SATURDAY/SUNDAYSAS TURDR AY/SUNDAY October 6-7, 20182018 No. 095 Growing my empire DANSON MUCHEMI, 34, JAMBOPAY CEO, SET UP THE BUSINESS WHEN HE WAS JUST 25. TODAY, IT’S ONE OF THE LEADING ELECTRONIC PAYMENT SERVICE PROVIDERS IN THE REGION TK MELANIA TRUMP 12-YEAR-OLD KENYAN VISITS PARK, CITY WAS CROWNED CHILDREN’S HOME LITTLE MISS UNITED IN SOLO TRIP PG3 WORLD 2018 PG19 ;,%8Ă7-2-8 SAT-SUN October 6-7, 2018 Wik ndi 0MP *EWLMSRMWXE Celebrity babies rocking the TK Gram. ,ERKSYX Major Lazer rocks Nai- robi this TK 'MVGPIWSJPSZI weekend. Hope FM’s Auntie Rawder TK found Mr Right. From Germany s a resident of this city, you by now know Nairobi well. So rampant are our with love *EWLMSR gregarious tendencies, someone made a song; We were at “Huku Nairobi, we like to the third edi- A party!...” Out goes beer tion of Kam- TK festival and in lands Oktoberfest with a pala Fashion thud, large beer steins and sausages sure Week. to lay bare the unrivaled gastronomic su- premacy of swines. These, oompah bands and other traditions are what Oktoberfest is originally about. The fiesta traces its ori- gins to a horse race in Germany in 1810, to celebrate the wedding of Princess Therese of Saxony-Hildburghausen and Bavarian Crown Prince Ludwig. The public festivi- ties have over the decades grown into an annual month-long carnival that borrows its name from the venue of the original event, which borrows its name from the bride. And so, as the party capital, we’re grant- ing Oktoberfest a grand wilkommen like we don’t give a schnitzel. We’ll set off this Saturday, October 6 at Karengata, Marula Lane in Karen, and conclude at Alchemist later in the month. Hosted by The German Business Association, on the cards will be Bavarian band the Münchner Gaudiblosn, draft beers, wines and whiskeys, as well +M^QSGLEX as traditional German delicacies such Rapper MC as pretzels, sausages, nurnberger brat- Sharon tells wuerstchen and schnitzel. 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Wik ndi Published by Mediamax Network Limited CEO: Ian Fernandes Group Editor-in-Chief: Peter Opondo Quality-Training Editor: Chris Odweso Features Editor: Pocyline Karani Editor: Matilda Nzioki Sub-editor: Elly Gitau Business Editor: William Gitonga Sports Editor: James Waindi Revise Editors: Mukalo Kwayera, Stephen Mburu, Patrick Wachira Photographic Editor: Hudson Wainaina Creative Design & Concept: Elvis Indakwa Designer: Irene Gathiru Sit-in Designer: Patrick Okuna Sports Designer: Alice Nyanjao Contributors: Evelyn Makena, Manuel Ntoyai, Betty Muindi, Faith Kyoumukama, Wambui Virginia, Chebet Korir, Stephen Mbuthi, Sandra Wekesa, Milliam Murigi, Grace Wachira, Perpetua Adoyo, Njeri Maina, Marcella Akinyi, Harriet James Photography: Eustace Maina, John Ochieng Illustration: Tum 3 Wik ndi SAT-SUN October 6-7, 2018 ROUND UP WEEK IN BRIEF By TUM Melania Where is Amos Wako? visits park, Locals ask children’s home in Nairobi trip Teso South residents in Busia county are unhappy Margaret Kenyatta hosts US with their senator Amos Wako. Why? For sleeping First Lady at State House, on the job. They say the former “Smiling AG” is ever both hold closed-door talks on in Nairobi rarely sets foot at home. They claim Wako conservation, children’s health has neglected their inter- ests and has even isolated irst Lady Margaret Ke- She also gave Melania a copy rescued and brought to the or- himself from other leaders nyatta Friday hosted her of Beyond Zero’s strategic frame- phanage. from the county. US counterpart Melania work for 2018-2022 which she Margaret commended the trust Trump at State House, launched earlier in the year. for its efforts in rescuing baby Nairobi where they held Melania arrived in Nairobi on elephants and for giving them Fclosed-door talks over shared Thursday night as part of her solo such loving care. She also briefed Ledama denies interests. trip to Africa to promote health Melania on the “Hands Off Our El- Their talks focused on matters and education. She leaves Satur- ephants” initiative, a broad-based inciting clashes of health, especially the welfare day morning for Egypt. wildlife conservation campaign of mothers and children, and con- The two First Ladies later vis- that seeks to curb poaching in servation. ited the David Sheldrick Wildlife Kenya. Margaret is the patron of Trust’s elephant nursery in Nairobi Later, the two First Ladies Beyond Zero, which seeks to National Park, where Melania fed proceeded to the Kenya National promote maternal health, while a baby jumbo with milk. Theatre where they were treated Melania is the founder and pro- Donning a brown pair of trou- to 45 minutes of cultural per- moter of the “Be Best”, an initia- sers, white blouse and boots, Me- formances staged by Sarakasi tive aimed at improving children’s lania almost lost her footing when group, a Nairobi-based dancing and acrobatic group. welfare. a baby elephant nudged her, but Vocal Narok Senator Melania’s tight schedule also 501 First Lady Margaret Kenyatta and her US Margaret showed her visitor a security agent held her. Ledama ole Kina was this included a visit to The Nest Chil- counterpart with some of the children performing at visual presentations and artistic Angela Sheldrick, the Executive week grilled by police for dren’s Home in Gigiri, Nairobi, the Kenya National Theatre, Nairobi, Friday. "#07& impressions of the proposed Sh2 Director of the Trust established two hours for allegedly where she sashayed to the beat Melania strokes a baby elephantʼs ear at the David billion Beyond Zero model referral in 1977, narrated to the First La- inciting communities to of Kenyan music as she was wel- Sheldrick Wildlife Trustʼs elephant nursery in Nairobi hospital that she plans to imple- dies moving stories of how the violence over Mau eviction. comed to the orphanage. -PSCU National Park. 1)050414$6 ment. orphaned baby elephants were And though the legislator denied making incendiary remarks, he was firm on Raila cancels Kuria his stand over the ongoing Dola convicted of evictions which he said are rally over chaos necessary to protect the water tower. Opposition chief Raila Odinga was Friday forced manslaughter in to cancel a planned rally at Kehancha Cereals Grounds in Kuria West following clashes between journalist’s death rowdy supporters of Ochilo Ayacko (ODM) and Mutunga is Eddy Oketch (FPK). The body of Wambui, who was the wall, which proved fatal, but Trouble began when rowdy youth, alleged also a journalist, was discovered his conduct after the incident of to have been on a local businessman’s payroll, hours after her death in the fam- seeking out his brother-in-law can KRA tax envoy stormed the venue as people were gathering ily’s bedroom by their househelp. be interpreted in many ways. She, to await Raila’s arrival. The anti-Ayacko slogans Dola (pictured) went missing after however, noted that where there chanting youth claimed the area is a stronghold of the incident and only resurfaced were two possibilities, the benefit Oketch. three days later when he surren- of the doubt should go to the ac- Four people were injured in the ensuing fracas dered himself to police. cused person. as police fired in the air to disperse the youth. The judge said events show “Clearly according to the testi- Leaders at the venue blamed local MP Mathias the couple was under pressure mony of his brother-in-law, the ac- Robi, who has thrown his weight behind Oketch, The High Court Friday found for- and could not have fought over a cused was disturbed and resorted for inciting the youth. mer journalist Moses Dola guilty of simple issue such as loud music. to drinking alcohol early in the “Hired goons, led by Mnati, to disrupt ODM rally. manslaughter in the death of his “What is clear to the court is morning and he turned himself to We call upon the police to arrest people behind wife Wambui Kabiru. that there may have been a fight the police. The taxman this week un- this,” said a local political activist allied to ODM. Justice Roselyn Korir substitut- and it is clear the accused was In his mitigation, Dola said he veiled former Chief Justice And on Thursday, goons believed to be allied ed the charge of murder to that of the aggressor and that he was never intended to kill his wife Willy Mutunga as its tax to Oketch also clashed with Ayacko supporters at manslaughter, saying the element the stronger party. That alone, and that he was sorry. “I can only ambassador. This is in line Mabera town, moments before Raila and his team of malice had not been proved be- however, cannot be sufficient to pray that as some point we will be with a new initiative meant landed. yond reasonable doubt. The judge show that he had intention to kill,” reconciled with my in-laws. My to increase funding to the A photo-journalist was injured in the chaos and ordered the cancellation of Dola’s said Justice Korir , adding that the brother-in-law was my best friend. government as it plans to is recuperating at Isebania sub-county hospital. bond terms. evidence shows a relationship that My heart goes out to the family. fund the ambitious Sh3.07 Ayacko and Oketch are the front runners in the The crime was committed on was bad initially, but was progres- It was not my intention to cause trillion budget against race for Migori Senate seat and are battling for the May 1, 2011 at the couple’s house sively deteriorating.