources. At present, undergraduates pay four per cent interest rate, while the post-graduate students are charged 12 per cent on the loans. A source privy to the proposal said once approved, the new interest rate will stand at eight per cent for the undergraduate applicants on maturity of their loans. “Consultations are actually going on between the board and the Ministry of Education to come up with the new policy on the interest rates,” the source said. Education Cabinet Secretary Jacob Kaimenyi and Principal Secretary Belio Kipsang did not respond to queries on the proposed interest rate increases.<br /> <br /> However, Mr Ringera said that apart from increasing the interest rates, he was partnering with county governments as another means of alternative funding. So far, Tinderet, Nyamira, Kakamega and Meru counties joined a plan that will see the agency manage their scholarship funds. “We expect good funding from devolved funds; we have realised good success stories on the same so far,” he said. Another plan to address the funding gap is through concessionary loans where it is currently seeking such loans from both the World Bank and the UK’s Department for International Development. “This will enable the board to increase the number of middle-level college students funded from the current 20,238 to 259,000 and university students from the current 118,483 to 1.5 million by 2024,” Mr Ringera said. By the time of going to press, the chairman of the Public Universities Vice- Chancellors’ Association, Prof Fred Otieno, of Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology, had not returned our calls to comment on the issue. But Kenyatta University Vice-Chancellor Olive Mugenda said commercial banks should open up loans to students and insure them against risks of non-payment. “Many banks fear that students will not be able to pay the loans because of unemployment. This is a wrong perception as many graduates are getting employed.<br /> <br /> “The banks can put a mechanism in place with employers and government arms to ensure that they repay the loans,” Prof Mugenda said. So far, Helb has spent about Sh47 billion on 430,000 students. As of June this year, about 93,000 loanees had cleared their dues amounting to Sh8.7 billion while 100, 000 others are currently paying up. Undergraduates get between Sh35,000 and Sh60,000 annually alongside a bursary of up to Sh8,000. The board’s maximum allocation has been Sh60,000 for a long time and there has been proposal to raise the ceiling to Sh72,000 to reflect the rising living expenses. At the same time, self-sponsored students say the money allocated is not sufficient to cater for even one semester, with fees ranging from Sh120,000 for Humanities degree programmes to Sh450,000 for specialised science courses like medicine and engineering programmes.<br /> <br /> <br /> <h1 class="post-title entry-title" itemprop="name" style="text-align: center;"> <span style="color: red;">Have you cleared your student loan</span><span style="color: red;">?</span></h1> </div> <div> <br /></div> <div> <br /></div> <div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQaxip0J_OSrMexDQZXWT4rXDLMVWcYI7IKvxCih8kqnMaUcMp3M3lx7LM34BZPn5OR40LOMMHXVkuS3W3UCw2PXChaB0wSTgguOYoDp1qgRLmsN_jug852Jlvm-1YQVvns2mHSs4pZrkd/s1600/helb-penalty-amnesty.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQaxip0J_OSrMexDQZXWT4rXDLMVWcYI7IKvxCih8kqnMaUcMp3M3lx7LM34BZPn5OR40LOMMHXVkuS3W3UCw2PXChaB0wSTgguOYoDp1qgRLmsN_jug852Jlvm-1YQVvns2mHSs4pZrkd/s1600/helb-penalty-amnesty.jpg" /></a></div> <br /></div> <div> <br /></div> <div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: &quot;Old English Text MT&quot;; font-size: 72pt;">G</span><span style="font-family: &quot;Agency FB&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 48pt;">azeti</span><span style="font-family: &quot;Old English Text MT&quot;; font-size: 36pt;">&nbsp;</span><span style="font-family: &quot;Old English Text MT&quot;; font-size: 72pt;">K</span><span style="font-family: &quot;Agency FB&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 48pt;">enya</span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: 'Agency FB', sans-serif; font-size: 16pt;"><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/view/027c93l5f6qz6cx/Daily_Nation_-_November_18,_2014.pdf" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: blue;">Download Here</span></span></a></span></div> </div> </div> Kenya Newspapershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04365418373119296186noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5320450401332545200.post-59365543959361175752014-11-17T05:15:00.000-08:002014-12-05T13:29:34.565-08:00<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQCI5loqQVyaChW_vFBC7HraFKlF7GXA_QOMPdNVhEfwDb-alAKJUFi4AHrw_e1aj634sfvZWNM5DoIw0vCsZsNO-A5Fv3jPWi7uWe5quZg9nQRNxTN6w-_gK6TEbjIi-04pE5smcUThbj/s1600/12.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQCI5loqQVyaChW_vFBC7HraFKlF7GXA_QOMPdNVhEfwDb-alAKJUFi4AHrw_e1aj634sfvZWNM5DoIw0vCsZsNO-A5Fv3jPWi7uWe5quZg9nQRNxTN6w-_gK6TEbjIi-04pE5smcUThbj/s1600/12.jpg" /></a></div> <br /> <div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <br /></div> <div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: 'Agency FB', sans-serif; font-size: 64px;">Jobs to go in radical State firms reform</span></div> </div> <h1 class="post-title entry-title" itemprop="name" style="text-align: center;"> </h1> <h1 class="post-title entry-title" itemprop="name" style="text-align: center;"> </h1> <div> <span style="color: blue;">PUBLIC SERVICE</span><span style="background-color: white; color: blue; font-size: small;">&nbsp;</span><span style="font-size: small;">|&nbsp;</span><span style="color: red;">State Corporations Advisory Committee to oversee all parastatals</span></div> <div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <div> <br /> Radical changes in the management of State corporations are to be introduced, a government report exclusively obtained by the Nation reveals. The new framework has caused panic across different parastatals that are to be scrapped or merged with others, since the fate of staff and their CEOs depend on the boards of the new parastatals. Job losses and clipping of powers of senior officers in the scrapped parastatals are inevitable. Parastatals that have stashed money in fixed deposit accounts in commercial banks will have the money reverted to Treasury.<br /> <br /> They will now be allocated cash on a need basis. A recent survey by a Treasury consultant revealed that State firms had billions in commercial banks. Yesterday, Treasury Cabinet Secretary Henry Rotich told the Nation: “The preliminary report was only meant to know how much is in bank accounts. The next step is to separate the different cases. We have State firms that normally get money from other activities and others given money by Treasury. We are after those that just keep the money idle,” Mr Rotich said. The drastic changes enshrined in a new code dubbed “Mwongozo, Code of Governance for State Corporations (‘the Code’)” also sets the limit of management boards to no more than nine members. The Code will become effective as soon as it is launched by President Kenyatta later this month. “This Code will be implemented on a “comply or explain” basis.<br /> <br /> This approach recognises that at the implementation of Mwongozo, State firms will be at different levels of compliance with corporate governance norms,” the framework reads. More powers have been given to the State Corporations Advisory Committee (SCAC) which will be overseeing all State corporations. President Kenyatta’s constitutional adviser Abdikadir Mohammed, who chaired the task force of parastatal reforms, yesterday said the reforms will be implemented soon. “We became slower than we thought, but we are not going back. We have two Bills in Parliament that will be part of the reforms because you need to amend the law for the policy to be actualised.<br /> <br /> We have completed the whole process of drafting the Bills. The government-owned Entity Bill will replace the State Corporation Bill and the Sovereign Wealth Fund Bill,” Mr Mohammed said. He said corporations would be guided by the bottom line — making money. Institutions such as sugar industries will work just like private entities because the bottom line will be making money. “What is needed is clear political leadership and commitment to change. For instance, a high level of political affiliation and insufficient competence in Boards of State Corporations is a result of an opaque appointment process. A professional and independent board is more likely to safeguard a State corporation from political interference, lead to more efficient operations through well-defined strategy and ultimately result in increased value-for-money to the shareholders, that is, the public,” the report says.<br /> <br /> According to the report, the new boards will be selected based on a competitive process which will lead to professional boards which will have regular performance reports, board assessments and well defined skill-set. “The reduction in the size of the boards and the increase in the number of independent board members is therefore a game changer in boardroom affairs. More importantly, Mwongozo will ensure that sustainability, performance and excellence will become the hallmark of our State Corporations,” the Mwongozo report says. According to the framework, it will be mandatory for all boards to have at least one financial expert, meaning that he or she has the necessary qualifications and expertise in financial management or accounting and is a member of a professional body regulating the accountancy profession, and in good standing.<br /> <br /> <h1 class="post-title entry-title" itemprop="name" style="text-align: center;"> </h1> </div> <div> <br /></div> <div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: &quot;Old English Text MT&quot;; font-size: 72pt;">G</span><span style="font-family: &quot;Agency FB&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 48pt;">azeti</span><span style="font-family: &quot;Old English Text MT&quot;; font-size: 36pt;">&nbsp;</span><span style="font-family: &quot;Old English Text MT&quot;; font-size: 72pt;">K</span><span style="font-family: &quot;Agency FB&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 48pt;">enya</span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: 'Agency FB', sans-serif; font-size: 16pt;"><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/view/xyaocarraor1rz7/Daily_Nation_-_November_17,_2014..pdf" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: blue;">Download Here</span></span></a></span></div> </div> </div> Kenya Newspapershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04365418373119296186noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5320450401332545200.post-56862634599907781532014-11-16T22:00:00.000-08:002014-12-05T13:29:48.210-08:00<br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <br /> <div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <br /></div> <div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn0sqM-bxFTCxNo78IiopcUVnLTJRD9PtiShkTHCnno0DiJaG5zhnzdWMF8Yec_d49C5q-1Fe843TE6wANcjx1vT7NF_M2tTlKOi62WljW9yhWuO4QZstvzoA6duhxUZQ81dm-13M0t0Lx/s1600/the-american-dream.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn0sqM-bxFTCxNo78IiopcUVnLTJRD9PtiShkTHCnno0DiJaG5zhnzdWMF8Yec_d49C5q-1Fe843TE6wANcjx1vT7NF_M2tTlKOi62WljW9yhWuO4QZstvzoA6duhxUZQ81dm-13M0t0Lx/s1600/the-american-dream.jpg" height="640" width="640" /></a></div> <h1 class="post-title entry-title" itemprop="name" style="text-align: center;"> </h1> <h1 class="post-title entry-title" itemprop="name" style="text-align: center;"> Beyond broke: Dark side of ‘American dream’</h1> <div> <br /></div> <div> <br /></div> <div> <span style="color: blue;">DESTITUTION</span><span style="background-color: white; color: blue; font-size: small;">&nbsp;</span><span style="font-size: small;">|&nbsp;</span><span style="color: red;">Times are hard, jobs few and far between, and the reasons to give up numerous</span></div> <div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <div> <br /> When Maggie Marikah, a Kenyan living in Atlanta, Georgia, first read that a homeless Kenyan had been admitted to a hospital in her neighbourhood with a lung infection and that doctors were looking for the patient’s family, her curiosity was piqued. Considering that Kenyans living in the area are a close-knit community, she wondered how it was that the Kenyan had no known family or friends in Atlanta. Ms Marikah reasoned it was unlikely that though there were cases of penury, one would get to the stage of being sick and destitute without the knowledge of fellow Kenyans. “Usually, there is a consistent progression to such cases.<br /> <br /> Either one loses a job and is out of work for a period of time, one loses direction and engages in anti-social behaviour like drug abuse, domestic violence or just runs foul of the law. In all these cases, the community is always aware and tries to help,” she says. But Ms Marikah’s curiosity quickly turned into shock when she realised that the so-called homeless Kenyan was Alfred Mugo, an information technology graduate she knew a few years back. “I was shocked because when I knew him, he didn’t appear to me as a candidate for homelessness,” says Ms Marikah. “But, hey, this is America, where all it takes for you to find yourself in the streets is missing two pay cheques.” One and a half weeks ago, the Daily Nation quoted a spokeswoman for Kennestone Hospital in Marietta, Georgia, saying Mr Mugo “is critically ill, and we must speak to a close relative as a matter of urgency”.<br /> <br /> A former college mate, who did not want to be named, said Mr Mugo was living on the streets with another homeless Kenyan. “It is no secret that he became destitute a f t e r l o s i n g his job at Apple and lived on Franklin Road in Marietta with other homeless persons,” said the source. After the story was published, Mr Mugo’s mother in Kenya called the hospital and said she would be travelling to the US. But it was too late; her son died last Sunday. In August, it was reported that friends and relatives of Mr Elam Mburu, a homeless Kenyan who drowned in Boston, were struggling to raise money for his funeral. And last month, another homeless Kenyan in Atlanta, Mr Timothy Majanja, 67, publicly pleaded to be assisted to return to Kenya, citing lost dreams and dashed hopes after living for 46 years in Canada and the US.<br /> <br /> The reports have renewed debate on an issue that reveals the dark side of life in America. “I wouldn’t characterise homelessness among Kenyans in the US as having reached alarming proportions though the cases have definitely increased in the recent past. It is, however, important to do more research to ascertain just how many Kenyans are living on the streets,” says Ms Muthoni Mpuria, a Kenyan resident of Kennesaw, Georgia, near Atlanta. While cautioning that such reports could create the wrong impression that life in the US is all doom and gloom, Ms Mpuria argues that the majority of Kenyans living in the US are doing well. Ms Ann Kariuki, a Kenyan lawyer living in Springfield, Pennsylvania, differs, noting that the number of homeless Kenyans in the America is more than the community cares to admit. “The fact that we are reluctant to openly talk about this issue doesn’t mean it does not exist.<br /> <br /> I am aware there are many homeless Kenyans, especially in the big cities like Washington DC, New York and Atlanta,” she says. Ms Kariuki partly attributes this to the 2008-2009 economic crisis and the tightening of immigration rules since the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks in New York. While agreeing with Ms Kariuki that Kenyans in the US are reluctant to discuss issues such as homelessness, Dr Joe Karogi of Raleigh, North Carolina, believes there are structures and facilities to assist Kenyans who may find themselves out of employment. “We have a good number of Kenyans who are being taken care of by some of our institutions such as churches.<br /> <br /> The problem is that many young Kenyans in America disregard these groups and associations and only remember them when something goes wrong,” says Dr Karogi, founding chair of the Kenya Christian Fellowship in America. Beyond homelessness, the Kenyan diaspora in the US seems to be grappling with other pressures that sometimes turn tragic. One of the most shocking incidents occurred in 2011 when Kenyanborn Minneapolis resident Justus Kebabe admitted to killing his wife and their two children at home. He is serving a minimum of 51 years in jail. Another Kenyan living in Maryland, Alexander Kinyua, killed a man and ate his heart and brain. He pleaded guilty but not criminally responsible as he was diagnosed with stress-related psychological issues. Incidents of violence, suicide, and destitution among Kenyans in the US remain a cause for concern. But many fear to openly discuss them for fear that they might expose the Kenyan community abroad to judgment and social ridicule. “Having lived here for a while gone through the system, and knowing what they go through, there are many reasons for one to either give up or turn violent,” says Mr Isaac Kariuki of Maryland.<br /> <br /> <br /> <h1 class="post-title entry-title" itemprop="name" style="text-align: center;"> <span style="color: red;">Better to stay in your home country?</span></h1> </div> <div> <br /></div> <div> <br /></div> <div> <br /></div> <div> <br /></div> <div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: &quot;Old English Text MT&quot;; font-size: 72pt;">G</span><span style="font-family: &quot;Agency FB&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 48pt;">azeti</span><span style="font-family: &quot;Old English Text MT&quot;; font-size: 36pt;">&nbsp;</span><span style="font-family: &quot;Old English Text MT&quot;; font-size: 72pt;">K</span><span style="font-family: &quot;Agency FB&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 48pt;">enya</span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: 'Agency FB', sans-serif; font-size: 16pt;"><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/view/f221yy22ansvrbo/Daily_Nation_-_November_16,_2014.pdf" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: blue;">Download Here</span></span></a></span></div> </div> </div> Kenya Newspapershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04365418373119296186noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5320450401332545200.post-64640833447567269642014-11-15T05:12:00.000-08:002014-12-05T13:29:01.498-08:00<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3dBACRqoqpyAlA8mB3K8K1D-TnxItLhgj97fEIOMphOe2CSf30tv_VUecI36u29aHtUpaX2kr6vGwtgqksbRxr8Yn6DS2_1ji77LEr3tk3FG-90BcPIkf04xHBYwPqMmPWAEvpSPsEVyw/s1600/12.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3dBACRqoqpyAlA8mB3K8K1D-TnxItLhgj97fEIOMphOe2CSf30tv_VUecI36u29aHtUpaX2kr6vGwtgqksbRxr8Yn6DS2_1ji77LEr3tk3FG-90BcPIkf04xHBYwPqMmPWAEvpSPsEVyw/s1600/12.jpg" /></a></div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <br /> <div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <br /></div> <div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: 'Agency FB', sans-serif; font-size: 64px;">Exposed: Counties lost billions in looting spree</span></div> </div> <h1 class="post-title entry-title" itemprop="name" style="text-align: center;"> </h1> <h1 class="post-title entry-title" itemprop="name" style="text-align: center;"> </h1> <div> <span style="color: blue;">TERRORISM</span><span style="background-color: white; color: blue; font-size: small;">&nbsp;</span><span style="font-size: small;">|&nbsp;</span><span style="color: red;">Victims were forced to walk away from the bus before being killed</span></div> <div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <div> <br /> Twelve counties across the country lost billions of shillings in land, vehicles and other properties ahead of last year’s General Election that paved the way for devolution, a new audit report shows. The special audit by a team of experts from the Transition, exposes blatant looting of property that once belonged to the local authorities by public officials. The full extent of the theft across the country will be known when results from all the 47 counties are released next month. Auditors failed to locate records of some land parcels in Mavoko, Matuu, Masaku and Machakos. Machakos county council had parcels of land without corresponding legal documents while some of the parcels listed could not be located. The audit report notes that there were no clear handover mechanisms in Nyeri and this may have given room for mischief in the county.<br /> <br /> On land, the audit says some parcels had unclear ownership. “The status of land especially that which falls under the former county council of Nyeri, needs to be interrogated further.’’ In Bungoma, a plot on which a residential house belonging to the municipal council was razed and subsequently developed by an individual, the audit shows. It also reveals that the existence of 34 vehicles could not be verified. In West Pokot, documents for at least 3,000 acres could not be produced. The land has been encroached on by individuals. Land for some Bomet markets like Mulot is registered in the name of individuals while in Narok, only nine vehicles were physically located but logbooks could not be traced. In Siaya, there were no documents for any of the county’s land parcels. Some had been developed by other government departments. The situation is the same at the Coast. Land for a number of health centres and schools in Mombasa was registered in the names of individuals. The report says two shares of the Mombasa Water and Sanitation Company were held by a former town clerk and mayor. In Voi municipality, the audit found 11 vehicle logbooks whose details were not clear. Though some creditors had been paid by the former Taita county council, there were no documents to show this.<br /> <br /> The auditors said they were unable to ascertain the veracity of Tana River’s creditors who, as of March 27, 2013 had all been fully paid. The audit reveals serious violations in the keeping of records of public land, houses and vehicles that were then in the hands of local authorities, which have since been collapsed into 47 counties. Yesterday, Transition Authority chairman Kinuthia Wamwangi warned that those found guilty of corruption will face the full force of the law. “We don’t exactly know if the officials concerned just slept on the job or they were conspiring to defraud counties,” he said when reached for comment over the report. He said a forensic audit would be conducted to disclose how the offences of “omission and commission” were conducted. “It (forensic) will reveal whether crimes were committed and any actions to be taken.”<br /> <br /> But Mr Wamwangi was clear that those found to be guilty of offences stood to be fined up to Sh10 million or a court sentence of seven years, according to the law. He said his authority had issued a moratorium asking officials in counties not to interfere with properties that existed in the previous local authorities until all records of assets and liabilities were audited. The countrywide audit came after the latest pilot study based on 12 counties showed how markets, houses and vehicles belonging to the local authorities changed hands to private individuals. So bad is the situation that the study calls for a forensic audit in most of the counties to establish what was handed over from all the local authorities.<br /> <br /> Twelve study teams, consisting between four and six members drawn from the Transition Authority, Office of the Auditor-General, Ministry of Devolution and Planning, National Land Commission and Commission on Revenue Allocation conducted the exercise whose report is dated September 29, 2014. In Bungoma county, a large plot that was initially a residential unit belonging to a defunct local authority was razed only for an individual to erect a house he currently lives in. The audit found out that there were many parcels of land that belonged to the defunct local authorities without title deeds, in a case that made the process of transferring the parcels to the counties difficult. “This has exposed these plots to encroachment and court battles over ownership.” The auditors found that some of the computers containing vital asset registers had been vandalised while most laptops could not be located. “There were no comprehensive assets registers in most of the defunct local authorities,” the auditing team concluded. There are cases where the members of the authorities, says the report , are presumed to have taken laptops “and computers and never returned them”. 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The management blamed insecurity in the country and the outbreak of ebola in West Africa for the results, the biggest to be announced in Kenya. Analysts said they expected the airline to report a loss, but not in the magnitude it did. “We were suspecting that they were on a rough patch, but the reported loss was way bigger than we had anticipated. Generally, the airline business is volatile, but we didn’t expect this,” Mr Eric Musau of the Standard Investment Bank said yesterday. Breaking bad news Total revenue for the period increased by 4.5 per cent to Sh56 billion, but it was outweighed by high running costs.<br /> <br /> The airline ran below capacity leading to an operating loss of Sh5 billion. In his first investor briefing, new managing director Mbuvi Ngunze had a hard time breaking the bad news. “Of course it is not a good feeling,” Mr Ngunze told the Nation in an interview. The chief executive took office at the beginning of this month, succeeding Mr Titus Naikuni, who retired after heading the company for 11 years.<br /> <br /> Mr Ngunze said the performance was aggravated by an impairment loss of Sh5.4 billion on depreciation of aircraft approved by the board for sale. Mr Musau said this raises concerns among investors on whether the company could have other assets that are similarly over-valued. The news saw the company’s share price at the Nairobi Securities Exchange drop by 15.34 per cent to hit a 12-month low of Sh7.60. The company said regional insecurity had resulted in fewer passengers after a number of western countries issued travel advisories against Kenya.<br /> <br /> The airline also suspended indefinitely flights to Sierra Leone and Liberia due to the ebola outbreak, resulting in capacity reduction of over 20 per cent. While the company has put in place recovery measures, Mr Ngunze said, earnings for the full year are still expected to be below last year’s by more than a quarter. “Second half-year results are unlikely to reverse the full impact of the first-half loss and attain results close to or at last year’s levels,” he said. Mr Ngunze hopes that the country’s security situation will continue to improve to boost tourist numbers. The chief executive also hopes to win the hearts of Kenyan travellers who, he said, do not support the airline despite it being the national carrier.<br /> <br /> <br /> <h1 class="post-title entry-title" itemprop="name" style="text-align: center;"> <span style="color: red;">Could it be that what happened to mumias is happening at KQ?</span></h1> </div> <div> <br /></div> <div> <br /></div> <div> <br /></div> <div> <br /></div> <div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: &quot;Old English Text MT&quot;; font-size: 72pt;">G</span><span style="font-family: &quot;Agency FB&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 48pt;">azeti</span><span style="font-family: &quot;Old English Text MT&quot;; font-size: 36pt;">&nbsp;</span><span style="font-family: &quot;Old English Text MT&quot;; font-size: 72pt;">K</span><span style="font-family: &quot;Agency FB&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 48pt;">enya</span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: 'Agency FB', sans-serif; font-size: 16pt;"><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/view/uc5mnh12gok3o4o/Daily_Nation_-_November_14,_2014..pdf" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: blue;">Download Here</span></span></a></span></div> </div> </div> Kenya Newspapershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04365418373119296186noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5320450401332545200.post-74545774161204031722014-11-12T19:38:00.001-08:002014-11-12T19:54:45.729-08:00<br /> <div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqebZFuRU_WDfq_4_RfoUe-J_OyRmbwuzvTKlq1f8iOSTm2M_H0oMWE2GAMDdT6XiOV1YhcEz-o43pfCt525ypvfnLWfdQKGslgtMAMJlKZ-6r5NyY2FttDopSzqNgNrxu7Mgjo2JMu_bK/s1600/Logo.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqebZFuRU_WDfq_4_RfoUe-J_OyRmbwuzvTKlq1f8iOSTm2M_H0oMWE2GAMDdT6XiOV1YhcEz-o43pfCt525ypvfnLWfdQKGslgtMAMJlKZ-6r5NyY2FttDopSzqNgNrxu7Mgjo2JMu_bK/s1600/Logo.png" /></a></div> <br /></div> <div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> </div> <h1 class="post-title entry-title" itemprop="name" style="text-align: center;"> Varsity loses Sh100m in scam</h1> <div> <span style="color: blue;">SCANDAL</span><span style="background-color: white; color: blue; font-size: small;">&nbsp;</span><span style="font-size: small;">|&nbsp;</span><span style="color: red;">Sources say amount lost could rise to Sh800m once probe is complete</span></div> <div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <div> <br /> A public university has lost more than Sh100 million in fees fraud involving students and admission officers. At least 565 students and an unknown number of staff have so far been implicated in on-going investigations at Moi University in Eldoret, the Nation has established.<br /> <br /> In the racket, the officers enrol and issue registration numbers to privately-sponsored students under regular or so-called “mature” programmes that pay less fees. Normally, a self-sponsored student pays Sh120,000 per year while regular ones pay a subsidised amount of Sh30,000. However, through the fraudulent registration, the privately-sponsored students, commonly referred to as PSSP or parallel students, end up paying as little as the government- sponsored ones.<br /> <br /> This means that the university has been losing close to Sh90,000 per student. Deleted from graduation It is not clear at this stage how the admission staff and the affected students share the spoils. The vice-chancellor, Prof Richard Mibey, said the university has so far lost Sh101,7 million in the scam. However, other sources in the institution aware of the scandal but who asked not to be quoted because of the nature of the investigations, said the amount could be as much as Sh800 million. “Provisional results indicate that 565 students were involved in the malpractice leading to a fee deficit of Sh101 million,”<br /> <br /> Prof Mibey said in response to the Nation inquiry. “Investigations are ongoing and the number of students and amount of money involved will be known.” The VC noted that students due to graduate this December but implicated in the scandal will not be part of the ceremony until investigations are complete. Those who were to graduate last month were deleted from the graduation list pending full investigation. Prof Mibey said the students will be invoiced again and those who may have graduated will not be issued with certificates until payment is made.<br /> <br /> “The university will ensure that the full amount of fees is paid and a repeat of the fraud stopped through tight student finance systems.” “There are records of students and the university will go to the full length to ensure fees is paid in full.” Following this fraud, the university has also abolished the mature entry programmes. The scheme was used to give applicants with work experience, orphans and those from arid areas an opportunity to further their studies after satisfying the panel on qualifications required. Their fees was highly subsidised because it was seen as part of the institution helping the community. Moi University was hit by another scandal of students presenting fake pay-in bank slips to finance officers and being issued with a clearance receipt four years ago. Students found to have submitted the fake pay-in-slips had their school fees accounts reversed.<br /> <br /> Former university’s chief academic officer, Prof J. K. ole Karei, then said the fraud cases ended when the university reviewed its policy for paying fees. “It was agreed that students would only be issued with university receipts to acknowledge payment of fees after we received a bank statement indicating the fees they paid was deposited in the university account,” Prof ole Karei had said. Full force of law The amount the institution had lost before sealing the loophole could not be determined. The Education Principal Secretary, Dr Belio Kipsang, asked for the full force of the law to be applied to those guilty of the fraud. The institution has a student population of 46,000 and was the second public university to be founded in Kenya in 1984 after the University of Nairobi.<br /> <br /></div> <div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: &quot;Old English Text MT&quot;; font-size: 72pt;">G</span><span style="font-family: &quot;Agency FB&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 48pt;">azeti</span><span style="font-family: &quot;Old English Text MT&quot;; font-size: 36pt;">&nbsp;</span><span style="font-family: &quot;Old English Text MT&quot;; font-size: 72pt;">K</span><span style="font-family: &quot;Agency FB&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 48pt;">enya</span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: 'Agency FB', sans-serif; font-size: 16pt;"><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/view/8s9e6xxb615yfxc/Daily_Nation_-_November_13,_2014.pdf" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: blue;">Download Here</span></span></a></span></div> </div> </div> Kenya Newspapershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04365418373119296186noreply@blogger.com0