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Four-year-old Davis Muriithi tries his hand on a tractor during the DStv

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Enjoy holidays but do not ruin your livesIt is holiday time again; a time of merry making with family and friends. I would like to appeal to all Kenyan youth to involve themselves in useful activities such as volunteering in the community. Let us remember those who are less fortunate.

Keep away from vices that will cut short your academic and career dreams. Remember we are Kenya’s hope and the pride of our country. I will you all a happy vacation. Faith Obino, Moi Forces Academy, Lanet Political leaders have failed usKenyans are crying for reforms everyday but our leaders tell us that a new constitution is needed for reforms to take place. I do not believe this. I believe reforms come from within us, it is something we have to desire and be willing to implement.

We do not need the constitution for leaders to embrace a corruption free life. Our political leaders have failed us, they only care about themselves. Keep this in mind in 2012. Let us elect

leaders who put the country’s interest before self-interest.Rhoda Awino Ndege, St Clare Girl’s High School, Elburgon

Cholera is dangerous tooOther than HIV/AIDS being a dangerous epidemic, cholera found its way through and became more dangerous. Cholera is taking away many of our productive people in less than a year and no member of parliament is saying anything about it.

They are all ‘silent’. Though silence is golden, it isn’t in this crucial moment. All these things came about when people ignored ‘mother nature’, which is part of our livelihood since it supports us. The o-zone layer is deteriorating due to continuous cutting down of trees and release of harmful waste from factories into the atmosphere.

The future depends on us. We need to change from both our leaders and the people. The change will bring back the good times we used to have before and we will save mankind from being extinct. Kaiga Sandra, St Clare Girls High School

Managing Editor: Eric Obino

Editor: Liz Gitonga-Wanjohi

Contributors: Mworia Muchina, Fred Orido, Patricia Mundia, Samuel Muigai, Joash Osewe, John Muchiri, Tim Kamuzu Banda, Jim Guteta

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DAUDI .W. NDUNG’U, P.O Box 262, Kandara, Kenya. Age: 11. Hobbies: Dancing, traveling, making new friends and swimming. Would like penpals from France, Canada, Mexico and Japan.

ANNE MABWOGA, Kayole South Secondary School, P.O Box 649-00518, Nairobi, Kenya. Age: 17. Hobbies: Drawing, watching television, listening to music, reading novels and writing poems. Would like penpals from all over the world.

SOLEDAD NZIVI MASYUKO, St. Mary’s Girls High School, P.O Box 140 Kibwezi, Kenya. Age: 16. Hobbies: Listening to music, watching movies, dancing, swimming, reading novels and making new friends. Would like penpals from all over the world.

RUTH MUTANU, Nyeri Good Shepherd Academy, P.O Box 1007, Nyeri, Kenya. Age: 13. Hobbies: Singing, watching movies, socializing and playing. Would like penpals from Tokyo, Nigeria and Kenya.

DORCAS OCHIENG’, Ng’iya Girls High School, P.O Box 3 Ng’iya, Kenya. Age: 16. Hobbies: Travelling, singing, listening to music, writing and watching movies. Would like penpals from U.S.A, Germany and all over the world.

RICHARD KIBAKI, Rusenya Secondary School, P.O Box 65, Mogogosiek, Kenya. Age: 20. Hobbies: Making friends, reading novels, traveling and watching movies. Would like penpals from all over the world.

HILLARY MADIAVALE, Mbale High School ,P.O.BOX 198 MaragoliE-mail hmadiavale@yahoo.comHobbies watching movies, swiming, listening to music. Penpals USA, Japan, Tanzania

ZIPPORAH JUMA, Lugulu Girls High School, PO Box Private Bag, Webuye, Kenya. Age: 16. Hobbies: Reading novels, traveling, watching movies and socializing. Would like penpals from USA, South Africa, Phillipines, , Jamica, Brazil, Australia and Britain.

HIV QUOTES:In Kenya, people living with HIV/Aids face many challenges. Such as lack of proper nutrition, social discrimination and lack of medication.Anthony Mwaura Nunu, Kiambu High School

One of the preventive measures I take is I make sure I do not walk in secluded places because I can get attacked.Ann Wairimu Mukiri, 15, Uthiru Girls, HighSchool, Nairobi

Evrey married couple should get tested so they know their status. This will prevent complications if they are positive.Eila Atieno, 12, Lessos Educational Centre, Lessos

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Mau forest is crying. That is not news. What’s news is the fact that we should all go there

and plant trees. I’m thinking about the people who have been affected so far by the destruction of the forest complex.

As usual, other than animals and birds that call the forest home, many children are suffering too. When they start getting evicted, they suffer too. But who is to blame?

Their parents or politicians? I would blame the politicians because they allow many bad things to happen in this country and children suffer the most. However, the damage has been done, we need to save the Mau forest. Children from Lions Primary School have started and I’m very sure many more schools will come in handy if they follow suit.

If half the population of our country decides to plant a seedling each , about 20 million trees would be planted in Mau. Read our main story for more information. One merry-making day has gone, that is yesterday’s Jamhuri Day celebrations, and now everyone is eyeing the big party, Christmas Day. I wish you all the best and enjoy your favourite magazine.

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BRIAN NJOROGE MUIGAI Happy birthday Brian, you’re one of the most precious gifts that God gave to us. May you grow to be a God fearing boy. Lots of love from your dad Patrick Muigai, mum Fridah Kamene, auntie Nungari and Wambui, uncle Paul and Philip, grandma Wakigumo and all your friends.

STEPHEN OMONDI ARINA As we celebrate your 1st birthday, you’re one of the most precious gifts that God gave to us. May the glory of God endure in you forever. Lots

of love from your dad Cavince, mum Violet, aunties, uncles, grandparents and all your cousins. Happy birthday, Stevo.

NICHOLAS NGUKU CHEGE Nicholas, you are a precious gift from God to us. As you celebrate your eight birthday, may god bless you and protect you always. Warm

wishes from Dad Chege, mum Vero, brothers Simon and Eddy and sis Grace, uncles, aunties, cousins and all your schoolmates at Karoba Junior Academy, Githiga.

CAROLINE GATWIRIDear Gatwiri, I hope that you will grow into a kind of person who is caring, understanding, makes right and non-regrettable choices in life and does not fail to recognize a chance that only occurs once in life. Wishing you

a long life full of happiness and serenity. Your beloved friend, Arnold Cangaini.

STANSLAUS KAMITODear sweet Stanslaus, we wish you a happy third birthday and pray that you may grow to be a disciplined boy. Warm

wishes from dad, mum, uncles, aunties and grandparents.

SOSPETER ANDERSON KIMANI As you celebrate your 10th birthday, we thank God for blessing us with you. May you grow to be a responsible and

God fearing man. Best wishes from dad, mum, sis Philo and Saki.

TEMISUN EMMANUEL ACHOLAHappy birthday! As you celebrate three years after you were born, we want you to know that you are a treasured gift from God. May God richly bless you with good health and shower you with many more years to live. May all your dreams come true. Best wishees from you loving parents Lenah and Brian, grandparents Martin and Rosemary Kabaka, uncles, aunts, friends and classmates.

MARKLYAN KIRURI KIBINGEYou are now two years old, it’s your day to celebrate. May God fill your birthday with smiles and happiness, and may you always know you are one of His special children. Best wishes from dad, mum, brothers, sister, cousins, aunties, uncles and grandparents.

Send your birthday wishes to the Editor; Young Nation, P.O. Box 49010, Nairobi. Email: yn@nation.co.ke

By KIBIWOTT KOROSS

I took care of you as a friend but you have destroyed me, when I strike back, do not blame me.” This is the voice of Mau forest. According to

Sylvia Wanjiku, a Standard Six pupil at Lions Primary School, Nakuru, Mau forest is crying because of human encroachment that has depleted the Mau forest complex which is the country’s major water tower.

Sylvia was among several pupils from the school who had joined Nation Media Group’s Green Brigade team that is spearheading restoration of the Mau forest in a tree planting that saw a record 5000 trees planted in the Mau Forest during a colourful function at Naisoya, Maasai Mau.

Reading her captivating speech, Sylvia said lack of political goodwill was the major problem that had resulted to the massive destruction of the forest.

“The Mau Forest complex is home to 400 species of birds, 50 species of mammals and 300 species of plants” she said in her moving speech. “Almost all of the rivers in western Kenya that drain into Lake Victoria rely on it. And we have since lost some rivers.”

Other lakes in the Rift Valley like lakes Nakuru, Naivasha, Baringo and Turkana also rely on the forest for water catchment. Our tourism, agriculture and energy sectors rely heavily on the Mau and if the destruction continues, we will soon loose our fmain foreign exchange earner, tourism.

“Our politicians should lead in conservation of this forest,” added Sylvia, who aspires to be a forest officer when she grows up. Ten-year-old Bernard Kamau, who planted 38 trees, said he would like to see the forest

cover in the whole country reclaimed. “I have planted all these trees and am happy. This is my first time to be in Mau forest, although I have heard a lot of it in the news,” he told Young Nation during the tree planting exercise last week.

Bernard said the effects of destruction of Mau has already been felt in the country since massive shortage of food harvest especially in Rift Valley has been recorded. “Right now people have nothing in their stores due to lack of rain. Some candidates in parts of the country may fail to join

secondary schools due to lack of school fees because some parents depend on maize sales to pay fees,” said the Standard Four boy. The exercise was the first step of the exercise which will see one million seedlings planted in the country’s biggest water tower which

has been devastated by years of illegal human habitation. Yvonne Kerubo, 10, accused local leaders for colluding with loggers to cut down trees throughout the country.

“The Minister for Environment, John Michuki, is a brave man. He has always said we plant trees. I am happy I am doing it today because I will be needing the trees when I grow up,” he said.

During the corporate-driven initiative aimed at restoring the Mau, a total of 5,000 seedlings were planted at the Naisoya area.

Teams from Equity Bank, East African Breweries, Kenya Wildlife Services, Nation Media Group and the Green Belt Movement planted the seedlings on bare ground left behind by evicted squatters who had earlier cleared the land of all vegetation.

The Joint Mau Enforcement Team which includes the regular police, administration police, rangers from Narok county council and KWS, are headed by senior warden Jirmo Tuqa.

Nation Media Group CEO Linus Gitahi emphasised the importance of a proper environment as the bedrock on which all life revolves and encouraged the young boys and girls to plant more trees.

“Trees are important and you can’t invest too much time or money. What you need to do is to get the right seedling and adequate water,” said Mr Gitahi. Barbara Njoki, a Standard Five pupil, said she enjoyed the event adding that through the trip, she had learnt a lot. “I will be planting a tree each anniversary in our home. On my birthday next year, I will tell everybody to plant a tree in our homestead,” she said.

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Sylivia Wanjiku, Bernard Kamau and Yvonne Kerubo, all from Lions Primary School, Nakuru, planting trees in Mau last Friday. The children accused politicians of frustrating efforts to rehabilitate the forest.

PHOTO / KIBIWOTT KOROSS

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Andrea Wanjiru 10,Every time I see the police am very afraid, because I know they could arrest me and lock me up. Am hoping that they make good police that I could

talk to without being afraid.

The draft constitutionAs the Draft Constitution debate rages on, young Kenyans continue to feel left out. JIM GUTETA found out their views on the same

Edwin Musyoki 12,I’m told that this Draft Constitution will give more rights to children, so as to reduce child abuse and give protection to them. I have seen the constitution in the house but I wish I could read and understand it better.

Jamie Karoki 13,From what I see is that this Draft is all about those people in power and it is not fair to everybody. They should not allow politicians especially those who participated in the post election violence to discuss it because all they bring is conflict.

Elsie Roselida 12,Every time I watch the News with Dad, all I see is politicians Jostling for power all looking for votes in the next election. All they do is create violence and making

schools to close. From what I see is they are not looking at us the future of this country.

Shadrack Odhiambo 8,Last time there was a constitution the country plunged into chaos.

Am hoping that the new constitution addresses the needs of children so that adults don’t abuse us!.

Henry Odhiambo 13,I think the children of this country have not been given the chance to express their opinions on the Draft, but I hope it addresses child abuse issues and exploitation. However, I hope it is fair to everybody.

Immaculate Muthoni 13,I wish I could understand this document they are presenting to us. All I want is for the government to produce a draft just for children, so that we children could read and understand.

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Children and the law

The function of the Advocates Complaints Commission (ACC) is to listen to public complaints against

advocates who have been ineffective in carrying out their professional duties. The ACC will carry out the necessary investigations and if they find that a valid complaint has been made against an advocate, they will require that the advocate answers to those complaints. The complaints include and are not limited to; Mismanagement of the clients funds Overcharging of clients by advocates Failure to comply with the clients

instructions Acting against the clients best interests,

for example, representing both parties in a specific dispute

Demanding fees from persons who are not their clients

Delaying the conclusion of a matter in court without excuse

Failing to inform their client of a their matter coming up for hearing

Issuing bouncing cheques to clientsInvestigations done by the ACC are

mostly carried out through correspondence,

that is, through letters. Disputes are often settled through reconciliation but where the complaint is on a criminal matter then it will be referred to a disciplinary committee.

THE DISCIPLINARY COMMITTEEIt consists of 6 members; 3 from Nairobi

and the other 3 from out of Nairobi. They are elected by Law Society of Kenya. The committee is headed by the Attorney General or a commissioned advocate if the Attorney General is unable to attend.

The state counsel prosecutes matters brought before the disciplinary committee. In these matters, parties rarely give evidence. Documents related to the matter are attached to an affidavit which is presented to the committee. Afterwards, a plea (of guilty or not guilty) is taken and 21 days given for a written reply to be made. The Disciplinary Committee gives a hearing date and after the hearing a ruling is written.

Sentences and Punishments given by the Disciplinary Committee are provided in the Advocates Act Section 60(4) they include; fines, suspensions or striking out of advocates names from the Roll of Advocates.

When the suspension period ends or the fine is paid as required, the advocate can apply to be reinstated as an advocate. However when an advocate has been struck off, he/she is no longer qualified to practice and a notice is usually given to that effect.

Appeals from the Disciplinary committee are usually heard by the High Court.pattymundia@gmail.com

The advocates complaints commission

Patricia Mundia Catholic University of Eastern Africa (CUEA)

OKRAThis is a light green finger-like vegetable that has little white seeds within a whitish, slimy interior. It is used in curries and soups and can also be dipped in batter and deep fried. It is also known as ‘lady fingers’ in the English language. The name okra is thought to have its origins in the Igbo language of Nigeria where the vegetable is called okuru. It is a popular base for soup, vegetable and meat dishes in West Africa.

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Answers; Backpage

He was born on May 4, 1987 and plays as a central midfielder. He captains one of the top English Premier League club and he is a regular at his national team.He started his career as a trainee with Barcelona but was signed by his current English club in September 2003 then aged 16. He established himself at his new club starting as a central midfielder and then took up the role of a playmaker. He went on to break several of the club’s records, earning a reputation as one of the best young players for his position of his generation.He was called up to national team in 2006 World Cup and he helped his team win the 2008 Euro Cup. He has made 250 appearances in all competition scoring 38 goals with 78 assists.

Sports Quiz1. Who is this player?

2. What is his current club?

3. Which country does he play for?

Over 110 heads of state from around the world will next week gather in Copenhagen, Denmark, for the conference on climate change

which opened on Monday. President Kibaki is expected to lead a 65 member delegation to the conference. The leaders are expected to uphold the decision their diplomats and ministers have reached over the past one week.

Over the last one week, is has emerged that poor countries are more likely to be effected by changing weather patterns, according to Global Climate Risk Index 2010 launched in Copenhagen. The index, issued by Munich-based Global Climate Monitoring Centre, says that considering the year 2008, Myanmar, Yemen and Viet Nam have been hit hardest.

This finding left in trouble Africa’s big cash demand as compensation from developed nations for climate change. Africa wants more than $267 billion to adapt and mitigate climate change on the continent. All the 10 most affected countries between 1990 and 2008 were poor countries. However ,Africa was mentioned as less affected compared to Asia and the Caribbean. The report notes that during the last decade, more than 600,000 people died as a direct result of more than 11,000 climate disasters, which caused $1.7 trillion in damage.

The report studied the impacts of weather-related events — mainly storms, floods and heat waves for all countries currently represented in Copenhagen.

Mr Sven Harmeling, author of the Index at German Watch, said: “Weather extremes are an increasing threat to lives and economies across the world and the impact will likely grow larger in the future.’’ Meanwhile, this year is likely to be the fifth warmest on record and the first decade of this century the hottest since records began, according to the World Meteorological Organisation, Reuters reported.

Speaking in Copenhagen, WMO head Michel Jarraud pointed to extreme hotspots this year — Australia had its third warmest year since records dating began in 1850, “with three exceptional heatwaves”. “I could go on. There was the worst drought in five decades which affected millions of people in China, a poor monsoon season in India causing severe droughts, massive food shortages associated with a big drought in Kenya,” he told reporters.

Poor countries badly hit by climate change

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Answers; Backpage

He was born on May 4, 1987 and plays as a central midfielder. He captains one of the top English Premier League club and he is a regular at his national team.He started his career as a trainee with Barcelona but was signed by his current English club in September 2003 then aged 16. He established himself at his new club starting as a central midfielder and then took up the role of a playmaker. He went on to break several of the club’s records, earning a reputation as one of the best young players for his position of his generation.He was called up to national team in 2006 World Cup and he helped his team win the 2008 Euro Cup. He has made 250 appearances in all competition scoring 38 goals with 78 assists.

Sports Quiz1. Who is this player?

2. What is his current club?

3. Which country does he play for?

Over 110 heads of state from around the world will next week gather in Copenhagen, Denmark, for the conference on climate change

which opened on Monday. President Kibaki is expected to lead a 65 member delegation to the conference. The leaders are expected to uphold the decision their diplomats and ministers have reached over the past one week.

Over the last one week, is has emerged that poor countries are more likely to be effected by changing weather patterns, according to Global Climate Risk Index 2010 launched in Copenhagen. The index, issued by Munich-based Global Climate Monitoring Centre, says that considering the year 2008, Myanmar, Yemen and Viet Nam have been hit hardest.

This finding left in trouble Africa’s big cash demand as compensation from developed nations for climate change. Africa wants more than $267 billion to adapt and mitigate climate change on the continent. All the 10 most affected countries between 1990 and 2008 were poor countries. However ,Africa was mentioned as less affected compared to Asia and the Caribbean. The report notes that during the last decade, more than 600,000 people died as a direct result of more than 11,000 climate disasters, which caused $1.7 trillion in damage.

The report studied the impacts of weather-related events — mainly storms, floods and heat waves for all countries currently represented in Copenhagen.

Mr Sven Harmeling, author of the Index at German Watch, said: “Weather extremes are an increasing threat to lives and economies across the world and the impact will likely grow larger in the future.’’ Meanwhile, this year is likely to be the fifth warmest on record and the first decade of this century the hottest since records began, according to the World Meteorological Organisation, Reuters reported.

Speaking in Copenhagen, WMO head Michel Jarraud pointed to extreme hotspots this year — Australia had its third warmest year since records dating began in 1850, “with three exceptional heatwaves”. “I could go on. There was the worst drought in five decades which affected millions of people in China, a poor monsoon season in India causing severe droughts, massive food shortages associated with a big drought in Kenya,” he told reporters.

Poor countries badly hit by climate change

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The blue bottle fly or bottle bee (Calliphora vomitoria) is a fly found all over world and slightly larger

than a housefly. A female blue bottle fly lays her eggs where she feeds, usually in decaying meat, garbage, or feaces. Pale whitish maggots, hatch from the eggs and immediately begin feeding on the decomposing matter where they were hatched. The maggot’s saliva helps dissolve the flesh so they can eat it more easily. After a few days of feeding, they are fully-grown.

Then, they crawl away to a dry place where they burrow into soil to pupate into tough brown cocoons. After two or three weeks, the adults emerge to mate, beginning the cycle again. The flies also lay their eggs in the wound of a living animal. The larvae, when they hatch, eat from the host animal. This can cause infections.

The blue bottle fly is also attracted to bad-smelling flowers. This helps in pollination. Bluebottle flies can smell decomposing meat from distances 7 km away.

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Compiled by MWORIA MUCHINA

Bluebottle flies can smell rotting meat 7 km away

There once lived a clever man and a foolish man. One day the clever man

told the foolish man. They go for hunting the foolish man agreed. Sharpening their hunting tools they left for the forest. Reaching there, the clever man told the foolish man. ‘now stand here, as I go to the other side of the forest.

If you hear a small voice “nding! You hide. If you hear the second sound “Bo! Bo! Bo! Don’t hide but stand, so the clever man went and stood on the other side, while the foolish man stood on the other side as had been agreed.

Some few minutes later, there was a small sound ringing “Ndinggggg! Ndinggggg!” the foolish man dodged. A little while later came another one “Bo! Bo! Bo!” he stood still. He was knocked down till he lost consciousness.

When he woke up one of his lower limb was missing and the clever man was nowhere insight. With the support of a walking stick, he walked clumsily to the clever man’s house. Nobody else could have taken his limb other than the clever man.

When he arrived he was preparing his evening meal. I have come for my limb, the one you took when we were out hunting.

The foolish man told him. ‘Come the next day, right now I don’t have it here.’ The clever man told the foolish man. The foolish man saw his limb in the clever man’s house but said nothing.

All the same he came the following day as he had been told. When he visited the clever man. He had already eaten a piece. When he asked him the answer was again ‘come the following day.’ The clever man kept on feasting on the foolish man’s limb. As he suffered, walking around limping. It remained just a piece.

The foolish man did not give up. He kept on pestering the clever

man. He removed that piece to give him. Thinking he would accept it. Because he was a foolish man.

But the foolish man refused saying ‘No! I want my limb. The whole of it as you took it.’ ‘Where do you expect me to get it? I have already swallowed it and I can’t produce it.’ answered the clever man rudely.

An argument arose between the two. The foolish man saying he won’t take a piece of his limb. And the clever man insisting he takes it. It caught the attention of those around. They

immediately gathered around. To see what was happening.

They started taking sides most people siding with the foolish man. The clever man was not happy he had expected people to side with him. Eventually had a no otherwise. But to produce the whole limb before the crowd and give it to the foolish man.

People cheered and clapped. For once he appeared foolish. The clever man was known to have so much wealth which he had secretly acquired using clever means.PAMELA MUGENI

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The foolish and the clever man

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Easy SudokuThe rules of Sudoku are quite simple. You are presented with a 6x6 grid of boxes, some empty, some filled with numbers in the range of 1 to 6. That gives you 2 rows, 3 columns and also 2 larger squares of 2x3 boxes.The idea of Sudoku is to completely fill the empty grid squares with numbers in such a way that the following conditions hold true:

Sudoku

1) Every row should contain the numbers 1 to 6 but should not repeat the numbers 1 to 6 at any point within that row.2) Every column should contain the numbers 1 to 6 but should not repeat the numbers 1 to 6 at any point within that column. 3) Every 2x3 square should contain the numbers 1 to 6 but should not repeat the numbers 1 to 6 at any point within that square.

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Colour me

Bank of Africa had a fun day at the Splash Waterworld last weekend, for all the children with accounts in the bank. Three top savers were awarded by the bank to motivate them to develop the savings culture in the Cool Kids Account. This account offers parents and guardians an opportunity to save for their children’s future. It targets young children, teenagers, parents and guardians. In the picture above, Mr Kwame Ahadzi, the bank’s managing director, cuts cake with Cool Kids account holders Cool kids end of year party, held last weekend.

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SOLUTIONCrosswordSOLUTIONS TO YN 023ACROSS1.Arc 3.Dub 6.Obese 7.Pal 8.Net 9.Ole 11.Urn 13.Decor 14.Dot 15.Eon

DOWN1.Asp 2.Collect 3.Denture 4.Use 5.Bet 9.Odd 10.Leo 12.Nun

Sports QuizANSWERS

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1. Who is this player?Lionel Messi

2. What is his current club?Barcelona

3. Which country does he play for?Argentina

SOLUTIONCrosswordSOLUTIONS TO YN 023ACROSS1.Warden 5.Aid 6.Report 9.Collar 12.Baa 13.Priest

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By CHRIS MUSUMBA

It started as a routine exercise to keep busy at break and games time for the girls at Lwak High School in Nyanza.To them, hockey was an escape from the demanding academic custom, as 16-year-old Lillian Wadinde confessed. From a small batch of 16 girls in Form Two, they would group together, take on their hockey sticks and form teams that would chase each other, just for bragging rights.

But for a thing that started out in a class room, Lwak has since grown to become a powerhouse in hockey and has majority of its team players in the national youth team which is camping at the Nairobi’s City Park ground in training, having being selected to represent the country in the inaugural Olympic Youth Games qualifiers in East London in South Africa next February.

“It was just a break time routine. We would move out and engage in sports and we got attracted to hockey. It was a way of keeping fit and refresh as we bonded together. But it developed and now we are happy we made a mark at the national schools championship to earn a call to the national team,” said Wadinde.

Together with Jane Phikelela and Brenda Oluoch, they are part of the 30 member national team. Others are from schools

across the country but Lwak and Keruguya Girls have the lions share.

Grace Magondu, 16, was impressed with the prospect of earning her first foreign trip from her hobby, hockey.

“I can’t imagine that hockey is taking me places. It is important that when in school, we engage in sports. It improves one’s concentration and you may never know, it might just open the avenues for you to explore this world,” she said.

Magondu, is joined with among others in the national teams, Saida Njoki.

Over 60 potential hockey players from schools around the country are shortlisted for a three week training camp, ahead of which, the final 40 - 20 for girls and 20 for boys - will be selected for the final round of training in February.

The team is shaping up ahead of the Africa Youth Olympics hockey qualifiers set for East London in South Africa in February. Winners will qualify to represent Africa in the inaugural Youth Olympics in Singapore in October.

“At this level of play, we are on the same level. Maybe South Africa has an upper hand because their boys and

girls are used to training on the tough unlike ours who play on marrum. But skills and basics are what matters, and we have them,” said Nahashon Randiek the national coach.

The inaugural Youth Olympic Games in 2010 were introduced by International Olympic Committee (IOC) and will be

alternating every four years like the senior Olympic Games. It will be restricted to athletes aged between 14 and 18 years. Compared with other events, the youth Games will have a strong emphasis on education instead of competition.

Hobbies to great opportunities

Sports QuizANSWERS

Sudoku

1. Who is this player?Cesc Fabregas

2. What is his current club?Arsenal

3. Which country does he play for?SpainLilian (left) and Saida in action

during their training session at Nairobi Simba Union grounds.

Photo/CHRIS OMOLLO

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