Robert (Bob) William Subaru Impreza vs Legacy Collymore Looking at how Subaru Impreza vs He was a Guyanan - born Legacy have been fl ourishing and British based in Kenya he making a diff erence in the mar- was the C.E.O of Safaricom. ket, you would know which one to choose 1958 - 1/7/2019 Page 2 Page 12 The Where Investors Get Returns MT. KENYA TIMES July 1-15, 2019 No. 00044 www.mtkenyatimes.co.ke KSh50|00 (TSh1,400|00 USh2,250|00 RFr750|00 ) Economic Bloc >> Leaders has agreed on the bloc’s blueprint, which focuses on economic transformation Eastmond Mwenda P. 10 A fi lm and media student at Moi University, who won [UVA] University Awards for the best fi lmmaker of the year 2019 Relationship P.11 Things you should never apologize for Central Region Governors during their Central Region Economic Bloc meeting at Elementaita,Nakuru [PHOTO/Courtesy] STORY ON PAGE 3 By: Meshack Masibo gelique Kidjo passed on. The background to [email protected] In the jungle when male lions this is that when male lions Chinese “We Africans have to take over a new territory, they begin to reach sexual maturity traders selling What is the Africa Cup of Nations? be able to deal with our almost always kill the prides’ around age 2, the older males bales of clothes problems. Help from cubs, since they are not bio- within the pride kick them Back Page. It’s been some time at Gikomba since Kenya achieved glory at outside is alright, but we logically related and do not out to fend for themselves market in this tournament but we are hope- have to learn to be responsible want to spend energy ensuring and make a “name” for them- Nairobi for our own attitudes.” - An- that other lions’ genes will be ful going forward STORY ON PAGE 6 2 | NATIONAL NEWS July 1-15, 2019 | The Mt. Kenya Times Politics>> * “If you have the right vision, and you take the right steps, then success is inevitable,” ~ Bob Collymore The Fallen Hero - Safaricom CEO• July 1994 Bob – July 1995: Collymore Handset Management Roles at British Tele- By: Dan In May this year, Safaricom Board Peace. Strategy Manager, Cellnet com [email protected] granted him a 1-year extension in NASA leader Raila Odinga Wrote: • January 1978 – July 1994: Various office and he said he would spend My condolences go out to the The Country woke up to shocking the time helping the company diver- friends and family of Mr Bob Colly- news of demise of Bob Collymore sify revenue streams from e com- more as well as the entire Safaricom on 1st July 2019 after a long battle merce and digifarm fraternity. Bob served our country with cancer. He was a Guyanan- Leaders from across the nation led with dedication and sustained us born British based in Kenya until by President Uhuru have sent their as a communication hub in Africa. his demise he had been the C.E.O. condolences. May his soul rest in eternal peace. of Safaricom. Collymore took over President Uhuru Kenyatta led Ken- Bob Collymore was raised by his the helm of Safaricom in 2010 from yans in mourning demised Safar- grandparents in Guyana for 12 Michael Joseph who currently sits icom CEO Bob Collymore. In his years and when he was 16 his moth- in the company’s board as a chair- condolences through the Statehouse er, who had moved to the UK, took man as well as non-executive di- official twitter handle the president him to join her in London. rector the board of national carrier wrote “It is with deep sadness that Kenya Airways. I have this morning received news Some of Bob Collymore notable On May 8 this year, Collymore was of the death of Safaricom CEO Bob achievements are: appointed as a Board member for Collymore after years of battling September 2010 - July 2019 CEO the National Cancer Institute. cancer. As a country, we’ve lost Safaricom According to Nicholas Ng’ang’a, a distinguished corporate leader • February 2009 – September 2010: Chairman of Safaricom, Collymore whose contribution to our national Chief Officer Corporate Affairs, Vo- had been undergoing treatment in wellbeing will be missed” ~ H.E. dacom different hospitals and most recently Uhuru Kenyatta. • September 2006 – February 2009: Aga Khan Hospital in Nairobi. The Deputy President too sent his Governance Director, Africa, Voda- Collymore leaves behind his wife, condolence he wrote; Bob Colly- fone Wambui Kamiru, whom he married more was a distinguished corporate • July 2000 – April 2003: Global in 2016 and four children. titan, whose shrewd leadership at Handset Purchasing Director, Voda- Bob Collymore was diagonized the helm of Safaricom was com- fone Group with Acute Myeloid Leukemia can- mendable. He steered the company • December 1998 – July 2000: cer, which is a type of cancer that to new heights and contributed im- Handset Purchasing Director, Voda- starts in the blood-forming cells of mensely to the evolution of Kenya’s fone UK the bone marrow. corporate scene. Collymore was ex- • July 1994 – December 1998: Pur- In he took a nine-month medical emplary, brilliant and courageous; chasing Director of Dixons Stores leave in late 2017 to undergo can- especially in the manner he battled Group cer treatment in England then came cancer. Condolences to his fami- • 1994 – 1998: Purchasing Director, back last year. ly, colleagues and friends. Rest in Dixons Group PLC July 1-15, 2019 | The Mt. Kenya Times 3 | NATIONAL NEWS Economic Bloc >> * Listed as immediate priorities were the identification of development partners by establishing a regional economic riding concept of the SEKEB bloc, the meeting were Kiraitu Murungi bloc in order to propel their devel- that has remained moribund since (Meru), Francis Kimemia (Nyan- opment agendas. Leaders intimated March 2016, is intended to pool Data from the darua), Anne Waiguru (Kirinyaga), Saving our planet, lifting hope that their decision will help and leverage on regional resources, inaugural Gross County Nakuru’s Lee Kinyanjui, Muthomi people out of poverty, advanc- drive their individual and collective county synergies and economies of Product (GCP) 2019 report by Njuki (TharakaNithi) and Mr Mu- growth plans. Adoption of the Lake scale in order to spur trade and in- riithi. ing economic growth... these the Kenya National Bureau of are one and the same fight. We Region Economic Bloc (LREB) vestment in the region. They agreed Mr. Kimemia is said to have taken Bill also makes it possible for the that the three counties shared equal Statistics (KNBS) shows that over as chairman of the bloc during must connect the dots between the Central Kenya Economic climate change, water scarcity, county assemblies to pass budgets and similar challenges and, there- the meeting. The six governors are associated with the bloc and enable fore a common financial institution Bloc cumulatively contribut- understood to have discussed the energy shortages, global health, parties to fulfill their financial com- was appropriate for the semi-arid ed 26.2% to Kenya’s GDP in bloc’s blueprint, which focuses on food security and women’s em- mitments towards unity. region to salvage the residents by 2017. economic transformation through powerment. Solutions to one In a clear quest for expertise former offering cheap credit. Each of the 10 counties con- agriculture and agri-business, in- problem must be solutions for Kenya Commercial Bank chief ex- Speaking at the inaugural Lake tributed towards Kenya’s dustrialisation, healthcare, tourism, all.” - Ban Ki-moon, Former ecutive officer Martin Oduor-Otie- Region Economic Bloc (LREB) GDP in 2017 as follows: water and resource management, United Nations Secretary Gen- no was appointed as the chief con- investment conference on Mon- Kiambu (5.5%), Kirinyaga infrastructure and ICT. One of the eral sultant of the project. Options that day, the president noted that coun- proposals floated was the estab- were considered at the summit lev- ty blocs are emerging as one of the (1.4%), Laikipia (1.0%), Nyeri lishment of a team of eminent local el include the setting up of a new key pillars for alternative dispute (2.2%), Embu (1.4%), Nyan- leaders to give direction. By: Danson banking institution, acquisition of resolution, national harmony and darua (2.6%), Meru (2.9%), Similar to the National Econom- an existing facility or buying of economic growth, so they must be Murang’a (2.3%), Thara- ic and Social Council (NESC), the [email protected] shares in an existing money lending supported. “It is for this reason that kaNithi (0.8%) and Nakuru think tank is being pushed mostly organization. Other projects to be I direct the Cabinet Secretary for (6.1%). by Meru County, which has a sim- Late last year President Uhuru Ken- implemented by the bloc include the Devolution and Arid and Semi-Arid ilar organ called the Meru Econom- yatta directed the Devolution min- upgrade of airstrips in all counties, Lands to spearhead and fast-track ing that the region contributes im- ic and Social Council comprising istry to finalize a policy on the for- construction of Lake Victoria ring policy development to guide the mensely to the national GDP. Data 70 elite members from the region. mation of regional blocs. This was road and establishment of a fruit formation, operation and funding of from the inaugural Gross County The proposal appeared to be one of a clear endorsement of the different processing plant. the county regional blocs,” he said. Product (GCP) 2019 report by the the unresolved issues of Monday’s initiatives by different counties to Another bloc was created when The 47 counties have created blocs Kenya National Bureau of Statis- meeting.