World Population Day Celebrated In Narok County

This year's World Population Day was celebrated in Narok County with calls on the 47 counties to develop policies aimed at mitigating natural disasters.

The event was held at Maasai Mara University grounds in Narok town, which lost 13 people in April this year due to flash
floods.

In a speech read on her behalf by the Ministry's Secretary in charge of Administration Noor Hassan Noor, Devolution Cabinet Secretary Ann Waiguru said rural-urban migration was a recipe for disasters in towns.

"Four out of five Kenyans will be moving to towns in the next five years. This will lead to sprouting of unplanned settlements, where access roads will also be encroached on. In cases of fire or flood disasters, many lives will be lost," said Ms Waiguru.

She said developing countries, especially those that recently faced Ebola disaster lost billions of dollars in terms of economy, adding that there was need by counties to come up with disaster management and response teams to avert fatalities.

Governor Samuel Tunai, who was represented by his deputy Everlyn Aruasa, said the recent disaster that hit Narok town
was a wake-up call for the county to come up with mitigation measures.

"We are still coming to terms with the disaster that hit our town, claiming 13 lives a few months ago. We also lost businesses
worth millions. To prevent the same from happening, the county, in conjunction with development partners will build eight check dams," said Mr Tunai.

He said apart from the check dams which are intended to reduce the speed of water upstream, the county was in the process of sourcing for funds to address the issues of
drainages in the town.

National Council for Population Development Director General Josphine Mbae called on Kenyans to observe family planning and only give birth to children they can take care of.

"Bearing of children is not about how many but quality of children one brings up. The number does not matter as long as you can be able to provide basic needs and education to secure their future," said Dr Mbae.

Prof micheni of maasai mara University

Prof. Micheni from Maasai mara University
has this to say to students: "Academic
excellence is overrated! I said it. Being top of
your class does not necessarily guarantee that
you will be at the top of life. You could
graduate as the best student in Finance but it
doesn't mean you will make more money than
everybody else. The best graduating Law
student does not necessarily become the best
lawyer. The fact is life requires more than the
ability to understand a concept, memorise it
and reproduce it in an exam. School rewards
people for their memory. Life rewards people
for their imagination. School rewards caution,
life rewards daring. School hails those who live
by the rules. Life exalts those who break the
rules and set new ones. So do I mean people
shouldn't study hard in school? Oh, no, you
should. But don't sacrifice every other thing
on the altar of First Class. Don't limit yourself
to the classroom. Do something practical. Take
a leadership position. Start a business and
faiil. That's a better Entrepreneurship 101.Join
or start a club. Contest an election and lose. It
will teach you something Political Science 101
will not teach you. Attend a seminar. Read
books outside the scope of your course. Go on
missions and win a soul for eternal rewards...
Do something you believe in! Think less of
becoming an excellent student but think more
of becoming an excellent person. Make the
world your classroom.
Step forward try politics, try business, try an
extra thing great person.

KANU, a Party of first

KANU, a party of firsts:

1. The 1st independent Kenya Political Party.
2. The 1st political party to produce a president.
3. The 1st political party to produce 2 presidents.
4. The 1st political party to engage itself as a people's servant in doing community work.
5. The 1st political party to sponsor and be actively engaged in Iten Marathon.
6. The party that lives to its salute of being the first and only National Party.

Welcome to KANU fresh, the party of our oneness. The party of our future. Usichelewe na usiache wengine nyuma....ni chama cha baba, mama na watoto.

SIMON MORINTAT URGES LEADERS TO BE GOOD EXAMPLES IN LEADERSHIP

HON. CLERK SIMON MORINTAT has done tremendous work in kilgoris as much as community roads network are concerns. This are in ACTIONS. He has been a man who works on the saying that Action speaks louder than words.

Kilgoris people are on toes in quest to have access and attention this honourable person in oloiborsoito whi has prove be accessible and outgoing.

MORINTAT is from a humble background and has since been pursuading youths to go to school and attain the necessary skills to take the ward to another level.

SIMON has been a peace, education aand development ambassador in kilgoris and beyond which has even earned him a tittle of the minister beyond the border of narok county where is was raised and grown.

Currently he works at the Nairobi city county as the minister under Governor Kidero government.

Many people subscribe to his call for development and timing as leaders and call leaders to come together and have aan agenda to achieve.

Last week Speaking during Naronyo fund raising he called leaders to pursue community interest and front service before self.

He says the work he initiated was purely for the love of his people and that God has opened a small door For him.

"When God gives you a hand in something, serve your people equally diligently with love and commitment and
necessarily in wanting something in return." He argued.

"Honourable Governor personally have opened, gravelled 51roads and still doing this noble cause. Let's come together
as leaders and look appropriate factory to be build in kilgoris central ward so as we help the people of this ward."
Said moirintat.

More to follow....

UHURU KENYATTA WINS AFRICA’S PRESIDENT OF THE YEAR AWARD

President Uhuru Kenyatta has been voted Africa’s President of the Year 2014/2015 for his outstanding leadership.

The Head of State was picked for the prestigious Africa Education and Leadership Awards for his ability to build consensus locally and abroad, efforts to change policies for the better and supervise solutions that address Kenya’s pressing
issues.

Thousands of university students from across hundreds of institutions of higher learning in the continent also recognised President Kenyatta for initiating progressive economic programmes aimed at uplifting the lives of Kenyans.

The students, who are members of the All-Africa Students Union (AASU), presented President Kenyatta with the award which, among other things, celebrates “outstanding leadership and educational excellence”.

AASU is based in Accra, Ghana.

AASU student leaders drawn from 12 local universities presented the award to the President at State House, Nairobi. They were accompanied by Education Cabinet Secretary Jacob Kaimenyi , PS Belio Kipsang and a team from the Kenya Private Sector Alliance.

President Paul Kagame of Rwanda is a previous recipient of the award.

The students were led by their AASU, East African representative, Mr Lone Felix of Kenyatta University.

By PSCU

KRA extends Submission deadline

The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has extended the deadline for filing tax returns in what could come as a relief to most taxpayers who had complained of being locked out by the system’s slowness.

Tax payers who failed to beat KRA’s June 30 deadline have until Friday, July 3, 2015 to make their submission or face the KSh 1,000 per year fine for failing to make their submissions.

MPs Sign to oust Education CS Kaimenyi

Justin Muturi, speaker of the national assembly on Wednesday July 1 approved the debate of a motion seeking to impeach Prof Jacob Kaimenyi from
the position of minister for education.

The special motion is fronted by Geoffrey Odanga, member for Matayos and could lead to the first impeachment of a minister under president Uhuru Kenyatta’s government.

In general, the MPs accuse the minister of “gross misconduct” or what they have named “breach of public office conduct”.
THE ALLEGATIONS ARE AS FOLLOWS
1. Delay in disbursement of free primary and day secondary school education money.
Basically, this argument may not hold water because it is not the duty of the minister to release the money rather
the national treasury. The ministry of education only prepares schedules that indicate the number of pupils and the capitation for each and forwards this to the treasury for wiring of funds to the school accounts.

2. The MPs say Prof Kaimenyi is arrogant and has failed to work with other stakeholders in the education fraternity.

3. Failed to honour summonses by parliament committee on education.

4. Has allowed schools to run without boards of managements.

5. Failed to handle procurement of the laptop projects.

6. Has not followed through on the guidance on the new fee structures that were developed by Dr Kilemi Mwiria task force.

Ninety nine MPs are said to have signed the petition to have the motion debated.