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Study engineering, Raila urges girls 7XMXUHFDOOVSDLQKHHQGXUHG Opposition leader Raila Odinga has challenged women to pursue engineering courses which, he said, have been dominated by men. “We have a lot of opportunities which women DIWHUFUDVKJUDWHIXOWREHDOLYH can fill. It is a high time as a country that we encourage girls who are still in school to pursue engineering related Jubilee SG says he suffered subjects,” he said. Engineers Board of 13 broken ribs during road Kenya’s statistics show Kenya has only 140 female engineers. Raila (below), accident, recovery expected who was speaking during a two-day workshop for training engineers in to take two to three months Nairobi, also called for increased by Zaddock Angira value-addition of African products. @PeopleDailyKe “Instead of exporting bioxide, why can’t we export iron sheets? This will Jubilee Party secretary general Raphael be of great help to us as Africans. It Tuju, who sustained multiple injuries in- will link us directly to the buyers in the cluding 13 broken ribs in an accident on market,” he said. February 12, is expected to fully recover in – Alvin Mwangi the next two to three months. While speaking at the Karen hospital yesterday, Tuju said he had a tough experience, adding that the pain of the fractures he suffered was excruciating. He suffered 10 broken right ribs and another three on the left. “Thirteen ribs broken and there is nothing you can do about it but to wait. I have a few enemies in this country and every- where around the world but I would not wish them the kind of pain I had,” he said. Tuju said yesterday was the third day he managed to walk without support. Cohen widow terms “My faith is strong and my mind is strong. I had multiple injuries in the intes- 56+6 her case a mistrial tines which were bleeding,” he said. Need briefing *IBWFBGFXFOFNJFTJOUIJT Sarah Wairimu, the main suspect Following the rib fractures and lung in- in the murder of Dutch businessman juries, the doctors had to make some life Jubilee Party Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday that DPVOUSZBOEFWFSZXIFSFBSPVOE Tob Cohen wants the court to declare and death decisions to remove the life sup- secretary general I have been able to stand on my own and UIFXPSMECVU*XPVMEOPUXJTI the case a mistrial, citing the man- port systems so that he could travel to Lon- Raphael Tuju (right) walk. Politics is the last thing I would want ner in which the State is handling it. don. Part of the treatment involved verte- with his doctor and to discuss,” he said. UIFNUIFLJOEPGQBJO*IBE Through her lawyer Phillip Murgor, brae operation to protect the spinal cord. Karen Hospital Tuju said he was thankful to God every Wairimu yesterday told trial judge Tuju said though he had a very tough ex- founder Dan Gikonyo day. Stella Mutuku that she will be filling perience with a lot of pain, one of his great- at the institution in family,” he said. a formal application for the court to est regrets was that he would not partici- Nairobi, yesterday. Give him time His doctor, Dan Gikonyo, said friends declare her case a mistrial, saying the pate in the Heart to Heart run that raises PD/TABITHA MBATIA “The things we take for granted every and relatives should give Tuju time to relax Director of Public Prosecutions had money for children with heart problems. morning you wake up and go and take and heal. failed to file all the evidence material “I would have loved to be with the chil- breakfast then all of a sudden you have an Tuju was involved in an accident on Feb- to be relied on in the trial as earlier or- dren during the run. There is none I have experience like this and you need help to ruary 12 while heading to former President dered by the court. “The delay caused missed for the last 27 years. go to the bathroom. You have a lot to thank Daniel arap Moi’s burial in Kabarak, Nak- by the prosecution is an abuse of the The SG, however, said he was not in a God for,” he said. uru county. court process and the accused person position to talk about politics as he needed Tuju said the most wonderful thing was His car collided head-on with a matatu rights and the case should be declared to be briefed before commenting on any to be back home. at Magina on the Nairobi-Nakuru highway a mistrial. The accused persons de- political matter. “To come out of that is a miracle from and he was rushed to Kijabe Mission Hos- serve a fair trial as enshrined in the “I lost about one week of my life that I God and I want to thank the many Kenyans pital before being airlifted to Karen Hospi- Constitution,”said Murgor. have no recollection of what happened. who sent words of encouragement. I know tal, Nairobi. He was later taken to London – Nancy Gitonga Since I came back on Saturday it is only on some sent messages of condolences to my for specialised treatment. *LGHRQWRKRVWGHOHJDWLRQIURP8KXUX·VEDFN\DUG

by Noah Cheploen believe today’s event carries political sig- “Of course, he is a politician and a @cheploennoah niﬁcance because the delagates are from leader so yeye pia anajipanga (he is pre- President Uhuru Kenyatta’s backyard. paring himself) because elections are not Baringo Senator Gideon Moi will to- Gideon, who is also the Kanu chairman, far away,” said Kiprotich. day host more than 1,000 delegates from has been hosting delegations since the Gideon (pictured) has hinted he will run Central Kenya in what is seen as part of burial of his father, former President Dan- for presidency in the next election. his plan to position himself for the 2022 iel arap Moi, who died on February 4. This has put him at loggerheads with presidential election. Yesterday, Gideon’s aide Alex Kiprotich Deputy President William Ruto, who is Although this is not the ﬁrst time he is said that several similar meetings have seen as the Rift Valley region kingpin and a hosting a delegation, political pundits been lined up. frontrunner in the 2022 presidential race. Friday, March 13, 2020 / PEOPLE DAILY #WHACKYWORLD with Julio Kiths @PeopleDailyKE When available cash suddenly falls short, but Man slept in office for 500 nights to escape rent Who hate paying rents and he saved enough to pay his sity,” Roberts defended his who wouldn’t love a rent-free utilities and resume normal actions. life! Probably we should emu- lifestyle.” I’d been working He said having spent over life must go on… late this man in New York who two jobs — 60 hours a week a year rent-free, he realised slept for 500 nights between to keep an apartment I rarely the value of spending for ex- 2014 and 2015 in an office had time to enjoy. Then, disas- penses differently. Although they say money cannot buy happiness (these after he rented out his Venice ter struck. Company raises “The entire plot went days it seems it can!) it is an essential commodity Beach apartment to save on and bonuses were frozen. My smoothly executed since I rent! identity was stolen. pretended, I left work late and which every individual requires to run their lives John Roberts, was able to “I got a hefty hospital bill for came early and I had my own successfully. But not all have adequate money always… keep his living situation secret surgery and I was attending office so no one ever suspect- from his coworkers until when evening classes at a univer- ed I ever slept in the office. Slay queen’s restaurant Passenger faints during flight after wearing bill lands man in court dozen clothes to avoid paying baggage fine Next time you want to impress a young pretty damsel you just met on Instagram, ensure your For most international wallet is well replenished. It will save you tears airlines, bags over 23 kgs are and embarrassment. James Owiti, a city computer subjected to additional fees technician learnt this the hard way. which start from Sh 5,000. Last June, a teary Owiti narrated to a Kibera This figure is exorbitant, not- court how he sneaked from Gibsons Restaurant in ing the cost of flight ticket Dagoretti after a woman he was entertaining in- itself! curred a Sh 8100 bill, which he could not pay. One smart brain, a Scottish Owiti said the woman forced him to Gibson’s be- singer, James McElvar de- cause she liked hotels for “first-class people.” cided to beat the airlone at its “Madam, she ordered John Walker, wines, own game. The teenager was grilled pork, high-class chips which she called so desperate to avoid paying chips masala, among other foods stuffs,” he excess baggage fee that he told the court. He said that he could not deny the put on 12 layers of clothing. woman’s request for food as she kissed him many His overheated body didn’t re- weight he had packed into his Unwilling to cough up the times and showed him love. Owiti was ordered to ally like the idea and he ended suitcase and rucksack. “The cash, James did the first pay Sh20,000 fine or serve three months in jail. up passing out at 37,000 ft, woman told me either one of thing that occurred to him on the way from London to my bags went in the hold or – he unpacked his bag and Glasgow. we weren’t getting on,” he started to put on all his James, a member of a later told the media. clothes-about 12 layers of Scottish boyband called “The rest of the band had clothing on! “I felt it was the Rewind was told by EasyJet gone through so I couldn’t only option, to put everything staff that he would have to pay give them any of my clothes.” on,” the singer explained. £45 (Sh 7,000) or the excess Guest busted boiling eggs in the room to save on cost of dinner There are a lot of weird things that hap- pen inside a hotel room, but housekeeping staff of a Four-star hotel in Westlands, Nai- robi least expected this. A middle-aged man who had booked two Eating dog food for a nights in a single room and said he worked for a government parastatal literally week to save money turned his room into a mini kitchen to save on costs of dinner at the hotel’s restaurant. Dog is man’s best friend, but would you eat Swallowing gold bars to duck paying import taxes The man, booked on bed and breakfast dog’s food? A woman, Anne Kadet spent a week basis, invented an ingenious way of making eating dog food to cut on costs. You’ve heard of people apparently smuggled them not confirm his claim. “We meals in the room by boiling eggs using “I couldn’t help notice that my dog’s high-end described as having hearts of into India to evade import couldn’t (either) make out the hotel’s kettle. He also boiled spaghetti kibble-like my paleo diet-is high in protein, grain- gold. But what about someone duty. Each bar weighed 33 they were gold bars,” the which he probably gobbled together with free, and gluten-free,” she said. with a belly full of the precious gramsme, said C S Ramach- doctor said. “But yes, X-rays the eggs and tomato sauce which he re- Kadet ate dog food of all kinds for almost a metal? That’s what doctors in andran, who conducted the showed there was intestinal quested from the Room Service despite not week. Her meals featured kibble and wet food, New Delhi found, when a man surgery. The 63-year-old blockage, which required ordering for any meal. with milk-bones for snacks. The results? Two arrived from overseas last patient, an Indian citizen, vis- surgery.” On the day of sur- The mischief was uncovered by house- pounds of weight loss and blood sugar on “the year. When a team of Indian ited the hospital a day before gery, stunned doctors pulled keeping staff after the guest checked out. ultralow end of the ideal range-even better than surgeons opened up the stom- with severe stomach pain and out the yellow metal from his “We found dozens of eggshells and spa- when I was eating paleo.” ach of a patient, they had no nausea. “He told us he had ac- stomach. “It was unexpected,” ghetti sachet. They must have been more Kadet said the taste was “dry and gritty,” idea they’d extract a fortune. cidentally swallowed the cap Ramachandran said. The hos- than eight eggs,” said the hotel reception- with “a nutty, slightly sour taste,” and “halfway The patient, whose name of a plastic bottle,” Ramach- pital handed over the precious ist. “We offer kettle for tea/coffee making through the bowl, my jaw gets tired. “One canned was not released, was hiding andran said. extraction to local police. The in the room, but it should not be used to meal tasted “metallic and disturbingly bland,” 12 gold bars in his belly. He Investigations could bars were sent to customs. boil eggs,” he added. while another was “delicious.” NEWS BEAT PEOPLE DAILY / Friday, March 13, 2020 CORONA WATCH

SOME OF HISTORY’S 0DMRUJOREDO WORST PANDEMICS

The Spanish flu was an influenza pandemic that spread GLVUXSWLRQDV around the world between 1918 and 1919, according to the CDC. It was caused by an H1N1 virus, with &RURQDLPSDFW an avian (bird) origin, though it’s unclear exactly where the virus originated. The CDC estimates that about 500 million people KLWVFRXQWULHV (or one-third of the world’s population) became infected with Trump suspended travel “Following a directive from the Gov- the virus. It ultimately ernment of Kenya and due to the global caused at least from 26 European countries outbreak of the Covid-19 virus, Athletics 50 million deaths as pandemic threatens to Kenya has suspended all clearance and worldwide. travel to international events for athletes The Black Death, ground normal activities and athlete support personnel until further was one of the notice,” a statement from Athletics Kenya most devastating by Eric Wainaina said. pandemics in human @EWainaina Earlier, the Kenya Open Golf Champion- history, resulting ship, the first leg of the European first tour in the deaths of an The world is experiencing a major dis- that was scheduled to start yesterday at the estimated 75 to 200 ruption in almost all spheres of life as the Karen Country Club was cancelled as well million people across full impact of the coronavirus hits home. as a football match between Harambee Europe and Asia, Yesterday, US President Donald Trump Stars and Morocco. between 1347 to 1351. Following is a summary of the impact of The Black Death re- suspended travel from 26 European coun- surfaced in London tries for next 30 days as the pandemic coronavirus across the globe. in 1665 for the Great threatened to ground normal activities in Business operations in Asia, Europe and Plague of London, Employees work at the production line of face masks at Salus Products, a manufacturer many across the globe. the US are experiencing a double whammy killed 20 per cent of of surgical disposable products, on the outskirts of Ahmedabad in India, yesterday. AFP “This is the most aggressive and com- after being disrupted by factory closures, London’s population, prehensive effort to confront a foreign quarantined workers and shortages of in just 18 months, an museums, nightclubs and other venues coronavirus infections in Europe, with virus in modern history,” Trump said in components, crimping the availability of estimated 100,000 across the country. the number of confirmed cases jumping a prime-time televised address from the goods and services. people died. All shops except food stores and phar- by more than 1,200 to 5,883 on Saturday. White House. Human macies have closed. “We want to guarantee Businesswise, global oil prices have The impact of the acute viral respiratory Trade shows immunodeficiency the health of our citizens. We understand been on a downward trend, hitting their disease that has killed more than 4,000 Key conferences, trade shows and events virus, HIV, that these measures will impose sacrifices, lowest levels in the past five years as giant people and affected thousands globally is around the world have been cancelled or and acquired sometimes small and sometimes very big,” producer Saudi Arabia slashed its export severe and cuts across all sectors—travel, immunodeficiency Conte said while announcing the closure. oil prices last week following the risks postponed as attendees and organisers syndrome, AIDS, were trade, sports and education—drastically voice concerns about the virus. In Europe, And in Australia renounced actor Tom posed by the virus. affecting economies as nations fight to first discovered in Hanks and his wife Rita Wilson tested posi- at least 260 conferences have been can- the early 1980s. AIDS Brent crude, the international marker, prevent infections. tive for the virus. Hanks and Wilson, both celled. was first detected dropped from $45 a barrel to $31.02 a bar- The World Health Organisation (WHO On education, there are school closures in American gay 63, sought medical advice after experienc- rel on Friday, the biggest single-day plunge on Wednesday declared coronavirus a in 22 countries on three continents with communities but ing the symptoms of a cold in Queensland, recorded since the Gulf War of early 1990s. global pandemic with its chief Dr Tedros hundreds of millions of students around it’s thought to have the actor wrote on Instagram. They are In Kenya, supermarkets have hinted at Adhanom saying the organisation was the world facing upheaval, including 13 developed from a now isolated in stable condition at an Aus- plans to increase prices of commodities “deeply concerned” by “alarming levels of countries that have shut schools nation- chimpanzee virus tralian hospital, officials said. later this month, citing disruptions in the inaction”. wide. from Africa in the The measures, the most radical taken supply chain in the wake of the virus. As Kenya raises its level of preparedness Currently, school closures due to the 1920s. According outside China, and which saw all sporting This came days after four big cargo ships to confront the virus, disruptions are al- COVID-19 outbreak have disrupted the to World Health events including Serie A and Rugby can- that supply goods from China failed to ready being felt especially in sports where Organisation, 75 celled until April 3. dock at Mombasa Port for the second con- education of at least 290.5 million students million people have a number of key events have either been worldwide, according to the United Na- The suspension of Serie A amounts secutive month following the outbreak. cancelled or are threatened. Already the been infected since to the postponement of two rounds of tions Educational, Scientific and Cultural it was discovered, There is therefore an expected surge in government has banned elite athletes from matches, in a league which has already Organisation. resulting in 32 million the prices of goods, majorly electronics participating in foreign races, key launch In Italy which is hardest hit country out- deaths worldwide. been hit by delays, with four previous mobile phones, TVs, fridges, furniture, pads for major competitions including the side China, Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte matches yet to be played. clothing and some fast moving small upcoming Olympic games in Japan. announced the closure of schools, gyms, Italy has seen the largest number of household items. India limits number of Schools in Ireland China eases travel people allowed entry closed over outbreak curbs as cases fall

The Indian government yesterday drasti- Schools, colleges and other public China eased travel restrictions Thurs- cally limited the number of people it allows facilities in the Republic of Ireland are day on two cities at the epicentre of its to enter the country, suspending visas for to close in the wake of the coronavirus coronavirus outbreak as the number of visitors from all other countries for at least a outbreak. Taoiseach (Irish prime minis- fresh infections dropped to a new low. month in response to the coronavirus pan- ter) Leo Varadkar said the measures take Another 11 people died nationwide, the demic. The measure, one of the most far- effect from Thursday until 29 March. He lowest daily increase since late January, reaching responses by any government to said Northern Ireland and the rest of the bringing the toll in China to 3,169 deaths, the Covid-19 outbreak yet, effectively bans UK would be briefed on developments. according to National Health Commis- all tourism to India until at least 15 April. It Tánaiste (Irish deputy prime minister) sion. There were only eight new cases in was enforced from yesterday. Elsewhere, Simon Coveney said airports and ports Wuhan where the virus first emerged in Formula One which was to be held in Aus- will remain open.Varadkar (pictured) December before growing into a national tralia has had one of the races already post- added that indoor mass gatherings crisis.It is the first time new cases in poned, while discussions are underway for of more than 100 people and outdoor Wuhan have fallen to single-digits since further action surrounding coronavirus gatherings of more than 500 should be figures started to be reported in January. outbreak. This came after the government cancelled. He said people should work “The peak of the epidemic in China has Down Under imposed a travel ban for any- remotely when possible. The first death passed,” National Health Commission one coming in from Italy. linked to coronavirus has been recorded spokesman Mi Feng said at a regular –Agency in the Republic of Ireland. – BBC briefing. –AFP Friday, March 13, 2020 / PEOPLE DAILY NEWS BEAT CORONA WATCH &XVKLRQHFRQRP\DJDLQVWYLUXV HIIHFWV8KXUXWRUHVSRQVHWHDP Presidents wants The growing list of world events cancelled due to virus necessary budget review made towards prevention, Updated March 4, 2020 management of corona Fear over the spread of coronavirus has already disrupted schools, cruise by George Kebaso ships, and religious congregations. @Morarak Now, it’s coming for your social and professional calendar, too. President Uhuru Kenyatta has directed the National Emergency Response Com- 1 61$0.*/(&7&/54 mittee on Coronavirus to make necessary review and adjustment of budgets towards Latest James Bond: The release of prevention and management of the CO- No Time to Die, which was set for April, VID-19 in the event of an outbreak in the has been postponed to November. country. London Book Fair: A large “I am also urging you to cushion the gathering of professionals from the economy against the negative effects of book publishing industry set to take the pandemic,” the President told the place between March 10 and 12 was cancelled. committee while receiving the initial report from team two weeks since it was es- Google events: The tech company tablished as the Ministry of Health plans to cancelled the in-person component of carry out the first public simulation exer- its Google I/O developers conference cise of an emergency response. President Uhuru ity in Level Four and Five hospitals across and Cloud Next conference. Google Kenyatta when he the country in collaboration with County said Cloud Next would be held online The team led by Health Cabinet secre- Meanwhile, games in Spain’s La Liga between April 6 and 8. tary Mutahi Kagwe handed over the report met the National governments. and France’s Ligue 1 and the second divi- to the president at State House Nairobi in- Emergency Other measures were; the provision of sions in each country will have no fans for World Bank and IMF spring Response backup capacity for treatment at Kenyatta meetings dicating that all the preparations to tackle at least the next two weeks. the virus in case of an outbreak, are com- Committee on University Teaching Research and Referral The virus has also hit the UEFA Cham- Six Nations Rugby match: Philip plete. They also confirmed that so far there coronavirus, at Hospital, Kenyatta National Hospital and Browne, chief executive of the Irish pions League, with Italian side Atalanta is no single case of the COVID-19 that has State House, Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital as well Rugby Football Union, postponed two qualifying for the quarter-finals at Valen- been detected in the country. Nairobi, as privately owned health facilities. cia on Tuesday in an empty stadium, while Six Nations rugby matches between “We have also enhanced the training Ireland and Italy set to take place in “The Committee informed the Presi- yesterday. PSCU Paris Saint-Germain’s win over Borussia Dublin between March 6 and 8. dent that as of today, Kenya has not regis- and sensitisation of healthcare workers, Dortmund was also played without spec- tered any case of the coronavirus and re- service providers in the transport sector tators. CERAWeek energy conference: including matatu crews, taxis, security One of the largest gatherings of energy mains vigilant in monitoring and screening of all persons entering Kenya by differ- personnel, airport and border staff among New date industry professionals, set to take place in Houston from March 9 to 13, ent modes of transport,” the report states. others,” the report states in part. The French League Cup final between has been cancelled. On Wednesday, the World Health Or- The committee has also suspended all Paris Saint-Germain and Lyon was called international conferences, meetings and Facebook’s Global Marketing ganisation (WHO) declared COVID19 a off, with no new date yet fixed, as has the events scheduled to take place in Kenya for Summit: Facebook cancelled its global global pandemic. The report is in tandem Spanish Copa del Rey final between Real marketing summit, scheduled to begin with the CS’ media briefing yesterday at a a period of 30 days. Sociedad and Athletic Bilbao. March 9 in San Francisco. Nairobi hotel that both the National and The Six Nations rugby match between County Governments are fully prepared Italy and England in Rome on March 14 as ASEAN meeting: Reuters reports that US president Donald Trump for any eventuality. This is in line with the well as the Ireland v Italy duel in Dublin on postponed a meeting with leaders Executive Order No. 2 issued on 28th Feb- March 7 were postponed. of the 10 member states of the ruary 2020. 38%/,&127,&( The prestigious ATP and WTA Indian Association of Southeast Asian nations Wells tournament was cancelled as Cali- planned for March 14 in Las Vegas. Simulation exercise ,19,7$7,21)252))(56 fornia health officials declared a public Game Developers Conference: health emergency in the Indian Wells- “On Sunday, March 15, 2020 at 11am we The largest annual gathering of game will conduct a simulation exercise, mean- Palm Springs area after there was a con- industry professionals, set to take OFFERS ARE INVITED FOR THE PURCHASE firmed case of the coronavirus, the first ing we will imitate an emergency drill to OF VARIOUS OLD FACTORY MACHINERY AND place in San Francisco between March demonstrate our level of preparedness. major sports event in the US to be shelved 16 and 20, was postponed. Many top EQUIPMENT, ON AN “AS IS WHERE IS BASIS”. because of the outbreak. gaming companies, including Amazon, The exercise is a test case for prepared- Microsoft, Facebook’s Oculus, and ness,” Kagwe said after meeting stakehold- THESE INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING ITEMS: ers in the health sector in the country who Sony Interactive Entertainment, had 1. GENERATORS already pulled out. were also joined by a team development China’s National People’s partners. 2. BOILERS Congress: China announced it would The Cs said this kind of exercise will also postpone its key annual gathering of be extended to all the counties, in order for 3. PASTEURIZERS the public to understand the government’s lawmakers, scheduled for March. 4. HOMOGENIZERS KQ cancels flights to level of preparedness in tackling the threat 2 1"45&7&/54 of the virus. 5. STAINLESS STEEL TANKS Rome, Geneva routes “All our Level Four and Five health facili- Convening of the American ties in the country have been prepared for 6. COLD STORE PANELS Kenya Airways has suspended all Physical Society: One of the largest flights on the Rome and Geneva routes any emergency. We want to ensure that we 7. CONDENSER UNITS physics conferences in the world was are ready,” he said appealing to Kenyans to with immediate effect. cancelled one day before it was set In a statement issued last evening, the to take place in Colorado from March be aware that such drills will be conducted AND MANY OTHER ITEMS. from time to time. He, however, cautioned airline said the move was as a result of the 2 to 6. Interested parties should contact EDWIN MURAI, on latest developments in the coronavirus against profiling in a xhenophic manner, Serie A matches: Six soccer 0722 88 27 46 for viewing. Written offers in sealed around the world. persons of Asian origin. Some of Kagwe’s matches set to take place in Italy were envelopes clearly marked “OLD MACHINERY “In response to the latest develop- postponed. sentiments were also contained in the re- ments in the COVID-19 outbreak around port delivered to the President. The com- PURCHASE OFFER” should be addressed to: European carnivals: The mayor mittee briefed the Head-of-State on the the world, Kenya Airways has suspended of Nice, a city in southern France, SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGER measures that have been taken to cushion its flights on the Rome-Geneva route ef- cancelled the last day of carnival fective Friday, March 13 2020 until April because of coronavirus. the country against the viral disease. BROOKSIDE DAIRY LIMITED 30, 2020,” KQ said in a statement. “These measures include; the mandato- Mobile World Congress: Mobile ry screening of all persons entering Kenya P.O. Box 236, 00232 The airline assured customers who World Congress (MWC), the world’s would be affected by the suspension that biggest mobile phone trade show, was through airports, sea ports and land cross- RUIRU. they would be rebooked on alternative fli ings; isolation and treatment capacity at set to take place in Barcelona between TH ghts. -PD reporter February 24 and 27. Mbagathi Hospital which is now ready for TO REACH HIM ON OR BEFORE 27 MARCH 2020. use; and establishment of isolation capac- NEWS BEAT PEOPLE DAILY / Friday, March 13, 2020

PLUNDER AT POSTA

Post Office building in Nakuru on Moi Road. It Shimoni Post Office in Kwale county. PD/NDEGWA Post Office in Kiambu Town. The corporation Eldoret Post Office, Uasin Gishu county. PD/ houses Sebs Hotel. PD/ROY LUMBE GATHUNGU has sublet space for stalls. PD/PHILIP KAMAKYA JIMMY GITAKA +RZEURNH3RVWD LVOHWWLQJSULPH ODQGIRUDVRQJ tenants have converted most the prop- Post Master General erty into hotels, kiosks and apparel shops, Kagwe accused of with those in downtown Nairobi being the worst affected. mismanagement of the In some instances, the branding of PCK State corporation in these facilities seems almost lost in the by Seth Onyango background. At Tom Mboya post office, a new hotel @SethManex has come up on the second floor of the building while another tenant has leased Leasing of prime property belonging to the ground floor for Sh150,000 a month Post Office building on Ronald Ngala the Postal Corporation of Kenya (PCK) is and erected stalls. Street. It hosts a college, a church and at the heart of the controversy over the re- According to audit reports, the tenant is shops. PD/PHILIP KAMAKYA newal of the term of office for chief execu- raking in more than Sh1.4 million from the tive Dan Kagwe. business, while at the City Square the for- Documents seen by People Daily show mer parcels holding area is now occupied and Maragoli. the corporation has leased some 40 prime by a hotel. People Daily has established that Posta buildings and land to individuals in major At the building overlooking Central Bank at least 450 offices across the country and urban centres across the country. of Kenya and next to the Technical Univer- some 31 head post offices. The bone of contention is the secretive sity of Kenya, a buzzing restaurant is op- On Kenyatta Avenue and Ronald Ngala nature of the deals, with most of the terms erational on the ground floor occupying in the capital, PCK has rented out to busi- of lease coming well below the prevailing almost three quarters of the space. nesses, mainly in hospitality and clothing market rates. The situation is compound- In the same building, a couple of offices business. ed by allegations that some of the money have been leased out to accountants and It is said rates here go for between from the leases is not finding its way into lawyers while a sizeable chunk houses the Sh20,000-Sh200,000 depending on size of Posta coffers. Huduma Centre. lease space. “We are seeing property leased and we According to the audit report, in Eldoret, do not know where the money is going... the corporation has leased out an asset pensioners have not been paid and staff Land dispute measuring 27,000 sq ft to MK Changwany salaries delayed. There is a lot of criminal The auditor has also pointed out that and Associates for Sh9.2 million for five activity going on at Posta. Managers need Posta has leased a prime parcel of property years and are supposed to pay Sh1.4 mil- to be investigated,” said Communication at Yaya Centre in Nairobi Kilimani area for lion per month. Workers Union of Kenya (Cowu) General a song. Mayfair Investment leased a property in Secretary Benson Okwaro. A tenant, who is said to be a former Kizingo at Sh22 million for 10 years at Sh1.8 The union leader says the parastatal Postmaster General at the corporation, is per month. Bernard Aguko and William Os- continues to suffer cash flow problems reportedly paying a meagre Sh250,000 a ewe leased property in Kisumu at Sh17 mil- despite the fact that it had given out a lot month for the property. lion and pays Sh1.4 million monthly. of property to third parties. The 5.03 acre land located on Argwings Crater Centre also lease an underdevel- In his reports, the Auditor General has Kodhek Road was once the subject of a dis- oped space measuring 500 sq ft at Nakuru flagged some of the property suspected to pute between Wagon Park Ltd and Posta. he grew the revenue from those assets A restaurant at Post Office for Sh33 million and is paying have been leased in deals that are shroud- Posta had initially offered to sell the which are worth Sh15 billion from Sh40 the City Square Sh3 million per month. ed in secrecy and thought to benefit some property to Bharti Airtel International million to over Sh250 million annually. Posta building on In Kiambu, Kagwe is accused of settling senior managers at the State corporation. for Sh500 million before Wagon moved to “Some of these things which are being Nairobi’s Haile a land dispute where a property owned by A spot-check of these assets show the court seeking to block the sale. said happened when I wasn’t even there... Selassie Avenue. Posta was allegedly grabbed by a senior The report points out a number of con- now we are even able to pay salaries from PD/PHILIP KAMAKYA county official instead of letting the law LEASING SCANDAL cerns including some cases where “oc- these assets,” he said. take its course. cupancy of the assets was done without By yesterday, however, Posta employees “Kiambu plot grabbed by governor was formalisation of the lease agreement or A former Postmaster General is report- were yet to be paid. resolved under a closed-door meeting be- edly paying a meagre Sh250,000 a month payment of initial amounts approved”. But insiders say though Posta had leased tween the official and the PMG,” the report for a 5.03-acre piece of land Opposite Yaya The audit report also raises concerns some of its property before he took over, reads. Centre in Nairobi’s Kilimani area. of conflict between management and the the business accelerated during his tenure. It further states that most PCK proper- board “due to leasing of corporations as- In a letter to Ethics and Anti-Corruption ties are currently leased for over 10 years At the Tom Mboya post office, a tenant sets without approval of the board.” Commission in October 2 last year, PCK thus exposing them to risk since land that pays Sh150,000 a month for a space on Post Master General Kagwe has defend- stakeholders urged the anti-graft agency to remains utilised/leased/occupied by a which stalls have been erected. ed himself over accusations of mismanag- investigate Kagwe over the leasing scandal squatter for over 10 years can be repos- ing the corporation’s property saying they involving the Yaya Centre property. sessed or reallocated. Other leased properties are in Rumu- were given out well before he joined the Other leased properties are in Nairobi In the same county, Posta has reportedly ruti, Kisumu, Mombasa, Karatina, Isiolo, parastatal. West, Tom Mboya, Rumuruti, Kisumu, Garissa, Eldoret, Garissa, Timau, Narom- leased out another prime plot adjacent to He distanced himself from the allega- Mombasa, Karatina, Isiolo, Garissa, Eldo- uru, Naivasha and Maragoli. the bus station in the form of stalls that go tions asserting that contrary to the claims, ret, Garissa, Timau, Naromuru, Naivasha for Sh10,000 each. Friday, March 13, 2020 / PEOPLE DAILY NEWS BEAT P.HQ\DQVVXIIHUIURPKXQJHUSDQJV Global Hunger Index report down to counties and in households to “Kenya food security is termed seri- embrace them,” he said. ous because of extreme weather such as ranks country position 86 He said the epicentre of the invasion in- floods, drought and the current evasion clude Marsabit, Isiolo, Samburu, Turkana of locust is worsening the situation,” he out of 115, blames poor and Garissa. added. Mitigation measures include fair policies, climate change Shingles said conflict, especially in Arid financing, preparation and better disaster and Semi Arid Areas because of natural responses, address climate change, diver- by Benard Gitau resources, pasture, and water, also impact sification and growing drought-resistant @PeopleDailyKe on food security whereas climate change crops. propel conflict further. The worst is Central African Republic At least 15.7 million Kenyans are suffer- The report concentrated on three indi- at position 117 where half of all children ing from chronic hunger and poor nutri- cators; child mortality, child undernutri- below five years are stunted. Sixty per- tion annually, the Global Hunger Index tion and inadequate food security. cent of the population in the country is (GHI) 2019 report, reveals. undernourished. Chad is ranked position The report paints a grim picture of a Chronic malnutrition 116, Yemen (115) while Belarus ranked 1st country facing food insecurity crisis with “Kenya is among the hungriest country followed by Bosnia and Herzegovina. Last another 13.8 million Kenyans being under- in the world according to the GHI ranking year, Kenya ranked position 147 out of 189 nourished. it is in position 86 out of 117,” said Shingles. in the inequalities in human development The report comes hot on the heels of in- The report shows that 29.4 per cent of the report. vasion of 26 counties by desert locusts with population is undernourished translating The United Nation Development Pro- the second phase of outbreak expected in to 13.8 million Kenyans. gramme report, dubbed Human Devel- the next two weeks according to Agricul- On child mortality, 26.2 of children be- opment 2019, indicated at least 17 million ture Cabinet Secretary Peter Munya. low the age of five are stunted. The anxiety Kenyans live below the poverty line. “Emergency of this nature where lo- has also been shared by USaid stating the UNDP Kenya Resident Representative custs are destroying food crops and pas- consequences of malnutrition should be a GRIM PICTURE Walid Badawi said the inequalities were ture must be a cause of the alarm and food significant concern for policy makers. due to poor policies, politics, expanding insecurity is real,” he said. USaid says out of a total under-5 How they faired: Chad is ranked position World Without gap between poor and the rich and the Kelvin Shingles, Country Director, World population of seven million, 1.82 million emergence of new types of inequalities. 116, Yemen (115) while Belarus ranked first Hunger Country Without Hunger said poor policies, climate children (26 per cent) are suffering from “Inequalities are not about wealth alone followed by Bosnia and Herzegovina. director Kelvin change and conflict were the catalysts of chronic malnutrition (stunting or low but access to opportunities, education, the food insecurity. Shingles during the height-for-age). The country also records What is required: and health,” said Badawi. Mitigation measures official launch of The country according to United Na- a 4.6 per cent of mortality for children include fair financing, preparation and better Unemployment, gender inequality, tions losses at least two per cent of the below the age of five annually because of disaster responses, address climate change, the Global Hunger skills mismatch, lack access to education, Gross Domestic Product because of cli- hunger. diversification and growing drought-resistant Index in Nairobi, health has been highlighted as the main mate change. “We have a lot of regulations, Kenya dropped nine positions in rank- crops. yesterday. PD/ cause of inequality in Human Develop- policies on food security but need to filter ing from 77 in 2018 to position 86 in 2019. TABITHA MBATIA ment which starts from birth. &RXUWVDYHV %DEXIURP DUUHVWLQ FDVH

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The High Court yesterday barred police and the Director of Public Prosecutions from arresting and charging Em- bakasi East MP Babu Owino over a robbery with violence complaint made against him by Bernard Omondi Ogoji in 2015. Justice James Makau ruled that the MP had demonstrated that there is a violation of his fundamental rights and therefore needs protection of the court. “I am satisfied that the petitioner has demonstrated that he has a prima facie case and that the respondents will not be prejudiced if the orders sough are issued,” he ruled, and directed the Inspector General, DPP and Ogoji to file their responses within 14 days. In the suit papers, Babu claimed that Ogoji lodged two complaints of robbery with violence against him at Kileleshwa and Central police stations in 2015 but later with- drew them in his own volition. However, the court heard that after the much- publi- cised arrest in the case where he was charged with attempting to murder DJ Evolve, Ogoji had resorted to extorting him. The case will now be heard on June 23. NEWS BEAT PEOPLE DAILY / Friday, March 13, 2020 :H·OOWDNHFKDUJHRI1DNXUX%%,UDOO\YRZ5LIWOHDGHUV by Mercy Mwai leader Raila Odinga, Rift Valley lead- chumba Murkomen and Nakuru Sen- bring any insults or abuses we shall @wangumarci ers, most of who are Ruto’s allies, said ator Susan Kihika (pictured) warned not allow you,” she said. the Nakuru rally will only recognise those from outside the region against On Monday, Uhuru nine Rift Valley Legislators from Rift Valley yester- the 2013 UhuRuto pact. attempting to control the programme. governors at State House for a brief- day ditched their political differences Their vow to take charge of the The 15 legislators vowed not to al- ing on the preparations of the Na- and resolved to take charge of the event is a pointer that they are not low people from outside the region to kuru BBI rally. In other rallies - Kisii, March 21 Building Bridges Initiative keen on letting Raila run the show like distract or disrupt the meeting. Kakamega, Mombasa, Kitui, Garissa (BBI) forum in Nakuru county. he has so far done in the other region and Meru counties - it is Raila who They also said as region that is the BBI rallies. But last evening, National Very inclusive has been meeting the leaders for face of Kenya, they will use the rally to Assembly Minority Whip Junet Mo- Kihika said Rift Valley leaders will briefing. celebrate the first-ever handshake be- hammed said they will be in Nakuru to ensure the meeting will only be used tween President Uhuru Kenyatta and attend a meeting organised by Gover- to unite the region. Yesterday’s press conference was at- his deputy William Ruto in 2013. nor Lee Kinyanjui not by Tanga Tanga “All Kenyans are welcome to Nakuru tended by MPs Cornelly Serem (Aldai), Unlike other regional rallies whose leaders. and as we have said, we want the Na- Caleb Kositany (Soi), Nelson Koech theme has been the dividends of the Addressing a news conference at kuru rally to be different from others (Belgut), Jayne Kihara (Naivasha) and March 9, 2018 handshake between Parliament Buildings, the leaders, and very inclusive. Nakuru is a small senators Aaron Cheruiyot (Kericho) President Uhuru and Opposition including Senate Majority leader Kip- town in Kenya. If you are coming to and Margaret Kamar (Uasin Gishu). 'DXQWLQJWDVN RILPSHDFKLQJ 'HSXW\3UHVLGHQW

Experts explain the politics of it was Senate which seems to be leaning on the numbers and procedures that other side,” he noted. Mkangi cautioned that if defeated, the im- are needed to remove holder of peachment plot could re-energise Ruto by hand- Former Presidential adviser Abdikadir Lawyer Bobby Mkangi. second most powerful position ing him a certain sense of vindication. Mohammed. PD/FILE “It is a double-edged sword because if it fails by Hillary Mageka it might give the subject traction, some level of @hillarymageka acceptability and vindication which can be a blessing in disguise for political purposes. On Even as Siaya Senator James Orengo maintains other hand, it is a label many political players are that he will spearhead efforts to impeach Dep- uncomfortable with because it would remain a uty President William Ruto, experts are warning stain on their careers,” Mkangi told People Daily that the task will not be easy because of the high in an interview. threshold demands in the process. The March 9, 2018 Handshake between Presi- According to the country’s supreme law, a dent Kenyatta and opposition chief Raila Odinga deputy president may be removed from office has divided the Houses of Parliament into two for gross violation of the Constitution, commits groups: The Kieleweke brigade that is allied to a crime or gross misconduct. Uhuru and Raila, and Tanga Tanga team that The process of removal of a deputy president is supports Ruto’s 2022 presidential bid. captured in Article 145 of the Constitution, which also guides the impeachment of the president. Ruto’s defence To kick start the process, a member of the Na- On Wednesday, the Kieleweke called for the tional Assembly must rally the support of at least DP’s resignation over claims that he was “dis- one third of the members - in this case collecting respecting the President”, pushing Tangatanga signatures from 116 MPs - to table the impeach- group to rush to Ruto’s defence. Orengo, the Senate Minority Leader, has ment motion. Siaya Senator James Orengo. Gatundu South MP Moses Kuria. If approved by a two-thirds majority, that is 233 hinted at sponsoring an impeachment motion MPs, the matter will be transmitted to the Senate against Ruto over the fake Sh40 billion arms deal which will serve as the final impeachment trial and the subsequent murder of Sergeant Kipy- a meeting of the Senate to hear charges against atheir duties honestly and with due diligence. chamber. egon Kenei, who was the head of security at the the deputy president. However, the Senate, by “The deputy president shall have the right to Constitution lawyer Bob Mkangi, a former DP’s office at the Harambee House Annex. resolution, may appoint a special committee appear and be represented before the special member of the Committee of Experts, which The Tanga Tanga group views the Handshake comprising 11 of its members to investigate the committee during its investigations.” drafted the 2010 Constitution, and former Man- as a disguised plot to block Ruto from ascending matter. dera Central MP Abdikadir Mohammed, who to the presidency. Politicians allied to Uhuru, A special committee appointed shall investi- Special committee led a parliamentary team that shepherded the Raila’s Orange Democratic Movement, Musalia gate the matter; and report to the Senate within It adds: “If the special committee reports that process, yesterday cautioned that any plan to Mudavadi’s Amani National Congress, Kalonzo 10 days whether it finds the particulars of the al- the particulars of any allegation against the impeach Ruto will not be a walk in the park. Musyoka’s Wiper Party and Gideon Moi’s Kanu legations against the deputy president to have deputy president have not been substantiated, are pushing for the DP’s removal. been substantiated. further proceedings shall not be taken under this Political process The Constitution provides for two ways to re- Members of the special committee should take rticle.” But if any of the charges are confirmed, “Because it is a political process, it will boil move a deputy president. First through impeach- an oath or affirmation, as the Senate Speaker the matter will be put to a vote. down to numbers. Tabling of the impeachment ment, and second on grounds of incapacity. may prescribe, submitting that they will perform “If at least two-thirds of all the members of motion might be easier because the number Articles 144 and 145 of the Constitution pro- the Senate vote to uphold any impeachment is lower but confirmation of the charges in the vide for both. charge, the Deputy President should cease to National Assembly before the subject is sent to “The Deputy President may be removed from IMPEACHING THE DP hold office.” On Wednesday, Uhuru and Raila the Senate for the full trial might be difficult as it office on the ground of physical or mental inca- allies asked the DP to resign or face an impeach- requires a super majority,” said Mkangi. pacity to perform the functions of the office,” ar- Removal of a Deputy President is captured ment motion for what they termed as public Mohammed said the threshold will be high ticle 150 (1) (a) of the Constitution reads. in Article 145 of the Constitution, which also misconduct and grave malpractices.” “He has for the anti-Ruto politicians in the National As- Article 145 (2) (a) (B) states that if a motion is guides the impeachment of the President. not brought honour to the nation and dignity to supported by at least two-thirds of all the mem- the office of Deputy President and has failed to sembly. “It’s more of a political question and contest bers of the National Assembly, the Speaker shall Deputy President may be removed from promote public confidence in the integrity of the office on the ground of physical or mental inca- and this essentially means numbers,” said the inform the Speaker of the Senate of that resolu- high office,” Kathiani MP Robert Mbui, who read pacity to perform the functions of the office. lawyer who once served as a legal adviser to tion within two days; and the DP shall continue a statement on their behalf, said. to perform the functions of the office pending the But in a quick rejoinder, Ruto’s supporters, led President Uhuru Kenyatta. Within seven days after receiving notice of outcome of the impeachment proceedings. by Gatundu South MP Moses Kuria, laughed off “It will not be a crisis but I think it will be a tall a resolution from the Speaker of the National order for the impeachment drivers because the Within seven days after receiving notice of a their critics, saying the DP was going nowhere resolution from the Speaker of the National As- Assembly, the Speaker of the Senate shall con- Ruto side seems to have good support in the vene a meeting of the Senate to hear charges and those planning to impeach him were wast- National Assembly. Things would be different if sembly, the Speaker of the Senate shall convene against the deputy president. ing their time. Friday, March 13, 2020 / PEOPLE DAILY NEWS BEAT *RYHUQPHQWWR 5(38%/,&2).(1<$ ,17+(+,*+&28572).(1<$$71$,52%, $17,&255837,21 (&2120,&&5,0(6',9,6,21 WUDQVIRUPEORRG 0,6&(//$1(286$33/,&$7,21122)

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by Bernard Gitau Sh10 billion from donors from their target of WK @PeopleDailyKe Sh13 billion to ﬁght the locusts in East Afri- 'DWHGDW1DLURELWKLV GD\RI0DUFK can countries - Kenya Somalia Ethiopia and The government has received three special- Sudan. ised aerial planes from Food and Agriculture Agriculture PS Hamadi Boga said the three 0RKDPHG$GRZ Organisation (FAO ) to enhance the ﬁght planes would head to the epicenter of the 6HQLRU6WDWH&RXQVHO against Desert Locusts in 26 counties. invasion, which includes Turkana, Isiolo and FAO country representative Tobia Taka- Marsabit. )RU'LUHFWRU$VVHWV5HFRYHU\$JHQF\ varasha said the three planes have been se- On Wednesday, swarms of locusts invaded cured from South Africa and one from Farm- Subukia, Nakuru county, at Haji farm and '5$:1$1'),/('%< land will be spraying three hours a day. Comply Forest. 7KH$VVHWV5HFRYHU\$JHQF\ This brings the number of planes being Nakuru County Assembly Committee 1' used to spray the locusts to nine. Three planes Members for Agriculture led by Kang’ethe 8$372:(56 )ORRU are used for surveillance while six will be used Ndigirigiri and that of Disaster Preparedness 32%2; for aerial spraying. chaired by Karanja Mburu, assured of govern- 1$,52%, He added that so far, FAO has received ment support. PEOPLE SPEAK PEOPLE DAILY / Friday, March 13, 2020 K 8*--*".3650 .65")*,"(8& %0/"-%536.1 K A PUBLICATION OF MEDIAMAX NETWORK LIMITED (Some of) We We have been KEN NGARUIYA: the MPs pretending understand that in frequent contact Acting Chief Executive Officer to give me lectures there are people with our allies, and ERIC OBINO: on supporting selling blood we are marshalling Group Editor-in-Chief, Print (President) immorally. There the full power of People Daily is published by MEDIAMAX NETWORK Uhuru Kenyatta is an investigation the government and LIMITED at DSM Place, Kijabe Street, P.O. Box 24943, have never voted going on and we the private sector 00100 - Nairobi, for him. I have expect arrests to to protect American Tel: 0730144100; 0709824000; 0204944100 campaigned, voted be made. There has people. This is the and supported been gaps within most aggressive E-mail: [email protected] him in the four this sector and we effort to confront Copyright 2020 elections he ran for have asked the DCI a foreign virus in president... to intervene. modern history. World must unite to stop virus pandemic

Crisis. Lockdown. Turmoil. Desperation! This is the state of the world that is now grappling with Coronavirus outbreak that has now been declared pandemic by the World Health Organisation (WHO). What started as localised deadly respiratory flu outbreak in the Chinese City of Wuhan in Hubei province has spread fast across the world after defy- ing all manner of efforts to contain it. With no known cure, it has now snowballed into a global threat that has disrupted key activities— travelling, sports, trade, conferencing, learning and social interactions. And with the declaration of the Conoravirus as a global pandemic, which has claimed more than 4,200 lives—and still counting—the world has been thrown into a spin as leaders, keen to protect their populations from the fast-spreading deadly flu, impose bans on any conceivable avenue to keep it at bay. The lockdowns and self-quarantine measures are driving a what was two months ago a sane world into desperation with reports of people scrambling for essential commodities such as food and toiletry to stock up. The other flu pandemics that have ravaged humanity include the Spanish flu of 1918/19, which Newspapers here to stay but editors can do better infected between 300 million and 500 million people (claiming up to 50 million), the black death (75 million to 200 million lives in the years 1347 to 1351), To borrow from the current national “reg- Then another paper carried an obituary and the 1968’s Hong Kong flu (1.1 million lives). gae” grammar “nobody can stop newspa- -&7*0#0/:0 announcing the “certain death” of a woman This is the kind of devastation flu can visit on the pers”! This is a medium whose demise has “wife the late” (sic) etc. Simply put, the obitu- world—and as the WHO warned, its declaration is a been pronounced times without number, but 4PNFIBWF ary was full of errors that a good sub-editor call to action to stop this deadly virus with apocalyp- it soldiers on. Social media, the blue-eyed kid CMBNFEUSBJOJOHPG would have picked out effortlessly. Granted, tic effects before it wipes the humanity. US president on the block, may be booming, but the old an obituary is commercial speech, but still Donald Trump’s latest ban on travel from Europe soldier—the newspaper—fights on. KPVSOBMJTUT CVUUIBUJT that does not absolve the editorial depart- will further compound matters. Though in order, it With all the snide remarks of how news- BOFBTZUBSHFU ment of responsibility. will have far-reaching impact given the centrality of papers are only useful for this or that, the The currency of trade for editors is words. Europe and US in global trade and travel. headlines in the newspapers attract intense They have to be precise, get the words correct- Here, in Kenya, the government has intensified debate daily. The same people who see no Then it happened that as Tuju was travel- ly. It is in words and facts that the credibility its preparedness levels; monitoring and testing significant use of the newspaper guard their ling to Nakuru attend the funeral of retired of the newspaper rests. A family in mourning measures. This is commendable and should be sus- image jealously and nowhere more so than on President Moi, he was involved in an accident can be distraught and, therefore, prone to tained. a newspaper page. that left him with multiple injuries. He had to making mistakes. But for the mistakes to be This is also a moment when all look up to science, That is why what goes on in a newspaper be flown to London for specialised treatment. immortalised by the failure of those charged pharmaceutical world and even divine providence enterprise matters. Given this importance, it Those close to Tuju say he is a gentleman, with the responsibility of keeping an eye on for combat this modern day virus. is essential that those tasked with the respon- well-spoken and with no trace of economic them amounts to being kicked in the teeth In the meantime, for all nations, it is a race against sibility of putting out the copy of the paper be mischief in his life. He has been a minister while fallen. time to stop the pandemic. No one is safe; it respects alert. They cannot afford a wink on the job. before and served in several ministries. There It is likely that the mistakes picked up in no race, age or status. It’s a matter of survival for And yet the recklessness with which some of is hardly anyone who can point an accusing these cases were products of negligence. Un- humanity—and advise by former US president them attend to their responsibility is astound- finger at him for misuse of public resources. fortunately, you do not have to look through a Benjamin Franklin; we either hang together or hang ing. The examples taken from some of the A man of humble beginnings who grew up newspaper with a tooth comb to pick up the separately as we try to weather the Coronavirus issues this last week are telling. trading wares at the local market, and first mistakes and increasingly so these days. But it storm, should be the clarion call. On March 5, a local daily published a wore underwear in high school, Tuju has done is this untidiness that is chipping at the cred- headline: “How Tuju gambled his billions”. well for himself and is the inspiration to many. ibility of the newspaper. 5)06()50'5)&%": Raphael Tuju, the subject of the headline, is His Christian values are at the core of his inter- Some have blamed training of journalists, the secretary general of Jubilee Party and a action with others. Gambling would thus be but that is an easy target. These mistakes are #0#."3-&: Cabinet Secretary without a portfolio. The anathema to Tuju. made by seasoned professionals. It would past few months have not been kind to Tuju. Then at a time when he was fighting for his be dereliction of duty for any establishment %POUHBJOUIFXPSMEBOEMPTFZPVS He has been in court fighting over financial economic and physical health, the paper sug- to put the task of the last pair of eyes on the TPVMXJTEPNJTCFUUFSUIBOTJMWFSPS transactions relating to his businesses. From gests that he had “gambled” his fortunes away. newspaper in the hands of a rookie. Editors the look of things, the battle has not been go- Talk of kicking a man while he is down. It was should do better. HPME ing his way. unfathomable. —The writer is Dean, School of Communi- cations, Daystar University Friday, March 13, 2020 / PEOPLE DAILY PEOPLE SPEAK Swift action could avert attacks in Northeastern K

Mandera county has in the recent enshrined in the Constitution? Party officials keep off past borne the brunt of insecurity. "-*30#" For the efforts against the militants stingy senior politician For instance on March 11, 2020, to bear fruit, we must pay attention Just why is a senior politician, who Mandera county suffered several to factors that fuel radicalisation and has previously declared interest in attacks at one spot in Jabibar area 8FSFNBJODPNNJUUFEUPXPSLJOHXJUIUIF make interventions that would deter the presidency, secluded? The man between Bambo and Rhamu town. /BUJPOBMHPWFSONFOUPOQSPQPTBMTUPFOEBUUBDLT recruitment of youth into the illegal does not seem to get along with his First, a police land cruiser belong- groups and decrease indoctrination. party officials and members and has ing to Takaba Police Station heading Even as we continue supporting conspicuously been turning up at BBI forces within 20 minutes reach. Yet to Mandera was attacked with an foreign forces and militants as we sit our security officers in this campaign rallies alone. A party insider says the the militants had a field day execut- IED explosive but luckily, no one was and watch. All concerns have been against terror, it is obvious that intel- politician has fallen out of favour of ing their heinous acts for over three hurt but the car was damaged. ignored in the name of foreign inter- ligence is being passed or shared his party members due his stingy na- hours undeterred by security forces. Shortly after, a Makkah bus travel- ests and diplomacy. with our agencies, but action comes ture. Party officials, therefore, avoid- While the government has pro- ing from Nairobi to Mandera was It is unfortunate that the interest too little too late or sometimes it ing tagging along him because it ends vided all the support the county up being a “dry” day! ambushed at the same place and the of these foreign entities seems to does not come at all. This often leads has asked for in terms of security passengers ordered to disembark have superseded that of Kenyans in to blame game between leaders, lo- personnel, it seems we are not mak- from the bus. One of the passengers, Mandera. cals and the security teams. Together ing any progress. The attackers seem a mechanic, was taken hostage and On its part, the county leadership we can act swiftly and secure our Why youthful men want not to care about the presence of the rest released. He was not from recently held a symposium to dis- county and country. security officers. And they are ex- nothing to do with pastor the local communities. Other pas- cuss homegrown solutions to deal- The constant attacks witnessed re- ecuting every attack with precision Youthful men whose wives attend sengers were physically assaulted. ing with radicalisation and counter- cently could have been avoided and undeterred. a church founded by a popular pas- In another incident, two other ing violent extremism and proposed we continue to appeal to our security Currently, there are foreign troops tor are an angry lot. They accuse him vehicles heading to Mandera were several measures to handle the dete- officers to respond to intelligence from Jubaland roaming the streets of snatching their wives. The pastor, attacked but the occupants were un- riorating situation. shared with them by members of the of Mandera. But one wonders; who known for his flamboyant lifestyle, hurt. After a while , a lorry believed to The acts of the militants has nega- public to avert such attacks. can confirm the identity of this large tively impacted the most crucial sec- is accused of indoctrinating women be carrying vegetables was stopped We remain committed to working before creating a wedge between group of armed fighters? What if the tors in our county and entire north- at the same site. The driver and the with the National Government on them and their husbands. Some of al-Shabaab fighters disguised as se- turn-boy—both non-locals—were eastern, including the economy and proposals that will help resolve the the women have left their husbands, curity officers in uniform? abducted. There is no word yet about education. Al Shabaab attacks. Our homegrown accusing them of being a devil wor- This is the most exposing way to their whereabouts. It was later re- Indeed, the Teachers Service proposals have been shared with shippers. Then the pastor advises run a security situation that we have ported that the lorry had been burnt Commission is withdrawing teach- Ministry of Interior and Coordina- them to demand their share of the willingly set ourselves into. Sadly to ashes. ers from the region because of tion of National Government. matrimonial property, which he man- These incidences happened with- the county of Mandera has been insecurity. What becomes of the —The writer is Governor, ages. Well, religion is the opium of the in an area where we enough security turned into a battle field for both learners, whose right to education is Mandera County masses, they say. I’m filthy rich, MP brags to colleagues in House A legislator, who wields power in It mustn’t be business as usual in running Nairobi Parliament on Wednesday, surprised his colleagues when he started brag- In 2018, I travelled to China for are devoid of facts and data. Propa- ging on the floor of the House about his riches. During debate on a bill a two-week tour of the country to ganda is already cheap, but in the re- )&4#0/08*--" seeking to eliminate a requirement learn more on the country’s Targeted cent past we have seen it get cheaper that loanees have guarantors, the Poverty Alleviation programme. My "TUIFDBQJUBMBOESFHJPOBMIVC /BJSPCJ than a sewer rat in the market. man opposed the motion, and went on colleagues and I visited eight cities, I said it this column a few weeks to detail how rich he is that were he to but it is Jinhua city in Zhejiang that EFTFSWFTCFUUFSNBOBHFNFOU ago: as Kenyans we must be critical approach a bank for a loan, he would left me in awe. of the people we elect as members not be asked for a guarantor. The ut- Jinhua, located 1,500km from Bei- to change approach in management never mind the massive water pollu- Country Assemblies because these terances shocked fellow members as jing, boasts a vibrant civilian-owned of our cities, especially Nairobi, be- tion. If it is not safe for us, then how are men and women who will pro- well as journalists at the gallery, who economy. From food processing, ing the capital. You see, we live in a do we take this once Green City in tect the resources at the very basic wondered if laws are made for mem- manufacturing, clothing and textile global village and there is a lot that the Sun to the next competitive level level where meaningful change in bers or Kenyans. industries to heavy manufacture a city should offer beyond garbage both regionally and internationally? our lives can be realised. of vehicles, Jinhua has lessons that collection and business permits Do we even have a picture in Nairobi MCAs have had a moral administrators of our cities can learn and all that. It needs to offer the best mind of the kind of city we want or responsibility to exercise their over- Politico swaps designer from. environment for doing business, deserve? Is that city supposed to be sight in the best interest of Nairobi- suits with jeans, T-shirt As a city in up-country China, you unlimited access to socioeconomic a launch pad for politicians with ans, but they seem to have abdicated would expect Jinhua to be a sleep- amenities and adequate security to higher ambitions of moving from the role. Had they exercised their An embattled senior politician ing city. Far from it. It is a simple but attract investments. City Hall to State House? And politics mandate, we would not be where we shocked employees in his private office when he turned up dressed in a vibrant modern city—industrial and At Jinhua, for instance, the security aside, don’t we deserve service deliv- are. But thanks to the spirit and letter agriculturally rich. The Jinhua Poly- of our Constitution, Nairobi may be pair of jeans and T-shirt. The man, is top-notch, and one can literally ery more than anything else? known for donning expensive de- technic and the Zhejiang Normal great again after the take-over. wallk in the streets and parks taking Legal issues are litigated in courts signer suits, went to work the entire University are international institu- pictures in the night. Indeed, one and Kenyans should not be duped There is always a legal escape day, leaving his workers wondering if tions where I met people from across of my friends who I met in Jinhua into believing that the corrupt can route and it appears to have been in- everything was okay. Speculation was the world. The polytechnic actually showed me pictures she had taken get away at the altar of politics. At no voked in the interest of the people. rife that the politician may have had has a whole stream of Rwandan pictures of herself at a river bank at point does a court case end because As the capital and regional hub, enough of politics and want to concen- students. 2am! When I asked her how safe it of the politicians’ appearance in Nairobi deserves better manage- trate on business. The drama that we have experi- was, she told me she had not had an political rallies. In fact, it is important ment. It must not be business as enced in Nairobi and the ensuing incident of insecurity in the city. to disabuse the muddying of water in usual. National government’s welcome Back home, walking along Nairobi the fight against corruption and call —The writer is a PhD candidate in take-over is a pointer that we need River banks is risky even in the day, out stories in the public domain that political communication

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The WHO declared the coronavirus out- @TrottoirRadio: If you did not support the to absorb all those unemployed medical break a global pandemic #KOT are a wor- doctors’ strike you have no locus standi doctors into our public hospitals. #Coro- ried lot. to tell us about Kenya’s preparedness for navirusPandemic is going to require all #CoronavirusPandemic. These were part hands-on-deck to contain. @KibetBenard_: Africa needs to be of what the doctors were jailed for. En- careful with Covid-19. We may not have suring adequate health facilities. MugiiraJob: CS Mutahi Kagwe should the best technology, thus prevention is be addressing the Ppublic after every 12 better than cure . Our borders should be @AwuorOndeng: Dear @MOH_Kenya hours on the preparedness/status of the secured and well protected. and @KenyaGovernors, this is the time country in countering the virus. TRUTHIS: Hope for the christian is a certainty; because its basis is Christ. NEWS BEAT PEOPLE DAILY / Friday, March 13, 2020

:LWKFOLFNRIDEXWWRQ\RXFDQ Cop charged with murdering rider EX\UHVWULFWHGGUXJVRQ-XPLD The police officer, who allegedly shot and killed a boda boda rider at the Mama Lucy Hospital in Kayole, has been charged with murder. Zadock Experts say sale of Ochuka Oyieka, denied the charge medicines online is not before High Court judge Stella Mutuku yesterday. His lawyer accused the only illegal but poses prosecution of refusing to obey court serious health risks orders by failing to release Oyieka after he had paid a police bond of Sh1 mil- to consumers lion as ordered by a Makadara court on Friday. Justice Stella Mutuku told by George Kebaso the lawyer to file a formal applica- @Morarak tion for bail, saying the police bond does not apply to the murder case. It started with a click to confirm a The court heard that the prosecution tip about the sale of restricted medi- intends to call 22 witnesses in the case. cines online and a range of medical The case will be heard on September products popped up. 22, 23, 24, 29 and 30 before Justice And this touched off the alarm: James Wakiaga. Oyieka (pictured) has I had to get to the bottom of what is been remanded at Industrial Area not only clearly a threat to individual prison pending his bail application. health, but the entire pharmaceutical - Bernice Mbugua industry after being tipped by a friend and pharmacist Dr Wairimu Mbogo. “...Jumia is promoting this entire drug spiking... Please go and buy Alzolam and Ritalin online ASAP... Some of the drugs People Daily bought at Jumia Online Shop. PD/BERNARD ORWONGO yaani, they are causing the kuwekewa mchele menace. These are restricted seat without tests or a doctor’s pre- cess such controlled medicine online (CA) which provides online hosting medicines even viagra and all sorts of scription. That day, I, too, was cap- without a prescription or instruction spaces for companies which wish to medicine,” she wrote in a WhatsApp tured as one of the millions of people from a pharmacist is beyond scary. advertise their products. chat on February 21. seeking prescription drugs online. Not only is it unlawful, it shows how The board’s Drugs, Crime and In- Dr Mbogo, the founder of Meraky From male sexual enhancement dangerously exposed we are to medi- vestigations head, Dennis Otieno Healthcare Limited, also provided a drugs to slimming tablets and drugs cines that can be abused or used to confirmed the domains containing list of some of the drugs on sale on the advertised as remedies for non- pursue criminal activities,” she said. such pharmaceutical information Lawyers ask DCI to Jumia Online shop. communicable diseases, thousands Dr Mbogo (below) stressed the and products especially on the re- After ascertaining the drugs were of Kenyans are putting their lives at need for tightening the regulatory restricted ones had been pulled down. available on the online shop, I placed risk by buying the medicines, whose gime and educating the public on the act in peer’s death Online chemists my order through an agent in the effect they seldom know. dangers of buying over-the-counter Lawyers in Kakamega and Kisumu “Immediately we learnt of the guise of an urgent requirement for a Though ignorant of the harm they or online drugs for self-medication have called for speedy probe into the existing online pharmacies we con- client who needed Ezislim, which is are visiting on themselves, they trust and abuse. death of their colleague Hillary Obino tacted CA Acting director, Mercy advertised as a natural slimming tab- Jumia Online shop, which is one of But the most worrying aspect of who succumbed to injuries inflicted Wanjau, and most of those entities let costing Sh1,200. the biggest local commercial internet the whole transaction is that even on him by a gang in Kakamega last were pulled down from the Jumia The other was Ritalin, a stimulant outlets. It is also convenient for those after going to the online shop to week. Law Society of Kenya, Kisumu Online platform. However, we are used to treat attention deficit hyper- who don’t have either the time or en- complain, and notifying the regula- chapter, led by the chairperson Joan asking those who want to venture activity disorder and narcolepsy—a ergy to visit supermarkets and other tor, Jumia has continued to advertise Neto and member David Otieno, the condition in which a person falls into shopping outlets. Why? It delivers the and sell the drugs. into online pharmaceutical trading platform to pass through the PPB for lawyers asked the DCI in Kisumu and a deep sleep when they are in a re- goods to location! Pharmaceutical Society of Kenya Kakamega to fast-track the probe laxing environment. It was going for After procuring my drugs, I called (PSK) president Louis Machogu says certification,” he said. Some internet findings show a and bring the culprits to book. Obino Sh2,800 per doze. Dr Mbogo to confirm that her fears it is unethical to advertise medicines died at the Moi Teaching and Referral “Hello, I want to buy some drugs. were not unfounded. online. space littered with a myriad of online chemists. Some of them, include; Hospital in Eldoret while undergo- How can I go about it?”, the conver- “The fact that one can easily ac- “Where is the Pharmacy and Poi- ing treatment after he was attacked, sation began on the Facebook space sons Board (PPB) when unregulated myDAWA, pharmaplus,Pharmashop, e-mart and LloydsPharmacy Online injured and robbed of phone and car hosted by the online company. sale of dangerous drugs is happening by an armed gang. “What happened Five hours later, the response came: DRUGS SOLD ONLINE on the internet?” he posed during an Doctor platform which hosts a number of chemists. to our brother is unfortunate. It would “Medication? Which ones? Tell me the interview with People Daily. Kamagara, which is sold as a According to Dr Kariuki Gachoki, be very disappointing if it has a link to name of what you want.” treatment for erectile dysfunction the board’s head of Medicine Infor- his job,” Otieno said. Neto said it was One of the listed drugs on the Jumia (ED), is one of the listed drugs on Trade names mation, Jumia does not, however, not the first time lawyers were dying in Online shop is Kamagra, which is sold the Jumia Online shop. He said before a person orders and own those products. similar circumstances. In Kakamega, as a treatment for erectile dysfunction uses any pharmaceutical drug, they “They belong to someone else. lawyers held a demonstration to de- (ED). This is a cheaper alternative to Also on sale is Ritalin, which is must have a prescription, and even However, we have some investiga- mand justice for their colleague. performance drugs such as Viagra, used to treat attention deficit hy- counselling. tions going on,” he told People Daily. - Viola Kosome Cialis or Levitra. I also enquired about peractivity disorder and narcolep- In a letter to PPB, Machogu raised A week after the interview, the it, but wasn’t available. sy—a condition in which a person concern about Jumia’s business prac- board issued a public advisory warn- A quick check online for Kamagra falls into a deep sleep when they tices. “We have come across ques- are in a relaxing environment. ing against buying medical products Woman in dock over safety and I was struck by a review. tionable advertisement of medicines from unauthorised premises. Ezislim, which is advertised as on Jumia Online trading platform. “It has come to the attention of the threat to kill witness The platform indicates that you can Medical advice a natural slimming tablet, goes for board that some e-commerce plat- A 75-year-old woman was yesterday “Kamagra is potentially very dan- Sh1,200 on Jumia. order online and the medicines will forms, are trading in medical prod- be delivered to your location. charged before a Nakuru court with gerous if taken without a prescrip- ucts including prescription-only conspiracy to commit a murder. Mary tion, even in the UK, it is not currently %3.#0(0 “The trade names, international medicine, in total disregard of the non-proprietary names, marketing Wangui was accused of plotting to kill licensed for sale, and it is therefore il- provisions of the pharmacy and Poi- Isaiah Mutonyi on October 30, last legal to buy or sell it anywhere in the authorisation holders, retail prices sons Act (CAP 244, Laws of Kenya),” and promotional discounts of year, at JB estate in Nakuru. She is said world, especially when there is no cer- the board said a statement signed by to have threatened Mutonyi who was these Part 1 poisons are all the chief executive officer, Dr Fred tified medical advice.” scheduled to testify in a succession 5IFGBDUUIBU clearly visible in these adver- Siyoi. Back to my order, the agent in- case against her. Wangui and other tisements,” Machogu said in He said the board was working quired: “Do you want to order the POFDBOFBTJMZ family members are involved in her the letter titled Unethical closely with CA to pull down the con- ones that are available?” late husband’s multi-million-shilling BDDFTTTVDI sale and advertising of cerned domains. “Yes,” I responded. To complete estate dispute. Appearing before Resi- Part 1 poisons on Jumia “We appeal to the members of the the transaction, the agent asked for NFEJDJOFXJUIPVU dent Magistrate Faith Munyi yesterday, Online Platform. public to buy medical products only my details: full name, phone number Wangui denied the charges and was re- BQSFTDSJQUJPOJT When contacted, PPB from authorised premises whose and location— and what followed was leased on a bond of Sh300,000, surety officials said they had licence status can easily be verified a confirmed sale indicating the cost, CFZPOETDBSZ of the same amount or alternative notified the Com- using a health safety code, visibly date and time for delivery! cash bail of Sh150,000. The case will be munications Au- placed in medicine outlets, by send- It was an easy transaction that was mentioned on March 18. – Roy Lumbe conducted from the comfort of my thority of Kenya ing an SMS to 21031,” he said. Friday, March 13, 2020 / PEOPLE DAILY NEWS BEAT %OLQGSLWODWULQHGLJJHUZKRVHHVGHHS

When he lost charges Sh150 per foot dug, wish is to enroll his children in says he faces challenges of non- tertiary institutions of learning, his sight to an payment by some clients upon which has so far been an uphill completion of the work. task owing to lack of means. infection, Khayenje “Some people do not pay the “If my children could have opted to dig latrine whole amount after I finish my attained better education, work. Others refuse to pay and they could have helped me but pits for a living to keep tossing me around. Some now, at 63 and with my condi- fend for his wife, six pay after mounting pressure on tion, the future looks bleak for them. We are all struggling to me,” says Khayenje, whose wife children live meaningful lives,” he says. sells second hand clothes. After the day’s work, Khay- Dr Abraham Kiplimo, an eye by David Musundi enje returns home at 5pm to specialist at Cherangany Nurs- @PeopleDailyKe spend time with his family. ing Home, says Khayenje’s con- He says he has married thrice dition is irreversible, because it When we met Francis Wa- since 1980s. He separated with was not treated early. sike Khayenje, he had just ar- the first wife while the second Kiplimo says the causes of rived home for lunch and was one died. blindness differ according to perched on a stool talking to his “I had to pay two cows (in the socioeconomic condition four-year-old granddaughter. 1977) according to the Bukusu of where one lives. In third- The first thing that strikes customary law. That is what I world countries where 90 per you about Khayenje from Che- could afford but the marriage cent of the world’s visually liminyi village in Sitikho ward, hit the rocks and we parted impaired population lives, the Bungoma county, is the fact ways,” he says of his first mar- principal causes are infections, that he is blind. But what will riage, from which he had a son. cataracts, glaucoma, injury leave you dumbfounded about Khayenje has fond memo- and inability to obtain glasses. the 63-year-old well-built man ries of his second marriage to Other causes include Vitamin A is what he does for a living. Jane Nafula who he married in deficiency, retinopathy of pre- After lunch, Khayenje, who 1983. maturity, blood vessel disease became blind at the age of 26, involving the retina or optic takes us to where he has been Treated early nerve, including stroke. working since 6am. His present wife, Alice Juma, “The treatment of visual im- He digs latrine pits for a liv- 55, says Khayenje, whom she pairment or blindness depends ing and the pit he has been met at a church service in 1980, on the cause. In some cases, working on since the crack of IN SUMMARY home for work in Nzoia Sugar TOP: Francis Wasike Khayenje, before he turned blind is an ex- merely prescribing and giving dawn is so deep it is difficult to Company between 1976 and 63, works on a latrine pit he has emplary man. glasses will alleviate the prob- see the bottom. However, he Francis Wasike Khayenje 1979 as a weeder before join- been hired to dig. ABOVE: Plays “My husband is caring and lem,’’ he says. maneuvers his way effortlessly became blind at 26 years old ing Chemosit Estate as a tea with his granddaughter at his hardworking, even with his He adds that for those who are into the hole and start digging and digs toilets for a living. picker for five months and left home in Sitikho, Webuye West condition he still struggles and blind from cataracts, cataract sur- some more. He says he has married when his eyesight completely sub-county. PD/ JIMMY GITAKA fends for us,” she says. gery would, in most cases, restore He has done this job for close failed him. One of Khayenje’s greatest their sight. to four decades, gaining preci- thrice with his first wife having left, the second deceased sion and dexterity. and now married to his third Refuse to pay “I am hoping to continue since the 80s. “I couldn’t continue working working until my granddaugh- because of the pain. I went to ter is 15 years old so that I can Dr Abraham Kiplimo, an Kakamega, Mugumu and then rest,” he says, moments after eye specialist at Cherangany Sabatia hospitals where eye making his way out of the pit to Nursing Home, says Khayen- specialists said they could not speak to us. je’s blindness is irreversible, do anything apart from giving Khayenje, whose parents because it was not treated me a white cane,’’ he says. Emily Nasike and Jafred Osama early. He then resorted to digging died when he was still young, latrine pits to fend for his wife says he suffered an eye disease and six children. His custom- that was not detected early. raise money for more specialised treatment, I lost my sight,” ers include schools, boda boda “I was referred to Kakamega, riders, teachers, sugar cane Mugumu and Sabatia hospi- recalls the man who dropped out of school in Standard Three farmers and bicycle repairers tals for further diagnosis, but in Sitikho location. because I had no means to and has 10 siblings. He recalls having left his Khayenje, who mostly .LQRWLDVNHGWRSUREHURJXHRIILFHUV

by Eric Wainaina process of writing to Kinoti accused of lying that he never @EWainaina (above) for his intervention offered it for sale, information after he was paraded in a Ka- that was false. The Director of Criminal In- jiado court for allegedly revok- But in a fresh twist, Kariuki vestigations George Kinoti has ing transfer of a10-acre piece wants Kinoti to probe some been invited to probe an al- of land his accusers claim to DCI officers, who he accuses leged scam involving some of have bought from him. of working in cahoots with the his officers and land registrars. The charge sheet read in complainant to deprive him of There have been numer- part that on March 31, 2015 the land, which he claims he ous complaints from several at Kajiado North lands office bought from the late Sapena investors, who claim they were within Kajiado Sub-county ole Lasapeye and was issued deprived of their land through Kariuki told the Kajiado with the title deed in1994, and a ‘war’ against land fraud. North Land Registrar that has never put it on sale. The scheme, according to his land- Kajiado/ “I want the DCI boss to do the victims, involves accusa- Kipeto/1452- has an inquiry on some of the tions of land grabbing through been fraudulent- investigations that are hap- forgery of transaction docu- ly transferred to pening in Kajiado on land ments, and the matters end up David Mahugu matters because genuine with them arraigned in court Thondu while land owners are being over claims of selling land and he still has the deprived of their later revoking title deeds. original title land and brand- George Kariuki, an investor deed. ed criminals,” in real estate and insurance, Kariuki he said yester- yesterday said he was in the was also day. COUNTY NEWS PEOPLE DAILY / Friday, March 13, 2020 %%,FDPSDLJQVVSOLWWKH5LIW Ruiru school to get boarding facilities IXUWKHUDKHDGRI1DNXUXUDOO\ Construction of boarding facilities at Ruiru Girls High School has kicked off. Upon completion, the facility will Barchok and ex-governor be the first public boarding girls’ high school in Ruiru constituency, Kiambu, differ over grassroots The Sh10 million project that includes forums as MPs give construction of 200-bed capacity dor- mitories, staff quarters and more ablu- Chepkwony’s consultative tion blocks aims at easing congestion in the school. The institution’s prin- meeting wide berth cipal Sophia Waithera said the school by Felix Yegon and Philip Yegon which has a population of more than @PeopleDailyKe 500 students has inadequate facilities including desks, laboratories, water A showdown looms between members and classrooms. She added that the of the Jubilee Party and Chama Cha Mash- situation has been worsened by an inani (CCM) during the planned Building influx of students following the Educa- Bridges Initiative (BBI) consultative forum tion ministry’s 100 per cent transition at the Bomet Green Stadium tomorrow. policy. Ruiru MP Simon King’ara (be- CCM party leader Isaac Ruto, who is the low) has urged well wishers to help in convener of the meeting, said the county decongesting the school. leaders and residents will meet to draft – Mathew Ndung’u proposals to be submitted to the BBI team during the Rift Valley region’s Nakuru meeting. But Bomet Governor Hillary Barchok, who presided over a parallel stakeholders’ discourse on Tuesday, opposed the Ogiek Community Organisation secretary general William Koross (second right) presents the group’s written planned forum, saying he is the only one memorandum to Kericho Governor Paul Chepkwony at the Kericho Teachers Training College on Wednesday. mandated to call for such BBI meetings. PD/PHILIP YEGON Ruto, who skipped the event saying he had not been invited, instead held meet- DEMANDS presented during the Nakuru BBI rally present views on issues they want captured ings in the town as he sought to popularise scheduled for March 21. He cited issues in the BBI final report. the weekend’s meeting. During the Keri- of representation and land, especially that Kericho Governor Paul Chepkwony, who While Ruto, the first Bomet governor, cho consultative fo- currently owned by multinationals as key convened the session said views collected maintains the meeting will go on at the rum, Kipsigis Clans concerns of residents. on Tuesday will be presented during the MCAs unaware of Bomet stadium, Barchok has dismissed it Organisation sec- Nakuru forum. saying no one else should purport to or- retary Joel Kimetto Present views “I will personally present your views at pact, says Waiguru ganise another BBI rally anywhere in the said locals should be He added that another forum which will the Nakuru BBI consultative meeting and county. consulted whenever bring together Kipsigis community leaders ensure that they are captured in final rec- Kirinyaga Governor Anne Waiguru Barchok said he was not in a competition leases are renewed and residents will be held at Kapkatet Sta- ommendation,” said Chepkwony, adding has dismissed as ill-informed MCAs, for the multinational with any leader and that sitting governors dium in Kericho on Wednesday, next week. that they want a peaceful Rift Valley region. who are allegedly trying to blackmail tea companies. across the counties are the only ones man- Meanwhile, leaders and residents of Kericho Senator Aaron Cheruiyot and her into surrendering the controver- sial Kenya Medical Research Institute dated to organise such forums. Resettlement of Kericho want BBI to address historical in- MPs Hillary Koskei (Kipkelion West), Ja- (Kemri) land in the county. She said “Governors are the only ones mandated landless people in justices on land matters, particularly on pheth Mutai (Bureti), Kipsengeret Koross to organise BBI rallies in counties and no the county and con- the huge chunks of land owned by multi- (Soin-Sigowet), Sylvanus Maritim (Ain- the MCAs do not understand full one else apart from them should purport servation of natural national firms. amoi), Nelson Koech (Belgut), Joseph Limo details of the agreement between to organise any other meetings,” he said. resources was also These were part of the views that the (Kipkelion East) and County MP Florence the county government and Kemri. Ruto said tomorrow’s meeting will be touched on by vari- leaders and residents proposed when they Bore gave the meeting a wide berth. Only Speaking to the press after visiting used to collect views from residents to be ous groups. met at Kericho Teachers Training College to seven Kericho MCAs attended the meeting. Kerugoya Referral Hospital to inspect an ongoing Sh2 billion hospital project accompanied by Public Works Chief Administrative Secretary Wav- inya Ndeti, Waiguru said the MCAs 6HYHQVLWHVLQ%XVLDWR have not consulted her office to know 2IILFLDOVZDQW.:6SHQDOLVHG the truth before filing a motion on the matter, which was debated and JHW,QWHUQHWFRQQHFWLRQ passed yesterday. Waiguru told the RYHUNLOOHGUDUHJLUDIIHVSHFLHV MCAs to stop politicising the issue. – Githinji Mwangi The ICT ministry has Kanyiri urged locals not to by Bonface Msangi earmarked seven sites to be vandalise critical infrastruc- @PeopleDailyKe connected to the internet in ture such as fibre optic laid Busia county. by the ministry, to protect Top officials in the tourism sector Nab sexual abuse Speaking after paying a value for taxpayers’ money. are now calling for punitive measures courtesy call on Busia Coun- “Once vandalised, it be- against Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) suspect, police told ty Commissioner on Wednes- comes expensive because the management following the killing of day, the County Connectivity fibres are not manufactured two rare white giraffes by poachers at Siaya county Bunge la Wananchi project manager Mark Mu- locally but are imported Ishaqbin Sanctuary in Garissa county. chairman Jack Omondi has asked po- reithi said the exercise would hence leading to loss of for- Kenya Association of Hotels and lice to pursue a health worker who re- take three to four weeks. eign exchange,” he said, add- Caterers (KAHC) executive officer Sam portedly sexually assaulted a 14-year- Mureithi said the seven ing that once vandalised, the Ikwaye termed the loss of the rare gi- old girl, who was receiving treatment sites to be connected are fibre is of little use. raffes a setback to the tourism sector at a private hospital in Ugunja town. the county commissioner’s Omondi condemned the act and re- Incur costs and wildlife conservation, saying since premises, Busia Police Sta- they were first spotted in 2017, they KAHC executive officer Sam Ikwaye gretted that the suspect was still free tion, the county referral The administrator also placed Kenya on the international map addresses press. PD/BONFACE MSANGI since the incident occurred on Mon- said those dealing in road hospital, Korinda Prison, among the top tourist destinations in day last week. Speaking in Siaya town, construction should know National Treasury, Probation Africa and the world and failed to protect the animals. the official vowed to organise dem- where the cables are to avoid and Children’s Department “We want action to be taken to pro- Ikwaye asked KWS to conduct onstrations in the town tomorrow to damaging them during con- offices. tect world life. We cannot continue los- awareness campaigns to encourage compel police to act and seize the struction. He urged stakeholders to ing wild animals in the name of poach- Kenyans living along national parks suspect. His remarks came only two “It is much easier to con- cooperate for the project ing,” said Ikwaye. to take the lead in protecting wildlife, days after the girl’s family recorded a sult at the initial stage and to be completed within the He said KWS is entrusted with pro- which is a big asset in generating statement at Ugunja Police Station. agree on removal of such stipulated time. tection of wildlife and cannot escape revenue. Officers, who are handling the case at cables and others like power County commissioner the blame for their failure. The rare white giraffes owed their Ugunja Police Station, said they are lines so that we do not dis- Joseph Kanyiri said the initia- In addition, he said action must be appearance to a condition called conducting investigations before the rupt services and later incur leucism, which causes partial loss of tive would help enhance ser- taken on those who slept on their job suspect can be arrested. vice delivery to residents. costs,” he said. – KNA pigmentation in animals. – Eric Juma Friday, March 13, 2020 +04)6"0*("3"

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.&%ULGHVRQORDQERRN China lockdown affects Safaricom product sales WRSRVW6KEQHWSURILW Safaricom will experience China, is unable to import a decrease in product sales some of its products, some following the outbreak of which were supposed to be Despite tough business the Coronavirus. released to the market, and environment, the lender This was revealed by have been forced to wait the company acting chief until the epidemic is con- reported a 17 per cent executive Michael Joseph trolled. growth in total income during the Lipa Na M-Pesa “For the past few weeks promotion grand finale cer- we have not been able to emony yesterday where 16 import most of our prod- by Zachary Ochuodho customers and businesses ucts following the closings @zachuodho were awarded with eight and slowdowns in different trucks and eight tractors. countries and this has really Kenya’s top lender by assets, KCB Group Joseph said the company, affected our stocks,” he said. posted a five per cent increase in after tax which has direct exposure to – Milliam Murigi profit to Sh25.2 billion for the year ended 2019, despite a tough business environment. The bank, which had earned Sh23.9 billion in 2018, yesterday said the performance is on account of a strong income growth in the Kenyan business and international subsidiaries. KCB Group chief executive and managing director Joshua Oigara said the business remained resilient during the period KCB Group chief executive Joshua Oigara (left) with KCB Group chairman Andrew despite the challenging economic condi- Kairu (centre) and KCB Group chief finance officer Lawrence Kimathi during the tions witnessed in the various markets and release of the 2019 Full Year Financial results in Nairobi yesterday. PD/ALICE MBURU the wider global economy. Earnings per share at the group, which in an improved cost to income ratio of 45.7 competitive price and in line with our pur- also operates in neighbouring Uganda, per cent, compared to 48.7 per cent the pose of simplifying their world to enable Ports authority to set up a Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi, and South previous year. their progress,” said Oigara. Sudan, increased to Sh8.11 during the pe- Net interest income expanded 15 per During the year under review, the num- riod, from Sh7.83 shillings earned last year cent to Sh56.1 billion from Sh48.8 billion ber of non-bank transactions increased to track yard at Embakassi ICD “The East African region continued to primarily due to a 17 per cent growth in the 97 per cent with a majority of them con- Kenya Ports Authority Lack of an effective track face various downside risks that ranged loan book, digital lending and additional ducted via mobile devices. Mobile loans (KPA) is setting up a track management system has from adverse weather patterns to stress interest income from NBK. advanced increased to Sh212 billion from marshaling yard and an ap- not only resulted in con- from currency fluctuations and the pres- Sh54 billion in 2018. pointment system to man- gestion at the facility, but sure from oil imports,” he said. Diversified income Cumulative disbursement via mobile age flow of traffic into the also led to creation of a grid “Fees and commissions surged 39 per over the past five years totalled Sh319 bil- Nairobi Inland Container lock along Mombasa road Funded income cent to Sh19.8 billion on diversified income lion with the ratio of non-performing loans Depot (NICD). at Mlolongo area and Em- Oigara said all business lines for the pe- streams,” he added. He said enhanced in- (NPLs) to total loan book increasing to 10.9 Head of NICD Patrick bakasi, with trucks waiting riod were strong on both funded and non- vestments in digital channels pushed non- per cent (7.4 per cent excluding NBK), well Masinde said the process in turns to pick their cargo funded income as cost control, operational funded income up 22.6 per cent to Sh28.2 below the industry average of 12 per cent. of procuring the system is at the NICD. efficiency and driving excellent customer billion from Sh23 billion in 2018. As a result, provisions for impairment in- ongoing, with expectations Currently, NICD experi- experience remained a top priority. “Our investments in diversified chan- creased to Sh8.9 billion from Sh2.9 billion. that it will go live by June. ences extreme cycles in its He said both the Kenya business and the nels are giving our customers a means to The key sectors driving this deterioration The NICD has a capac- business activities. At one international subsidiaries delivered strong access banking services conveniently, at a in asset quality were trade, tourism and ity to handle 15,000 TEUs moment there is heavy con- income growth. NON-PERFORMING LOANS manufacturing sectors within the corpo- (20 feet equivalent units) gestion only to be replaced Acquisition of National Bank of Kenya rate banking book and on the mobile loan while on average, Masinde with a period of inactivity. (NBK) — a transaction that was finalised KCB cut its NPL book by 20 per cent during portfolio. said, the depot receives 450 – Noel Wandera in the last quarter of 2019 — solidified the the 2019 financial year ending December, sig- The stock of NPLs increased to Sh63.4 trucks every day. Group’s base from a revenue and balance nalling a strong recovery business. billion (Sh38.2billion excluding NBK) sheet position. up from Sh32.7 billion in 2018, following Chief financial officer Lawrence Kimathi The stock of NPLs stood at Sh25 billion, consolidation with NBK. Meanwhile, NBK said the total income increased 17 per cent down from Sh31 billion in 2018, as a result of operating income increased by five per Insurance firms say they will to Sh84.3 billion while operating expenses an aggressive recovery strategy during the cent to Sh8.4 billion, as balance sheet hits grew much slower by 10 per cent, resulting period. Sh111.9 billion. not cover Covid-19 treatment Insurance companies will not settle medical bills related to Coronavirus, the Association of Kenya Insur- 6WDWHWRVSHQG6KPRQWRXULVPUHFRYHU\ ers (AKI) has confirmed. This is after the World by Noel Wandera will be used to restore destination has declared the coronavirus out- Health Organisation of- @NoelWandera5 confidence. break a pandemic. ficially declared Covid-19 a At the Maasai Mara Game Re- 70pc Percentage pandemic on Wednesday. challenges footing own bills The Ministry of Tourism has set Preferred destination serve, hoteliers are a worried with of bookings Ordinarily, insurance considering that the pan- “This will ensure that Kenya re- more than 70 per cent of bookings aside a rescue package of Sh500 that have been companies do not cover demic has already resulted mains a preferred travel destination having been cancelled. million for its post Coronavirus (Co- cancelled at the pandemics and epidem- in reduced economic activ- globally while the rest will be used Keekorok Lodge manager John vid-19) recovery plan as hotels start Maasai Mara ics due to the enormous ity, hence reduced incomes. for the post-Coronavirus recovery Pere has decried massive cancel- to feel the heat of the scourge. Game Reserve amounts of money required “Existing covers exclude strategy in all our key source mar- lations of more than 114 rooms in During a tourism stakeholders following the to treat the high number of pandemics and epidemics,” ket,” said Balala. February following international meeting yesterday in Nairobi, Tour- Covid-19 out- patients affected. said AKI chief executive ism and Wildlife Cabinet secretary This comes at a time when the travel ban because of the outbreak. break Without insurance cover, World Health Organisation (WHO) Tom Gichuhi. Najib Balala said part of the money Additional reporting by agencies. many Kenyans will face – Lewis Njoka BUSINESS HUB PEOPLE DAILY / Friday, March 13, 2020 .HURFKHWRDSSHDO6KELOOLRQWD[UXOLQJ exact same ingredients.” Sh1.2 billion tax claim against Keroche delivered in 2006 (14 years ago) which Brewery terms tribunal’s TRIBUNAL’S It said the tribunal’s second decision was Breweries asked the two parties to first try quashed a Sh1.2 billion tax claim by KRA DECISION an attempt to reverse a 14-year-old High and resolve the matter through a tribunal decision retrogressive, anti- against it. Court judgment without adhering to the on condition that KRA presents new infor- However, it said although the court The Tax Appeal directions that were provided in the avenue mation to advance their case,” the manage- entrepreneurship and one asked the two parties to first resolve the Tribunal on March 9 for appeal “which is simply malicious and ment said. matter using the tribunal and only go to that stifles innovation gave green light to borders on a smear campaign.” According to Keroche, no new informa- court if this failed, the action KRA has taken the Kenya Revenue tion was provided and the management to issue misleading information necessi- Authority to collect New information was shocked that the TAT accepted the by Zachary Ochuodho tates them to move to court. Sh9.12 billion from “The High Court in allowing KRA to ap- same case and narrative that was dis- @zachuodho “It is a disgrace for an important public Keroche Breweries peal the 2006 ruling that dismissed their missed by the High Court 14 years ago. body such as KRA to mislead, actually lie in taxes Keroche Breweries is set to move to the to the media and the public, with an er- High Court to contest the Tax Appeals Tri- roneous press statement titled “KRA wins bunal’s (TAT) ruling on Monday allowing case to collect more than Sh9 billion from the Kenya Revenue Authority to collect Keroche Breweries,” the statement reads over Sh9 billion from the firm. in part. Keroche management said in a state- Since 2014, Keroche Breweries has con- ment the company is dissatisfied with the tested KRA’s tax valuation arguing that the decisions arrived at by the Tax Dispute taxman has been receiving its remittances Tribunal, and will seek a “fair hearing” in since the inception of the product and took court. seven years to claim there was a confusion “The decision by the TAT refusing to in the taxation rate. recognise that our innovation to dilute our vodka with distilled water for moderate Distilled water drinking should not be subjected to puni- “We have religiously remitted taxes on a tive taxation,” the statement read in part. monthly basis for the last nine years on the The company termed the tribunal’s deci- 188ml Crescent Vodka, which is what is in sion retrogressive, anti-entrepreneurship, the 500ml Viena Ice Ready-to-Drink Vodka. adding that it stifles innovations without We have never charged nor collected any which the cause of Kenyan industrialisa- tax on the 312ml naturally distilled water tion would not suffice. added in the 500ml Viena ready to drink “This means that all water added to our Vodka because this is not applicable,” the vodka to make a ready-to-drink vodka and statement said. consumed to date — backdated for last It said mixing vodka and water does not eight years — now attracts Sh243.00 per result in the creation of a new product, the litre.’’ excise duty is, therefore, only payable when A happy customer Keroche said the ruling to tax the water a new good is manufactured in Kenya. Tractor winner from Eastern Region added to its vodka at that rate ‘‘makes it the The company said due to the ruling, Beatrice Katembu celebrates with Sa- most expensive water in the world.’’ “Our already existing vodka with water is faricom acting chief executive Michael The breweries said it had two cases at the now considered to be the manufacture of a Joseph during the Lipa na M-Pesa pro- TAT, which were rendered on the same day. new distinct excisable good. Keroche Brew- motion grand finale handover ceremony, The first ruling in regards to the tax rate for eries’ product starts and ends with vodka yesterday. Safaricom awarded eight its Viena Ice Ready to Drink Vodka started and water. After these two components merchants with Fuso trucks and eight in 2014, while in the second case emerged have been mixed, it still ends up with the after TAT reversed a High Court ruling customers with tractors. COURTESY

-DPLL%RUD·VODUJH GHSRVLWRUVZHOFRPH Little partners with Truecaller DFTXLVLWLRQE\&RRS to enhance user identification Little has partnered with “This partnership is an af- Truecaller to enhance cus- firmation of the company’s by Lewis Njoka tomer efficiency and safety commitment to offer value, @PeopleDailyKe through a faster user registra- enhance user experience and tion and verification process. safety. The new service will en- The announcement by The integration aims to fur- able an identification process, Co-operative Bank that it in- ther bolster Little’s customer block unverified users from tends to acquire 100 per cent identity verification process accessing the App, thereby of Jamii Bora Bank has come which in turn helps to mini- minimising risk and enhanc- as a relief to large depositors mise risks of unverified users ing safety,” said Little chief in the third tier bank who and maximising trust in the executive Kamal Budhabhatti 7UDGHUVLQFXUKXJHORVVHV were beginning to get wor- platform. yesterday. - Barry Silah ried about its liquidity. Prior to the announce- RYHU.RQJRZHDFORVXUH ment, large depositors such as Amana Capital, who have He said large deposits in StarTimes set to launch new by Harrison Kivisu the move by the county to Sh185 million in a fixed de- Jamii Bora would not be a @PeopleDailyKe shut it without first setting posit account at Jamii Bora, problem during the acquisi- aside an alternative space for were getting anxious due tion but rather it is bad loans Brazilian Telenovela channel Businesses at Kongowea them to display their mer- to the bank’s liquidity chal- that are usually a challenge. market are in a shambles chandise. lenges. “It is normally the loan Pay Television, StarTimes enjoying constant success after traders were locked out Wholesale traders, who Analysts say the acquisi- book which is the sticking Media will start airing the first among our subscribers. of the market to pave way for ferry goods there from tion by Co-op, a more liquid point but since they are buy- Afro-Brazilian channel - Nina Nina Novelas will, therefore, its month-long refurbish- upcountry are the most af- institution, will probably re- ing 100 per cent, they will Novelas to boost its Telenovela complement our similar con- ment. fected by the directive. sult in easier withdrawals for take everything, including offering. tent genre offering such as ST Mombasa county govern- Kongowea market security large depositors the loans. Why would you StarTimes regional market- Novela E and ST Novela E Plus. ment had issued a notice, chairman Peter Nyaga said “Anyone who is holding buy a bank and leave out de- ing director Aldrine Nsubuga Furthermore, Nina Novelas effective yesterday, that the the situation has compro- deposits in Jamii Bora Bank posits?” he posed. said the new channel has will offer numerous African wholesale market will re- mised the security of traders will support the takeover. However, an acquiring unique family-oriented plots series, which is consistent mained closed until April 12. since most were forced to With the new liquidity, trans- entity could buy only per- leveraging on the strong Af- with our strategy of promot- As a result, daily undertak- operate outside the prem- actions can start flowing forming loans leaving out rican heritage by the African ing local productions,” said ings were marred by confu- ises, and the area is not well again,” said Zamara project non-performing ones if it so cast. Nsubuga. sion with traders resisting lit, especially, at dawn. head Reginald Kadzutu. wished. “Telenovelas have been - by Noel Wandera Friday, March 13, 2020 / PEOPLE DAILY BUSINESS HUB

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Plc Ord 20.00 440.00 Sorghum 90 5300 3600 2700 22.70 14.00 Sasini Plc Ord 1.00 15.30 15.70 700 Wheat 90 178.00 116.00 Williamson Tea Kenya Plc Ord 5.00 119.00 119.00 900 Beans Canadian 90 8400 8500 8000 AUTOMOBILES & ACCESSORIES Beans Rosecoco 90 8800 7800 11250 8000 8000 GHOD\RYHU 27.00 20.00 Car & General (K) Ltd Ord 5.00 24.00 24.00 200 Beans Mwitemania 90 7200 6800 5400 Mwezi Moja 90 5400 5000 BANKING 13.85 9.54 ABSA Bank Kenya Plc Ord 0.50 12.45 12.80 297,200 Dolichos (Njahi) 90 13200 13000 14000 31.00 22.40 BK Group Plc Ord 0.80 22.40 Green Gram 90 11100 8000 11250 7200 166.00 94.00 Diamond Trust Bank Kenya Ltd Ord 4.00 99.00 101.00 14,800 55.50 32.50 Equity Group Holdings Plc Ord 0.50 45.10 47.10 7,387,100 Cowpeas 90 7200 6200 8100 7.90 3.38 HE Group Plc Ord 5.00 4.45 4.57 112,900 Fresh Peas 51 3000 2000 3570 2500 7XOORZORVV 126.00 42.50 I&M Holdings Plc Ord 1.00 50.00 55.50 34.50 KCB Group Plc Ord 1.00 45.85 48.65 7,087,200 Groundnuts 110 13600 14500 18700 10400 15000 6.50 3.22 National Bank of Kenya Ltd Ord 5.00 4.12 Red Irish Potatoes 50 2500 2600 4500 3600 by substantial underlying re- 41.00 25.05 NCBA Group Plc Ord 5.00 32.20 33.15 423,700 White Irish Potatoes 50 2600 2800 British explorer said 117.75 83.00 Stanbic Holdings Plc ord.5.00 102.00 102.00 200 serves. 225.00 168.00 Standard Chartered Bank Kenya Ltd Ord 5.00 195.00 197.50 5,800 Cassava - Fresh 99 2950 Turkana project is In May 2019, the Early Oil Pi- 17.00 10.05 The Co-operative Bank of Kenya Ltd Ord 1.00 14.25 14.60 1,273,400 Sweet Potatoes 98 4200 5000 2800 4000 3000 COMMERCIAL AND SERVICES lot Scheme (EOPS) production Cabbages 126 1400 1800 1890 2500 commercially viable 5.10 0.45 Deacons (East Africa) Plc Ord 2.50 0.45 reached 2,000 barrels of oil per 1.30 0.82 Eveready East Africa Ltd Ord.1.00 0.93 0.96 3,500 Cooking Bananas 22 600 600 700 250 350 day (bopd). Production per- 8.50 5.00 Express Kenya Plc Ord 5.00 6.00 Ripe Bananas 14 600 800 750 with substantial 9.50 1.76 Kenya Airways Ltd Ord 1.00 1.83 1.88 41,700 formance tested during EOPS 8.80 4.60 Longhorn Publishers Plc Ord 1.00 5.00 5.04 31,700 Carrots 138 4200 5570 4000 2800 underlying reserves demonstrates that the reser- 1.20 0.60 Nairobi Business Ventures Ltd Ord. 1.00 060 0.66 6.600 Tomatoes 64 6800 4400 5000 7200 4500 71.00 27.00 Nation Media Group Plc Ord. 2.50 28.15 28.20 11,800 Onions Dry 13 1000 1000 1040 1700 850 by John Otini voir remains consistent with 4.70 1.72 Sameer Africa Plc Ord 5.00 2.75 2.75 200 @PeopleDailyKe expectations, and no further 33.00 19.50 Standard Group Plc Ord 5.00 22.50 21.00 400 Spring Onions 142 2900 2800 4500 3000 25.15 13.50 IPS Eastern Africa Ltd Ord 1.00 13.60 13.60 214,600 Chillies 38 2850 3000 reservoir data is expected to be 0.95 0.23 Uchumi Supermarket Plc Ord 5.00 0.28 0.30 750,000 Cucumber 50 2750 3500 Oil explorer Tullow yesterday required to de-risk the project. 22.00 9.90 WPP Scangroup Plc Ord 1.00 15.50 16.45 1,100 The first export of oil from CONSTRUCTION & ALLIED Capsicums 50 2500 2500 4000 3000 said Kenya’s hopes of exporting 8.35 2.40 ARM Cement Plc Ord 1.00 5.55 Brinjals 44 1540 2500 oil in large quantities will be de- East Africa, a cargo of 240,000 145.75 50.00 Bamburi Cement Ltd Ord 5.00 51.50 51.50 300 barrels, was flagged off from the 92.00 58.00 Crown Paints Kenya Plc Ord 5.00 58.00 Cauliflower 39 2950 layed further after announcing 3.98 1.72 E.A.Cable Ltd Ord 0.50 1.90 1.89 500 Lettuce 51 1400 a full-year loss of $1.7 billion port of Mombasa by President 20.50 12.95 E.A.Portland Cement Co. Ltd Ord 5.00 14.25 ENERGY & PETROLEUM Passion Fruits 57 4300 4500 (Sh174.1 billion) down from Uhuru Kenyatta in August 2019. Following adverse weather 7.40 4.97 KenGen Co. Plc Ord. 2.50 5.22 5.30 268,700 Oranges 93 4100 4000 2500 3500 3400 profit of $85 million (Sh8.7 bil- 5.50 2.04 Kenya Power & Lighting Co Plc Ord 2.50 2.11 2.13 187,900 Lemons 95 3000 5800 2500 3600 2400 lion) in 2018. in the fourth quarter of 2019, 5.50 5.00 Kenya Power & Lighting Plc 4% Pref 20.00 5.00 which caused severe damage to 6.00 6.00 Kenya Power & Lighting Plc 7% Pref 20.00 6.00 Mangoes Local 126 1600 4000 3200 The key issues in Kenya, 33.00 24.75 Total Kenya Ltd Ord 5.00 25.20 26.00 /0,700 roads used by the crude export Mangoes Ngowe 25 1100 Tullow said, was getting access 8.70 5.00 Umeme Ltd Ord 0.50 6.60 Limes 13 2600 tankers, EOPS was suspended. INSURANCE rights to land and water and the Pineapples 13 960 960 800 600 Trucking operations remain 10.50 6.50 Britain Holdings Plc Ord 0.10 7.24 7.26 174,900 long-form commercial agree- 4.85 2.30 CIC Insurance Group Ltd Ord.1.00 2.42 2.40 63,300 Pawpaw 54 2000 2000 suspended until all roads are 462.00 315.00 Jubilee Holdings Ltd Ord 5.00 335.00 ments with the government. Avocado 90 3200 2200 1600 3000 repaired to a safe standard. 16.30 2.45 Kenya Re insurance Corporation Ltd Ord 2.50 2.49 2.72 5,011,100 “This slow progress means 13.00 6.80 Liberty Kenya Holdings Ltd Ord. 1.00 7.02 628 10,200 Kales 50 1200 1500 1000 500 26.00 15.40 Sanlom Kenya Plc Ord 5.00 15.50 17.00 3,700 that the target of reaching Final INVESTMENT Eggs 320 300 330 280 Investment Decision (FID) by Reserves audit “There is enough Oil in Ke- 37.40 22.00 Centum Investment Co Plc Ord 0.50 23.15 24.40 224,500 year-end 2020 becomes more 0.77 0.36 Home Afrika Ltd Ord 1.00 0.38 0.40 443,300 COMMERCIAL BANKS’ AVERAGE FOR MAJOR CURRENCIES (OPENING MARKET) - 12/3/2020 nya, and the business funda- 1500.00 1,500.00 Kurwitu Ventures Ltd Ord 100.00 1,500.00 challenging,” said Tullow in a CURRENCY MEAN BUY SELL mentals remain intact: recent 3.39 2.00 Olympia Capital Holdings Ltd Ord 5.00 2.30 2.40 200 statement. 4.50 1.89 Trans-Century Plc Ord 0.50 2.00 US DOLLAR 102.4735 102.3735 102.5735 independent reserves audits INVESTMENT SERVICES The company last year fired SW KRONER 10.8518 10.8395 10.8641 demonstrate that we have sub- 16.00 9.50 Nairobi Securities Exchange Plc Ord 4.00 10.00 10.60 8,500 35 per cent of her workforce STG POUND 132.7244 132.5759 132.8729 including Kenyans and sent stantial underlying reserves MANUFACTURING & ALLIED SINGAPORE DOLLAR 73.8043 73.7243 73.8843 home its former chief executive and resources base in East Af- 87.00 52.25 B.O.C Kenya Plc Ord 5.00 63.00 - SAUDI RIYAL 27.3008 27.2727 27.3289 rica,” said Tullow. 700.00 435.00 British American Tobacco Kenya Plc Ord 10.00 439.25 466.00 5,600 for overstating its outlook and 10.80 7.10 Carbacid Investments Plc Ord 1.00 7.90 8,00 35,700 SA RAND 6.3892 6.3813 6.3971 ramping up debt as its stock Throughout 2019, more than 230.00 162.00 East African Breweries Ltd Ord 2.00 192.25 198.50 733,600 S FRANC 109.8323 109.7016 109.9630 3.15 1.29 Flame Tree Group Holdings Ltd Ord 0.825 1.37 /42 16,100 plunged to a 16-year low. 95 per cent of Tullow’s reserves NOR KRONER 10.6867 10.6729 10.7005 14.00 12.50 Kenya Orchards Ltd Ord 5.00 12,50 KES / USHS 36.2241 36.1399 36.3082 Tullow Kenya is in the pro- and resources have been in- 0.70 0.25 Mumias Sugar Co. Ltd Ord 2.00 0.27 - dependently audited, and the 42.00 28.75 Unga Group Ltd Ord 5.00 31.90 30.00 500 KES / TSHS 22.4742 22.4034 22.5449 cess of selling some of its assets KES / RWF 9.2885 9.1996 9.3774 results underpin the quality of TELECOMMUNICATION in Kenya before FID. It said that KES / BIF 18.4175 18.3195 18.5155 the asset base. 33.50 20.10 Safaricom Plc Ord 0.05 25.75 27.85 38,181,100 reducing equity is a portfolio JPY (100) 98.0045 97.8902 98.1189 management activity and that REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST IND RUPEE 1.3908 1.3894 1.3922 it does not plan to exit Kenya. COMPENSATION 11.00 6.88 STANL/B FAHARI I-REIT. Ord.20.00 8.40 8.02 13,200 HONGKONG DOLLAR 13.1906 13.1777 13.2034 BILL EURO 116.3068 116.1747 116.4388 EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS New budget 1650.00 1235.00 ABSA New Gold ETF 1650i 1650.00 DAN KRONER 15.5650 15.5486 15.5813 The explorer, however, said The British oil explorer, CHINESE YUAN 14.7377 14.7211 14.7543 meanwhile, is demanding for CAN $ 74.6130 74.5294 74.6967 that it remains fully committed NSE ALL SHARE INDEX: DOWN 7.71 points to close at 141.16 to Kenya, and the board has ap- Sh204 billion from Kenya as NSE 20-SHARE INDEX: AUSTRALIAN $ 66.9152 66.8397 66.9908 compensation for its six-year DOWN 79.77 points to close at 2236.81 proved the requisite 2020 bud- NSE 25-SHARE INDEX: DOWN 163.01 points to close at 3548.51 AE DIRHAM 27.8980 27.8681 27.9279 works in the Turkana oilfields. get targeting FID at the end of The government says the bill is 2020. not justified. Tullow’s debt, however, dropped to Sh200 billion from The bill, it says, is for recover- 0DQXIDFWXUHUVFDOORXWH[FLVHGXW\RQVDOHV Sh300 billion the previous year ing their exploration costs over after the company sold assets to the years once production and by John Otini the tax band, rather than ruin- longer afford their products of thousands of suppliers and keep off lenders. sale of the commodity start, @PeopleDailyKe ing gains made in our industry and are resorting to alcohol farmers. Tullow Kenya will focus its which in Kenya’s case is planned over the years,” said the Alco- from the informal sector. Kwame Owino chief execu- capital expenditure (Capex) on for 2022. Manufacturers of alcoholic holic Beverages Association of tive at Institute of Economic those critical path items neces- brinks want Treasury to stop Kenya (ABAK) chairman Gor- Less returns Affairs (IEA) says increasing sary to get the project to FID. annual increase of taxes on don Mutugi in a statement. “I think we’re getting ever excise duty rates on products Some of the critical path ac- products saying it is hence He said there is likelihood closer into the economic whose consumption is falling tivities will include submission counterproductive and hurt- of the return of illicit brews terms of diminishing returns is detrimental to the economy. of the Field Development Plan ing sales. because consumers can no where the government will “Retail sales have been (FDP), securing Environmental They claim the tax hikes start getting less returns from weak in the last year and this and Social Impact Assessment have reached a tipping point some of our categories such is the case because of reduced (ESIA) licences for upstream and will likely decimate value as bottled beer. In the last five consumer spending,” he said. and midstream, work with the chains for farmers and small years alone, we have had four Since incomes did not grow government to secure access and medium enterprises serv- 8FSFHFUUJOHFWFS excise tax increases,” said Ke- in 2019 and having been flat rights to land and water, and ing big manufacturers. nya Breweries Limited man- over the last five years, hikes in project financing among oth- “Our industry is facing near DMPTFSJOUPUIF aging director Jane Karuku. excise rate will be detrimental ers. collapse on the back of persis- Karuku said with wages de- to economic growth. Treasury Tullow reiterated that Project tent increase in excise tax. The FDPOPNJDUFSNTPG clining annually, this impacts increases excise duty annually Oil Kenya (POK) is commercial- government will have to think on consumers who depend in line with inflation based on ly viable and is underpinned very hard about broadening EJNJOJTIJOHSFUVSOT on our production and tens the Excise Duty Act. Friday, March 13, 2020 .*,&10.1&0

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On January 3, Trump ordered a drone strike that killed Iran’s most powerful general, Qassem Soleimani, at the Baghdad 86&RQJUHVV airport. Supporters of the resolution said they wanted to ensure that Congress has the unique power to declare war, as outlined in the US Constitution. YRWHVWRUHVWUDLQ “There are a lot of countries in the world where one person makes the decision. They’re called dictators,” said Representative Steny Hoyer, the second highest-ranking Democrat in the House. Over 1,000 Tanzanian tutors 7UXPSRQ,UDQ “Our Founding Fathers did not want dictators running America,” he said. to teach Kiswahili abroad President, however, expected to veto resolution that bars Pay the price DAR ES SALAAM, ers that have registered for military action against Tehran without lawmakers’ nod Representative Mike McCaul, the top THURSDAY: Tanzanian au- teaching the language over- Republican on the House Foreign Af- thorities said on Thursday at seas will be submitted to the fairs Committee, denounced the resolu- Kaine, the Democrat who spearheaded least 1,224 Kiswahili teach- Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Washington, Thursday tion and said it should instead state that the move. ers have been registered to East African Cooperation,” Trump’s killing of Soleimani made Ameri- The US Congress on Wednesday gave The House voted moments after a teach the language abroad, Mwakyembe told 21 Kiswahili cans safer. its final approval to a bid to restrain Presi- rocket fired on a military base north of including southern African lecturers from the University “The enemies of our country are watch- dent Donald Trump from attacking Iran, Baghdad killed an American soldier, a countries. of Dodoma. The 21 lecturers ing this debate right now. They need a sign of lawmakers’ alarm after soaring British soldier and a US contractor, in the Harrison Mwakyembe, the were undergoing training on to know well that if you kill Americans, tensions. deadliest such attack on foreign forces in Minister for Information, the teaching of Kiswahili in you will pay the price,” McCaul said in a A month after the resolution cleared Iraq in several years. Culture, Arts and Sports, said foreign countries. Consolata speech met with cheers from Republicans. the key hurdle of the Senate, which is con- A similar attack in December that killed a number of foreign countries Mushi, the executive secre- Six Republicans and six Democrats trolled by Trump’s Republican Party, the a US contractor set off a chain of escala- have started requesting Tan- tary of the National Kiswahili crossed party lines in the House. In the Democratic-led House of Representatives tion after the United States blamed it on zania to provide them with Council said the training will Senate, eight Republicans had bucked voted 227-186 to approve the measure Iranian-aligned Iraqi Shiite militias. teachers for the language. sharpen the lecturers’ Kiswa- that bars any military action against Iran their leadership, with one complaining “The list of Kiswahili teach- hili skills. -Xinhua without an explicit vote from Congress. that a briefing by the Trump administra- But the resolution is virtually certain TALIBAN DEAL tion on Iran had been the worst he had ever heard on any military issue. to be vetoed by Trump, and the coalition Trump has vowed to pull troops around The resolution, if it becomes law, would Sanders shrugs off primary of most Democrats and a handful of war- the world and recently sealed a deal with skeptic Republicans lacks the votes to Taliban insurgents. not stop Trump or future US presidents override him. from taking military action if they deter- losses, remains in Dems race “If President Trump is serious about his In Iraq, there are about 5,200 US forces as mine there is an imminent threat from promise to stop endless wars, he will sign part of an international coalition formed in Iran. BURLINGTON, THURSDAY: this resolution into law,” said Senator Tim 2014 to confront the Islamic State group. -AFP Bernie Sanders has shrugged off a string of primary defeats and pressure to drop out of the race for the Democratic presidential nomination, saying he remains in the fight against centrist frontrunner Joe Biden. as less electable than Biden— US President In his first remarks since perhaps preparing the ground Donald Trump losing to Biden in Michigan, for his eventual exit. has vowed to Missouri, Mississippi and Speculation had been grow- pull troops Idaho on Tuesday, the leftist ing that he might respond around the senator from Vermont said his to pleas from Democratic world. COUR- main priority was defeating activists to step aside for party TESY “dangerous” President Don- unity. But Sanders, 78, broke ald Trump. his silence to say he was pre- He acknowledged, however, paring for his first one-on-one in a brief, passionate speech televised debate Sunday “with that many Democrats see him my friend Joe Biden.” -AFP US slaps sanctions on top Zimbabwean politicians WASHINGTON, THURSDAY: on the allegations. The US has imposed sanc- The two men are already tions on two senior Zimba- barred from entering the US bwean politicians over human and will now have any US- rights abuses. based assets frozen. The US treasury department “Today’s sanctions make *LUO·VPXUGHULQVSLUHV3DNLVWDQFKLOGDEXVHODZ accuses Security Minister clear the US will not tolerate Islamabad, Thursday attacks in Kasur city, and sparked outrage and Owen Ncube of ordering the the use (of) our financial sys- protests in the country. abduction and mistreatment tem by human rights abusers Pakistan’s parliament has passed a new bill At least two people were killed in the rioting of opposition supporters. in Zimbabwe,” US Secretary against child abuse, two years after the murder which broke out at the time. The man convict- The former commander of of State Mike Pompeo tweeted of a seven-year-old sparked deadly riots and ed of her murder—who had also been found an elite army unit, Anselem on Wednesday. “Silencing public debate. guilty of similar crimes against six more girls— Sanyatwe, is accused of order- political opposition and civil The Zainab Alert, Response and Recovery was executed later that year. ing troops to shoot protesters society is unacceptable.” Bill is named after Zainab Ansari (pictured), The bill has already been passed by the up- including an incident in 2018 The treasury department whose raped body was found in 2018. The leg- per house of parliament and will become law when six supporters of the op- said the Trump administration islation provides for a dedicated agency to re- after formal assent is granted by the president. position MDC were shot dead. would hold accountable cor- spond more quickly when children go missing. The legislation has been widely welcomed Zainab’s murder was one of a string of such Neither have commented rupt Zimbabwean elites. -BBC by human rights activists. -BBC Friday, March 13, 2020 / PEOPLE DAILY Style for all Clique & Clicks Get 4QPUUFE seasons by John Ochieng Fashion lovers converged at the Lord Erroll Restaurant in Nairobi recently for the Carole Kinoti Fashion High Tea. The event was promoting the new Carole Kinoti collection; the Dhahabu nudes, as well as featured pieces from the Dhahabu, Hariri and Safari Chic collections, among others. Author, art enthusiast and interior designer Lisa Christoffersen was also officially announced as the Carole Kinoti brand ambassador. In attendance were In- dustrialisation CS Betty Maina and Ke- nya’s High Commissioner to Tanzania Dan Kazungu. PD/ JOHN OCHIENG

Mugithi fans dance to their favourite beat.

Kenya’s High Commissioner MUGITHI to Tanzania Dan Kazungu INVADES looks the part. Musician Lady Wanja entertains her fans. THIKA

by Timothy Njenga Industrialisation, Trade and Enter- prise Development CS Betty Maina. Kenya Breweries Ltd flagship brand Tusker, in partnership with Kameme TV and radio, hosted a Mugithi street party on Uhuru Street in Thika, last weekend. It was the second edition of the Tusker Grill Masters series of events following a successful first edition held at K1 Klubhouse in February. Revellers Guests Kameme TV presenter Jeff Njoroge with Sarah mixmaster DJ Qariz. enjoyed discounted beer rates and nyama parings following the launch Koki and of the 12-week ‘I Love Beer’ cam- Irene paign. “Tusker has excelled in bring- Nandan. Fashion designer Carole ing out togetherness through music Kinoti with Carole Kinoti and now wants to take over the food brand ambassador Lisa pairing occasions with nyama, hence Christoffersen. the introduction of regional ‘Tusker na Nyama’ activations,” said Tusker senior brand manager Kennedy Mu- Nadine Hosny admires tula. Singers Lady Wanja, Kioi Junior some of the designs and Mugithi maestro Mike Rua enter- on showcase. tained the fun lovers.

Mugithi PD/ TIMOTHY NJENGA heavyweight Mike Rua belts out the tunes. DJ Dibul bullies the wheels of steel.

Rosenkrantz Jewellery CEO Msingi East Africa’s Diana Mulili Hello yellow! Tusker brand ambassadors Victoria Kameme FM presenter Brian Artiste Joy Macharia does Iver Rosenkrantz with John with The Social House chief Mbithe and Anne Wambui. Gathuba. her thing. Jakobsson of AgDevco. executive officer Juliet Njogu. PEOPLE DAILY / Friday, March 13, 2020

Betting has been around for centuries, but it is the adverse effects Spice that come with its addiction that have become a huge concern. Flavour ZPVSEBZ HARRIET JAMES talks to people in the casino business to find out #KDUULHWMLP exactly what goes on in there INSIDE GAMBLING DENS n the evening of January 6, this year, a 40-year-old man committed suicide by jumping off a balcony at Adlife Plaza in Kilimani, Nairobi, allegedly after losing Sh15 million at a casino. The police identified him as ORichard Wangai and said he had made his way into the building at around 4pm and remained at the premises until 5pm when he plunged four floors to an instant death. Although his reason to take his own life was not immediately identified, earlier reports indicated he took the decision following his big losses at the casino. Frank Otieno has been a security officer in one of the casinos in Nairobi city centre for six years now. As much BELOW: Gambling business at top gear inside the newly- as this is a job for him, he has watched opened Millionaires Casino at the Two Rivers Mall. PD/ people come in and walk out devastated, JOHN OCHIENG dreams shattered, with some committing suicide after losing their money in gambling. “The time too that you can spend in a “Every time I see someone getting in I location is limited because you have other feel sad. I’ve seen people kill themselves things, which you can take care of in life. because they’ve lost. Recently, a young That’s quite a handy way of creating adren- "5*--" man placed a bet of Sh50 million lost it alin, but that’s the difference between the 5030, all and he committed suicide because two,” he adds. of the depression and shame,” he tells There is also a difference when it comes Spice. to who participates in both. While online #FJOH The rise of sports betting and casino gamblers tend to be young, low income gambling has gained popularity in recent and mostly male participants, casino gam- OFX XF years and not just in Kenya, but all over blers are usually well-to-do people with XBOUUP Africa. Research by a Dublin-based, liquid cash to splurge. Online gamblers world-leading market research store, bet mostly on sports, especially football, FOTVSF Research and Markets, indicates by 2022 which is their favourite sport according to the global gambling market could go the Geopoll survey findings. In addition, XFBSF up to $635 billion (Sh65 trillion). A rapid the research indicated that majority of survey by a GeoPoll in 2019 found out the gamblers spend around $50 (Sh5,000) USBOTQBSFOU that Nairobi is the biggest gambling des- monthly on betting with the formal gam- BOEXF tination in Kenya and houses18 gambling bling industry generating $28.3 million facilities, 908 video poker as well as128 (Sh2.8 billion) in taxes in 2015. This made XBOUUIF table games. There are 30 licensed casi- it the third-highest earner in the continent SFHVMBUPST nos in Kenya, most of which are located are below the age,” explains Millionaires age as well as the spending power of the after Nigeria and South Africa. in major cities. Casino regional operations manager Atilla client. Kenyan gambling laws were created in 1966 when the Betting Lotteries and UPDPNF Reality check Torok, who has been in the industry for the “We check also whether the guest past 27 years. The casino reopened at the has spent a lot of time gambling and the Gaming Act was introduced. The laws fur- While casino gambling and sports bet- IFSFBOZ Two Rivers Mall in Nairobi in August last amount of money they have spent. If it’s ther established the Betting Control and ting are all seen as one and the same, year, after six years of closure following beyond their spending power, we take the Licensing Board (BCLB), which is charged the two are quite different. In casino UJNFUIFZ the September 2013 terror attack at the client aside and counsel them to find the with issuing licenses, enforcing gambling gambling, one must visit the location in Westgate Mall. reasons to why they have exceeded their regulations in all sectors and auditing XBOUUP order to access the service. This, in most Online gambling is also easily acces- limit. In addition, as a casino, we not only gambling agencies. In 2019, however, ten- instances, gives the player a chance to BTLBOZ sible as opposed to casino gambling, since focus on gambling, but entertainment as sions were high between the sports betting identify the service the casino is offering majority of the population has a mobile well as great cuisines where the client can operators and the Kenyan government. based on spending power and person- RVFTUJPOT phone and can download the applications spend their time enjoying other activities,” The government accused the gambling ality. However, some companies have or betting sites. Because of this, it’s im- notes Atilla. operators of failing to comply with the recently ventured into online or digital possible to regulate underage participants increase in taxes since it was recorded casino services. in online gambling or betting, and people Risk taking that they had high returns. It is said that “Casino gambling is more regulated with less income can play too. For outfits For him, the fact that the player is able they had only applied the tax to gamblers in that one is able to check whether the such as Millionaires Casino, which is keen to come to the casino makes them able to winning and this is why the government player is underage or not. The legal age on checking their client’s state, it has a monitor the level of risk-taking that a gam- officials accused the operators of avoiding of a player is 18 years and one will not guest relation’s desk that checks out the bler is exposed to. taxes. be permitted to enter in and play if they Friday, March 13, 2020 / PEOPLE DAILY SPICE

like there is a demon behind it; when you are hooked up it’s hard to quit). Most of SWEETNSOUR #(OLMDK*LWDX #0DQXHOB1WR\DL the times people don’t gain, but lose. You find people working in big companies ad- dicted to this game. Some who don’t even have jobs camp Singer Miggy Champ inks over here and just beg for cash to gamble. Many have lost their jobs and fami- rewarding deal lies because of this addiction. There are people who sleep in Uhuru Park because Award-winning Kenyan they’ve lost possessions such as houses dancehall artiste Miggy Champ and cars,” he says. has penned a lucrative deal Since the games are computerised, with giant electronics brand there are theories that most casino own- Amtec. On Tuesday, the One ers control the amount of cash that the Day Morning singer players earn. put pen to The rent of most of the buildings in the pacity centre costs an arm and a leg, add- per ing to the salaries, water and electricity to offi- bills, among other expenditures, alleg- cially embark edly pushes the owners to look for a way on his role as to gain this cash fast. the company’s Some casinos accept cash-only while brand ambas- in others, one can give title deeds or log sador. “My clips books as down payment for them to play. and images This has resulted in the rise of shylocks will be used for in casinos, who assist players pawn their promo. I was picked stuff in exchange for cash to gamble. because of my endurance “No counselling is given and once you and hardwork in music,” he choose to do this, you are on your own. told Spice without divulging There are those who go to the BCLB to how much money he would ban them from gambling because they be pocketing from the deal. want to quit and a no- Miggy is currently warming up to what is expected to be a that the overtaxing bit was done with a tice is sent mega ‘thanksgiving’ concert wrong understanding.” to all the on April 11 at Kenyenya Sta- Sh15m He says overtaxing is not a way of gam- dium in Kisii county. The amount a young man creating a good environment for the busi- bling in Nairobi allegedly lost in ness. “Being new, we want to ensure we dens a gambling spree before are transparent and we want the regula- to ban committing suicide last January. tors to come here any time they want to them. ask any questions and look at any figures Gam- Indian poet, Kenyan artiste they wish to do, so that they have a good bling is Sh65tr understanding of what’s happening in never in ‘Mars Anthem’ project The amount global gambling market the industry and what is the right level set for As the National Aeronau- told Spice that the song in- will be worth by 2022. of taxation and also allow the industry to them to tics and Space Administra- tends to inspire the younger grow,” adds Atilla. win,” says tion (Nasa) plans to launch generation to pay attention Vincent. The addiction Mars 2020, a Mars rover to the wonders waiting to be 908 Like in many other countries, the most mission on July 17, Indian explored on the red planet According to a 2019 survey, Nairobi is popular table games are roulette and poet-diplomat Abhay K has and nudge them to take to the wager hub of East Africa, with 18 blackjack in Kenya. Players also play teamed up with Kenyan spacefaring. Mishree Yadav gambling facilities, 908 video poker Texas hold’em poker and other types artiste Kapnea in a song from Nepal directed the mu- games and 128 table games. of casino poker variations such as dubbed Mars Anthem. Abhay sic video. slots. Gambling, if not regulated, can be dangerously addictive. Ac- Atilla says: “The government is not cording to Vincent Ashimolowa, expert in gambling, but they are looking a security officer in one of ca- at the interests of the country. Gambling sinos in Nairobi, he has been is just one sector that they need to regu- around for long enough to Toni Braxton hails rapper late. The BCLB monitors what is hap- watch many people put their pening and am sure they create good earthly fortunes on the line Muthoni DQ for new hit reports for which is probably the base and losing them in a flash; American singer- wrote the seven-time of their decisions. What has happened the consequences of their songwriter Toni Braxton Grammy winner. recently has been carried out after re- addiction. (pictured below) has Talking about Power, search and with a good understanding “Ni kama ina kashetani; praised Kenyan artiste MDQ said: “I feel stories on what requires to be done in the gam- ukianza hutawacha (It’s Muthoni Drummer Queen that involve women are ing industry. Although I believe (MDQ) for her conquering not told as much. We music projects. The Span- have heroines who we ish Guitar hitmaker took to will never hear about. twitter to applaud MDQ for My new jam is all about her recently released hit celebrating these women jam Power. and every other girl out “This one for the women there.” Recently, MDQ won who came before us, who the Best Artiste in French built the world for us, Switzerland award at the who make it work for us. just-concluded Swizz Mu- Congrats to @muthoniD,” sic Awards in Switzerland.

Millionaires Casino regional operations manager Atilla Torok. PD/ JOHN OCHIENG PEOPLE DAILY / Friday, March 13, 2020

cross-dressing, which means the changing family structure where power continues to shift to the mother due to absent fathers is a concern for the boy child. He strongly believes that the success of feminism has produced an You empowered woman who continues to inspire and command respect from children of both ,W·VDOODERXW-JGF&4UZMF gender. “This could be deeper than just seeking to find themselves. The desire for men to adopt feminine traits is evidence for the desire to be like the empowered woman,” he offers. Although it might sound peculiar, Asatsa says we should not be too quick to judge Cross-dress: cross-dressers because that is where society is headed. “A male cross-dresser wants to put on a tight cocktail dress, do make up and stare at himself on the mirror before he leaves the Fashion craze house and judging this people will be wrong because that is his way of expressing himself,” he says. According to Psychology Today, cross- or disorder? dressing in and of itself is not a disorder. Cross-dressing is most common in men, but occurs in both males and females, and often starts in childhood or adolescence. The idea of a man taking Cross-dressing may include wearing only a pleasure in putting on single article of clothing typically associated with the opposite gender or a complete outfit, a tight dress or even along with hair and make-up. Most people who cross-dress are heterosexual. However, stockings seems laughable, it becomes a disorder known as transvestic pitiful and plainly sinister, disorder if a person experiences persistent and intense sexual arousal from fantasising but today, men are Brantone Fidel Castro aka Brandy Sugar, about, or acting on, urges to wear one or more a Kenyan cross-dresser. PD/RODGERS pieces of clothing normally worn by the op- concealing masculine NDEGWA posite gender. traits so well, turning an Transvestism is a paraphilia in which an in- one time while walking in Nairobi’s downtown dividual experiences recurrent, intense sexual ordinary Brian into an with my two female friends, I was almost at- arousal from cross-dressing, or dressing as tacked by a hostile group of men who kept the opposite gender, and in which that per- extraordinary Brianna shouting at me telling me to go get dressed son’s urge to do so causes significant distress like a ‘normal man’. I was so scared for my or impairment in his or her daily life. by Sandra Wekesa life. If I stayed there a little longer, I would have An individual with transvestic disorder been lynched. I promised myself never to walk @wekesa_sandra suffers anxiety, depression, guilt, or shame along that road again,” he narrates. because of their urge toward cross-dressing. These feelings are usually a result of partner he subject of cross-dressing took cen- Schools of thought tre stage in Kenya in 2018 when Peter disapproval or their own concern about nega- Eric Murunga another Kenyan cross- tive social or professional ramifications. Ngong’o, the son of Kisumu Governor dresser says he started experimenting with Anyang’ Nyong’o, showed up at the 10th Gender identity is a big part of this area make-up when he was in primary school. of dressing as there are those who dress anniversary of Blankets and Wines clad “I was eight years old when I first tried put- in a dress. Other publicly known cross- because they feel that call of a feminine side T ting on my aunty’s baby powder and eyeliner to inside and feel more comfortable in female dressers in the country include fashion make my eyes pop,” he chuckles. choreographer Jaffer Jackson, fashion model clothing and identifying as a woman as often But he started seriously cross-dressing as they can. Cross-dressing can be as public Letoya Johnstone, singer Joji Baro and digital when he turned 22 in 2012. “During the day, I content creator and lifestyle vlogger Jayson “I felt like I was in the wrong place, like the or as private as you would like. Some rather only woman in the midst of many men. And BRANDY SUGAR would stay indoors dressed as a woman and stay behind closed doors and keep their Mbogo aka jaytakeapic. Perhaps, many more get out at night usually to nightclubs and I have not come out in public yet. the boys mocked and made fun of me,” he crossdressing to themselves as that is what recalls. would have so much fun,” he says. makes them comfortable. Others will dress A growing number of men are embracing As a cross-dresser, Erika as he calls him- cross-dressing either as a form of self-expres- Little did he know that the boy’s scoffing and go out into the world so they can blend would progress into something so tragic. self tries to find clothes that work for his body in and feel what it is like to walk around as a sion, art, culture, a way of entertaining or for that will still make him look as feminine as sexual reasons. One day, he was cornered by a group of older *IBE female essentially trying to pass as a woman boys who raped him in turns. “I hate thinking possible. Sometimes he does a mix of male without being noticed. Brantone Fidel Casro aka Brandy Sugar, a and female attires depending on the look that Kenyan pround cross-dresser, wonders why it about that incident,” he says covering his face. KPJOFE Also on the other side of the coin are those “Through out the rape ordeal, they kept say- he wants to rock on that particular night or who fall under the term “drag queens.” is generally acceptable for women to dress in event. masculine clothes, but at best, cross-dressing ing that since I was acting like a woman, they TFDPOEBSZ While cross-dressing is more personal and were going to use me, what men do to wom- Cross-dressing is a practice where a often very private, a lifestyle choice if you will, men are still viewed as attention-seeking, ec- TDIPPMJO person wears clothes that are traditionally centric or mildly amusing, while all they are en,” he painfully recounts the horrific attack. drag queen is more for the person dressing He told his mother about the dreadful thought to be worn only by a person of the op- for an audience to admire. doing is being themselves. XIFO posite sex. “Why are certain clothes tied down to a spe- incident and his mother transferred him to Drag is an over the top appearance of a another school, a day school. Steven Asatsa, a consultant psychologist man dressing as a woman with heavy, crazy cific gender? Why would it be okay for a woman NZMPWFGPS says various psychological schools of thought to put on a trouser and not the opposite for a He opted to dress up as a man, behave like make-up and glitzy eye catching outfits. The men, hang out with men and even hit on wom- conceptualise this phenomenon differently. wigs and jewellery are also over the top. Drag man? I think time is ripe for us to rethink this. It XPNFOT Veteran Psychologist Carl Jung believes that needs to be balanced,” he poses. en, but Brandy says he just did not feel right. is often linked to performance and the gay He just ended up getting attracted to men. all human beings are psychologically bisexual. community. He avoided dressing up as a woman to ward DMPUIFT This implies that every man has a feminine However, whilst many performers may Masculine clothes side and every woman has a masculine side. Although he raises eyebrows whenever he off the teasers, but still his girly walking style identify as such, that is not always the case as would sell him off. BOENBLF “For a long time, society has been discourag- some of our customers who perform in drag goes out dressed in feminine clothes, Brandy ing people from expressing or accessing their says all that matters to him is the fact that he is Soon after high school, he would resort to are heterosexuals who enjoy the artistic as- dressing up as a woman, but hide indoors. VQTUSVDL opposite side. The denial of similarities be- pect of the drag queen. comfortable. “I feel more comfortable, natural, tween men and women still shapes thinking joyful and beautiful when I am dressed as a The first time he went out as a cross-dresser *UDBVTFEB Examples of drag queens in Kenya include was to a party organised for cross-dressers. in the modern society,” he explains. Mercedes Iman Diamond, the first ever woman,” says Brandy. Also other schools of thought look at it as He, however, clarifies that he doesn’t always In the days that ran up to that event, he was on TUJSBNPOH Kenyan man to ever compete on RuPaul’s the moon. “ I was excited. I felt like I was going gender dysphoria where those concerned feel Drag Race, a wildly-popular American real- cross-dress, there are days he dresses in nor- as if they are ‘trapped’ in the wrong body. “It mal masculine clothes and still feel okay. to be myself in public for the very first time. NZTDIPPM ity television series. The Mombasa-born and That evening I pulled out a dress that I had al- makes a person dissatisfied with their biologi- Minneapolis-raised drag queen was last year She recalls how it all began. “I had just cal sex and strives to align with behaviour as- joined secondary school in 2010 when my love ways wanted wear for such as occasion from NBUFT announced as a contestant on the 11th season my closet and tried it on with a pair of heels,” sociated with the opposite sex. of the Drag Race. for women’s clothes and make-up struck. I In his opinion, wearing make-up and dress- would occasionally dress up like a woman and he beams. Willis Austin Chimano, a member of Sauti Even though, to his surprise, he turned out ing feminine for men could mean that they are Sol has previously been spotted in nail polish, behave like one, and it caused a stir among emulating those who hold power in society. “It my schoolmates. My mother panicked over to be the only one in a dress that night, it was high waist flare pants, chokers, nose rings, one of the best nights. Life as a cross dresser, is a way of coming to terms with the ‘lost’ glory eyebrow piercing and make-up. the sudden change in my dressing and tried of the man by associating with the lifestyle of to talk me out of it, though it was in vain,” he he says comes with its own share of chal- Comedians Eric Omondi, Kevin Mwangi aka lenges. “I have been forced to move around women who now hold substantial amount of Shaniqwa, Lawrence Macharia aka Kamami, says, adding, “I have not always felt or attached power in society today,” he says. to being male, but always felt female,” he in taxis and if I have to use public transport, it George Kimani and George Kagwe who act has to be at night,” he says. Other times, he He adds that the changing society could as an M-Pesa lady can be placed under this narrates. In school, Brandy, as he likes to be be responsible for this phenomenon of men called, felt boxed. gets confronted by irate mobs, “I remember category. Friday, March 13, 2020 / PEOPLE DAILY BOMA 23

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'005#"--1( Season suspended after Jazz $BGUPNBJOUBJO player tests positive for coronavirus TDIFEVMFBNJETU Los Angeles, Thursday DPSPOBWJSVT @PeopleDailyKe QBOEFNJD The NBA has suspended play after a Utah Jazz player preliminarily tested positive for the new coronavirus, the league said Wednesday. The test result was reported shortly before Utah’s game against the Thunder in Oklahoma City was to begin, and that game was abruptly postponed. The league said the affected player was not at the arena and was being treated by health officials. Sport “The NBA is suspending game play following the conclusion of tonight’s schedule of games un- The POFTUPQ Sport shop... til further notice,” the league said. “The NBA will use this hiatus to determine next steps for moving forward in regard to the coronavirus pandemic.” The Jazz issued a statement saying that the affected player had flu-like symptoms but initially &DQFHOOLQJ7RN\R2O\PSLFVLV tested negative for influenza and a respiratory infection. The decision was made to test again for CO- ¶XQWKLQNDEOH·VD\VJRYHUQRU VID-19. The player tested positive and is being Tokyo, Thursday would have no impact... But I treated by health officials in Oklahoma City. “A preliminary positive result came back right @PeopleDailyKe think cancellation is unthinkable,” Yuriko Koike told report- before tip-off of the Utah Jazz-Oklahoma City game,” the Jazz statement said. “The decision was Cancelling the 2020 Olym- ers. correctly made by the NBA to postpone the game.” pics is “unthinkable” although Doubts are increasingly be- They declined to name the player in the state- the classification of the coro- ing raised over whether the ment, but Denver Nuggets coach Mike Malone navirus as a pandemic will Olympics can be held as sched- told reporters he believed it was French defen- likely have some impact on the uled from July 24 to August 9. sive standout Rudy Gobert (pictured). Gobert Games, the Tokyo city governor Organisers have insisted was listed first as questionable for the game and said on Thursday. the Games will go ahead as then as out with illness. “It can’t be said that the an- planned and the International “Rudy Gobert. You think it is not going to af- nouncement of a pandemic Olympic Committee (IOC), with whom the final decision fect us, we are NBA,” said Malone. “One of our rests, has said there has not yet players has the coronavirus. Who knows what been any talk of cancellation or that means for their team and the other teams that postponement. have been with them.” The IOC has said it will coor- Team owners had been discussing Wednesday dinate closely with the World how the league should respond to the coronavi- Health Organization, which rus outbreak. has now officially classified the Dallas owner Mark Cuban was sitting court- outbreak as a pandemic. side at the Mavericks’ game against the visiting Koike vowed to work with Nuggets when he got the news on his phone. the IOC and Tokyo 2020 organ- “I thought this is crazy. It can’t be true,” Cu- isers on what she described as ban said. “It is like out of a movie. Unreal.” a “global issue”, promising to Upon learning the season was being sus- Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike devote her “utmost efforts” to pended, Cuban immediately walked over to speaks to reporters after a holding the Games. the bench to let the team officials know. -AFP meeting with Japan’s Prime But coronavirus has already Minister Shinzo Abe at the taken a huge toll on sport prime minister’s office in To- across the globe with a long list kyo yesterday. AFP of competitions affected.-AFP ’Don’t worry, I’m fine,’ insists S. America asks FIFA to Australian Grand Prix called off Juventus virus victim Rugani delay World Cup qualifiers over rising coronavirus threat MILAN: Juventus Instagram. “At this MELBOURNE: This ing fixtures. and Italy defender moment, however, I ASUNCION: South Samoura. Qualifying weekend’s season- McLaren said Daniele Rugani told feel even more duty America’s football fed- matches are due to begin opening Australian its choice to fans ‘don’t worry, I’m to thank all the erations asked FIFA on on March 26. The letter Grand Prix has been withdraw was fine’ on Wednesday doctors and Wednesday to delay their said it expressed the po- called off over coro- “based on after becoming the nurses who qualifying matches for sition of its 10 members: navirus concerns, two a duty of first Serie A footballer are struggling the 2022 World Cup in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, senior F1 sources have care” to F1 to test positive for the in hospitals Qatar because of the Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, told BBC Sport. There stakeholders. new coronavirus. The to cope with global new coronavirus Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay has been no official The four mem- 25-year-old “is cur- this crisis. “I pandemic. “The South and Venezuela. confirmation as yet bers of the Haas rently asymptomatic,” invite every- American teams risk The letter said they from F1 or govern- Formula 1 team the Italian champions one to respect not being able to count “have asked CONMEBOL ing body the FIA but who were tested for said, but the Turin- the rules, on players they have to place for consideration the news follows a the virus returned based club are “cur- because this picked and who play in by FIFA the request to McLaren team member negative results. rently activating all the virus makes Europe because they, postpone the start of the testing positive for the The Chinese Grand isolation procedures no distinctions! arriving from countries World Cup qualifiers.” virus. McLaren said the Prix has already been required by law, includ- Let’s do it for our- with a high level of con- Many of the South infected team member postponed because of ing those who have selves, for our loved tagion, could be placed American players select- was now self-isolating coronavirus and next had contact with him.” ones and for those in quarantine,” said a ed for their national sides in Australia. The coro- week’s Bahrain Grand “I want to reassure all around us.” letter from CONMEBOL, play in Europe, where the navirus outbreak, now Prix is scheduled those who are worried -AFP South American football’s deadly new coronavirus is declared a pandemic, to take place about me, I’m fine,” governing body, to FIFA rapidly spreading. has led to widespread behind closed Rugani later said on Secretary General Fatma -AFP disruption of sport- doors. -AFP PEOPLE SPORT PEOPLE DAILY / Friday, March 13, 2020

Sofapaka striker John Avire cele- &DIWRPDLQWDLQIL[WXUHVFKHGXOH brates after scor- ing in a league DPLGVWFRURQDYLUXVSDQGHPLF match last year. SPORTPICHA Cairo, Thursday Shortly after Caf released it statement on @PeopleDailyKe Wednesday, the World Health Organisa- tion described the outbreak as a pandemic, The Confederation of African Football (Caf) meaning it is spreading in multiple countries has chosen to maintain the schedule of all its around the world at the same time. competitions, amidst the outbreak of coro- Kenya’s government has already stated that 6RIDSDNDQRZSODQVWR navirus, which was labelled a pandemic on no sporting competitors can leave the country Wednesday. Some 48 Africa Cup of to travel abroad until early April, meaning HVFDODWH$YLUHFDVHWR&$6 the Harambee Stars’ Nations Cup tie in Nations qualifiers are set to take Avire is said to have signed for to authorise the Egyptian FA Comoros on 29 March is uncertain. by Lynette Matheka place in nearly 50 countries the Egyptian side in 2019 while (EFA) to provisionally register Coronavirus cases have currently @PeopleDailyKe across the continent at the end still on contract with Sofapaka. Avire for its afﬁliated club. FKF, been declared in twelve African nations, of March. After his return from the Africa however, on February 17, wrote with Egypt the worst affected. Former Kenyan Premier Meanwhile, the African Na- Cup of Nations (AFCON), he to FIFA raising concerns on the On Tuesday, Algeria’s government League (KPL) champions So- tions Championship (CHAN) is is said to have written a letter decision. announced that the remain- fapaka is protesting a decision scheduled to take place in Cam- terminating his contract with Franck Ogolla, FKF Transfers der of the football season made by world football gover- eroon between 4-25 April. Sofapaka alleging non-pay- Management Systems (TMS) would be played behind ing body FIFA to have their “According to (the) World Health ment for three months, claims Manager said Avire is duly reg- closed doors because player John Avire given a pro- Organisation, no African country till which were refuted by Football istered with FKF in line with CAF president of the outbreak while visional International Transfer date has been declared a high risk,” Kenya Federation (FKF) after Article Five of the regulations Ahmad Ahmad others, such as Rwanda Certiﬁcate (ITC) to enable him Caf said in a statement. investigating the matter. FIFA on the Status and Transfer of during a past among others, have in- to feature for Egyptian side, “Consequently, Caf has decided through a single judge sitting Players. The player has a valid congress meet- sisted on no handshak- Tanta Club, as a contractual to maintain the schedule of all in the Players’ Status Commit- contract that runs until De- ing. PD/ FILE ing prior to games. battle between the two sides competitions.” tee, on February 14, decided cember 2020. -BBC continue to be investigated.

Olympic champion and men’s marathon record holder Eliud Kipchoge (in white) with pace setters during the sub-two hours race in Vienna, Austria last year. PD/FILE

ing in foreign races until further notice. defending champions Joyciline Jepkos- The athletics body halted the clearance of gei. It will also affect Boston Marathon athletes and their supporting staff seek- which is set for April 20 where defending UPCOMING ing to feature at international events. champion Lawrence Cherono and two- KEY RACES “In a bid to safeguard the athletes and time champion Edna Kiplagat were sup- consequently the country from the virus, posed to feature. March 15: New York $WKOHWHV we urge all athletes to cancel their travel London Marathon set for April 26 Half Marathon arrangements for the next one month where Olympic Champion and world April 20: Boston pending further communication,” read men marathon record holder Eliud Kip- Marathon the statement from AK. choge and his female counterpart Brigid March 20: World Mutwii’s remarks are in line with Cabi- Chepkosgei had confirmed participa- Athletics Continental net Secretary of Health Mutahi Kagwe tion. Tour WUDYHOEDQ who last week banned all international Mutwii urged athletes to accept the April 5: Rotterdam AK suspends international participation of Kenyan conference and events in the country for situation since the precautions are for marathon 30 days. their own good. April 16-17: Diamond runners until further notice due to coronavirus The sentiments were echoed by the “Rome Marathon which was set for League in Doha, Qatar Sports ministry who banned sports March 29 has been postponed. Paris April 26: London by Amos Abuga letes to strictly adhere to travel advisories teams from travelling for assignments marathon which was due for April 5 has Marathon during the said duration. been postponed as well. With the pan- @PeopleDailyKe due to the growing fears related to the May 2-3: World global spread of coronavirus. The move is a blow to the athletes and demic not going away at the moment, race organisers given that New York Half sporting events are weighing whether to Athletics Race Walking Athletics Kenya (AK) senior vice presi- His remarks come a day after AK Team Championships dent Paul Mutwii has urged Kenyan ath- banned all local athletes from participat- Marathon set for Sunday was to be graced take immediate action or wait-and-see by at least 10 Kenyan runners including approaches,” said Mutwii. Friday, March 13, 2020 / PEOPLE DAILY PEOPLE SPORT 6LURQJDEHJLQ1\DPLUDFRXQW\WLWOHGHIHQFHLQVW\OH by Gibo Zachary upstaged former national soccer cham- forcing Nyamiranga to a 12-12 draw to @PeopleDailyKe pions Mokomoni 33-14, Biticha needed revive their hopes of progressing from half a basket to pip Ekenyoro 27-26 in an the group. In the girl’s category, Masosa Sironga Girls began their girls’ basket- end-to-end match as hosts Nyansiongo breezed past debutants Gietai 14-3 in ball title defence in convincing fashion lifted home fans with a convincing 31-23 their Pool A opening match, Nyachichi Rugby sev- as the 2020 Nyamira County Secondary victory over Gesiaga. saw off Gonzaga 5-3 in a tightly-contested ens match School Term One Games kicked off at In boys’ handball, hosts Nyansiongo while Ikonge beat Geta 14-9. Geta, recov- between Nyasiongo Boys on Wednesday. beat Nyambaria 16-11 in Pool B’s opening ered in their second match, beating Miriri Enkinda and In a tough but well-executed game match with Ikonge drawing 12-12 with 11-4. Miriri bounced back to edge Biticha Gekano be- plan, Sironga sailed past Nyairang’a 24- Gonzaga. Gonzaga’s hopes of bouncing 5-4 in their second match. fore it kicked 13 to announce their intentions to retain back were dashed after losing to Riabe In Migori, Dede and Mabera will repre- off at Nya- their gong. 10-8 in Pool A. In Pool C, Nyamiranga sent the county in girls’ hockey while Ra- siongo Boys In other matches, Manga edged Ekeny- lost to Matutu 18-16 while Masosa were pogi and Koderobara will fly the county’s on Wednes- oro 16-11 while Manga Model were mod- too hot to handle as they hammered flag in the boys category during this year’s day. PD/GIBO est as they thrashed Kiabonyoru Mixed Nyachichi 29-9. Nyachichi, however, Nyanza region games slated for next week ZACHARY 32-14. In the boy’s category, Nyakwerema made amends in their second match, at Rapogi High School. &KDPSV$JD.KDQ campaign. VKRZWLWOHFUHGHQWLDO In girls’ basketball, national champions Buru Buru battle 1DWLRQDOVORWVit out with Starehe, Dandora, DW0RPEDVDJDPHV Maina Wanjigi, Tumaini and by Harrison Kivisu State House in Pool A. debutants Mt Sinai 20-0 Dagoretti, national and East @PeopleDailyKe points in their first Pool A Africa silver medallists, are in encounter. Pool A in the boys’ category Reigning coast region Hosts Shimo La Tewa against Muhuri Muchiri, High- boys’ basketball champions took advantage of their XSIRUJUDEV way, Strathmore and Eastleigh. Aga Khan Academy became home support to dismantle In rugby 15s national and the first team to qualify for perennial rivals Mombasa East Africa silver medallists the quarter-finals after win- Baptist 28-26 in another Hospital Hill, Dagoretti and Buru Buru A%"(0$0"$) Dagoretti take on Ofafa High in ning two of their opening nail-biting encounter among giants keen to assert their authority one of the two semi-finals after matches as the Mombasa played at the same venue. 0GBGBBSFBHPPE beating Sunshine, Mutuini and County Secondary School Mombasa Baptist, from as Nairobi region school games commence BOEFYQFSJFODFETJEF Ruthimitu in the preliminary games kicked off at the Tudor, were seen as the by Lynette Matheka stages played earlier on before Shimo La Tewa School yes- favourites but luck was not terday. on their side as their op- @PeopleDailyKe (KHF) men’s Premier League 5IFZIBWFHPPEBOE seeing off Lenana 48-0 in the where they managed 10 wins quarter-final. Aga Khan humiliated ponents capitalised on the RVJDLQMBZFSTXIPBSF debutants Mtopanga 37- defensive mistakes they Kenya Secondary School and one draw in 22 matches. “Ofafa are a good and ex- 01 to register their first committed. Sports Association (KSSSA) “We joined the league to EJTDJQMJOFEBOEXFIBWF perienced side. They have gigantic win before hitting In other boys’ basketball Nairobi region competitions improve our tactics and tech- good and quick players who UPCFSFBEZGPSUIBU underdogs Mt Sinai from matches played yester- in handball and basketball niques and gain much-needed are disciplined and we have to Likoni 50-13 in their second day, Moi Forces Academy commence today at various experience especially while NBUDI be ready for that match,” said Pool A match to qualify for hammered Kajembe High venues across the county as up against more established Dagoretti coach Victor Walgwe. the quarter-finals. School 21-08 in their first schools fight for chances to teams. The players gained tti made their debut at the Aga Khan coach Kimani match of Group B. In the represent the region at the na- more confidence in the league national games last year but Jimna, who steered the girls’ category, Mama Ngina tional games set for Kapsabet and I expect the same to go a faltered as they got eliminated team last year, expressed won by 20-0 against Moi next month. long way in helping us win our at the preliminary stage. They, confidence in his side Forces Academy in their Handball regional defend- matches in the school compe- too, play in the KHF women’s advancing to the regional first match while Aga Khan ing champions Hospital Hill, tition,” said Kwena. Premier League and coach games in Kwale later this Academy beat Mt Sinai who made their debut at the Pool B has Aquinas, Our Mumo Mbeva is hopeful the month because of the ex- 37-02. The event continues national stage, are looking to Lady of Fatima, Nairobi School experience will help in their tensive training they have today with several matches make a return. Coach Derrick and Dandora. Hosts Langata undergone. lined up. Kwena has set his sights at, not are in a Pool D that also has Aga Khan represented just the Nairobi title, but mak- Dagoretti and Ruaraka. the country at the East ing a debut in the East Africa In the girls’ category, holders Africa games in Mwanza, games. Dagoretti Mixed are in Pool A Tanzania last year and Kwena’s charges are in Pool that has St Aloysius, High Ridge Jimna says they are going A that has Utawala, Highway and Kamukunji. Just like their for nothing short of the and Olympic. They begin their male counterparts, Dagore- regional trophy this time title defence against Olympic around. in the morning before tak- “We have the best fa- ing on Highway in the after- cilities in the region and noon. Handball games are that has enabled us being staged at Langata High train well so we are School. As part of their prepa- seeing ourselves rations for this year’s school through to competitions, Hospital Hill the regional participated in the 25-team games. Kenya Handball Federation We have the best team A past in the tour- rugby 15s nament because I have match four players who helped during us shine in 2019 school the coast Sylvia Angango competitions,” Jimna told region of Buru Buru and People Sport after yester- games. Michel Awuor of day’s matches. Mombasa, Parklands fight However, their title cre- Kwale for the ball dur- dentials will come under and Kilifi ing a past match scrutiny when they take counties at Nairobi region on St Charles Lwanga of are hold- secondary school Changamwe who also ing their games event. PD/ experienced an easy county PHILIP KAMAKYA ride by humbling games this week. FILE PEOPLE SPORT Friday, March 13, 2020 / PEOPLE DAILY +DYHDWKLFNVNLQ0XVRQ\H·VDGYLFHWR*DFKHR by Lynette Matheka after serving for 21 years. has poor culture of reading thus poor commu- @PeopleDailyKe “A lot awaits him (Gacheo) but I have no nication. To get people to respond to issues, doubt in his capabilities. This is a very diverse, even on email was a problem. I had to be tough Outgoing Council for East and Central Foot- highly-political and demanding region with and have everyone toe the line.” ball Associations (Cecafa) Secretary General 12 countries and one needs to know how to The former scribe brought in several spon- Nicholas Musonye says the new office holder, deal with the different cultures and bring them sors among them Serengeti Breweries, Orange, countryman and former SuperSport East Af- together for a common goal,” said Musonye. SuperSport, Azam TV and says Gacheo will rica General Manager Auka Gacheo will need He added: “I have left the council in a stable have to be smart to attract funding. to lead with an iron fist if he is to successfully condition, with a good working relationship “Kenyan corporate sponsors are very bi- steer the diverse region’s football to greater with FIFA and young leadership that I have no ased. Gacheo will need a magic wand to bring Outgoing Cecaca General Secretary Nicholas Musonye heights. doubt will steer the region’s football to great- them on board. However, his background in (left) hands over to his successor Auka Gacheo in Dar Musonye handed over to Gacheo in a cer- ness. Gacheo will, however face challenges broadcast marketing is an advantage,” said es Salaam on Wednesday. COURTESY emony held in Dar es Salaam on Wednesday working with federations whose leadership Musonye.

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After weeks without a trace, Nairobi City Stars offensive midfielder Oliver Maloba is back at the club. Maloba, who had gone missing since the second week of February, met the club management on Mon- day and after lengthy discussions was $W/HRSDUGV allowed back in training. Speaking on the matter, club CEO Patrick Korir said: “We chose to take a pragmatic view of the matter. After productive talks, we have accepted his VWLOOKDYHOLWWOHWR apology and he is now back in training.” The former Gor Mahia player was at pains to explain his whereabouts to his team-mates. FHOHEUDWHDERXW “I apologise to the club and my fellow players for staying out without communicating. Let’s leave what Not a happy birthday for Ingwe as problems on and happened behind. I am back and fully committed to give my all,” said off the pitch have left them hanging on memories Maloba at Tuesday’s training. of past glory with present full of pain and suffering Maloba has now been challenged by head coach Sanjin Alagic to work his way back into the team as his posi- by Noel Wandera won six of the last seven and are on tion has already been taken. “Staying @PeopleDailyKe course to claim this season’s crown. out for a month means all work done “Our focus is on building a team since July last year is lost. He has On March 12, 1964, a group of men step by step. We are slightly below the another few weeks to work on basics converged at Nairobi’s Kaloleni Social mark. We have to target the 70-point then work his way up to the team,” Hall and by the end of the day, Abal- mark if we are to win the league,” said Alagic. uhya United Football Club (now AFC added Shikanda. However, a section of fans feel City Leopards) was born. Most of Leopards’ problems are, Stars have been lenient on the player, Leopards was born out of amal- however, self-inflicted as in the 56 whom they believe should have re- gamation of several Nairobi-based years since their formation, they struggle to attract sponsorship, lead- ceived punishment. clubs with roots from the Luhya com- “A club without rules is at danger of munity and then began a journey that ership wrangles have bedeviled the not being respected even by its own saw them dominate Kenyan football club, they have no stadium and their employees,” said one fan. in the 70s, 80s and early 90s. recruitment has been poor. INGWE AT 56 Along the way, the club changed They have been struggling to at- names twice, to Abaluhya FC in 1973 tract top talent and the few who have AFC LEOPARDS FACT FILE and to AFC Leopards in 1980 after come in have left either for non-pay- Formed: March 12, 1964 former President Daniel arap Moi ment of salaries or to win trophies KPL titles: 12 banned tribal teams. elsewhere. FKF Cups: 10 However, there was nothing to They are also the team with the Cecafa Club Cups: 5 celebrate yesterday as the 12-time highest turnover of coaches, hav- Kenyan Premier League champions ing hired over 20 in the last 10 years reel from a number of problems on alone. a key sponsor. and off the pitch. “Politics has damaged us, we “How much money will it gener- “There will be no celebrations. We should not run the club as a closed ate to ease the club’s financial issues, are instead focusing on trying to see shop but instead make it all-inclu- and are they also accountable?” poses where we are and where we want to sive,” said Steve Ogalle, who served for instance hire it out to teams that Cynthia Mumbo, a sports marketing go,” Leopards’ chairman Dan Shikan- as Leopards Secretary General in the stop over to play international tour- expert, adding: “This is a tiny solution da told People Sport yesterday. 70s. naments.” to a very big problem.” They are sixth place on the table He added: “Recruitment has let According to Shikanda, the slick Shikanda is, however, optimistic with 40 points, 14 behind arch-rivals us down especially that of strikers. A 51-seater machine will be available of getting a sponsor, saying: “We are Gor Mahia who beat them 1-0 on team like Leopards should be going for hire to Kenya’s national teams as negotiating with four companies, all Sunday. for established strikers with experi- well as visiting international sides. international but based in Nairobi.” For a team that prides itself as the ence not school leavers.” “We also intend to use it as a mov- For Ogalle, Leopards’ approach second most successful in Kenya, The silver lining for Leopards’ fans ing billboard for advertisement and could be the reason they are strug- having produced the likes of Joe is that their club own the most mod- see what revenues it can generate,” gling to attract funding. Kadenge, Mahmoud Abbas, Joseph ern bus in Kenya’s sporting history. says Shikanda. “They need better thinkers, people (JJ) Masiga, Noah Wanyama, David However, of what value will it be if However, sports marketing experts who understand how sports and corporate world work. No sponsor will Oliver Maloba of Nairobi City Stars Asibwa among many others, Leop- it will not be fully optimised? feel the amount generated will be put their money where there is no during a past match against Northern ards’ last title was 22 years ago. Club enthusiast, John Agunda said: insignificant to stabilise the clubs fi- “They should use it to make money, nances, emphasising the need to find returns,” said Ogalle. Wanderers. PD/RODGERS NDEGWA To rub salt on the wound, Gor have Friday, March 13, 2020 / / / @PeopleDailyKe / / / People Daily Champions League and Europa League ‘set to be suspended’ by UEFA due to coronavirus PARIS: UEFA are set to announced that both the Champions League and Europa League are suspended with immediate effect. The coronavirus outbreak paralysing the continent is to bring a halt to both premier club competitions. Confirmation of the news is expected imminently and the suspension of fixtures, according to Marca, includes tonight’s encoun- have suspended matches in a bid ters involving the likes of LASK vs to prevent the spread of the illness Manchester United and Rangers vs sweeping the world. And now UEFA Bayer Leverkusen. Every top league are following suit with the situation in Europe except the Premier League becoming untenable. -AFP

‘Bad loser’ Klopp takes swipe at Atletico tactics after Liverpool’s loss, Neymar leads PSG past Dortmund

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Jurgen Klopp hit out at Atletico Madrid’s defensive approach after holders Liverpool were knocked out of the Champions League on Wednesday. Klopp’s side were on course for the quarter-finals after taking a 2-0 lead in extra time in the last-16 second leg. Goals from Georginio Wijnaldum and Roberto Firmi- no left Liverpool 2-1 up on aggregate at Anfield. But a howler from Liverpool goalkeeper Adrian opened the floodgates as Mar- cos Llorente struck twice before Al- varo Morata completed Atletico’s 4-2 aggregate triumph. It was a bitter blow for Reds boss Klopp, who had seen his team 6LPHRQH·V dominate the first 90 minutes without taking enough chances to win the tie. Klopp couldn’t hide his frus- tration at the way Atletico manager Diego Simeone (pictured) ODVWODXJK set up his side in a cautious counter-attacking style for long periods. “It’s so difficult to play a side like this. I don’t understand with the quality they have the football they play,” Klopp told BT Sport. “They could play proper football but they stand deep and have counter-attacks. “I realise I am a really bad loser, especially when the boys put such an effort in against world- class players on the other side who defend with two rows of four.” The defeat ended Liverpool’s bid for a third successive Champions League final appear- WEDNESDAY CHAMPS ance. LEAGUE RESULTS: Meanwhile, Paris Saint-Germain players celebrated with supporters gathered outside Liverpool 2-3 Atletico Madrid the ground after Neymar set them on their (2-4 aggregate) way to a 2-0 win over Borussia Dortmund be- PSG 2-0 B. Dortmund hind closed doors on Wednesday, taking them (3-2 aggregate) through to the Champions League quarter- finals 3-2 on aggregate. PSG needed to overturn a 2-1 defeat in the first leg of their last-16 tie in Germany, but Neymar’s 28th-minute header put them ahead on the night in the second leg amid a Download QR surreal atmosphere, as banned supporters Code app on Google Play and congregated outside the Parc des Princes scan this QR code instead. -AFP with your smart phone for pictures, videos and more stories

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