Governor Tunai endorsed as Unopposed Governor 2017 In Naroosura ward

Governor Tunai was in Olepolos,Naroosura ward for a development tour of the area.

He issued various cheques in support of women groups & to fund infrastructure of various schools in the area,he issued cheques worth over 6 million shillings.

He called on the people to maintain their unity & vote wisely in the next general elections, that leaders should be voted in based on their scorecard.

He said that his administration will ensure that the people of Naroosura have access to clean water & good access roads yo spur development.

He was accompanied by Kimintet MCA Hon. Kijabe, Majority leader Masikonte,  Minority leader Daudi muntet among other local leaders.

Who is Donald Trump- Find out here

Long before he was a contender for the US presidency, Donald Trump was America’s most famous and colourful billionaire.

Once considered a long shot, Trump is now the next president of the United States.

Scepticism over Trump’s candidacy stemmed not only from his controversial platform on immigration and outrageous campaign style, but from his celebrity past.

But the 70-year-old businessman had the last laugh when he defied all predictions to beat much more seasoned politicians in the Republican primary race.

And he has now gone a step further by winning the presidential election, after one of the most divisive and controversial contests in living memory against Democratic rival Hillary Clinton.

Early life

Mr Trump is the fourth child of New York real estate tycoon Fred Trump. Despite the family’s wealth, he was expected to work the lowest-tier jobs within his father’s company and was sent off to a military academy at age 13 when he started misbehaving in school.

He attended the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and became the favourite to succeed his father after his older brother, Fred, chose to become a pilot. Fred Trump died at 43 due to alcoholism, an incident that his brother says led him to avoid alcohol and cigarettes his entire life.

Mr Trump says he got into real estate with a “small” $1m loan from his father before joining the company. He helped manage his father’s extensive portfolio of residential housing projects in the New York City boroughs, and took control of the company – which he renamed the Trump Organization – in 1971.

His father died in 1999. “My father was my inspiration,” Mr Trump said at the time.

The mogul

Mr Trump shifted his family’s business from residential units in Brooklyn and Queens to glitzy Manhattan projects, transforming the rundown Commodore Hotel into the Grand Hyatt and erecting the most famous Trump property, the 68-storey Trump Tower on Fifth Avenue. Other properties bearing the famous name followed – Trump Place, Trump World Tower, Trump International Hotel and Tower, and so on. There are Trump Towers in Mumbai, Istanbul and the Philippines.

Mr Trump also developed hotels and casinos, an arm of the business that has led to four bankruptcy filings (for the businesses, not personal bankruptcy).

Mr Trump also built an empire in the entertainment business. From 1996 until 2015, he was an owner in the Miss Universe, Miss USA, and Miss Teen USA beauty pageants. In 2003, he debuted an NBC reality television show called The Apprentice, in which contestants competed for a shot at a management job within Mr Trump’s organisation. He hosted the show for 14 seasons, and claimed in a financial disclosure form that he was paid a total of $213m by the network during the show’s run.

He has written several books, and owns a line of merchandise that sells everything from neckties to bottled water. According to Forbes, his net worth is $3.7bn, though Mr Trump has repeatedly insisted he is worth $10bn.

The husband and father

Trump has been married three times, though his most famous wife was his first – Ivana Zelnickova, a Czech athlete and model. The couple had three children – Donald Jr, Ivanka and Eric – before they filed for divorce in 1990. The ensuing court battle made for numerous stories in the tabloid press. Those stories included allegations that Trump was abusive towards Ivana, though she later downplayed the incidents.

He married actress Marla Maples in 1993. They had a daughter named Tiffany together before divorcing in 1999. He married his current wife Melania Knauss, a model, in 2005, and the couple have one son, Barron William Trump.

His children from his first marriage now help run Trump Organization, though he is still chief executive.

The election winner

Mr Trump’s campaign for the presidency was rocked by controversies, including the emergence of a recording from 2005 of him making lewd remarks about women, and claims, including from members of his own party, that he was not fit for office.

But he consistently told his army of supporters that he would defy the opinion polls, which mostly had him trailing Hillary Clinton, and that his presidency would strike a blow against the political establishment and “drain the swamp” in Washington.

He took inspiration from the successful campaign to get Britain out of the European Union, saying he would pull off “Brexit times 10”.

It was something few pundits believed would happen as polling day approached, despite his campaign receiving a late boost from fresh controversy over an FBI investigation into his opponent’s emails.

He will be the first US president never to have held elected office or served in the military, meaning that he has already made history before he is sworn in as America’s 45th president in January. -BBC

National Assembly nowadays is a house of actions say Hon Soipan

More than 50 resolutions out of the hundreds passed in the 11th Parliament have been implemented by the executive.

Implementation committee chairperson Soipan Tuya said adopted committee reports, legislation, and petitions from MPs and the public means the House is no longer a talk-shop.

“Our duty is to ensure the executive acts on the resolutions of the House for the good of the people,” Tuya, who is Narok county woman representative, said in her team's progress report.

The committee serves as the link between the National Assembly and the Executive. Its key role, according to standing orders, is to follow up on the implementation status of resolutions adopted by the House and appraise members.

“It must be noted that these resolutions act as triggers to get the Executive wing of the government to act,” said Tuya.

Among implemented resolutions was the Sh600 million allocation in this year's budget for the operationalisation of the Kenya Police Reservist in arid and semi- arid lands, among them Turkana and West Pokot.

The allocation is expected to review the terms and conditions for KPR officers, who play a key complimentary role to the mainstream security system.

The committee also ensured the allocation of Sh80 million to the livestock insurance policy in 2014/15, Sh300 million for 2015/16 and Sh500 million for the current financial year.

In January, payouts were made in Wajir with 275 farmers from Diff and Butte divisions benefiting to the tune of Sh3.5 million. Zero-rating of animal feeds to enable farmers enjoy higher returns on their investments, as part of reviewing farm gate milk prices, is contained in the current financial year's budget.

Others include the resolution on the National Disaster Management Authority, for which a draft bill has been prepared by the line ministry to establish the body.

Huduma centres and mobile registration units were set up to facilitate the issuance of identity cards to all eligible Kenyans. The National Youth Council is also fully operational following the release of Sh34.2 million and the reduction on the National Hospital Insurance Fund penalty, from 500 per cent to 25 per cent surcharged for late payments.

Tuya said the NHIF has already effected the reduction administratively as it awaits the proposed amendments to the NHIF Act.

GOVERNOR TUNAI wants Drought emergency assistance to Narok county.

Narok Governor, Samuel ole Tunai, has urged the national government to consider Ilkiriani-Narosura, Majimoto Ward in Narok County in the National Drought Intervention Program since it is badly hit by drought.

Speaking in Olkiriaine village on Saturday, October 22, Ole Tunai requested the government to buy cattle from Narok farmers so as to save them from likely losses that arise from drought and starvation.
According to Governor Ole Tunai, parts of East and Central Narok have been adversely affected by the prolonged drought.

He blamed the dropping water levels on the uncontrolled cutting down of trees in Mau forest.

“Shortage of water has increased cases of human-wildlife conflict in Maasai Mara. The uncontrolled cutting down of trees in Mau Forest due to growing human population is to blame for the drought,” he said.

Revelation & Power seminar being hosted by Reverend Sam Moonka at NBC church Narok

By Reverend Sam Moonka

Power and revelation seminar is a meeting that is happening this week at Narok Baptist Church (NBC) sanctuary hosted by Rev Sam Moonka and the entire NBC family, as from 3rd to 9th of October 2016.

This is a seminar that is aimed at equipping believers on the power and revelation that is in word of God. The Bible says you shall know the truth and it shall make you free.

The quest minister is the man of God Apostle Abednego Mwarandu from Glorious Temple Church, Nairobi. This is a man God is using nationally and even inter nationally to teach the word and transform lives through His power.

He's also a son of one of the most powerful kingdom general, Bishop Dr Morris Mwarandu.

The meetings will be happening as from 5:30pm to 8:pm daily. Transport will be provided after the meetings to take people back to their homes safely. All are welcome in Jesus name. God bless you

NAROK LINE SERVICES SACCO LICENCE SUSPENDED BY NTSA

Narok line services sacco has nothing to smile about after National Transport &Safety Authority (NTSA) cracked the whip agaist the said sacco and order impounding any of its vehicle seen on the road pending the Licence suspension and clearence their after. Other suspended saccos include Mwingi Travelers, Kisumu Ahero Mowouk, Daima Connection and Sema stage sacco.

“What we will be doing is to call the saccos very soon, the management to explain their position because we will not wait until there is an accident for us to ban a sacco,” said the NTSA chairman Lee Kinyanjui said.

Among many cited reasons for the Suspension of the 5 saccos include:

1. Long observed overspeeding.  2.  High rate of tempering with speed gadgets
3. Arrogance and ignorance to traffic rules.

MAASAI LAIBON Predicted the birth of the late OLE NTIMAMA

William Ole Ntimama's birth was fore told by a Laibon to his Father the Late Koillapa Ntimama many years before he was born in 1927. The Laibon prophesied that two of his wives will give birth to sons on the same day.

William Ole Ntimama was born to Senkeinta Ntimama and he rose to be a great man. His facial complexion wasn't uniform; his right side was darker when the left was lighter. When he got annoyed, it is said a clear distinction would be seen on his face.

He led the Maa Community with might and was MP for 25 years, Cabinet Minister serving under two presidents & prime minister and a great family man.

We the Maasai believe that during an eclipse, a great man dies. It came to pass that this time it was Ntimama. We've mourned him for more than two weeks, and officially three days.

Yesterday 14th Sept 2016, we put him to rest in a decorated state function. Speaking, one of the elders said it will rain heavily after the event and as his body is lowered into the earth, and It Raining heavily in Narok. A true sign that Ntimama has been received well in heaven.

Fare thee well Kakuyiaa Bill Ole Ntimama.

Why you need to register as a voter and make Narok the better place

WHY REGISTER AS A VOTER?

Why should you register as a voter? Why should you vote?

For those with such questions, here are some great quotes to convince you on why you should register as a voter:

1. A vote is your weapon
A vote is like a rifle; its usefulness depends upon the character of the user

2. Show commitment to your country
Voting is the expression of our commitment to ourselves, one another this country and this world

3 Choices have consequences
Elections belong to the people. It’s their decision. If they decide to turn their back on the fire and burn their behinds, then they will just have to sit on their blisters.

4. Voting is your voice
Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.

5.Change
Politicians and diapers should be changed frequently and all for the same reason.

6.Are you smart? Get smart leaders
Those who are too smart to engage in politics are punished by being governed by those who are dumber.

7.Get involved
I have come to the conclusion that politics is too serious a matter to be left to the politicians.

8.Do not blame anyone later
Bad officials are elected by good citizens who do not vote.

9.Protection
A man without a vote is a man without protection.

10.Politics touches on your life
Just because you do not take an interest in politics, does not mean politics won’t take an interest in you.

Get registered as a voter in order to participate in the future elections.

MAASAI MARA UNIVERSITY STUDENTS PROTEST AS LECTURERS DOWN TOOLS OVER UPAID SALARIES

Maasai Mara University students in Narok County took to the streets on Thursday to protest the continued absence of lecturers from classrooms over a salary dispute.

Lecturers have boycotted parallel classes for the last three weeks citing a salary payment dispute with the institution’s management.

The tutors say they have not been paid from as long as 2013 and some are owed up to Sh2 million in arrears by the institution.

They have threatened to withhold examination results until the university settles their arrears.

Some of the striking lecturers who spoke to the Nation, said part-time tutors in at the university have not been paid for a long time, even after being asked to teach without pay for the last three years.

“How do you meet your financial obligations if you are working and you can’t be paid at the end of the month? We are tired and that is why we have downed our tools,” said the Secretary General of the Part Time Lecturers Association Mr Meshack Lagat.

Part-time lecturers have no union to present their grievances, making it difficult for them to push their case in a coordinated way.

Mr Joshua Karia said he started work in August 2013, under a deal that showed he would be paid Sh1,500 per hour for undergraduate classes.

He is now demanding over Sh2 million from the university in in unpaid salaries. “This cry of distress, expressed by a part-time lecturers in Narok, is not isolated. It represents the feelings of many other lecturers in different public universities in Kenya, we are being taken for a ride,” said Mr Karia.

Town campus students under the privately sponsored students’ programme who are among those affected by the strike staged a peaceful protest march to the Main campus situated at Total estate- three kilometers from Narok town.

They sought audience with the university’s vice chancellor Professor Mary Walingo who later addressed them at the university’s main campus, promising to address all their issues.

The students’ leaders Mr Justus Dikirr, Mr Moses Nkamasiai, and Mr Clement Nkaanti faulted the University for failing to pay the lecturers, arguing that it has collected more than Sh200 million in school fees.

"We are wondering why they are not being paid yet we have paid fees," said Mr Dikirr who led the demonstrations.

"The country and our parents must know we are being 'wasted' yet fees has been paid. Corruption is running the university; money meant to pay lecturers is stolen by senior officials." said Mr Dikirr.

SOURCE: DAILY NATION

You own a bike in Kilgoris?, Take care the thief is just next to you

Motor Bike BOXER (Blue in colour) registration KMDW 556V belonging to David Tiepoon which operates Shartuka kilgoris has been STOLEN in Kilgoris town today.

Speaking to narok media Boda Boda operators chairman Oloolmongi Seitai said the motor bike  has been traced to have gone to Narok via Esoit-Chebunyo-emarti ntulele-aitong where number plate was removed. The troops tracing  are still pursuing the thief.

The owner of the bike was offloading milk to his customers at nakuyiana Hotel that's when the thief disconnected the wiring at engine of the motor and swiftly drove towards kichinjio and to unkown destination.

More to follow

We have to unite as a people not as young vs old- advised Sunkuli

Let's preach peace & unity in our community, Julius Ole Sunkuli urges aspirants.

Its high time our aspirants come in terms with reality that unity our purpose matters.

Gone are days for people to talk of youths vs Old people  with theories that instill division in the ward.

Speaking at Osupuko at the burrial of the late Sintiya Kiranto, Hon Sunkuli urged residents to scrutinise aspirants to make sober conclusion for an inclusive leadership.

"Each every aspirant should preach peace & unity for the betterment of the future generations and a community without either youths or old people will fall and for us we should be honest in our aspirations to make all avenues of coming together materialise" Said Sunkuli

Narok YOUTHS & WOMEN TO BE EMPOWERED, SAYS HON SOIPAN

Hon soipan has launched Affirmative Action Fund for youths & women groups

Governor Tunai meets Tourism Minister to foster growth, Success and proper Tourism Relations

 BY AMOS SANINGO

Narok county Governor HE Samuel Tunai who is also the chairperson of the Tourism Sub Committee of the Council of Governors (CoG), Yesterday held a consultative meeting with the Cabinet Secretary for Tourism Hon. Najib Balala.

The meeting Anchored on the strength of the spirit and letter of the Intergovernmental Relations and the spirit of partnership in the success of governance at the National and County level.

Their deliberations centered on the development of functional institutional frameworks that can guide the working relationship between CoG and the ministry for the success in tourism across the counties and in Kenya at large.

The two have underscored the importance of the CoG having representatives in various Boards within the ministry to ensure that the CoG’s interests are catered for in policy formulation.

Governor further discussed the tourism task force report, with Hon. Balala assuring the CoG of the national government’s resolve to implement the report.

During the meeting various thematic issues popped up which include the issue of tourism Act, highlighted by the Cabinet Secretary, who assured the COG that proposed amendments would be factored in and a stakeholder meeting, where the views and concerns of the CoG will be considered.

The issue of licensing and taxes affecting the tourism players were also discussed where Hon. Balala accentuated the need for proper and structured dialogue between the two levels of government to avoid double taxation which only makes Kenya expensive for tourists, especially foreign tourists.

Regarding tourism product management within counties, Governor proposed that the ministry needs to assist counties (through the Council of Governors) with the technical support to create marketable tourism products within the respective counties.

The Council of Governors, through Tourism Committee, also requested the fast-tracking of the East Africa Open Skies policy which will make movement of tourism, both locally and internationally easier.

Hon Balala promised to form a ministerial team to meet with the CoG representatives and hold a brainstorming session where ideas will be shared on the best ways of handling the issues raised in the meeting.

NAROK OFFICE OF COUNTY MP THROUGH AFFIRMATIVE ACTION FUND TO SPONSOR SOCCER TOURNAMENT IN NAROK, SEARCH & PROMOTE TALENTS

Sport is the integral part in social economic empowerment the leadership of the County should rally our youths towards.

Much efforts are being seen towards achieving this sustainable goal as the office of Narok county women representative bring together all youths sports teams leaders & coordinators to have a way forward.

On Tuesday 28th June 2016 the Office of County MP, County Director of Sports, County FkF officials and countywide FkF coordinators held a successful meeting for the Narok County ASSDF soccer tournament set to roll soon and will be under the stewardship of Narok women representative to bringing youths together.

The meeting also created a forum to address the myriad challenges facing the sports sector in Narok.

Narok county ASSDF have chosen to take such road for a talent search initiatives among narok county youth and give every youths an opportunity to showcase his/her capabilities.

Narok county is home to many of Kenya’s and the world’s greatest athletes, thanks to its high altitude terrain and sporting talents.

It has brought honor and pride to Kenya and will continue to do so into the foreseeable future due to the large number of events, medals and trophies that have been won by the likes of David Rudisha from Kilgoris & Eli Manangoi from Ntulele, Alphas Kishoyian and many more.

The county ASSDF and Women representative office will work in handy with several self-help, youths and women groups
across the county which include faith-based and
community-based organizations to promote sport wise initiatives and talents to enable our youths prosper.

In pursuit of gender equality and involving both genders in development, building capacity on all talented individuals is paramount.

People with Disabilities (PWDs) and children also play a vital role in achieving collective development whose benefits is evenly distributed.

The County MP office intends to focus on sports & development,
sports activities enhancements, talents development and
mentorship programs, women, Youths, special needs groups and
youth empowerment, and culture promotion.

Apart from athletics for which the county is famed, the county government in conjunction with County MP office  will ensure all other suitable sports activities are nurture and developed through; nurturing infrastructure related to soccer, netball, rugby, handball, archery, volleyball, and indoor games such as pool, chess towards maximising on talents diversity amongst the county residents and establish and develop paragliding sites & Cyclist given the emergence of paragliding & cycling as a popular sport with the terrain of the county.

In the near future we also intends to establish and develop 1 sports academy by 2018 and initiate 1 annual international marathon event by 2018.

Governor Tunai pumps goodies worth sh 20 Million to Shaankoe ward on meet the people tour in Kilgoris

Today 28th June 2016 was a day kilgoris constituency have nodded in their history after the county Governor Samuel Tunai together with, County MCA's and other invited leaders attended a development & a meet the people tour in Shankoe ward in Kilgoris Constituency.

During the historic visit & tour  from Endoinyo Onkopit location to Olereko location both in Shankoe a total of Sh 20 Million were issued to various schools in ward which include a school bus to Shankoe Secondary school.

During the visit Hon Tunai also donated a weighing Machine worthy sh 12 Million to the farmers federations and further issued 600k  to sugarcane federations to  purchase the land where the county weigh bridge will be installed efforts which will make sure farmers get their real sugar tonnage,

Farmers federation applauded the governor move to intervene on their grievances saying they will not sell sugar cane to middle men.

''They must harvest cane from our farms first and we must be priorities'' said the chairman of the federation

"Development is our core priority and we will cooperate with the county Governor to make sure our constituents get the best of all." he added

Federation were happy with Governor commitmentto help them get fitted prices and value of their labour.

Tomorrow 29th June 2016 Governor will be in kilgoris town officiating and laying completion of kilgoris town Market structure before proceeding to sikawa to issue tittle deeds to the group ranches and issueing other developments funds to schools and other projects in keiyian ward.

Governor meets CEO Radio Africa on Constructive journalism, Cohesion & Progressive Partnership.

By Governor Samuel Kuntai Ole Tunai.

Today morning I was paid a courtesy call by the Chief Executive Officer of Radio Africa Group Mr. Patrick Quarcoo, during which time we discussed ways of creating a progressive partnership between the Narok County and the Media group.

"I impressed upon Mr. Quarcoo on the need for constructive journalism as a tool for social promotion, cohesion and empowerment in the social and political spaces in Kenya, just as much as in development issues in the country." Said Governor

"Our willingness to create a partnership is for purposes of enhancing development oriented discourse and sharing information to the general public on the growing transformation in Narok County, as well as articulating successes and achievements of devolution in the county and all around the country."  he added

Governor Tunai to officiate projects in Kilgoris & Opening mega Markets

H.E. Samuel Ole Tunai, Governor Narok County will be making a development tour to Shaankoe and Keyian wards 28 and 29th respectively.

Governor is transversing accross the county to all wards officiating & opening county government projects.

Today Tuesday 28/6/2016 the Governor will visit Endoinyo - Onkopit from 11am. He will visit Olereko on the same date at 1pm.

On Wednesday 29th the Governor will be at Kilgoris town from 10am. He will be at Sikawa the same date from 12pm.

Stay tuned for more here

NAROK COUNTY T9 HOST 4TH ANNUAL DEVOLUTION CONFERENCE

Narok County is the 2017 host of the 4th Annual Devolution Conference. The event will take place in Maassi Mara according to the Council of Governors (CoG).

”The 3rd Annual Devolution Conference was held in Meru County, and after a mutual agreement it was decided that the next Annual Devolution Conference will be held in the Maasai Mara in Narok County.”

The county which neighbours Nakuru, Kericho and Bomet counties will benefit immensely from the conference as businesses will be boosted, besides promoting the County’s tourism sector given that it is a tourism hub.

“For the first time ever, the Conference will be held in the Wild. A good number of delegates are expected to attend the world class conference,” said CoG.

The First, and Second Annual Devolution Conferences were held in Kwale and Kisumu counties respectively, giving host devolved units an opportunity to explore their potentials, entrepreneurship, tourism sectors and natural resources.

The events have also given small business owners and traders to earn profits by selling products or hiring services to the county governments, delegates and visitors, earning them profits.

REGISTERED VOTERS BY CONSTITUENCY IN NAROK COUNTY

033 – 177 KILGORIS 50,903
033 – 178 EMURUA DIKIRR 28,596
033 – 179 NAROK NORTH 59,657
033 – 180 NAROK EAST
29,209
033 – 181 NAROK SOUTH 49,884
033 – 182 NAROK WEST 44,489

KAJIADO COUNTY

034 – 183 KAJIADO NORTH 101,275
034 – 184 KAJIADO CENTRAL 39,538
034 – 185 KAJIADO EAST 71,482
034 – 186 KAJIADO WEST 45,833
034 – 187 KAJIADO SOUTH 46,218

A Man killed in love triangle in Narok South

A man was stabbed and killed  in a case of love triangle in Narok South on Friday.

Weldon  Kirui, 25, found a rival in the rented house of his 28-year-old lover Faith Lelei at Triangle trading centre leading to a bitter exchange.

Consequently, Mr Kirui was stabbed several times in the abdomen and chest with a kitchen knife and died on the spot.

According to Narok county police commander Mr Jilo Galgalo, Mr Kirui visited the woman’s house at 11pm and was angered to find her with another man, Mathew Kiplangat, 22.

The two men traded insults which degenerated into a fight. The suspect, who was saved by the police from angry villagers who wanted to lynch him, is in custody.

New appointments by President Uhuru Kenyatta

1. Philip Nzamba Kitonga, Chairperson, Council for Legal Education

2. Ronald Osumba, Chairperson, Youth Enterprise Development Fund

3. Dr. Francis Kipkurui Sang, Chairperson Betting Control & Licensing Board

4. Raphael Tuju, Chairperson, Lake Basin Development Authority (LBDA)

5. Prof. Michael Bowen, Chairperson, Industrial Development Bank

6. Maj. Gen. (Rtd) Julius Waweru Karangi, Chairperson, Kenya Airports Authority

7. Deborah Bubi, Chairperson, Youth Advisory Board

8. Ramadhan Seif Kajembe, Chairperson, Kenya Ferry Services

9. Dr. Rashid A. Aman, Chairperson, Kenya National Commission for UNESCO

10.Dr. David Wamamili Wanyonyi, Chairperson Kenya Tsetse and Trypanosomiasis Eradication Council (KENTTEC)

11.Mwambu Muliro, Chairperson, Kenya Utalii College

12.Eng. Sammy Tangus, Chairperson, Kenya Yearbook Editorial

13.Dr. Wycliffe Omurwayi, Chairperson, Kenya Plant Health Inspectorate Services

14.(Eng.) David Nduhiu Muthoga, Vice- Chairperson, Kenya Medical Training College

15.Angeline Yiamiton Siparo, Chairperson, National AIDS Control Council

16.Noah Katana Ngala, Chairperson, Kenya National Library Services

17.Wilfred Sang, Chairperson, Postal Corporation of Kenya

18.Patrick Osero, Chairperson, Tourism Finance Corporation

19.Bifwoli Wakoli, Chairperson, Agricultural Development Corporation

20.Prof. Michael Chege, Chairperson, NEPAD

21.Jenifer Shamalla, Council Member, NEPAD

22.Micheal Muia Kisilu, Council Member, NEPAD

23.Lucy Yinda, Chairperson, Street Families Rehabilitation Trust

24.Dr. Paula Kahumbu, Chairperson, National Museums of Kenya

25.John Mututho, Chairperson, Transport Licensing Appeals Board

26.Alice May Kirenge, Board Member, LAPSSET Corridor Development Authority

27.Fauziya B. Karama, Board Member LAPSSET Corridor Development Authority

28.James Wachira Board Member LAPSSET Corridor Development Authority

29.Ali Dida Abkula Board Member LAPSSET Corridor Development Authority

30.Mark Dunford Board Member, The Kenya Utalii College

31.Charity Selina Kisotu, Chairperson Insurance Tribunal

32. Kazungu Kambi Chairperson, National Government Constituency Development Fund(Subject to parliamentary approval)

Governor Tunai gives Sh15 Million to Schools, Youths & Women groups in Narok South

GOVERNOR GIVES 15 MILLION TO SCHOOLS, YOUTH AND WOMEN GROUPS IN NAROK SOUTH

Narok Governor Samuel Tunai yesterday gave ksh15 million to schools, women, youth and people living with disabilities groups in Melelo and Ololulunga wards of Narok South.

The Governor, who was on a development tour of the area, met with residents of Olmekenyu area of Melelo ward before proceeding to Ololoipangi in Ololulunga ward.

Later, he addressed a well attended rally at Ololoipangi Primary School where he gave ksh1.5 million for the construction of girls and boys dormitories at Ololoipangi Secondary school – and a further 1 million towards the construction of two classrooms at Ololoipangi Primary school.

In his address, Governor Tunai assured the residents of his determination to take develop to all parts of the county and cautioned them against being swayed by selfish politicians who are out to gain for themselves at the expense of development.

Governor Tunai was accompanied by Deputy Governor Evalyn Aruasa, Melelo MCA Lekuta Ole Sulunye and Sogoo MCA Moses Cheruiyot

Besides Osinoni declaration, KONCHELLAH declare to defend his seat 2017

#UASINGISHU OSINONI DECLARATION MADE KILGORIS MP G. S. KONCHELLAH APPEAR TO ROAR,

Be as it may, I think osinoni declaration that endorse Ole Siparo did without the consent of Sitelu. However, the move is a sign of boldness & Change rediations lingering.

The second thought however may be; Sitelu may be aware of that game which will bring to "law of power" that Says "CONTROL THE OPTIONS" which KONCHELLAH may be applying.

The best deceptions are the ones that seem to give the other person a choice: Your victims feel they are in control,
but are actually your puppets.

Give people options that come out in your favor whichever one they choose. Force them to make choices between the lesser of two evils, both of which serve your purpose. Put them on the horns of a dilemma, Colour the choices, Alter the playing field & Force the Resister.

● They are gored wherever they turn.
● They are often a matter of a choice simply between A and B, with the rest of the alphabet out of the picture.
● As long as the faintest mirage of choice flickers on, they rarely focus on the missing options.
● They "choose" to believe that the game is fair, and that we have their freedom.

     _THE END JUSTIFY THE MEAN_

NAROK BAPTIST CHURCH TO HOST "OPEN HEAVEN PRAYER SUMMIT" 12TH - 19TH JUNE 2016- Dont Miss

Open Heaven Prayer Summit is an assembly of prayer warriors at Narok Baptist Church hosted by Rev Sam Moonka and the entire NBC family, as from the 12th to the 19th June 2016.

Narok Baptist Church Senior Pastor Rev Sam Moonka says the Summit will revolutionize the church in Narok and raise an alter of prayer in the city. Words Bishop Julius Tinkoi of GRC Ngong affirms strongly saying the Prayer summit organised by Narok Baptist Church is timely.

Beside, the church runs a leading production studio (nbc records) and a school (Narok Baptist school). The studio is currently the best music production studio in the Narok and the number of school going children is tremendously growing due to the good values and teachings being thought at the NBC Centre.

The church also has a dedicated team of Young and Saved youths who have always committed their time in visiting the street families, refuge centres and less fortunate in Narok, dining, playing and praying together and instilling hope to them that all is not lost and with God everything is possible.

The coming Open heaven prayer summit  from 12th-19th next week will be a week of prayer and powerful teachings by the man of God Apostle Julius Suubi founder of Highway of holiness international and Senior Pastor Exploits Worship Center Nairobi.

Apostle Suubi is a man being used by God powerfully nationally and internationally to specially raise an alter of prayer and equipping the body of Christ through prayer.

The event will have many pastors and church leaders from all over the country attending.

You are all welcome.

Acts 6:4... '' we will give ourselves completely to prayer and the ministry of the word ''.

Hon SOIPAN among presidential select committee to provide solution on IEBC stalemate

IEBC stalemate has been the top agenda in our country for a while now, Cord want dialogue as jubilee want constitutionalism applied.

The President has now appointed 12 - Member committee from MPs and senators to lead the talks and finaly reach amicable solutions of IEBC

Congratulations Hon. Soipan, our able Women Rep on being appointed to the 11-member Presidential Select Committee to provide a sober and legal direction on the IEBC stalemate.

Jubilee nominee's to Joint Select Committee are;-

1.Hon.Kiraitu Murungi
2.Hon.Kipchumba Murkomen
3.Hon.Elachi
4.Hon.Fatuma Dullo
5.Hon.Cecile Mbarire
7.Hon.Naomi Shaaban
8.Hon.Moses Kuria
9.Hon.Jimmy Angweyi
10. Hon.Jomo Ben Washiali
11.Hon.Eng. Mohammed Mahmoud
12. Hon Soipan Tuya

Godbless you Soipan as you steer our country and county in the right direction!!

LAW LOCKS OUT POLITICIANS WITHOUT DEGREE & MCAs from vyieng

The National Assembly’s Legal Affairs Committee has adopted proposed amendments by the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission.

The amendments say that all contestants for seats in the bicameral Parliament should be holders of at least a university degree – attained at least five years before an election.

The Elections Laws (Amendment) Bill, spearheaded by the committee chaired by Ainabkoi MP Samuel Chepkong’a, also wants MCAs be diploma holders in 2017, and degree holders in subsequent polls, a requirement that has sparked controversy.

The law currently states that one should have post-graduate qualifications, a provision the IEBC views as ambiguous.

In 2012, more than half of the lawmakers nearly locked themselves out of contention after they approved a section in the Elections Act, requiring aspirants for the presidential, governor and parliamentary seats to be degree holders.

However, the law was later amended to provide that MPs and senators only require “a post-secondary education”, a terminology the IEBC says is ambiguous.

Sammy Oyie to vie narok senator 2017

Narok county politics is rapidly shaping into an issue far from status quo that has dominated the county for decades, the politics of who you know is sharply metamorphosing to a politics of who we are.

The youths of narok county are seemingly driving their light from perceptions of being swayed to independent mind youths.

To politics as it may, One Youth Sammy Ole Oyie from Melili ward who is also the former Chairman Kenya Maasai Students Association has declared interest for narok senatorial seat comes 2017.

Oyie is an alumni of Nairobi university having majored a bachelor degree in political science and international relations and has argued that he has huge knowledge on political sphere and will not be a hard task to proof narok county needs him than anyone else.

Sammy Oyie has standed ahead of the crowd and spark million of light arrays going against the odds and assured the youths of narok that with their support and unity Narok will not be the same come 2017.

He said that come what may as to what democracy means his name will be in the ballot to oversight the county government of Narok at the upper house.

Addressing Narok media after meeting youths drawn from all corners of the county, Oyie said he has stand to make an appeal to the electorate that he is the best man suited to address youths agendas and ideologies and he will not let down the youths of narok comes electioneering period.

"I am a learned guy from the surbubs of narok town, raised and schooled here, i know major problems facing our people ranging from poor oversight role being exhebited now, governance wrangle to unemployment quagmire within the youths, i will push the youth agenda to the very end to see emancipation of our fellow youths to see light" He added.

Sammy spoke at length on why he has chosen that path argueing  the he has widely consulted family and friends who has so far okayed him to go for to senate narok county 2017.

On party coalitions, Harrison Yunik Naikumi who is also aspiring for Melili Ward MCA 2017 said youths will make an historic team building to make sure victory is assured 2017. He cautioned Aspirants who neglect youths that this coming election is their answer.

"Those people aspiring the Gubernatorial seat minus youths approval are invain." said Harrison

Apart from being one of the longest-serving African heads of states, President Robert Mugabe is known for his witty and sometimes foolish quotes.

1. Any man who successfully convinces a monkey that honey is sweeter than banana, is capable of selling condoms to a Roman father.
2. Dear ladies, if your boyfriend didn’t wish you a happy Mother’s Day or sing Sweet Mother for you, you should stop breastfeeding him.
3. He who swallows a complete coconut has absolute trust in his anus.
4. Dear sisters, don’t be deceived by a man who texts you “I miss you” only when it’s raining, because you are not an umbrella.
5. Swimming pool is more useful than Liverpool.
6. If over 15 guys have sucked your breasts, you don’t need to call those things “your breasts”. It’s called COW BELL, OUR MILK! Repeat after me, OUR MILK!
7. It’s hard to bewitch African girls these days. Every time you take a piece from her hair to the witch doctor, either a Brazilian innocent woman gets mad or a factory in China catches fire.
8. All I hear always is, ‘No sex before marriage?’ If that was God’s plan, then you would receive your penis or vagina on your wedding day.
9. The only warning Africans take serious is LOW BATTERY.
10. Men sucking lady’s breast is normal because the act was learnt in childhood when they were young but the act of lady’s sucking men’s d*ck is what baffles me. Where did they learn it from?
11. Whenever things seem to start going well in your life, the Devil comes along and gives you a ‘girlfriend’.
12. When your clothes are made of cassava leaves, you don’t take a goat as a friend.
13. If you have attended over 100 weddings in your life and are still single, you are not different from a canopy.
14. Dating a slim/slender guy is cool. The problem is when you are lying on his chest then his ribs draw Adidas lines on your face.
15. If you are ugly, you are ugly. Stop talking about inner beauty because men don’t walk around with X-rays to see inner beauty.
16. Respect pregnant women because it’s not easy walking around with evidence that you’ve had sex.
17. Some of the girls of today can’t even jog for five minutes but they expect a guy to last in bed with you for two hours? Your level of selfishness demands a one-week crusade.
18. I stopped trusting ladies when my class three girlfriend left me for another boy all because he bought a sharpener with a mirror.
19. Nothing makes a woman more confused than being in a relationship with a “broke” man who’s extremely good in bed.
20. Witchcraft is when a 24-year-old girl who cannot jog for five minutes expects a 40-year-old man to last for one hour in bed.
21. Being dumped by a dark-skinned girl is the worst thing ever, because anytime you get home and see charcoal, you become emotional.
22. Women with beauty and no brains, it is your private parts that will suffer the most.
23. When one’s goat gets missing, the aroma of a neighbour’s soup gets suspicious.
24. It’s better for a man to be stingy with his money because he hustled for it than a woman to deny you a hole she didn’t drill.
25. Even Satan wasn’t gay; he approached naked Eve instead of naked Adam. Say no to same-sex marriage.
26. If you are a married man and you find yourself attracted to schoolgirls, just buy your wife a school uniform.
27. It is every man’s dream to remove a woman’s pant one day but NOT when it’s on a drying line.
28. Virginity is the best wedding gift any man would receive from his newlywed wife but lately, there’s nothing as such any longer because it’ll have already been given out as a Birthday gift, token of Appreciation, Job assurance, Church collection, Examination marking schemes and for Lorry fares!”
29. Treat every part of your towel nicely because the part that wipes your buttocks today will wipe your face tomorrow.
30. We are living in a generation where people “in love” are free to touch each others’ private parts but cannot touch each others’ phones because they’re “private”.
31. Sometimes you look back at girls you spent money on rather than send it to your mum and you realise witchcraft is real.
32. If President Barack Obama wants me to allow marriage for same-sex couples in my country(Zimbabwe), he must come here so that I marry him first.
33. South Africans will kick down a statue of a dead white man but won’t even attempt to slap a live one. Yet they can stone to death a black man simply because he’s a foreigner.
34. What is the problem? We now have aeroplanes which can take them back quicker than the ships used by their ancestors.
35. Mr Bush, Mr Blair and now Mr Brown’s sense of human rights precludes our people’s right to their God-given resources, which in their view must be controlled by their kith and kin. I am termed dictator because I have rejected this supremacist view and frustrated the neocolonialists.
36. Cigarette is a pinch of tobacco rolled in a piece of paper with fire on one end and a fool on the other end.
37. A brave man is he who has a running stomach and still wants to flatulate.
38. Journalist: Sir, don’t you think 89 years would be a great time to retire as a President? Mugabe: Have you ever asked the Queen this question or is it just for African leaders?
39. Interviewer: Mr President, when are you bidding the people of Zimbabwe farewell? Robert: Where are they going?
40. My dear ladies, please don’t buy a selfie stick when your armpit itself needs a shaving stick.

Kakamega residents oppose Gov. Oparanya

Residents of Kakamega have opposed plans by the county government to fund funeral expenses for the late Soita Shitanda . Led by Dennis Weche, Musa Ekaya, and Ibrahim Muchelule, they argue that it is illegal and illogical to use tax payers' money to foot funeral expenses of the former minister. While consoling Shitanda's family, Kakamega Governor Wycliffe Oparanya said his government will cater for medical and funeral expenses to give the late politician a decent send-off.

Road works in narok town, Silencing Governor Tunai Critics.

Like as he promised during the launch of #TejoOlami, the dream and Governor Tunai's mission to tarmack narok town 40km road is coming to pass.

With the surbubs of narok town the Road work, construction of calveats and road gravelling has been the order of the day with presence of heavy machines, caterpillars and lorries with specialised manpower manning several roads in narok town.

This among other key projects are the one giving Governor Tunai critics a hard time to showcase their abilities in questioning county government.

The critics have been riding on a narative that roads will remain the same, and floods will be the order, the hypothesis has however been proven futile and the mere allegations didn't stand the test of time.

LAWYER Oiboo Morintat selected Mandela Washington Fellow 2016 to represent Kenya in USA on YOUNG LEADERSHIP PROGRAMME

Oiboo Peter Morintat is one of Kilgoris parliamentary MP aspirant
Oiboo applauded the move by USA of selecting him to be one of Mandela Washington fellow 2016.
Mandela Washington Fellowship comprises of young team of young African leaders.

The programme starts in July to August 2016.

Below is OIBOO SPEECH!

""I am delighted and humbled to write to you today.

I am glad to let you know that your son - Morintat Peter Oiboo- has been honoured by the USA Government and selected as a Mandela Washington Fellow (MWF), 2016, a flagship programme by the POTUS Barack Hussein Obama dubbed the Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI).

This is a rare and welcome recognition for the people of KCW, Kilgoris Constituency and Narok County.

MWF fellows are selected from exceptional Young African Leaders who have demonstrated outstanding leadership in business and entrepreneurship, public & civil service leadership; Young leaders whose accolades and experience have distinguished them as Africa's most influential young leaders.

President Obama launched YALI in 2010 to support young African leaders as they spur business growth and prosperity and strengthen democratic governance and leadership in business, politics, public service and NGOs.

In the coming days, weeks and months, from 17th June to 5th August, together with other fellows from around the World, I will be participating in the YALI fellowship events including residency Fellowship at Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois.

The fellowship will culminate in a 4 day summit hosted by President Obama in Washington, DC.

I am humbled to participate and bring home the treasured, democratic ideals that the U.S. is famed for.

I take this leadership pilgrimage with hopes of lighting the many young people's aspirations on leadership roles in different capacities in this country. 

This MWF fellowship could not have come at a better time; At this defining moment when I have declared my candidacy for the office of MP, Kilgoris Constituency, it'll definitely give me the tools of service to come back and serve the people I love so dearly - with integrity.

I look forward to hearing from you on the goodwill messages that I should convey on your behalf to President Obama and the American people.

My endeavour  is to be your goodwill ambassador, by representing Kilgoris Constituency, Narok County and Kenya with honour.

Thank you. God bless you all. God bless Kilgoris Constituency."

Governor Tunai raises sh 3 million for narok south women Groups in Sogoo ward.

Governor Samuel Tunai on Thursday, May 19, led leaders and residents of Sogoo in raising 3 million for women groups. In a colorful event at Siwot Primary School, the Governor donated 2 million to the various women groups and encouraged them to continue their commendable efforts in social organization and economic empowerment.

The Governor was accompanied by among others, Deputy Governor Evalyn Aruasa, County Women MP Soipan Tuya and area MCA, Moses Cheruiyot.

SOGOO WARD RECEIVE SH 12 MILLION DEVELOPMENT MONEY FROM GOVERNOR TUNAI

SOGOO SCHOOLS GET Sh12 M FROM COUNTY GOVERNMENT

Eight schools in Sogoo are having an exceptionally good week thanks to a 6.2 million financial boost from the County Government. The schools received cheques of various amounts from County Governor Samuel Tunai on Thursday May 19.

Tumoyot and Emitik primary schools got 800K each, while Siwot, Kwalela, Menet and Tiritab Angwan primary schools got 700K each.  Sogoo primary school got 1 million and the only secondary school in the list, Siwot secondary school, got 800K.

Deputy Governor Evalyn Aruasa, Narok County Women MP Soipan Tuya and area MCA Moses Cheruiyot joined the Governor in handing over the funds which will be used to construct or renovate classrooms and other infrastructure in the various schools.

Governor also gave money for gravelling and construction of roads in the ward and also main road from Lulunga- Melelo-Sogoo road worth 5 Million.

The total money Governor issued yesterday was sh 12 million and promised to commit resource for all wards in the county. He said his administration was fully aware of its pledges in 2013 and will strive to achieve all.

Government bans prayer days and Visiting day in schools

There will be no more visiting days in boarding schools in third term, Education Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang'i has said.

Prayer days and mid terms have also been abolished.

Dr Matiang'i said on Wednesday that the move is aimed at curbing cheating in KCPE and KCSE examinations.

Over 5,000 2015 KCSE results were canceled over malpractices.

Prior and during the exams, exam questions circulated on social media, a phenomenon that raised concern among Education stakeholders and Kenyans over the credibility of the national exams.

In March 2016, Kenya National Examination Council (Knec) board was disbanded by Dr Matiang'i over widespread exam malpractices.

Former University of Nairobi Vice-Chancellor Prof George Magoha was appointed as the new chairman of the board.

He replaced Prof Kabiru Kinyanjui, who was sacked. The government also ordered the arrest of the council’s chief executive officer Joseph Kivilu and eight other senior officer over examination irregularities.

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Anti-IEBC Demonstration to continue untill Jubilee agree to Dialogue- Says Raila

By Raila Odinga

MEETING WITH THE CLERGY: ANTI-IEBC DEMOS TO CONTINUE UNTIL A PUBLIC COMMITMENT BY JUBILEE TO DIALOGUE

FOUNDATION

The basis of all our action is premised on the very first article  of our constitution which states, “All sovereign power belongs to the people of Kenya and shall be exercised only in accordance with this Constitution”.

The constitution then, after first declaring that the people can exercise this sovereignty directly, donates that sovereignty to “democratically elected representatives” by saying that the people could also exercise their sovereignty through them.

To emphasize to these representatives that they are only agents of the people, the constitution proceeds to tell each and every institution what its work is, how it must be carried out and the principles that must guide that institution when it carries out its work.

BACKGROUND

1. PARLIAMENTARY ROUTE

A common misconception currently prevailing in certain sections of society is that once people set up institutions, they lose all power over any issues that are meant to be resolved by those institutions.

Yet modern progressive constitutions are very clear that the people are the ultimate authority over any institution set up in the constitution.

Unfortunately, under the Jubilee Administration, this trust bestowed upon institutions has been betrayed many times over. Very little regard is given to our national values and principles when institutions are exercising the sovereignty donated to them by the people. Parliament has been particularly notorious. Using its majority in the Houses, the Jubilee administration has used Parliament to pass laws and motions that compromise the interests of the people on whose behalf Parliament exercises the legislative authority of the Republic.

This is how the National Assembly came to dismiss a petition that was filed against the commissioners of the IEBC for mismanagement and corruption.

The petition, filed by Mr Wafula Buke mid-2014, laid out various charges against the commissioners, which alleged that they had failed in their work and that they had been corrupt. Mr. Buke’s petition was buried in accusations that he had been sent by CORD to fight the commissioners and in the end he was never accorded serious consideration. Jubilee marshaled its numbers in the House and threw out the petition. The contents of Mr Buke’s petition never made it to the platform of national debate.

There is now before the National Assembly a report of the Public Accounts Committee that has found chairman Isaack Hassan, commissioners Thomas Letangule and Mohamed Alawi guilty of interfering with the procurement of these devices.

The committee also wants full investigations launched against Hassan, the Commission’s CEO Ezra Chiloba and the eight commissioners for the loss of KSh4 billion of taxpayers’ money.

But like it did with the Buke petition, Parliament is again likely to betray the people and decide the fate of the report based on the political interests of Jubilee.

2. THE ETHICS AND ANTIC-CORRUPTION ROUTE

Parliament is not the only forum in which the people are being betrayed by institutions to whom they have donated their sovereignty. The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission has obstinately refused to charge Hassan and his co-commissioners who participated in ChickenGate with corruption, despite the fact the existing evidence has successfully prosecuted the bribe-givers in a London court.

Is it to mean then that the people are helpless? Is it conceivable that the people who empowered the institutions to work for them have now to sit helplessly and watch as these institutions betray them? Could the servants have now become more important than the masters?

3. POPULAR REFORM

As a Coalition, we thereafter made the resolution to pursue electoral  reform through popular initiative, an effort we dubbed ‘Okoa Kenya.’ We constituted a Committee of Experts comprising of some of the best legal minds in the country that drafted Okoa Kenya Constitution Amendment Bill. We collected a total of 1.6 million signatures on the backdrop of this bill. This was 600,000 above the constitutional threshold. These signatures were duly submitted for verification as registered voters as provided for in the law.

It is important to note that the IEBC as a commission was subject of the proposed bill. The Commission then sat on the collected signatures beyond the ninety day period provided for in law until agitation on our part prompted their action. They began verification after the ninety day period. Prior to the announcement of the outcome of the process, several key Jubilee officials including National Assembly Majority Leader Hon. Aden Duale and TNA Chairman Hon. Johnson Sakaja came out publicly to claim that the signatures submitted were fake. These legislators even went as far as giving the break-down of the numbers. The IEBC later came out and confirmed the position put forward by Jubilee dismissing 1.6 million signatures on what can best be described as flimsy grounds. The route of popular initiative was effectively scuttled by the IEBC under dubious circumstances. Kenyans were left wondering how Jubilee knew details of the Commission’s resolution before the Commission made public its findings.

PEACEFUL PICKETING

Our constitution foresaw such possibilities and provided the now-greatly-talked-about rights under Articles 37.

Under Article 37, every Kenyan is given a right to assemble, demonstrate, picket and present petitions to public authorities.

The purpose of this right is so that the people can communicate to the institution involved their feelings about the actions and decisions of that institution. They are able to communicate what they expect from the institution and also demonstrate the levels of their emotions about the failures of the institution.

And that is why we are leading Kenyans in peaceful picketing. We intend to use this constitutional route to tell the commissioners of the IEBC that they must resign as they have failed in their duty and the public has no faith whatsoever in their ability to be impartial in a political contest in which we are contestants.

Our peaceful picketing is meant to further communicate to Parliament that the issue of the IEBC commissioners cannot be decided on a partisan basis to achieve selfish political objectives.

Moreover, our peaceful picketing is meant to communicate to the Jubilee Administration that it cannot protect the commissioners of the IEBC from the law and from a moral and conscientious duty to resign and expect that Cord will foolishly accept to participate in another election conducted by them.

Ultimately,  we are leading peaceful pickets to tell all Kenyans that they must not sit back and watch their sovereignty abused and their aspirations betrayed by an irresponsible and unaccountable regime. That is why we are returning to the streets on Monday. We are confident that the constitution is on our side as we demonstrate and we will remain defiant and undeterred by the violent reactions of the police towards us.

BRITAM POST SH 1 BILLION LOSS FOR 2015

Financial services group Britam Holdings has sunk into a Sh1 billion net loss for 2015 weighed down by poor performance of the Nairobi Securities Exchange that hit its equity assets.

The company which had in 2014 made a net profit of Sh2.5 billion said a downturn in the performance of the securities market led to a loss of Sh2.8 billion last year on its financial assets at fair value compared to a gain of Sh4.1 billion in the previous year.

Britam Holdings is among 18 other listed firms in Kenya that had issued a profit warning for the 2015 trading period. In 2014, only 11 companies had issued profit warnings, a pointer to the tough environment companies faced last year.

Data from the NSE shows investors lost Sh250 billion last year as a result of the market's bear run compared to 2014. The value of their wealth as measured by market capitalisation dropped to Sh2.05 trillion in 2015 from Sh2.30 trillion a year before, the end-year statistics by the NSE indicate.

Despite the poor returns from its equity investments, Britam recorded a 38 per cent rise in revenue to Sh20.3 billion from Sh14.7 billion in 2014. Revenue from insurance business grew by 40 per cent to Sh19.6 billion from Sh14 billion previously.

Income from property investments increased by 31 per cent to Sh4.6 billion from Sh3.5 billion. The holding company's assets rose by seven per cent to a total value of Sh77.6 billion.

KCB LOSES BID TO BUY CHASE BANK TO QATARI LENDER

KENYA's largest lender by assets, KCB Group, has reportedly lost its bid to purchase distressed Chase Bank.

KCB is said to have come in third from four bids the Central Bank of Kenya received for purchase of the SME lender.

Chase Bank went down after misreported insider loans caused depositors to make a run on it.

Qatari lender, QNB, the second largest bank in Africa and the Middle East, is said to be the front runner to take over Chase Bank.

If it is successful, it will take over an entity with an enviable portfolio of small businesses that other banks have been angling for to drive their growth.
Rand Merchant Bank of South Africa was reportedly second in the bid with KCB coming in third. CBK has yet to formally make any official announcement regarding the matter but insiders indicate QNB may get the nod.

Chase shareholders have been pushing for CBK to bring in someone to run the bank rather than go the Good Bank - Bad Bank way which they feel would destroy the lender.

Also being mentioned is French lender BNP Paribas but this is seen as a long shot with few European lenders seeking to expand on the continent. Nedbank SA has equally been mentioned as a possible candidate.

OPARANYA VS WETANGULA

GOVERNOR WYCLIFFE OPARANYA ASKS FORD KENYA TO FOLD UP: 

I take serious issue with Hon Moses Wetangula’s weekend call to the Luhya community to join Ford- Kenya and reject any politician who is not in this party. 

That statement goes against the spirit of the coalition and raises questions about Hon Wetangula’s commitment to CORD and why the coalition should back him when he is wrecking, undermining and weakening it from within. 

As ODM Deputy Party Leader, I wish to let Hon Wetangula know that ODM is the party with the largest following and highest number of elected leaders in Western Kenya. It is a fact that Ford Kenya has only three elected MPs in all of former Western Province. There is a problem when big rivers begin to join small rivers. 

I therefore advise anyone from this region who wants to ascend to national leadership, including Hon Wetangula, to join ODM instead of fighting it. 

I also wish to remind Hon Wetangula that when the Luhya community rallied behind ODM leader Raila Odinga and Musalia Mudavadi and won elections in 2007, he is one of the people who teamed up with Mt Kenya colleagues to frustrate and steal that victory. At that time, even our neighbours from the Rift Valley had teamed up with us to form a formidable western alliance that would have kept power in this region. 

The stolen ODM victory was the clearest path for the Luhya community to get the Presidency. Raila would certainly have handed over power to Musalia Mudavadi whom he proceeded to make a Deputy Prime Minister under the Grand Coalition Government in addition to making Hon Kenneth Marende the best Speaker of the National Assembly that Kenya has had. 
In Kenya’s highly tribal politics, ODM, which is the single largest party in the country, offers the best chance for the Luhya community to ascend to power. Our best bet as a community is to stay in ODM and position ourselves to use it to ascend to power. Kenya is big, divided and complex. We will navigate it using a large party that has learnt the art of navigation, not through a party struggling in one or two counties. Our community will follow an arrangement that enhances its chances and uplifts rather than diminishes the stature of its leaders. Wetangula should fold up Ford Kenya and join the community in ODM. Good leaders listen to and follow their people. 

H.E WYCLIFFE OPARANYA; 
ODM DEPUTY PARTY LEADER 
GOVERNOR; 
COUNTY OF KAKAMEGA. 
KAKAMEGA; 
APRIL 11, 2016 

PANIC as Love goes sour in MAASAI MARA UNIVERSITY

A third year student studying Computer science in Maasai Mara University has been found murdered in her room.

Emmy Jelimo was found dead by her friends this morning in a cube shared by two,it has been reported.

According to reports from her close friends,the murder is alleged to his Ex  boyfriend who has not been named for security reasons.

Her rummate who they share the room with at Manyatta,a residential place,said the murdered had 'exiled' her and this death stands mysterious to her.

"We have been close friends with Emmy.Yesterday she sent me to exile till this morning when I came back and discovered her death,"
"its mysterious to me but somebody must be behind it,"said the lady who pleaded anonymity

Police have launched a probe to establish the cause of the student's death and whoever is convicted will be apprehended.

Nairobi county Speaker Alex Sanaika Ole Magelo opposes mau forest excision

Nairobi assembly speaker Alex Magelo has faulted the Cabinet's proposal to cut off 17,000 hectares of the Maasai Mau forest.

He urged the government to shelve the plans because "it did not involve all stakeholders before coming up with the decision".

Speaking to press on phone yesterday, Magelo said the Maasai community will invade the forest to safeguard the forest if the state does not shelve its plans.

“It is disrespectful for the community, which has protected the forest. The state to come up with plans and cut out a section of the forest with the plans to resettle squatters. Even the Maasai community has squatters but it should be protected with all cost,” said a tough talking Magelo.

The speaker said if the government was serious with the conservation, they should have involved community because they have lived to protect it.

IF THERE IS NOTHING TO HIDE; SIMPLY PUBLISH THE NAMES OF CORD'S REFERENDUM SIGNATURES ; Johnson Sakaja TELLS IEBC

Our attention has been drawn to remarks made by CORD leadership today with respect to the verification of signatures presented to the IEBC purportedly in support of the Okoa Kenya referendum drive.

Once again the leadership of cord has tried to draw a nexus between the IEBC and Jubilee in their now monotonous chorus that IEBC is Jubilee and Jubilee is IEBC.

Provisions relating to the amendment of the Constitution are very clearly provided for in the law. One of the requirements in the law is that any effort to amend the constitution by means of a referendum must be supported by at least 1 million signatures.

We reiterate and assert our position that the IEBC cannot purport to verify signatures without involving the public as the IEBC does not have a repository of sample/ specimen signatures of voters.

We demand that the IEBC do publish to the public the names and signatures presented to them by CORD for the PEOPLE themselves to verify if indeed they appended their signatures in support of the referendum drive or if these signatures were procured fraudulently.

(We also note that in their press conference, CORD did not denounce the possibility of fake signatures; their only question is how did we know).

It is neither for Jubilee to determine the veracity of the signatures nor is it in the position of the IEBC to verify signatures they do not have.

IF THERE IS NOTHING TO HIDE; SIMPLY PUBLISH THE NAMES.

Governor Tunai to tour Emurua Dikirr, Mogondo ward next week, Ngeno home turf

In his recent tours to several wards in narok county, Governor Tunai has shown his plans to get fulfill his campaign pledges.

Governor has been to several wards inspecting projects and commissioning other projects worth million of shillings.

In his remarks, Tunai has said that he his committed to do what he pledged in 2013 campaigns.

Last week he commissioned projects of water and schools in ololmasani ward with a whooping Sh70 million.

Next week Tunai will be in Mogondo ward to commission and inspect county government projets and meeting youths and women in Ngong home turf.

Mogondo MCA Hon Mibei KK has hinted to us that the tour will spell out any rumours going round and affirm that Mogondo residents stands with Governor Tunai.

He his Facebook page Hon Mibei says the visit will be a two day tour.

Here is Mibei message

Hon. Mibei KK
"With pleasure do I wish to inform my Mogondo Ward people that we are having tentative  governor's developmental tour on this 23rd (Wednesday) and 24th (Thursday) in our ward.In large numbers do I ask you to turn up for reception and witness rocking-impact , well planned and coordinated mission.At the functions will you know the destination I promised you during our campaign period.Come one...come all to be part of the team."

HON WILLY BARAKA MTENGO FANTASTIC PARLIAMENTARY MAIDEN SPEECH THAT SILENCED JUBILEE MPs

Mr. Speaker Sir, Thank you very much for this opportunity.

Ladies and gentlemen, members of this August house, It is not every day in Kenya that we get an opportunity to address such a historic body. A body made “Historic” by the great men and women that have passed through these doors over the years. Men and women, borne of the unique honor to represent the people of Kenya, whether young or old, poor or wealthy, privileged or oppressed, or as has recently come to be, Jubilee or CORD.

I come to you today, as a proud son of Malindi constituency in Kilifi County, proud of my heritage but burdened by the history of my people. Elated at our victory, but laden by the unfortunate circumstances that accompanied my ascension to this house. Circumstances of which I hope, this body shall allow me to address in further detail later, and propose some corrective measures during this speech.

I would first like to thank the Almighty God, for having seen us through this journey. The bible in Mathew 11;28 says, “Come to me, all ye who are weary and heavily laden, and I will give you rest”. We put our faith in God and he has been faithful to us as well.

I would also like to express my profound appreciation to the people of Malindi, for turning out in large numbers and voting to appoint me as their representative in this house. Many were called, but in the end there was one. I would like to invite my worthy adversaries, to join me in building the lives of our people. We shall have another opportunity to compete in a few months, but for now, lets work together.

As a candidate and now legislator, I remain indebted to the leadership of my party – the Orange Democratic Movement. I am here not only to advocate for the interests of my people in Malindi, but to push and promote the policies of ODM. This, I promise I will do without fear or favor. I will guard the noble legacy of the Orange Movement; that is Devolution, the Constitution of Kenya, and fight against injustice & inequality…as demanded for by the people of Kenya.

Individually, I would like to express my sincerest gratitude to my party leader, the Rt. Hon. Raila Odinga. I would like thank him for the tireless effort in my campaigns. I would like to tell him that no amount of distortion, persecution, and historical revisionism, shall erode your contribution to making Kenya what it is today. As a member of the movement, we shall stand steadfast in seeing our dream realized.

I would also like to thank my CORD principals, H.E. Kalonzo Musyoka and the Hon. Moses Wetang'ula, for the support they gave me. Our coalition would not be the same without you, please accept my gratitude.

I also want to thank my friend Governor Amason Kingi of our beloved Kilifi County, I look forward to developing jointly some policies and programs that will be helpful to the people of Malindi, asante sana.

I particularly would like to personally thank Mombasa Governor Ali Hassan Joho. It was a pleasure working with you. I also would like to tell you to stand strong. That truth, courage and justice, weathers all storms. We in ODM, being the party borne of constitutional agitation, recognize that all this amounts to modern day persecution.

As citizens of this great nation of Kenya, we all have the right to administrative action that is expeditious, efficient, lawful, reasonable and procedurally fair, according to Article 47 (1) and (2) of the Constitution of this country. This is a constitutional test, that the Cabinet Minister of the Interior and the Inspector General have failed, so completely and miserably. It is hardly reasonable, nor fair, to consider temperament as the basis for adverse administrative action. To the best of my knowledge, that is the preserve of psychiatrists not soldiers. Discretion does not mean power; it lives within the confines of good judgment.

To both of them, I realize that you are children of a different time and products of a different dispensation, but I would like to remind you both, that the old days are gone, and gone forever. This country shall NEVER go backwards. Liberty once achieved shall be guarded by generations to come.

I remain thankful to all those that helped me to this house. Though it is not possible to mention you all by name, I thank you all.

I would wish to address the electoral conduct of this by-election. A lot has been said about Malindi. People that do not understand the culture and people of Malindi have drowned out the truth. We are a peaceful, polite and courteous community, but a dark shadow was cast over Malindi in the days leading up to and on March 7th 2016. A style and streak of politics that has never before been seen in the constituency was prevalent during the electoral period.

I would first like to address the conduct of the security services. There were wanton cases of misconduct by the security services during the just concluded Malindi by-election on March 7th 2016.

1. The security services participated in voter intimidation that contributed to the low 48% electoral turnout. The Elections Act of Kenya, No 24 of 2012, Part VI 65 (3) describes as an election offense, the use of force or threat of personal injury in order to induce or compel a person to vote in a particular way or refrain him/her from voting. The actions of the police and the provincial administration amount to a contravention of electoral law.
2. The deployment of the military within Kenya’s borders without National Assembly approval is in full breach of Article 241 of the constitution of Kenya. The interior ministry, upon which the Cabinet Secretary administers, therefore acted in direct contravention of the constitution from which they draw their legitimacy. The well documented deployment, on social media and elsewhere, of the Military to polling stations like Barakani Primary School and Armed Personnel Carriers (APCs) to the Tally center, amount to a direct constitutional contravention. These were not
3. The police participated in arbitrary arrests like that of ODM communications director Phillip Etale and Kwale County Assembly Member Kassim Pojjo amongst many others, without a guiding incident, a police charge, an arrest warrant or a complainant. These arrests were interestingly only implemented on members of the opposition until our direct intervention.
4. The police displayed obvious favoritism by failing to act on state agents and people affiliated to the ruling coalition in obvious voter bribery cases. The ones who were arrested were for their protection from a dissenting public and not for further prosecution. They were also un-procedurally released from custody.
5. Most bizarrely, the security services resorted to calling press statements enumerating leaders they would like to arrest. We consider this a form of intimidation.
6. There were also cases of the use of live ammunition and crowd dispersion techniques like tear gas in completely unwarranted scenarios. These merit at least an internal enquiry.

I would like to urge the Cabinet Secretary to conduct an audit and present a report for debate this house over the conduct of security services in these elections. It is a worrying trend.

I would wish to remind him of the personal responsibility standard of international statutes that befell his security predecessors. I would urge him to do all that is within his capacity to reform the conduct of the services before the next general election.

As for the IEBC, Your preparedness is increasingly becoming a matter of concern. Your recurrent inability to conduct an election and deliver a free and fair result is worrying. The IEBC did not document and take action on obvious cases of voter bribery and intimidation. They haven’t made a written complaint to the EACC, the DPP or the Police of the same. They did not address the role of security services in the polling stations. They haven’t addressed the missing names from the register and hiccups in the voting process especially technology failures. Most importantly, they have not elaborated the reasons why a county with over five times the voters in Malindi delivered a result faster than Malindi on elections held concurrently.

Our party leader has on many occasions outlined the reasons we feel this commission lacks the organizational and personnel capacity to deliver a fair result. Until now, almost four years after the last general election, the IEBC still has not done and presented an audit of the previous election.

It launched its strategic plan without the input of the stakeholders that are the political parties. Officials that have been named as counter parties in corruption by the Serious Fraud Office of the United Kingdom still hold office in Kenya where their partners in crime are serving sentences in England.

Our previous attempts to reform electoral management in Kenya through the OKOA reforms has been frustrated by claims of a lack of budget to verify signatures delivered over half a year ago. Our march today was to determine what is the problem and to put pressure for constitutional compliance to the commission.

The obviously skewed distribution of registration materials nationally is evidence of a further lack of will or outright dishonesty. The miserable failure to hit registration targets is now apparent to everyone in this country. This demonstrates a serious lack of capacity to successfully implement their programs.

After observing the events in Malindi, I would like to join the ODM family in registering our lack of confidence in the electoral commission. We do not trust them to deliver a completely free and fair general election.

I want to make a few promises to my people; my leadership and representation will be based on zero tolerance to corruption, a focus on the welfare of the people and the irreversible commitment to the elements of good governance.

It is my intention to prioritize land reform, to eliminate exploitation of indigenous coastal communities by tourism and manufacturing companies; to expand education opportunities for the youth of Malindi and to fight for improved devolution. I shall also use this platform to fight against ills that affect our people such as child prostitution, drug abuse and trafficking in Malindi. Meanwhile, I will join my party with a lot of zeal in fighting institutionalized grand corruption under this jubilee government.

For the residents of Malindi, the Coast and the beautiful Nation of Kenya, I would like to urge you to be strong, to be resilient and to carry the message of hope and courage to every corner of this nation. Most importantly, trust in God. For it is only he, that decides our fate. Every generation has to live with its challenges, the right honorable Raila Odinga and other gallant citizens have borne the greatest burden to deliver democracy to this beautiful land, it is the challenge of our generation to preserve it. Be vigilant, We will do our part. “Eternal Vigilance is the price of liberty ” – Thomas Jefferson.

May God bless you all.