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Unions have called off the planned May 14 national strike after the government
shelved plans to increase medical insurance contributions.
Labour minister John Munyes announced the suspension after meeting Prof Anyang’ Nyong’o, the Medical Services minister, whose ministry is in charge of the scandal-ridden National Hospital Insurance Fund.
And in Parliament, MPs de-
manded that Prof Nyong’o issues a statement on the controversy at the Fund.
Some lawmakers also rejected a proposal by Prime Minister Raila Odinga that the Fund be
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Wamalwa widow sued by children P. 9 Former VP’s wife told to account for over Sh36 million
Court stops KPA board changes Back Kimunya appointees must now wait for conclusion of case
P.3 Man invents charger based in your shoe
Charge phone by walking around
News P. 2-11, 16, BackOpinion P. 12-13Letters P. 14
World P. 19-24Business P. 25-29County P. 30-33Sport P. 59-63
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NHIF plan halted as union calls off strike
CORRUPTION | MPs claim Raila order for efficiency unit to probe scandal is a cover-up bid
Labour minister shelves new medical insurance deductions to clear way for caretaker team to investigate graft claims
Ms Gladys Juma (left) is consoled by a friend, Ms Suzan Nyamboga, after her husband, Pastor Benjamin Juma, and a colleague were lynched in Jomvu, Changamwe, on Monday. Pastor Juma of Nyali Baptist Church and Pastor Jackson Kioko of Melchizedek Church in Buxton were burnt beyond recognition after being mistaken for thieves. They were on an outreach mission in the area.
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IN GOD’S NAME | Mob lynches pastors on preaching mission
BY ALPHONSE [email protected]
The Kenya Airport Authority is em-broiled in a Sh858
million controversy after it allowed a private company to use government land to secure a loan.
In a bizzare transaction, KAA allowed Transglobal Cargo Centre to borrow Sh510 million by using land located at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport as security.
On the basis of a lease from the KAA, Transglobal Cargo secured the loan from Standard Chartered
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Mr Muthoka
Tycoon secured Sh500m loan on airport land
New NHIF rates suspended MEDICAL COVER | Protest by workers against new figures was to start next week
investigated by the Efficiency Monitoring Unit, which is based in his office.
Instead, they demanded that the investigation be led by the Kenya National Audit Office.
NHIF has paid out about Sh300 million to two companies, with some of the funds being al-located to clinics which do not exist or were unregistered. An additional Sh700 million was about to be released when the whistle was blown.
Others who attended the meeting at which the decision to stop deductions was taken were Cotu secretary-general Francis Atwoli and Federation of Kenya Employers chief executive Jac-queline Mugo.
Caretaker committeeAfter the meeting, Cotu said
the strike was off.Mr Munyes said the new
NHIF rates had been suspended for three months to enable the caretaker committee appointed by the Prime Minister to compile its report.
The gazette notice that had effected the new rates has now been revoked.
According to the new rates, people earning less than Sh6,000 a month were to con-tribute Sh150 and those earning above Sh50,000 were to give Sh1,000.
Employees with a monthly in-come of Sh100,000 and above would have paid Sh2,000.
Cotu had opposed the new rates, saying they were a strain to a majority of the workers and also doubted NHIF’s capacity to properly manage the cash.
Ms Mugo said some employ-ers effected the deductions in the April salaries.
“Unfortunately there are em-ployers who deducted the money from their employees. You see the deductions ought to have started in June but NHIF had sent an earlier communication which talked about deductions being effected on April salaries so on the basis of this, some employers effected the deductions,” she told the Nation. She appealed to the NHIF to refund the money.
The suspension came as the Kenya Union of Post Primary Education Teachers (Kuppet) asked the Teachers Service Com-mission not to deduct medical insurance at the new rates.
The union’s deputy secretary-general, Mr Moses Nthrurima, said no responsible employer should risk investing its em-ployees’ hard-earned money in such a scheme.
Teachers countrywide will contribute a total of Sh4.2 bil-lion annually to the scheme.
On Monday, Mr Odinga sus-pended the NHIF board and ordered a forensic audit into the management of the health insurer.
He also suspended the Fund’s chief executive officer, Mr Rich-ard Kerich, for three months and in place appointed a caretaker committee.
A deputy secretary in the Ministry of Medical Services,
Mr Adan A. Adan, was appointed acting CEO.
A day earlier, Prof Nyong’o had reinstated the NHIF board and its chief executive who had been sacked by acting Civil Service head Francis Kimemia on Saturday.
Mr Odinga told a Press confer-ence at his office that the decision was arrived at after a consultative
meeting with stakeholders. He ordered a forensic audit
by a private company and an investigation by the Efficiency Monitoring Unit in his office.
But in Parliament, MPs de-manded that the investigations be conducted by the Kenya Na-tional Audit Office. Those against EMU claimed it would be used to cover up the scandal.
Dr Boni Khalwale (Ikolomani) argued that EMU fell under the Office of the PM from where Prof Nyong’o derived his appointment and could not be trusted to con-duct credible investigation.
Gichugu MP Martha Karua said EMU failed to handle the maize scandal properly.
“The last time we had the maize scandal, nothing came out. We see this as a cover-up,” she stated.
She demanded that Prof Nyong’o steps aside to pave the way for investigations.
The lawmakers also demanded to interrogate Prof Nyong’o over the allocation of the funds.
Party politics were dragged into the matter with Ms Rachel Shebesh (nominated) accusing Dr Khalwale of engaging in a witch-hunt.
Dr Khalwale hit back, accusing the ODM MPs of “passionately attempting to protect Prof Nyong’o from interrogation.”
The minister who was keenly following the debate, however, said he was ready to give a statement as demanded.
“There is nothing we are re-ally hiding at the Ministry of Medical Services regarding the NHIF affairs. As the minister, I am as concerned as members are to get to the bottom of this,” he stated.
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‘‘There is nothing we are really hiding at the Ministry of Medical Services. As the minister, I am as concerned as members are to get to the bottom of this”Prof Anyang’ Nyong’o
Sh700mShillings NHIF was about to disburse to hospitals under new scheme
Regional highlightsNairobi: Engineers from around the country to converge at the Kenyatta International Conference Centre in Nairobi at 10am to discuss the progress and challenges they face.The US embassy to host the Agoa forum.
In the newsNairobi: Former Vice-Presi-dent Kijana Wamalwa’s wife has been sued by her step-children over Sh36.5 million paid to the family as gratuity after his death. The two want the High Court to order Ms Yvonne Wamalwa to account for Sh8 million she allegedly received on their behalf. Page 9
Isiolo: Four armed school children stole more than 400 goats in Isiolo at the weekend.The Class Eight pupils ab-ducted their agemates who
were looking after the goats. They later released them. Wabera ward councillor Ismail Galma accused the police of laxity, saying they had failed to step up security despite de-ploying more officers around Isiolo. Page 16
Mombasa: Two pastors were lynched at Jomvu in Mom-basa after they were mistaken for thieves. Pastor Benjamin Juma of Nyali Baptist Church and Pastor Jackson Kioko of Melchizedek Church in Buxton were burnt beyond recogni-tion. The villagers mistook them for robbers. Page 31
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“Mr Mudavadi’s ideologies seem unchanged because they are characterised by his desire to receive leadership from a silver plate or through inheritance ” EAC minister Musa Sirma on war of words between Prime Minister Raila Odinga and his deputy Musalia Mudavadi Page 5
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Displaced persons from Male IDP camp in Laikipia County weed their crops yesterday. The IDPs, who have been liv-ing on a private farm for the last two years, urged the government to buy them land.
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DAILY NATIONWednesday May 9, 20122 | National News
BY GATONYE [email protected]
You can now charge your mobile phone from the sole of your shoe.
This will be good news for herdsmen, joggers and gym enthusiasts, since the more you walk or run, the more electricity your shoe will generate.
Yesterday, this technology was among the innovations on show at the Science and Innovation Week taking place at the Kenyatta International Conference Centre in Nairobi.
Mr Anthony Mutua, 24, has developed an ultra-thin chip of crystals that generate electric-ity when put under pressure. Through a process he has pat-ented with the Kenya Industrial Property Institute, he is able to harvest this energy and turn it into electricity as one walks.
Mr Mutua, a graduate of Mombasa Polytechnic Univer-sity College, explains that the chip is inserted inside the sole of any shoe, apart from bathroom slippers. “The electricity is gen-
erated by the act of walking and running, and can be harvested in two ways.”
One way is to charge the phone while still in motion through a thin extension cable that runs from the shoe to the pocket.
“The other alternative is to charge the phone immediately after a walk because the crys-tals have the capacity to store the electric energy,” Mr Mutua explained.
The second option through a technology that is just about to go into mass production, he says, is likely to prove quite popular with people who want to charge a mobile phone for others as a commercial activity, since it can service several phones simulta-neously.
To have your shoe fitted by Mr Mutua who operates within Nai-robi’s Central Business District, costs Sh3,800 and the technology comes with a two and a half year warranty — but not if the shoe is stolen or lost.
“In case the shoe is worn out you can always transfer it to the new one.”
Mr Mutua says the National Council of Science and Technol-
ogy is in the process of funding his project for mass production of the chips.
“This and the possibility of a bigger market could eventu-ally bring down the purchase price.”
The development of Mr Mu-tua’s prototype was funded to the tune of Sh500,000 by the science council.
According to Mr David Ngigi, a
senior science secretary with the National Council for Science and Technology, the council plans to finance Mr Mutua so that he can commercialise his product.
“We have been financing the development of ideas to proto-type levels, but because most innovators lack funds for com-mercialisation, the innovations never reach the market. So we are changing this,” says Mr Ngigi.
SALTON NJAU | NATION
Mr Anthony Mutua shows how to charge a mobile phone using a charger in a shoe during the Science and In-novation Week at the KICC in Nairobi yesterday.
Exhibitor Johnson Gachui Mburu’s (right, holding jam), is a story of mak-ing money from the “curse” of others.
Mr Mburu, also known as Blackie, represents groups of farmers and trad-ers who have turned the controversial mathenge tree (Prosopis juliflora) into a money spinner through charcoal burning, carvings, animal feed and the production of a chocolate tasting jam and other confectionaries.
The tree, at times called the “devil’s
tree”, became famous in 2006 when residents of parts of the Rift Valley sued the government, claiming the in-vasive shrub had become a danger to their health and that of their livestock and was choking their livelihood.
Blackie says his group from Bura Tana is the source of almost a third of the charcoal being used in Nairobi and sur-rounding towns such as Thika, Limuru and Kiambu, and comes from the ma-thenge tree.
“At one time the whole Bura Tana was colonised by the tree, blocking waterways and even breaking water pipes, but through moderated harvest-ing, we are able to manage the tree while making a healthy income,” he told the Nation yesterday at the Sci-ence and Innovation Week at KICC.
Healers in the area say its seeds when ground, is good for diabetic people.
“Last year we sold 40 tons of its pods to a South African Pharmaceutical
company,” he said.Blackie says he is studying carvings
from the tree to understand their shelf life — whether they retain a good dry weight like other popular trees.
“I have been with some carvings for the last seven years and they are still in very good condition,” says Blackie.
His latest invention is a chocolate jam, yet to be commercialised because it will need to pass various tests by the Kenya Bureau of Standards.
NEW PRODUCTS
Exhibitors turn harmful plant into money spinner through charcoal and animal feeds
SCIENCE WEEK | Kenyan innovation on show at KICC, Nairobi
Shoe technology to charge cell phones Good news for herdsmen, since the more they walk or run, the more electricity they generate
The amount it will cost to have your shoe fitted with the chip. The technology comes with a two and a half year warranty
Sh3,800
DAILY NATIONWednesday May 9, 2012 National News 3
BY NATION REPORTER
A city club owner has been ques-tioned by police over the killing of a patron in his bar.
Mr Jackson Maina Wangui, the owner of Club Click on Baricho Road, was questioned over the fatal shooting of a patron at the club.
Police said the victim was dragged out of the club at 3am yesterday by a security guard and three other men before being shot.
After few minutes of argument,
he was shot in the head and died on the spot, the police said. The club was still full of patrons, who had gone for the Monday reggae night.
Police, who said Mr Wangui was licensed to carry a gun, are also in-vestigating why the man was shot. The victim has not been identified as no identification papers were found on him. The body was marked as an unidentified person at the City Mortuary.
Some waiters at the club claimed he had been accused of stealing a mobile phone.
But Makadara police boss Tho-mas Atuti said no complainant had come forward and no phone had been found on him.
Mr Atuti said one of the se-curity guards was also being
Club owner quizzed over man’s killing
We are trying to establish the motive of the attack” Makadara police boss Thomas Atuti
questioned. “We are trying to establish
the motive of the attack since he was dragged from the sec-ond floor where the club is situated to a corner on the
fourth floor where his head was blown off by the bullet,” he said.
Police said they had taken Mr Wangui’s firearm for bal-listic testing.
BILLY MUTAI | NATION
A detective leads Club Click owner Jackson Wangui (left) for questioning yesterday over the shooting of a patron at his club.
BY ALPHONSE [email protected]
The Kenya Airport Au-thority is embroiled in a Sh858 million
controversy where it allowed a private company to use government land to secure a loan.
In what appears to be total disregard of government procedures, KAA allowed Transglobal Cargo Centre to borrow Sh510 million se-cured by land located at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport.
On the basis of a lease from the KAA, Transglobal Cargo secured the loan from Stand-ard Chartered Bank.
The company is currently seeking to borrow an addi-tional $4.2 million (Sh348 million) using the same facility, which the current management of KAA has declined to approve.
Transglobal Cargo Centre is associated with Peter Muth-oka (pictured) who is also the owner of Andy Forwarders, a logistic company at the centre of boardroom wars at the car dealer CMC Holdings.
Prof Albert Mumma, a lawyer appointed by KAA to
review the transaction ques-tions the way the deal was done, pointing out that it breaches the law and govern-ment procures.
“Fundamental concern is that the charge appears to breach section 19 of the Kenya Airports Authority Act,” Prof Mumma writes.
The section prohibits KAA from giving authority or using its land to borrow money without consent from the Treasury.
The lawyer, who was re-sponding to a request by the KAA acting corporation sec-retary, Ms Joy Nyaga, said he did not find any evidence that any consent was sought or given by Treasury for the borrowing.
He also questioned why Transglobal Cargo Centre was the one borrowing and not KAA.
Yesterday, Mr Muthoka, confirmed the deal, saying it was “absolutely above-board” and that anyone introducing controversy over arrangement was “malicious”.
Mr Muthoka said the charge was on the lease and that as per the agreement with KAA, Transglobal was allowed to incur a charge to get money to build the cargo handling facility.
In any case, he argued, this was a build-operate-transfer concession, and they had to get money to do the job.
“Anyone saying that we obtained a loan using govern-ment land is malicious… that is absolutely not true…everything is above-board,” Mr Muthoka told the Nation on phone, adding that if KAA thought there was any problem with the initial contract, they’d have withheld their consent for the Sh510 million bank loan.
Asked why he thought KAA did not agree to the $4.2 mil-lion loan, he said, “no concrete reason had been given”.
Contacted Standard Chartered Bank cited client confidentiality in declin-ing to comment. Calls to KAA’s management were not answered as the managing director Stephen Gichuki was said to be in a meeting all day, and the corporation secretary Ms Nyaga, was said to be “extremely busy”.
KAA taken to task over Sh858m deal
ROW | Cargo company boss says contract was above board
The airport agency accused of going against the law by allowing firm to use state land to get loan
510mAmount of money in shillings that Transglo-bal Cargo is said to have secured from local bank using state land
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BY NATION REPORTER
Planning assistant minister Peter Kenneth has promised to drive economic development to greater heights if elected president in the next elections.
Mr Kenneth, whose Gatanga constituency topped in the efficient use of Constituency Development Fund (CDF) in a survey by a tax-payers association, said he will replicate the successful model across the country.
A lot of resources“I have demonstrated through
the management of CDF in my constituency what I can do for this country. We have a lot of resources which, if managed well, can drive the economy much better than now,” he said.
“What I have achieved for the people of Gatanga, I can for Kenya. People should judge all presidential aspirants by their achievements,” he said.
Kenneth makes pledge to lift economy high
BY NATION CORRESPONDENT
New judges have been named to hear an appeal challenging the March 4, 2013 General Election date.
The fresh bench com-prises judges Onyango Otieno, Kalpana Rawal and David Maraga.
The three have replaced Mr Justice Samuel Bosire, Lady Justice Martha Koome and Lady Justice Hannah Okwengu.
Mr Justice Bosire ceased being a judge after his re-moval from the court on recommendations by the Judges and Magistrates Vetting Board.
Shown the doorJudges Joseph Nyamu,
Riaga Omollo and Em-manuel O’Kubasu were also shown the door.
Centre for Rights Edu-cation and Awareness and the Caucus for Women’s Leadership withdrew their application seeking to stay the execution of the High Court order mandating the announcement of the elec-tion date yesterday.
“We wish to withdraw the application to stay the orders of the High Court,” lawyer Stephen Mwenesi said.
The move was not op-
posed by lawyer Ian Maina for Kilome MP John Harun Mwau and senior deputy solicitor general Muthoni Kimani.
Mr Mwau is seeking an interpretation on when the term of the current Parlia-ment ends.
The application was marked as withdrawn.
The activists had chal-lenged the ruling of judges Isaac Lenaola, Mumbi Ngugi and David Majanja.
The three had declared that the life of the cur-rent Parliament lapses on January 15, 2013 and that elections be held within 60 days of the expiry of the term of the National Assembly.
They also mandated President Kibaki and Prime Minister Raila Odinga to dissolve Parliament upon a written agreement.
The appeal will be heard between June 5 and 7.
New judges to hear election date appeal
Mr Mwau
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Prime Minister Raila Odinga and his deputy Musalia Mudavadi were
yesterday asked to conduct peaceful political campaigns.
A cross section of lead-ers expressed alarm at the threats by campaign teams of Mr Odinga and Mr Mudavadi to expose each other’s dirt as they seek votes to succeed President Kibaki.
Cabinet ministers Fred Gumo, Musa Sirma, former nominated MP Mark Too and grassroots leaders from Western Province spoke of the need for political aspir-ants to exercise restraint in their campaigns.
Mr Gumo, the Regional Development minister said ODM was not party to the statement issued by the di-rector of communications at
the PM’s secretariat Barrack Muluka.
“ODM is not Raila and Raila is not ODM,” he said adding that the Premier was just a member of the party like any other member.
In Nakuru, Mr Sirma accused Mr Mudavadi of in-sincerity.
“Mr Mudavadi’s ideologies
seem unchanged because they are characterised by his desire to receive leadership from a silver plate or through inheritance,” he said.
Mr Too, in Eldoret said it was wrong for both teams to discredit each other while they had worked as a team before parting ways.
“What Kenyans need is a peaceful transition that will el-evate the image of our country globally when President Kibaki retires,” said Mr Too, an MP during the Kanu regime.
In Mumias, local leaders warned that the confronta-tional style of politics the pair had resorted to would negate gains achieved in promoting national integration in the last four years.
“It was not right for Mr Odinga and Mr Mudavadi to hurl insults at each other in public rallies and at funerals at the expense of integrity,” Mr Abdalla Ismael Wanyama, the chairman of business people in the province said.
Reports by Barnabas Bii, Si-mon Siele, John Shilitsa and KNA
Raila, Mudavadi told to stop war of words
RIVALRY | Aides have been trading accusations
‘‘What Kenyans need is a peaceful transition that will elevate our country’s image”Mark Too, former MP
Leaders urge two to end bitter exchanges for the sake of peace ahead of elections
BY NATION REPORTER
The achievement of Vision 2030 on time is in doubt once again following the failure to at-tain key targets expected for its realisation.
The Ministry of Planning yes-terday said vital goals supposed to speed the actualisation of the vi-sion were not attained last year.
Tourism, agriculture, manu-facturing, information and communication sectors did not perform as planned, therefore contributing to the sluggish push towards Vision 2030.
Job creation, another vital con-tributor, was not as impressive as expected as the number of va-cancies fell short of the targeted figure.
Planning PS Edward Sambili said progress has been made towards achieving the main objectives of the blueprint but pointed out that much is yet to be done. The PS also praised the ICT sector for its tremendous growth in the past one year that had brought significant benefits to the economy.
“ICT has remarkably grown. Faster Internet has improved communication. This has at-tracted high-end investors,” Dr Sambili said during the launch of this year’s Annual Progress Report yesterday.
The infrastructure sector received applause because of some landmark roads — Thika Highway and construction of the eastern by-pass — that were noted as important contributors to the expansion of the economy.
Vision 2030 goals yet to be realised
The year President Kibaki launched the development blueprint, Vision 2030
2008
NOW OPEN | SME park unveiled
COSMAS MUTINDA | NATION
Trade minister Moses Wetang’ula unveils a plaque dur-ing the inauguration of Export Business Acceleration SME incubation park at EPZ Athi River yesterday. EPZ has plans to set up 35 SME incubation parks country-wide at a cost of Sh5 billion.
DAILY NATIONWednesday May 9, 2012 National News 5
The Meteorological Services director Joseph Mukabana warned yesterday that the heavy rains will continue.
“There are possibilities of flash floods in the South Coast which is expected to record heavy to very heavy rainfall. Residents should exercise cau-tion to avoid any calamities such as drowning. Those operating light boats are advised that there will be a risk of high waves,” he said.
In Magarini, Bate sub-location was marooned by water and several homes and livestock swept away in Dagmara and Chakama, leaving at least 2,000 people homeless. The families are camping at Bate, Garashi and Kaya primary schools.
Burst its banksIn Kirinyaga, a man drowned and 12
women escaped death narrowly when a swollen Thiba river burst its banks at Karira village, Mwea East division. The victim was working on his farm when he was swept away, while the survivors were harvesting french beans in an adjacent farm.
“If the villagers did not act swiftly we would all be dead,” one of the survivors said.
“We had harvested a lot of beans but they were carried away and nothing was salvaged. The owner must have registered great losses,” another said.
A bridge was destroyed and four schools in Imenti Central cut off after
JENNIFER MUIRURI | NATION
A boy looks at part of a tea farm that was carried away by a landslide yesterday in Nyanduma village in Lari.
Three more killed as rivers burst banksFLOODS | Weatherman warns of more heavy rains amid fears of food crisis after floods disrupt planting season
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washed away disrupting distribution of relief supplies, while 750 families in Marigat are sleeping in the cold after their homes were flooded.
Business in Migori came to a stand-still after floods marooned shops. The most affected was the local branch of Cooperative Bank where rising water levels forced workers and customers out of the banking hall.
But in flood-prone Budalangi, the National Water Conservation and Pipeline Corporation (NWCPC) forecasts warm days for residents.
“So far we have managed to re-pair all major breaches and several partial breaches on both dykes,” said NWCPC official Lucy Mbuthia.
Bunyala DC Khalif Ali said meas-ures had been put in place in case Nzoia river bursts its banks.
At the same time, two people drowned in Isilami river on Monday night in Kajiado North. Area district commissioner Mwangi Kahiro said they were in a group of four return-ing home from the market when the tragedy struck.
Mr Kahiro said the most affected areas in the district are Kamukuru and Entasopia near Lake Magadi. A bridge on the Kiserian/Magadi road has also been swept away.
Meanwhile, mudslides have de-stroyed tea farms in Lari. Residents of Nyanduma location expressed fears their farms could be flooded after mudslides blocked river Komuthai, which feeds the larger River Athi.
Reported by Sandra Chao, Barnabas Bii, Wycliff Kipsang, George Munene, Linet Wafula, Elisha Otieno and Pon-ciano Odongo
TOM OTIENO | NATION
An abandoned hut in Nyakwere village in Nyakach after its owners moved to higher ground.
JARED NYATAYA | NATION
Women on a maize farm at Rurigi in Uasin Gishu County. The crop was flooded after River Kipkaren burst its banks.
the main road was rendered impass-able in Meru.
“It has been raining heavily over the weekend and the bridge was carried away today in the morning. Transport has been paralysed after the floods cut off the major road connecting Kinjo town and the four institutions,” said Kinjo North Sub-chief James Mutwiri.
In West Pokot, roads have been
750Number of families sleeping in the cold in Marigat after their houses were flooded
BY NATION CORRESPONDENT
A worker is believed to be trapped inside the basement of a building, which collapsed in Nairobi on Monday.
The six-storey building in Westlands, which was being renovated, collapsed at around 9.30pm.
The casual worker, who was painting the basement of the building, had not been
identified by the time of going to press.
Mr Bernard Omolo, a worker at the building, said when its pillars started crumbling, most of them were able to dash out.
He said the painter could have been trapped in the basement.
“We have counted ourselves but the new worker we had hardly known is missing,” Mr Omolo said.
The building destroyed some adjacent buildings as it collapsed.
Several other buildings are being constructed in the mostly residential area.
Gigiri deputy police boss Daniel Mbugua confirmed that one worker was missing after the incident.
“One person is missing but we are removing the debris to find out if there was any casu-alty,” he said.
Painter ‘trapped’ in collapsed building
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BY JOYCE [email protected]
Government geologists yester-day ruled out the possibility of a volcanic eruption at Mount
Longonot as earlier predicted.They said the cause of a six-metre
deep gulley at the foot of the mountain was loose soil underneath.
This was contrary to an earlier report that the formation was due to magma trying to force its way out.
The channel had developed from a small crack last week.
People living in the area said they saw the ground sink, which led to collapse of a dam that serves them with water for domestic use.
Some geologists predicted a vol-canic eruption, saying it could cause
untold damage to areas around Maa Mahiu/Naivasha where the mountain is located.
Even before making the prediction, the Financial Times, a UK business newspaper, had on April 14 suggested a possible volcanic eruption.
“We have established that the gulley was not as a result of volcanic reaction. However, we realise that there is a lot of activity underneath the soil which has caused it to be porous and soft and in turn weak when it rains. This is what led to the collapse of the soil beneath the dam, hence causing the water to disappear,” said Mr Bisnai Chepsongol, who is leading a taskforce set up to establish the cause of the channel.
Mr Chepsongol is the director of ad-ministration in the Ministry of Special Programmes. Other members of his team include geologists from different government ministries.
He said the gulley was expanding, adding that there were more faults underground, which were tributaries of the channel.
The head of the Physics Depart-ment at the University of Nairobi, Prof Jayanti Patel, had said: “There is no geophysical evidence to show that the volcano is likely to erupt soon. The rift is full of geological fault lines filled with volcanic ash soil and these get washed out due to heavy rain.”
Now experts rule out Longonot eruption
PREDICTION | Some specialists had warned of untold damage
Geologists say gulley at foot of mountain was caused by loosesoilunderneath
‘‘The gulley was not as a result of volcanic reaction”Bisnai Chepsongol, leader of team of geologists
BY NATION CORRESPONDENT
The Judiciary will retrain magistrates on new technology to enable quick completion of cases, Chief Justice Willy Mu-tunga has said.
Dr Mutunga said the long term goal of the Judiciary was to embrace digitisation for easy access to records and efficiency in handling appeals.
“Magistrates who will be hired will not have clerks, they will only be supplied with laptops to record the proceedings of the cases,” said Dr Mutunga.
He was speaking yesterday at the Milimani Law Courts in Nairobi as he inspected a special typing pool created in collaboration with the Na-tional Youth Service.
The NYS posted 62 copy typists to the Judiciary last month to clear the backlog of records that have held up judgments and appeals be-
cause they were not typed.The CJ said the Judiciary
also intended to install video and audio recorders in courts to reduce the amount of time required to conclude a case.
He dismissed fears that the partnership with NYS to type the proceedings would affect confidentiality of the cases, say-ing they would only give copies of the typed proceedings and retain the originals to ensure the records were not changed.
“Appeals cannot be heard unless the proceedings are typed. We want to computer-ise operations in all courts to expedite the justice system,” said Mutunga.
Judiciary to digitise court processes
PAUL WAWERU | NATION
Chief Justice Willy Mutunga, Chief Registar of the Judiciary Gladys Shollei (left) and assistant High Court Registrar Lucy Njora at the Milimani Law Courts in Nairobi yesterday.
Number of copy typists sec-onded by the NYS to help clear backlog of records that have held up judgments
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DAILY NATIONWednesday May 9, 20128 | National News
NAIROBI
Residents take to streetsafter Sh2m lost in raid
Residents of Eastleigh yester-day staged a demonstration in protest against rising insecurity and poor roads in the estate. This came after two business stalls were broken into yesterday morning, resulting in theft of Sh2 million and goods. Starehe police boss Alphiod Nyaga said two peo-ple had been arrested in connec-tion with the theft.
BY PAMELA [email protected]
The widow of former Vice-President Michael Wamalwa has been sued by her step-
children in connection with Sh36.5 million paid to the family as gratuity after his death.
The children, Ms Alice Muthoni Wamalwa and Mr William Wamalwa, want the High Court in Nairobi to order Mrs Yvonne Wamalwa to ac-count for Sh8 million she allegedly received on their behalf when they were minors.
They claimed that there was an agreement that Mr William Wamalwa
and his brother, William Wamalwa Jun-ior, would be paid Sh4 million each.
They are further seeking court orders to compel their step-mother to account for Sh3.4 million which they claim was found in their father’s briefcase at the time of his death in London on August 23, 2003.
The court was told that some of the children, who are beneficiaries of the former VP’s estate, are still in
school and risk dropping out if their outstanding fees are not cleared.
The children claim the Sh3.4 million was deposited with the law firm of Khaminwa and Khaminwa Advocates and that they have never been told where it is.
Ms Muthoni and her brother also accuse their step-mother of not in-volving them in the running of their father’s estate. They also want to know
how the income from the rent of their house in Karen is spent.
Mr William Wamalwa, who is a student at the University of Nairobi, says he has not been allowed to sit for exams for the last two semesters because of fees arrears.
He says that in 2005, he stumbled on a cheque for Sh2 million written in his name and that of his younger brother, Wamalwa Junior, and which had been deposited in National Bank. When he enquired at the bank, he was referred to his step-mother, who told him that she had used the money to buy a house for the brothers in Lang’ata Estate.
She then left for Australia when she was appointed Deputy High Commis-sioner. Mr William Wamalwa said she had only sent him Sh30,000 since.
The court certified the case urgent and directed that Mrs Wamalwa be served with the suit documents. The hearing was scheduled for May 21.
Wamalwa widow sued by childrenFormer Vice-President’s wife accused of failing to account for Sh36.5 million paid to the family
The court to order payments from the estate of the former VP for purposes of school fees and mainte-nance for William Wamalwa and William Junior.Mrs Wamalwa be compelled to account for Sh36,578,179 the estate received as his gratuity.Mrs Wamalwa be ordered to account for Sh3.4 million found in the VP’s briefcase at the time of his death.
THE DEMANDS
What they are seeking
DISPUTE | Some of them risk dropping out of school over outstanding fees, court told
BRIEFLYNAIROBI
2.6m more girls to get free sanitary towels
An additional 2.6 million girls in primary and secondary schools will receive free sanitary towels in the next financial year. This follows a directive from Prime Minister Raila Odinga to the Treasury to allocate Sh2.6 billion for the programme. The girls will receive a nine-month supply of towels, while those in some arid areas will also be provided with underwear. The PM blamed cum-bersome procurement process for delay in providing the towels.
NAIROBI
Uhuru sues paper over plot to kill leader story
Deputy Prime Minister Uhuru Kenyatta has sued a newspaper for publishing reports claiming that he was behind a plot to have former Mungiki leader Maina Njenga assassinated. Mr Keny-atta accuses the Star, published by Radio Africa, of fabricating the article. He also argues that the newspaper is involved in hate speech against him.
TOURISM | Cultural shrines becoming popular sites Guide John Odega Osiyo and visitor Faith Atieno in one of the caves used by Legio Maria church followers as a shrine in Seme, Kisumu West District at the weekend. Politicians are known to visit the shrine to pray during elections. The rebranding of cultural shrines in the western tourism circuit has added to the diversity of tourist destinations.
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MOMBASA
‘Sonko’ quizzed over plot to kill him claim
Makadara MP Gidion Mbuvi yesterday recorded a statement over claims that Police Commis-sioner Mathew Iteere was plotting to kill him. Mr Mbuvi was quizzed for three hours at the Coast pro-vincial police headquarters over claims at a weekend United Re-publican Party rally that Mr Iteere planned to eliminate him, former Mungiki leader Maina Njenga and KTN reporter Mohamed Ali.
ELDORET
Mau evictees appeal for shelter and seed
More than 250 people evicted from Mau Forest three years ago have petitioned the government to give them shelter, fertiliser and seed. The evictees, resettled at Chemu-sian farm in Uasin Gishu last month, are living in tents. “We need seed and fertiliser to take advantage of the rains to plant our new land,” said spokesman Kimaiyo Lagat.
KERICHO
Man killed as he changes car wheel
A man died and two others were injured in a multiple-ve-hicle accident outside Kericho town on Monday. The man was crushed to death while chang-ing a car wheel on the road-side. Kericho traffic boss Mau-rice Okul said a lorry driver lost control of his vehicle after brakes failed and collided with another, which in turn landed on a station wagon.
BY NATION REPORTER
The recently-appointed Nairobi town clerk, Mr Roba Duba, can now assume his duties after the High Court set aside orders that had restrained him from doing so.
Mr Justice Mohammed Warsame rescinded the decision he made last week following an application by Mr Duba, saying the orders had been obtained fraudulently through deliberate concealment of facts that would have enabled the court reach a more informed decision.
Through lawyer George Kithi, Mr Duba said he had already as-sumed the responsibility of town clerk and it would prejudice the council, its employees, stakehold-ers and the public since he was a signatory to the local authority’s accounts.
Premised on speculation“The application was premised
on speculation and misconception since Mr Duba was seconded from the Ministry of Local Government while he was a town clerk of Mom-basa Municipal Council. The application was bad in law, hinged on ignorance and without proper information,” said Mr Kithi.
The judge lifted the orders he had earlier issued after the ap-plicants who filed the case last week failed to appear in court to respond to the claims raised by Mr Duba.
However, hours after the judge set aside the orders, lawyer Anthony Oluoch. who filed the petition against Mr Duba, made another application seeking the orders to be reinstated.
Court gives new town clerk nod to take office
BY JAMES KARIUKI [email protected]
A mother of 17 who had been re-manded in prison for a week following incessant feuds with
her husband was yesterday given a chance to foster unity in her family.
Nyahururu principal magistrate Muthoni Wachira said Ms Ruth Waru-ino, 59, deserved another chance to restore peace with her husband, who is in remand prison over allegations he assaulted his wife and children.
Mzee Elijah Mwangi was sent to remand prison after failing to raise the Sh30,000 bond. He has denied assaulting his wife.
Waruino, who was sentenced to three years probation for slicing off several fingers from her husband’s right hand and slashing him in the head with a panga, was told she risked being jailed for the remaining term if she did not follow probation orders.
Earlier, Nyandarua North district probation officer Jason M’Meli Abukuse applied to have her given another chance to reconcile with her husband of four decades.
He said he had held meetings with 11 of the couple’s children and they had promised not to take sides in the feud. They also promised to stop the
fighting among themselves.On September 2, 2009, the court
convicted Waruino and her children Monicah Watiri, 32, Joseph Wainaina, 26, and Simon Muchiri and slapped a three-year probation on them.
In a departure from the norm, the court also ordered Mzee Mwangi to rebuild his wife’s house which he had demolished and allow the family to cultivate their 40-acre farm.
The court said the disharmony was caused by the demolition of Waruino’s house when her husband eloped with a teenage girl after he sold some land.
The court found that Waruino as-saulted her husband, her policeman son Isaac Mwangi and another fam-ily member, Ms Miriam Muthoni, on
January 11 at Kirima village in Kipipiri district. Things came to a head after the 74-year-old Mwangi returned home after a sojourn with his new wife and started selling property.
On the day he was attacked, Mzee Mwangi and his son arrived from Thika after burying a relative.
The elderly man went to sleep in his son’s house, claiming his wife had on several occasions tried to strangle him, an allegation she denied.
“If I needed to kill him, I would have done so long ago as he slept beside me when he fathered 17 children with me. He is only making this claim now to tarnish my name and evict me from the farm to sell it. I am told he is selling my livestock to finance his new wife,” she
said. Yesterday, the magistrate warned Waruino she would send her to jail if she failed to foster peaceful co-exist-ence with her husband.
Mother of 17 spends week in jailIn a departure from the norm, court frees her and orders her to restore peace with her husband
Nyandarua North District proba-tion officer Jason M’Meli Abukuse applied that the woman be given another chance to reconcile with her husband, after a series of meetings with 11 of her children in his office.He said the children promised to remain neutral in their parents feud. Mr Abukuse said the chil-dren agreed to reconcile their parents as they were unhappy that their father was in remand prison.He said he had agreed with the children to have the case with-drawn.
REACTION
Children turn peacemakers
The age of Ms Ruth Waruino’s hus-band, Mzee Elijah Mwangi
74
BITTER FIGHT | Elderly married couple in love triangle
JOSEPH KURIA | NATION
Nyandarua North probation officer Jason M’Meli Abukuse and Mrs Ruth Waruino (centre) shortly after she was released by a Nyahururu court yesterday after a week in remand prison. With her is daughter Hannah Wangui.
DAILY NATIONWednesday May 9, 201210 | National News
NAIROBI
Unesco urges justice for Somali journalist
Unesco director-general Irina Bokova yesterday called on au-thorities in Somalia to bring to justice the killers of radio journal-ist Farhan James Abdulle. In a statement, Ms Bokova said Mr Abdulle was a “fervent defender of press freedom” and fought for improved security for journalists. Mr Abdulle, 27, was shot dead on May 2 by gunmen in Garsoor in central Somalia.
BY OLIVER [email protected]
Deputy Prime Minister Uhuru Kenyatta and former head of public
service Francis Muthaura have lost a bid to be heard in person by the International Criminal Court Appeals Chamber.
The judges have ruled that they have enough material to make a ruling and therefore do not need to hear the two orally.
“As acknowledged by Mr Kenyatta and Mr Muthaura, the submissions on the juris-dictional challenges before the Pre-Trial Chamber, as well as the submissions in this regard on appeal, are voluminous and detailed. Therefore, in the Appeals Chamber’s view, further oral submissions are not required,” the judges said.
The judges said they were not convinced that an oral hearing was the most effec-tive method of “scrutinising the substantive merits of the parties’ submissions.”
They explained that to convene an oral hearing now, would not only be unneces-sary but would also affect the expeditious resolution of the appeal.
“Regarding Mr Kenyatta’s
and Mr Muthaura’s submis-sion that an oral hearing will serve to guarantee the public nature of the proceedings, the Appeals Chamber notes that the submissions in this appeal are public and that the publicity of the proceedings
is therefore guaranteed,” the judges said.
The two Kenyans who are facing crimes against hu-manity over the 2007/2008 post-election violence, have challenged the jurisdiction of the ICC on their case.
They appealed on January 30 following the Pre-Trial Chamber ruling on January 23 that the ICC has jurisdic-tion over the case.
On April 25, the two re-quested that they be heard orally. This is the request the judges have rejected.
In their submissions, Mr Ken-yatta and Mr Muthaura argued that an oral hearing would serve to guarantee the public nature of the proceedings, “particularly given the intense public inter-est in this case in Kenya, Africa and the wider international community”.
The two also submitted that granting an oral hearing would “complement ongoing deliberations of the Appeals Chamber, and assist in respect of any issue which may require further clarification.”
They also argued that since the trial of their case has not commenced “no delay will be caused by oral argument taking place as part of the appeal.”
Mr Kenyatta and Mr Muthaura also said that not-withstanding their written submissions challenging the jurisdiction of the court, an oral hearing was the “most ef-fective method of scrutinising the substantive merits of the parties’ submissions.”
ICC rejects request for oral submissions
POLL CHAOS | Uhuru, Muthaura sought to be heard in person
Uhuru Kenyatta Murder Deportation or forcible
transfer Rape Persecution Other inhumane acts
WHAT’S ALLEGED
Charges the two are facing
Francis Muthaura Murder Deportation or forcible
transfer Rape Persecution Other inhumane acts
Appeals chamber judges rule that they have enough material to rely on
BRIEFLYWEST POKOT
Lightning bolt claims lives of two students
Two students were killed by lightning at Chesegon market in West Pokot County. Agnes Mer-rongor, a Form Two student at Chepareria Girls’, and Rhodah Lo-tukey of Cheretak Primary School, died on the spot in the Monday 6.30pm incident. Area police boss Nicholas Musila said another pu-pil, Mary Menach, sustained was treated and discharged for minor injuries at a local hospital.
NEW TERM | Nothing to smile about
JACOB OWITI | NATION
Aphline Awino (left) and Keziah Kerubo of St Barnabas Girls ar-rive at Kisumu bus terminus to catch a matatu to school for the second term which began yesterday. Parents are finding it hard to send children back to school due to the high cost of living. and increased fees.
CLARIFICATION
A photograph showing drugs published in the Daily Nation on April 30 alongside a story headlined “war on counterfeits” implied that the medicines in the picture were fake and unfit for use. We wish to confirm that the usage of the photo was a mistake and had nothing to do with the story. We apologise to the drug manufacturers and marketers for any inconvenience or embarrass-ment the publication might have caused.
DAILY NATIONWednesday May 9, 2012 National News 11
I refuse to look at the current goings-on at the National Hospital
Insurance Fund (NHIF) through the obsessive prism created by politicians.
It is clear from the rhetoric being spewed out right now that politicians are merely interested in scoring propaganda points against one another.
At stake is an experiment which is supposed to pave the way for the NHIF to start providing insurance for out-patients.
When we are through with investigating the Clinixs and Meridians of this world, we must go back to discussing insurance for out-patient services.
Medical expenses are killing our people. I know of families which have been driven into poverty by medical bills.
Where should the investigations on the current NHIF saga start?
First, investigate the viability and practicability of the capitation system. Why did the NHIF discard its usual ‘‘fees for service” formula for a system so prone to manipulation?
Granted, capitation has been successfully implemented in other countries. As a matter of fact, the NHIF piloted the system in 2009 with Clinix and Meridian.
But considering that this is an institution that is perennially in the news over poor governance, it should have been obvious to everyone that a system involving advance payments to clinics was only going to open loopholes for rent-seeking elites to exploit.
Establishing the incidence of corruption should not be a difficult assignment for the team investigating the affair. Just go to the cash office and examine all payments paid to hospitals and clinics under the capitation arrangement.
It will not be difficult to establish whether some of the clinics were overpaid, or indeed, whether they are clearly stipulated in the capitation contracts.
Another area the investigation should focus on is accreditation. The NHIF has very robust guidelines for accrediting hospitals and clinics. How did we end up with ghost
clinics? The Medical and Dentist Practitioners Board has also pointed out that some of the clinics were not even registered?
Clearly, some of merchant providers were in a race to build as many clinics as possible in order to hog the lion’s share of the money.
The investigation must also focus on the formula used to allocate civil servants and teachers to specific clinics. We must know how a few hospital and clinics ended up with too many civil servants and teachers in their lists.
Having participated in a pilot study on the capitation system with the NHIF in 2009, Clinix and Meridian clearly took advantage of insider knowledge to dominate the business.
According to the arrangement, the coverage was to include five dependants for every civil servant. We need to thoroughly audit the lists of names, especially the list of the dependants. Preliminary evidence suggests the merchants padded the lists of dependants with fake names.
It is also suspected that some of the A-lists of dependants were generated through the computer programme, Excel, with every civil servant being represented as having five
dependants.Who said that every civil
servant in this country has five dependants?
The power struggle between Medical Services minister Anyang’ Nyong’o and the acting Head of Public Service, Mr Francis Kimemia, once again thrust the corporate governance crisis bedevilling the parastatal sector to the fore.
State-owned enterprises, including regulatory agencies, are governed by overlapping laws, in this case, the NHIF Act, and the State Corporations Act.
These laws give the heads of line ministries wide-ranging powers, including appointment of chief executives and directors.
On the other hand, the State Corporations Act gives the President powers to appoint board chairmen.
Where the government owns shares in a parastatal, the Treasury must come in because under the permanent secretary to the Treasury Act, and the Exchequer Act, the PS is the actual holder of government shares.
We should remove the NHIF from this Tower of Babel. We need a system that will make the NHIF more accountable to its membership.
Medical expenses are killing our people; I know of families which have been driven into poverty by hospital bills”
CAPITATION THE CULPRIT | Jaindi Kisero
NHIF: Investigate by all means but ensure poor out-patients are insured
Audit CDF allocations
The point is not that the Constituency Development Fund has been used better in some areas than others; the question is why,
every finacial year, there are reports of the money being misused.
The CDF cash allocation was supposed to be the great equaliser – to take development to the people where they would have a say on what projects they wanted. It was one of the greatest innovations of this administration.
But when reports emerge that at least Sh380 million was misappropriated in the last financial year alone, it is clear the fund’s patrons, MPs, have either slept on the job, or have been padding the pockets of their relatives and supporters.
Still, judging from what happened in the 2007/2008 financial year, the performance last year was not as dismal. Yet it is pertinent to ask why there is no regular audit of projects like schools, clinics, roads and others that the CDF is supposed to build.
Why do ghost projects still haunt us, nine years since the programme was launched?
The CDF is a noble concept. But if there is a watchdog body that is supposed to check wastage and theft, then it clearly only barks after theft and misappropriation have taken place.
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Politicians poisoning the air with invective
The political atmosphere is increasingly becoming toxic, yet the General Election is months away. In recent days, the intrigues
pitting erstwhile allies Prime Minister Raila Odinga and his deputy Musalia Mudavadi have added to the poison, making a filthy environment.
In particular, the two, through their aides, have resorted to insults that cast them in a very negative light. But they are not alone; that is the trend all over, where politicians thrive on vindictiveness.
Politics is a game of competition and every politician’s dream is to galvanise a mass of voters to win an election. But winning should not be an end in itself; it is what one does with the power that comes with it that matters.
Kenya’s politicians seem to be so obsessed with winning that they throw caution to the winds. Listening to them and their aides has become a painful experience because the insults they exchange are slowly turning contest into conflict.
Instead of the aspiring candidates spelling out their policies, complete with action plans, they have turned the political arena into a battlefront.
Except for those moments when they unveil their copy-and-paste policies and visions, few have brought anything refreshing to the table.
We urge the politicians, who are usually steadfast in behaviour, to curb their enthusiasm for character assassination and instead tell Kenyans what they intend to do once they are voted into power.
As for Prime Minister Odinga and Mr Mudavadi, they must seek ways to curb the exuberance of their spokesmen who seem to want to go on regaling their audience with every kind of dirt they can dig up. Where will it all end?
We totally reject people who would drag the country back to the 2007/08 madness.
DAILY NATIONWednesday May 9, 201212 | Opinion
A callous idea – that poor Kenyans must reduce their expectations of government – is gaining traction.
People in distress are often quoted as pleading for government help. “Tunaomba serikali itusaidie” is what they say.
The middle class now has a running joke for what it thinks is lack of initiative and responsibility. The joke, which is now posing as a credible idea in policy debates, needs to be challenged.
A good place to begin is by looking at access to education. The sad state of education is serialised every year when exam results are announced. Public primary schools have inadequate teachers and inadequate facilities.
Recent research indicates that the majority of students in those schools only acquire rudimentary reading, writing and maths skills. Many who pass the exams can barely communicate in any language. Sheng was created by this semi-literacy.
Overall, students attending public primary schools appear to lose the race even before it has began. At least 60 per cent of KCPE candidates fail to find places in the small pool of public secondary schools. The restless young people that we see belong to this category.
But the middle class does not consider public primary schools as centres of learning worth mention. Significant sacrifices are made to get children into
private schools.We see the results of this investment
in job occupation. The majority of young skilled employees in the private sector attended private schools. They are good communicators with analytical skills.
Education is the great social equaliser. All industrialised countries make serious investment in it. There is no country that has developed with only private investment in education, which only serves to complement public investment.
The impact of education on economic growth, development and crime level is widely understood. How then does a middle class parent deride a poor parent for asking the government to send more teachers to a public school?
The tunaomba serikali joke is uninformed and cynical. It raises doubt on the intellectual capacity of the middle class. All Kenyans should be working
towards increased accountability in public institutions. In other words, all Kenyans should coarce serikali to do its job.
Another area in which to challenge the joke is the public health sector. The middle class has no idea what goes on in these dens of suffering and death.
Occasionally, a well intentioned journalist with a strong stomach takes us into these places of horror. In the last of these rare media sojourns, we saw a man ‘recovering’ from surgery with a wound bandaged in a plastic shopping bag.
Recently, when medical workers went on strike, we watched the poor die on TV. One injured man on a stretcher had his hand stretched out to a nurse, seeking help.
Anyone who thinks requesting government assistance is laziness or ignorance should first seek medical care in a public institution. If they survive the experience, they have earned the licence to laugh at those who plead for help.
The irony is that the middle class is quite happy to seek government assistance when it suits it. The frequent power outages have worked them up into a hysteria. The hue and cry is legitimate.
Very simply put, Kenya will not develop until the country gets to the bottom of high power costs and poor service.
Ms Gatheru is a governance consultant and public policy analyst
‘TUNAOMBA SERIKALI’ | Wamuyu Gatheru
Plea for help by the poor no joking matter
Anyone who thinks requesting government assistance is laziness or ignorance should first seek medical care in a public institution”
AU REVOIR | Patrick Mbataru
Right from the beginning of his term, Mr Nicolas Sarkozy rubbed the
collective French and African psyches the wrong way. He celebrated his victory in 2007 by dining in a ritzy café in Paris, handing his home critics the first ammunition against his presidency.
The following day, he reaffirmed what he wanted his image to be by holidaying with that most apt image of capitalism, Vincent Bolloré in the billionaire’s 60-metre luxury yacht off Malta. The French media had a field day, accusing the right-wing president-elect of unhealthy links with big business.
And the image of the “president of the rich” has dogged Mr Sarkozy throughout his tenure. So is his style of leadership. Mr Bling Bling, as the tabloid, Le Canard Enchainé baptised him, had won admiration from many French right-wingers as the minister for Internal Security for the steadfast way he managed the 2005 riots by youth in poor neighbourhoods whom he referred to as recaille, meaning scum.
Elected on an anti-Europe, anti-immigration platform, globally, he was initially welcomed as a departure from the past as far as French geopolitical stand was concerned. He styled himself
as pro-American, telling his compatriots that France needed to work with ‘‘like minds’’.
Human rights activists and pro-democrats in Africa welcomed him. He made the right noises. He had warned that the French policy on Africa would no longer be the same, which was interpreted as a warning to African dictators and kleptomaniacs. It was to be good news. France had after all, always been seen as an unabashed supporter of bad governance in Africa so far as its interests were guaranteed .
Sure, Sarkozy did support change in Cote d’Ivoire, Benin, and most importantly, Senegal. But again it was because French interests in these countries would not be
threatened by any new order.However, it is his lecture
in 2007 at Sheikh Anta Diop University in Dakar that summed up his attitude towards Africa and Africans. In a most condescending manner, he told his stunned audience that Africa remained underdeveloped because ‘‘its people are immersed in outdated practices such as witchcraft’’.
He lectured on how and why Africa ‘‘was never in history and needed to invent itself a destiny’’. But he offered few answers. And there was no need to. Within 10 minutes of his homily, only a third of the listeners had remained in the auditorium.
The reaction was fast and furious: Boris Diop, the Senegalese novelist, hit back: “A foreign president, looking down on us, judging inhabitants of an entire continent, demanding that they finally get away from nature, enter human history and invent themselves a destiny.”
Prof Achille Mbembe, the acclaimed Cameroonian historian, answered: “For now, France is simply missing the moral credit which would allow it to speak about Africa with certitude and authority.”
Mr Sarkozy’s comments seemed even more archaic, not least because they came at a
time when it was obvious, that Western powers were losing their traditional clout in Africa.
African scholars generally told Sarkozy that African problems could only be solved by Africans and not France. Young people are recognising this. After half a century of formal decolonisation, young generations have learned that from France, like from other world powers, one should not expect much.
These assertions are not in vain. Reports from world economic analysis point that Africa has the fastest-growing middle class, a class whose members use more than $300 daily per head.
This is the engine of development. More Africans are investing than ever before. Governments are investing much more on infrastructure, education and health.
While many countries are posting declining economic growth rates, many African countries are experiencing rising growth rates. Africa will save itself.
Au revoir, Monsieur Sarkozy.
Dr Mbataru teaches at Kenyatta University’s Department of Agribusiness Management and Trade, and is the author of ‘‘The coffee crisis: New interests, old interests and the illusion of Development.”
Why few Africans are unhappy to see the back of ex-President Sarkozy
Mr Nicolas Sarkozy
Heavy rains have caused flooding all over the country
THE CUTTING EDGEBY THE WATCHMAN
WE’LL DO BETTER The Kenya National Highways Authority is aware that Kangundo road has deteriorated badly, especially the first eight kilometres from Nairobi, says senior corporate communications officer Clara Ouko, in response to Jack Mutinda’s complaint. As a follow-up to periodic maintenance, a contractor has started work. However, due to the ongoing rains, the work has slowed down. The road, which caters for the increased population at Ruai, Saika, Njiru and Kamulu will be expanded. For details, her contact is [email protected].
E-mail: [email protected] or write to Watchman,
POB 49010, Nairobi 00100. Fax 2213946.
WHAT A WASTE! On his part, Abdi Zeila disturbed that KeNHA may be abetting the squandering of public resources. The most glaring example, is the 12-km main thoroughfare in Garissa town which was resealed late last year at a staggering Sh120 million cost and is already falling apart. Last weekend, he was in Garissa and was horrified to note that the supposedly new “road” is pockmarked by “the scariest craters you will ever see on a main road!” Motorists now avoid the “resealed” tarmac, with its razor-thin edges.
MOVE TO KISUMU. As the rest of the country empathises with Nairobi residents over the ceaseless traffic jams, Hanif Gilani says some of them should consider leaving the metropolis to go and work or live in smaller towns. The lakeside town of Kisumu, Hanif adds, is one that is quite attractive for its “ample sunlight, relatively good infrastructure, and wonderful people”. To those who will heed this call, he promises an improved quality of life. “Next time you’re stuck in traffic, think of an early exit.”
WEATHERMAN GOT IT WRONG. Great people and organisations own up whenever they make mistakes, remarks Paul Gikundi, adding that the Meteorological Department should be brave enough to admit that it was quite wrong in its prediction on the rains currently battering Nairobi and other parts of the country. “The rains are neither ‘depressed’ nor ‘near normal’ as they predicted. The rains did not even start in March/early April, as they had forecast. Let them kindly put a one-line apology in the daily papers.”
MUSALIA ILLOGICAL. That Deputy Prime Minister Musalia Mudavadi is asking his former ODM boss, Raila Odinga, to retire alongside his fellow coalition principal, President Kibaki, is simply amusing, especially considering that this is a democratic country where any eligible people can offer themselves for election to the highest office, says Boniface Manyala. If the logic advanced by Mudavadi were to be followed, “then even he should have retired with President Moi in 2002 when he served as VP”.
EXPLAIN BLACKOUTS. Can Kenya Power explain the frequent blackouts at a time when the country is enjoying such good rains with the electricity generating dams reportedly now almost full to the brim? asks Nairobi resident Peter Cheserek. He says he would have understood it if such power hiccups were occurring during the dry season. “But this is the time we should be having surplus power and enjoying highly subsidised rates.” Peter’s contact is [email protected].
Have a reliable day, won’t you!
DAILY NATIONWednesday May 9, 2012 Opinion 13
Murithi Mutiga’s analysis of city jams (Sunday Nation, May 6) highlighted criti-
cal factors, but missed the primary cause of gridlock. It isn’t many ve-hicles and flooded roads. The buck stops with the Kenyan motorist.
It is their culture of competition and short-cut to blame. Most driv-ers don’t stop at red traffic lights. I have watched helplessly as driv-ers speed past me as I wait for the green light, blocking motorists cleared to go. Appearing the only coward, these days, I don’t stop.
Second, most drivers lack cour-tesy, and don’t give way, instead speeding when another driver signals to change lanes or to turn. The only way out is to block them in turn.
Third, matatu drivers are not bound by traffic rules. Their love for driving on the wrong side of the road, blocking on-coming traffic, is only equalled by the inaction of traf-fic police. This makes other drivers to follow suit, causing crisis.
So Kenyan motorists have to be controlled by traffic police whose timing is unreasonably long, lead-ing to yet another traffic jam.
STEVEN MULI, Nairobi
No common senseNairobi has always had traffic
mess at peak hours, but with rains pounding the city, it’s worse.
It is true the road network is overwhelmed by increased owner-ship of vehicles. Reliance on police to direct traffic is increasingly be-
coming a futile endeavour.At the same time traffic jams are
worsened by foolish motorists. In a mild traffic build-up, one motorist decides to overlap and others with sheep-mentality follow suit.
A few metres ahead, these traf-fic offenders force themselves back into the mainstream traffic as some law observing motorists meekly give in. Those who refuse to let them in risk insults or scratches from the offenders.
It is common sense that driving on the wrong side of the road wors-ens the situation, but some motor-ists, especially matatu drivers, are blind to this simple fact; so soon,
no vehicle moves. If motorists from two lanes could allow one vehicle from either lane to pass one at a time, traffic would keep moving.
It is now common to see three lorries side by side taking up all the lanes. So is using hazard lights to drop or pick up passengers while blocking others. Matatus have also turned some junctions into stages, yet a junction by its very nature hinders smooth flow of traffic.A public road is a shared utility, and traffic laws are there to ensure safety and sanity for all. A motorist who trashes this principle shouldn’t be allowed on the road.
ALEX WAKAPISI, Nairobi
To the editorThe editor welcomes brief letters on topical issues. Write on e-mail to: [email protected]. You can also mail to: The Editor, Daily Nation, POB 49010, Nairobi 00100. Letters may be edited for clarity, space or legal considerations.
KPA BOARD WAR: The appoint-ment of Kenya Ports Authority board has turned into a political wrangle between Coast MPs and others. A close look at the list of the current directors reveals that most of the members of the board are not familiar with the practical operation of the port. Yet many senior officers who worked in the port and are now retired should have been given first priority. The efficiency at the port affects a number of manufacturing companies. Any inefficiency in-creases the costs of doing business.
HUSSEIN S. HAFIDH, Mombasa
SHORT TAKES
YESTERDAY’S QUESTION
Was Health minister Nyong’o justified to reinstate the NHIF board?ANTHONY GITTENS: Of course, how can a mere civil servant over-rule a full blown Cabinet minister? If Prof Nyong’o had accepted the decision, he would have lost face. Pride was at stake but as the Brits say, “pride goeth before a fall”. ROBERT GESORA: This issue of the
minister reinstating the board was justified because the NHIF belongs to his ministry and he has the authority do so.FRANCIS NAIBEI: I think all those in-volved in this saga should be axed, Prof Nyong’o included. It is very clear that this is a massive scandal where public funds have
been swindled though fake clinics.
MELVIN MUTAI: No. The minister made Kenyans ask whether he had a role in the whole NHIF saga.
CHARLES NZIOKA: No. The whole board should go for good.
The heavy rains remind us of the El Nino days, and the Nation has been covering the horrid stories of deaths, not to mention the road acci-dents associated with the rains.
Now that we are not good at water harvesting I suspect this rain has nothing to do with the traditional God’s blessings; on the contrary, it could be a curse.
How can the rains just fall during rush hours? We then spend hours in traffic arriving home well past 1am.
But are we learning any lessons? Are the city planners bothered? Are the traffic police learning how to deal with jams better? I doubt.
MUGO NGORANO JIM, Embu
Who says men of God like Bishop Oyedepo should be poor?
DEBATE QUESTION
Was the PM right to overrule Nyong’o and appoint a new team to run NHIF?Send your comments to [email protected]
TALKING POINT
The buck of traffic jams stops withbad manners of Kenyan motorists
FILE | NATION
A traffic Jam on Lang’ata Road in Nairobi during a downpour at the week-end.
Emails from correspondents
Storms not the usual blessing, but a curse
As people living in flooded areas are urged to move to higher grounds, Internet service providers and data distributor KDN should also save their optical fibre connections from heavy rains.
Of great concern is this fibre con-nection linking the main trunk in Webuye town and the Safaricom Base Station away from town.The trench running uphill, behind the Panpaper Guest House, to the BSC has been left bare by running water exposing the fibre cable. An-other fibre line has also been left ex-posed opposite MTC male students hostel, thanks to brick makers.
KIBET RONO, Eldoret
Heavy rains are ruining Internet and data cables
The NHIF saga is now a con-firmed theatre of the absurd. The avalanche of suspensions, reinstate-ment and maintenance of status quo would be hilarious were they not so grave.
The NHIF Act provides for com-pulsory medical remittance by teach-ers, civil servants and other workers. This Act should now be amended to stop workers’ contributions from falling into the hands of embezzlers.
It’s now clear that personal medi-cal cover is better than pooling re-sources only to be paid to ghost medical facilities. The fund should now be scrapped.
Meanwhile, all accomplices in the theft should face the full force of the law.
THEOPHILUS MAIYO, Kapsabet
NHIF saga confirmed a theatre of the absurd
This is in response to the DN2 article regarding Ni-gerian Bishop Oyedepo (Nation, May 2).
It appears the bishop was inspired to call witches from among the worshippers to go forward and re-ceive deliverance, and a teenage girl came forward. The girl became stubborn and said she was not a witch, then the bishop became angry and slapped her while rebuking demons, as is done the world over.
This girl may have been sent deliberately by extor-tionists or ambulance chasers.
Believers should remember that Jesus got angry with worshippers he found doing business in the House of God, and whipped them all.
What even makes the story worse is the issue
of wealth. Who said men of God should be poor? Churches have different kinds of wealth. The Catholic Church has universities, for example. Bishop Oyedepo is head of Living Faith World Outreach, and there’s nothing wrong with him in charge of church property.
The article laments that church-goers volunteer free labour, yet their children pay school fees in those academies. Where on earth do worshippers’ children go to school without paying fees unless it is under scholarships, of which Bishop Oyedepo has given a number?
On former pastors who left because of being paid peanuts, this is an excuse of any former employee.
KILLIAN K. MAVINDU, Winners Chapel, Nairobi
NHIF FIRE: It’s amazing there was a fire outbreak in NHIF offices a day after the suspended board resumed work. One may pose many questions. Was it a plan to destroy all documents related to any transaction in suspicion? Why did the fire break out when the board resumed work? Why did Prof An-yang’ Nyong’o order the board to resume duties yet investigations had not been done? Can there be any connection between the fire and the board? Perhaps we are yet to hear the last about this scandal.
STEPHEN MACHARIA, Murang’a
BOXING NEWS: It’s disappoint-ing that ever since the likes of Mike Tyson, Holyfield and Lewis hung their gloves, it seems as though professional boxing news has been relegated to the periphery. However, in the past few days, the Nation has treated boxing fans to news about former and current boxing champi-ons: Hatton’s defeat and subsequent retirement, Hopkin’s loss and May-weather’s victory. I appreciate and pray that the Nation will continue updating us on what is happening in the world of pro boxing.
KIARIE PETER, Laikipia West
ATTACKING RAILA: With deputy premier Moses Mudavadi’s entry into the presidential race, it seemed politics would take a different direc-tion. However, this mirage has been shattered. Instead of telling Kenyans what he has to offer, Mr Mudavadi has joined those attacking PM Raila Odinga as if that is the only agenda Kenya needs. Maybe he wants to prove he is a tough man capable of taking on his boss, but playing hard politics is not his province. Better he remains humble, which is his great-est selling point. We already have enough people doing a better job of attacking Mr Odinga.
THADEUS FITA, Kisii
DAILY NATIONWednesday May 9, 201214 | Letters
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KEVIN J KELLEYin New York
Kenya leads the developing world in readiness to adopt mobile payment technology, according to a survey con-ducted by MasterCard.
The country’s standing in the index published on Monday will enhance Kenya’s global reputation as a leader in technological innovation.
“The success of M-Pesa has created an alternative payment network in Kenya, making it, in terms of sheer usage, one of the most advanced markets in the world,” says a report accompa-nying the MasterCard index.
“The success of mobile pay-ments in Kenya is remarkable and can serve as a blueprint for payments adoption in the rest of the emerging world.”
Overall, Kenya ranks fourth among 34 countries surveyed. It is “in the company of big,
developed and integrated mar-kets like the US and Canada, and city-state powerhouses like Singapore,” the report says.
Kenya was ahead of such tech-focused countries as South Korea, Japan, China and India.
Ironically, the MasterCard re-port observes, Kenya’s success with mobile money transfers is attributable in part to “a lack of traditional infrastructure and alternative conventional payment media.”
“Mobile suggested itself as a solution to a population deeply in need of a fast and secure method of payment,” MasterCard says.
M-Pesa places Kenya in developed states’ league
Number of countries, including Kenya, surveyed on mobile phone cash transfer
34
BY HASSAN [email protected]
Four armed school chil-dren stole more than 400 goats in Isiolo at
the weekend.During the raid, the Class
Eight pupils abducted their agemates who were looking after the goats. They later released them.
Wabera ward councillor Is-mail Galma accused the police of laxity, saying they had failed to step up security despite de-ploying more than 200 officers around Isiolo.
Illegal firearmsHe asked why security
officers had not seized ille-gal firearms in the area. He blamed their laxity for children involvement in rustling.
Isiolo police boss Daniel Ka-manza assured residents that police would pursue the raid-ers and recover the goats.
Meanwhile, tension is high in Marsabit town since the killing of three children by unidenti-fied assailants on Monday.
The killers, who fled with-out stealing the goats in the children’s care, slit open their victims’ throats at Dirib Gombo village on the outskirts of Marsabit town before disap-
pearing into Marsabit forest.An elder, Mr Wario Duba,
said cases of bandits killing children had increased.
“Bandits used to kill herders and steal animals but the new trend where they flee without taking any could be political,” said Mr Duba.
Marsabit Central district commissioner Kipchumba Rutto said the incident had baffled security agencies as the place where the children were herding the goats was far from where communities fight over pastures.
Condemning the killings, Saku MP Hussein Sasura called on the government to take quick action and bring the killers to book.
He urged residents to work closely with the police to en-sure the killers were captured. “Police must pursue the killers of these children,” he said.
A day earlier, another child was killed by raiders. The attackers did not steal any animals. The incident hap-pened at Songa.
Armed school children steal 400 animals
INSECURITY | Rustling knows no age
Four pupils abduct former classmates herding goats but later free them
Bandits used to kill herders and steal animals but the new trend where they flee without taking any could be political” Mr Wario Duba, an elder
BY NATION REPORTER
Villages taking part in a project aimed at helping Kenya achieve Millennium Development Goals yester-day reported a decline in the number of child deaths.
According to a new report published in medical journal The Lancet, the child mortality reduction in the Millennium
Villages shows an improve-ment in health indicators.
Integrated approachIt says the death of children
below five years declined faster than the national rural trend. “Mortality among children under five has dropped 22 per cent in just three years, and 32 per cent compared to villages not participating in
the programme.” The improvement was
attributed to the integrated approach to rural develop-ment adopted in the areas participating in the project that seeks to hasten achieve-ment of MDGs.
The report says the progress is important in the achieve-ment of MDG number four, which calls for the reduction
of child mortality by 2015. Continued progress will be vital to achieve the MDGs, the report adds.
Sauri in Siaya District, Nyanza Province, is one of the Millennium Villages that par-ticipated in the study. Other participating countries include Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, Ethiopia, Ghana, Malawi, Nigeria and Mali.
Village project a success in curbing child deaths
DAILY NATIONWednesday May 9, 201216 | National News
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BY SAMUEL [email protected]
A coordination committee will be formed to disburse the estimated Sh3 billion
meant to even out development among counties if the new al-location agency proposals are adopted.
According to the Commission on Revenue Allocation (CRA) the committee should be in place to disburse the Equalisation Fund cash to counties based on cash al-locations expected in the 2013/14 financial year.
The committee will be steered by the CRA, headed by former Central Bank governor Micah Cheserem.
One half per cent of all the revenue collected by the national government each year constitutes the Equalisation Fund.
The fund will be disbursed each year calculated on the basis of the most recent audited accounts of revenue received, as approved by the National Assembly, accord-ing to a CRA document released yesterday.
According to the document, Interim Recommendations on the Marginalisation Policy and Criteria on the Equalisation Fund, the national govern-
ment shall use the Equalisation Fund only to provide basic services.
The key services selected in-clude water, roads, health facilities and electricity.
The projects will be carried out only in marginalised areas to bring the quality of services to the level generally enjoyed by the rest of the nation.
“Any unexpended money in the Equalisation Fund at the end of a particular financial year shall remain in that Fund for use dur-ing any subsequent financial year,” the report said.
According to the proposals, the coordination committee will have representation from all relevant ministries and interest groups.
The committee will “evaluate and propose projects for funding from the Equalisation Fund”.
Assessment of projects will be based on objective criteria speci-fied in the Policy on Alleviation of Marginalisation.
Basic servicesAccording to the proposals,
respective county governments will be responsible for propos-ing the basic services to be upgraded within the county in a given year for consideration by the Equalization Fund Coordina-tion Committee.
Disbursements from the Equali-zation Fund will be channelled through County Governments, who will be responsible for en-suring implementation of the selected projects
Allocations from the Equali-zation Fund should be used for development expenditures, ac-cording to the CRA proposals.
The commission said the funds set aside for the two financial years under the programme
(2011/12 and 2012/13) should be rolled over to the 2013/14 finan-cial year.
Recently, the CRA released fig-ures indicating that Nairobi will receive the highest amount in the devolved governments.
Other top regions include Nakuru (Sh6.9 billion), Kiambu (Sh6.5 billion), Kakamega (Sh7.3 billion and Bungoma (Sh7.2 bil-lion).
The 15 counties that score low on the above scale included Nyamira, Marsabit, West Pokot, Vihiga, Busia, Embu, Kirinyaga, Tana River, Laikipia, Elgeyo Marakwet, Tharaka Nithi, Taita Taveta, Samburu, Isiolo and Lamu.
The commission wants the Treasury to allocate Sh200 bil-lion to counties, up from the Sh160 billion approved by the Cabinet recently.
Chairman Cheserem said the money may not be disbursed in the next financial year given the uncertainty over the election date and the budgetary processes that must be followed before Parlia-
ment approves the funds.But the parliamentary budget
committee faulted the propos-als and dismissed the formula, saying it would only enrich big counties while impoverishing the poor ones.
“The parameters given by CRA only favour big towns and coun-ties like Nairobi because it is a fact that population only goes to where resources are,” Garsen MP Danson Mungatana said.
Last week, economic and population experts called for a review of the proposed formula for distributing the Sh200 billion revenue to county governments starting from next year.
At a forum to discuss the for-mula, the CRA was accused of ignoring crucial data on popula-tion, poverty and spatial size in determining the formula.
Participants at the forum, Understanding the “Formula for Sharing Revenue Among County Governments”, were near anonymous that the formula would promote development in well-endowed regions while leaving poor ones to languish in perpetual poverty.
University of Nairobi population studies lecturer Alfred Agwanda said the commission had erred in assuming that population was an homogenous variable yet there were many factors that should have been considered.
Dr Agwanda said the commis-sion failed to account for regional differences in birth rates, infant mortality rates and infrastructural differences.
Giving more money to areas that had a higher population, Dr Agwanda said, the commission was sending the signal that it was rewarding areas with higher birth rates, contrary to govern-
ment objective of controlling population grown.
He also faulted the decision to base the allocation on the size of land in each county.
Using the formula proposed by the CRA will mean that poor counties like Lamu will continue to wallow in poverty while those with higher resources will con-tinue developing.
Allocations of funds based on poverty would never help alleviate poverty, Dr Agwanda said.
According to the forum, a new formula should be developed to take into account the percentage of people who are poor, access to clean water and the proportion of people living more than five kilo-metres from a health centre.
Mortality ratesOther factors should include
the infant mortality rates, life expectancy of regions and the population size.
Speakers were drawn from the National Gender and Equality Commission, Unicef, Univer-sity of Nairobi, Kenya National Human Rights Commission, KNBS and other government departments.
But CRA director of legal affairs Sheila Yieke defended the for-mula, saying the commission had used data provided by the KNBS when drawing the formula.
She said the commission stuck to the provisions of the Constitution while drawing up the formula.
“If the formula is wrong, we should know it now so that we avoid legal suits,” she said.
DEVOLUTION | County governments to be responsible for proposing basic services for upgrade
Sh3bn to give counties equal growthOne half per cent of all revenue collected by the national govern-ment each year to constitute the Equal-isation Fund
SNAPSHOT
Key features of the fund
Any unexpended money in the Equalisation Fund at the end of a particular financial year shall remain in that Fund for use during any subsequent financial year.
This article lapses 20 years after the effective date.
Parliament may extend the period.
The Commission on Revenue Allocation said the funds set aside for the two financial years under the programme (2011/2012 and 2012/2013) should be rolled over to the 2013/2014 financial year.
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ARTICLE 217
Basis (formula) of division of revenue raised nationally and process of approving the formula by Senate and National Assembly
A. CRITERIA OF ARTICLE 203 (1)
B. REQUEST AND CONSIDER THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF CRA
C. CONSULT:County GovernorsCabinet Sec. FinanceAny Organisation of County Governments
D. INVITE SUBMISSIONS FROM:Title PublicProfessional Bodies
SENATE
NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
DIVISION OF REVENUE BILL
(VERTICAL SHARE)
COUNTY ALLOCATION OF REVENUE BILL
(HORIZONTAL SHARE)
(VERTICAL SHARE)
ARTICLE 218 (A)
ARTICLE 218 (B)
SOURCE : COMMISSION ON REVENUE ALLOCATION
DAILY NATIONWednesday May 9, 201218 | National Special Report
BY STEVE TERRILL NKAMIRA, Rwanda, Tuesday
We were together in the forest when the fight-ing forced us to flee,”
Mukakarimba said in tears, cradling her little boy to protect him from the lashing rain in this transit camp close to the Congo-lese border.
She was separated from her husband and a second child in the chaos sparked by the fighting between soldiers from the Demo-cratic Republic of Congo’s army and mutineers — who were until recently rebel soldiers.
“I was at home with my family when we heard explosions and people shooting, and everybody ran away,” said Rema Mukankusi, who made it across the border into Rwanda along with two of her grown children. Her husband and four other children scattered in different directions.
The mutineers are loyal to Bosco Ntaganda, a DR Congo army general and former militia leader sought by the In-ternational Criminal Court for recruiting child soldiers.
Ms Mukankusi, 58, and her two children took three days to walk to northwestern Rwanda from the village of Kirolirwe in the pasturelands of DR Congo’s Masisi region, where the thick of the fighting took place last week.
The Kivu provinces in eastern DR Congo have been unstable for the best part of the past 20 years, with a myriad of armed groups preying on the civilian population, and regular mas-sive displacements of tens of thousands of people.
Since the outbreak of the lat-est clashes in Masisi at the end of April, some 6,000 Congolese have flocked into Nkamira tran-sit camp, which lies some 20 kilometres from the DR Congo border, according to the UN refugee agency.
The majority of the Congolese who crossed the border into Rwanda have Rwandan ancestry and their mother tongue is the language spoken in Rwanda.
Because they left home only recently they look in good shape except for the mud coating their
feet and legs. Large numbers of children,
some with their parents, others who ran on their own following neighbours, mill round.
Thousands of other Congolese — the UN estimates more than 20,000 in all — have also fled their villages and are in camps on the Congolese side of the border.
Mr Eric Harerimana, 30, said he fled Mushaki in Masisi after mutineers attacked positions held by the regular Congolese army (FARDC).
He displayed scars and bruises, saying he was robbed and beaten up by FARDC soldiers, who accused him of being a Kinyar-wanda speaker and therefore linked to the mutineers.
“FARDC arrested me and stole $200 dollars - they jailed me for three days,” said Harerimana.
“The soldiers told me, ‘You are running and you know it’s your brothers who attacked Mushaki. Because you are young we see you as a soldier as well.’”
After bribing a colonel $50, and being beaten by soldiers, Mr Harerimana said he was released and fled across the border into Rwanda.
Aid workers are struggling to cope with the flood of refugees, as the numbers overwhelm the small Nkamira camp, built for only 2,600 people and lying in the chilly north west highlands.
“We’re swamped by the num-bers of refugees arriving,” said Straton Kamanzi, who runs Nkamira camp, which is managed by the Rwandan government in conjunction with the UN refu-gee agency and the World Food Programme. “The structures
we have are not adequate for the number of people arriving,” Kamanzi said as camp staff and refugees set about building new shelters. Until the new structures — a wooden frame draped with white UN plastic sheeting — are ready, some refugees are still out-side in the rain.
Rwanda twice sent troops into DR Congo, once in 1996 and again in 1998.
However, more recently it took part in joint military operations with the FARDC in an attempt to track Rwandan rebels from the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR), who are based in DR Congo.
Last week the chiefs of staff of Rwanda and the DR Congo met to discuss the situation.
Rwanda’s army spokesman stressed Kigali had no intention of sending troops back across the border.
“This is a peaceful, political ap-proach to the problem because this cannot be solved militarily,” Colonel Joseph Nzabamwita told AFP, adding that the fighting be-tween the army units was “being exploited by FDLR” rebels.
“We have reports that they [FDLR] are reorganizing - this is a security threat to the Con-golese and eventually Rwanda,” he said. (AFP)
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Aid workers are hitby a major burden as flood of needsoverwhelms small Nkamira camp
STEVE TERRILL
| AFP
Congolese refu-gees go about their daily lives at the Nkamira Transit Centre yesterday. Nearly 3,000 people have fled to Rwanda from the Demo-cratic Republic of Congo after clashes erupted between the army and rebels, a Rwan-dan official said.
CRISIS | The chiefs of staff meet to discuss the situation as close to 20,000 are displaced
Congolese flee to Rwanda amidfighting in the east of country
BLAME
Militia chiefdenies roleHeavy fighting broke out on April 29 between the army and renegade troops, held to be part of a former militia led by General Jean Bosco Ntaganda, who is wanted for war crimes. The army said it stopped the attacks after retaking Mushaki, a town in Masisi near a farm where Ntaganda, former chief of staff of the rebel National Congress for the Defence of the People (CNDP), said he was based. The governor of Nord-Kivu h accused Nta-ganda of being behind the fighting, a charge which he denied.
BRIEFLYTRIPOLI
Two killed in attack on Libyan ministry
Former Libyan rebels attacked the interim government’s head-quarters in Tripoli on Tuesday, killing at least two people and wounding several others, an interior ministry official said. “Between two to four guards were killed and many others are wounded,” the official told AFP on condition of anonym-ity. Former rebels angry over unpaid stipends opened fire on the headquarters of the interim government after surrounding the building, officials said. “Many men encircled the building and opened fire against it with weap-ons including anti-aircraft can-nons,” a government employee said. (AFP)
HARARE
Zimbabwe and EU resume dialogue
Zimbabwean government ministers were on Tuesday due to meet European Union (EU) officials in Brussels to discuss normalisation of ties. The EU slapped President Robert Mu-gabe and over 160 individuals with sanctions a decade ago accusing the veteran ruler of electoral fraud and human rights violations. In February, the block removed 51 officials from the list but the 88 year old leader and 112 individuals from his Zanu PF party remain under the embargo. (Kitsepile Nyathi, Nation Corre-spondent)
KHARTOUM
UN says Sudan halts key mission flights
The African Union-United Nations peacekeeping mission in Darfur said on Tuesday that Sudan has suspended flights to its support base in Uganda, a historic ally of South Sudan, but Khartoum denied the move. “The ministry of defence notified us on Wednesday (last week) that there could be no international flights between El Fasher (in North Darfur) and Entebbe (in Uganda),” a spokesman for the UNAMID mission told AFP.
LAGOS
Nearly 800 striking doctors dismissed
Authorities in Lagos, Nigeria’s economic capital, yesterday dis-missed a total of 788 doctors who have been on a pay strike for the past three weeks, an official state-ment said. “A total of 788 doctors in the Lagos State Public Service were Monday sacked ... following an illegal strike embarked upon by the doctors since April 16, 2012”, the Lagos state govern-ment statement said. The firings followed the alleged refusal of the doctors to resume work. (AFP)
DAILY NATIONWednesday May 9, 2012 19
Liberia president’s son in citizenship rowBY KEMO CHAMNATION CorrespondentFREETOWN, Tuesday
Liberian lawmakers have urged President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf to create a salary for one his sons who was controversially appointed head of the national oil company so that he can be “more accountable” to the Liberian people.
Members of the House of Representatives have become the latest to join ongoing national debate over Robert Sirleaf’s supposed pro-bono services as board chairman of the lucrative Na-tional Oil Company (NOCAL). They suspect a dubious game by the president.
Mr Sirleaf is believed to be a US citizen. And at a press conference held in the name of fellow House members, Representative James Biney alleged that President Sirleaf’s assertion that her son was working pro-bono was actually intended to prevent him from paying taxes in the United States of America where he is said to be a citizen.
“We have heard the President talk about Mr Robert Sirleaf working pro-bono because of his love for his country and we do not challenge that. That statement was not intended for Li-berians,” the parliamentarian alleged. “It was intended for the Americans so that they know he is not working for money so that he doesn’t pay taxes there.”
BY ABDULKADIR KHALIF NATION Correspondentand Agencies MOGADISHU, Tuesday
Seven civilians were killed and nine wounded after a mortar shell was fired
into a crowded neighbourhood of the Somali capital Mogad-ishu, official and witnesses said today.
It was not immediately clear who was behind the shelling late on Monday, the latest in a string of attacks in the anarchic capital, where diehard Al-Qaeda allied Shabaab insurgents have launched guerrilla assaults on the government.
“Seven people were killed and nine others injured, it was a disaster that shocked everyone,” said Dahir Adan, a witness.
“Four of the victims were my close relatives. A mother, father and their two sons have
all died and two others were injured. We don’t know where the mortar round came from,” said Abdikarin Gaas, who lives near the scene of the attack.
Somali security officials said they were investigating.
The Islamist al-Shabaab abandoned most of their fixed positions in Mogadishu in August, but have vowed to continue to battle the Western-backed government, who are protected by an 11,000 strong African Union force.
Despite the series of attacks, much of Mogadishu has been relatively peaceful since the Shabaab pull out, with busi-nesses resuming, buildings being renovated and people able to move about more freely.
The seaside capital has suf-fered the worst of Somalia’s 21 years of chaos that erupted with the ouster of president Mohamed Siad Barre.
In recent months, the in-ternational community has revamped efforts to resolve the protracted unrest that has resulted in the country being carved up by warlords, extremist militia and pirates ruling vast regions.
With the term of the current transitional government due to expire in August, Somali lead-ers are working to establish a new administration which it is hoped will have a nationwide authority.
Meanwhile, in a bid to boost security in the capital, General Sharif Shekhuna Maye, the Commander of the Somali Police Force has received ve-hicles and other security gears from the Kenya-based Japanese ambassador in charge of Soma-lia, Mr Shahisa Takeda.
During the reception at Mogadishu’s Aden Abdulle In-ternational Airport, 16 pickup trucks, two ambulances and two heavy duty vehicles were handed over to General Maye by Ambassador Takeda.
Seven killed in Somalicapital mortar attack
Four of the victims were my close relatives. A mother, father and their two sons have all died 2011” Dahir Adan, witness
Islamist group hasabandoned fixed bases in city butremains big threat
TERROR | Despite attack, much of Mogadishu now peaceful
MOHAMED ABDIWAHAB | AFP
Residents prepare the bodies of some of seven Somali’s killed in a mortar attack yesterday at a neighbourhood in the southern part of Mogadishu. A mortar shell fired into a crowded Mogadishu neighbourhood has killed seven civilians, including two children, witnesses said on Tuesday.
REPUBLIC OF KENYAATHI WATER SERVICES BOARD
REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST(CONSULTING SERVICES)
NAIROBI RIVERS BASIN REHABILITATION AND RESTORATION PROGRAM: SEWERAGE
IMPROVEMENT PROJECTWater and SanitationFinancing Agreement reference: 2100150023655Project ID No.: P-KE-EB0-003Contract No: AWSB/NaRSIP/CS/03/2012
The Government of Kenya on behalf of Athi Water Services Board has received financing from the African Development Fund (ADF) toward the cost of the Nairobi Rivers Basin Rehabilitation and Restoration Program: Sewerage Improvement Project, and intends to apply part of the agreed amount for this grant to payments under the contract for Consultancy services for community mobilisation and sensitization, design and supervision and works coordination for implementation of the Ablution blocks under the Nairobi Rivers Sewerage Improvement project (NaRSIP).
The services included under this project are• Firm up on the availability of the various sites for the construction of
ablution blocks.• Undertake detailed assessment of soils in the identified sites.• Validate the water lines and sewer lines connection distances to the
ablution blocks• Undertake the works supervision for including during the defects
liability period.• Carry out community mobilization and awareness creation and
formulate a “facilities management strategy” for their sustainability.
The Athi Water Services Board now invites eligible consultants to indicate their interest in providing these services. Interested consultants must provide information indicating that they are qualified to perform the services (brochures, description of similar assignments, experience in similar conditions, availability of appropriate skills among staff, etc.). Consultants may constitute joint-ventures to enhance their chances of qualification.
Eligibility criteria, establishment of the short-list and the selection procedure shall be in accordance with the African Development Bank’s “Rules and Procedures for the use of Consultants” May 2008, which is available on the Bank’s website at http://www.afdb.org. Borrowers are under no obligation to shortlist any consultant who expresses interest.
Interested consultants may obtain further information at the address below during office hours from 0800 to 1700 hours from Monday to Friday excluding lunch hour (1300 to 1400Hrs) and public holidays.
Expressions of interest must be delivered to the address below by 25th May 2012 at 12.00 hrs and mention for Consultancy services for community mobilisation and sensitization, design and supervision and works coordination for implementation of the Ablution blocks under the Nairobi Rivers Sewerage Improvement project (NaRSIP).
Chief Executive OfficerAthi Water Services Board
Africa Re-Centre 3rd Floor, Hospital Road NairobiP.O. Box 45283-00100 Nairobi, Kenya.
Tel: 254 020 2724292/3Fax: 254 020 2724295
Email: [email protected]
DAILY NATIONWednesday May 9, 201220 | Africa News
KENYATTA UNIVERSITY
S/NO. CODE PROGRAM AND COURSE TITLE TARGET AUDIENCE FULLTIME(RESIDENTIAL) OPTION COURSE DATES
/DURATION
EVENING & WEEKENDS OPTION COURSE DATES
/DURATIONMODERN PEDAGOGY
1 USC-MP001 Communication skills for effective teaching and learning in Higher education.
University Lecturers, College and Training institutes teachers and tutors 11th - 15th June 1 wk
11th - 22nd June2 wks
2 USC-MP005 Effective supervision of Masters and Ph.D Thesis and Dissertation
Supervisors of postgraduate students from Universities and other research institutions, University Lecturers 5th July1 day
5th - 6th July2 Days
3 USC-MP006 Curriculum Development Skills University Lecturers, Heads of University Teaching departments, Deans of schools/faculties, Curriculum developers in training Institutions and Higher education Regulating bodies.
4th - 13th June8 days
4th - 25th June16 Days
4 USC-MP009 Setting, moderating and marking of examinations in Institutions of Higher Learning
University Lecturers, College teachers and tutors, Quality assurance managers 16th - 18th July3 days
16th - 23rd July6 Days
5 USC-MP014 Speech Writing Skills Personal Assistants 25th - 29th June1 wk
25th June - 6th July2 wks
6 USC-MP018 TOT in Guidance and Counseling Trainers of guidance and counseling, practioners of guidance & counseling 9th - 13th July1 wk
9th - 20th July2 wks
LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT 7 USC-LMA003 Consultancy skills development University Lecturers, Directors of consulting firms and NGOs, project officers 11th - 15th June
1 wk11th - 22nd June
2 wks8 USC-LMA009 Organizational restructuring and change
managementHeads of Institutions; schools, colleges, universities; Deans of university schools and faculties, heads of departments, sections, units, Directors of Institutes and Centers
4th - 8th June1 wk
4th - 15th June2 wks
9 USC-LMA012 Performance Management Systems CEOs of state corporations, Senior Managers, Accounting Officers, & Human Resource Development officers in the public & private sectors, Senior Officers in charge of performance management systems in both private and public sectors
16th - 27th July2 wks
16th Jul - 10th Aug4 wks
10 USC-LMA015 Customer Care Skills Front Office Personnel, Company Personnel & Marketing Officers 9th - 11th July3 days
9th - 16th Jul6 Days
11 USC-LMA016 Minute Taking and Report Writing Skills Administrative Assistants, Personal Assistants 25th - 29th June1 wk
25th Jun - 6th Jul2 wks
12 USC-LMA022 Corporate Governance for CSOs Board Members and CEOs of NGOs, FBOs, Churches, Co-operative Societies 18th - 22nd June1 wk
18th - 29th Jun2 wks
13 USC-LMA023 Leadership and Governance Skills Development Public Officers, Civic Officers, Private Sector, CSOs,CBOs, Self Help Groups, Informal Groups 23rd - 27th July1 wk
23rd Jul - 3rd Aug2 wks
14 USC-LMA027 Structure and Management of Devolved Government
MPs, PAs to MPs, Civic leaders, Officers in Local Governments 18th - 22nd June1 wk
18th - 29th June2 wks
15 USC-LMA028 Organizational Skills and Time Management Middle Level Managers, Administrative Assistants, Section Heads, Front Staff 2nd - 6th July 2nd - 13th July2 wks
16 USC-LMA032 Strategic Entrepreneurship and book keeping for SME
Small Enterprise Owners, Medium Enterprise Owners Business Managers 16th - 20th July1 wk
16th-27th July2 wks
PROJECT DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT17 USC-PDM009 Project Monitoring and Evaluation Researchers, Project officers of different organizations 4th - 8th June
1 wk4th - 15th June
2 wks18 USC-PDM010 Effective Project leadership and Management
skillsProject Officers and leaders, Principal Investigators of projects, Research Officers 18th - 22nd June
1 wk18th - 29th June
2 wks19 USC-PDM011 Project Cycle Management Project Officers and Leaders, Principal Investigators of projects, 16th - 20th July
1 wk16th - 27th July
2 wks20 USC-PDM019 Project Proposal Preparation and Appraisal Programme Managers, Project Managers, M&E Managers Project Coordinators, CDF Coordinators, Loan
Officers 11th - 15th June
1 wkNo evening option
AGRICULTURE AND ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT21 USC-AGD002 Sustainable Management of plant diseases and
pests under green house production systemsCrop Officers,agronomists, Semi - Commercial Farmers, Agricultural Project Coordinators, Extension/advisory Service Providers
18th - 20th June3 days
No evening option
ICT APPLICATION 22 USC-ICT001 Managing and archiving electronic records Registry staff, other officers in charge of electronic records in various institutions, Librarians 2nd - 6th July
1 wk2nd - 13th July
2 wks23 USC-ICT023 EPI-Info for Project Management Clinical Officers, Nutritionists, M&E Managers Project Coordinators, Data Analysts and Project Report
Writers2nd - 6th July
1 wk2nd - 13th July
2 wks24 USC-ICT024 Computer Hacking Forensics Investigator Computer Crime Investigator,Security Forensic Engineer 16th - 20th July
1 wkNo Evening Option
GENDER DEVELOPMENT 25 USC-GD001 Training of Principal Trainers in Gender and
developmentProgramme Officers, Policy Makers, Planners, Administrators and all individuals interested in gender issues. and community development across the board
4th - 15th June2 wks
4th -29th June4 wks
26 USC-GD002 Gender mainstreaming in peace building, conflict management and emergency response
Policy Makers, Planners, Administrators, Managers of NGOs and project officers and all individuals involved in conflict, disasters, and emergency interventions
9th - 20th July2 wks
9th July - 3rd Aug4 wks
27 USC-GD003 Gender mainstreaming in project programming, planning and management
All actors in the field of project development and management 2nd - 13th July2 wks
2nd - 27th July4 wks
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT28 USC-EDM004 Environmental Management Systems Auditor/
Lead Auditor TrainingEnvironmental Managers/ Quality Control/ Assurance Managers/ Engineers/Production Managers/Health and Safety Managers/ Factory Supervisors/ Administrators/ Technical Teams
2nd - 6th July1 wk
2nd - 13th July2 wks
29 USC-EDM001 Integrated environmental impact assessment and Audit
Policy Makers, NGOs, Project Officers and all individuals involved in environmental related projects and interventions
2nd - 20th July3 wks
2nd July - 10th Aug6 wks
HEALTH MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION30 USC-HMA004 Integrated HIV/AIDS Prevention, Care NGO & CBO Officers, Nurses, Public Health Officials 2nd - 6th July
1 wk2nd -13th July
2 wksFINANCIAL MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION
31 USC-FMA006 Financial Management for Non-Finance Managers
Section Heads, Project Officers, Program Coordinators, Program Managers 16th - 20th July1 wk
16th - 27th July2 wks
HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT32 USC-HRM005 Human Resource Management Human Resource Managers, Heads of Sections 4th-29th June
4 wksNo Evening Option
PARALEGAL SKILLS DEVELOPMENT33 USC-PLD002 Alternative Dispute Resolution CSOs, Community groups 11th -15th June
1 wk11th - 22nd June
2 wksSCIENTIFIC COMMUNICATION
34 USC-SCICOM-001 Designing, planning and implementing research and other projects
Project Officers, Research Scientists from Universities and other Research institutions, Consultants, Postgraduate students and University Lecturers
18th - 22nd June 18th - 29th June2 wks
35 USC-SCICOM-003 Research design and methodology Project Officers, Research Scientists from Universities and other and Research institutions, Consultants, Postgraduate students University Lecturers
4th - 8th June1 wk
4th - 15th June2 wks
REGIONAL CENTRE FOR CAPACITY DEVELOPMENTADVERTISEMENT FOR SHORT COURSES JUNE - JULY 2012
Application ProcedureApplication forms are available at the Centre located in Nigeria 12 at the Kenyatta University Main Campus or can be downloaded from our website (www.ku.ac.ke) and MUST be submitted at least 3 weeks before the commencement of the course. NB: Please attach a copy of your National Identity Card on the application form.Tuition Fee: The fee should be paid at least 2 weeks before the commencement of the training and bank deposit slips faxed or sent electronically to the Centre.The original slips should also be presented at the time of registration of the course. Tuition fee can be deposited directly to the following Bank Account:National Bank of Kenya (Ruiru) - A/C No. 0100359150800Payment can also be made through cheque to “KENYATTA UNIVERSITY”. An addition of Ksh. 250 will be required for Cheque clearance. NB: Kindly contact the Centre before making payments Courses will be mounted upon confirmation of participation by not less than ten (10) applicants who have duly paid for the courseTravel Visas for ForeignersParticipants from other countries must ensure that they have valid travel documents and appropriate Visa for entering Kenya
Training venueThe training will take place at the Kenyatta University Conference Centre (KUCC), an excellent training facility, located within the Kenyatta University Main Campus, and in all other KU Campuses as per client’s request. For Executive short courses programs, the training can be held in either KUCC or North Coast Beach Hotel, a calm serene environment.Evening programmes will be held at the Kenyatta University City Campus located at KU Plaza along Haile Sellasie Avenue, NairobiAccomodationKenyatta University has excellent accommodation facilities at the Kenyatta University Conference Centre and the North Coast Beach Hotel at very reasonable rates. Please make your own reservation early enough using this contact;Reservation Desk, Kenyatta University Conference Centre, Tel.254-20-8710901-12 Ext 640, Cell: 254 - 721-944773, Email: [email protected]& Reservation Desk, North Coast Beach Hotel, Tel. 020 2037784/5 Cell: 0722 209 459, 0733 409 430EnquiriesFor enquiries please contact:Director, Regional Centre for Capacity DevelopmentP.O. Box 43844-00100 GPO; Nairobi - KenyaTel. 254 - 20 - 8710901 - 12 Ext 57286; Cellphone: 254 - 713 - 537878Fax: 254 - 20 8711575 Email: [email protected]
DAILY NATIONWednesday May 9, 2012 21
US urges male circumcisionto fight HIV in AfricaMAPUTO, Tuesday
Male circumcision is the best way to prevent new HIV infections in the military, the head of US anti-Aids efforts told a gathering of top army brass from Africa, Eastern Europe and central Asia.
“We believe male circumcision is a highly significant, lifetime intervention. It is a gift that keeps on giving. It makes a lot of sense to put extraordinary resources into it,” US global Aids coordinator Eric Goosby told the 400 delegates. The meeting on Aids and the military gathered officials from 80 countries, including most of Africa but also countries from Surinam to Georgia and Estonia. Studies show that circumcision can dramatically reduce HIV infections. One study in South Africa last year found new infections fell by 76 per cent after a circumcision programme was launched in a township.
In 2006, trials in Kenya, Uganda and South Africa found foreskin removal more than halved men’s risk of HIV infection. Longer-term analy-sis has found the benefit to be even greater than thought, with a risk reduction of around 60 percent. The United States is sponsoring programmes in several African countries with a goal of circumcising four million men by 2013. Results so far are patchy. Although Kenya is close to reaching its target of 80 percent of sexually active men, Uganda has achieved less than five per cent of its target.
“We need the military to take up some of these circumcisions,” said Caroline Ryan of the US Global AIDS Coordinator’s Office.
One issue she said, is that the surgery re-quires soldiers to recuperate for two to four days, meaning time off from the army.
Another concern, raised by South Africa, was how to marry traditional coming-of-age rites with the need for circumcisions to be carried out under surgical conditions. “Traditional circumcision is part of the path to manhood. For us it is critical to be given strategies to deal with their concerns,” South African Brigadier General Snowy Moremi. (AFP)
BY TAMBA JEAN-MATTHEWNATION Correspondentand AgenciesDAKAR, Tuesday
Senegalese President Macky Sall has declared over two million euros ($2.6 million) (Sh215
million) in possessions to the coun-try’s highest court, in an effort to improve transparency, local media reported toay.
The declaration was made public after being published in the govern-ment’s gazette on April 24.
Mr Sall, who was elected on March 25 after a crushing victory over incum-bent Abdoulaye Wade, owns amongst others a 699-square-metre villa worth 533,000 euros (Ksh57m) and a 2,000-square-metre piece of land in Dakar’s upmarket suburbs.
In Houston, Texas, he owns a 300-metre-square apartment valued at $220,000 (Ksh18,000).
In Senegal, Mr Sall also has sev-eral other houses, pieces of land and shares in two real estate agencies, the gazette listed.
He also owns a fleet of 35 vehicles “used mainly for political activities” for the ruling party.
PHOTO | AFP
Senegal’s new president Macky Sall greets his wife Marieme Faye, after the swearing-in ceremony Dakar on April 2, 2012, after a crushing poll victory over outgoing leader Abdoulaye Wade and a transfer of power hailed as an example of democracy in Africa.
Senegal president declares assets worth $2.6mMacky Sall is a formergeologist who served asprime minister under Abdoulaye Wade
WEALTHY | Politician owns a fleet of 35 vehicles used mainly for political activities for the ruling party
An AFP tally showed the assets listed, some shared with his wife Marieme Faye, were worth nearly two million euros, not including the vehi-cles whose value was not shown.
The declaration is required by the constitution, and Mr Wade did the
same in 2001, listing properties and land across Senegal without specify-ing the value. Sall was not obliged to justify his wealth. The son of a civil servant father and a mother who sold groundnuts, the 50-year-old became a geologist before entering politics.
His highest office until now was prime minister under Wade.
His declaration comes amid mount-ing pressure over the management of public funds, with accusations levelled against Wade’s government for squandering public money.
He owns amongst others a 699-square-metre villa worth 533,000 euros and a 2,000-square-metre piece of land in Dakar’s upmarket suburbs’’Gazette
NEW DELHI
Clinton hits out over newbomb plot by Al-Qaeda
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said yesterday an Al-Qaeda plot to blow up a US-bound plane with an underwear bomb was proof of the “perverse and terrible” lengths militants are willing to go to. US officials said on Monday that Al-Qaeda’s branch in Yemen had planned to blow up the passenger plane near the first anniver-sary of Osama bin Laden’s death on May 2. The FBI said investigators had seized what seemed to be a revamped model of a bomb used in the Christmas Day plot of 2009, in which plastic explosive hidden in a Nigerian man’s underwear failed to detonate on a plane headed for Detroit. “The plot itself indicates that the terrorists keep trying... to devise more and more perverse and terrible ways to kill innocent people,” Clinton said in New Delhi on the final day of a three-nation Asian tour. (AFP)
BRIEFLY
BERLIN
German police kill axe-wielding man
German police shot dead a man who attacked them with an axe after they attempted to break up a row over a parking place, prosecutors said yesterday. The 47-year-old become embroiled in a heated argument with his neighbour over a parking spot outside their block of flats on Sunday afternoon, whereupon he pulled out an axe and set upon the other man, who was not identified. When police arrived, the attacker “barricaded himself in the building and attacked the officers with the axe when they attempted to gain access to the flat”, said a spokesman for prosecutors in the southern city of Augsburg. (AFP)
United Nations Mission in the Republic of South SudanUNMISS
UNITED NATIONSUnited Nations Mission in
South Sudan
NATIONS UNIESMission des Nations Unies au Sud Sudan
REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTERESTProvision of Consultancy Services which include Conducting all Necessary Surveys
and Preparation of a Detailed Design and Contract Documents for UNMISS Port Handling Facilities at Port 29 Adok, River Nile, Republic of South Sudan
Closing Date for Receipt of EOI: Monday, 14 May 2012
The United Nations Mission in the Republic of South Sudan (UNMISS) hereby solicits Expression of Interest (EOI) from competent companies for the provision of consultancy services which includes, but not limited to, conducting all necessary surveys and preparation of a detailed design and contract documents for UNMISS Port Handling facilities at Port 29 Adok, River Nile, Republic of South Sudan.
Description of General Requirements• Conduct all necessary surveys• Provide a detailed design with draft of contract documents for the following:
• Berthing quay for 2 No. 5 meter long barges for the unloading of sea containers and cargo;
• Sea Container storage area to accommodate 100x 20’sea containers.
Conditions:Interested companies are invited to submit their EOI by courier, hand delivery or e-mail as indicated below. The EOI must include, as a minimum, the following documentation/information:• Company’s profile, with a minimum of ten-year proven experience in the design of port
facilities• Company’s license as Engineering Consulting company• Company’s Business registration certificate• Description/information on technical capabilities• Minimum of three (3) Letters of Reference• Company’s contact details (address, telephone and fax numbers, e-mail, etc.)• Proof of financial strength (copy of the latest audited financial report)
Important Notice:This EOI does not constitute a solicitation. UNMISS reserves the right to change or cancel the requirements at any time during the EOI and/or solicitation process. Thus, submitting a response to this EOI does not automatically guarantee that your company will be considered for receipt of the solicitation when issued.
The EOI, clearly marked “Provision of Consultancy Services with a Detailed Design for Port Handling Facilities and Preparation of Draft Contract Documents to UNMISS”, must be received by UNMISS no later than Monday, 14 May 2012, via:
E-mail address: [email protected] with copy to [email protected] orTo the following address:
UNMISS Procurement SectionPurchasing Unit 1 - Room XE/04
Tomping Site – Near Juba International AirportJuba, Republic of South Sudan
Attention: Ms. Antoinette Sleiman
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WAR ANNIVERSARY | Russia mourns
NATALIA KOLESNIKOVAS\AFP
Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a ceremony in honour of World War II veterans, heroes and battles near the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Moscow yesterday in commemoration of those killed during WWII on the eve of the Victory Day holiday celebrating the end of the war.
JERUSALEM, Tuesday
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu today struck a surprise deal with the
opposition Kadima party to form a new, broad coalition government, axing plans for a snap election.
The agreement to form what will be Israel’s seventh national unity government was to be put to a vote in the Knesset later, officials said.
The move puts Mr Netan-yahu at the helm of a ruling coalition with an overwhelm-ing 94votes in the 120-seat parliament.
Under the agreement, Mr Shaul Mofaz, who took over leadership of the centre-right Kadima party only six weeks ago, would become vice prime minister as well as a minister within the premier’s office, a draft of the deal showed.
The two men negotiated the 11th-hour deal as the Knesset was voting on a motion to end its current session to clear the way for early elections this September rather than Octo-ber 2013 as scheduled.
Speaking at a joint news conference with Mr Mofaz, Mr Netanyahu said the agreement would give greater stability to the coalition, which is led by
his rightwing Likud party.“When I saw I could form
a broad coalition, I realised I could return the stability with-out going to elections,” he said. Mr Mofaz said Kadima’s deci-sion to remain in opposition for the past three years was “a historic mistake.”
“Today we are correcting it,” he said. Over past months, Mr Mofaz has launched several attacks on Mr Netanyahu, notably accusing him and his Defence Minister Ehud Barak of manipulating the threat of a nuclear Iran to score politi-cal points and scare the Israeli public.
Asked about the differences between his view on Iran and that of Mofaz, Mr Netanyahu said the issue would be handled in a “serious and responsible” manner.
Under the deal, Kadima and Likud will by the end of July replace a contentious law that allowed ultra-Orthodox Jews to defer their military service, with new legislation that would ensure a “fair” sharing of the burden of army service.(AFP)
Israeli premierunveils deal with rival partyEx-opposition chiefsays decision to stayout of governmentwas not a wise move
Mr Netanyahu
POLITICS | Big coalition formed
Australian speaker steps aside over sex claimsCANBERRA, Tuesday
Australian parliamentary Speaker Peter Slipper officially stood aside today amid sex harassment and travel fraud claims, while proclaiming his innocence and slamming a “trial by media”.
Mr Slipper, who is 62 and married, has been accused of harassing former aide James Ashby, 33, with explicit text
messages, unwanted advances and inappropriate comments between January and March this year.
He is also accused, by Mr Ashby, of fraudulently mis-using taxpayer-funded taxi services.
After police said last week they were investigating the fraud allegations, Mr Slipper declared he would temporarily vacate his post. Parliament’s
return from a six-week recess today was his first opportunity to do so formally.
His decision was a blow to Prime Minister Julia Gillard, who engineered his promotion to Speaker last year after he
defected from the Liberals, a move that lost the opposition one vote and shored up her wafer-thin hold on power.
Mr Slipper vowed to return to the speakership. “There is much more to be done, and I look forward to completing what I have begun,” he said.
“I believe I am entitled, like any other person, to have the presumption of innocence.’’ (AFP)The age of aide ‘harassed’
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PARIS, Tuesday
Taking over from a supermodel should not be a problem for Valerie Trierweiler, who
has plenty of glamour of her own, but making state visits abroad as France’s first unmarried first lady just might.
There is some speculation as to whether Ms Trierweiler, whose partner Francois Hollande was elected Socialist president on Sunday, will marry her man before he gets the keys to the Elysee Palace on May 15.
If she does not, certain host countries may face some embarrassment as to the proper protocol to receive an unmarried head of state turning up with an unwed woman on his arm.
Ms Trierweiler, a twice-divorced
47-year-old journalist and mother of three teenagers who says she plans to continue her media career and combine it with her first lady role, recently dismissed the issue.
“I’m not sure it will come up all that much. Maybe on a visit to the pope? Frankly, it really is not an aspect that bothers me. This question of marriage is above all a part of our private life,” the brunette told AFP.
Apart from the Vatican, conservative countries that might view her unmarried status as a diplomatic dilemma include the Arab Gulf states, where Islamic traditions apply, and in conservative societies like India.
When President Nicolas Sarkozy, the right-winger who lost Sunday’s vote, made his first trip to the Gulf in January 2008, he had to travel without ex-supermodel Carla Bruni, whom he was dating but had not yet married.
Islam forbids cohabitation outside marriage and arch-conservative Muslim kingdoms such as Saudi Arabia might look very unfavourably on a foreign leader turning up with
FRANCK FIFE | AFP
France’s Socialist Party newly elected President Francois Hollande and his companion Valerie Trierweiler wave on stage at the Place de la Bastille on May 6, 2012 after the announcement of the first official results of the French presidential second round.
France’s unwed first lady may pose problems
TIGHT | Typically we only give protocol facilities to a spouse, says Indian foreign ministry spokesman
his partner.India is another country where
Mr Sarkozy —- who married Bruni in February 2008 just a few months after divorcing his second wife — caused diplomatic uncertainty.
Indian and French officials engaged in deep talks over how Bruni would be treated during her husband’s state visit, which came before their marriage and was to include a trip to the Taj Mahal, known as “the monument to love”.
The press in India — where marriage and a family are seen as the
most important goals in life — was abuzz over whether the couple would share a hotel suite and where Bruni would sit at a formal banquet.
In the end, Bruni did not join Sarkozy in India, but the couple did return after their wedding to visit the Taj Mahal.
The status of Ms Trierweiler — who was revealed as Hollande’s lover when he separated from the mother of his four children, Segolene Royal, who in 2007 lost to Sarkozy in a presidential election — could also cause problems. “Typically we only give protocol facilities to a spouse,” Indian foreign ministry spokesman Syed Akbaruddin told AFP on Monday. “But I don’t know the details of this case and we can’t really answer this question.”
A French foreign ministry official said that most countries to which a French president travels are happy to accommodate his wishes and that in the 21st century being unmarried did not pose a major problem.
“If we tell them ‘treat this person as the president’s wife’, then they will do so,” predicted the official who sought anonymity.
The married but separated president of France’s neighbour, Germany, recently sparked controversy in conservative circles when he decided to move into his official residence in Berlin with his girlfriend. In France, Hollande’s domestic arrangements are mentioned in passing in the media or in private conversations, but have sparked no public debate. (AFP)
If we tell them ‘treat this person as the president’s wife’, then they will do so” Foreign Ministry official
Conservative Muslim kingdoms might look unfavourably on a leaderturning up with a ‘lover’
The age of president’s companion
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TENDER NOTICE FOR SUPPLY OF GOODS AND SERVICESKahuti Water and Sanitation Company Ltd invites applications for tender from interested eligible and competent bidders for the supply of the under listed goods and services for the financial year July 2012-June 2013. Current suppliers who wish to continue transacting with us should apply afresh.
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BUSINESSHIGH FOOD PRICES AFFECT LIVING STANDARDSMany locked in poverty due to cost volatility, says World Bank. P.27
BY NATION CORRESPONDENT
Cooperative minister Joseph Nyagah was yesterday hard pressed to explain why the matatu industry was allocated only Sh20 million for streamlining operations in the sector.
While appearing before the Parlia-mentary Committee on Agriculture, he said his ministry had allocated Sh20 million to the sector, which was to be
used to put in place measures that would see more public transporters operate within the savings and credit cooperative societies and consolidate gains already made.
“The budget would mostly go into provision of extension services, and in ensuring that all matatu operators work within the saccos,” he said, add-ing that this would further entrench sanity in the sector that has long been
characterised with disorder.Mr Nyaga indicated that most of the
work needed to help in regulating the sector had already been accomplished and required the support to ensure sustainability.
Too little The committee, chaired by Naiva-
sha legislator John Mututho, pointed out that the allocation was too little
even to be used as petty cash in the industry, which generates billions of shillings annually.
“The figures you are giving are shocking. You cannot allocate Sh20 million to streamline operations in a sector that generates billions of shil-lings,” Mr Mututho said. He added that the sector could have been allo-cated at least Sh200 million for any impact to be felt.
Nyaga hard pressed to explain allocation to matatus
FINANCIAL RESULTS
Total Kenya records Sh88 million loss
Total Kenya has recorded a Sh88 million loss for the first three months ending March 2012, dampening hopes that the firm would return into the profit zone soon. The firm said financ-ing costs ate into its profit mar-gins. It reported Sh206 million in profits within the same period last year. “Financing expenses have increased due to high inter-est rates on bank borrowings,” said Mr Alexis Vvok, the compa-ny’s managing director.
BRIEFLY
MOTORING
Firm launches new tyre to meet demand
Demand for car tyres in the East African region is growing by 4 per cent per year, driven by increased car purchases, a tyre manufacturer has said. Michelin, which launched its latest tyre in the Kenyan market dubbed Michelin Energy XM2, said the industry sells about 1.6 million units per annum. “We are target-ing the mass market including tour and organised taxi firms with this new tyre, given its lon-gevity and the fact that it is build for Kenyan roads,” Michelin re-gional manager Freddi Stoeffler said during the launch yesterday.
EXPANSION
KCB opens new branch in Burundi
Kenya Commercial Bank has opened the doors of its first branch in Burundi yesterday, in a ceremony presided over by the Burundian head of State, Presi-dent Pierre Nkurunziza. With an investment estimated to be Sh830 million ($10 million), the KCB Burundi operation includes two start-up branches in the capi-tal, Bujumbura, with the main one located at the latest city landmark.
CYBER WORLD
Internet security system introduced
Access Kenya has introduced an authentication system to boost security of emails. The firm’s MD Kris Senanu said the Simple Mail Transfer Protocol Authentication is intended to ad-dress rising internet security con-cerns. “Email hacking is a global problem and this technology pro-tects our clients and other users on our network,” he said. Email account holders will be provided with unique usernames and pass-words to access servers through the authentication system.
Biwott oil firm sold to Swiss energy company in share deal
PETROLEUM | Kenol Kobil shareholders strike deal to sell majority stake to Puma Energy
BY GRIFFINS [email protected]
Key shareholders of oil marketer, Kenol Kobil, have struck an exclusive
deal to sell a majority stake of the listed company to Puma Energy, handing control of the company to the Swiss firm.
The development will see majority ownership of the firm — which is the biggest in Kenya and associated with former pow-erful Cabinet minister Nicholas Biwott — transferred to Puma Energy, which has recently been making acquisitions in oil companies across countries in
Africa.Mr Jacob Segman, Kenol
Kobil managing director, said the transaction with Kestrel Capital as lead transaction ad-visor, would help bring in more financial capital and expertise needed to expand the business to southern and central African markets.
Strategic investor “It took a lot of convincing to
sell the idea to major sharehold-ers in the company to help us take our business to the next level,” said Mr Segman, who had indicated that there were plans to look for a strategic investor
when the company released its financial results last month.
In a cautionary announcement sent to the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) yesterday Mr Segman said the transaction is, however, subject to due diligence and regulatory approvals from the Capital Markets Authority.
“The contemplated transac-tion is in line with the already expressed wish of management to drive the group to new heights, and this called for a strong stra-tegic investor and partner like Puma Energy,” he added.
The changes are also expected to excite activity at the Kenol Kobil counter at the NSE whose
share price is currently underval-ued. The firm’s share price closed at Sh12.50 yesterday.
Puma Energy chief executive officer Pierre Eledari said the international oil firm has an ambitious African expansion plan and is looking forward to expanding its operations into the country.
Puma Energy, which op-erates in over 30 countries worldwide, first entered the African downstream fuel busi-ness that involves distribution of petroleum products in Congo in 2002, before expanding into Ghana, Mozambique, Nigeria, Ivory Coast, DRC and Angola.
COURTESY | NATION
Mr Jacob Segman (right), Kenol Kobil chief with Mr Pierre Eladari, CEO of Puma Energy, at a press conference in Nairobi yesterday. The Swiss firm has struck a deal to buy a majority stake in Kenol Kobil.
Puma Energy has recently been making acquisitionsacross Africa
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DAILY NATIONWednesday May 9, 201226 |
Soaring international food prices have wa-tered down efforts to
improve living standards and alleviate poverty in developing countries, a report by the World Bank has said.
According to the World Bank study on millennium develop-ment goals (MDGs), the most affected are health targets such as reduction in maternal and child mortality, and poverty eradication.
Economists at the bank are now calling for prioritisation of policies to deal with the volatility in food prices.
“High and volatile food prices do not bode well for attainment of many MDGs as they erode consumer purchasing power and pre-vent millions of people from escaping poverty and hunger, besides having long-term im-pacts on health and education,” said Justin Yifu, World Bank’s chief economist and senior vice president for develop-
ment economics.The Global Monitoring Re-
port 2012 released yesterday notes that the most affected are developing countries specif-ically in the Sub Saharan Africa region, with urban population, female-headed and non-farmer households topping the list.
In Kenya for example, the hike in food prices experienced early last year resulted into ac-celerated inflation which saw the country shift from single digit inflation in 2010 to the highest overall inflation of
19.72 per cent recorded in November last year.
Analysts attribute the increase in food prices to among other factors a surge in international prices of fuel. Fuel is a huge component of Kenya’s imports and a surge in prices has a direct impact on local food prices.
“Food prices have been following energy prices. Ag-riculture has become more energy intensive because inputs such as fertiliser are linked to energy prices,” said Jos Verbeek, manager Global Monitoring Report.
With the latest discovery of oil in Turkana County Kenya is likely to be among oil pro-ducing countries, signalling an ease on fuel prices and the overall prices of food. However, this is dependent on the com-merciality of the country’s oil deposits.
With the findings by the World Bank, it has called for a review of policies govern-ing food supply calling for more investment in irrigation activities and redesigning of trade policies to encourage stabilisation of food prices and consequently boost returns to farmers.
“The policies we are imple-menting are forcing us to pay higher prices for food than our international counterparts,” said economist John Randa.
FILE | NATION
Fresh products in a local supermarket in Nairobi. According to the World Bank, rising food prices locally and internationally are negatively affecting millennium development goals.
Efforts to improve lives deterred by food prices Millions prevented from escaping poverty due to cost volatility
MDGS | High cost of produce affect living standards
‘‘High food prices have been following energy prices”Mr Jos Verbeek
BY NATIONCORRESPONDENT
An incubation centre for small and medium sized en-terprises (SMEs) producing goods for the export market has been established.
This is part of the Export
Business Accelerator pro-gramme through the Export Processing Zone Authority (EPZA) in 21 counties.
Trade minister, Moses Wetangula, who officiated the inauguration of the Athi-river EBA incubation SME Park saidestablishment of
the incubators will stimulate growth in the export sector. “India’s economy has grown due to emphasis and value placed on SMEs, and our economy is no different, the EBA incubation will go a long way to support entrepreneurial growth,” he said.
Incubation centre for SMEs started
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JUBA, TUESDAY
The World Bank warned on Tuesday of its “deep concern” at the strug-
gling economies of foes Sudan and South Sudan, locked in a bitter border dispute and an oil shutdown over transit fees.
“The World Bank is deeply concerned with the economic and development impact of the unresolved oil issues and how this will affect the people of both South Sudan and Sudan, particularly the most vulnerable,” it said in a statement.
Offering support to both Juba and Khartoum to ensure the “protection of vulnerable people from economic hard-ship,” the Bank said the rivals were struggling after a furious dispute over oil payments.
“Given the desperate living situation being faced by peo-ple in both Sudan and South Sudan, the World Bank’s economic analysis unam-biguously shows that it is in the interests of both countries to resume talks urgently,” the Bank added.
South Sudan broke away from Sudan in July after a 2005 peace deal ended one of Africa’s longest civil wars, which killed about two million people.
But tensions soon flared again over a series of unre-solved issues, including the border, the future of disputed
territories and oil.As a result of independence,
landlocked South Sudan took with it about 75 percent of the formerly united Sudan’s oil production, worth billions of dollars.
In a key dispute, the two sides were unable to agree on how much the South should pay to export its crude through a northern pipeline and port, leading the Juba government in January to shut its production after Khartoum began seizing the oil in lieu of payment.
The poverty-stricken South said 98 per cent of its pre-shut down revenue came from oil.
A border war with South Sudan began in late March, escalating with waves of Sudanese air strikes against South Sudanese territory and the South’s 10-day seizure of the Heglig oil field from Khar-toum’s army.
Both sides say they are com-plying with a United Nations Security Council resolution which ordered them to stop fighting from last Friday.(AFP)
Woes of the Sudans worry World BankImpact of disputes on the economies of the two nations causes concern
DISPUTE | The two economies are struggling due to rivalry COMMERCE | Investment partnership launched
The World Bank is deeply concerned with the economic and development impact of the unresolved oil issues”World Bank report
DIANA NGILA | NATION
Mrs Margit Hellwig-Boette (centre), German ambassador to Kenya with Mr Ingo Badoreck (right), a German delegate and Mr Ken Manyala, Kenya Investment Authority general manager, during the launch of the German Industry and Commerce partnership in Kenya at the Serena Hotel yesterday.
Google gets green light for self-driving carSAN FRANCISCO, TUESDAY
The state of Nevada has issued a license plate giving Google’s self-driving car the green light to travel along public roads.
The modified Toyota Prius was issued a license bearing an infinity sign next to the left of number “001” after demonstrating its auto-pilot capabilities on highways, neighborhood streets and even the hectic “strip” in Las
Vegas.The Nevada Department of
Motor Vehicles proclaimed the license the first for an autonomous vehicle in the United States.
“I felt using the infinity symbol was the best way to represent the car of the future,” motor vehicle department di-rector Bruce Breslow said in a statement posted at the state agency’s website.
The car was given a unique red license plate to make it
recognizable by police and the public as a self-driving test vehicle.
“When there comes a time that vehicle manufactures market autonomous vehicles to the public, that infinity symbol will appear on a green license plate,” Breslow said.
Nevada hopes the creation of the test plates will drive companies to develop, test and build autonomous vehicles in the state.(AFP)
DAILY NATIONWednesday May 9, 201228 | Business News
NAIROBI SECURITIES EXCHANGE Last 12 Mths Security PricesHigh Low Yesterday Prev Shares deal traded
Agricultural58.00 19.00 Eaagads Ord 1.25 29.00 90.00 63.00 Kakuzi Ord.5.00 81.00 81.00 10,000 135.00 90.00 Kapchorua Tea Co. Ord 5.00 115.00 121..00 2,100400.00 290.00 Limuru Tea Co. Ord 20.00 410.00 400.00 6,000 21.00 13.00 Rea Vipingo Plantations Ord 5.00 15.70 15.50 20015.05 7.40 Sasini Ltd Ord 1.00 11.25 11.20 6,700315.00 130.00 Williamson Tea Kenya Ord 5.00 260.00
Automobiles & Accessories68.00 19.50 Car & General (K) Ord 5.00 29.00 29.00 80015.00 9.25 CMC Holdings Ord 0.50 13.50 19.00 11.40 Marshalls (E.A.) Ord 5.00 12.60 12.60 2008.00 3.55 Sameer Africa Ord 5.00 4.45 4.45 300
Banking
18.00 10.40 Barclays Bank Ord 0.50 12.95 13.00 4,799,80084.00 38.00 CFC Stanbic Holdings Ord.5.00 41.50 41.50 1,700160.00 70.00 Diamond Trust Bank Ord 4.00 100.00 98.50 357,40030.25 15.00 Equity Bank Ord 0.50 20.50 20.75 447,50030.00 12.00 Housing Finance Co Ord 5.00 15.05 15.10 115,10027.00 14.75 KCB Ord 1.00 23.50 23.75 3,010,10048.00 16.00 NBK Ord 5.00 19.75 19.55 12,30054.00 22.50 NIC Bank Ord 5.00 30.00 30.00 10,900281.00 153.00 StandardChartered Ord 5.00 169.00 168.00 2,50021.25 9.60 Co-op Bank of Kenya Ord 1.00 13.90 13.95 239,600
Commercial & Services9.00 3.50 Express Ord 5.00 3.85 3.80 2,600- - Hutchings Biemer Ord 5.00 20.2544.00 12.55 Kenya Airways Ord 5.00 14.35 14.60 180,600190.00 130.00 Nation Media Group Ord. 2.50 170.00 169.00 78,50068.00 35.00 ScanGroup Ord. 1.00 52.50 52.00 208,60046.50 21.00 Standard Group Ord 5.00 22.25 24.00 3,00069.50 42.00 TPS EA (Serena) Ord 1.00 45.25 46.00 60015.90 6.50 Uchumi Supermarket Ord 5.00 15.00 14.90 1,352,900
Construction & Allied196.00 101.00 Athi River Mining Ord 5.00 196.00 188.00 39,200207.00 125.00 BamburiCement Ord 5.00 145.00 146.00 448,20035.25 19.00 Crown Berger Ord 5.00 26.50 27.25 4,50021.50 10.00 E.A.Cables Ord 0.50 10.80 10.75 19,600119.00 51.00 E.A.Portland Cement Ord 5.00 60.00
Energy & Petroleum17.50 6.80 KenGen Ord 2.50 8.75 8.65 186,70012.30 8.90 KenolKobil Ltd Ord 0.05 12.50 25.00 13.75 KP&LC Ord 2.50 15.40 15.40 420,200,30.00 13.50 Total Kenya Ord 5.00 15.00 15.00 7,500
Insurance9.00 3.80 British American Investments Co.0.10 5.30 5.35 999,40020.00 5.50 CFC Insurance Holdings Ord.1.00 7.85 8.00 1,200225.00 145.00 Jubilee Holdings Ord 5.00 181.00 180.00 60011.70 6.80 Kenya Re Corporation Ord 2.50 10.85 10.50 2,159,70055.00 18.00 Pan Africa Insurance Ord 5.00 29.50 29.00 3,000
Investment24.25 10.95 Centum Investment Co Ord 0.50 15.05 15.15 154,800280.00 90.00 City Trust Ord 5.00 225.00 221.00 2,0006.00 3.05 Olympia Capital Holdings Ord 5.00 3.45 3.50 80060.00 20.00 Trans-Century Ord 0.50 26.50 24.50 500
Manufacturing & Allied - A.Baumann & Co. Ord 5.00 11.10155.00 89.00 B.O.C Kenya Ord 5.00 115.00 115.00 800330.00 166.00 BAT Kenya Ltd Ord 10.00 329.00 326.00 101,900155.00 85.00 Carbacid Investments Ord 5.00 106.00 217.00 148.00 East African Breweries Ord 2.00 213.00 212.00 1,230,0003.05 1.35 Eveready EA Ord 1.00 1.60 1.60 10,600- - Kenya Orchards Ord 5.00 3.00 10.20 4.40 Mumias Sugar Co. Ord 2.00 5.65 5.75 1,222,30012.00 8.20 Unga Group Ord 5.00 10.30 10.50 45,000
Telecommunication & Technology14.90 3.50 AccessKenya Group Ord 1.00 4.80 4.80 23,0004.85 2.70 Safaricom Ltd Ord. 0.05 3.35 3.50 2,017,900NSE All Share Index(NASI)-(1 Jan 2008=100 Down 0.41 points to close at 78.09NSE 20 Share Index Up 0.05 points to close at 3599.18Equity Turnover Close sh659,559,979 Previous sh473,840,291
BANK RATES Euro $ £ C$ SF IR JY ZRBANKABC buy 108.18 82.20 128.60 82.98 89.48 1.64 99.82 10.88 sell 108.48 82.40 128.96 83.16 90.00 1.65 100.18 10.97Barclays buy 108.06 83.00 134.14 83.44 89.93 1.59 103.65 10.59 sell 108.87 83.50 135.12 84.11 90.67 1.60 104.53 10.68Co-op buy 109.36 82.65 131.18 83.62 90.63 1.64 99.05 10.78 sell 109.65 82.85 131.52 83.36 90.86 1.64 99.30 11.10Equity buy 107.91 82.75 129.44 83.33 89.07 - 99.89 10.80 sell 108.54 83.05 130.24 83.80 89.69 - 99.46 10.84NBK buy 108.53 83.25 134.65 83.78 90.35 1.57 104.04 10.64 sell 108.66 83.35 134.82 83.92 90.48 1.58 104.21 10.66KCB buy 108.20 83.20 134.25 83.40 90.00 1.56 104.15 10.55 sell 108.50 83.40 134.60 83.60 90.30 1.57 104.45 10.65CBA buy 108.24 83.20 134.49 82.83 90.13 1.57 104.07 10.60 sell 108.62 83.40 134.92 83.87 90.41 1.58 104.35 10.68CFC Stanbic buy 109.42 83.20 134.70 84.22 91.08 1.54 103.75 10.77 sell 109.69 83.40 135.03 84.42 91.30 1.55 104.00 10.80GulfAfrican buy 108.38 83.20 134.57 83.67 90.17 1.57 104.03 10.63 sell 108.65 83.40 134.92 83.89 90.45 1.57 104.30 10.67FCB buy 108.20 83.20 134.15 83.35 90.05 1.56 104.25 10.50 sell 108.45 83.30 134.50 83.60 90.25 1.57 104.50 10.65Prime buy 108.10 83.20 134.15 83.60 90.00 1.57 104.10 10.60 sell 108.60 83.40 134.60 84.00 90.50 1.58 104.40 10.90
CBK RATES Mean Buy Sell1 US Dollar 83.2831 83.2067 83.35941 Sterling Pound 134.7159 134.5667 134.86511 Euro 108.5593 108.4441 108.67441 South African Rand 10.6367 10.6207 10.6528 Ksh/Ush 29.7780 29.6907 29.86541 Ksh/Tsh 18.9835 18.9061 19.06101 Ksh/Rwanda Franc 7.2345 7.1618 7.30721 Ksh/Burundi Franc 16.3659 16.2909 16.44101 UAE Dirham 22.6741 22.6530 22.69521 Canadian Dollar 83.8331 83.7140 83.95221 Swiss Franc 90.3815 90.2685 90.4944100 Japanese Yen 104.0939 104.0061 104.18171 Swedish Kroner 12.1917 12.1606 12.22281 Norwegian Kroner 14.3744 14.3563 14.39261 Danish Kroner 14.5975 14.5803 14.61471 Indian Rupee 1.5791 1.5776 1.58051 Hong Kong Dollar 10.7297 10.7197 10.73971 Singapore Dollar 66.8779 66.7951 66.96081 Saudi Riyal 22.2073 22.1855 22.22921 Chinese Yuan 13.2025 13.1900 13.2149 1 Australian Dollar 84.8779 84.7793 84.9766
UNIT TRUSTS
Money Market Funds Daily Yield Effective Annual RateAfrican Alliance Kenya Shilling Fund Kenya Shilling 12.03% 12.71%Old Mutual Money Market Fund Kenya Shilling 12.91% 13.71%British-American Money Market Fund Kenya Shilling 12.38% 13.18%Stanbic Money Market Fund Kenya Shilling 11.27% 11.87%CBA Market Fund Kenya Shilling 13.07% 13.96%CIC Money Market Fund Kenya Shilling 18.39% 20.03%Amana Money Market Fund Kenya Shilling 18.40% 22.26%Suntra Money Market Fund Kenya Shilling 14.85% 16.01%Zimele Money Market Fund Kenya Shilling 9.0% 9.31%ICEA Money Market Fund Kenya Shilling 12.59% 13.42%Madison Asset Money Market Fund Kenya Shilling 18.08% 19.65%African Alliance Fixed Income Fund Kenya Shilling 10.55 10.21CIC Fixed Income Fund Kenya Shilling 10.27 10.54Stanbic Fixed Income Fund B1 Kenya Shilling 101.98 101.98Stanbic Fixed Income Fund A Kenya Shilling 101.33 101.33Standard Investment Income Fund Kenya Shilling 88.92 89.45Standard Investment Equity Growth Fund Kenya Shilling 64.98 65.73African Alliance Kenya Equity Fund Kenya Shilling 115.35 108.32ICEA Equity Fund Kenya Shilling 85.17 89.66British-American Equity Fund Kenya Shilling 132.40 140.97CBA Equity Fund Kenya Shilling 109.12 114.86CIC Equity Fund Kenya Shilling 11.00 11.59Dyer and Blair Equity Fund Kenya Shilling 125.51 132.11Old Mutual Equity Fund Kenya Shilling 252.32 266.30Stanbic Equity Fund Kenya Shilling 105.23 111.06Suntra Equity Fund Kenya Shilling 93.32 98.24Madison Asset Equity Fund Kenya Shilling 59.10 62.21African Alliance Managed Fund Kenya Shilling 16.72 15.75British-American Managed Retirement Fund Kenya Shilling 111.93 115.20Amana Growth Fund Kenya Shilling 84.57 89.02ICEA Growth Fund Kenya Shilling 96.27 101.33Amana Balanced Fund Kenya Shilling 86.98 90.60British-American Balanced Fund Kenya Shilling 147.28 156.41CIC Balanced Fund Kenya Shilling 10.74 11.25Old Mutual Balanced Fund/Toboa Kenya Shilling 118.90 125.16Suntra Balanced Fund Kenya Shilling 85.94 90.46Madison Asset Balanced Fund Kenya Shilling 70.54 73.86Zimele Balanced Fund Kenya Shilling 4.05 4.17CFC Simba Fund Kenya Shilling 108.49 114.20Old Mutual East Africa Fund Kenya Shilling 115.54 120.98British American Bond Plus Fund Kenya Shilling 154.58 157.74Dyer and Blair Bond Fund Kenya Shilling 114.10 116.43ICEA Bond Fund Kenya Shilling 89.15 90.05Old Mutual Bond Fund Kenya Shilling 92.03 93.91
ARAB CURRENCY/$Algerian Dinar 73.70Bahrani Dinar 0.377Djibouti Franc 175.85Egyptian Pound 6.0353Jordanian Dinar 0.7075Kuwait Dinar 0.27774Lebanese Pound 1501Libyan Dinar 1.2406Omani Riyal 0.3850Qatar Riyal 3.6405Saudi Riyal 3.75Syrian Pound 57.3Tunisian Dinar 1.5069UAE Dirham 3.6725
Currencies are quoted against the US Dollar
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KAFOCA – Mukuru Studyville LtdNext to Madaraka Shopping Centre, Ole Sangale Road.
P.O Box 3141,00506, Nairobi.Tel: 020 – 2357322, 0714371811, 0738038456
www.kmstudyville.comEmail: [email protected] or [email protected]
KAFOCA-Mukuru Studyville invites applications for tender from interested and competent suppliers possessing the requisite skills resources and experience for the supply of the under listed goods and services for FY 2012/13.
GOODSTENDER NO ITEM DESCRIPTION KMS/001/2012/13 Design /printing services.KMS/002/2012/13 Supply /delivery General office stationery.KMS/003/2012/13 Supply /delivery of fresh fruits and vegetablesKMS/004/2012/13 Supply / delivery of beefKMS/005/2012/13 Supply/delivery of Unfertilized eggsKMS/006/2012/13 Supply / delivery of fresh milkKMS/007/2012/13 Supply / delivery of cerealsKMS/008/2012/13 Supply/ delivery of fresh breadKMS/009/2012/13 Supply / delivery of dry food stuffKMS/010/2012/13 Supply /delivery of cleaning materials & detergentsKMS/011/2012/13 Supply / delivery of LPG Cooking gas
SERVICESKMS/012/2012/13 Provision of guarding/ Security servicesKMS/013/2012/13 Provision of sanitary servicesKMS/014/2012/13 Provision of garbage collection services
Tender documents may be obtained from KAFOCA-Mukuru Studyville office upon payment of non-refundable fee of Kshs. 2500.00 (two thousand five hundred shillings only) per set from 8.00am – 5.00 pm Monday to Friday. Interested applicants must complete S33 confidential business questionnaire in full, be registered with VAT, attach copies of Certificate of business registration, PIN and any other documents related to the respective tender applied for. Completed tender document in plain sealed envelopes clearly marked tender number only (no name) should be deposited in the tender box situated at the reception addressed to:
The ManagerKAFOCA Mukuru Studyville
P.O BOX 3141-00506Nairobi
So as to reach him on or before 31ST May 2012 at 1000Hrs and submitted bids will be opened immediately thereafter in the presence of the tenderers or their representatives who choose to attend. Late bids will not be accepted. Studyville reserves the right to reject any tender either in part or whole and does not bind itself to accept the lowest tender.
TENDER NOTICE
DAILY NATIONWednesday May 9, 2012 Business 29
BRIEFLYKISUMU
City mayor blames MP for violence at funeral
Nairobi Mayor George Aladwa wants Ikolomani MP Boni Khalwale investigated over the chaos at his father’s burial in lyaduywa village, Sabatia constituency last Saturday. Mr Aladwa has blamed the fracas on Dr Khalwale, saying his ut-terances against Prime Minister Raila Odinga sparked the chaos. But Dr Khalwale has dismissed the claims, saying he was also a victim of the mayhem.
RESIDENTS SOUND ALARM OVER UPSURGE IN CRIMEKisumu residents and traders ask security authorities to curb rising insecurity. P.33
COUNTY NEWS
Tycoon accuses petitioners in land suit of lying to courtBY NATION CORRESPONDENT
Mombasa
A Ugandan businessman seeking court assistance to help him recover a Sh1.2 billion land parcel in Kwale now wants the individuals occupying the land investigated for perjury.
Mr Mayur Madhvani and Emfil Ltd are asking the Criminal Investi-gation Department to also commence investigations against the lawyer rep-
resenting the occupants for allegedly lying to the court.
The 40 individuals, who filed a suit through lawyer Fatuma Chamkono, obtained orders allowing them to stay on the disputed land without disclosing to the court that there were previous orders suspending any allocation, transfer or sale of the property.
Emfil, which has been enjoined in the suit as an interested party, told High Court judge Francis Tuiyott in
Mombasa that the petitioners “are fast tracking illegal developments on the land with a view of perpetuating their illegal claim to the property which belongs to Mr Mayur Madhvani”.
Non-disclosureThe company’s lawyer, Mr Allen
Gichuhi, asked the court to set aside the conservatory orders granted to the petitioners as they were obtained through serious non-disclosure and suppression of material facts all of
which were within their knowledge. “It is unconstitutional for my client to be deprived of his land on account of orders obtained illegally,” he said.
Mr Justice Tuiyott suspended fur-ther construction of new structures on the property, although he allowed the petitioners to continue staying on it. He also ordered them not to transfer, alienate or sell the property pending the determination of their application in court.
The case will be heard on June 21.
BY BARNABAS [email protected] WYCLIFF [email protected]
Tension is building up on the Kenya-Ethiopia border after Merrile
herdsmen attempted to cross into the country.
A contingent of security per-sonnel was yesterday deployed along the border to avert conflict that in the past three months has claimed several lives and loss of livestock.
Last month, three policemen were killed and five others in-jured in a Merrile herdsmen raid on Turkana villages.
“The herdsmen moved away from the common border after the Ethiopian security person-nel intervened,” said Turkana North district commissioner Albert Mwilitsa yesterday.
Guns recovered “The herdsmen had earlier
fired shots at the border spark-ing tension among the local community.”
Mr Mwilitsa described the security situation at the border as tense.
He said he had to ask the Ethiopian administrators to restrain the herdsmen from entering the country.
The DC said the Ethiopian
police arrested 10 suspects and recovered two guns stolen from the two Kenyan officers killed during the attack by more than 300 Merrile raiders at Todon-yang Raid Police Deployment Unit camp last month.
Mr Mwilitsa said the Ethio-pian security forces were still searching for uniforms of the slain officers stolen during the raid.
A delegation of administra-tors, envoys and security officers from the two countries met in Mombasa last week to resolve conflicts between the two pas-toral communities.
The insecurity has been worsened by the invasion of the disputed Elemi triangle by Nyang’atom community from Ethiopia and South Sudan.
According to councillor Paul Lobuel, hundreds of Nyang’atom herdsmen invaded Nadodomeri and Lokamarinhyang’ areas for pasture.
He appealed to the govern-ment to deploy additional security personnel to forestall armed conflict between the two pastoral communities.
Transport disruptedMeanwhile, transport on
Loruk-Marigat road in North Baringo District was disrupted for several hours yesterday after angry residents barricaded it over insecurity.
Learners returning to school for the second term had to walk to Marigat town, about 20km away, while others chose to go back home.
Anti-riot police had to fire into the air to disperse the rowdy mob, which only worsened the situation.
It took the intervention of area MP William Cheptumo, Baringo deputy police boss Samuel Muthamia and district commissioner Joshua Ogango, to stop the demonstration.
Mr Muthamia assured the residents that more GSU per-sonnel would be deployed to the area to beef up security.
“We are also liaising with District Security Intelligence Committee in East Pokot Dis-trict for a barrier to be erected in Loruk for all vehicles to be checked to block raiders from ferrying stolen livestock into the district,” he said.
CONFLICT | Clashes have claimed several lives in the last three months
Security beefed up on Kenya-Ethiopia border to avert Merrile militia attack Ethiopian police officers called in to restrain herdsmen
SULEIMAN MBATIAH | NATION
Residents demonstrate on the Loruk-Marigat road in Baringo North District on Monday over a rise in banditry and cattle rustling. At least two people have been killed, several schools closed and scores displaced due to cattle thefts in the area in the last week.
Police reservists: The government has recruited 150 Kenya Police Reservists (KPR) and armed them to intensify security along the South Sudan and Ethiopia border, says Turkana North district commissioner Albert Mwilitsa.
Disputed area: Nyang’atom pastoral-ists have reportedly invaded Soya village near the disputed Elemi triangle.The area is claimed by Kenya, Ethiopia and South Sudan.
DISPUTE
150 reservists recruited
NYERI
CDF team pays debt to avoid auction order
The Kieni CDF office es-caped the auctioneers’ hammer after hastily clearing a debt of Sh170,645. Auctioneers were set to attach property belonging to the CDF office yesterday morn-ing but the committee through its lawyer Muthui Kimani paid the contractor, Mr John Muigwa of Mubros Works and Services, before noon. Mr Muigwa had obtained a warrant to attach the property from a Nyeri court.
MERU
Man denies illegal possession of ivory
A man was yesterday charged with being in possession of el-ephant tusks worth Sh1 million before a Maua court. Mr Salad Abdi Sime alias Dika from Gar-batula District in Isiolo, however, denied the charge of being unlaw-fully in possession of government trophies. Mr Sime was released on a bond of Sh800,000 with a surety in similar amount or cash bail of Sh300,000. The case will be heard on July 29.
MERU
Farmers set to get Sh2bn loans boost
The Treasury will this year dis-burse Sh2 billion to be lent out to farmers through the Agricultural Finance Corporation. Agriculture minister Sally Kosgei said the Treasury had promised that the money would be factored in the budget to help farmers access affordable loans. Speaking in Chogoria town in Meru County, she said the government was keen on shielding farmers from being exploited by banks.
DAILY NATIONWednesday May 9, 201230 |
Families to be moved over landslide fears BY NATION CORRESPONDENT
Nyeri
The provincial administra-tion plans to forcefully move over 10 families that refused to leave a landslide-prone area in Mukurwe-ini District.
A day after an eight-month- old baby died and three other
family members sustained in-juries in a landslide, officials said the families still remained in the area.
Mukurwe-ini district com-missioner Isaac Masinde said he would lead a district security team in assessing the situation and move forcefully those who had stayed put.
“We will resort to force be-cause the people have failed
to heed advice that they should move to safer areas,” he said.
According to the DC, over 13 families had asked the government to allocate them alternative land before they can leave their houses, which are built on hilly terrain, where landslides occur due to heavy rains.
The administrator, who
described the residents as uncooperative, said they had refused to build houses on plots they were allocated last year.
The land, at Kimondo, had been donated by the Nyeri county council, he added.
The families had been asked to build houses on the plots and use the land on the sloppy terrain for farming.
BY ANTHONY [email protected]
Two pastors were lynched at Jomvu in Mombasa after they were mistaken
for thieves.Pastor Benjamin Juma
of Nyali Baptist Church and Pastor Jackson Kioko of Melchizedek Church in Buxton were burnt beyond recognition.
Jitoni villagers had mistaken them for robbers.
The clerics were on a preaching mission to the vil-lage on Monday.
Another colleague escaped death by a whisker by taking to his heels.
Witnesses said the mob doused the pastors with petrol and set them ablaze.
Mrs Gladys Juma, the wife of Pastor Juma said she first ignored a call about the trag-edy, thinking it was a lie.
“One of our family mem-bers called to inform me about what had happened to my husband in Jomvu, but I told him to be cautious since it might be a ploy by fraud-sters to con us. His informer
called again insisting that it was true, so we decided to check with the police,” said Mrs Juma.
“The police confirmed that two were lynched and their remains taken to Coast Provincial General Hospital mortuary,” she added.
Mrs Emma Mbura, a member of Nyali Baptist Church, said the two had gone to a witch-doctor to preach and were mistaken for thieves.
“We are asking police to arrest the culprits as the cler-gymen were on a preaching mission,” she said.
Police are investigating the incident.
Two pastors mistaken for thieves killed
TRAGEDY | Preachers lynched
Shock and pain as preaching mission turns tragic for the clergymen
GIDEON MAUNDU | NATION
Mrs Gladys Juma (left) is consoled by a friend, Ms Suzan Nyamboga, after her husband Pastor Benjamin Juma and his colleague were lynched at Jomvu in Changamwe District on Monday evening. The two pastors were mistaken for robbers during a preaching mission in the area.
‘‘A family member called to tell me what had happened to my husband, but I told him to be cautious since it might be a ploy to con us”Gladys, wife of Pastor Benjamin Juma
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DAILY NATIONWednesday May 9, 2012 County News 31
POSITIONS ANNOUNCEMENTThe Capital Markets Authority is a statutory agency charged with the responsibility of regulating and developing an efficient capital market in Kenya. The Authority invites applications from dynamic, goal-oriented, high performers, with strong problem-solving skills, for the following positions:
CORPORATE APPROVALS MANAGER JOB REF: HCA/CAM/01 - 1 POST
Reporting to the Director, Market Operations the Corporate Approvals Manager is responsible for providing the technical and strategic leadership in the coordination of the timely review of license applications; information memoranda and other documentation for the listing of issues and offers through the securities exchange as well as approval of equity and debt instruments in line with capital market requirements. The position is also responsible for coordinating the review of registration of “approved institutions”.
ASSISTANT MANAGER FINANCIAL ANALYSIS- JOB REF: HCA/AMFA/02 - 1 POST
Reporting to the Manager, Corporate Approvals, the Assistant Manager Financial Analysis is responsible for planning, developing, coordinating, implementing and evaluating financial projects involving analysis and interpretation of financial statements of listed companies and market intermediaries aimed at securing compliance with capital markets rules and regulations in order to safeguard and protect investor interests.
ASSISTANT MANAGER LEGAL FRAMEWORK JOB REF: HCA/AMRF/09 - 1 POST
Responsible to the Manager, Strategy, Policy & Regulatory Framework the Assistant Manager, Legal Framework is responsible for conducting reviews to assess impediments to capital markets development arising from inadequacies in the current laws and regulations, institutional arrangements and drafting legislations and regulations to bridge the identified gaps.
SENIOR INVESTIGATIONS OFFICER- JOB REF: HCA/SIO/03 - 1 POST
Reporting to the Assistant Manager, Investigations, the Senior Investigations Officer is responsible for investigating non-compliance with the Capital Markets regulatory framework and complaints raised by investors, market players or any other stake holder against licensed market intermediaries and listed companies.
INFRASTRUCTURE & PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT OFFICER- JOB REF: HCA/IPDO/ 04 - 1 POST
Reporting to the Assistant Manager Research, Market Infrastructure and Product Development, the Infrastructure and Product Development Officer, will be undertaking research and product development activities.
HUMAN RESOURCE ASSISTANT - JOB REF: HCA/HRA/05 - 1 POST
Reporting to the Human Capital Officer, the selected candidate will be responsible for maintenance of human resources records, preparing regular reports and providing support in the various human capital roles.
LEGAL OFFICER - JOB REF: HCA/LO/06 - 1 POST
Reporting to the Director, Corporate Secretary and Communications, the Legal Officer will be providing legal support in drafting contracts and review of legal documents to ensure they are compliant with the relevant legislation and Authority’s interests are safeguarded.
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT - HCA/AA/11 - 2 POSTS
Responsible for providing assistance and support to the Director by performing a variety of administrative, organizational, communication and secretarial functions as well as overseeing the maintenance of records and completing assignments as delegated.
Please visit the Capital Markets Authority website: www.cma.or.ke for more details. If your background, experience and competence match the specifications outlined, please send your application, quoting the reference of the position you are interested in, including your current curriculum vitae, copies of your certificates and other testimonials, salary history, three referees (one of who must be either your current or previous employer), day telephone number, e-mail address and details of your current salary and benefits to:
The Chief Executive,Capital Markets Authority
Embankment Plaza , 3rd Floor,Longonot Road, Upperhill,
P. O Box 74800 - 00200, NAIROBI
Applications should be received on or before May 22 2012Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews.
CAPITAL MARKETS AUTHORITY
PREQUALIFICATION OF SUPPLIERSKADET Limited, the microfinance subsidiary of World Vision Kenya, invites tenders from eligible suppliers and service providers for the supply, delivery and provision of the following goods and services:
CAT. NO SUPPLIES & DELIVERY CATEGORYSD 1/12 Office and General stationerySD 2/12 Computers, Printers, UPS and Related Accessories.SD 3/12 Office Equipment, Furniture & FurnishingsSD 4/12 Drinking Water & DispensersSD 5/12 Motor Tyres, Tubes and Batteries and general serviceSD 6/12 Printing Services for brochures, calendars, diaries,
promotional materials e.g.T-shirts, caps ,posters, banners etc.
SD 7/12 New Motor Cycles, motor cycle parts and riding gearSD 8/12 Conference, workshop, seminars and hospitality
servicesSD 9/12 Supply of petrol, diesel, oil and lubricants
SPECIAL CATEGORYSSD 1/12 Supply, maintenance & repairs of Air conditioners &
generatorsSSD 2/12 Provision of Lunches and outside cateringSSD 3/12 Supply and delivery of Fresh cut FlowersSSD 4/12 Graphic designer for marketing/promotional materialsSSD 5/12 Supply and delivery of packed milkSSD 6/12 Supply of Airtime Scratch cardsSSD 7/12 Electrical work and electrical repairsSSD 8/12 Design and supply of rubber stamps
SERVICES CATEGORYP01/12 Insurance servicesP02/12 Training and consultancy servicesP03/12 Transport and /Taxi servicesP04/12 Air Tickets Services (IATA Registered firms only)P05/12 Repair and Service of Motor Vehicles: Approved
garages/ dealersP06/12 Office cleaning servicesP07/12 Provision of Carpentry WorksP08/12 Provision of Architectural ServicesP09/12 Office ContractorsP10/12 Hotel, Boarding and Lodging facilitiesP11/12 Video production and Digital photography servicesP12/12 Repair and maintenance of computers, servers and
related accessoriesP13/12 Local Area Network installationsP14/12 Provision of Internet Services and WANP15/12 ICT Managed Services e.g., Server hosting, offsite
backups etc.P16/12 Installation of security doors and security cardsP17/12 Supply of sanitary services.
Prequalification documents may be obtained from KADET Ltd. Head Office, Capitol Hill Towers, 2nd Floor, Cathedral Rd., Opp. Uhuru Park from 9.00am-1.00pm & 2.00-5.00pm upon payment of a non-refundable fee of Kshs. 3,000 in cash or Bankers Cheque payable to KADET Limited.
Completed tender documents, in plain sealed envelopes, should be addressed to:The Administration Manager
KADET Head Office, P. O. Box 1676 – 00200,Nairobi-Kenya
and deposited in the tender box stationed at the Reception Area on/or before Friday, 14th June 2012 at 3.00 PM. Prequalification documents will be opened on Friday, 15th June 2012 at 3.30 PM in the presence of a maximum of two representatives per bidder.
KADET Limited reserves the right to accept or reject any application without giving reasons.
DAILY NATIONWednesday May 9, 201232 |
BY LILIAN OCHIENG’[email protected]
Residents and traders of Kisumu have raised the alarm over the rise
in the number of carjacking and robbery cases in the area.
They now want Nyanza pro-vincial commissioner Francis Mutie and police boss Njue Njagi to respond to their cries following a spate of criminal activities.
Kisumu City Residents Voice chairperson Audi Ogada said the past few weeks have been worse, with attacks that re-sulted in the death of several businessmen and loss of mil-lions of shillings.
“Criminals in the region have become bold and carjack resi-
dents in broad daylight. They also kill innocent citizens,” said Mr Ogada.
The police boss and PC should boost security to avert such attacks, which create an unbearable environment for both residents and business
people, he said.“The international airport in
the area, coupled with many other infrastructure, have opened doors to investors. The police and provincial administration must provide adequate security to attract investors to the region,” said Mr Ogada.
He gave as an example April 6 when three people were at-tacked at a Kisumu bar in the presence of a senior police officer yet no one has been arraigned in a court of law.
“Two magistrates were at-tacked and robbed in unclear circumstances on April 29,” he added.
One of the magistrates was carjacked at midnight and held hostage for 24 hours yet no one was arrested by police and prosecuted.
His colleague was attacked at his house in Milimani.
Mr Eddy Seda, a business-man, was carjacked and robbed at gunpoint in Migosi on April 28.
Residents sound alarm over upsurge in crime
ROBBERIES | PC and police boss asked to boost security
Lives have been lost and millions of shillings stolen during attacks
Kisumu residents fear for their lives after two security guards were killed in Mili-mani Estate last week.
“More incidents have been witnessed in Kisumu alone and residents suspect that police might be in-volved in the crime upsurge in the region,” said Mr Audi Ogada the chairman of the Kisumu City Residents Voice.
KILLINGS
Security guardsfound dead
BY NATION CORRESPONDENT
MPs want two Bills that out-line how the national revenue will be allocated to counties urgently published for delib-eration.
The matter was brought to the floor of the House yester-day by Ikolomani MP Boni Khalwale, who said he feared that any further delay could make it hard for county govern-ments to start functioning after the next General Election.
They are the Division of Revenue Bill and the County Revenue Bill.
MPs are not happy with the formula used by the Commis-sion on Revenue Allocation to distribute cash to counties.
Dr Khalwale argued that the commission did not base its formula on the revised Na-tional Population and Housing Census.
Lawmakers supported Dr Khalwale’s argument and demanded the two Bills be brought before the House for deliberation.
The 47 counties are to be al-located about Sh200 billion of the national revenue, according to the commission.
Gwassi MP John Mbadi said the Budget Committee, of which he is a member, had written to the Treasury seeking its views on revenue allocation.
The Constitution states that at least 15 per cent of the national revenue should be al-located to the 47 counties.
Publish cash allocation Bills, say MPs
Amount to be allocated to 47 counties, according to the Commission on Revenue Al-location
Sh200bn
ULTIMATUM | Dockers issue strike notice, demand new KPA board
GIDEON MAUNDU | NATION
Dock Workers Union boss Simon Sang (centre) and other officials join hands in solidarity after a meet-ing at their headquarters in Mombasa yesterday. The union issued a seven-day strike notice to the Kenya Ports Authority over unresolved labour issues. They also demanded a new KPA board.
MUA ANNOUNCES JULY 2012 INTAKE FOR EXECUTIVE BACHELOR OF BUSINESS
MANAGEMENT (EBBM)
Application and RegistrationApplication forms and detailed course brochures can be downloaded from MUA’s website or collected from MUA’s offices at South C. A non-refundable application fee of KES. 2,000 is payable to Management University of Africa, Barclays Bank of Kenya South C, Red Cross Branch, Account Number: 2023842818. Submit the bank slip together with the filled application form to the MUA Admissions office.
FOR MORE DETAILS CONTACTThe Admissions Office Rosemary: 0706 035 299 / Monica: 0772 354 946 /
Serah: 0706 035 244 / Maureen (Msc AML): 0703 421 792The Management University of Africa, Off Mombasa Road, Popo Rd, South C
Tel: +254 20 231161 Mobile +254 0722 224 193 Email: [email protected], [email protected], website: www.mua.ac.ke
The Management University of Africa (MUA), sponsored by the Kenya Institute of Management (KIM), announces the first ever offered Executive Bachelor of Business Management (EBBM) programme.
The MUA EBBM is a 1 calendar year; 3 Semester intensive professional degree programme designed for working professionals in middle or senior management positions with 3 or more years of work experience. The underlying objective of the programme is to enhance professionals’ performance through harnessing their theoretical and practical knowledge to strengthen their extensive work experience and to prepare them for future executive graduate studies. The EBBM programme provides a clear progression path to the Executive Masters in Business Administration (EMBA) and other related Executive Programmes.
WHY THE MUA EBBM PROGRAMME
Professionals are guaranteed of acquiring skills to enable them to:1. Enhance their entrepreneurial expertise for self reliance and wealth creation;2. Demonstrate and apply contemporary management and leadership approaches in
the emerging business environment; and3. Develop analytical skills for decision making within different business settings.
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
To be admitted into the MUA EBBM programme, students must meet the following requirements:
1. Possess minimum Diploma or its equivalent from a recognized institution2. Have at least 3 years of managerial experience
MODE OF STUDY
Evening Programme4.30 pm – 8.30 pm – Monday to Wednesday
Weekend ProgrammeFriday 4.30 – 8.30 pm andSaturday 8.00 am – 5.00 pm
Day ProgrammeMonday to Friday 8.00 a.m – 4.00 p.m
VENUEThe Management University of Africa, Management Centre, South C. Nairobi.
INTAKESJuly, January and May.
ADMISSIONS FOR THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMMES FOR MAY & JULY 2012 ARE ONGOING.
1. Pre - University Programme.2. Bachelor of Management and Leadership ( with options).3. Bachelor of Arts in Development Studies ( with options).4. Executive Master of Business Administration ( EMBA).5. Executive Master of Science in Applied Management and Leadership (Msc AML).
For further informatiom please visit our website: www.mua.ac.ke
DAILY NATIONWednesday May 9, 2012 County News 33
DAILY NATIONWednesday May 9, 201234 | Advertising Feature
BY HASSAN HUKA [email protected]
Three children aged between three and nine years were killed by unknown assailants
in Marsabit yesterday.The assailants slit open the throats
of the minors at Dirib Gombo village on the outskirts of Marsabit town be-fore escaping into a forest.
Three-year-old Bato Dokata, six-year-old Diid Iya and Roba Kiyya, who was a Class Six pupil at Dirib Gombo Primary School, were herding their parents’ goats when the raiders struck. The attackers, however, did not steal the livestock.
Residents called for an intensive search for the killers, saying that they were alarmed by the rampant insecurity in the area.
According to Mr Wario Duba, a village elder, cases of bandits killing children were now on the rise.
“Bandits used to kill herders and steal animals but the growing trend of escaping without taking the livestock seems political,” said Mr Duba.
The district security committee deployed police officers to the area following the incident.
Marsabit Central district commis-sioner Kipchumba Rutto said the attack has baffled security agencies.
Take swift actionSaku MP Hussein Sasura con-
demned the killing and called on the government to take swift action to net the culprits.
He urged the residents to work closely with the police to ensure the killers were arrested.
“Police must pursue the killers of the innocent children and provide security for all Kenyans,” said Mr Sasura.
The incident took place a day after a child was killed by raiders in Songa. The killers also left without stealing animals.
At the same time, four armed Class Eight pupils stole more than 400 goats in Isiolo at the weekend and abducted children who were looking after the livestock.
Three children killedwhile herding goats
CRIME | Residents call for intensive search for attackers
Assailantsescape into a forest without stealing the livestock
Wabera ward councillor Ismail Galma accused the police of laxity.
He wondered why at-tacks are taking place when there are over 200
officers deployed around Isiolo to boost security.
He questioned why se-curity officers had not re-covered illegal guns when they clash with raiders.
REACTION
Police accused of laxity
FACELIFT | Road repairs under way
JOSEPHN KANYI | NATION
An employee of a road construction company repairs part of Kanisa Road in Nyeri town yesterday. The municipal council is renovating potholed roads.
BRIEFLYNYERI
Lawyer sues council over parking charges
A city lawyer has moved to court to stop the Murang’a Municipal Council from levying parking fees until it installs parking meters and marks designated parking ar-eas. Mr Robert Macharia has cited an incident in which he was slapped with a Sh500 fine after his vehicle was clamped over a Sh30 parking fee when he stopped to buy food for his daughter. The council has said its actions were legal and above board. Nyeri judge Joseph Sergon set the case for mention on May 17.
NAIVASHA
Man caught with cedar posts fined
A man was yesterday fined Sh50,000 by a Naivasha court for transporting 500 cedar posts without a per-mit. Stephen Muhia Njoroge pleaded guilty to transport-ing the forest produce on April 14 at Kikopey in Gilgil. According to the prosecution, Muhia was found guilty of transporting the cedar posts and eight sacks of charcoal without authority from the Forestry ministry. He was also handed an alternative of one year in jail in default.
Kenyatta University wishes to dispose off obsolete items and equipment. Bids are therefore invited for purchase of the under mentioned items, “as where is condition” basis.
Bids sealed in envelopes should be addressed to the undersigned and delivered to the Tender Box at the Reception of the Main Administration Block marked “Sale of Unserviceable and Obsolete items and equipment”. They should be received not later than MONDAY, 28th May 2012 at 10.00 a.m. Bidders should give their full address, landline and mobile phone numbers for ease of reference.
Bid documents can be obtained from the Procurement Office, New Administration Block-Room 20, at a non-refundable fee of Ksh. 2,000 only
Tender No. Description of Item1. Batteries, tyres and tubes2. Furniture3. Beds, beddings and Carpets4. Computers and Office Equipment5. Laboratory, studio and other equipment6. Scrap Metal, wood and other items7. Sports, musical equipment and building and construction materials
Items can be viewed at Kenyatta University Graduation Square, Motor Yard and School of Health Sciences between 10.00 a.m and 3.30 p.m from WEDNESDAY, 9th May 2012 to 14th May 2012
DEPUTY VICE-CHANCELLOR(FINANCE, PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT)
P. O Box 43844-00100NAIROBI
KENYATTA UNIVERSITYOFFICE OF THE DEPUTY VICE-CHANCELLOR
(FINANCE, PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT)
SALE OF UNSERVICEABLE AND OBSOLETE ITEMSAND EQUIPMENT
DAILY NATIONTuesday May 8, 2012 County News 35
CALL FOR CONSULTANCYKenya Red Cross Society (KRCS) is one of the largest humanitarian organisations in Kenya, created in 1965 through an Act of Parliament, Cap 256 of the Laws of Kenya. As a voluntary organisation, the Society operates through a network of six Regions and 64 Branches countrywide. The Society is a member of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, the largest humanitarian relief Movement represented in 187 countries worldwide. Its Vision is to be the most effective, most trusted and self-sustaining humanitarian organisation in Kenya.
The KRCS is currently seeking consulting services in Physical Planning, Land Survey and Investment Projections for the Mulanjo Farm along Tana River.
The Purpose of the consultancy.
The Objective of this consultancy is to develop a comprehensive topographic survey and map out local details and positions of all salient features of the proposed farm at Mulanjo in Tana River County, for the purpose of planning and subsequent development of the land.
Deliverables.
1. Topographic Survey data to be submitted electronically in AutoCAD format and in 3 hard copies.2. Topographic – maps scale 1:1,000.3. A contour Map with 0.5-meters contour Interval and scale at least 1:1,000. 4. Design Drawings (farm layout plan scale 1: 1,000) and bills of quantities for the land grading
operation.5. A comprehensive Mulanjo KRCS land use design and plan.6. Land utilisation plan, indicating water and irrigation infrastructure, road network, farm structure
etc. in relation to Topo-survey.7. Three (3) comprehensive investment with financial forecast preferably in phases with an
expansion plan.8. The works requires that the company be duly registered by the Government and have duly
qualified experts registered and licensed by the Government.9. Duration: The assignment should be completed within 30 working days.10. Annexes of critical analytical data.
Terms of Reference are available on the KRCS Website: www.kenyaredcross.org or a hard copy can be collected from the KRCS Headquarters at south C (Bellevue) Red Cross Road, off Popo Road, from Wednesday 09th May 2012; between 09:00am and 4:00pm.
Instruction to Bidders
Bidders must meet the following minimum requirements:1. Attach a copy of current registration to their bid document.2. A copy of certificate of Incorporation.3. Copy of Tax compliance Certificate.4. Have done works of similar nature and complexity in each of the last five years. 5. Produce of list of relevant technical personnel together with educational and technical certificates
and CVs.
All bidders should also provide a technical and financial proposal in different envelopes clearly marked and enclosed and sealed in one plain Enveloped addressed as below:
Tender No. KRCDR097/12The Chairman
Tender CommitteeKenya Red Cross Society
P.O Box 40712-00100NAIROBI.
The applications should be submitted not later than 18th May 2012, 12:00 noon and should be placed in the Tender Box at the Main reception of the Kenya Red Cross Society Head office in South C, Nairobi. Upon submission, bidders must record their details in the Tender Book on the Tender Box.
All participants are also invited to attend the tender opening at 12:30pm on 18th May; 2012, at the Kenya Red Cross Society Head Office, third floor boardroom.
VEHICLES FOR SALE Description Reg. No To be viewed at Valuations
Mercedes Benz E280 Saloon KBE 310V Leakey’s Storage Nairobi 4,400,000.00FAW CA1010 P/Up KBL 879R Leakey’s Storage Nairobi 460,000.00FAW CA4161 Tipper Truck KBM 082R Leakey’s Storage Nairobi 2,880,000.00FAW CA3223 Tipper Truck KBL 210V Omari Auto Garage, Kisii 1,900,000.00Isuzu NKR66 Tanker KBN 062A CMC Motors, Kisumu 2,950,000.00Isuzu NKR66 Truck KBM 406H Leakey’s Storage Nairobi 2,400,000.00Jac HFC Truck KBH 658Q Leakey’s Storage Nairobi 1,000,000.00Mercedes Benz Axor P/Mover KBJ 577L Leakey’s Storage Nairobi 2,860,000.00 Siyama Tipper Truck ZD 4212 Leakey’s Storage Nairobi 3,000,000.00Trans Flat-Bed Trailer ZD 1180 Automobile Warehouse,Nakuru 1,890,000.00
Vehicles to be sold on “As-is, where-is” basisOffers in writing to be addressed to,
THE TENDER COMMITTEEP. O BOX 72833- 00200
NAIROBIor drop the same at CfCStanbic Bank Centre, 3rd Floor - Chiromo RoadTo reach us not later than 16th May 2012For further details,contact us on Tel: 0711 068487/ 3268487Finance can be arranged subject to credit appraisal.
Anti-Counterfeit AgencyEducate, Enforce, Eliminate
PREQUALIFICATION OF SUPPLIERS/TENDER NOTICEPREQUALIFICATIONS AND TENDERS FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR 2012-13
The Anti – Counterfeit Agency invites applications for Prequalification of Suppliers and Tenders from interested and eligible bidders for the supply of the under listed goods and services for the financial year 2012/20123. All bidders currently engaged with the Agency need to re-apply in line with the requirements of the stipulated tender/pre-qualification conditions under the various categories.
CATEGORY A SUPPLY OF GOODSACA/PQS/001/2012/2013 SUPPLY OF GENERAL OFFICE STATIONERY AND COMPUTER CONSUMABLESACA/PQS/002/2012/2013 SUPPLY OF OFFICE FURNITURE, FURNISHINGS AND FITTINGSACA/PQS/003/2012/2013 SUPPLY OF COMPUTER HARDWARE, PRINTERS, LCD PROJECTORS AND
ASSOCIATED ICT ACCESSORIESACA/PQS/004/2012/2013 SUPPLY OF COMPUTER SOFTWAREACA/PQS/005/2012/2013 SUPPLY OF PHOTOCOPY MACHINESACA/PQS/006/2012/2013 SUPPLY OF TELEPHONE/TELECOMMUNICATION EQUIPMENTACA/PQS/007/2012/2013 SUPPLY OF MOTOR VEHICLE TYRES, TUBES AND BATTERIESACA/PQS/008/2012/2013 SUPPLY OF STAFF UNIFORMSACA/PQS/009/2012/2013 PRINTING OF OFFICE STATIONERY & REPORTSACA/PQS/010/2012/2013 DESIGN & PRINTING OF BRANDED PROMOTIONAL MATERIALS
CATEGORY B PROVISION OF SERVICESACA/PQS/011/2012/2013 MAINTENANCE OF MOTOR VEHICLES ACA/PQS/012/2012/2013 REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE OF OFFICE FURNITURE & FITTINGSACA/PQS/013/2012/2013 MAINTENANCE OF WATER DISPENSERSACA/PQS/014/2012/2013 PROVISION OF ASSET TAGGING/CODING SERVICESACA/PQS/015/2012/2013 PROVISION OF AIR TICKETING SERVICES ACA/PQS/016/2012/2013 PROVISION OF COURIER SERVICESACA/PQS/017/2012/2013 PROVISION OF INTERNET SERVICESACA/PQS/018/2012/2013 SUPPLY OF NETWORK EQUIPMENT & STRUCTURED CABLING (LAN, WAN etc)ACA/PQS/019/2012/2013 SUPPLY OF FRESHCUT FLOWERSACA/PQS/020/2012/2013 SUPPLY OF MILKACA/PQS/021/2012/2013 SUPPLY OF NEWSPAPERS, PERIODICALS, MAGAZINES & JOURNALSACA/PQS/022/2012/2013 SUPPLY OF DRINKING WATERACA/PQS/023/2012/2013 PROVISION OF MEDICAL /PERSONAL ACCIDENT & GROUP LIFE INSURANCE ACA/PQS/024/2012/2013 PROVISION OF GENERAL INSURANCE/BROKERAGE SERVICESACA/PQS/025/2012/2013 PROVISION OF UNDERWRITING SERVICESACA/PQS/026/2012/2013 REPAIR & MAINTENANCE OF ICT EQUIPMENT INCLUDING COMPUTERS,
PRINTERS, SERVERS AND FAX MACHINESACA/PQS/027/2012/2013 REPAIR & MAINTENANCE OF PHOTOCOPIERSACA/PQS/028/2012/2013 REPAIR & MAINTENANCE OF PABX, SWITCHBOARD AND OTHER
TELECOMMUNICATION EQUIPMENTACA/PQS/029/2012/2013 PROVISION OF CARWASH SERVICESACA/PQS/030/2012/2013 PROVISION OF CARHIRE AND TAXI SERVICESACA/PQS/031/2012/2013 DISPOSAL OF COUNTERFEIT GOODS IMPOUNDED FOR DESTRUCTION
CATEGORY C PROVISION OF PROFESSIONAL/CONSULTANCY SERVICESACA/PQS/032/2012/2013 PROVISION OF LEGAL SERVICESACA/PQS/033/2012/2013 PROVISION OF RESEARCH CONSULTANCY SERVICESACA/PQS/034/2012/2013 PROVISION OF PUBLIC RELATIONS & MEDIA MANAGEMENT SERVICESACA/PQS/035/2012/2013 PROVISION OF INTERIOR DESIGN/PARTITIONING WORKSACA/PQS/036/2012/2013 PROVISION OF HUMAN RESOURCE CONSULTANCY/TRAINING SERVICES
CATEGORY D ANNUAL TENDERSACA/AT/001/2012/2013 SUPPLY OF PETROL AND DIESELACA/AT/002/2012/2013 PROVISION OF SECURITY GUARDS AND BACKUP SERVICESACA/AT/003/2012/2013 PROVISION OF OFFICE CLEANING/FUMIGATION SERVICES
Tender/Prequalification documents may be obtained from the Procurement Office on the 4th floor of Telposta Towers upon payment of a non-refundable fee of Kshs. 2,000/= per tender/prequalification document payable to the Cash Office in Cash or Bankers Cheque. Original receipt issued upon payment MUST be attached to the application as proof of payment.Completed Tender and Prequalification documents in plain sealed envelopes clearly marked with the tender/prequalification reference number should be addressed to:
THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ANTI - COUNTERFEIT AGENCY
P.O BOX 47771, 00100, NAIROBI.
And be posted or deposited in the tender box situated at the main reception on the 4th floor so as to be received on or before Wednesday May 30th 2012 at 10.00a.m. Applications will be opened immediately thereafter in the presence of bidders or their representatives who wish to attend.
DAILY NATIONWednesday May 9, 201236 |
EXPRESSION OF INTERESTTENDER NO KFS/ 06 / 2011-2012
DEVELOPMENT, OPERATION AND MANAGEMENT OF ECOTOURISM FACILITIESKenya Forest Service (KFS) is a State corporation established by the Forest Act 2005 to provide for the establishment, development and sustainable management including conservation and rational utilization of forest resources for the social economic development of the country. Development of the full ecotourism and related potential available in state forests is a key non-wood extractive activity that KFS is embarking on in line with the Forests Act 2005, KFS Strategic Plan 2009/10-2013/14 and Kenya Vision 2030.
KFS now invites eligible and interested private sector developers, well established community associations and other entities to express their interest in developing, operating and managing any of the following ecotourism facilities.
ITEM NAME OF THE FACILITY LOCATION MANAGEMENT STRATEGYCENTRAL HIGHLANDS CONSERVANCY
1. Gatare Forest Camp Gatare Forest Station, Murang’a Zone License Agreement to develop and manage a new facility2. Kiambicho Forest Camp Kiambicho Forest Station in Murang’a Zone License Agreement to develop and manage a new facility3. Kimakia Forest Camp Kimakia Forest- Thika District License Agreement to develop and manage a new facility4. Nanyuki Forest Camp Nanyuki Forest Station, Nyeri Zone License Agreement to develop and manage a new facility5. Njukiini Forest Guest House Njukini Forest Station, Kirinyaga Zone License Agreement to renovate and manage a pre-existing
facility6. South Kinangop Forest Camp South Kinangop Forest Station, Nyandarua
ZoneLicense Agreement to develop and manage a new facility
7. Uaso Narok Forest Camp South Marmanet Forest, Laikipia Zone License Agreement to develop and manage a new facility8. Uplands Forest Guest House Uplands Forest Station, Kiambu Zone License Agreement to renovate and manage a pre-existing
facilityCOAST CONSERVANCY
9. Gongoni/ Maziwani Forest Eco-Lodge Buda Forest –Kwale License Agreement to develop and manage a new facility10. Lake Kenyatta Forest Guest House Mpeketoni, Lamu Zone License Agreement to renovate and manage a pre-existing
facility11. Lamu-Kililana Mangrove Eco-lodge Lamu Mangrove Area, Lamu Zone License Agreement to develop and manage a new facility12. Lamu-Mashundwani Mangrove Eco-
lodgeLamu Mangrove Area, Lamu Zone License Agreement to develop and manage a new facility
13. Maya Island Camp Mtwapa Creek- Kilifi License Agreement to develop and manage a new facility14. Ngangao Forest Camp and Eco-Lodge Ngaongao Forest- Taita Taveta License Agreement to develop and manage a new facility15. Tana River Ocean View Eco-lodge Kipini Mangrove Area, Tana River Zone License Agreement to develop and manage a new facility
NORTH RIFT CONSERVANCY16. Kabarnet Forest Guest House Kabarnet Forest Station, Baringo Zone License Agreement to develop and manage a new facility17. Sekhendu Forest Camp Saboti Forest Station, Trans Nzoia Zone License Agreement to develop and manage a new facility18. Timboroa forest guest house site Timboroa Forest Station, Uasin Gishu Zone License Agreement to develop and manage a new facility
19. Turbo Forest Guest House Turbo Forest, Uasin Gishu Zone License Agreement to renovate and manage a pre-existing facility
EASTERN CONSERVANCY 20. Chogoria Forest Eco-Lodge Chogoria Forest-Meru South District License Agreement to develop and manage a new facility21. Chungu River Eco-lodge Chuka Forest-Meru South District License Agreement to develop and manage a new facility22. Irangi Forest Camp, cottage and re-
opening of Mt. Kenya climbing routeIrangi Forest Station, Embu Zone License Agreement to develop and manage new facilities
23. Marania Forest Camp Marania Forest Station, Meru Central Zone License Agreement to develop and manage a new facility24. Nzaui Forest Guest House Nzaui Forest, Makueni Zone License Agreement to renovate and manage a pre-existing
facility25. Ontulili Forest Ecolodge Ontulili Forest Station, Meru Central Zone License Agreement to develop and manage a new facility26. Tharaka Forest Camp Kijege Forest Station, Tharaka Zone License Agreement to develop and manage a new facility
WESTERN CONSERVANCY27. Kakamega Forest Eco-lodge Kakamega Forest Reserve, Kakamega
ZoneLicense Agreement to develop and manage a new facility
28. Lugari “Everglade” Forest Guest House Lugari Forest Station, Lugari Zone License Agreement to renovate and manage a pre-existing facility
29. Nzoia Forest Guest House Nzoia Forest Station, Lugari Zone License Agreement to renovate and manage a pre-existing facility
MAU CONSERVANCY30. Eburru Forest Ecolodge Eburru Forest Station, Nakuru Zone License Agreement to develop and manage a new facility31. Makutano Forest Motel Makutano Forest Station, Kericho License Agreement to develop and manage a new facility32. Molo Forest Recreation Camp Molo Forest Station, Nakuru Zone License Agreement to develop and manage a new facility33. Nairotia Forest Camp Nairotia Forest Station, Narok License Agreement to develop and manage a new facility34. Olenguruone Forest Camp Olenguruone Forest Station, Narok Zone License Agreement to develop and manage a new facility
Interested developers should express their interest by providing their design concept, organizational profile, legal status ( Certificate of Reg./Incorporation, PIN,VAT Reg., Catering Levy etc), experience in managing similar tourist facilities, capability statement in building sustainable eco-tourism products and services, audited accounts for the last two years, CVs of the investors and proposed key personnel. In line with our corporate objectives KFS is keen to find out what Corporate Social Responsibility or Community related needs your proposed venture will meet and what you will specifically do to help protect the forest, environment and support conservation.
Following evaluation of the Expressions of Interest, shortlisted developers will be invited to participate in a formal tender whereby they will be required to submit detailed technical and financial proposal in a format to be provided.
Interested developers may contact the Head Supply Chain Management, Kenya Forest Service for any clarification .
The Expression of Interest documents in plain sealed envelopes marked “TENDER REF. NO. KFS/06/2011-2012 EXPRESSION OF INTEREST FOR THE DEVELOPMENT, OPERATION AND MANAGEMENT OF ……………………………..(INSERT NAME OF THE FACILITY) IN ……………………..(INSERT LOCATION); Do not open before 12.00 noon. 07.06.2012” should be addressed to :
DirectorKenya Forest ServiceP.O. Box 30513-00100 NairobiTel: 020-2020285/2014663www.kenyaforestservice.org
The EOI documents should be placed in the tender box situated on Ground floor reception area of KFS, Headquarters Karura off Kiambu Road so as to be received on or before 07.06.2012 at 12.00noon. EOI’s submitted later than the indicated closing date and time shall automatically be disqualified. Opening of the EOIs will take place immediately thereafter in the Main Boardroom. Tenderers or their representatives who wish to attend are invited to witness the opening.
Kenya Forest Service reserves the right to accept or reject any or all the EOIs either in whole or in part and is not bound to give reasons thereof.
D.K MBUGUADIRECTOR, KFS
For enquiries contact: R.H. DEVANI LTDP.O. Box 18342 - 00500, Tel: 020 - 2627446-9, 0705 - 187175/6, 0733 - 555118/9
Email: [email protected]
REPUBLIC OF KENYAIN THE HIGH COURT OF KENYA AT NAIROBI
LAND AND ENVIRONMENTAL DIVISIONMISC. CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 477 OF 2011 (O.S)
IN THE MATTER OF ORDER 37 RULE 3 CIVIL PROCEDURE RULES 2010 AND SECTIONS 1A, 1B, 3A AND 63 OF THE CIVIL PROCEDURE ACT, CHAPTER 21 OF THE LAWS OF KENYA
AND IN THE MATTER OF L.R. NO. 209/2251/1
BETWEEN JANET CHEPN’GENO ......................................................................................................... PLAINTIFF
ANDWOODLEY INVESTMENTS LIMITED......................................................................... 1ST DEFENDANTGREENLEAF MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED ................................................ 2ND DEFENDANT
(Under Order 5 Rules 1(4), 17 and 26 of the Civil Procedure Rules, 2010) To: 1. Woodley Investments Limited 2. Greenleaf Management Co. Limited P.O. Box 47313, Nairobi. P.O. Box 12147, NairobiTake notice that an Originating Summons has been filed in the Land and Environmental Division of High Court at Nairobi in Misc. Civil Application No. 477 of 2011, in which you are named as Defendants. Service of the summons on you has been ordered by means of this advertisement. A copy of the summons and the Application may be obtained from the court at High Court Registry, ELC Division, Milimani Law Courts.And further take notice that, unless you enter an appearance within Fifteen (15) days from the date of this Service, the case will be heard in your absence.DATED at NAIROBI this 7th day of May 2012.DRAWN & FILED BY:MOHAMED MADHANI & COMPANY ADVOCATESNATION CENTRE, TOWER A14TH FLOOR, KIMATHI STREETP.O. BOX 48539-00100, NAIROBITEL NO: 2228255/2229233EMAIL: [email protected]
DAILY NATIONWednesday May 9, 2012 37
REPUBLIC OF KENYAIN THE HIGH COURT OF KENYA AT NAIROBI
COMMERCIAL & ADMIRALTY DIVISIONCIVIL SUIT NO. 847 OF 2009
CFC STANBIC BANK LTD……………...........PLAINTIFFVERSUS
ROBERT MUHIA KARANJA……………........DEFENDANT
SUBSITUTED SERVICE BY ADVERTISEMENT
Under Order 5 Rule 17 & 26 of the Civil Procedure Rules & pursuant to an Order granted on 9/3/2012
TO: ROBERT MUHIA KARANJA, P.O. BOX 656 RUIRU
TAKE NOTICE that a Plaint has been filed at the High Court of Kenya at Nairobi (Commercial & Admiralty Division) in Civil Suit No.847 of 2009 in which you are named as the Defendant. Service of summons on you has been ordered by means of this advertisement. A copy of the Summons and Plaint maybe obtained from our offices or the High Court of Kenya at Nairobi, P.O. Box 30041, Nairobi.
AND TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that unless you enter appearance within 21 days the case will be heard in your absence.
DATED at Nairobi this 30th day of APRIL 2012
KIMONDO GACHOKA & COMPANYADVOCATES FOR THE PLAINTIFF
DRAWN BY :Kimondo Gachoka & Company AdvocatesBemuda Plaza, Second Floor, Ngong Road(Between Nairobi Baptist Church&Coptic Hospital) P.O Box 35191, 00200,NAIROBI.
EXPRESSION OF INTEREST FOR ISO 9001:2008 CERTIFICATIONTENDER NO. KFS/07/2011-2012
The Kenya Forest Service core mandate is to enhance conservation and sustainable management of forests and allied resources for environmental stability and social economic development. The institution wishes to improve its performance and align itself through a recognized world class service delivery standard to meet its customer’s requirements.
Kenya Forest Service has therefore embraced the ISO 9001:2008 standard process with a view of establishing an efficient Quality Management System that meets and exceeds customer and stakeholder expectations.
It is in this regard that we are seeking the services of a certification body to undertake an assessment of our readiness and consequently grant and issue a certificate for ISO 9001:2008.
To be eligible, the firms must meet the following minimum criteria:1. Provide statutory registration documents i.e Copies of PIN, VAT Reg., Cert. of
Incorporation/Reg., Tax clearance certificate , Physical address and telephone contact.2. Provide evidence of having undertaken such certification services before in at least five
national organization within the last five years.3. Copy of accreditation certificate and schedule of areas allowed to issue certificate.4. Demonstrate financial and organizational strengths by attaching audited accounts for the
last three years.5. Provide C.Vs of Key Personnel expected to take a leading roles in the certification
process.6. Experience in Natural Resources related field will be an added advantage.
N.B Shortlisted firms will be invited to submit a detailed technical and financial proposal.Interested and eligible firms may contact the Head Supply Chain Management, Kenya Forest Service for any clarification on the EOI.
Expression of interest must be delivered to the address below on or before 12.noon on 22nd May 2012 clearly marked, TENDER NO “KFS//07/2011-2012; “EXPRESSION OF INTEREST FOR ISO 9001:2008 CERTIFICATION” Do not open before 12.00 noon on 22nd May 2012.Completed EOI documents should be addressed to:
DIRECTORKENYA FOREST SERVICE
P.O. Box 30513 – 00100NAIROBI
or be deposited in the tender box located at the ground floor reception area Kenya Forest Service Headquarter, off Kiambu Road on or before 22nd May 2012 at 12.noon. Late EOI documents shall not be accepted. Expression of interest documents shall be opened immediately thereafter in the main boardroom in the presence of bidders who may choose to attend.
Kenya Forest Service reserves the right to accept or reject any or all the EOIs and is not bound to give reasons thereof.
D. K. MBUGUADIRECTOR
INVITATION FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS ON THE REVIEW OF THENON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS CO-ORDINATION ACT, 1990
NGOs CO-ORDINATION BOARDP.O BOX 44617 – 00100, NAIROBI
The NGOs Co-ordination Board is a State corporation established under the Non-Governmental Organisations Co-ordination Act No. 19 of 1990. Its mandate is to register, coordinate, facilitate and regulate national and international Non-Governmental Organisations operating in Kenya.
The NGOs Co-ordination Board has developed a draft Non-Governmental Organisations Bill, 2012. This Bill seeks to repeal the Non-Governmental Organisations Co-ordination Act, No. 19 of 1990. The Bill is available on the Board’s website www.ngobureau.or.ke for downloading.
The Board wishes to invite members of the public to comment on the Bill to ensure that it reflects the expectations and consensus on the regulation of NGOs that operate for public benefit in Kenya.
Comments on the Bill may be directly uploaded to our website www.ngobureau.or.ke or submitted by email to [email protected] or delivered by hand to the NGOs Co-ordination Board’s offices at Co-operative Bank House, 15th floor or posted to the Executive Director P.O Box 44617 -00100 Nairobi. The deadline for submissions is close of business 30th June 2012.
The Bill seeks to align the law regulating NGOs to the Constitution of Kenya.It is further aimed at improving the regulatory environment for NGOs in Kenya thereby advancing the opportunity for increased regulator efficiency and transparency, increased sector capacity and accountability and developing dialogue between civil society and the government.
Specifically, the Bill has considered the following:• The need to safeguard freedom of association• The need for a transparent and accountable registration regime• The need for an accountable NGO sector• The need for self regulation • The need to provide for the protection of assets and continued public benefit from gifts given to NGOs• The need to provide for an independent arbitration mechanism for NGOs aggrieved by the Board’s decisions
The Board shall also hold regional consultations and receive oral and written submissions from NGOs, members of the public and other interest groups.
These groups are therefore invited to submit their presentations to the following regional forums on the dates provided. All the forums shall run between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.
DATE REGION VENUEThursday, 24th May, 2012 Coast Mombasa Beach Hotel, MombasaTuesday, 29th May, 2012 South Rift Midland Hotel, NakuruThursday, 31st May 2012 Western/Nyanza Tom Mboya Labour College, KisumuThursday, 7th June, 2012 Nairobi KICC, Nairobi
The Board shall notify members of the public on the dates and venues of the other regional forums in due course.
Executive DirectorNGOs CO-ORDINATION BOARD
The Kenya Episcopal Conference is deeply disturbed by reports appearing in sections of the Media claiming that the Catholic Bishops in their Pastoral Letter and Communique of Thursday May 3, 2012, endorsed Hon William Ruto and Hon. Uhuru Kenyatta to run for the presidency of Kenya.
In their statement, the Bishops clearly stated that the Catholic Church will not anoint or endorse any leader or political party in the forthcoming elections
“Our role is not to anoint or endorse any leader or political party but to educate Kenyans on the qualities of a good leader”.
The Catholic Church would like to clarify that the Constitution of Kenya clearly stipulates who can vie for an electoral position in this country and reasons why one may be stopped from vying. We respect the Rule of Law will not decide for Kenyans who can run for Presidency or any other elective position and or who should not.
In their past Pastoral Letters, the Catholic Bishops of Kenya have supported both the ICC for the main perpetrators of post-election violence and a local process for all the others. Our position has not changed. We pray that the process will be transparent and just
The Catholic Church calls on every organ of society, including media to work towards a better Kenya grounded on morality, social justice, tolerance and inclusion.
Let “Justice be our shield and defender. May we dwell in unity, peace and Liberty” (Kenya National Anthem)
May the peace of Our Lord Jesus be with you all.
The full Pastoral Letter and Communique are available on our website www.catholicchurch.or.ke
KENYA EPISCOPAL CONFERENCE CATHOLIC SECRETARIATP.O BOX 13475-00800 NAIROBI.
4th Floor, Waumini House, Westlands; Tel: +254 20 4443133 /4 /5; Fax:+254 20 4442910; website: www.catholicchurch.or.ke
CLARIFICATION
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The Danish Refugee Council has been providing relief and development services in the Horn of Africa region since 1997. The DRC Kenya Program seeks to fill the following positions:
1. Protection Coordinator (1 Position) (Based in Dadaab)The Protection Coordinator (PC) will provide strategic direction, leadership, management and technical expertise for DRCs protection programs in Kenya. Key responsibilities include: • Ensuringthe development and implementation of protection programming that is
efficient, accountable and measurable. • Ensuring overall leadership of DRC’s protection portfolio, including research,
program development, program implementation and management, and staff training/mentoring.
• Ensuring programs are based onuser-identified priorities&resources, and implemented/evaluated with clear impact monitoring systems, have clear planning and meet DRC and donor regulations and humanitarian and HAP principles.
• Formulating and executing DRC’s protection strategy, contributing to strategic planning, fundraising and mainstreaming protection throughoutthe Kenya program portfolio.Act as DRC’s primary representative for protection-related issues in Kenya. Develop protection related networks within the local and business community, the Government of Kenya and other relevant stakeholders
Requirements: Must possess an advanced university degree in relevant field (protection, political science, international relations, law, community development) with at least 4-years relevant experience; or basic university degree and at least 6-years relevant experience.Experience in an equivalent positioninvolvingholding management responsibility, leading teams, working in protection, human rights, gender issues, with refugees, asylum-seekers, migrants and/or other vulnerable populations will be an added advantage. Past experience working with indigenous protection mechanisms, proven experience working in community development and expertise in training on human rights and protection theories and related tools and methodologies will be crucial in this position.Excellent analytical and writing skills; cultural sensitivity and respect for diversity. Proven ability to manage others, work as a team under stressful conditions and meet deadlines.
2. Protection Officers (2 Positions)(Based in Dadaab)Under the direct supervision of the Protection Coordinator, the Protection Officers will provide support, guidance and assistance to the field staff on protection priorities, issues and concerns. Key responsibilities include: • Implement DRCs protection programming; including on-job training/mentoring• Support the mainstreaming of protection into DRCs program portfolio• Monitor, analyze and prepare reports on the prevailing protection conditions
among persons of concern; iidentify protection gaps, resources and solutions• Develop protection related networks with the local and business community and
participate in formal protection forums
Requirements: Minimum Qualification: University degree in relevant field (protection, political science, international relations, law, community development or social sciences) with at least 2-years’ experience working in protection, human rights, gender issues with refugees, asylum seekers, migrants and/or other vulnerable populations; previous experience working with persons of concern within the inter-agency context. Excellent analytical and writing skills and cultural sensitivity and respect for diversity. Good analytical and writing skills; cultural sensitivity and respect for diversity. Proven ability to manage others and work as a team under stressful conditions.
Highly desired (for Protection Coordinator & Protection Officer)• Knowledge and understanding of Somali society/languageSomali language skills a
key asset • Past experience in East Africa; past experience in insecure working environments • Experience in a refugee setting and knowledge of refugee issues• DRC is an equal opportunity employer- women are strongly encouraged to apply.
3.Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E) Officer (Based in Dadaab)
The M&E Officer is responsible for strengthening DRC Kenya’s capacity and profile in the area of documentation, monitoring and evaluation by providing M&E technical support and training to staff. Key responsibilities include: • Carryout, and ensure the accuracy and quality of, internal and external
reportingproposal developmentand associated reporting/writing• Ensuring the development of, and synergies between, work plans, budgets and
achievements; archiving and dissemination of documentation/information• Ensure impact and input monitoring is carriedout in all programs, lead
evaluations and ensures ‘lessons’ are applied. • Providing on-site program support to ensure that programs meet objectives and
are in-line with planning • Training staff on M&E principles, practices, methodologies and tools; training
communities on community-based monitoring and evaluation methodologies
Requirements:Must possess a degree in Development Studies or other related field with a strong background in statistics. Minimum 3-years’ experience in a senior programmatic position in monitoring and evaluation of humanitarian and development programs. Knowledge and experience in participatory approaches and tools for program design, planning, monitoring and evaluation. Excellent organizational, analytical and writing skills; cultural sensitivity and respect for diversity. Proven ability to manage others, work as a team under stressful conditions and meet deadlines.
4. Livelihoods Technical Manager (Roving;based in Nairobi)
The Livelihoods Technical Manager will provide strategic direction, leadership, managements and technical expertise for the DRCs urban and rural livelihood programs in Kenya. Key responsibilities include: • Ensuringthe development and implementation of urban and rural livelihoods
programming that is efficient, accountable and measurable. • Ensuring overall leadership of DRC’s livelihoods portfolio, including research,
program development, program implementation and management, and staff training/mentoring.
• Ensuring programs are based onuser-identified priorities &resources, and implemented/evaluated with clear impact monitoring systems, have clear planning and meet DRC and donor regulations and humanitarian and HAP principles.
• Formulating and executing DRC’s livelihoods strategy, contributing to strategic planning& fundraising.Acting as DRC’s primary representative for livelihoods-related issues in Kenya.
Requirements: Bachelor’s or advanced degree in Commerce, Business Administration, Community Development or other related field.; Minimum 5-years’ working experience with INGOs in the fields of livelihoods at management level with at least 2-years’ experience engaging with refugees, asylum-seekers, migrants and/or other vulnerable populations in economic strengthening interventions. Must have proven expertise in urban livelihoods programing and programing focused on income generating and partnering with the private sector. Must have proven ability to carryout and teach others participatory approaches to rural/urban livelihood methodologies, tools and techniques. Excellent analytical and writing skills; cultural sensitivity and respect for diversity. Proven ability to manage others and work as a team under stressful conditions.
Please note that the above positions are on a 1-year contract with possibility of extension. Only applicants with the legal right to work in Kenya will be considered.
Qualified candidates are invited to submit their applications which should include a 1-page cover letter clearly stating their motivation and qualification and CV. CVs longer then 4-pages will not be considered. CVs should include contact details of three professional referees. One referee must be the applicant’s most recent manager. Applications should be sent to: [email protected]. Kindly indicate the position applied for as the subject heading. Deadline for receiving applications is Friday 18thMay, 2012. ONLY SHORT LISTED CANDIDATES WILL BE CONTACTED.
VACANCIES
VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT – POSITION: SCHOOL PRINCIPALMaxwell Adventist Preparatory School is looking for a committed individual to head the institution. Applicants should fulfill the following, among other requirements:
i. A holder of at least a bachelor of education degree or its equivalentii. Served in a school management position for at least five (5) yearsiii. A result-oriented individual with proven performance in the management position(s) and successful in working
with multiple stakeholders in a busy environment iv. Has good communication and public relations skillsv. A proven and excellent track record in teaching a candidate classvi. An active member of the SDA Churchvii. A person of integrity, with a strong mission spirit, and committed to implementing the Adventist Philosophy of
EducationA hand written application letter; a detailed CV with three (3) referees (include their telephone and e-mail contacts); a local church pastors’ recommendation letter; your telephone and e-mail contacts; should reach the address below by 18th May 2012.The ChairmanMAPS B.O.GP O BOX 46098 - 00100, NAIROBIOr mailed to E-mail: [email protected]. or delivered at the Education Directors’ office, E.A.U on Milimani Road
VACANCIESKenya Broadcasting Corporation is a State Corporation committed to excellence in broadcast services to our audience, customers and the public. Its aim is to inform, educate and entertain the public through Radio and Television Services.
The Corporation wishes to fill the following vacant positions with result-oriented, dynamic and self-driven persons to achieve its corporate objectives;
• Manager Broadcast Technology • Radio Programmes Manager
Interested applicants may visithttp://www.kbc.co.ke/jobs.asp
KBC: The Leading Broadcaster, providing quality programmes.
VACANCYFINANCIAL CONTROLLER
We are seeking a committed Christian to fill the above position.
RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE BUT NOT LIMITED TO:1. Ensuring timely submission of monthly financial reports, government
reports, and other ad hoc reports. 2. Prepare and finalize annual budget and quarterly performance
reports as needed. 3. Provide oversight and responsibility for cash flow management. 4. Maintain and improve appropriate systems on internal control,
particularly with respect to patient fees and patient billing. 5. Liaise with auditors facilitate external audit work. 6. Oversee the management of subordinate staff members in the
finance area, including training plans.7. Ensure regular reviews of procurement and stock control and
Oversee physical control of assets
REQUIREMENTS:1. Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or equivalent.2. CPA Finalist, ACCA, or Equivalent.3. Minimum 3 years experience preferably in a healthcare setting. 4. Demonstrated abilities as a team player. Excellent computer skills
including familiarity with Microsoft Word and Excel, and one or more accounting systems. Ability to work independently with minimal supervision
Interested persons should send application to include cover letter, detailed CV with three referees, copies of certificates and testimonials on or before 18th May 2012 to the following address:
AIC-CURE International Children’s HospitalP.O BOX 81 – 00220Kijabe, KENYA Email: [email protected]
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Vacancy:We are a Medium sized Sacco Society centered in Nairobi with membership all over the country seeking to fill the following positions:
1: ACCOUNTANT.Qualifications.• A Kenyan citizen aged at least 35years.• B. com or any relevant degree and CPAK or ACCA.• Minimum 3 years experience in a Sacco Society.• Must be computer literate. Or• Diploma in Co•operative management and CPA 2.• Minimum 5years experience in a Sacco environment.• Must be computer literate.
2: MARKETING OFFICER.
Qualifications.• A Kenyan citizen aged at least 35 years.• B. Com marketing or any other relevant degree.• Professional qualification preferably with MSK.• Minimum 5 years experience in related field.• Strong inter personal skills and ability to work in a team oriented and collaborative environment• Customer focus oriented
Interested applicants should send their applications, c.v and testimonials to:
DN/A 1279P.O.BOX 49010 00100
NAIROBI
Applications should be received before or on 23rd May 2012.
ACCOUNTANTKimisitu Sacco invites qualified candidates to apply for the position of an Accountant. The primary responsibility for this position is to maintain the society’s financial records and provide accurate, timely and reliable information for decision making.
Duties and Responsibilities1. Ensure accurate postings of financial transactions into the Navision Sacco
Software2. Oversee the preparation of bank reconciliations and other general ledger control
accounts3. Preparation of payroll and ensuring that statutory payments are made on due
dates.4. Preparing the monthly financial reports of the society.5. Preparation of annual budgets and ability to use the budget as monitoring tool6. Ensure compliance with all tax matters.
Qualifications:University Degree in Commerce, Economics, Finance or Business AdministrationMust have CPA (K) and be registered with ICPAK. Skills and Desired Qualities:Sound ICT skills, Interpersonal skills, A good team player, Able to work with minimum supervision, Attention to detail with exceptional problem analysis/solving skills.
Experience: • Minimum of 5 years experience in busy accounting office• Superior knowledge and proficiency in computerized accounting operations• Must have worked in a SACCO in similar capacity for at least 1 year
How to applyApplicants are invited to send a cover letter illustrating their suitability for the above position against the listed qualifications/competencies/skills and a detailed curriculum vitae, with names and addresses of three referees (including telephone, fax numbers and email address). All correspondence should be addressed to The Chairman and sent via email to [email protected] by Wednesday 16th May 2012. Applications with multiple attachments or from job agencies will not be accepted.
Only short listed applicants will be contacted.
We invite you to learn more about KIMISITU Sacco by accessing our web site: http://www.kimisitusacco.or.ke
KIMISITU CO-OPERATIVE SAVINGS AND CREDIT SOCIETY
Position: Child Centred Risk Reduction and Adaptation Advisor Contract Period: 12 months Duty station: Nairobi, Kenya with frequent travel to the field Grade: 4Reporting to: Livelihood and Food Security Technical Manager
General: Save the Children International fights for children’s rights. We influence public opinion and support and work with children at risk. Our vision is a world in which all children’s rights are fulfilled – a world that respects and values each child, a world where all children participate and have influence, a world where all children have hope and opportunity.
Background: The world is faced with increasing number of emergencies in which children are often the most affected and most vulnerable. They constitute the highest number, as much as 1/3rd in an affected population. Save the Children has learned from its experience that children need to be at the forefront of our emergencies planning while integrating them in to long-term development strategies. Child-Centred Disaster Risk Reduction (CCDRR) as a strategic approach has emerged out of Save the Children’s work with children in a number of recent emergencies across the world. Child-Centred Disaster Risk Reduction (CCDRR) has been recently established by Save the Children primarily in response to the severe drought conditions that prevail across Somalia/Somaliland. There is an opportunity in developing relevant and appropriate involvement of children in integrated DRR programmes and include activities which also consider Climate Change Adaptation (CCA). The integrated programme will focus on child resilience and education. This position will be currently based in the Save the Children Somalia/Somaliland Country Office in Nairobi. Key Responsibilities: S/he will have the responsibility for developing and advising Save the Children Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation work in line with the global Save the Children DRR/CCA strategy and in particular the Horn of Africa Emergency Response Strategy. The role will be supported by the Regional Risk Reduction and Adaptation Programme Manager:
CHILD SAFEGUARING POLICY: • Any employee, consultant, contractor or the supplier undertaking an activity on behalf of
SC UK must sign the Child Safeguarding - Declaration of Acceptance Form] and comply with the SC UK’s Child Safeguarding Policy which is a statement of SC UK’s commitment to preventing abuse and protecting children with whom it comes into contact.
• This extends not only to children with whom SC and its partners work directly, but also includes children whom staff are responsible for. SC UK believes that the situation of children must be improved through the promotion of their rights supported and demonstrated by all members of staff. Save the Children’s Code of Conduct sets out the standards which all staff members must adhere to.
For additional information on the job description, working context, person’s specifications, please visit: www.somaliangoconsortium.org
Applications should be forwarded to: [email protected]. Application Closing Date: Friday 18th May 2012. However, the closing date may be earlier than this date due to the
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