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Jubilee and CORD are braa showdown in Parliament ovdesigned to address skewed aments in the public service.

The governing coalition pdelay passage of the Public (Values and Principles) Bill, 2ing further consultations but position CORD has vowed to btempts to seek a six-month exarguing the law is long overdudress ethnic imbalance in thegovernment.

The proposed law, which give effect to the provisions o232 of the Constitution on thand principles of public seramong constitutional Bills withgust 27 deadline.

If passed into law, the Billquire the Public Service Comm

How universities will

share out 72,000 slotsOver 72,000 candidates who sat last years

Form Four examinations have been selectedto join various public universities and col-leges next month.

Documents from the Kenya Universi-ties and Colleges Central Placement Service(KUCCPS) indicate that 56,937 students have

been placed in public universities.

It also reveals that for the first timGovernment will sponsor 15,393 candto pursue various diploma courses in mlevel colleges across the county.

KUCCPS, which replaced the Joint Asions Board (JAB) as envisaged under S55 of the Universities Act, approved thmissions following a meeting yesterday

However, over 66,000 candidates wh

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ODMs Kariukitakes earlylead in Mathareby-electionA woman casts her vote at ValleyBridge Primary School inHuruma, Nairobi, during theNational Assembly by-election forMathare Constituency yesterday.ODMs Steven Kariuki was leadingwith over 1,000 votes by the timeof going to press. STORY ON PAGE 3[PHOTO: GOVEDI ASUTSA]

Gender

COP Programme Name CAP ALLOC Distribution

M F M % F %

UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI

36.601 BA OF ARTS 900 901 434 467 48.17 51.83

44.998 BA OF ARCHITECTURAL STUDIES/BA OF ARCHITECTURE 30 30 20 10 66.67 33.33

44.230 BA OF QUANTITY SURVEYING 35 36 26 10 72. 22 27.78

38.966 BA OF ARTS (DESIGN) 40 40 15 25 37.50 62.50

25.000 BA OF ARTS (ANTHRO POLOGY) 245 234 146 88 6 2.39 37.61

44.778 BA OF SCIENCE (ACTUARIAL SCIENCE) 55 56 37 19 66.07 33.93

43.496 BA OF SCIENCE (INDUSTRIAL CHEMISTRY) 25 25 15 10 60.00 40.00

39.294 BA OF SCIENCE (MATHEMATICS ) 40 41 31 10 75 .61 24.39

38.614 BA OF SCIENCE (METEOROLOGY) 55 55 42 13 76.36 23.64

33.745 BA OF SCIENCE (BIOLOGY) 55 56 35 21 62.50 37.50

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Waiguru allays fearsof mass civil servantsretrenchment, P.9

We are here to facilitatea free and fair election.

Every party was allowed tohave at least two agents atevery stream in the pollingstation. IEBC CommissionerThomas Letangule

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Defiant Jubilee governors press on with referendum agenda

Jubilee governors have vowed tosoldier on with their push for a ref-erendum despite threats of isolationfrom the governing coalition.

The county bosses instead ac-cused the Executive and Parliamentof frustrating their quest to have a na-tional vote to amend the Constitution.

This clarion call is purely pred-icated on the need to adequately fi-nance devolution for purposes ofservice delivery while taking into ac-count the interest of all Kenyans andhas absolutely no political motivationor inclination, said Governor NderituGachagua (Nyeri, Jubilee).

He warned against any move toreprimand governors for their stand.

The decision is an initiative of theCouncil of Governors (CoG) in its ca-

pacity to confront challenges affect-ing devolution, since our efforts toinitiate dialogue, pleading and at-tempts to consult have proved futile.The referendum process is a last re-sort, said Gachagua.

CoG chairman Isaac Ruto reiterat-ed that their referendum was apolit-ical and were therefore not teamingup with the Coalition for Reforms andDemocracy (CORD).

There are numerous issues con-tained in our 10-point plan that, ifnot addressed, will undermine devo-lution, he said.

The governors steering commit-tee consisting of Ruto, Ken Lusa-ka (Bungoma, Jubilee), Peter Mun-ya (Meru, Jubilee), Ahmed AbdullahiMohammed (Wajir, CORD), Ali Ro-ba (Mandera, Jubilee), Ukuru Yattani(Marsabit, CORD) and Gachagua hasbeen mandated to collapse the 10 is-

Jubilee, CORD tussle over Bill tocheck skewed public appointments

County Public Service Boards to,once every year, prepare a report onthe status of the promotion of thevalues and principles of public ser-vice, among them ethnic balance inappointments. The reports are to besubmitted to the President, Parlia-ment, governors and county assem-blies by December of each year.

Yesterday, National AssemblyLeader of Majority Aden Duale toldThe Standard he was planning a six-month extension of the Bills deadline.

The Bill was published on July 25 butDuale said it was impossible to pass i tin the remaining two weeks.

But House Minority Leader FrancisNyenze vowed to shoot down any mo-tion seeking to extend the deadline.According to Mr Duale, the AttorneyGenerals office and the Commissionfor Implementation of the Constitu-tion (CIC) are consulting on variousaspects of the Bill, and because it af-fects counties, the proposed law mustgo through Senate and will likely re-quire mediation to pass.

We have to be realistic and seeka six-month period to pass this law

sues into a referendum bill.The governors scoffed at claims by

Jubilee leaders, led by Senate Majori-ty leader Kithure Kindiki, his Nation-al Assembly counterpart Aden Duale,Senate Majority Chief Whip BeatriceElachi and Senator Kipchumba Mur-komen that they had joined CORDsprocess in the disguise of pushing aparallel national vote.

Ruto, who is also the Bomet Gov-ernor, urged the leaders to stop ped-dling lies.

We have consulted as governorsand we have come to the conclusionthat for devolution to thrive both inletter and spirit, we have no choicebut to go back to Wanjiku and lether determine the changes that weneed to make in our Constitution,said Ruto.

The governors, in a bid to shadeoff the CORD referendum connec-

tion, recalled that they wto advocate a national vlast year before they shelvafter deliberations with tExecutive.

Meanwhile, West PokJohn Lonyangapuo has nors should be ready to funds allocated to their cdismissed their clamour fodum as a diversionary tac

Lonyangapuo said govmoned to appear beforate had no option but to summonses to explain auarising from money allocacounties.

Why are they runningbeing taken to task yet ththe Auditor General havthere is wastage of publthe counties? Lonyangaduring a press conference

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Continued from P1

Local tourists watch aherd of elephants

drink water around awater hole at the

Sarova saltlick lodgein Taita Taveta

County on Saturday.

The lodge manager,Willie Mwadilo, saidlocals are takingadvantage of the

current reduced costsdue to the prevailing

low season. [PHOTO:MAARUFU MOHAMED/

STANDARD]

Admiring natures creation

Nderitu Gachagua

since its among those that are sup-posed to be passed before the 27th,he said.

But Mr Nyenze insisted that if therewas goodwill in Parliament, the Billcould be passed in a week. He saidKenyans could not wait for so long tocorrect ethnic imbalances in publicservice appointments.

We will put up a spirited fight inthe face of the so-called tyranny ofnumbers because Kenyans will notwait any longer as biased and skewedappointments go on.

We dont need an extension be-cause as it is, we dont see the face of

Kenya in public appointments, whichare (currently) based on tribe and whoknows who. We cant wait, Nyenze re-iterated.

Section 10 of the Bill deals with theappointment and promotion of pub-lic officers based on fair competitionand merit.

It further provides for exemption tothis general rule where a communityin Kenya is not adequately represent-ed in appointments or promotions inthe public service; the balance of gen-der in a public institution is biased to-wards one gender; an ethnic group isdisproportionately represented in a

public institution; persons with dis-abilities are not adequately represent-ed in the public service.

This is the clause that the Opposi-tion is seeking to invoke in its demandto the Public Service Commission(PSC) to publish a list of all appoint-ments made by the Jubilee govern-ment, which it says are skewed in fa-vour of President Uhuru Kenyattasand his deputy William Rutos com-munities.

For instance, if you look at the se-curity sector, all senior positions areheld by people from the same regionsyet the Constitution demands the face

of Kenya, and this is what this law isseeking to address in implementationof the Constitution, Nyenze said.

But Duale rejected CORDs claim,saying issues of tribal balance in thepublic sector could be dealt with with-out invoking the Bill. He cited Parlia-ment where all senior appointmentsare vetted and approved, saying CORDwas represented there and could raiseobjections if the list was skewed.

Further, Article 35 of the Consti-tution allows any Kenyan to write tothe Public Service Commission to de-mand information on all public offi-cers and their ethnic composition,

Duale argued.Values and principles of public

service envisaged in the Constitutioninclude; high standards of profes-sional ethics; efficient, effective andeconomic use of resources; respon-sive, prompt, effective, impartial andequitable provision of services; in-volvement of the people in the pro-cess of policy making; accountabilityfor administrative acts; transparencyand provision to the public of timely,accurate information.

Others include fair competitionand merit as the basis of appoint-ments and promotions; representa-

tion of Kenyas diverse communities;and affording adequate and equal op-portunities for appointment, trainingand advancement at all levels of thepublic service.

The Bill prohibits public officersfrom giving or providing inaccurateinformation and requires them to beaccountable for their actions. It alsoprovides an avenue for Kenyans to filetheir complaints as it requires eachcommission to keep and maintain aregister of complaints made againsta public officer, and allows the com-plainant to inspect the register to ver-ify details of his or her complaint.

The High Court yesteto issue temporary ordersuse of Alcoblow to arrest ers and speed guns to namotorists.

Justice Mumbi Ngugi,ing, said the court cannothe matter of the two gadcase had been previously

In the case, Japhet Msued the Kenya Bureau o(Kebs), National Transporthority(NTSA), Transport Cretary Michael Kamau and

tor General of police Davclaiming the rules introducember were in breach oftution and international s

Kenyan standardsMuroko, through his l

Arati, argued that Kebs happrove the breathalyserheld speed gun as they dKenyan standards.

The petitioner says CS failed to obtain advicquired standards of the gaKebs as stipulated in thehence contravening ArticConstitution.

Muroko also wanted Kto produce a certificate oty of the two gadgets, cetheir manufacturers, theiral manuals, handbooks aconfirming their standard

to the Standards Act.The petitioner had askto order NTSA to produceadvertisement on procuregadgets to show that theirwas transparent and com

He also wants NTSA court the total amount olected since the two gadgtroduced last December .

The judge ordered thto serve all the respondethe mention of the case 7, this year.

Court failgive reprion Alcobl

speed guBY FRED MAKAN

AND JOHN MUTHO

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An old woman is assisted to go and vote at the Valley Bridge Primary SHuruma during the Mathare by-elections, yesterday. [PHOTOS: GOVEDI STANDARD]

ODM cand id ate Steve Kari uk i T NA cand id ate G eorg e Wanj ohi

ODM candidate Steve Kariuki waslast night on the way to clinching theMathare constituency parliamenta-ry seat in a closely contested by-elec-tion.

Mr Kariuki had a lead of 1,369 overhis closest challenger TNAs GeorgeWanjohi with votes from 93 out of 115polling stations counted by 8.05pm.

Kariuki had polled 12,169 whileWanjohi, the immediate former MP,trailed him with 10,800.

The by-election followed a suc-cessful petition by Kariuki against theelection of Wanjohi in the March 2013General Election.

Earlier, candidates accused eachother of spreading leaflets to misleadvoters about the withdrawal of oppo-nents.

Kariuki and Wanjohi blamed eachother for using unorthodox meansduring the campaigns.

Asked if he was responsible for thealleged leaflets, Wanjohi dismissed hisinvolvement in the dirty game, term-ing Kariukis claims as the kicks of adying horse.

The ODM candidate who cast his

mentary race on Saturday.Our opponents had printed leaf-

lets showing that I had stepped down

from the race but we have told oursupporters that they should ignoresuch smear campaign and vote.

We are aware of the tactics theyare using but we believe victory is onour side, said Kariuki.

The contenders attributed the lowvoter turnout experienced yesterdaymorning to voter apathy following thepostponement of the poll day fromAugust 7 to August 11.

Wanjohi said some of the votersmay have been held up at their work-places thus the small number of par-ticipants.

When IEBC changed the date ofvoting, I think people became tired.However, we hope that in the after-noon the voters would come out inlarge numbers, said Wanjohi.

Voters across the constituencytrickled in at various polling stationsbracing the cold weather to cast their

ballots to either elect a new legislator

ODM candidate

takes early leadin Mathare poll

Rivals accuse each other of spreading leafletsindicating they had stepped down from the race

or retain Wanjohi.Outside polling stations,

officers in combative regalia

eye on things from their trucyouthful Kariuki praised the Indent Electoral and Boundariemission for making proper aments for the election.

Kariuki remained optimwas the choice of Mathare redespite the poor voter turnou

Progressive Peoples Partydate Sammy Mudanya claimecontestants had been splashiin the constituency but pegvictory on Jesus Christ.

Contrary to other conteshave been campaigning on issnot splashing cash as others.

As Progressive Peoples pbelieve in fairness, said MHe exuded hope more peoplcast their votes.

Maendeleo Democratic caFwamba NC Fwamba was expcast his ballot at Valley Bridge

School at 1.30pm.

More than 30 political partieshave announced their support fora national referendum.

The parties, which are regis-tered but are not beneficiaries ofthe Political Parties Fund, howev-er, are joining the push with a dif-ferent agenda to ensure equita-ble funding.

The parties caucus said it hadformed an inter-parties committeeto craft the referendum question ina bid to safeguard gains accordedin the new Constituting which weretaken away by the Political PartiesAct 2011.

The parties that include Wiper,

Ford Kenya and UDF have vowed topush for own interests in the refer-endum that will guarantee them eq-uity in accessing the Political Par-ties Fund.

We are sufficiently convincedthat a referendum is the only wayto safeguard our democratic gainsand therefore, we have official-ly joined calls for a referendum,said a statement signed by the par-ty representatives after a three-dayretreat at Maazoni Lodge in Macha-kos County that ended at the week-end.

Under the the Political PartiesAct 2011, only President UhurusTNA, Deputy President Rutos URPand former Prime Minister RailasODM qualified to share the fundsfrom the political partys kitty aftersecuring more than five per cent of

the national tally during the 2013polls. .Representatives of CORD affili-

ates Wiper and Ford Kenya, whichmissed out on the kitty, attendedthe forum.

Wipers Sammy Seroney andFord Kenyas Stephen Namusyuleappended their signature on behalfof their parties. Officials of Jubileeaffiliates Ford People, PNU, GNUand UDFs also signed the press re-lease.

Refusal to amend the politi-cal parties funding reduces polit-ical parties to beggars who can-not be independent nor be able toconduct their affairs without over-bearing political patronage. AllKenyans must therefore stand andfight for preservation of democra-cy we fought for, David Wakahu ofMwangaza Party said.

Over 30parties back

push for

referendumyB GEOFFREY MOSOKU

yB RAWLINGS OTIENO

Kuppet chief Akello Misori.

Teachers rival unions have dif-fered on a proposed plan for newpension fund for members.

Kenya Union of Post-Primary Ed-ucation Teachers (Kuppet) has readmischief in a joint proposal by Ken-ya National Union of Teachers (Knut)and the umbrella Public Service TradeUnions of Kenya (Pusetu).

Pusetu and Knut now wantus to believe that they have beenagainst National Social SecurityFund (NSSF) deductions when they

are waiting for positions on the basisof these deductions. We will not allowany person to touch teachers moneyin the name of pension, said KuppetSecretary General Akello Misori.

Kuppet wants the pension schemeto be jointly managed by TeachersService Commission (TSC), employ-ees and a fund manager for teachersto get more money upon retirement.

Misori said they will only supportthe proposed scheme if the employ-er contributes 15 per cent of the ba-sic pay while teachers contribute 7.5per cent.

Kuppet opposes proposed pension fund for teachersyB RAWLINGS OTIENO Speaking to The Standard yester-

day, Mr Misori said NSSF had beenembroiled in major scams and takingteachers money without checks andbalances was a great risk.

Meanwhile, Kuppet has allegedthat TSC is locking out potential can-didates in the ongoing recruitmentand giving priority to candidates whohave attained 40 years.

Kuppet chair Omboko Milembasaid the recruitment should first con-sider those who cleared their trainingearlier and not based on the age.

Kuppet said there have been nu-

merous complaints from across thecountry from candidates claimingthat they were being locked out un-fairly.

However, TSC Chief Executive Ga-briel Lengoiboni dismissed Kuppetsallegation saying strict guidelineswere being used in the recruitment.

The allegations are far-fetchedbecause TSC has guidelines and wecannot therefore go out of the rules.As long as somebody is below 45 yearsat the time of employment, the per-son is eligible, said Lengoiboni.

The Independent Electoral andBoundaries Commission has dis-missed ODMs claims of briberyin the Mathare by-election

IEBC Commissioner ThomasLetangule said the commissionhad allowed candidate to haveat least two agents for everystream in polling stations

Addressing the Press short-ly after visiting St Teresas GirlsPrimary School polling station,Letangula said party agentswere neither harassed norlocked out of polling stations

Kibra MP Ken Okoth said ODMwas in the process of collectingevidence to give IEBC and thepolice for action

IEBC DISMISSES CLAIMS

OF VOTER BRIBERY

vote at Ndururuno Secondary Schoolearly morning yesterday accusedWanjohi of spreading leaflets indicat-

ing he had pulled out of the parlia-

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How universities have shared out slotsGender

COP Programme Name CAP ALLOC Distributio

M F M

MOI UNIVERSITY

Gender

COP Programme Name CAP ALLOC Distribution

M F M % F %

UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI

43.313 B.S. (BIOCHEMISTRY) 30 30 11 19 36.67 63.33

35.551 B.S. (GEOLOGY) 40 41 35 6 85.37 14.63

44.432 B.S. (COMPUTER SCIENCE) 35 35 30 5 85.71 14.29

44.899 B.S. (CIVIL ENGINEERING) 60 61 53 8 86.89 13.11

45.014 B.S. (ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING) 60 61 48 13 78.69 21.31

44.202 B.S. (MECHANICAL ENGINEERING) 45 46 41 5 89.13 10.87

43.040 B.S. (GEOSPATIAL ENGINEERING) 25 26 23 3 88.46 11.54

44.016 B.S. (B.SC.) 280 280 172 108 61.43 38.57

38.429 B.S. (ENVIRONMENTAL AND BIOSYSTEMS ENGINEERING) 45 45 26 19 57.78 42.22

29.132 B.S. (AGRICULTURE) 100 101 52 49 51.49 48.51

39.540 B.S. (FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY) 40 40 21 19 52.50 47.50

25.000 B.S. (RANGE MANAGEMENT) 45 44 29 15 65.91 34.09

42.062 B.S. (MICROPROCESSOR TECHNOLOGY AND INSTRUMENTATION) 15 16 14 2 87.50 12.50

37.697 B.S. (ASTRONOMY AND ASTROPHYSICS) 20 20 13 7 65.00 35.00

45.173 BA OF DENTAL SURGERY 18 18 12 6 66.67 33.33

44.961 BA OF PHARMACY 50 50 35 15 70.00 30.00

39.561 BA OF VETERINARY MEDICINE 80 79 55 24 69.62 30.38

45.790 BA OF MEDICINE AND BA OF SURGERY 110 116 94 22 81.03 18.97

44.194 B.S. (NURSING) 35 37 24 13 64.86 35.1441.066 BA OF COMMERCE (B.COM.) 385 384 231 153 60.16 39.84

42.900 BA OF LAW (LLB) 170 172 92 80 53.49 46.51

35.582 BA OF EDUCATION (ARTS) 350 359 213 146 59.33 40.67

44.272 BA OF EDUCATION (SCIENCE) 140 144 110 34 76.39 23.61

34.194 B.S. (WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT) 45 47 25 22 53.19 46.81

41.308 BA OF ECONOMICS 195 199 109 90 54.77 45.23

41.989 B.S. (STATISTICS) 35 36 19 17 52.78 47.22

39.694 BA OF ARTS (PLANNING) 40 40 21 19 52.50 47.50

42.431 BA OF CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT 30 30 26 4 86.67 13.33

30.819 BA OF EDUCATION (EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION) 50 50 12 38 24.00 76.00

39.999 B.S. (MANAGEMENT OF AGRO-ECOSYSTEM AND ENVIRONMENT) 45 45 36 9 80.00 20.00

32.821 B.S. (HORTICULTURE) 45 44 32 12 72.73 27.27

33.614 B.S. (ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT) 80 80 35 45 43.75 56.25

35.770 B.S. (AGRIBUSINESS MANAGEMENT) 140 139 78 61 56.12 43.88

40.284 B.S. (FOOD NUTRITION AND DIETETICS) 45 44 7 37 15.91 84.09

43.640 B.S. (MEDICAL LABORATORY SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY) 30 31 18 13 58.06 41.94

43.159 BA OF ECONOMICS AND STATISTICS 153 151 93 58 61.59 38.41

44.458 B.S. (MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY) 80 84 48 36 57.14 42.86

43.303 BA OF REAL ESTATE 35 35 23 12 65.71 34.2925.000 BA OF EDUCATION (PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND SPORTS) 50 48 23 25 47.92 52.08

34.116 B.S. (AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION AND EXTENSION) 120 119 84 35 70.59 29.41

35.521 BA OF EDUCATION (ICT) 25 25 21 4 84.00 16.00

25.000 B.S. (LEATHER TECHNOLOGY) 45 44 34 10 77.27 22.73

35.603 B.S. (CHEMISTRY) 40 40 29 11 72.50 27.50

25.000 B.S. (FISHERIES AND AQUACULTURE MANAGEMENT) 45 43 28 15 65.12 34.88

5,031 5,053 3,036 2,017 60.08 39.92

MOI UNIVERSITY

25.000 BA OF ARTS 500 474 270 204 56.96 43.04

43.491 B.S. (ACTUARIAL SCIENCE) 30 30 15 15 50.00 50.00

42.996 B.S. (COMPUTER SCIENCE) 35 34 30 4 88.24 11.76

36.893 B.S. (BSC.) 170 171 108 63 63.16 36.84

45.100 BA OF DENTAL SURGERY 10 10 8 2 80.00 20.00

45.551 BA OF MEDICINE AND BA OF SURGERY (MBCHB) 44 44 35 9 79.55 20.45

44.022 B.S. (NURSING) 28 28 11 17 39.29 60.71

41.931 BA OF LAWS (LL.B) 55 55 26 29 47.27 52.73

34.491 BA OF EDUCATION (ARTS) 600 610 362 248 59.34 40.66

37.962 BA OF EDUCATION (SCIENCE) 200 206 156 50 75.73 24.27

32.406 BA OF ARTS (SOCIAL WORK) 70 71 22 49 30.99 69.0134.657 B.S. (INFORMATION SCIENCES) 50 51 42 9 82.35 17.65

37.069 BA OF BUSINESS MANAGEMENT 225 229 131 98 57.21 42.79

34.749 BA OF TOURISM MANAGEMENT 60 61 41 20 67.21 32.79

25.000 BA OF ARTS (MUSIC) 50 30 13 17 43.33 56.67

40.426 B.S. (APPLIED STATISTICS WITH COMPUTING) 30 30 20 10 66.67 33.33

25.000 BA OF ARTS (FRENCH) 50 47 13 34 27.66 72.34

25.000 BA OF ARTS (GERMAN) 50 28 12 16 42.86 57.14

25.000 BA OF ARTS (COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT) 100 97 31 66 31.96 68.04

37.661 B.S. (COMMUNICATION AND JOURNALISM) 75 77 42 35 54.55 45.45

33.884 B.S. (AGRI BUSINESS MANAGEMENT) 40 40 27 13 67.50 32.50

40.276 B.S. (ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH) 22 22 7 15 31.82 68.18

37.323 B.S. (HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT) 75 73 29 44 39.73 60.27

25.000 BA OF ARTS (WITH EDUCATION) 500 248 97 151 39.11 60.89

43.258 B.S. (AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT) 85 88 54 34 61.36 38.64

36.334 BA OF HOTELS AND HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT 50 51 22 29 43.14 56.86

40.633 BA OF TRAVEL AND TOURS OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT 45 49 23 26 46.94 53.06

31.633 BA OF ARTS (PSYCHOLOGY) 80 81 28 53 34.57 65.43

37.346 B.S. (MICROB IOLOGY) 20 23 13 10 56

25.000 BA OF ARTS (GEOGRAPHY) 70 69 44 25 6340.216 B.S. (ENTREPRENEURSHIP STUDIES) 75 82 51 31 62.

30.629 BA OF ARTS (KISWAHILI) 70 70 23 47 32

25.000 BA OF EDUCATION (GUIDANCE AND COUNSELLING) 100 67 25 42 37

37.053 B.S. (PROJECT PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT) 75 76 49 27 64

25.000 BA OF EDUCATION (TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION) 150 145 93 52 64

25.000 B.S. (COUNSELLING PSYCHOLOGY) 100 58 9 49 15

33.985 B.S. WITH EDUCATION 55 60 42 18 70

37.825 B.S. (INFORMATICS) 20 20 16 4 80

25.000 BA OF SPORTS MANAGEMENT 45 42 24 18 57.

34.851 B.S. (COMMUNICATION AND PUBLIC RELATIONS) 75 76 23 53 30

38.859 BA OF BUSINESS MANAGEMENT (CIVIL AVIATION MANAGEMENT) 45 45 30 15 66

34.851 B.S. (GRAPHIC, COMMUNICATION AND ADVERTISING) 30 32 20 12 62

42.341 B.S. (MEDIA SCIENCE) 30 34 21 13 61.

32.225 B.S. (STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT) 75 76 41 35 53.

32.337 BA OF EDUCATION (ARTS - BUSINESS STUDIES) 200 199 102 97 51.

37.646 B.S. (MEDICAL PSYCHOLOGY) 22 22 12 10 54

32.633 BA OF BUSINESS MANAGEMENT (MARINE BUSINESS MANAGEMENT) 45 47 28 19 59

39.500 B.S. (PHYSICAL THERAPY) 18 19 7 12 36

25.000 BA OF ARTS(PENOLOGY, CORRECTION AND ADMINISTRATION) 70 66 35 31 5343.891 BA OF ENGINEERING (CHEMICAL AND PROCESS ENGINEERING) 20 20 15 5 75.

36.434 BA OF ENGINEERING (INDUSTRIAL AND TEXTILE ENGINEERING) 30 29 25 4 86

44.438 BA OF ENGINEERING (CIVIL AND STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING) 20 20 15 5 75.

44.620 BA OF ENGINEERING (ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING) 20 20 17 3 85

25.000 BA OF ARTS (LINGUISTICS, MEDIA AND COMMUNICATION) 100 84 30 54 35

43.821 BA OF ARTS (ECONOMICS) 105 110 62 48 56

25.000 BA OF EDUCATION (SPECIAL NEEDS EDUCATION - PRIMARY OPTION) 200 193 71 122 36

31.492 BA OF EDUCATION (SPECIAL NEEDS EDUCATION - SECONDARY OPTION) 100 100 35 65 35

25.000 BA OF EDUCATION (EARLY CHILDHOOD AND PRIMARY EDUCATION) 100 51 10 41 19.

44.399 BA OF ENGINEERING(ELECTRICAL AND TELECOMMUNICATION ENGINEERING) 20 20 15 5 75.

43.554 BA OF ENGINEERING (MECHANICAL AND PRODUCTION ENGINEERING) 20 20 18 2 90

5,454 5,030 2,696 2,334 53.

KENYATTA UNIVERSITY

25.000 BA OF ARTS 590 463 243 220 52.

44.143 B.S. (ACTUARIAL SCIENCE) 30 29 23 6 79

33.913 B.S. (BIOLOGY) 50 51 28 23 54

42.246 B.S. (BIOCHEMISTRY) 45 45 27 18 60

40.433 B.S. (ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY WITH MANAGEMENT) 50 52 35 17 67

43.713 B.S. (COMPUTER SCIENCE) 45 45 38 7 8444.581 B.S. (CIVIL ENGINEERING) 30 32 28 4 87.

44.654 B.S. (ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING) 30 31 26 5 83

25.000 B.S. (B.SC.) 300 298 185 113 62

29.511 B.S. (AGRICULTURE) 37 37 20 17 54

44.730 BA OF PHARMACY 25 25 15 10 60.

45.445 BA OF MEDICINE & BA OF SURGERY (M.B.CH.B.) 50 51 38 13 74

40.305 BA OF COMMERCE (B.COM) 400 406 215 191 52

42.203 BA OF LAWS (LLB) 70 71 36 35 50

35.937 BA OF EDUCATION (ARTS) 560 568 314 254 55.

43.672 BA OF EDUCATION (SCIENCE) 260 265 197 68 74.

41.090 BA OF ECONOMICS 110 110 58 52 52.

39.327 BA OF EDUCATION (SPECIAL NEEDS EDUCATION) 35 41 15 26 36

25.000 BA OF MUSIC 30 27 12 15 44

25.000 BA OF ARTS (MUSIC) 10 9 3 6 33

25.000 BA OF EDUCATION (ARTS) MUSIC 15 14 5 9 35

41.417 B.S. (STATISTICS & PROGRAMMING) 50 50 30 20 60.

25.000 BA OF EDUCATION (ARTS) GERMAN 35 19 5 14 26

36.200 BA OF ARTS (THEATER ARTS & FILM TECHNOLOGY) 60 61 39 22 63

37.467 BA OF EDUCATION (EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION) 35 39 14 25 35.

39.844 B.S. (ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH) 40 40 16 24 4 0

39.342 B.S. (FOOD, NUTRITION & DIETETICS) 45 46 18 28 39

43.433 B.S. (MEDICAL LABORATORY SCIENCE) 30 30 19 11 63

44.570 B.S. (TELECOMMUNICATION & INFORM. TECH) 30 30 29 1 96

42.672 BA OF ECONOMICS & STATISTICS 115 115 65 50 56

38.279 BA OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE 50 51 22 29 43

34.739 B.S. (AGRICULTURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT) 37 38 26 12 68

35.089 B.S. (FASHION DESIGN & MARKETING) 45 45 15 30 33

38.592 B.S. (HOSPITALITY & TOURISM MANAGEMENT) 50 50 23 27 46

40.601 B.S. (BIOTECHNOLOGY) 35 35 24 11 68

31.917 BA OF ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT 50 51 23 28 45.

39.397 BA OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 25 25 22 3 88

40.912 BA OF LIBRARY & INFORMATION SCIENCE 90 93 49 44 52.

34.359 BA OF ARTS (PSYCHOLOGY) 105 104 37 67 35

38.677 B.S. (MICROBIOLOGY) 40 40 23 17 57.

33.511 BA OF EDUCATION (ARTS) FRENCH 35 35 9 26 25.

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sat last years Kenya Certificate of Sec-ondary Education exam failed to at-tain the minimum qualifying grade.

Of the 449,216 who sat last yearsexamination, over 123,000 candidatesscored the minimum university entrygrade of C plus.

Some of those who totally missedplaces in universities have alreadybeen placed in diploma courses. Therest are expected to be admitted un-der self-sponsored programmes,said a senior official familiar with theplacement process.

The Service lowered the mini-mum university entry requirementto B- (minus) of 58 points for femalestudents and grade B of 60 points formale students. Candidates with gradeC- (minus) were also eligible for di-

ploma programmes. Some 232, 699candidates scored C- and above.

Kenyatta University (KU) has beenallocated the highest number of uni-versity students with 5,480 admis-sions. The institutions declared ca-pacity is 5,454.

The University of Nairobi (UoN)will admit 5,053 candidates against acapacity of 5,031 while Moi Universi-ty has been assigned 5,030 students.Egerton is allocated 2,767 while Jo-mo Kenyatta University of Agricul-ture and Technology (JKUAT) will take

2,597 against the institutions capaci-ty of 2,583. Maseno University will en-rol 2,926 and Technical University ofKenya is assigned 1,827.

A senior official who attended theboard meeting yesterday said someinstitutions were allocated more can-didates as a result of affirmative ac-tion.

Issues of gender, persons withdisability and marginalised groupswere considered and this saw someinstitutions get slightly more candi-dates, said the source who is not au-thorised to speak to the media.

The document also states the cut-off points for the various degree anddiploma programmes across the in-stitutions. Bachelor of Medicine atthe University of Nairobi has a cut offpoint of 45.790 compared to 45.551 atMoi University.

The cut-off points for Bachelor ofScience (nursing) programme at MoiUniversity is put at 44.022. This com-pares to 44.790 at UoN and 43.916 atJKUAT. Bachelor of science (electricaland electronic engineering) at Ken-yatta University has a cut off pointof 44. 654 while the same course atJKUAT has a cut off point of 43.916.

The source also indicated that nocandidates who scored grade A or itsequivalent was awarded a diplomacourse.

The board meeting was told yes-

terday that diploma application op-tions for these candidates were ig-nored and they were given degreeprogrammes. And those who did notqualify were allocated degree pro-grammes in unfilled capacities, saidthe officer.

Parents and a section of studentshad raised concern that students whoscored grade A or A- were allocated di-ploma courses. Students were also of-fered slots in teacher training collegesand polytechnics.

However, the source says mid-dle-level colleges did not attract ma-ny students. Only 132 candidatesapplied to join Kagumo TeachersTraining College against the institu-tions capacity of 300. Kibabii Diplo-ma Teachers Training College onlyattracted 105 students against a ca-pacity of 275. And Kenya Technical

Teachers College attracted only 183candidates against a declared capac-ity of 1,300.

This is the first time we asked stu-dents to directly apply to be placedand the major concern is that notmany candidates applied, said thesource. But the official added insti-tutions would be allowed to take de-tails of interested students and for-ward them to KUCCPS.

Once the colleges send their list tothe Service they will be placed basedon their performance and available

72,000 to join universities,colleges next month

Students walk towards Kenyatta Universitys main entrance. KU has becated the highest number of students with 5,480 admissions. The instideclared capacity is 5,454. [PHOTO: FILE/STANDARD]

space, added the source.Also for the first time, the Ser-

vice has placed students to the Ken-ya Medical Training Colleges (KMTC).Some 3,740 students have been of-fered places in KMTC institutions. Di-ploma in community health nursing

attracted 1,370 candidates, this beingthe highest number of admissions.

Diploma in clinical medicine willsee the second highest number of1,140 students. Eldoret Polytechniconly attracted 351 students against itscapacity of 1,220. Kisumu Polytech-nic only attracted 566 candidates, thisbeing half its capacity.

Prof Musyimi Ndetei chairs theboard with John Muraguri as the act-ing chief executive officer. Vice-chan-cellors Prof Mabel Imbuga (JKUAT),George Magoha (UoN), Miriam Mwi-

ta (Baraton University), Noahamba (KCA University) and Some (Moi University) are meof the service board.

Higher Education Loans Chief Executive Charles Ringewin Tarno and the two princip

retaries of Education and Fare also members of the boaucation Cabinet Secretary ProKaimenyi gazetted the names uary this year.

Under its expanded maKUCCPS is tasked with placinernment-sponsored students ipublic and private institutihigher learning. The board hasever, not placed students in puniversities this year.

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Machakos deputy Governor Bernard Kiala (left) with one of his lawyers Celes-tine Opiyo during the hearing of his proposed impeachment over gross miscon-duct at County Hall in Nairobi, yesterday. [PHOTO: BONIFACE OKENDO/STANDARD]

Kiala alleges deep rot incounty during hearing

er-up of alleged graft by his officers,citing one incident where he declinedto take action against an officer bank-rolling his account with revenue col-

lected.My committee probing collectionof revenue in Mavoko unearthed mas-sive irregularities and when we soughtthe governors guidance, he disband-ed the team promising to seek a fo-rensic experts opinion, and up-to-date nothing has happened, he said.

Kiala said Mutua was not willingto fight nepotism in his government,noting around 50 people hired by thecounty public service board were rel-

atives. But legal counsel Kioko Kiloku-mi on behalf of the Machakos CountyAssembly rubbished his allegations.He instead accused Kiala of nepo-

tism, saying he influenced the ap-pointment of 14 of his close relations.Kilokumi further accused Kiala of

misleading the public over his woes,conducting himself in a manner notof a State officer and antagonisingMutua.

Kiala failed to disclose he has apending criminal case in court yet hewent ahead to contest a public po-sition, breaching Chapter Six of thelaw, he said.

Machakos deputy Governor Ber-nard Kiala has accused the county ad-ministration of graft and raised gover-nance concerns during impeachmentproceedings against him.

Kiala yesterday appeared beforethe Senate select committee prob-

ing his recommended removal by theCounty Assembly of Machakos overgross violation of the Constitution,abuse of office and gross misconduct,among others.

In his defence yesterday, Kiala un-leashed a damning dossier accusinghis boss Governor Alfred Mutua andhis executive committee of nepotism,flouting procurement laws, embezzle-ment of funds and contravening thecounty governments Act in the ap-pointment of the public service.

The deputy governor said his pre-dicament was a repercussion of blow-ing the whistle on the rot in the coun-ty. The governor is keen on houndingme out of office for whistle-blowingagainst acts of corruption and badgovernance, Kiala told the Nyeri Sen-ator Mutahi Kagwe-led committee.

Kiala told senators Mutua sin-

gled-sourced and purchased 15 Sub-aru Outback cars, allocating 10 to ex-ecutive committee members and theremaining five to his own appointedofficers.

The governor bought one ToyotaLand Cruiser VX (V8) for himself, allused cars in contravention of the Pub-lic Finance and Management Act 2012and the procurement laws and regu-lation, he claimed.

Kiala also accused Mutua of cov-

Deputy governoraccuses Mutuasadministration ofnepotism, floutingprocurement laws andtheft of funds

Politicians in Tana Rty have rejected a bid by tment to survey land in readjudication, prompting inet Secretary Charity Ngdraw 75 surveyors.

The mainly pastoralinity leaders warned that land, which in most casesbetween herding and farmwill spark tribal clashes, leyears after the end of bloobetween Pokomo and Orto the deaths of over 200 p

The surveyors were fNgilu in a helicopter whenLamu and Tana River cSunday to kick off a surthat may eventually lead ttion and issuance of titles

Last evening, the survpreparing to return to Nalocate to Lamu where lowelcomed 72 surveyors avey process.

On Sunday, Tana Riverby Governor Hussein Dathat divisions are still ra2012/2013 tribal violencDelta.

This is the second tifrom Tana River have sGovernment from issuingdue to tribal differences blocal political leaders.

In September last yeaUhuru Kenyatta was forcewith 595 titles after the lthe public questioned thticity and claimed that thries were not the owners.

A meeting between Ng

area MPs and the govethe public rally in Hola toyield fruits leading to the of the adjudication and sland.

The adjudication of ly owned land would hav70,000 titles being issuedNgilu said the Governmenout of patience with the lposition of the process whwould have deterred land

Tana Rivleaders reland surv

BY ROSELYNE OBALA

BY BENARD SANG

Kenyans must get out of their co-

coons and name terrorists livingamong them or face the consequenc-es of perennial fear, blood-letting anddeath that has led to orphans, widowsand widowers, this was the messageissued by young people participatingin the Kenya Music Festival in Mom-basa.

In addition, corrupt police offi-cers and immigration officials whopick bribes to allow outsiders to comein through leaky borders were notspared by the talented Kenyans.

Throwing the first salvo was Eru-sui Girls in their winning piece, WhoHides Them?

Is it true that we have becomeso unpatriotic that we know we dinewith and hide the criminals who ter-rorise us? the girls asked.

They continued to question whywith a few blood-stained coins, one

would allow the merciless terrorist tocontinue with their business.

In the piece, Stirred Dreams by Pe-

ter Thuo, Loreto Kiambu stirred the toawake the old good days when the airwas serene, priding in princely peaceas life bubbled beneath the treetopsbefore the studded but sustainedbomb attacks on the motherland.

Mpeketoni was such a horrid ex-perience, I do not want to talk aboutit, declared Pangani Girls HighSchool in their piece.

They were emphatic that the Gov-ernment must put its house in order,asking where the intelligence hasbeen as merchants of terror maimedand killed almost at will.

Then at Likoni Church, Baby Sa-trine was shot in the head, they say.

And just when the audiencethought it had heard and seen it alland Mayori Girls from Nothern regionput the matter in context when theysaid: A police car wails for breakfast,

fire brigade wails for Luncwails for dinner as ambufor supper.

Scripted by Clifford Othe Otonglo Time fame, Tdepicts a community undterrorists.

The fight to unburdeden lies with you and I. era, we need a mirror devogoes a line in The Burden aLoreto Girls Msongari.

In the end, the studentsynergy involving police, iand the community in ge

Other schools that pethis class include Drys Gand Nakuru Girls High Sc

In another class, Moi HKabarak displayed their the set piece, Five FloweBoosey and Hawkes. Themanaged the second posigirls set piece.

Kenyans patriotism questioned as students highlight terrorism in music fete

Moi High School Kabarak students perform an English set piece conducted byDorothy Zalo at the Aga Khan Academy Mombasa during the Kenya Music Fes-tival. [PHOTO: GEORGE ORIDO/STANDARD]

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The Kenya Universities and Col-leges Central Placement Service(KUCCPS) has finally allocated stu-dents to the Kenya Medical Train-ing College (KMTC), marking a majorshift in the way students are admittedto the institutions.

This ends a stalemate between theministries of Education and Healthover control of admissions to KMTC.The placement list shows that 3,740students have been placed to studyvarious programmes at KMTC againstits declared capacity of 4,860.

Of these, 1,370 have expressed in-terest in pursuing a diploma in com-munity health nursing. Another 1,140have been placed to study for a di plo-ma in clinical medicine. Some 545students have been placed to study

environmental health science while445 will study medical laboratory ser-vices.

Last month, members of the Par-liamentary Health Committee ex-pressed concern over delayed admis-sions. They said several months afterapplying, none of the successful can-didates had received an admissionletter. The delay was reportedly occa-sioned by the new placement agency.

The MPs said KMTC was not asemi-autonomous agency of the Ed-ucation ministry and asked officialsto keep off.

During the House committeemeeting, Principal Secretary Bel-lio Kipsang and the KUCCPS actingChief Executive Officer John Muragu-ri said the new agency was mandatedto place students in all colleges anduniversities.

Muraguri said KUCCPS co-or-dinates placement of all Govern-ment-sponsored students, includingthose at KMTC. Statistics from KUC-CPS show that 21,217 students ap-plied to be placed in all the KMTC fa-cilities.

Our interpretation is ensuringthat the available spaces in all uni-versities and colleges are awarded todeserving applicants, said Muraguri.

Medical collegeadmissions

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Justice Mumbi Ngugi

Jibril Masudi and Mohamed Guloba (right) at the Milimani Law Couwhere they were charged with being found with explosives and narHamad Murithi Munyi is accused of employing Guloba, a terror suTO:FILE/STANDARD]

Court suspends issuance appointment letters to recr

The fate of 10,000 police recruitsnow hangs in the balance after theHigh Court issued temporary ordersrestraining the National Police Ser-vice Commission (NPSC) from issu-ing them with appointment letters.

High Court Judge Mumbi Ngugiin her ruling yesterday stated that theJohnston Kavuludi-led commissionshould not issue the appointment let-ters until the report by the inter-agen-cy team formed to probe corruptionallegations is released and the courtissues further orders.

Status quo should be maintainedas at today until further orders of thecourt, Justice Ngugi said.

The ruling comes despite protestsfrom Attorney General Githu Muigaiwho said the case filed by the Inde-pendent Police Oversight Authority(IPOA) was premature because the in-vestigations and final report were yetto be completed and released.

Prof Githu through lawyer PaulOjwang told the court that IPOAought to have reported its concernsto the NPSC before filing the case.

Githu said IPOA based its caseon 10 incidences without consider-ing that NPSC was investigating 600others placed before the inter-agen-cy team.

If the orders sought by the peti-tioner are given then this will amountto condemning the innocent Kenyanswho genuinely passed the test with-out a proper scrutiny, he said

Kavuludi refuted claims by IPOA

Man linked

to terror

remandedHamad Murithi Munyihas been accused ofhiring people knowingthey were planningterrorist activities inthe country

going investigations before they arecompleted. He is also likely to inter-fere with potential witnesses who areexpected to testify in court once tri-al begins, prosecutor Susan Kuru-ga said.

The prosecutor also told the courtthat two bank accounts of the ac-cused are being probed to establish

if they were linked to recism activities in the counthat granting the suspectallow him to accomplish h

Defence lawyer Chaargued that his client wasbail despite the charges hMunyi is expected back August 25.

that the whole recruitmlacked public participatNPSC published proper iand guidelines on what wfrom the recruits for themfor police training.

Meanwhile, a non-GoOrganisation wants to bethe case as an interested

The International MUnit through their lawymanyi told the court thated to assist it to come up clusive decision about the

The case will be meWednesday next week bety judge for further direct

A Nairobi court has declined to re-lease on bail the owner of a clothes

store in Gikomba market alleged tobe the employer of the four suspectsarrested with explosives and narcot-ics in Nairobis Majengo slums threeweeks ago.

Hamad Murithi Munyi has beenaccused of hiring his co-accused andMohammed Yusuf Guloba, a Ugan-dan as loaders at his clothes store inGikomba market, knowing that it wasa cover up to carry out terrorist ac-tivities.

Milimani Senior Principal Magis-trate Peter Ndwiga remanded Hamad

pending the hearing and determina-tion of his case after he pleaded notguilty.

He was further accused of em-ploying Guloba yet he knew he wasin the country illegally and did nothave valid documents.

Guloba and his co-accused Ji-bril Kaima Masudi, Mwanaidi Wanji-ku Mwema and Julius Kariuki Mainawere charged in court after they werefound with 62 pieces of commercialmagnum explosive gel tubes on July19 at a house in Mathare slums.

They were also found with 34stones of bang weighing 8kgs with a

street value of Sh100,000.The four denied the charges and

were released on Sh10 million bondwith an alternative of Sh5 millioncash bail.

The magistrate said the prosecu-tion presented to court compellingreasons that prompted him to re-mand Munyi at Industrial Area Pris-on awaiting his trial on September 11.

The accused being the employerof some of the suspects already be-fore court and others who fled if re-leased on bail may jeopardise on-

BY FRED MAKANA

BY KAMAU MUTHONI

>>OtherstoriesinsidePolice facehurdle inLamu landprobe as

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The Government is investigatingtwo laboratories in Nairobi for issu-ing faulty results to patients.

In one case, a patient with livercomplications was being tested forhepatitis and the lab under probe pro-duced two different results.

The first one confirmed the pa-tient had the killer disease while theother indicated the patient was notinfected.

In the other case, the patient wasgiven a positive test for malaria in onelab and a negative one in another.

Kenya Medical Laboratory Tech-nicians and Technologists (KMLTTB)Board acting Chief Executive OfficerPatrick Kisabei said investigations arefocused on whether the lab and all itspersonnel were duly licensed and reg-

istered and whether the equipmentused had been validated by the board.

This is a matter of great concern,but we suspect that only unregis-tered labs being manned by quackscan produce unreliable results. So wewarn Kenyans to be on the lookoutwhere they go for lab tests, he said.

The two cases of dodgy resultshave prompted KMLTTB to launch afresh crackdown on unlicensed labsacross the country to weed out quacksfrom the business.

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Devolution and Planning Cabi-net Secretary Anne Waiguru has al-layed fears of mass retrenchment ofcivil servants.

Ms Waiguru said contrary to thefears, the Capacity Assessment andRationalisation Programme (Carp)may end up creating more vacanciesin the counties.

She said the main purpose of theprogramme is to ensure functions arestructured to transform public serviceand enhance efficiency at both thenational and county levels.

The Devolution CS said the pro-

gramme had been designed to ensurecomprehensive institutional reviews,restructuring, skills assessment, op-timal staffing levels, staff redeploy-ment, transfers and lay-offs.

Service deliveryThe finalisation of this exercise

will lead to optimal utilisation of staffand continuity of quality service de-livery at the two levels of govern-ment, Ms Waiguru said, in a speechread on her behalf by Principal Ad-ministrative Secretary Justa Koroi,during the official opening of Capac-ity Development Forum for chairper-sons and secretaries of County PublicService Boards at the Kenya School ofGovernment.

Speaking at the same forum, chair-man of the Public Service Commis-sion (PSC) Margaret Kobia said hercommission had developed and is-

Waiguru allays fears of mass retrenchmentsRationalisationprogramme may endup creating more

vacancies in thecounties, she says

sued policy and regulations for hear-ing and determining appeals.

PSC is mandated by both the Con-stitution and the County GovernmentAct to hear and determine appealsfrom County Public Service on cas-

es of recruitment, selection, appoint-ment and qualifications attached toany office, remuneration and termsand conditions of service, disciplinary

rum provided an opportunity to in-teract, share ideas and strengthenrelationship by adopting a commonunderstanding on the discharge ofhuman resource function at both lev-els of government.

Article 235 of the Constitution re-quires county governments to haveuniform norms and standards. Thisprovision implies that the Public Ser-

control, retirement and removal fromservice, pension benefits, gratuity andterminal benefits among others.

She, however, urged county publicboard chiefs to follow laid down hu-man resource management proce-

dures to avoid complaints and litiga-tions as they are time consuming andhinder service delivery.

The PSC boss said the two-day fo-

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vice Commission and the counlic service boards need to ccordial working relationshihave clear understanding of eaers role in the spirit of consuand co-operation as envisaged

cle 189 of the Constitution, s

The process to removeNational Land Commis-sion Chairman MuhammadSwazuri from office takesshape this afternoon whenNational Assembly Speak-er Justin Muturi gives direc-tions on the petition.

Muturi is expected to

hand over the petition tothe Alex Mwiru-led depart-mental committee on Lands,which will then call the pe-titioners to appear before itand establish the facts.

Yesterday, Leader of Ma-jority Aden Duale confirmedthat Muturi was to receive thereport from Parliaments le-gal department last eveningbefore making a communi-cation this morning.

The Speaker will get thereport this evening and to-morrow will issue a com-munication from the chairif the legal department findsthat the petition meets thethreshold, Duale said.

The process was initiateda fortnight ago after two peti-tions were sent to the Nation-

al Assembly asking Parlia-ment to initiate the processof Dr Swazuris removal asper the Constitution overcorruption, fraud and forg-ery claims.

If the team finds sufficientgrounds in the petitions andParliament agrees through a

vote for the report, Muturiwill write to President UhuruKenyatta to appoint a tribu-nal to probe the lands agen-cy boss for allegedly aidingthe grabbing of multi-mil-lion shilling parcels in Kiam-bu and Kilifi counties.

We will invite the pe-titioners to appear beforeus and also accord the NLCchairman an opportuni-ty to defend himself. If thecommittee establishes thegrounds are sufficient, thenwill recommend to Parlia-ment which will then voteto endorse or reject the re-port, said Lands Commit-tee Vice-Chairman Mosesole Sakuda, adding the teamis yet to formally receive thepetition.

Petition on Swazurisouster to be tabled today

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Volunteers lower a body, which is prepared with safe burial practices to ensure it does not pose a health risk to ot hersand stop the chain of person-to-person transmission of Ebola, into a grave in Kailahun, Sierra Leone. [PHOTO: REUTERS]

African countries want immedi-ate access to the experimental Eboladrugs with Kenya closely monitoringongoing deliberations on the issue atthe World Health Organisation.

On this we shall be informed byinternational deliberations whichwere kicked off yesterday by WHO,the Director of Medical Services Nich-olas Muraguri, told The Standard yes-terday.

Last week, Nigeria, which has sofar lost two people to the virus, re-quested the US Centres for DiseaseControl and Prevention for the experi-mental treatment being offered to twoinfected American workers.

At the same time, three leading Eb-ola specialists, including Peter Piot,

who co-discovered the virus in 19 76in Zaire, have jointly called for the ex-perimental drugs to be offered to in-fected people in Africa.

African governments should beallowed to make informed decisionsabout whether or not to use theseproducts, they wrote in a joint state-ment.

They said WHO, which is the only

body with the necessary internationalauthority to allow such experimentaltreatments, must take on this great-er leadership role.

The conditions of two Americanaid workers who tested positive ofEbola in Liberia were put on the drugZmapp before being flown to the USand are said to be improving. Howev-er, there is no clear evidence that thedrug is responsible for their improve-ment.

But what is clear is that WHO hastaken up the challenge and will givean appropriate advisory based ongood science and availability, Dr Mu-raguri said.

Yesterday, experts from aroundthe world, including some from theaffected countries held a teleconfer-ence under WHO, on ethical issuesconcerning the wider distribution ofthe experimental drugs.

We are in an unusual situationin this outbreak. We have a diseasewith a high fatality rate without anyproven treatment or vaccine, saidMarie-Paule Kieny, Assistant Direc-tor-General at WHO.

We need to ask the medical ethi-cists to give us guidance on what theresponsible thing to do is, she added.

Responding to the fluid situation

with the disease having killed almost1,000 people in West Africa, the USFederal Drug Agency (FDA) on Fridayeased safety restriction on yet anoth-er experimental Ebola drug.

Tekmira Pharmaceuticals Cor-poration said the FDA had removedsome safety restrictions on its experi-mental TKM-Ebola drug, a move thatcould speed its availability to needypatients.

We have been closely watchingthe Ebola virus outbreak and its con-sequences and we are willing to assistwith any responsible use of TKM-Eb-ola, Tekmira Chief Executive Offi-cer Mark Murray told Reuters NewsAgency.

If the WHO experts approve theuse of the drugs, the next step will bethe speedy scaling up of enough dosesfor the affected populations. However,three high-tech laboratories in the US

Africa wants Ebola trialdrugs as disease spreads

Experts hold talkson ethical issuesconcerning the wideruse of experimentaltreatment

say they are on standby ttiplication of any Ebola dnotice.

The US Governmencalled Centres for Innovavanced Development afacturing, were set up topandemics or chemical,radiological or nuclear thr

The decision to orderthree advanced labs to beEbola treatments would the highest levels of the ministration.

Earlier yesterday mornraguri said no case of Ebobeen detected in Kenya bernment remains on high

He said Kenya has sespecialists to Liberia to hthe disease.

Electricity prices will go downby approximately 47 per cent in thenext three years once the 5,000MWpower project is completed, Energyand Petroleum Principal Secretary Jo-seph Njoroge has said

Mr Njoroge said generation proj-ects for the 5,000MW additional ca-pacities in the medium term are wellon course, adding that they will becompleted in three years.

With the completion of the proj-ects, the principal secretary said elec-tricity prices for domestic customersis expected to come down from thecurrent average of 19 US cents to 10

US cents per unit.Manufacturers and industrialists

should also anticipate approximate-ly 40per cent reduction in power billsover the same period with power tar-iffs expected to drop from an averageof 15 US cents to nine US cents.

Njoroge spoke in Thika on Sundaywhen he commissioned a Sh55 mil-lion power upgrade project aimed atstabilising power supply to the townsCentral Business District and its in-dustrial customers.

Adequate, competitively-pricedand reliable electricity supply is keyto making Vision 2030 a reality. Theongoing power projects are all aboutmaking it easier to do business inKenya, he said.

Njoroge said the Government willsoon launch a mega power connec-tivity project to homesteads dubbed,

last mile connectivity at a cost ofSh65 billion.The mega project once complete

will ensure eight Kenyans out of tenhave access to electricity which isin contrast to the current situationwhere only three Kenyans out of ev-ery ten have access to electricity,Njoroge said.

Kenya Power Chief Executive Of-ficer Dr Ben Chumo said the compa-ny is implementing a countrywideupgrade of the aging power networkahead of the expected additional gen-eration capacity to the national grid.

Dr Chumo said the additional5,000MW will increase the countryseffective generation capacity by 300per cent from 1,652 MW to 6,652 MW.

He said the company will in thenext two years construct 38 powersub-stations countrywide to meet ris-ing power demand.

Power tarriffsto drop by 47per cent in

three yearsBY KAMAU MAICHUHIE

BY GATONYE GATHURA

African countries wanmediate access to the emental Ebola drugs witya closely monitoring odeliberations on the issthe World Health Organ

Three leading Ebola sists, including Peter Pioco-discovered the virusin Zaire, have called foimental drugs to be oinfected people in Afric

Two American aid wowho contracted Ebola iria and were put on theZmapp before being othe US, are said to be iing

The US has eased safestriction on yet anotheimental Ebola drug

EXPERTS STRUGGL

TAME VIRUS

The Government is set to auto-mate the Mombasa tea auction toimprove marketing and increase pay-ments to small-scale farmers.

Agriculture Cabinet Secretary FelixKoskei at the weekend said the movewill enhance transparency and elim-inate brokers who fix prices at theexpense of farmers who toil year-in,year-out.

Koskei said the current tea prices,which had caused an outcry among

farmers, were due to marketing prob-lems at the auction. He appealed tofarmers to give the State time to con-duct the automation process.

Speaking during a courtesy call atBomet County Commissioner Ber-nard Leparmarais office on Saturday,the Cabinet secretary asked farmersto assist the Government by ensuringfactory management was efficient.

He noted marketing is a longchain that begins at the factory lev-el and computerisation alone will notbe enough to change the strategy and

improve tea prices.We also want support from farm-

ers in management of tea factories atthe grassroots because mismanage-ment of the factories also contributesto low prices, said Koskei, who wasaccompanied by Bomet Senator Wil-fred Lessan, Bomet Woman Represen-tative Cecilia Ngetich and Chepalun-gu MP Paul Bii.

We want to get rid of people whodetermine the tea prices at the auc-tion at the expense of farmers. Wewant something that is free to all,

Koskei said on Saturday.He said the Governm

so seeking to expand its ing Russia, Poland and Chtargets.

He said the expansionsure Kenya diversifies itsmarkets to avoid recent utraditional destinations su

We are all aware litical instabilities rocktries that are our grget markets for our teaEgypt and Pakistan, s

Joy for farmers as State plans to automate Mombasa tea auct

Felix Koskei

yB GILBERT KIMUTAI

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Former Lands Minister James Orengo(right) flanked by Kakamega SenatorBoni Khalwale addresses the Press af-ter he produced a list of land allocations

in Nairobi, last week.[PHOTO: MOSES OMU-

SULA/STANDARD]

Police face hurdle in Lamu landprobe as firms snub summons

forwarded to you for consideration/further instruction, Muthomi wrotein his memo to the minister.

Although Orengo was adverselymentioned by his successor CharityNgilu as among those likely to be in-vestigated, by yesterday, police wereyet to reveal if they will summon him.

Last week, Orengo confirmed hewas yet to be invited to face the i n-vestigators,saying he was willing to doso should the cops summon him. Histhen Permanent Secretary DorothyAngote is also yet to be called.

However, former Lands Commis-sioner Zablon Mabea and formerChief Land Registrar Wambugu Nga-tia are among the 18 senior lands of-ficials who have since recorded state-ments.

Yesterday, sources said Ms Masaaand Ms Kavulani refused to divulge

who the real owners of the land were.But other sources said the land be-longed to a prominent Nairobi-basedbusinessman.

This prompted Director of CIDNdegwa Muhoro to issue the sum-mons through the media after his of-ficers failed to track the listed direc-tors using the addresses indicated.

He said so far more than 18 landofficials had recorded statementswith the team that comprises offi-cials from the CID and Ethics and An-ti-Corruption Commission.

Investigations are progressingwell and we hope all these peoplementioned will come in time so thatwe close the files and forward themfor further action, said Muhoro.

The CID boss later briefed seniorofficials at the Office of the Presi-dent, Harambee House, in a meeting

he was reportedly told to ensure theyget those behind the firms.He was informed not to take the

matter lightly and know who the re-al owners are. It does not matter whothey are because the President wantsto know that, said a senior officialaware of the probe.

Other sources said lawyers of thementioned companies had contact-ed the probe team, saying they wereready to face it.

The sources added they were faced

It is becoming difficult for policeto investigate the real owners of thecompanies that were allocated almost500,000 acres of public land in Lamu,it has emerged.

Only two directors have honouredsummons by the Criminal Investiga-tions Department (CID) which hasordered directors of the 22 firms in-volved to record statements with de-tectives as the probe enters its sec-ond week.

Alice Masaa and Margaret Kavu-lani, who are listed as directors ofBrick Investments Limited, appearedbefore the CID last week on Tuesdayas investigations gathered pace.

The two are also listed as direc-tors of another firm - Dynamic Trad-ing Company Limited.

On November 8, 2011, Coast assis-tant Commissioner of Lands MuthomiNgaruthi wrote to then Lands Minis-ter James Orengo, now Siaya senator,seeking his approval and any instruc-tions on the allocation of the plots toSavannah Fresh Fruits Exporters and

Dynamic Trading Co Limited, whichthe minister noted approved.This is in reference to a letter dat-

ed November 2, 2011, by the chairmanof the County Council of Lamu rec-ommending allocation of the ranch-ing to Dynamic Trading Co Limitedand Savannah Fresh Fruits Export-ers. Both the District Commissionerand District Development Commit-tee have recommended the applica-tion accordingly. In view of the above,the proposals are recommended and

Only two directorshave heeded CID callto record statementsbut have declined toreveal who the realowners of the firm are

Kenya Airways Chief Exficer Titus Naikuni has beed to chair the recently reRift Valley Railways Board starting this November.

Naikuni, who will retiairline by the end of the sais expected to steer the Riftways (RVR) that is recovyears of neglect and unde

He brings extensive obusiness leadership andmulation experience to thator that has been consolume and efficiency gains of substantial capital inincluding new contracts fel and bulk grain transpstatement sent to newsro

day reads in part.RVR is at the midpoin

billion capital investmenaround programme that buary 2012 to revitalise the company has invested Sagainst the required Sh3rehabilitating their operathe turnaround.

The installation of sating and GPS-based techntrains has helped cut catime between Mombasa aby six hours.

Naikuni said the recements and the full fundiinvestment and growth pstrates commitment to bperforming railway netwospur trade and economithe region.

I am excited about th

nity to work with the boato build a robust and etransport solution which bone of a thriving economkuni.

Qalaa Holdings, leadholder of the railway firmAhmed Heikal said: To hseasoned and transformaness leader chair the RVRbig win for the company

Naikuni joined Kenyagroup CEO in 2003.

Naikuni naRVR boachairma

Governors who have defied par-liamentary summonses risk beingslapped with warrants of arrest, anMP has said.

Four governors are in trouble withthe Senate committee on county Pub-lic Accounts and Investments but thecounty chiefs argue they had sent rep-resentatives who were dismissed bysenators.

Governors cannot expect to re-ceive money without accountability.The Constitution grants Parliamentand Senate powers to summon any-one and the latter can flex its mus-cle by moving to the High Court toseek warrants of arrest of the gover-nors who have defied summons toappear before it, said ParliamentaryCommittee on Finance, Planning and

Trade Chairman Benjamin Langat.Speaking to the Press, the Ainamoi

legislator reminded governors theywere not above the law.

Anyone can be summoned bySenate or Parliament and I wonderwhere governors are getting the no-tion that they are not accountable toSenate. All the 47 governors must ac-count for the development funds. Ifany of them has misused the funds,such a governor must take responsi-bility, he said.

He reiterated the Senate plays animportant oversight role and has theright to summon any governor withan audit query.

It is the Senate which, on behalfof Kenyans, approves the share of thedevolved funds that the counties arereceiving. Therefore, when questionsare raised how the money was spent,

the queries must be answLangat.

Speaking separately inKericho Senator Charlesgovernors Isaac Ruto (Bliam Kabogo (Kiambu), Ja(Kisumu) and Mwangi wranga) must be compellebefore Senate to explainspent last years devolvetheir respective countiesof their share this fiscal y

Controller of Budget General reports indicateernors have audit quericounty executives have sSenates summonses antheir respective countiesing to receive their sharefunds because where is tfor releasing funds to sunors? posed Keter.

Governors who defied parliamentary callsover spending risk arrest, warns legislato

Workers seconded to nominatedsenators at the National Assemblynow claim they have not been paidtheir June and July salaries.

In a letter to the clerk of theSenate, the personal assistants ofsix senators said they did not un-derstand the reasons behind thenon-payment of salaries, accusingthe Parliamentary Service Commis-sion (PSC) of violating the Consti-tution.

The PSC has violated Articles10 and 27 of the Constitution bynot paying the June and July of thementioned members of Parliament,discriminately paying June and Ju-ly salaries of MPs and staff of thecommission and not giving noticeof when the salaries will be paid,

said the staff in the letter dated Au-gust 6.

They demanded their pay, guar-anteeing future pay will be madeon or before fifth of the followingmonths after service is rendered.

According to the letter, those af-fected are staff for nominated sen-ators Agnes Zani, Martha Wangari,Mshenga Mvita, Naisula Lesuuda,Judith Sijeny and Liza Chelule.

The clerk wrote back and or-dered that the affected employeesbe paid on or before August 8. Butyesterday some workers said theyhad not received their pay.

Please ensure staffers are paidno later than tomorrow August 8.Let me have a written explanationabout how thus came to be andwhat steps we can take to ensurethis does not recur, the clerk said.

Staff in nominated senatorsoffices demand June, July pay

BY CYRUS OMBATI

AND GEOFFREY MOSOKU

BY CYRUS OMBATI

BY LONAH KIBE

BY NIKKO TANUI

THOSE QUIZZED

Alice Masaa and MargaretKavulani, who are listed asdirectors of Brick InvestmentsLimited, appeared before theCID last Tuesday as investiga-tions gathered pace

The two are also listed asdirectors of another rm -Dynamic Trading CompanyLimited

Former Lands Commission-er Zablon Mabea and formerChief Land Registrar Wam-bugu Ngatia are among the18 senior lands ocials whohave since recorded state-

ments

with an uphill task after it emergedsome of the parcels belonged to topgovernment officials, security chiefsand powerful businessmen.

The problem is some of the listeddirectors are just proxies. The namesbehind them are bigger and it is whois who in this government, said oursources who requested anonymity.

For instance, two firms that ownland in the area have been linked to asenior State officer.

Another parcel is linked to threetop government officials who i ncludea Cabinet secretary and two securitychiefs, a female politician from CentralKenya, a Mombasa-based politicianand a seasoned Nairobi businessman.

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>>OtherstoriesinsideWidow loses250 acres inSiaya.

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Five suspectedthugs shot dead

in EmbakasiThree others wereapprehended inBandari estateby residents andSh200,000 recovered

Five suspected gangsters were onSunday night shot dead by police andthree homemade guns recovered inEmbakasi estate, Nairobi.

Embakasi police boss Apollo Wan-yonyi said the men all aged below 25had been attacking and robbing pe-destrians in Quarry at a dark alleywhen they were alerted.

We also recovered some of thestolen valuables. The gang membersdeclined to surrender when police ap-proached the scene, said Wanyonyi.

Residents have complained of in-creased and persistent mugging inci-dents in the area. A witness said policerushed to the scene, hid for while wit-nessing the attacks before they struck.

Cases of mugging have been onthe rise especially in the central busi-ness district and estates in which po-lice blame situation on lack of jobs

among many the youth.The situation is bad on week-ends and whenever it rains. In someincidents, we have had cases in whichmugging victims are paralysed, saidNairobi police boss Benson Kibue,adding that an anti-mugging squadhas been formed.

Meanwhile, three thugs were onSunday apprehended by residents ofBandari estate on Mombasa Road andhanded over to the police after thewoman they were trying to rob raisedan alarm.

Terry Kimani raised the alarm toher neighbours when she was wo-ken up from an afternoon nap by two

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of the thugs who had gotten into herhouse with what she believes is a mas-ter key.

I was asleep and suddenly therewas someone in my room. I wasshocked because I could see that wasnot my brother since I knew he was inthe house. I got out of bed and one ofthem ordered me not to scream elsethey would kill me. I started to walktowards him and out of the bedroomand I started screaming, Terry toldThe Standard.

The Chief Executive Officer ofForbes security Innocent Ochiengsaid the thugs had a bunch of about45 keys, adding that they recoveredknives and an estimated Sh200,000.

We are holding the suspects whoare also linked to a spate of housebreaking incidents in the area, saidNairobi Deputy Police boss MosesOmbati.

Police at the Jomo KenyattaInternational Airport Nairobiare holding a Taiwanese foundwith $250,000 (Sh21.2 million)and 37 Chinese Yuan (Sh528)in fake currency.

The foreigner arrivedaboard Ethiopian airline fromAbu Dhabi and had wrappedthe fate currency in a paperbag when he was interceptedby customs officials on Sundaynight, police said.

Police say he intended touse the money in Nairobi. Nomore details were available on

what he does or what he in-tended to do with the cash.

His final destination wasNairobi at least according tohis travelling documents. Un-less he intended to move toother places, said airport CIDboss Joseph Ngisa.

Ngisa said had the fakebills passed the screening bymistake, they could ruin theeconomy. His travelling docu-ments showed he visits Nairo-bi regularly.

An official at the customsdepartment said they suspect-

ed the bills were fake whenthey were scanning throughthe bundles.

It is a requirement for pas-sengers to disclose mon-ey whenever they are on themove for security reasons, po-lice said.

The suspect was expect-ed in court yesterday to facecharges of being found withfake currency. The charge canattract up to 14 years in jail.

Security officials at the air-port have been vigilant to tameincidents of drug ivory traffick-ing with Kenya being viewed asa safe transit point.

Taiwanese arrested at JKIA with fake$250,000 and 37 Chinese Yuan

BY CYRUS OMBATI

AND SOPHIAH MUTHONI

BY CYRUS OMBATI

Five suspected gangsterswere on Sunday night shotdead by police and threehomemade guns were recov-ered

The suspects all aged below25 had been attacking androbbing pedestrians in Quar-ry at a dark alley when policewere alerted

In a separate incident, three

thugs were apprehended byresidents of Bandari estateon Mombasa Road and hand-ed over to the police after thewoman they were trying to robraised alarm

RISING CRIME RATE

www.stanlib.com

Unaudited Financial Statements for the Period ended 30 June 20KENYA LIMITED

A) Statement of Comprehensive IncomePeriod endedJune 30, 2014

Period eJune 30,

Kshs 000 Kshs

1.0 Income1.3 Interest Income 10,188 101.5 Fund Management Fees 350,521 37

1.10 Gains(loss) on disposal of assets (54) 1.13 Other Income 127 1.14 Total Income 360,783 389

2.0 Expenses2.1 Direct expenses2.2 Professional fees 7,810 2.3 Legal fees 502 2.4 Employee costs 88,008 802.5 Directors Emoluments 1,305 2.6 Operational and Administrative expenses 62,625 62.8 Depreciation expenses 2,396 2.10 Other Expenses - fees & commissions 51,836 102.11 Total Expenses 214,482 2563.0 Operating Profit 146,301 132

4.0 Finance Costs 246 (65.0 Profit/loss Before tax 146,055 1396.0 Tax 39,316 387.0 Profit /loss after tax 106,738 10

B) Statement of Financial PositionPeriod endedJune 30, 2014

Period eJune 30,

Kshs 000 Kshs1.0 Non Current Assets1.1 Property Plant & Equipment 26,738 21.2 Motor Vehicles 2,641 1.5 Deferred Tax Asset 16,989 11.15 Total Non Current Assets 46,368 36

2.0 Current Assets

2.1 Clients debtors 510,020 362.3 Other trade receivables 162,913 52.4 Prepayments 9,435 22.11 Office cash and bank balances 10,282 12.12 Other current assets-investment in unit trusts 392,211 3992.13 Total Current Assets 1,084,861 8382.14 TOTAL ASSETS 1,131,229 874

3.0 Share Capital And Reserves3.1 Paid Up Ordinary Share Capital 61,440 63.4 Revenue reserves 915,666 6613.9 Total Shareholders funds 977,106 723

5.0 Current Liabilities

5.5 Trade payables 17,395 16

5.7 Accrued expenses 152,953 145.11 Tax payable (16,225) (135.13 Total Current Liabilities 154,123 155.14 TOTAL EQUITY AND LIABILITIES 1,131,229 87

OTHER DISCLOSURES

1. Capital Strength

a. Paid Up Capital 61,440 6b. Minimum Capital Required 10,000 1(a-b) Excess /Deficiency 51,440 5

2. Shareholders Funds a. Total Shareholders Funds 977,106 72

b. Minimum Shareholders Funds required 10,000 10(a-b) Excess/ Deficiency 967,106 71

3. Liquid CapitalFor Investment Banks, Stock Brokers and Dealers

a. Liquid Capital -b. Minimum Liquid Capital (the higher of Kshs 30 M and 8% of liabilities) -

(a-b) Excess/Deficiency -

For Fund Managersa. Liquid Capital 930,738 68b. M inimum Liquid Capital (the higher of Kshs 5 M and 8% of liabilities) 12,330 1(a-b) Excess/Deficiency 918,408 67

4. Clients Funds (Where applicable)

a. Total Clients Creditors - b. Total Clients Cash and bank balances - c. Excess / Deficiency -

The above are extracts from the unaudited financial statements for STANLIB Kenya Limited which were approved bboard for publication on 8th August 2014.

Regional Director ChairmanJames Muratha C. Wanjiru Mwangi

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Ignoring the law will only worsen Kenyas land problem

WHAT OTHER MEDIA SAY...

The Public Service ( Value and Principals) Bill 2014, whichis supposed to be tabled in Parliament, is a wise piece of leg-islation, which will help sort out the mess in the countryscivil service.

This Bill was supposed to have been concluded by theend of this month but the scope necessitated an extension.

Some of the provisions of the Bill seek to compel both thenational and county governments to publish reports every

year giving the details of all appointments and promotionsin the public service and submit the same to the Presidentand Parliament. The proposed law aims at correcting theperception that appointments in Government have beenskewed in favour of certain individuals for political expedi-ency.

One of the items on the agenda during the OppositionsSaba-Saba rally on July 7 was skewed appointments. Forsome time now, there has been talk of these appointmentsfavouring communities that voted overwhelmingly for theJubilee Coaliion in last years election.

To emphasise their point, the Opposition has challengedthe Government to publish names of senior public appoin-tees because it believes this will vindicate its claims. This hasgenerated a lot of debate and ethnic vitriol on social media.

The passage of the Public Service Bill, 2014 would there-fore ensure equity and fester complaints about ethnicity inpublic appointments.

This Bill further seeks to instil discipline and sense of re-sponsibility among public servants who for a long time havenever really felt the need for dedication in the discharge oftheir duties. Unlike in the past, it requires public servants tomaintain high standards of professional ethics.

A public servant will be deemed to be ethical and disci-plined only after exhibiting honesty, integrity and transpar-ency while executing duties. This is commendable as it willinstill much needed discipline in the civil service.

Respect for the public, objectivity and patriotism are al-so enshrined amongst the values propagated in the Bill.These are standards that are markedly absent in the publicservice, which has not lived up to standards required of it inmany ways.

It all looks good, but the public will be happier to learnthat it also empowers citizens to raise complaints againstpublic servants that arise in the course of their interaction.

Governments incompetence in managingland issues has been obvious for since inde-

pendence. Far from protecting that which be-longs to the people, error s by subsequent gov-ernments dating from colonial times, havecontributed to the land problems threateningto tear the country apart.

Three commissions, the Truth Justice andReconciliation Commission (TJRC), the Ndun-gu Land Commission and the Akiwumi Com-mission, have attempted to get to the rootcause of land problem in Kenya.

In their reports, which are gathering duston shelves somewhere, land has been linked toall the strife the country has gone throughsince the attainment of self-rule in 1963.

The turmoil, however, predates our Inde-pendence and any honest attempts to tackle itmust factor in the pre-Independence period.

It cannot be lost on Kenyans that what in-

formed the struggle for Independence was theneed to reclaim land grabbed by white settlers.

Almost every five years during elections, therehave been cl ashes in the Rift Valley.Occasionally, we play semantics, but the re-

al trigger of these conflicts is land. In the north-ern part of the country, communities oftenfight over land and grazing r ights.

That said, President Uhuru Kenyattas di-rective to have title deeds to 500,000 acres ofland in Lamu revoked may have been noble.But the legality of that action and process to beused while executing this directive remains abone of contention with some legal expertssaying the President over-stepped his man-date.

Even though investigations were launchedto determine whether the acquisitions in La-mu were done legally, it is already emergingthat it will not be possible to get to the bottom

of the matter. The Lands Cabinet Secretary sayssome people listed as land owners may not

even be aware they own parcels of land there.Effectively, that sets up an escape routethrough which many culprits, if there are any,may escape. Secondly, it means the Govern-ments action was rash, and probably dictatedby politics of the day.

The truth about illegal land allocations maynever come out if the blame games and count-er accusations between the Government andthe Opposition continues.

One of the co-principals in CORD has chal-lenged the Presidents directive on Lamu landtitles. He says the Head of State had no moralauthority to repossess land in Lamu.

The question we want to pose is: Who is tell-ing Kenyans the tr uth regarding land? Already,the raging debate has drawn in the names ofthe President, his deputy William Ruto, the

Member of Parliament for Lamu annior people. It is important to have

cussions about the matter to find asolution.The law must be followed to allo

problem be solved within the conand legal framework by the body chthat responsibility; the National Lmission.

The Pandoras box the Presidopened is now threatening to tear apart, as politicians use the pronouadvance their own interests.

It will be in the interest of the coanyone else, for the Government tothe recommendations of the TJalongside the Akiwumi and Ndunga first step to solving our countryslem.

How quickly the outrage passes on fromthe front pages. A month or so ago much ofthe world seemed united in its condemnationof the kidnapping of more than 200 girls byBoko Haram, the Islamist sect, in Nigeria.But despite Hollywood stars and MichelleObama taking pictures of themselves holdingup placards saying Bring Back Our Girls,it has proved impossible to return them totheir families. As the complexities of thesecurity situation in northern Nigeria becameapparent, the campaigns intensity hasweakened. At an early stage, it was reportedthat 300 people were killed in a Boko Haramattack near Chibok, the town from where thestudents were taken, because the Nigeriansecurity force protecting the mostly Christianpopulation had been deployed to join thesearch.

What does a strip club in Harvey have incommon with that awful T-R-U-M-P sign onChicagos riverfront? Both were approved bycity offi cials who say they would love to havea do-over. Donald Trump jumped through allthe regulatory hoops before fastening thoseugly stainless steel letters to the face of hisskyscraper. Chicagoans are stuck with them.And Harvey residents could be stuck with astrip club that the mayor says was supposedto be a sports bar. In a lawsuit filed last week,an attorney for the former Club Assets says thebusiness obtained all the necessary permitsand licenses, and the city has no grounds torevoke them. Mayor Eric Kellogg ordered theclub closed after a news crew from WGN-TVwent in to see if the Sox game was on and cameout with footage of seminude women pole-dancing.

At a farewell dinner for Israeli PresidShimon Peres in Washington on Wednenight, several of the American guestsappeared to approach him with tears ineyes. This emotional display was a signPeress personal impact on the U.S.-Isrrelationship and the way his departurethe passing of an era. Peres, at 90, is ticonic figure of Israels founding generaAll the powerful elements of Israels creare part of his life story: He emigrated Poland in 1934; his family members whremained behind were killed during theHolocaust, many burned alive in their losynagogue. He worked on a kibbutz as farmer and shepherd, and at the age ofbecame a personal aide to Israels founleader, David Ben-Gurion.

The Nigerian girls are still missing Harvey sports bar is a strip club. Ooops. Shimon Peres, dreamer, doer

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the spiritual and the sensual life.But the question we ought to askourselves as nation is: Are we, asKenyans, doing enough to retainand safeguard our artists posi-tion in the society?

As students and pupils contin-ue to entertain guests at this

years annual music festival inMombasa in a show scheduled torun for two weeks, questionsmust be asked concerning thetangible benefits students derivefrom such e