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BREAST CANCER EMERGES AS THE FASTEST GROWING DISEASES IN KENYA

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From: joachim omolo ouko
News Dispatch with Father Omolo Beste
TUESDAY, JULY 29, 2014

Remember Jane Frances in your prayers as she is battling with breast cancer. She welcomes you to a fundraising at Consolata Shrine in Nairobi, Westlands on August 3, 2014 so she can proceed to India for urgent mastectomy surgery, chemotherapy and radiotherapy.

Those who can donate through M-Pesa can do so through her mobile phone +254 722369389. Jane Frances is currently pursuing her Doctorate studies at Kenyatta University. See her Preview attachment B Cancer Appeal Card JF A5 (1).pdf.

Jane Frances is diagnosed with breast cancer at the time the disease is emerging as the fastest growing diagnosed type of cancer among women countrywide. More women are dying from breast because the disease does not receive the attention it deserves.

Yet still, an alarming number of women do not bother to check their breasts, citing a general lack of awareness to perform self-breast examinations. It affects mostly women aged between 30 and 45.

Unfortunately, African women are more likely to die from breast cancer compared to white women partly because their tumours grow faster. Latest research also shows that women who have had no pregnancies or had their first child after the age of 30 are more at risk of breast cancer.

According to figures at the cancer association registry in Nairobi, 23 per cent of women suffer from breast cancer and 20 per cent from cervical cancer. The World Health Organization indicates that breast cancer is the top cancer in women both in the developed and the developing world.

Some experts argue that the incidence of breast cancer is increasing in the developing world due to increase life expectancy, increase urbanization and adoption of western lifestyles.

Generally, cancer is the 3rd highest cause of morbidity in Kenya at 7 percent of deaths per year, after infectious diseases and cardiovascular diseases. It is estimated that there are 39,000 new cases of cancer each year in Kenya with more than 27,000 deaths per year.

There are only few numbers of radiation centers in Kenya and all of them in Nairobi. They are Kenyatta National Hospital, MP Shah, Nairobi Hospital, and Aga Khan. Apart from Kenyatta Hospital, the rest are too expensive.

While cervical cancer is more common in the rural areas, breast cancer is common in urban areas, according to the Kenya Cancer Society.

Our First Lady Margaret Kenyatta, who was made the incoming chairman of the SCCA in Namibia recently

Concern over cervical cancer, experts say it has risen because 70 per cent of all cases can be prevented by giving girls aged nine to 13 years an HPV vaccine, which is not a case in Kenya currently.

With the First Lady initiatives, we hope that the government will roll out the vaccines countrywide. Kenya is among the countries picked by GAVI Alliance to receive heavily subsidised vaccines.

According to World Health Organisation (WHO) boss Dr Margaret Chan, cervical cancer is easily prevented and curable if detected early. She says that its early detection and treatment do not require sophisticated facilities and equipment or highly specialised staff.

WHO recommends the use of the commonly available vinegar to detect precancerous lesions that cause cervical cancer-The lesions are then frozen, and stopped completely, using liquid nitrogen. This procedure is widely available in Kenya for free or about Sh200 in some public facilities. The treatment takes about five minutes only.

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SHORT RAINS HAVE ARRIVED WITH CALAMITIES AND TRAGEDIES OF THUNDERBOLT DEATHS IN KENYA

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Reports Leo Odera Omolo.

In an African society the arrival of the new rains season after along spell of the biting drought is regarded and viewed as good and promising the rural farming community of a bumper grain harvesting in the near future and food security.

However, the latest of the current short rains in many parts of Western Kenya has brought with it a lot of natural calamities and tragedies leaving many villagers in mourning mood.

Two male students were struck dead at Chepkemei Secondary School when they were struck by the thunderbolt early this week. Tragedy occurred on Monday at about 4.30 PM. It was during the game time when students were preparing themselves to go home after the day long classroom work.

Nan di County is laying about 200 kilometers north west of the Kenyan capital Nairobi and in the highlands west of the Rift Vally. It left ten other students injured and were admitted at the Moi Teaching and Referral hospital in Eldoret Town.

The Principal of the school was quoted in the local media as having said that this was the first incident of it its kind to be experienced. He said, however, that the tragedy had robbed the school two of its brightest students. The bodies of the victims were taken away to the morgue after their parents had been informed.

Within 30 kilometers away at Soy Primary in the neighboring Kakamega Count , 30 primary school pupils were injured when the lightning struck their classes. The affected pupils were in standard seven and eight. The tragedy occurred during games time and late afternoon downpour at about 5.P.M local time.

The pupils were outside in the field playing, but dashed back to clash rooms for shelter when the rains began with storms. The head teacher Wafula Nyongesa said that many pupils were now keeping out of the school due to fears. They are scared to death and unwilling to enter into their classrooms, something which could adversely interfere with their performance.

Last year ten people were killed when the thunderbolt struck in West Pokot also located in Western Kenya. The regions are prone to lightning attack, mostly during the short rains seasons which begins in August and ends in December.

Many parts of Western Kenya regions do experience thunderstorms every year, with Kisii County leading the pack, followed by Nandi, Busia, Kakamega, Uasin Gishu, SiayaI, MIgori ,Kericho, Trans-Mara Narok and Migori.

About ten years ago, the retired President Daniel Arap Moi had initiated the crash programme for the installation of lightning arrestors in schools buildings and in all other public institutions

Zimbabwe is leading the rest of Africa in lightning death at an annual rate of 280 followed by Zambia at about 186 annually. Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Ethiopia followed with the number being put relatively at below 100 annually.

In some community lightning incidents are always associated with witchcrafts.

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HAPPY RAMADHAN CELEBRATIONS

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From: joachim omolo ouko
News Dispatch with Father Omolo Beste
MONDAY, JULY 28, 2014

News Dispatch with Father Omolo Beste wish Muslim fraternity in Kenya a successful end of the 30 days long fast. Ramadhan is e very important of the Islamic calendar. It is the month during which Muslims do not only observe fasting from morning twilight (Fajr Prayer) to the evening twilight (Maghreb Prayer), but also helping needy people.

The term Ramadhan is literally driven from al-Ramd which means ‘burning heat of the sun. By fasting therefore, Muslims burn the sin. That is why fasting is obligatory both on the poor and the rich.

In Mombasa, Chief Kadhi Sheikh Ahmed Shariff Muhdhar’s has urged Muslims faithfull to maintain peace and co-exist in harmony with fellow Kenyans. The government has already gazetted 29th July as a holiday to enable Muslim faithful celebrate and share with the needy people.

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KENYA: RANGWE MP PLEADS WITH HIS COLLEAGUES TO SUPPORT THE PROPOSED SUGAR MILL IN HIS CONSTITUENCY.

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Writes Leo Odera Omolo in Homa-Bay own.

Poverty index in Rangwe constituency in general and Homa-BAY County in particular is the highest, and means and ways must be found of stamping out the abject of poverty in the area. And the only sensible and quickest way of enhancing the purchasing power of the locals is for the elected leaders in the region to support the proposed white sugar mill slated to be established in Rangwe as soon as the government give its okay for the project to start.

These views were expressed by the Rangwe MP George Oner at the weekend. Speaking during an exclusive interview with this writer in Kisumu city. He expressed the home that his fellow legislators fro the region, MCAS professionals, businessmen, traders and rural folks will join him in supporting the noble project which is said at lifting the standard of living of the residents of the regions involved.

The MP said the project has received wider support and unanimous blessing and backing from the County governments of Homa-Bay, Migori and Kisii. On completion and during its operational, the proposed new white sugar processing mills to be located at Aoch Muga in Gem West Location, Homa-Bay district will receive the bulk its raw cane material from Homa-Bay at the rate of 9 per cent, and 10 per cent from Migori, and Ndhiwa as well as the same percentage from the southern part of kisii and Kasipul constituency.

The youthful MP said the new mill will enhanced the income of the rural farming population in the region because there will be better schools, better and modernized health facilities such as private, hospitals. Rural farmer will have an easy access to market for their farm products next door as the purchasing power of the locals would be enhanced considerably.

The MP thanked the Cabinet Secretary for Agriculture Felix Kosgei who made an extensive toured the region on July 6th and personally listened to the pleas of the farmers and their cries for the project. The MP said he was too optimistic that president Uhuru Kenyatta’s government would soon sanctioned the licensing of the project so that the construction of the mill to start the earliest, and that the CS Kosgei would soon return to Homa-Bay County to officially officiate I the groundbreaking ceremony so that the construction work on the new mill could start immediately.

The MP also thanked the CEO of the Kenya sugar board Rosemary Mkok who accompanied the Agriculture CS Kosgei during his tour and the representative of the HOMA-bayanbd MIGORI county governments. H was also thankful to governors Cyprian Awiti of Homa-Bay and Zachary Okoth Obado of Migori county for the blessing of the new sugar project. He said the feasibility studies of the projects were completed several years ago. The developers had strictly observed the rules and regulations lay down by the KSB which stipulates that those intending to establish new sugar factory must ensure that the new facility is located in a location which is 40 kilometers apart from the existing factory in distance. In the case of the Rangwe project, it will be located about 46 kilometers from Sukari Industries in Ndhiwa and 41 kilometers from the Awendo based SONYSUGAR factory.

The MP, however, strongly abhorred the alleged secret maneuvers by an unnamed senior politician from the region who is reported to have raised an objection against the licensing of the new sugar mill under the pretext of flimsy and lame excuses, adding that such a leader should be classified and isolated as someone who is anti-development character.

Unemployment in our region is the highest and anyone who has the capacity of putting up a project of this magnitude should be highly appreciated and give the necessary assistance.

Meanwhile the former vice chairman f the defunct County council of the greater Southern Nyanza EX-Coun, Elisha Adeny Rachilo has threatened that he would mobilize about 100 elders from the region to travel to Nairobi and visit State house to petition President Uhuru Kenyatta and ask him to intervene on the matter with the view to ensure that the Homa-Bay sugar mill is licensed as soon as possible should there be any further delay in granting of the same.

Speaking on a different forum Ex Coun Adeny Rachilo said that the rate of unemployment among the youth in the region has reached an alarming proportion and because President Kenyatta and his Deputy William Ruto are known to be totally committed to economically empowering the youth of this country his team would request the President to visit the region and see for himself what his people on the ground are saying about this most important economic project, the only one of its kind I the vast region.

Meanwhile this writer made an extensive visit to Hom-Bay and Migori Counties over the weekend and conducted interviews with the stakeholders, politicians and opinion leaders who appeared to be unanimous in support of the Rngwe sugar mill project.

The writer visited Rongo, Awendo and Migori towns and wound up in Oyugis. The surety revealed that there would be close to 30,000 hectors of land readily available to be used as sugar cane growing zones, in areas covering Kodera and kotieno in Ksipul. Kagan nd Gongo Locations, Gem Central east and South locations ,Kamagambo West, north,Kitutu Chache South and North Bonchari and south Mugirango regiona. All these areas are potential for sugar cane growing and could produce as many as 60,000 hectare of sugar cane growing potential area which will br sufficient to sustain a larger sugar mill.

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KENYA; CONTROVERSY OVER UHURU’S CBA AND SAFARICOM

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From: joachim omolo ouko
News Dispatch with Father Omolo Beste
THURSDAY, JULY 24, 2014

Bernard from Nairobi writes: “Fr Beste I read your article on Safaricom tender recently online and it has prompted me to raise several concerns. The security CCTV tender was not passed in Parliament as required. This very Safaricom has a connection with Uhuru Kenyatta’s family Commercial Bank. During Mwai Kibaki’s regime this very Safaricom became controversial when Amos Kimunya was Finance Minister.

Please Father, can you give little bit of the historical background of Safaricom in Kenya. And now that Uhuru is the president if we are not very careful don’t you think Kenyans are going to be taken for a ride?”

Thank you for this concern Bernard. Yes, Uhuru Kenyatta’s assumption of the presidency has injected fresh energy into his family’s businesses, and with his power as president he can over rule the parliament.

Before I give historical background of Safaricom, I want to make it very clear that Commercial Bank of Africa is privately owned by twenty-six investors including the family of the Uhuru Kenyatta, Kenya’s fourth president.

Originally the bank was founded in 1962 in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania before branches were opened in Nairobi, Mombasa and in Kampala, Uganda. When Tanzania nationalised private banks in 1967, the bank moved its headquarters to Nairobi. Following political changes in Uganda in 1971, the bank sold its assets in that country.

In 1980, Bank of America acquired 84 percent shareholding, effectively buying out all the other SFOM partners. 16 percent shareholding in Commercial Bank of Africa (CBA) remained in the hands of Kenyan investors. During the 1980s Bank of America divested from the bank, putting 100 percent shareholding in CBA in the hands of Kenyan nationals.

As of December 2010, the bank was one of the largest commercial banks in Kenya with assets of approximately US$913 million (KES:75.5 billion), with shareholders’ equity of approximately US$100 million (KES:8.3 billion).

The bank is not only the largest privately owned commercial bank in Kenya, according to its website, it also focuses on serving the banking needs of large corporations, diplomatic missions, NGO’S and high networth private clients including Safaricom.

Safaricom Ltd was formed in 1997 as a fully owned subsidiary of Telkom Kenya. Michael Joseph became the CEO in July 2000 when the company was re-launched as a joint-venture with Telkom Kenya but controlled still is by Vodafone, a giant British group that is one of the world’s largest mobile operators.

Mr Joseph arrived in Kenya in 2000 having spent a freezing winter in Hungary, where he had set up that country’s third mobile-phone network. He quickly decided to go after “pay as you go” customers, who pay for mobile airtime in advance.

But his most enduring achievement is likely to be M-PESA, a pioneering service that enables Safaricom’s customers to send money to each other by text message. Cheaper and faster than ordinary money transfers, it now moves $1.5m a day across Kenya, in mostly tiny transactions, and is being rolled out in India, Tanzania, Afghanistan and elsewhere.

President Uhuru Kenyatta appointed him to head Maseno University. Joseph’s appointment started January 6 and is contained in a gazette notice No.399 dated January 2. He replaces Prof Florida Amakobe Karani, who has served for six year since her appointment in 2008.

As of May 27, 2013, Robert Collymore is the Safaricom CEO; succeeding Michael Joseph on November 1, 2010, after Joseph’s ten years as Safaricom CEO. Robert Collymore has spent most of his career in the telecommunications industry starting with British Telecommunications where he held a number of marketing, purchasing and commercial roles over a 15-year period.

It is widely believed that the former regime of Kibaki arm twisted Vodafone to shed off the 5 percent as a kickback to high-ranking officials in the regime. A WikiLeaks report stated that it was once owned by Nicholas Biwott, Charles Fidel Marshall, Gideon Moi and The Post Office. Safaricom’s initial public offering of stock, on the National Stock Exchange, closed in mid April 2008.

Mysteries persisted in November 2012 when Safaricom announced it would be offering a new mobile phone banking product in conjunction with the Commercial Bank of Africa, tapping into an underdeveloped financial services market. In 2014 Safaricom partnered with Britam and Changamka Micro Health to provide insurance to Kenyans with low income. It is known as Linda Jamii.

Since then the bank has grown to become the second largest in the retail market with its new mobile-banking product M-Shwari brand – developed jointly with Safaricom – and which has helped raise the number of the bank’s deposit accounts to more than five million from 34,884 in 2011.

Apart from CBA deal, in recent months, the Kenyattas have also awakened their hospitality giant Heritage Hotels East Africa with the appointment of seasoned hotelier Mohammed Hersi as chief executive and the announcement of an expansion plan that aims at giving it a presence in the Kenyan capital Nairobi for the first time.

Heritage Hotels owns the Voyager Resort in Mombasa and Tsavo, Interpids camps in Samburu and Maasai Mara as well as the Great Rift Valley Lodge in Naivasha. Mara Explorer Camp and the Kipungani Explorer in Lamu Island are also part of the establishment.

With this background Bernard, you can see the connection of Safaricom from Mwai Kibaki to Uhuru Kenyatta. What was started as a department of the former state-owned telecommunications, Kenya Post and Telecommunication Corporation is now raising lots of quarries, which is why CCTV tender and Kenyatta’s family bank among other interests.

Safaricom has also plans to provide WiFi internet connection in large malls, SMEs and government agencies in Kenya. It was the first company in East Africa to possess 3G Internet technology with recent success of 4G connectivity though they lacked the proper broadcast spectrum for the service.

Kenyatta family has also made significant investments in its media company, which is fighting to gain market share from established rivals. It has invested millions of shillings in the technology upgrade and in top talent to staff K24 TV, Kameme FM and The People Daily.

The family is also said to be establishing a strong presence in the mining sector where billions of shillings are expected to be made in the next decade following recent discoveries of valuable deposits such as oil, niobium, coal, gold and titanium. This can explain why people fight to be the president of this country called Kenya.

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KENYA: RONGO MP DALMAS OTIENO IS CRITICIZED FOR ALLEGEDLY SABOTAGING THE NEW SUGAR MILL

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Business feature By Leo Oder Omolo in Homa-Bay Town.

Rongo MP Dalmas Otieno has come under the scathing criticism by the residents of Homa-Bay county for allegedly gross interference and trying to sabotage the planned multi billion white sugar Mill in the region

The resident are up in arms against the MP’s alleged maneuvers and canvassing against the Ministry of Agriculture and the Kenya Sugar Board recent approval of a the license for the establishment of the new sugar mill in parts of Rangwe constituency in Homa-BAY County

The residents of both Homa-BAY, Migori and Kisii Counties which stands to benefit a great deal from the planned sugar mill have vowed to petition President Uhuru Kenyatta to plead with him to intervene and ensure that the investors for the project are issued with the license as soon as possible.

The new white sugar mill ‘output when fully operational is expected to be 3000 metric tone of made sugar per day. Its construction cost is estimated to be around Kshs 4.6 billion. The new factory will offer job opportunities for close to 2,500 workers on direct employment while similar number of farmers will also benefit from their sugar cane products as out growers in the region covering Homa-Bay, Kisii and Migori counties.

The criticism of the Rongo MP Dalmas Otieno has come as the result of the recent visit by the Cabinet Secretary for Agriculture Felix Kosgei. The CS toured the region on July 6th. Kosgei was accompanied by the CEO of the Kenya Sugar Board Rosemary MKOK, Rngqwe MP George Oner two representatives of Homa-Bay and Migori County governments and a large number of cane farmers from Rongo,Rangwe and Southern Kisii regions. Kisi regions.

The CS led the group on a visit to the site of the proposed new sugar mill at Aoch Muga in south Gem location, Rangwe constituency in Homa-Bay county. ALso present at the public BARAZA WHICH WAS Addressed by the CS Kosgei were the representatives of the investors the entrepreneurs from Kisumu.

Kosegei disclosed at the meeting that application for the new mill would be approved. The CS said this after listening with his own ears what the residents, especially the potential out growers.

Kosgei advised the residents of the affected areas to shun politics and redouble their efforts in growing more sugar cane, and that he was satisfied that the people were yawning for the new mill to start its production the soonest.

The CSe promised that he wold write a letter of approval to the relevant authority when he get back to his Nairobi office.

However, following the publication of of news about the planned new sugar mill in the local media, the Rongo MP Dalmas Otieno is alleged to have started an aggressive canvassing with the higher echelon snd government offices and allegedly trying hard to sabotage the project under the pretext that he should be the one who should be given a license for establishing the new sugar mill in the area.

His is one song which the Rongo MP has been singing for the last 15 years, but he has never come forward with a tangible plan and a written application for the same. A source at the Nairobi offices of the KENYA sugar Board confided to this writer that their office has not received any application from Dalmas Otieno nor have received from any from any company Associated with him.

DALMAS Otieno IS CURRENTLY FACING LEAN TIME HAVIG RECENTLY DISAGREED WITH EH odm leader Raila Odinga might find it an up-hill task to initiate any sugar mill project even in his own Rongo constituency.

According to the ODM chairman in the Migori County branch Eng. Phillip Makabong’o

The Homa-Bay ‘s proposed new sugar mil has received the blessing of both Homa-Bay governor Cyprian Awiti and the Migori governor Ok0t Obado. And when operational, the mill will receive and crush 90 per cent of its row sugar cane from within Homa-Bay County with small percentage of raw materials from Migori and Southern Kisii farmers per cent from with the same percentage from out growers cane farmers from Southern Kisiii regions.

How can he come out full blast trying to stop this noble and important project which is aimed at empowering the community economically?

The MP had earlier announced for the formation of a new political movement called Kalausi, which has so far failed to take off from the ground.

Eng Makabong’o declared that Otieno is no longer ODM and the process to have him kicked out of Parliament is under way He termed the alleged MP’S interference in the proposed sugar mill project twould be a political suicide for him.

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KENYA: DEAF AND DUMB STUDENTS SUFFER AS KISUMU ANGLICAN CHURCH WATCHES WITH IMPUNITY

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By Our Investigative Reporter

The Anglican Church sponsored Maseno School for the Deaf school is presently in a severe deplorable state and if checks and balances are not put in place then the multi0million institution might go to the dogs.

This is as a result of ineptness, negligence and total lack of concern and care for the once prestigious institution which are attracted students and pupils from the entire East Africa Community.

The Principal of the Institution is said to lack basic communication and managerial skills as well lack of respect for the employees who have all a long been behind the success of the said institution.

Efforts by the Ministry of Medical Services through their Public Health division to streamline systems within the institution has been met with a lot of corruption as the Principal is said to have pocketed all his critics.

The school infrastructure is in a very deplorable state as the main sewer within the institution has busted dropping all the wastes to the students dormitories and the deaf and blind children who can’t talk as well as see nor hear live in such a pathetic state and at times they drop food on the floor flowing with human faces and pick and eat the same.

The staff have no protective clothing and are forced to clean the sewer discharges with their bare hands, the institutions kitchen has no firewood throughout and the staff are forced to fell trees and use it in its green state which makes the children only to have only one meal in a day yet the parents and the government which are also donors within the institution are not informed notwithstanding the tendering of the same annually.

The said deaf and blind children are forced to cross over the ever busy Siriba road to fetch water from the stream a kilometer away.

On learning these the staff held a meeting after the pathetic situation had resulted into the children going on strike and presented the Principal with a proposed both long and short time for the immediate curbing of the school’s situation.

Rather than acting on the emergency stop gap measure on the situation, the Principal opted to randomly threaten those whom he perceived were behind the said document.

The teachers are presently demoralized and it’s a matter of time they down their tools demanding the removal of the current the Principal who is said to be related to a leading clergy of the church which sponsors the institution.

Besides sealing the vices through money obtained from the institutions coffers which he uses to dish to everybody who attempts to question his misconduct.

The Kisumu County education Office has so far been petitioned to reign in and restore sanity within the institution.

Contacted for comment the school’s Principal a Mr.Ngwaara told this writer that he should direct those questions to Bishop Mwai Abiero whom he says is well positioned to comment on such saying he is mere a figure head and all procurement issues is handled by the Bishop’s office.

“The car which was meant for the school is also being used by the Bishop’s son who is, please talk to him he will answer all your queries, even me I know the institution is in a pathetic state, but what do I do” he added

KENYA: MIGORI ODM WARNS MCAS AGAINST ALLOWING DIVISIVE POLITICS BY OUTSIDERS

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Writes Leo Odera Omolo.

THE ODM Migori County branch has issued a stern warning to MEMBERS OF THE county Assembly to guard against any attempt by outsiders to divide them.

The COUNTY mcas have also been advised that they had no power of removing in any party member holding elective post from his position without consulting the county branch.

Issuing the warning the branch chairman Eng. Philip Makabong’o advised the MCAS to work in unity and to protect the party interest at all costs.

Eng Makabong’o warning in the wake of claims and statement recently made by the MCAs that they had sacked the Assembly majority leader Johnson Omolo Owiro from his position. He added that as far as his branch is concern it has received no complaints from the MCAS accusing him of Owir0 of lackluster nor dismal performance. Owiro is a forthright party members and a hard working MCA representing Central Sakwa ward in Awendo district and as such cannot be used as punching bag by the self seekers and youthful MCAS.

Owiro had moved to the High court in KISII and challenged his removal by the MCA as irregular and constitutional. Lady Justice Sitati who had the inter-party case ordered the stay of execution and called for both parties to present their case in court on July 17 o that the accusing party cold be given 21 days to file a motion and a take the date for hearing o f the cases. The Judge has set the hearing date for August 5th,2014 for full scale hearing.

But the ODM branch insist that the MCAS are not mandate to remove any elected member from his or her position unless it is with consultation with the party. \in this case, Makabong’o said the NMCAS at no time did they file any complaint with the party accusing the majority leader Owiro of any wrong doing, therefore his alleged sacking is null and void.

Meanwhile rumors making the round within migori town and its environs are pointing an accusing finger to an ODM Member of parliament who is being accused as being responsible for spreading divisive in the area. The MP who is a fast time “green horn” is said to be Inciting the MCAS against each other. He is always bragging himself as the one who is the confidant of the ODM party leader Raila Amolo Odinga and he is fond of intimidating other elected leaders including the MCAS. On one occasion this MP was accused of having mobilized youth to demonstrate against the Migori governor Okoth Oado.

The unnamed MP is among the who were recently summoned to record statements with the police on hate speeches.

Further inquiry by this writer revealed that the youthful MP is a non-LUO, but represented a constituency whose constituents are predominantly members of the Luo community.

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KISUMU CLERGY TO EXPEL “A BLACK SHEEP” AMONGST THEM.

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By Our Reporter

Members of the Clergy drawn from the entire Kisumum County are up in arms against a former Kanu party operative within the region for destabilizing the work of God within the Lakeside County.

According to the men of the frock, they have vowed to organize a public prayerday and curse the man who during former President Moi’s time acted as his blue eyed boy under the auspice of an amorphous organization whose main aim was to get hand outs from the President under the guise of bringing members of the luo community to him who by then were really hostile to his regime.

Presently the former Kanu operative is operating a church situated a long Kisumu-Nyamasaria road where we have authoritatively established that it’s attended by members of his immediate family members as many have taken off from the church because of his conish and unchristian ways which are contrary to the biblical teachings.

“This man is a sheep in a wolf skin, when we settled on the name of the fellowship which we were to register he connived with elements like him and registered the said fellowship behind our back and he has done that twice, should we still continue having him as one of our own?”the agitated clergy wondered.

They also accused the man who masquerades himself as a Bishop together with his wife as the force behind the fragmentation of the once one and all powerful fellowship which brought together all the clergy from the entire luo land.

He is also blamed for the recently conducted elections for Nyalenda,Bandani and Otonglo areas with a view of weakening the Kisumu Clergy Fellowship which is lead by Bishop Winnie Owiti wife of the head of Voice of Salvation and Healing Churches which spreads across the entire East Africa.

They also accuse the man of constantly issuing press releases and illegally signs their names without informing nor involving them and those concerned have so far recorded the statement with the police.

It can be recalled that during his joyous moments during KANU reigns he had a former clergy who is now deceased locked in police cells after defeating him in Kisumu Pastors Fellowship Network and it took the intervention of the current East Africa Law Society President James Aggrey Mwamu to have the said clergy released.

On most occasions Prime Minister Raila Odinga had to order his body guards to physically eject him from both his Karen and Bondo home when he used to frequent the two homes ostensibly to give Raila propaganda which Raila never needed.

“This man thinks people are fools, while he was with Moi he used to say so many bad things to Moi about Raila and now he thinks Raila could still buy those propaganda, we used to wonder why he would go to Raila’s homes as early as 3 am or 4am under the guise of praying for them” one luo Senator lamented.

The man who for a long time fooled donors to send money to his many church projects which were all ghosts elephants is said to be undergoing very difficult moments in life as the American Embassy has for the past ten years denied him a visa to gewtb into the country of opportunity in what they say was his “unforgiving conduct” the last time he was there.

He is always seen in most hotels within Kisumu idling and reading newspapers.

KENYA: HOW THE SUPER-CONMAN OF SIAYA ONCE LANDED IN THE SCHOOL COMPOUND IN A CHOPPER.

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WRITES our investigative Reporter

It has emerged that the super-conman who is reported to have swindled the SIAYAGOVERNOR Cornell RASANGA amoth and the headmistress of a Girls High SCHOOL in Rarieda once landed at the school’s compound in a helicopter in the comp0any of two white accomplices to impress the school management how important and how genuine he was with his fake ICT UN agency funded ICT project.

THe fake ICT project coordinator and fake investor once flew in an helicopter and landed in the school with two Whiteman whom he claimed had come from the donor and UN agency just to intimidate the school management and impress upon them how important person he was. His two white companions did not talk or utter any word. The man using the presumed name as Prof. Ngugi addressed the students’ teachers at the school assembly. However, his two white companion did not speak. The group were lavishly entertained with executive meal and alcohol beverage at the school’s expense.

The Headmistress of St Mary’s Lwak Girls HIGH school took the man into confidence and even allocated him a temporary building for his accommodation and even allowed him the use of the school’s facilities such as stationery, rubber stamps and even access to cheque book as if he was not a member of the staff.

The fake investor late while using the school stationery sent out LPOs to suppliers in Kisumu City made some orders for computers. and other equipment worth millions of shilling and he mysteriously disappeared into thin air;

At the same time it emerged that the Siaya governor who gave the man the introduction letter to the school had followed it with a cautionary note and asked the Headmistress to analyze the man and his big claims before entering into any serious business deals. The man according o those who interacted with him was too talkative and talks big things, whiCh appeared to be fdar away from the truth. but the head school teacher ignored the advice from the governor’s office.

The suppliers who were duped to believe the man thought they were in for roaring and booming business and rushed in their supplies. Some of the laptops ended up being distributed to girl-friends of the on man and not all were given to schools as originally planned, and the matter sounded like an American Hollywood movies.

The suppliers have now moved to auctioneers and sought for their assistance in recovering the millions of shillings worth of supplies the made to the school. The invoices and delivery notes were dully signed by the headmistress jointly with the fake investor who turned out to be a super-con man and put the head of one og the prestigious Roman Catholic Mission’s sponsored girls High school in NYANZA REGION.

Kenya: MIGORI GOVERNOR OBADO UNDER FIRE FOR HIS INTERFERANCE IN NYATIKE MULTIBILION SHILLING IRRIGATION SCHEME.

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From: LEO ODERA

The Migori County governor Zachary Okoth Obado has come unde scathing criticism for his recent claims that the Nyatike multi-billion shilling irrigation scheme project has been abandoned alleging that the money meant for the project has been embezzled.

These remarks which were made over the weekend in Nyatike has provoked angry reaction from the area MP Edick Omondi Anyanga who dismissed the governor’s utterances as having come out of the tots ignorancy.

He explained that the project is being undertaken by the Central government and is not the project of the Migori County government project, therefore governor governor Obado has no business visiting there.

Anyanga explained that the project in lower Kuja river is estimated to cost about KSHS 4.5 billion and is to be implemented in three phases. The phase one of the project which has cost The government KSHS 700 million and has already been implemented and the contractors have already keft th site.

Anyanga has confirm that he has invited the CS to visit the project the coming Sunday and invite all the stakeholders to be there and see for themselves the amount of work already put on the ground.

A cross section of interviewed Nyatike residents felt that Obado reckless utterances about this multi-billion shillings project amounted to gross interference..He should stop poking his nose to this project, which has nothing to do with he County government in MIgoriI. The Migori County government has squandered millions of tax-payer’s money on some not very viable projects, but the governor has never initiated not even one viable economic project in Nyatike constituency and as suh he should keep off.,said one resident enard ocholla.

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HOW PRESIDENT JOMO KENAYYATTA SECRETLY ORDERING THE RELEASE FROM PRISON OF THE JAILED TOP LUO CIVIL SERVANT

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An historical feature By Leo Odera Omolo Omolo

CONTRARY to the belief by many Luos that our founding President Jomo Kenyatta was always nursing a deeply rooted hate for the members of the Luo community, the late Kenyatta was at peace with the Luos like he was with any other Kenyan communities.

In fact Kenyatta was very much fond of Luo talents and their administrative prowess. He always talked good about several academic giants of the community who had excelled in their academics fields and professionals. In order to justify this claim Kenyatta secretly ordered the release of the jailed former Permanent Secretary – – to be released prematurely before he completed his four years prison terms, and instructed him to stay out of sight of the public and to stay at his rural home not to appear anywhere in public until after the remaining period of his prison term were over.

Aloys Philip Achieng’ was the Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Natural Resources and Fisheries when he was accused of stealing from the public, convicted and sentenced to four years imprisonment. Achieng’ had taken out of his Ministry some money in the form of impress. The cash money was around kshs 70,000..

During his trial Achieng’s defense lawyer had produced documentation before the court showing that Achieng’ had already surrendered the impress money back to the Ministry. But the prosecution and the trial magistrate would not hear of this. They went on and convicted Achieng’ and consigned him to a four year prison terms.

What later transpired was that Achieng’ who was a confidant of the late Tom Mboya was the victim of a vicious circles comprising of anti-Mboya elements within the government. Mboya had died in the hails of bullets fired by an assassin in a Nairobi street on JULY 5, 1969 and his enemies were hell-bent to ensure that all his influence within and outside the government were routed completely.

After serving his prison terms for about one and half year, the information which filtered out of the Kamiti Maximum security prison was that Achieng’ was seriously down with a combined diabetic and high blood pressure and wad gradually loosing his eye sight..

When the information about Achieng’s poor state of health in prison reached South Nyanza district, a group of his friends hurriedly convened an emergency meting to find the best way possible how they could lend him a helping hand.

Most of those who attended the meeting were senior Chiefs, civic leaders relatives and top businessmen. Members of this elites were people who were personally known to President Jomo Kenyatta some of them at persona level. The group quickly resolved to draft a petition letter to president Kenyatta requesting for his personal intervention in Achieng’s case and to see to it that he was provided with a good medical doctor.

Members of this hastily organized group included Senior chief DAMIAJNUS ajwang’ {Gembe|}, senior Chief Samuel Odoyo {Kanyaea} Senior Chief Zephania Malit {Karachuonyo}, Civic leaders were councilor Wilson Lando {Ndhiwa}, Counc. George Joseph Bonga {Karachuonyo}also in attendance wete two prominent businessmen in the region, Rakwach Ochila {Lambwe} and Mzee Alfred Ogwago Opiyo {Karachuonyo}

A letter petitioning Kenyatta wad drafted and the Rift Valley P.C Isaiyah Mathenge who had served in South Nyanza as a D.C was chosen as the potential conduit for the purpose of delivery of this petition to President Kenyatta while this writer was appointed an emissary who was to deliver the letter to Mathenge at his Nakuru P.C.’s Office..

On the very day this letter was delivered to Mathenge who in turn handed it over to Kenyatta only after gauging out the President’s mood that evening. The delivery was made after the old man had enjoyed cultural and traditional dances performed by Nyakinyua women traditional Kikuyu dancers from Subukia and Rongai

Within the next two days, Achieng’ was summoned by the PRISON COMMANDER AT Kamiuti and told to get ready of going home. tHe former PS was to tall friends year latter that he could believed what he was hearing and the news came to him like a dream. The same morning he was airlifted by the Police Airwing fronm Wilson Airport in Nairobi Nairobi to Kabunde Aerodrome near Homa-Bay town..The plane touched down in the ,id-morning and there he was whisked out of sight of everyone around snd placed in a police van which drove him to his k0ochia Karamul village home about ten kilometer in the southeast of Homa-Bay town.

The next day a team of workers from the MOW visited his home to carry out a thorough renovation work on his house. President Kenyatta coughed out his personal money to the tune of Kshs 20,000. Achieng’ instructed him not to appear anywhere in public place, market place, or by the main road until after the time when his prison terms are over. Kenyatta later helped Achieng’ financially, which enable him win the a Parliamentary seat the larger Homa-Bay constituency in 1974.

For the whole duration of the period when Achieng’ was confined into his own home this writer acted as an emissary delivering messages from Achieng’ to President Kemnyata.

It was during these exercises that I learnt that Kenyatta only ideologically disagreed with his former Vice President and a close friend Jaramgi Oginga Odinga, and not the entire members of the Luo community. He loved the talent and used to speak well of the two Luo academic giants in the name of Prof; David Wasawo and Prof Alan Bethwell Bethwell Ogot, Dr William Odongo Omamo and George King Omolo George King a perfet English speaker and an educationist who had acted as English interpreter during his in famous Kapenguria trial of 1953.

Aloys Philiph Achieng’’ was a multi-talented person who was also a pilot and a sharp shooter as well as a Makarere trained fisheries spevialist.

He once shot and killed a rougue bull Hipo which was causing havoc in Mzee Kenyatta’s farm near Ruiru town. But their relations was cemented down when the emperor HAILIE Salessie of Ethiopia came visiting Kenya on a State Visit.

Kenyatta, according to Achieng’s testimony several years later was told the Emperor loved feeding ann Guinea fawls and not chicken and Jomo instructed Achieng’s with a daunting task of looking for several Guinea Fowls. The former PS moved to Kadiado with a shot guns and sh0t dead six guinea fowls. When be brought the dead birds to State House, Nairobi, Kenyatta told him that the Emperor cannot feed himself on dead birds. Achieng’s got disturbed and wondered as to where he could find the live guinea fowls. Fortunately one European resident of kilimani was breeding guinea fowls in his compound. Acieng’s visited the man and secured six live birds for which he paid dearly and brought them to Stte House amd this pleased mzee Kenyatta very much who praised him lavishly for his effort. This became the beginning of the friendship bond between the two men.

The obediency and the bond of friendship between Achieng’ and Mzees later to pay him handsomely.

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Kenya and Tanzania struck off list of countries tracked for money laundering

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From: Abdalah Hamis

Kenya and Tanzania have been removed from a global watch list of countries not doing enough to tackle money laundering, a downgrade expected to increase the region’s appeal among global investors.

The exit of the two countries from the list leaves Uganda as the only country from the region viewed by the international community as not doing enough to shield its financial sector from acting as a conduit for cleaning and transferring illegally acquired cash.

The Financial Action Task Force (FATF), a global anti-money laundering agency that sets standards for countries, says while Kenya and Tanzania had taken steps to step up local legal and regulatory frameworks, Uganda has made little progress in sealing these loopholes, citing the country’s failure to establish a legal and regulatory framework to curb the practice.

“Uganda should continue to work on implementing its action plan to address these deficiencies, including by adequately criminalising terrorist financing… establishing and implementing an adequate legal framework for identifying, tracing and freezing terrorist assets,” said the FATF in a statement.

Under rules established by the FATF, member countries are required to put in place laws and institutions that enable them to track suspicious monetary movements through establishing a financial intelligence unit.

It was their failure to set up these laws and institutions that pushed the agency to place Kenya and Tanzania on the list – alongside Iran and North Korea, which have already been slapped with economic sanctions for their appearance on the list.

READ: EA still exposed to channels for transfer of illicit funds
http://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/business/EA-still-exposed-to-channels-for-transfer-of-illicit-funds/-/2560/2039220/-/13t9myz/-/index.html

The two countries had been placed on the list by FATF over what the organisation said were delays in enacting laws to tackle the crime as well as failure to establish a local agency to track suspicious monetary transactions.

“The FATF welcomes Tanzania’s significant progress in improving its anti-money laundering regime and notes that Tanzania has established the legal and regulatory framework needed to meet its commitments in its action plan regarding the strategic deficiencies that the FATF had identified in October 2010. Tanzania is therefore no longer subject to FATF’s monitoring process,” said the FATF.

Appearing on the list and the subsequent effects, like economic sanctions, can have devastating effects on economies.

For example, the US has banned its citizens and companies from any business dealings with individuals and corporates from Iran and North Korea, in effect locking them out of the global financial sector and denying them billions of dollars in potential investment and trade inflows.

For a country like Kenya that aims to build a financial hub in Nairobi, being locked out of the global financial market could mean attracting inflows into the country would be virtually impossible.

“To be placed on the grey list means that to do business with Kenyan financial institutions foreign financial institutions will have to be very careful in their financial relations with Kenya. They have to enforce enhanced due diligence in order to do business at all and depending on the jurisdiction, they may not be able engage in the business at all,” said Jan Beens, project coordinator at AML/CFT Kenya.

Again, it would also mean these countries would not be in a position to borrow from the international markets through such avenues as the Eurobond. Kenya last month issued a $2 billion Eurobond while Tanzania plans a similar listing later on this year.

The UN as well as key global powers such as the US have been pushing countries that have weak anti-money laundering laws to enact or strengthen existing legislation to limit abuse of the financial system by criminals and terrorist groups.

http://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/news/Kenya-and-Tanzania-struck-off-global-money-laundering-list-/-/2558/2373016/-/item/1/-/ar4shez/-/index.html

KUYO: OTO’s funeral committee

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From: ‘Evans MACHERA’

Dear all,

Thanks to Joram Odus and George Omburo for Ksh.5,000/= and Ksh.4,300/= respectively (duly received and transmitted to Oto family).

With thanks,

Evans MACHERA

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On Friday, July 4, 2014 1:37 PM, Evans MACHERA wrote:

Hi Joram,

My contact number is 0724646961.

Remember to share where you are for the information of family members – the wife and cousin for the obvious purposes and intent.

Evans MACHERA.

On Friday, July 4, 2014 1:15 PM, Joram Odus wrote:

Ndugu Machera, let me have your Mpesa contact if you are in Kenya for my contribution towards OTO funeral.

Odus

From: progressive-kenyans
Date: Thu, 3 Jul 2014 13:41:51 -0700
Subject: OTO’s funeral committee

Jambo Bw.Omburo,

Karibu to my names Evans Onchiri Machera.

Thank u.

On Thursday, July 3, 2014 9:01 PM, ‘george omburo’ via Wanabidii wrote:

Evans,

What is your Kipande name to send you my contribution by WU or MG? Oto was a friend and deserve my support. Omburo

On Thursday, July 3, 2014 1:26 PM, ‘Evans MACHERA’ via Progressive Kenyans wrote:

Dear all,

Today,i received contributions towards Oto’s funeral arrangements as follows;-

1). Dr.Shem Ochuodho Ksh.2,000/=
2). Dr.Matunda Nyanchama Ksh.1,000/=
3). Sam Moturi Ksh.1,000/=
4). Evans Machera Ksh.1,000/=

Thank you very much. The committee acknowledged your support so far.

Evans MACHERA

On Wednesday, July 2, 2014 5:35 PM, Joram Odus wrote:

Dear all, I am reliably informed that our departed friend OTO will be lied to rest on 12 July 2014 at his home in Yimbo, Bondo County. OTO has left behind a window and 4 children (2 boys & 2 girls). His elder son is a 3rd year student at Moi University, the 2nd born is in Secondary school, another in primary and the last born is 3 years old.

I spoke to Mr Caleb Onyango, OTOs cousin a few minutes ago and he gave the following details for those who wish to send there contributions towards the funeral arrangements to Ms Sellin Oketch on 0723 300 443 Mpesa. Sellin is OTO elder sister, for accountability purposes the committee prefers any contributions through her, alternative she may be reached on the same line for any clarifications.

I urge everyone to support OTOs family at this time of need, your contribution will go along way in supporting OTOs family that has been robbed of a husband, a father, a son and a brother too early.

Thank you.

Joram Odus

Date: Tue, 1 Jul 2014 22:30:36 -0700
From: progressive-kenyans
Subject: OTO’s funeral committee

Dear all,

The contact family and committee member for Oto’s programme is Caleb Ben Onyango 0771079947 who is a cousin.

The committee has meetings at Komarocks and a final one shall be at Antonio’s opposite Cardinal Maurice Otunga Plaza / G.P.O. on Thursday evening.

R.I.P Oto.

Evans MACHERA

On Tuesday, July 1, 2014 9:01 PM, samoturiy via Progressive Kenyans wrote:

Shem,
The contact of his sister or his cousin will be availed pretty soon if not given yet.
Regards
MoTuri
Sent from my BlackBerry®

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KENYAN POLICEMEN MYSTERIOUUSLY DISAPPEARED WITH MILLIONS CASH MONEY THEY WERE VESCORTING TO THE BANK IN ONE OF THE BIGGEST HEISTS.

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Writes Leo Odera Omolo.

The Kenyan press reported this morning that three police officer and two security guards escorting close to Kshs 78 million from a commercial bank located in the suburb of the city of Nairobi disappeared with the largest amount of money last night.

The police have mounted one of the biggest man-hunts for their missing colleagues and the colossal amount of money.

The officials at the Central BANK OF Kenya where the money was being taken to were quoted as saying that the money was still in transit therefore did not belong to them until it is safely delive5ed to them.

The incident is the latest in which huge sums of cash money in transit has gone missing in Kenya. In 2012 more than Kshs 40 million, which was in transit from NAIROBI TO THE South Sudan capita, juba went missing in similar circumstances.

The money was part of the USD 500,000 of cash collected at the Kenya commercial Bank, Moi Avenue, Nairobi.

In the same year, 2012 another large sum went missing after the police escorting guards transporting the cash from the Western Kenya towns of Busia and Kisumu abandoned the vehicle mysteriously by the roadside and disappeared with no trace.

The CENTRAL bank of Kenya has recently devised the new method of safe delivery of bank from the inter-bank transactions, but the situation has remained unchanged as the latest heist attracted the persons entrusted with the escorting and safe custody of the cash are the one who in turn disappeared with it.

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KENYA; THERE ARE NO POLITICAL WARS IN KARACHUONY0OO AS ALLEGED IN REPORTS

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Writea Leo Odera Omolo.

ODM officials in Homa-Bay County branch have strongly refuted claims that there was a political wars between the Homa-Bay governor Cyprian Otieno Awiti and the Karachuonyo MP Eng. James K. Rege.

The allegations about the perceived rift between the two top politicians in Karachuonyo constituency within Homa-Bay county contained in an article which appeared in one of the weekly newspapers early this week.

It claims that the disagreement between the two top party officials has come about following individuals interests in the recently concluded preliminary nominations. The by-election was called to fill the vacant KibiriI MCA’s ward following the murder three months agoof its former incumbent the late Boaz ondiek, who was gunned down by unknown persons at night while a sleep in his rural home.

The result of the nomination exercises which were held at Kandiege secondary School and supervised by two officials sent from the party’s headquarters at the Orange house in Nairobi and also by the County branch officials was described as one of the most peaceful and democratic nominations ever held in the region in the recent years.

The publications complained off had stated interalia that Governor Awiti was backing one aspirant while MP Rege was supporting the other. But the article allegedly written by one Jeff Otieno Aguko did not mentioned specifically as to whose favorite candidate had won the nomination to contest the election proper which is scheduled for August 7, 2014.

The ODM head office had posted one Juma Nyabinda to go and supervise the exercises. He was assisted by the former Nyakach MP MP Peter Odoyo while the County ODM branch team was led by the branch chairman Martin Otieno Ogindo, the branch secretary, Eng James K.Rege and treasurer Achilla Gogo and others.

The officials rubbished the report dismissing it as the work of super-extortionist and propagandists. Party officials at the branch and members alike, however, advised all the elected persons to respect one another and work together harmoniously while avoiding sponsoring slanderous articles against each other.

ODM as a party, they said, would not hesitate from taking a stern disciplinary action those involved in clandestine activities and the spreading of malicious propaganda. Governor Awiti and MP Rege have the responsibility to display a high quality of dynamic political leadership and at the same time avoid working while panicking in fear of each other. There is no elections coming soon in the area until the 2017 therefore the two are still having plenty of time to deliver the goods to the electorate thereafter which they would be qualified to attract the electorate to elect them back to their respective offices when the time comes

Awiti and Rege should cultivate a working friendly relationship in order to ease any tension that could have arisen as the result of the malicious publications and at the same time ensure that they restrained their supporters and aides from acting emotionally in manner which could be viewed as being tantamount to harassment..

The article has elicited a lot of controversies and raised political temperatures nib Karachuonyo sparking off claims that governor Awiti and his close political associates might have overreacted over a non-existence issues. The two should also thrive to discourage idle talkers and rumor-mongers and instead redouble their effort in development activities.

The Karachuonyo electorate wanted nothing from the two but the delivery of goods to the electorate.

The cross section of those interviewed residents of Karachuonyo alleged that of the office of the governor at Homa-Bay is full of loiterers and loose talkers, they should be engaged on constructive activities that could promote development an growth, while MP Rege is busy legislating in Nairobi and has shown less interest in the governor’s work.

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KENYANS ENJOY CLEAN WATER COURTESY OF USA ORGANIZATION “JUST ONE AFRICA”.

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By Agwanda Saye.

Over fifteen thousand people living within the five Counties of Kenya comprising Homa Bay,Kisumu ,Siaya and Narok in five geographical areas are beneficiaries of clean water courtesy of a United States of American non-profit public organization called Just One Africa.

Speaking in Kisumu County, while distributing free water filters and meals to Widowers, widows, schools and Orphans within one of the leading slums in Kenya called Obunga Slums, the President of the Organization Churchill Clay in the company of his wife Amy said that the purpose of the organization is to make difference in the lives of orphaned children and women in need.

“Through the disbursement of financial resources, intended to fulfill the basic needs of food, water, shelter, education and hope. It is the belief that as the basic needs are met individuals can grow to meet their full potential and Just One was established to be an advocate for this process” he added

Clay further added they see their role as being a provider of both financial support and education to help enrich the lives those whom we have the privilege of serving.

The organization is currently involved with two institutions; Lenkai School which is in Southern Kenya close to Amboseli and Mt. Kilimanjaro and Salem Orphanage Ministries which is located in Western Kenya on the shores of Lake Victoria.

“We have so far been able to distribute over seven hundred filters to Mbita,Amboseli,Homa Bay,Bondo and Kisuu geographical areas which makes the three Counties water filters to these locations providing 120 million gallons of clean water for over fifteen thousand people for life’ he added

He lamented that communities from these areas have struggled not only with access to water but with access to clean water but lauded his organization for being the first organization to bring in the Sawyer water filter to these areas and make clean water accessible to schools, villages, and even hospitals making Typhoid and other water borne diseases be a thing of the past as they begin to thrive.

So far Just One Africa has given out ninety thousand meals courtesy of the very generous SERVE International and we were able to distribute them to widows, in slums areas, and to those with HIV/AIDS who needed good nutritious food to take their medication with.

“In our current tour we will also conduct a free medical camp as well and we have brought school supplies and books for the children to use for their studies ensuring that their education will be higher quality and we have also brought countless other donations with us that abundantly blessed these communities and will leave a lasting impact on them for generations to come” he added

The organization together with youths from East Gate Church based in Atlanta Georgia led by their Pastor Geanne Wilde through Salem Orphanage Ministries had helped in the construction of a house at their own expenses for a widow within the county of Siaya and even bought two cows for rearing purposely for milk supply.

According to Bishop Pheobe Onyango the head of Salem Orphanage Ministries, their action was touched by the pathetic condition the old widow lived in and they volunteered to construct for her a house.

“I thank God for seeing me in old age, I now have a roof over my head which I never had “the widow said in joy.

IF JOHN THE BAPTIST LIVED IN KENYA TODAY

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From: joachim omolo ouko
News Dispatch with Father Omolo Beste
TUESDAY, 24, 2014

Yuvinalis from Kisii writes: “Hallo Fr. Beste, if John came to Kenya today, what would he tell the government on corruption?” Thank you for this good question Yuvinalis. First he would tell them not to use their authority to exploit and oppress citizens. Instead he would advise them to use their power faithfully to the service of the people.

He would sternly warn them on their inability of a public institution to manage public affairs and public resources; their failure to meet the needs of society while making the best use of all resources at their disposal.

He would check them on accountability – measures various aspects of political processes, civil liberties, and political rights and the extent to which citizens are able to participate in selection of governments and monitoring of authority.

A government where there is political stability and lack of violence. The capacity of the government to effectively formulate and implement sound policies, quality of public service provision, quality of bureaucracy, competence and depoliticization of civil service, credibility of the government commitment to policies and rules of laws.

John would also tell them to form regulatory framework where incidence of market is friendly. The respect of citizens and the state for the institutions that govern economic and social interactions among them.

The extent to which the agents abide by and have confidence in the rules of society – efficiency and predictability of judiciary, enforceability of the contracts, perceptions of the incidence of crime and measures level of corruption and related institutional distortions.

John would also tell them that they should not pretend that they are religious and yet do not keep a tight rein on their tongues deceive themselves, and their religion is worthless. Instead he would tell them that religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.

He would call them hypocrites for claiming to believe something but acting in a different manner. The Bible calls hypocrisy a sin. John the Baptist refused to give hypocrites a pass, telling them to produce “fruits worthy of repentance”.

A hypocrite may look righteous on the outside, but it is a façade. True righteousness comes from the inner transformation of the Holy Spirit not an external conformity to a set of rules. If they didn’t repent, they will perish in hell.

Leaders who didn’t change will not be saved from their sins. This is because people who keep on sinning just as they did before their so-called conversion won’t get into heaven. He told people specifically what they should do. If they were sincere about repenting, they would quit acting selfishly and start considering others, treating them just like they wanted to be treated.

John would urge them to share their belongings and food with the poor, to do their work honestly and to be content with their wages. If only every evangelist today was like John!

Fr Joachim Omolo Ouko, AJ
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Kenya: Members of Parliament (MPs) who have joined DPP

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From: Charles Banda

The following List of names of Members of Parliament (MPs) have joined DPP. They were voted as Independent MPs
1. Allan Ngumuya – Blantyre City South
2. Rashid Gaffer – Blantyre City Kabula
3. Peter Hamilton Bvalani – Zomba Likangala
4. Daudi Chida – Mulanje Limburi
5. Sam Ganda – Nsanje Lalanje
6. Willet Karonga – Chiradzulu North
7. Bob Khamisa – Thyolo Central
8. Mary Maulidi Khembo – Neno South
9. Emmanuel Lozo – Neno North
10. Naomi Maleso Akilekwa – Mulanje South East
11. Mary Livuza – Phalombe South
12. Amos Mailosi – Phalombe East
13. Victor Musowa – Mulanje Bare
14. Aboo McNice Naliwa – Zomba Msondole
15. Denis Namachekecha – Phalombe North East
16. Muhammad Osman (OG Issa) – Chiradzulu Central
17. McJay Salijeni – Thyolo South
18. Lyana Lexa Tambala – Mulanje North
19. Roger Sithole – Kasungu North – North East
The following 4 Independent MPs have joined MCP
1. Collins Kajawa – Lilongwe Mpenu
2. Peter Chakwantha – Lilongwe South West
3. Peter Dimba – Lilongwe South
4. Elias Chakwera – Dowa Ngala
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QUESTS ON LAND DISPUTES IN KENYA PERSIST

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From: joachim omolo ouko
News Dispatch with Father Omolo Beste
MONDAY, JUNE 23, 2040

Amos from Westlands, Nairobi writes: “Dear Fr. Joachim, tension is building around the country. Our leaders are not doing us justice. I would urge the President to take leadership to a new level and avoid statements like the ones he gave after the attack in Mpeketoni. In some parts of Kiambu, Naivasha, Molo, Nakuru a certain community was being told to vacate.

Now that Alshabab has continued to claim responsibility in the attack and have said they are posting a video of the attack, will our leaders rescind their negative ethnic statements and unite the country? This country will burn if we are not careful and badly. Let us spread message of unity and peace. Our Media is also very reckless showing raw materials and ethnic incitements. Poor Us!!!!!!!

Standard- http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2000125572/mpeketoni-was-a-terror-attack-insist-uk-and-us has reported that the US and the UK insist the recent killings in Mpeketoni were a terror attack and not politically instigated, contradicting President Uhuru Kenyatta’s earlier statement. At the same time, the US announced it is relocating some of its staff in Nairobi to other countries following perpetual security threats. What is your take?’

Thank you Amos. I think the report by the US and UK is the correct one because even Al-Shabab has said it carried out the attack in order to take revenge on Kenya for the presence of its troops in Somalia, where they are battling the militants, as well as for the killing of radical clerics linked to al-Shabab in the port city of Mombasa.

It could also be that local Somalis and Oromos who claim the area as their ancestral home are trying to drive out Kikuyus, who they see as interlopers in Mpketoni. Reacting to the president Uhuru’s father for having illegally giving the area to his ethnic Kikuyus in the 1960s.

It is not only US and UK, even the opposition politicians have dismissed the president’s statement as a “joke”. President Kenyatta up to now has not named the local political group he was accusing.

This brings us to speculations that President Kenyatta would want to downplay the al-Shabab angle in order to try and protect Kenya’s embattled tourist industry and also to enable him to send security services of his choice in Lamu County.

Robert writes via iPad: “Fr Beste I read your article why President Uhuru will not implement Truth Justice and Reconciliation recommendations. Is it one of the reasons why he is not willing to have national dialogue?”

Robert, yes you are also right. Truth Justice and Reconciliation and National Dialogue demanded by CORD are similar. In 2008 I managed to capture what IDPs themselves demanded from President Mwai Kibaki concerning the need for dialogue, reconciliation and healing in Kenya-click here to read the article- Government undersiege as they forcefully resettle IDPs.
http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/comment/48137

When the Government of Kenya began resettling more than 10,000 Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in 2008, thousands of them who had been camping at the Nakuru Agricultural Society of Kenya (ASK) show ground, pleaded with Kibaki that his Government should have reconciled them with the neighbouring communities first instead of rushing to resettle them.

They said it was necessary for dialogue, reconciliation which would open the way for healing. Mzee Ibrahim Githatwa, 76, was among the IDPs who vowed never to go back to Keringet in Kuresoi where he had lived since the 1942 but was forcefully told to leave the premises.

Mzee Githatwa and a father of 13 children had also suffered a great deal under President Moi’s regime. During Moi he lost seven houses in the 1992 ethnic violence. Even after he could manage, together with some of his children to build five houses, they again got burnt down his house during the post-election violence.

The 13 farms where some IDPs were told to reallocate, including Sirikwa, Kiambogo, Githirika, Muthenji, Nyota, Kangawa and Lagwenda, Sasumua, Willa, Muchorwe, Karirikania, Kadonye and Nyaruai have history of violence every five years when they have general elections.

These are some of the areas that have been the scene of periodic violence since 1992. The land dispute around these areas, especially in Molo and Kuresoi is between the Kalenjin, Kikuyu and Kisii.

According to the annexes to the Ndung’u land dispute report released in 2004 the families of former presidents Jomo Kenyatta and Daniel arap Moi feature prominently in the list of prominent high ranking politicians and people who matter in Kenya government as those who have grabbed public land that was recommended for repossession.

If the government were to take action it would mean that names of all those who have been irregularly allocated public land in urban areas, settlement schemes, forests and reserves, with Moi alone owning 937 hectare farm in Narok hived off Trans Mara Forest be repossessed, then this would at least solve some of the land problems in the country.

The problem would even be more resolved if the government were to go by the Ndungu recommendation that allocation of various parcels to Mama Ngina Kenyatta be revoked. It includes 38 hectares hived off the Kikuyu Escarpment Forest in Kiambu District in 1965, including another 36 hectares in Thika District from the same Kikuyu Escarpment forest allocated to her in 1980 for farming, which Ndungu also recommended to be reclaimed, as well as another 24 hectare parcel allocated in 1993.

Among the cabinet ministers, judges and top soldiers listed to be among beneficiaries of settlement schemes carved out of Agricultural Development Corporation farms include then minister of State William ole Ntimama, assistant minister Kipkalya Kones, Court of Appeal Judge Emmanuel O’Kubasu and deputy chief of general staff, Lt Gen Nick Leshan.

Mr Ntimama was allocated 34 acres of Moi Ndabi Farm where Mr Leshan got 233 acres. Mr Kones got 145 acres in the Agricultural Development Corporation Sirikwa scheme where the average allocations were five acres, according to the report. Mr Justice O’Kubasu got 40 acres. Other according to the report include retired Judge Mbito who was allocated 50 acres.

The report recommended that former Lands and Settlement minister Jackson Angaine’s 900 hectares of land hived off from Mount Kenya forest in 1975 and 1977. If taken seriously, Ndung’u report would mean that many individual Kenyans who illegally acquired land would lose them.

Against background that constitutional review to address fundamental issues of land tenure and land use. The development and implementation of land policies, national land use policy and enactment of attendant legislations.

Land laws was to be harmonised into one statute to reduce multiple allocations of title deeds. Land ownership document replacement for owners affected by post-election violence, development of a national land use master plan, taking into account environmental considerations.

Land reform transformation unit in the ministry of lands to facilitate the implementation of the land reform programme as outlined in the national land use policy. Strengthen local-level mechanisms for sustainable land rights administration and management.

Finalise the land dispute tribunal act. Land reform process was to be factored in the constitutional review process within 12 months.

On Truth Justice and Reconciliation, the Commission recommended that between 1963 and 1978 when President Jomo Kenyatta presided over a government that was responsible for numerous gross violations of human rights, justice and reconciliation would focus on Shifta War, killings, torture, collective punishment and denial of basic needs (food, water and health care).

Political assassinations of Pio Gama Pinto, Tom Mboya and J.M. Kariuki; arbitrary detention of political opponents and activists; and illegal and irregular acquisition of land by the highest government officials and their political allies.

Under Moi it would involve massacres; unlawful detentions, and systematic and widespread torture and ill-treatment of political and human rights activists. Assassinations, including of Dr. Robert Ouko; Illegal and irregular allocations of land; and economic crimes and grand corruption.

Under Kibaki the report recommended that it would focus on unlawful detentions, torture and ill-treatment; assassinations and extra judicial killings; and economic crimes and grand corruption, including Anglo Leasing scandals.

The Commission found that historical grievances over land constitute the single most important driver of conflicts and ethnic tension in Kenya. Close to 50 percent of statements and memorandum received by the Commission related to or touched on claims over land.

The Commission also found that minority groups and indigenous people suffered state sanctioned systematic discrimination during the mandate period (1963- 2008). In particular, minority groups have suffered discrimination in relation to political participation and access to national identity cards. Other violations that minority groups and indigenous people have suffered include: collective punishment; and violation of land rights and the right to development.

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