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Planning committee says 172 elected leaders will receive Raila
at airport and join him for invite-only dinner
After addressing the country at airport on arrival at 2:30pm, the CORD leader
will head to Uhuru Park to address his supporters
Issues CORD will confront Jubilee with include Anglo Leasing payments,
corruption and tribalism in Government, and insecurity
Yesterdays scheduled meeting between Uhuru and TNA MPs deferred to
Tuesday to allow them attend requiem mass for departed colleague
Jubilee expected to ght back CORD attack with
President and Ruto yesterday warning against
incitement of ethnic rivalry
Page 2 / NATIONAL NEWS Friday, May 30, 2014 / The Standard
God has never abandoned Kenya, says Uhuru
Ruto shows his comical side
MPs kept off the prayer breakfast save
for Kitui Senator David Musila, who
was part of the organising team.
Yesterday, former US Ambassador
to Kenya Scott Gration described Ke-
nya as the new front door for Africa.
Gration who was the guest speaker at
the ceremony maintained that terror-
ism is a global phenomenon, saying
this is not the time for tourists to leave
Kenya.
Kenya has so much potential. Its
a beautiful country with breath-tak-
ing landscape, he said.
His successor Robert Godek as
By FELIX OLICK
President Uhuru Kenyatta rallied
the nation to overcome ills that led to
ethnic discord during the second na-
tional prayer breakfast under the Ju-
bilee Government.
The President and his deputy Wil-
liam Ruto led leaders from various
sectors in seeking divine intervention
at a time the country is facing serious
challenges, including terror attacks,
unemployment, high cost of living,
hate-speech and corruption.
Speaking during the Kenya Na-
tional Prayer Breakfast at a Nairobi
hotel yesterday, Uhuru said these vic-
es are deterrents to the nations pros-
perity and cautioned leaders against
hypocrisy.
Lets see all of us preach against
tribalism. Lets see an end to negative
ethnicity. Lets see an end to hate
speech, the President emphasised,
clearly depicting his worry over the
trend that has reached apogee on so-
cial media. President Kenyatta main-
tained that God has never abandoned
Kenya.
The plea by the Head of State
comes amid political tension within
his ruling Jubilee alliance caused by
protests over the sharing of top pub-
lic jobs, especially the transfer of Kip-
limo Rugut from the helm of the Na-
tional Youth Service.
Let it not be that we stand here,
say great things but what we read and
hear coming from the same leader-
ship in our dailies, radio stations and
in public rallies goes completely con-
trary to what we have preached here,
said Uhuru.
If only half of the people in this
room took up the messages given to
us today, this country would change
within a year.
NEGATIVE ETHNICITY
Ruto said they will not allow cor-
ruption, mismanagement and tribal-
ism in Government to ourish in their
reign. The DP insisted that those
charged with the responsibility of
serving in Government must do so
with fairness and equity.
There is a road we have travelled,
a slippery, treacherous road of hate,
negative ethnicity, mismanagement
and corruption. That road leads to di-
visions, anarchy and backwardness,
he said.
He added: We committed our-
selves that we will never travel that
road again and we will not.
He said the opposition must exer-
cise responsible leadership for the
sake of the country.
The disapproval of the Jubilee Gov-
ernment by the Opposition is expect-
ed to heighten at tomorrows Uhuru
Park rally, following the return of
CORD leader Raila Odinga from the
US. Some Jubilee leaders have already
urged the Inspector General of Police
David Kimaiyo to monitor the oppo-
sition for hate speech.
Unlike last year, most opposition
By FELIX OLICK
Yesterdays Kenya National Prayer
Breakfast was punctuated with laugh-
ter and light moments as the coun-
trys top leadership, ery politicians
and ordinary Kenyans humbled them-
selves before God.
Deputy President William Ruto left
everybody in stiches as he announced
that his boss, President Uhuru Ke-
nyatta had agreed to hum one of his
Sunday school best to the congrega-
tion.
As I sat with these people around
there, (pointing the table he was shar-
ing with Uhuru and First Lady Mar-
gret Kenyatta) I asked whether any of
them had not gone to Sunday school
and everybody said they went. So I
asked the President whether he can
sing a song which he learnt in Sunday
school and he promised that he will,
said Ruto.
So Mr President, you know we
agreed, come with your song, he con-
cluded.
But Uhuru, who readily agreed to
sing the famed Blessed assurance, Je-
sus is mine to everybodys amaze-
ment, jokingly remarked that he was
considering skipping the event next
year.
This man, Uhuru said, laughing
and pointing at Ruto.
At the same event last year, Ruto
caused mirth as he narrated how
Chief of Defence Forces General Julius
Karangi objected to their kneeling
down for prayers at their inaugura-
tion. He said Karangi told him there
was no way the Commander in Chief
of the Defence Forces was going to
kneel down when the soldiers were
standing.
NOT AMUSED
But we agreed with the President
to ignore him and tell the pastor to
announce that we would kneel down
for prayers. When that time came, I
saw his eyes (Karangi) and he was not
amused, said Ruto.
Yesterday, Kiminini MP Chris Wa-
malwa also left the audience laughing
as he read Proverbs 25:6-7, cautioning
people against exalting themselves
before the King.
CLOCKWISE: Former US Ambassador to Kenya Scott Gration puts his point across
during yesterdays Breakfast Prayer meeting at a Nairobi hotel. President Uh-
uru Kenyatta (second right) and his Deputy William Ruto (second left) join Na-
tional Assembly Speaker Justin Muturi (left) and Senate Speaker Ekwe Ethuro
in prayer. The Moipei song birds perform at the meeting. President Kenyatta,
Ruto and First Lady Margaret Kenyatta arrive for the prayers. Bishop Mark
Kariuki (centre) shares pleasantries with Uhuru and Ruto. PHOTOS: BONIFACE OK-
ENDO/STANDARD]
President says
terrorism, high
cost of living, hate-
speech, corruption
and unemployment
deterring growth
well as British Ambassador to Kenya
Christian Turner also graced the occa-
sion.
US, UK and Australia are among
the Western countries that have is-
sued travel advisories to their nation-
als citing terror threats, leading to the
closure of 20 hotels at the Coast.
Gration said the ght against ter-
rorism is not only for the Kenya De-
fence Forces and called on all nations
to join hands.
He recalled the devastating Sep-
tember 11 attacks in US the by al-Qae-
da that left over 3,000 people dead.
Seeking divine
intervention NATIONAL PRAYERS
Obama describes
Maya Angelou as
one of the brightest
lights of our time as
world mourns the
legend
US poet who proved that no
heights are too high to climb
By GEORGE ORIDO
She was born when racism
was more virulent in America
than tribalism is or has ever
been in Kenya. She was raped
as a child. At 17, she was a
mother. Later she worked as a
nightclub dancer and even a
prostitute.
Her lifes trajectory and
destiny, like many other people
who are born in poverty, it
seemed, was doomed. But
Maya Angelou would let
nothing to tether her to the
ground. She proceeded to
become a leading poet, author,
actress, director, playwright,
composer, singer, dancer and a
prominent gure in Americas
civil rights movement.
When the unforgiving hand
of death came for her soul last
Wednesday at home in
Winston-Salem, North
Carolina, it could not silence
the voice of the powerful
woman who will forever be
remembered for her contribu-
tion to the world of literature.
At Kenyatta University,
literature students received the
news of her death while being
taken through Phenomenal
Woman, one of her poems, by
their teacher, Dr Solomon
Waliaula.
When I planned for African
American Literature class, little
did I know I was going to teach
her work for the rst time
when she is gone, said
Waliaula who reckons that
Mayas work of seven autobiog-
raphies, three books of essays,
and several books of poetry
were and remain classics.
Maya was born Marguerite
Johnson 86 years ago in St
Louis Missouri, USA. She later
changed her name to Maya
Angelou. She credited her
brother for the name Maya and
her second name to her rst
husband.
So mighty was Mayas pen,
that in January 1993, US
President Bill Clinton invited
her to write and recite a poem
during his inauguration. She
aptly called the poem the
Pulse of Morning.
The dinosaur, who left
dried tokens of their sojourn
here on our planet oor, any
broad alarm of their hastening
doom is lost in the gloom of
dust and ages. But today, the
Rock cries out to us, clearly,
forcefully, Come, you may
stand upon my back and
face your dis- tant
destiny, reads the
poem which
persuasively
urges people
of different
origins to unite
and embrace one
another for a
better future.
After reading this
poem she shot to
instant fame, and her
works; I Know Why the
Caged Bird Sings, Gather
Together in My Name, The
Heart of a woman, And still I
Rise, I Shall Not Be Moved,
Singing & Swinging and
Getting Merry Like Christmas
as well as Oh Pray My Wings
Are Gonna Fit Me well became
New York Bestsellers.
The recording of her poem
won a Grammy award.
In 2010, President Barrack
Obama, who on Wednesday
termed Maya as one of
the brightest lights of
our time, bestowed
upon her, the Presiden-
tial Medal of Freedom,
the highest civilian
honour in the US.
As the President tied
the medal around her
neck Maya broke
into tears and
the former
respond-
ed
with a
brotherly kiss on
her cheeks.
Her poem And
Still I Rise about
the plight of a
wa Thiongo, Dr Opiyo
Mumma, John Rubadiri and
Okot PBtek.
Kimingich praises Mayas
poetry for its rich rhythm and
rhyme and reckons that they
are easy to dramatise on stage,
attributing this to Mayas
earlier profession as a dancer.
But her autobiographies are
unparalleled when it comes to
stark honesty and openness
a factor that makes her
stories consummate in every
way. Through her books,
readers have learned how she
was raped by her mothers
boyfriend, her homelessness
and her parents divorce when
she was only four and her elder
brother Bailey Jnr, six.
At some point, Maya
worked as a prostitute, a night
club dancer and singer.
It is this brutal honesty
that makes her contribution to
African American Literature so
embedding. Her passion for
writing has made her our
author of choice for a long
time, says Prof Henry
Indagasi, a former chair at Uni-
versity of Nairobis Literature
Department.
She worked in South Africa,
Egypt and Ghana as an editor
and a journalist where she met
Malcolm X in the early 1960s
and joined him to form the
Organisation of Afro-American
Unity. After Malcolm was killed
through an asssassins bullet,
Maya joined the father of
Americas civil rights move-
ment Martin Luther King Jnr in
his work.
Her contribution to social
change can only be compared
to such greats as Rosa Parks
the woman who refused to
s ur- render her bus seat
to a white passenger
at the height of
racism in
America and
here at home to
Nobel Laureate
Wangari Maathai.
The world owes
Maya a fulllment of a prayer
she posted on her twitter
handle on May 8, regarding the
270 Nigerian girls abducted by
Boko Haram terrorists, Our
future is threatened by the
robbing of these young
womens future. We must have
our darlings back so that we
can help them heal.
NATIONAL NEWS / Page 3 Friday, May 30, 2014 / The Standard
Oprah Winfrey with poet Maya Angelou in Chicago in
2011. LEFT: President Obama with Maya after awarding
her the 2010 Medal of Freedom. [PHOTO: REUTERS]
slave woman remains the most
resonating work of revolution
yet in its universal appeal for
social emancipation and
freedom.
This piece is still used by
revolutionaries across the
globe for its depth and relates
well with those still under
oppression and while she rests
down her spirit rises with us
says Mr Kimingich Wabende,
who teaches Literature at
University of Nairobi.
The Universitys
Literature
Department
has
organised a poetry
day in Mayas honour next
Friday at Education Theatre
2 the stage where many
literary icons honed their
skills and displayed their
acumen including Prof Ngugi
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Page 4 / NATIONAL NEWS
By JAMES MBAKA
The return of CORD leader Raila
Odinga tomorrow after a two-month
break from Kenya has added energy
to old political rivalries and redirected
national attention to the Opposition
and what it may have up its sleeves.
Going by the speeches ercely
critical of President Uhuru Kenyatta
and his deputy William Ruto made
at the Coalition for Reforms and De-
mocracy (CORD) rally in Kibra, Nai-
robi two weeks ago, it appears Raila
and his coalition have found a new
front to engage Jubilee.
The issues expected to take centre-
stage at Railas welcome rally to-
morrow include the controversial
authority the President gave Treasury
to pay Mr Anura Perera Sh1.4 billion
for projects clustered under what has
come to be referred to as Anglo-
Leasing-type contracts.
The other issues are the high cost
of living, the unsustainable public
wage bill and wastefulness and State
extravagance as well as the crushing
burden terrorism has exerted on Ke-
nyans and the economically crucial
tourism sector. Claims of high-level
corruption and tribalism in public
appointments are also expected to
come to the fore.
If Raila chooses to pick up the
ght with Uhuru and Ruto from
where he left after last years elec-
tions, which he disputes gave Uhuru
a round-one win, there could be a
dramatic switch in the tempo of poli-
tics in the country.
The controversy stirred by the
rally among Railas supporters stems
from the fact that this week Inspector
General of Police David Kimaiyo,
emerging from a high-level security
meeting chaired by one of the Presi-
dents top aides, announced the rally
initially set for the Kenyatta Interna-
tional Convention Centre but later
moved to Uhuru Park was banned for
security reasons.
DIVERTING ATTENTION
The situation had further been
compounded by the Jubilee point-
man in the National Assembly, Mr
Aden Duale, that Jubilee too would
hold its own rally, which was seen as
an attempt to divert attention from
CORDs.
Yesterday, CORD leaders ratcheted
up the pressure on Jubilee with a dec-
laration that the country faces a
leadership crisis and the proclama-
tion that Railas return would reignite
stalled transformation.
CORD claims tribal appointments,
insecurity, high cost of living, unem-
ployment and corruption have be-
come entrenched under Jubilees
watch. But MPs from the ruling coali-
tion have accused the Opposition of
attempting to fan civil unrest to grab
power through unconstitutional
means.
Those entrusted with the leader-
ship of the Opposition must do so
with responsibility knowing very well
that we are doing it for our country,
Ruto said at the national prayer
breakfast in Nairobi.
There is a road we have travelled;
a slippery, treacherous road of hate,
negative ethnicity, mismanagement
and corruption. That road leads to
divisions, anarchy and backward-
ness, Ruto warned, adding, We
committed ourselves that we will
never travel that road again and we
will not.
President Uhuru said leaders
should desist from fuelling ethnic
hatred. Let it not be that we stand
here, say great things but what we
read and hear coming from the same
leadership in our dailies, radio sta-
tions and in public rallies goes con-
trary to what we have preached here,
he went on.
The Jubilee leaders are grappling
with internal rebellion after more
than 100 MPs signed a petition to
press for the removal of Devolution
Cabinet Secretary Anne Waiguru.
President Uhuru is scheduled to
meet Jubilee MPs on Tuesday ahead
of Parliaments reopening.
Again yesterday, CORD leaders
said plans were complete to accord
Raila a grand reception.
OPPOSITION
Raila, who ew to the United Arab
Emirates on Wednesday from Boston,
US, will jet in tomorrow morning.
The former premier is expected at
the Jomo Kenyatta International Air-
port (JKIA) at 2.30pm.
CORD co-principals Kalonzo
Musyoka and Bungoma Senator Mo-
ses Wetangula will lead governors
and MPs allied to the Opposition to
receive Raila.
Raila and the CORD team then
will hold a media brieng at the air-
ports VIP lounge. Railas convoy will
head to Nairobis Uhuru Park grounds
where he will address a rally, expected
to be broadcast live on television.
After the rally, an invite-only din-
ner reception for the former PM at a
ve-star Nairobi hotel is slated later
in the evening.
Former deputy speaker Farah
Maalim, who is the chair of a commit-
tee formed to spearhead the prepara-
tions for Railas reception, urged po-
lice to guarantee the rally adequate
security.
We will give our party leader the
most betting welcome both at the
JKIA and after the Uhuru Park rally,
including a dinner organised in his
honour at a hotel in the city, Maalim
told The Standard.
Siaya Senator James Orengo said
CORD would use the rally to pres-
surise Jubilee Government to deliver
on key election promises.
There is a leadership crisis and
we feel the Government has lost le-
gitimacy and the credibility to deal
with insecurity, corruption, Devolu-
tion, constitutional implementation
and national unity, Orengo said.
Suna East MP Junet Mohammed
said Opposition leaders will address
pressing national issues which he
blamed on the countrys failed gov-
ernance.
We want to urge our supporters
to come out in large numbers and
behave in a manner that will show the
country that we are a responsible Op-
position that is the government-in-
waiting, said Mohammed.
Budalangi MP Ababu Namwamba
said: From Caesar to Mandela, his-
tory is littered with tales of great lead-
ers who have returned from epochal
sojourns to light res that have ig-
nited great historic moments.
Ababu went on: The return of
Raila may just be the spark Kenya
needs to reignite our stalled transfor-
mation. This might be Kenyas take-
off moment to our long delayed na-
tional renaissance.
Junet: Leaders will ad-
dress pressing issues
Orengo: Rally to compel
Jubilee to deliver
Maalim: Urged police to
guarantee security
Namwamba: Said rally is
open to all Kenyans
Showdown as
CORD welcomes
re-energised Raila
Recent speeches by
Opposition reveal zeal
to engage Jubilee in
key issues they believe
need to be tackled
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By GEOFFREY MOSOKU
Igembe South MP Mithika Linturi
has vowed to push on with his planned
censure Motion against Devolution
Cabinet Secretary Anne Waiguru.
Linturi, who is away in the Vatican,
vowed to press on with the Motion in
spite of last weekends statement by
Deputy President William Ruto that
he and the President were responsible
for transferring Kiplimo Rugut from
the National Youth Service and ap-
pointing Nelson Githinji to replace
him.
This came even as a lunchtime
meeting between President Uhuru
Kenyatta and his political troops, to
discuss among others things the im-
pending impeachment, was post-
poned for a second time yesterday.
The outspoken MP said he would
organise a dinner on Monday evening
for all the 172 MPs who signed the pe-
tition to take roll call and agree on a
common position before meeting Uh-
uru the next day.
I am not backing down; this is
baptism by re and thats why I am in
the Vatican to pray for the country. In
fact, we will have a dinner at a venue
yet to be decided to agree on a com-
mon position, he told The Standard
by telephone.
Although it is expected that the
President may prevail on MPs from
his coalition to withdraw their sup-
port for the petition, the rebrand MP
thinks otherwise.
All MPs who signed the Motion
MP vows to stay put on Waiguru Motion
Linturi says all his
colleagues who
signed petition did so
willingly and Uhuru
should not compel
anyone to withdraw
By WILLIS OKETCH
The State is pressing three charges
against a senior civil servant in Lamu
arrested for allegedly insulting Presi-
dent Uhuru Kenyatta during a heated
debate.
According to court documents
seen by The Standard, the trial will
take place at the Mpeketoni Law
Courts next month.
The documents show that Lamu
Ecosystem Conservator Donald Avude
committed the alleged crimes on April
9 during a debate between revellers in
a popular bar in Mpeketoni.
He is out on bond and is to appear
in court on June 4 for the mention of
the case during which a date for the
start of the trial will be set.
According to the documents, the
State now claims Avude resisted ar-
rest.
Besides the charge of resisting ar-
rest, the State will also press charges
of offensive conduct, and creating
disturbance, after Avude allegedly
accused some people he was arguing
with of blind loyalty to the President.
According to local police framing
the charges, the civil servant uttered
words highly critical of and offensive
to Uhuru, which were recorded by a
National Intelligence Service ofcial
who forwarded the recording to the
Criminal Investigations Department.
Avudes mobile phone has been
switched off for days and he has been
suspended from the Forestry depart-
ment.
Yesterday, the Kenya Forest Service
declined to release any details regard-
ing Avude.
On Wednesday, Lamu County Po-
lice Commander Leonard Omolo con-
rmed Avudes arrest but did not dis-
close the charges facing him.
Civil servant
charged over
Uhuru slur
did so of their own volition and if the
President tries to compel anyone to
withdraw, then that will be dictator-
ship and an attempt to return the
country to the dark old days where
people could not express themselves
freely, he said.
Uhuru was set to meet Jubilee MPs
mainly from his TNA party but the
meeting was called off at the last min-
ute to give legislators time to attend
the requiem mass for Gatundu South
MP Joseph Nyumu.
Earlier, majority of the MPs had
joined the President at Safari Park Ho-
tel for this years National Prayer
Breakfast. They were expected to go to
State House thereafter for the meet-
ing.
Due to time constraints, the
meeting has been pushed to Tuesday
next week, nominated MP Amina Ab-
dalla said.
SILENT PROTEST
She added that since most MPs
had attended the prayer breakfast,
which ended at around 11am, and
given the requiem mass, it was agreed
to call off all parliamentary commit-
tee meetings. Uhuru also attended Mr
Munyus requiem mass.
Most MPs are concerned that the
plot by Linturi, himself a TNA mem-
ber, may paint the Government as di-
vided. Many want Uhuru to speak on
the matter.
The fact that most MPs have
come out to sign the petition is an in-
dicator of something wrong up there
and thats why we need to meet him
(Uhuru) to address the issues, a TNA
MP said, adding: The Motion may
not succeed but from the murmurs
you can tell there is a silent protest
from within.
A previous meeting between the
President and Mt Kenya region MPs
raised eyebrows in Jubilee, with some
legislators criticising the move to host
their colleagues from one region. This
informed the decision to expand it to
accommodate all TNA MPs.
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Police for disarming police reservists in the region, saying this had given their
enemies an opportunity to attack them. Livestock was stolen from the area by
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Friday, May 30, 2014 / The Standard Page 8 / NATIONAL NEWS
By ADOW JUBAT
A dawn raid on a border vil-
lage in Wajir County left at least
12 people dead and several
houses torched on Thursday
morning as retaliatory attacks
between two rival Somali clans
escalated.
Suspected Garre militia al-
legedly attacked Gunan, a De-
godia village in Tarbaj constitu-
ency. The militia are believed
to have been on a mission to
avenge the deaths of 10 Garre
people. They were allegedly
killed by Degodia bandits in
Takaba Sub-county, Mandera,
recently.
Wajir police boss David
Kuria said the people were
killed after heavily armed gun-
men descended on the village
at 7am.
He, however, could not
12 killed in Wajir
retaliatory attacks
Governor Ahmed
Abdullahi says
some bodies were
burned beyond
recognition
conrm whether those killed
died from burns or bullets.
The area where the attack
occurred is about 250km from
Wajir town and I need to wait
for my ofcers who went there
this morning (yesterday) to
return with information be-
cause the area has no network.
But I can conrm that 12 peo-
ple, 10 men and two women,
were killed in the raid, he
said.
The police boss said secu-
rity reinforcements were sent
to the area, adding that Ad-
ministration Police ofcers,
stationed in the border village,
repulsed the attackers.
We suspect the attack was
revenge for Wednesdays attack
in Takaba by suspected Dego-
dia gunmen in Mandera
County, where people were
killed and some animals, in-
cluding camels, sheep and
goats, were also killed, he
said.
Wajir Governor Ahmed Ab-
dullahi has condemned the
killings and urged the warring
clans to embrace dialogue to
end the skirmishes that are a
threat to devolution.
The governor noted that
By KENNEDY OKWACH
A woman has given birth to
Siamese twins, also known as
conjoined twins, at Webuye
District Hospital.
The girls are joined from
the chest down and weigh 6kg.
Christine Sitawa, a mother of
four, was in stable condition
when The Standard visited her
at her hospital bed.
I was expecting my fth
child but I am surprised that I
have given birth to conjoined
twins, she said.
Christine, who delivered
through Caesarean section,
said she was surprised at the
turn of events as she had never
used any family planning
drugs, which she believes can
cause a birth like this one.
I understand the condition
can be caused by drugs but I
have never used family plan-
ning drugs and have never
seen anything like this before,
she said.
UNUSUAL BIRTH
Brigid Walucho, the hospi-
tals nursing ofcer, said the
babies shared a placenta and
revealed that the unusual birth
had never happened at the
hospital before.
Ms Walucho said when the
mother was admitted, they
expected her to give birth to
twins but not conjoined ones.
The condition is known as
congenital malformation. The
condition happens when a
fertilised egg fails to separate
during formulation, Walucho
explained.
She said the babies shared
a heart and intestines, adding
that while they can be sepa-
rated, one may have to be
sacriced.
The hospitals management
disclosed that the twins would
be own to Kenyatta National
Hospital in Nairobi for treat-
ment.
Woman gives birth to conjoined twins
A nurse at
the
Webuye
District
Hospital
attends to
the
Siamese
twins
born
yesterday.
The twins
share a
heart and
intes-
tines.
[PHOTO:
CHRISPINE
SECHERE/
STANDARD]
the number of those killed in
the raid could be more, adding
that some of the bodies were
burned beyond recognition.
The attackers, who were
very many according to eye
witnesses, used highly sophis-
ticated rearms to attack the
village from all corners, he
said in Wajir town.
Kuria said the area was
tense but he has urged Man-
dera county security ofcials
to send reinforcements. He
said ending the senseless inter-
clan bloodshed remained their
biggest challenge.
WARRING CLANS
The latest killings come as
security agencies in Wajir and
Mandera counties expressed
concern over the increased
inltration of rearms as the
two warring clans armed
themselves to the teeth.
He said police in Wajir have
nabbed two gunrunners and
recovered 660 bullets and 23
magazines, shortly after the
arsenal was sneaked into the
country from neigbouring So-
malia. The smugglers were in-
tercepted at the Diff border
point.
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Page 10 / NATIONAL NEWS Friday, May 30, 2014 / The Standard
UN honours soldiers on peacekeeping
missions during global ceremony
By SOPHIAH MUTHONI
and KAMAU MUTHONI
Over the last three decades,
Kenya has sent more than
30,000 ofcers to support UN
peacekeeping missions in dif-
ferent parts of the world.
These men and women who
have served and continue to
serve in peace operations were
yesterday celebrated during
the International Day of UN
Peacekeepers.
The ceremony held at the
UN ofces in Nairobi as well as
other parts of the world cele-
brated the men and women as
well as honoured the memory
of UN peacekeepers who have
lost their lives in the line of du-
ty.
FALLEN SOLDIERS
In his speech read by Major
General Samuel Nandwa, Chief
of the Kenya Defence Forces
(KDF) General Julius Karangi
said he appreciated the UNs
recognition of the peacekeep-
ing efforts of the forces.
He pointed out: To be a
peacekeeper, there is a sacrice
the soldier has to make on be-
half of the international com-
munity. Over the three decades,
KDF has lost a total of 32 mili-
tary personnel. One in Burun-
di, one in Kenya, ve in Eritrea,
one in former Yugoslavia, four
in Namibia, 16 in Sierra Leone
Lift GMO ban for food security, State told
By RAWLINGS OTIENO
Governors have backed scientists
and lobbied the biotechnology task
force to present its ndings to enable
Government lift the ban on Genetical-
ly Modied Organisms (GMOs).
The ban on GMOs, if not reversed
soon, will hurt Kenyas economy and
further worsen food insecurity, gover-
nors and scientists have warned.
Council of Governors chairman for
Health and Biotechnology Jack Rang-
uma said Kenya continues to lose bil-
lions of shillings because of the ban
on the importation of GMOs.
HIGHER LIFESPAN
Ranguma warned that investors
shunned the country and moved their
plants elsewhere following the ban.
This ban on GMOs was rushed
and not based on facts. Forming the
task force was a waste of time as there
is nothing wrong with the products.
Growing economies are using the bio-
technology and their lifespans are far
above ours, said Mr Ranguma.
The call comes in the wake of in-
creased use of biotechnology in most
growing economies in products like
maize, sorghum, cassava and most re-
Governors say decision
was rushed and country
risks starvation,
economic breakdown
tion if we do not adopt it. With the
growing population, the world will
not be able to feed its people, he
said.
The governor also said biotech
crops contribute to food security and
sustainability by increasing produc-
tion and providing a better environ-
ment because the use of pesticides is
minimal.
National Biosafety Authority Tech-
nical Services Director Dorington
Kisumu Governor Jack Ranguma and ISAAA Africenter Director Dr Margaret Karembu during a stakeholders meeting
on the GMO ban at the Nairobi Safari Club Hotel yesterday. [PHOTO: MBUGUA KIBERA/STANDARD]
and four in Sudan.
The Kenya Police Service
also attended the colourful
event. Speaking at the same
event, Ambassador Muburi
Muita, on behalf of the Cabinet
Secretary for Foreign Affairs
Amina Mohammed, said Ke-
nya was committed to contin-
ue supporting the UN in peace-
keeping.
We stand in solidarity with
the families of those who have
lost loved ones in this noble
cause. As we reect on the real
dangers peacekeepers face, we
appreciate and salute the fall-
en soldiers, she said.
The late Maj Rtd Michael
Njoroge Muchiri was awarded
the Dag Hammarskjld Medal,
which was received by his wife
Esther Gachagua.
The medal is a posthumous
award that honours members
of peacekeeping operations
who lost their lives during ser-
vice on UN missions.
United Nations Ofce in Nairobi Director General Sahle-Work Ze-
wde during the International Day of UN Peacekeepers in Nairobi
yesterday. [PHOTO: WILLIS AWANDU/STANDARD]
cently, sugarcane.
Addressing a stakeholders meet-
ing in Nairobi yesterday, Ranguma
said there was need to commercialise
biotechnology cotton especially in
dry areas like Kisumu, Kwale, Kili,
Baringo, Homa Bay and Siaya coun-
ties to create job opportunities.
Ranguma, who is also the Kisumu
governor, regretted that the task force
report had taken so long to come out
but warned that the nal report to be
released soon must be guided by ver-
iable facts and authentic research
done on the use of biotechnology.
The use of biotechnology is
worlddwide and we are staring at the
prospecting of starving this genera-
Ogoyi however claried that so far no
organisation or farmer had been
cleared to commercialise biotech
crops.
Prof Ogoyi said the objective and
purpose for which the authority was
established was to regulate research
and commercial activities involving
GMOs with a view to ensuring safety
of human and animal health and pro-
vision of an adequate level of protec-
tion of the environment.
He said the authority had estab-
lished a transparent science-based
and predictable process to guide deci-
sion making on applications for ap-
proval of research and commercial ac-
tivities involving GMOs.
The authority is mandated to reg-
ulate research and commercial activi-
ties and I want to tell the public that
so far we have not received applica-
tion to commercialise GMOs, includ-
ing cotton, said Ogoyi.
POVERTY ALLEVIATION
Kenya Agricultural Research Insti-
tute Thika Director Charles Waturu
said slapping a ban on the use of bio-
technology was hurting the produc-
tion of various crops.
Anybody banning the use of bio-
technology is creating poverty and in-
creasing hunger. The use of biotech-
nology has more benets and, if
adopted, will contribute to poverty al-
leviation, said Dr Waturu, adding that
India was leading in biotech cotton.
He said statistics showed that glob-
ally, 79 per cent of soybean is geneti-
cally modied, while maize accounts
for 32 per cent and cotton 70 per
cent.
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NATIONAL NEWS / Page 11 Friday, May 30, 2014 / The Standard
BY PAMELA CHEPKEMEI
Three politicians from Narok have
moved to court to stop a private com-
pany from collecting revenue at the
Masai Mara Game Reserve on behalf
of the Narok County government.
Former Cabinet Minister William
ole Ntimama, Ledama ole Kina and
Joseph ole Karai have sued Narok
Governor and Kenya Airports Parking
Services (Kaps) Limited, which has
been contracted to collect revenue.
The three accuse the governor of
ordering that revenue from the game
reserve be directed to Kaps limited
without involving the public in his de-
cision.
The politicians claim that as a re-
sult of the decision, 300 revenue col-
lection ofcers were sacked and 250
others risk losing their jobs.
The petitioners say they have been
unable to obtain information on the
contract from the county government
despite making several requests.
They want the court to order the
governor and the county government
to release all the information con-
cerning the deal entered between the
Governor sued over Mara fee collection
Narok politicians want
deal cancelled and for
the county government
to explain how Kaps
got the contract
two parties.
The politicians also want the court
to stop further implementation of all
the contractual arrangements be-
tween Narok county government and
Kaps Ltd pending the hearing and de-
termination of the case.
The petitioners further claim that
the residents of Narok and the Coun-
ty Assembly of Narok was not consult-
ed before the decision to enlist the
services of Kaps Ltd was done.
They argue that the governor is re-
quired by law to set up a county eco-
nomic forum for purposes of deciding
if Kaps qualied to be given the con-
tract.
They contend that the partnership
between Kaps and Narok government
is illegal. High Court Judge George
Odunga certied the case urgent and
directed the petitioners to serve the
respondents and appear for hearing
next Wednesday.
MPS POSITION
Narok North MP Richard Moitalel
ole Kenta has also opposed the deal,
saying Mara revenues amounting to
Sh2 billion annually will mean that
more than Sh400 million will be going
into somebodys pocket.
The legislator says there is no jus-
tication of how the county govern-
ment allowed itself to award the con-
tract to a company charging such
huge amount.
The MP has called on the Senate to
move in. He also wants the county
government ofcials explain and jus-
tify what they did.
Kenya Ports Authority Chairman Danson Mungatana addresses his security of-
cers at the KWS Training Law Enforcement Academy in Manyani, Taita Taveta
County, recently. This was during the graduation of 39 ofcers after a three-
month para-military training. [PHOTO: MAARUFU MOHAMED/STANDARD]
All ears, sir!
BY PHILIP MWAKIO
and WILLIS OKETCH
A Belgian convicted of deling a
Class Two girl over two years ago has
mysteriously died, six months into his
20-year sentence.
He rose to infamy after he was ar-
rested and convicted for repeatedly
deling an 11-year-old girl.
The case got more publicity after it
emerged that the girls mother sold
her into sex slavery and spent the
money with her lover.
Perniaux Robert, 62, died at the
Coast General Hospital on May 15, a
day to the start of an appeal he had
launched challenging the lengthy jail
term slapped by a Mombasa court on
December 11, last year.
Dejected and abandoned in his
cell at Shimo la Tewa Prison, he re-
portedly tried to plead with the Bel-
gian Embassy in Nairobi to transfer
him to a private hospital or plead with
Kenyan authorities for early release or
be freed on bond.
Stefan Aboge, the French inter-
preter who met him at the prison a
day before he died, said the Belgian
did not want to be admitted to the
prison hospital. Apparently the em-
bassy ignored him because he was a
convict.
He was buried at the Mbaraki
Cemetery in Mombasa, away from his
Kenyan wife, who lives in Belgium.
Belgian deler
dies six months
into his jail term
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Page 12 / NATIONAL NEWS Friday, May 30, 2014 / The Standard
New bail
rules on the
way for terror
suspects
BY WAHOME THUKU
Chief Justice Willy Mutunga
has set up a committee to prepare
guidelines on how courts should
grant bond and bail to criminal
suspects particularly those ac-
cused of terrorist activities.
This follows accusations that
the Judiciary is frustrating the war
on terrorism by granting bail to
suspects.
But even as he announced this
yesterday, Mutunga warned that
courts would not act on emotions
or shoddy investigation and pros-
ecutions. Investigators and pros-
ecutors must do a thorough and
comprehensive job and present
the facts and evidence before
courts.
Judicial ofcers will not grant
bail or convict on the basis of
emotions, but rather on the basis
of a rigorous presentation of evi-
dence and facts, Mutunga said.
Article 49 of the Constitution
does not use the word compel-
ling for ornamental purposes. It
could have stopped at the rea-
sons, he added.
Article 49 of the Constitution
provides the right to bail for all
criminal suspects unless there are
compelling reasons to deny them.
I hope that the prosecution ser-
vice understands that they have
to do much more to move the
court to grant bail or bond. In-
complete investigations, lazy ap-
proaches to prosecution only lead
to judicial determinations which
will end up frustrating everybody
and the public.
Mutunga was speaking when
he opened a meeting of top secu-
rity ofcials and judges called to
harmonise the war on terror.
The meeting at the Judiciary
Training Institute was a follow up
to another one held between the
Judiciary and security organs on
Monday.
New twist in
Nyeri poll case
By NDERITU GICHURE
A criminal case facing an Otha-
ya politician could soon be termi-
nated after the court questioned
the rationale behind the case, fol-
lowing the Supreme Courts can-
cellation of the by-election.
David Kimengere Waititu was
accused of committing an elector-
al offence by printing his cam-
paign posters, informing voters
that he was a candidate, yet he had
not been cleared by the Indepen-
dent Electoral and Boundary Com-
mission.
Yesterday, Othaya Principal
Magistrate Henry Nyakwemba
questioned the relevance of pur-
suing the matter considering that
the said by-election had already
been cancelled.
Gwasi MP John Mbadi (right) addresses a meeting aimed at resolving the differences between Lands Cabinet Secretary
Charity Ngilu and National Land Commission chairman Mohamed Swazuri in Mombasa yesterday. On the left is
parliamentary Lands committee chairman Alex Mwiru. [PHOTO: KELVIN KARANI/STANDARD]
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MCAs asked for
bribes, claims
Kericho governor
By WILFRED AYAGA
Kericho County chief says ward
representatives demanded millions of
shillings to drop the impeachment
Motion.
Besieged Kericho Governor Paul
Chepkwony yesterday said the im-
peachment Motion has emotionally
traumatised him.
Prof Chepkwony told the Senate
committee probing allegations against
Paul Chepkwony
alleges that ward reps
demanded millions
of shillings to drop
impeachment Motion
COUNTY CHIEFS DEFENCE
Chepkwony said he is a victim of rogue
MCAs who have conspired to hound him out
offce on unsubstantiated charges
He alleged that MCAs had demanded mil-
lions of shillings from him to drop the im-
peachment Motion.
The governor defended his integrity saying
that he had never been under any form of in-
vestigation before
The governor called a local bishop, Paul
Leleito, who revealed that reconciliation ef-
forts brokered by church leaders and commu-
nity elders failed to end the animosity
him that he was a victim of rogue
MCAs who had conspired to hound
him out ofce on unsubstantiated
charges.
This has been the most challeng-
ing and emotional aspect of my life.
When the notice of Motion was led
it was leaked to a member of the pub-
lic who then published it on the social
media. This damaged my reputation.
I only received the allegations against
me several days later, he said.
He said his impeachment had sin-
ister motives perpetuated against him
by the MCAs.
These are smokescreen reasons
to impeach the governor without giv-
ing the real reasons. This is the second
impeachment attempt against me. I
survived the rst one after local lead-
ers, MPs and church elders inter-
vened. They felt that there was noth-
ing substantial in the allegations, he
BY PATRICK BEJA
A parliamentary committee has
expressed displeasure with Lands
Cabinet Secretary Charity Ngilu for
skipping a meeting intended to ad-
dress wrangles over powers between
her and National Land Commission
chairman Mohamed Swazuri.
Members of the parliamentary de-
partmental committee on Land said
Mrs Ngilus absence undermined their
efforts to resolve the stalemate, which
has slowed down land reforms.
Eighteen members of the commit-
tee led by their chairman Alex Mwiru
said they expected Ngilu and chair-
man of the Commission on Imple-
mentation of the Constitution (CIC)
Charles Nyachae to attend so as to ad-
dress the persistent wrangling at the
retreat held at Flamingo beach re-
sort.
Lands Principal Secretary Mariam
El Maawy had a hard time explaining
Ngilus absence as the legislators ac-
cused the Cabinet Secretary of under-
mining the authority of Parliament.
INDISPOSED
Ms Maawy explained that Ngilu
was unwell on Wednesday. To my un-
derstanding, the Cabinet Secretary
was indisposed as at last night
(Wednesday night). That is why she is
not with us, Maawy explained.
Kieni MP Kanini Kega said the
committee may summon Ngilu for
skipping the forum where she and Dr
Swazuri were expected to explain why
they cannot explore their wide man-
dates to implement land reforms in-
cluding addressing historical land in-
justices.
This committee has similar pow-
ers as the High Court and may sum-
mon the Cabinet Secretary to explain
why the wrangles with the commis-
sion cannot come to an end, Kega
said.
Gwasi MP John Mbadi said the
persistent dispute between the Cabi-
net Secretary and the commission is
the big elephant in the room and
must be addressed so that land re-
forms can be implemented.
Mr Mbadi said Kenya was assem-
bling a bomb by delaying land re-
forms even after Kenyans demanded
the formation of NLC.
By JAMES MWANGI
Amnesty International has fault-
ed the Government on the manner
in which it carried out the Usalama
Watch operation.
The organisation says the opera-
tion is being done in total disregard
of national and international laws.
It further notes that the counter-
terror crackdown was extremely fo-
cused on the Somali community and
in the process violating their human
rights in the name of national secu-
rity.
Thousands of Somalis have been
subjected to arbitrary arrest, harass-
ment, extortion and ill-treatment
since Operation Usalama began in
early April. Over 1,000 individuals
have been forcibly relocated to over-
crowded, insecure refugee camps in
the country, a report released by the
organisation reads in part.
The organisation has called for
investigations on reports of abuses
by the State security particularly in
Eastleigh, which is predominantly
inhabited by Somalis.
It wants ofcers suspected of
committing the alleged crimes tried.
Hundreds of people have been de-
ported to Somalia and over 1,000
forcibly returned to Kakuma and
Dadaab camps following the coun-
ter-terror operation.
The organisation also claims the
Somali community and refugees
have become scapegoats in the
crackdown that is contrary to the tri-
partite agreement signed between
Kenya and Somalia governments on
framework governing repatriation of
Somalia refugees.
Rights body
faults security
clampdown
said.
He alleged that the MCAs had de-
manded millions of shillings from
him to drop the impeachment Mo-
tion.
A female MCA came to negotiate
for payment. The MCAs wanted me to
kill one project worth Sh30 million
and divert the money to them. They
said that other governors had also
done the same, Chepkwony said.
AMBULANCES
During cross-examination by the
Kericho County Assembly lawyer
George Nganga, the governor how-
ever, admitted that he never reported
the extortion claims to the police.
He also admitted and that he had
single sourced ambulance services
from the Red Cross Society and that
there had been no provision for the
hiring of the vehicles in the county
supplementary budget.
Attempts by the governors lawyer
Kimutai Bosek to present video evi-
dence showing the speaker of the as-
sembly whipping the MCAs into vot-
ing for the Motion were thwarted
when the committee ruled that it
would not be drawn into considering
extraneous matters that were not re-
lated to the three charges facing
him.
We are concerned because you
are about to present things that hap-
pened outside the county assembly,
Senator Mutula Kilonzo Jnr told the
governors lawyer.
Ngilus absence at forum angers MPs
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Friday, May 30, 2014 / The Standard
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BY NOELLA MUTANDA
I
n one of the past consumer outreach
activities organized by the Insurance
Regulatory Authority, I met Samson
(not his real name) who was literally
breathing re! He came to our exhibition
stand and my greetings were met with a curt
answer: What does the word comprehensive
mean to you, and what is the meaning of
comprehensive motor insurance? It was
clear, from the onset that Samson had, at a
given time, purchased a comprehensive motor
insurance cover but experienced challenges
understanding what was covered in the policy
and what was excluded (not covered). I am
happy that by the end of our talk, Samson and
I shook hands and he went away promising to
purchase the comprehensive motor insurance
cover (again!). No doubt, there are a number of
other consumers in a similar predicament like
Samson.
PERSONALLY LIABLE
By way of background, the law requires you
to have motor vehicle insurance before you
put your vehicle on the road. There are four
levels of cover for motor vehicle insurance in
the market. The rst is The Act Only. This is
the bare minimum motor insurance cover that
you can purchase for your vehicle and it only
covers liability for death and bodily injuries to
third parties. In practice, this cover is rarely sold
since it is very narrow in its scope of coverage.
For instance, it does not cover damage to third
party property arising from an accident. Should
you take this cover, then you will be personally
liable for the damage caused on third party
property.
The second is Third Party Cover. This cover
is slightly wider than The Act Only in that in
addition to covering third party death or bodily
injury, it also covers liability for damage to third
party property. Under this cover, the insured
(vehicle owner) is covered against liabilities
arising from accidental damages caused on
other peoples property by his vehicle. He has
transferred this risk to an insurance company!
The third cover is the Third Party Fire and
Theft. As the name suggests, this cover takes
care of third party deaths or bodily injuries,
damage to third party property and loss or
damage of vehicle occasioned by re or theft.
In a way, it takes care of the insured (vehicle
owner) in that in the event of a re or theft, his
loss will be compensated.
POLICY DOCUMENT
The 4th cover is the Comprehensive cover.
Perhaps this is the most misunderstood (in
terms of what it covers and excludes) by virtue of
its name and general understanding of the word
comprehensive. Indeed, the Comprehensive
motor insurance covers all perils not excluded!
To then understand what it covers, one has to
read through the policy document (yes that
document we talked about in earlier article)
to identify that which is not covered! In most
cases, we rarely read the policy document
to understand the exclusions and, therefore,
assume that in the event of an accident, one is
comprehensively covered.
Comprehensive insurance is the most broad
motor vehicle insurance available in the market.
It provides cover for everything mentioned in
the above 3 levels of motor insurance cover.
Most importantly though, it provides cover for
accidental damage to the insureds vehicle by
any peril not excluded. This makes it possible
for the vehicle owner to have his vehicle
repaired in the event of an accident or replaced
in the case of a write off.
It is, however, important to note that while
the comprehensive cover is wide and from
connotation should imply that all risks are
covered, this is not the case. The policy has
exclusions, which for instance could include
no cover for damages resulting from acts
such as terrorism, political riots, oods or
occurrence of an accident against a stipulated
geographical area of cover. If, for example, your
car is comprehensively covered in Kenya, it is
not guaranteed that if you are involved in an
accident in Uganda you will be compensated.
FRAGILE IN NATURE
The windscreens and side mirrors are
also some items that are not automatically
covered under the comprehensive cover. This
is because these are not considered parts of
the vehicle in that they can be damaged while
the rest of the vehicle remains intact. They
are also quite fragile in nature. For instance,
the windscreen can be damaged while the
vehicle remains intact. The theft of non-factory
tted accessories like car stereos, sports rims
and leather seats among other things are not
automatically covered under comprehensive
insurance. These can be covered separately or
at an additional amount, that may be included
in the premium for comprehensive cover. These
additional amounts are called riders and are
specic in nature. Consumers are advised to
request for these additions to their covers and
pay some additional monies on top of their
premiums. The resultant comfort and peace of
mind of having these riders by far surpasses the
additional amounts to the premiums paid.
PERSONAL ACCIDENT
In conclusion, and very important to
note is that traditionally, all motor vehicle
insurance do not cover for death or bodily
injuries to the driver or the insured and his
family members. Consumers are further
advised to purchase personal accident covers
or workmans compensation to mitigate these
risks. The premiums for these types of cover are
affordable and readily available in the market.
The good news is that insurance companies are
now innovating and offering riders in the form
of personal accident covers for drivers and the
motor vehicle owner including members of his
family. These take care of losses resulting from
deaths or bodily injuries. Make a point to ask
your insurer the availability of such riders and
consider purchasing them.
Remember to always read you insurance
policy so as to understand what is covered and
what is excluded. The policies have now been
simplied and standardized to make you easily
understand its contents. Consider enhancing
your motor insurance cover to enjoy the peace
of mind that comes with purchasing insurance.
nmutanda@ira.go.ke
Twitter: @noellamutanda
The Author is the Head;
Corporate Communications at the
Insurance Regulatory Authority
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national prayers
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WHAT OTHER MEDIA SAY...
S
urprise of surprises, the President and Com-
mander-in-Chief of the Kenya Defense Forces
can actually sing a hymn from start to end
from memory. And he did not go off key.
Speaker after speaker at the Annual National Prayer
Day yesterday stressed the need for peace, love and
unity, a clarion call the President picked and asked all
those present to practice it.
The evident camaraderie and confidence exuded at
the national prayer meeting was infectious. It was not
lost on many that the same leaders would walk out and
spew out epithets at their opponents.
Today more than ever before, the country needs
prayers, prayers for conscious effort from its leaders to
improve the less privileged lot in society. The accumu-
lated ills against which concerted prayer is needed to
exonerate us include poverty, disease and ignorance
that millions face each waking day.
Road accidents, illicit alcohol and insecurity
continue to claim the lives of many Kenyans through
no making of the devil, we believe, but recklessness
and a warped consciousness for human life. Many feel
that it is because of poor leadership. We pray for sound
leadership, servant leadership. Lord, we pray that you
may hold back the hand of those keen to destroy life
that they may hold it in awe because life is precious.
We pray Lord that you our often scurrilous and com-
bative politicians become meek and humble as lamb.
That, may they mellow and that may they think first of
those they lead before thinking about themselves. We
pray that corruption, tribalism, cronyism, nepotism
may recede and may we embrace the abundant
tributes in each of one us for we are all of one race; the
human race. We pray for prosperity, for abundance, for
harmony, for peace and for unity. Yet we also pray that
the organizers of the prayer day consider including
lesser Kenyans lest it be perceived as an elite club.
Hobnobbing with the who-is-who in society might just
be one prayer answered for someone.
SEMIS SHOWDOWN
Papa face Chui as Ndovu meet Kifaru in last four in Machakos
Stars play hosts Comoros in
return leg of Cup qualier
capable of nishing the job
today.
Most fans believe we
should have won by a big
margin because this is
Comoros. What they forget
is that football has changed
and there are no longer
minnows in African football.
The one goal we got at
home is important and all
we need to do is build on
that. The fact is our oppo-
nents will be under pressure
at home and we can take
advantage and win, he
revealed.
On the absence of top
striker Dennis Oliech, Origi
said: The truth is Dennis is
a big player and the team
needs him. Even if he does
not play, his presence is a
big motivation for the young
boys.
In this situation
however, we understand
why the coach had to drop
him because he explained to
us and there is nothing we
can do about it. It is an
opportunity for the other
players to rise up and show
the country what they can
do.
Oliech was left out by
coach Adel Amrouche after
he missed training for more
than a week.
In the absence of Oliech,
Amrouche has three other
options upfront. They
include Edwin Lavatsa,
Jacob Keli and Allan Wanga.
Wanga was Oliechs
striking partner in the rst
leg which Kenya won 1-0. In
mideld, the team also has
Albania-based Francis
Kahata who is available after
missing the rst leg as he
had lost his passport.
Kahata will battle it out
for a starting place against a
star-studded cast that
includes Johana Omollo,
Ayub Timbe and Macdonald
Mariga. Even the absence of
Jamal Mohammed will not
be missed here.
Fans in the island believe
their team will make it
through to the next round
and have promised to come
out it in large numbers to
root for their club.
The winner of todays
match will meet either
Liberia or Lesotho in the
next qualication round.
It is only after here that
Stars will make it to the
group stages of the quali-
ers for a place in the 2015
Africa Cup of Nations nals.
Stars have not played in
the nals for more than ten
years. The last time they
made an appearance at this
stage was in 2004 when the
competition was hosted by
Tunisia.
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 80
together players drawn from two or three club teams. At the as-
sembling stage, the various coaching staff from respective fran-
chise select 30 players to represent the team in the tournament.
According to Kenya Rugby Unions website, kenyarfu.com;
Martin Muita, Edwins Makori (Ndovu), George Mutuku (UAP Ki-
faru) and Bush Mwale (Nguvu Papa) are all tied atop the BRSS
points scorers charts with 10
points each. The Series has so
far seen a total of 24 tries, 12
conversions, 3 drop goals and
11 penalties scored.
Legendary rugby coach and
player Benjamin Ayimba told
FeverPitch he was satised
with the organisation of the
games, saying that the deci-
sion not to include the boys in
the national Kenya 15s side
was the best.
At the same time, Bamburi
Cement Group External Affairs
and Communications Manag-
er Mary Mueni reiterated La-
farges commitment in devel-
oping rugby not only in Kenya
but in the East African region.
This year, we decided to
take rugby to the grassroots as
well as to make the sports
spirit remain alive not only in
Nairobi but in Kenya and be-
yond our borders, Mueni
said.
After the semis, action re-
turns to Nairobi for the nal to
be played on June 7.
KRU chairman Mwangi
Muthee said the nals will be
of its own kind and will see
rugby fans treated to a special
Kenya vs South Africas West-
ern Province match at the
RFUEA Grounds along Ngong
Road, Nairobi.
Chuis Anthony Nyandigisi ghts to cut through
Ndovu players defence during their Bamburi Series tie at the
Nakuru Athletic Club last Saturday. [PHOTO: BONIFACE THUKU/
STANDARD]
FEVERPITCH
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STARS ZEALOUS TO
OUTWIT COMOROS
By GILBERT WANDERA
in MORONI, COMOROS
Norway-based goalkeeper Arnold Origi has captured the
importance of todays Africa Cup of Nations qualier against
Comoros by insisting that it is the last chance for a good num-
ber of players in the team to qualify for the nals.
Kenya and Comoros play today at the Mitsamihuli
International Stadium with an eye to the next stage of the
qualiers. The match kicks off at 3pm.
Origi is making a come-back to the team after missing
out on the rst leg due to club engagements and he has
declared that Stars cannot afford to lose.
For a good number of players and myself included,
this is the last chance we have to try and qualify for the
Africa Cup of Nations nals. This is an idea shared by
senior players in the team.
We understand that it will be a shame for us to retire
without playing in the Nations Cup nals, he told
FeverPitch hours after the team touched down in the
Indian Ocean Island.
Origi believes Stars did enough in the rst leg and are
Origi says its last chance for
senior players to make Cup nals
CONTINUED ON PAGE 79
Harambee Stars technical bench
follow the proceedings when
Amrouches troops played Comoros
in the Africa Cup qualier match at
Nyayo Stadium recently. [PHOTO:
DENNIS OKEYO/ STANDARD]
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TOTAL RECALL:
Vinnie Banton,
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SPOTLIGHT:
Sabby Angel:
I am divorced,
P6
OVERHEARD:
Jaguar-mania in
Dallas, Texas,
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COVER GIRL
Published by I The Standard Group Ltd
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MEET THE
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s the whole
Heineken
UEFA
Champions
League
Sankara party buzz hit
Nairobi last Saturday
evening, Pulse paparazzi
Pius Cheruiyot and I
opted to drive down to
Machakos town where
another major screening
of the game was going
on.
On this weekend, too,
the new talk-about
state-of-the-art Machakos
Peoples Park was
playing host to the
Groove Tour and the debut Machawood movie, Love and
Deceit was launching at the same venue on this night.
Quite a plethora of showbiz buzz going on down there!
Ready to usher in was this New Jersey based lm
producer, director and actor Daniel Kioko, the chap behind
the movie whose theme revolves around a tale of two
Kenyan friends and their mixed fortunes back home and at
the land of milk and honey.
In the lm, Semi, a guy who enjoys multiple relation-
ships, inuences Eddy to cheat on his girlfriend Ruth.
From then on theirs is life on the rst-lane as they oss
with fancy cars and everything glitz.
As I sat there, I reect on how the Kenyan urban
lifestyle has changed over the years and there was the nag
on how young girls are now prowling on those ashy and
wealthy men who seem meet all their wildest dreams at
the swipe of the Visa card.
The movie is a reection of our urban society where the
love and hate game seems to be dominating relationships.
One moment, a celebrity thought he was just dating a girl
for the fun of it and before he knows it, she is there with a
child, pushing for marriage if not child support on top of
your family. Two of our features revolve around this topic
as we usher you to the activity marked long weekend.
As you party in the new month, just remember: actions
have consequences.
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Love and decei t
Willy, you
wheeled it!
A lot of bile has been building between
gospel singer Willy Paul and many of his
showbiz admirers since he returned from
his tour abroad.
First, the guy came back with a twang
after a two months outing and then dipped
himself into controversy after going red on a
life TV show.
It has been long coming, but many
seemed completely fed up with Willy Pauls
seeming dont care pride and a level of
arrogance that he portrayed during the
show.
Among other things, Willy went ahead to
say he got a B+ in KCSE, that is last year
after doing homeschooling forhow long,
with a tutor he only used to tip. Then after
that, he reacted furiously to calls to get his
results slip public saying his result slip had
nothing to do with the public. How soon he
had forgotten that he is the same fellow
who announced the whole I am doing
exams, please pray for me thing for
starters?
On his return, he branded himself a new
aka, Willy Paul Msa! Msa? How this guy
keeps on trying to be a Diamond wannabe
is just very annoying!
Willy, no one is trying to nish you as you
tried to put it. You are your own destruction!
Fame seems to have gone to your head,
you are not that humble God servant image
we saw when we discovered you. But the
good thing is, it is not too late to change.
Feel the wind, get in touch with reality and
listen to advice like you used to listen back
then. In the meantime, there goes the
Groove Awards!
The best vocalists are not yet born!
SPOTLIGHT
BREAK UP TO HOOKUP
Pulse traces coast star,
Sabby Angel, to nd out
whether the rumours
about her cheating on her
husband are actually true
and whether it is also true
that she left him behind in
Tanzania to hook up with
leading coast producer.
PAGE 6
MIC-CHECK
BLACKY-LISTED
Despite being a relative
neophyte, Blacky
is already courting
controversy, if not with his
music then it is through his
pronouncements. We talk
to him to judge whether
he is bad as sin, or just
misunderstood.
PAGE 8
SPECIAL FEATURE
ENTER THE GROOVE
Pulse takes a look at the
just-concluded round of
Groove tours that saw the
emergence of new stars,
even as some seemed
to turn a blind eye on
the award, which are
scheduled for Sunday.
Who will be the new kids
on the block?
PAGE 17
TOTAL RECALL
MSEE WA GITHURAI
We catch up with Vincent
Ihaji aka Vinnie Banton, he
of Githurai fame and trace
his journey since then as
a promising musician to
his current hustle as a DJ
and producer. Does he still
represent Githurai?
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Model: Fransciscar Bachu Age: 24
Hobbies: Reading Swimming Dancing
Photographer: Buoart/Panaito Photography.
Shoot location: Nairobi, Uniafric House,
Third Floor, Suite 360.
PULSE / Page 3
WASSUP
Pulse Mayhem Party at Skylux
Pulse Magazine, in conjunction with Skylux
Lounge, Ace Cards Entertainment and Val-
entine Cake House host the Pulse Mayhem
Party tomorrow. The party celebrates all the
May born babies and celebrities with plenty
of music, interactive activities and plenty of
giveaways. Charges are Sh500.
The Festival for African Fashion and Arts
(FAFA)
The Festival for African Fashion and Arts
(FAFA) is a gala dinner and show of top Ke-
nyan fashion brands together with regional
guest designers. The show features a panel
of designers selected by an independent
committee and models trained by the sea-
soned Ajuma Nasenyana, Suzie and a variety
of fashion shows that guarantees fashion
enthusiasts an exceptional time. The event
goes down at the Oval in Westlands tomor-
row night. Charges are Sh8,000, Sh6,000
and Sh1,500 for gold, silver and ordinary
tickets respectively.
Groove Awards at Kenyatta International
Convention Centre
East Africas premier gospel award ceremo-
ny, the Groove Awards, takes centre stage
at Kenyatta International Convention Centre
(KICC) lawns this Sunday afternoon. This is
the ninth edition of the award ceremony that
seeks to recognise, reward and celebrate
gospel artistes for their talent and efforts in
spreading the Gospel. The red-carpet affair
features a lineup from both upcoming and
established acts in the gospel industry.
Masquerade Party at Craysh
Popular camping and partying joint, Craysh
Camp in Naivasha, hosts the Masquerade
party tomorrow night. The party celebrates
the various musical genres with a star stud-
ded lineup of DJs Crme de la Crme, Purpl,
Redbone, Vin, Kriso and Carl on the decks.
Charges are Sh500
The Circle at Jolly Rogers
The popular social outdoor networking
event, the Circle, makes a comeback this
month with plenty of interactive games, ac-
tivities and music for fun lovers. This months
edition features performances from DJs Joe
Mfalme, Kris Darlin, Crme de la Crme,
Pierra with Joe Muchiri, Shafe Weru and
Soulo emceeing the show. The event goes
down at Jolly Rogers (former Black Cot-
ton Club) in Karen tomorrow afternoon and
charges are Sh1, 000.
Anto Neosoul, Anyiko for GoDown Gig
The GoDown Gig a popular concert and mu-
sical series that celebrates the diverse musi-
cal genres across the country, goes down at
GoDown Arts Centre tomorrow. This edition
features performances from Anto Neosoul,
Ricky na Maraki, H_Art the Band, DJ Shiqx
and emcee Anyiko. Entry is free.
Blankets and Wine at Carnivore
After taking a hiatus from the entertain-
ment calendars, Blankets and Wine hits
the showbiz circles this weekend. Explore
multiple artistic disciplines in this new
chapter of Blankets and Wine as music
performers Ythera, Kiu, H_Art The Band
and Sarabi take on the eclectic music stage
alongside spoken word gurus on the Kwani?
stage and creative artwork at the B and W
Art Hive featuring the Buruburu Institute of
Fine Arts, Made With Love and the Karuturi
Art Project exhibit. The show goes down at
Carnivore grounds this Sunday afternoon.
Advance tickets are Sh1,500 and Sh2,000
at the gate.
Kaz Lucas for Pandoras Box Concert
Tonight, the Michael Joseph Centre on
Waiyaki Way, Westlands, hosts an out of this
world musical concert dubbed the Pando-
ras Box- Laika Project. The concert aims to
raise proceeds that will be donated towards
creating awareness on the health issues
facing women and children before, during
and after child birth. The concert brings
together soulful artistes among them Linda
Muthama, Ritah Khatushi, Neema Ntalel and
Kaz Lucas. Charges are Sh2,000.
Hassan at Hush
Catch mix-master DJ Hassan as he spins
and thrills fans tonight at Club Hush in
Kakamega. Enjoy his best mixes the follow-
ing day as the party moves to iClub in Nyeri.
Adawnage Party at Michael Joseph
Centre
Gospel outt, Adawnage, hosts its listen-
ing party for their second album dubbed
Maisha, at Michael Joseph Centre in
Westlands, tomorrow afternoon. Enjoy and
be part of their new exciting project by sam-
pling the album, which is a compilation of
different genres from afro-rock fusion, pop,
seben to reggae. Charges are Sh500.
M.A.N.D.Y Concert at the Ballroom
Entertainment outt Kenya Nights, hosts
Berlin based music producers and spin
masters M.A.N.D.Y at the Ballroom in West-
lands tomorrow night. The DJ duo perform
alongside Mikhail Kuzi, Max Melesi, Mateyo,
Sean Fraser, Digital Soul aka DJ K among
others. Advance charges are Sh2,000 and
Sh3,000 at the gate.
VIDEO review
ARTISTE: Nazizi
RATING: 6/10
254
N
azizi is pulling a come-
back and to cheer
up her fans she has
released the video to
254 her latest single
off her Evo-lussion EP. The video
is an average clip shot in different
hoods within Nairobi with an aim to
commensurate with the lyrics in the
song that basically narrates citys
hoods and its legends.
Noticeable is that the hoods cap-
tured in the clip does not do justice,
the scenes capture very little in terms
of hoods representation with some of
the images seemly repeated and too
fast with unstable shots.
The entire video portrays Nazizi as
a tomboy; her lyrical prowess in the
clip is remarkable. Her rhymes blend
in well with the grafti walls and the
extras in the clips also helps to bring
out the hip pop feel in the clip.
Prezzo makes an appearance in
the video, alongside Sappy. The spe-
cial video effects used in the video,
the camera positioning, editing and
mastering of the entire video is fair.
Friday May 30, 2014 / The Standard
Hol di ng i t down
Godfathers of Soul at Thalassa
80s and 90s music lovers are guaranteed an
exceptional time courtesy of the Godfathers
of Soul music concert at Thalassa Restau-
rant and Lounge in Nyali tomorrow night.
This is the third edition of the concert and
features performances from DJs EZ Frank,
Frereboy Mikaya and Addams.
Rhino Charge on Laikipia Plateau
The Rhino Charge- an annual off-road mo-
torsport competition- goes down at Magadi
this weekend. This is the 25th edition of
the unique high level and navigation driving
competition and features from participa-
tion from popular driving celebrities and
entertainment from top artistes and DJs.
The event is organised by The Rhino Ark
Charitable Trust with the noble cause of
conserving Kenyas Aberdare eco-system.
Churchill, Ken wa Maria for Kitui
Entertainment bigwigs among them Ken
wa Maria, Churchill, Bosco Mulwa and
Chris Darlin await fun lovers at the Kitui
Sevens rugby event set to take place in Ki-
tui town this weekend. The three-day affair
kicks off today at the Kitui Show ground,
at Vista Gardens.
Moustapha in Daystar, Eldoret
Colonel Moustapha heads to the Africana
Club in Daystar, Athi River this Sunday for
a major concert. He will be entertaining
fans at Club 411 tomorrow night and come
back to Nairobi to Daystar on Sunday
afternoon for the family and evening show.
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MUGIKUYU ON NJOSE
Pulse: Describe Njose
Mugikuyu: A lady hungry man.
P: Among the two of you, who would win
the Grammys?
M: I would since I am the face of the SOC
brand and the leader of the group. Njose is
merely a dancer.
P: What would you change about Njoses
singing?
M: His Kamba accent. It is time he realised
only Mbuvi can successfully pull it off.
P: If you were to pick a celebrity date for
Njose, who would it be?
M: Kalekye Mumo. Trust you me, that
would be a dream come true. He loves them
Referring to him as Scratte, the squirrel in Ice
Age and a wannabe, Mugikuyu, one arm of
the SOC gospel group, takes on his colleague
Njose in this battle of stars. Find out how it
went down as ROSE KWAMBOKA pulled the
dare.
friend, Clarissa. They actually met at an award
ceremony where she was his rival. He loves
competitions that he can only win through
joining the rival team. If you cannot beat
them, join them.
P: Who is more troublesome between the
two of you?
N: He is. He does not understand that his
small frame was not wired to pick up ghts.
He ends up being beaten up and I have to
save him every other time.
P: What outrageous thing would Mugi-
kuyu do to get media attention?
N: The question really is, what has he
never done? He is likely to fabricate an online
story to create buzz.
P: If he were not an artiste, what would
he be?
N: A night runner? The guy can walk, aim-
lessly, for days.
P Pick a movie character that depicts his
personality
Patsey, Lupita Nyongos character role in
12 Years a Slave.
P: If he were stuck on an island, what
would he not survive without?
N: His phone. He is so addicted to it that
he has developed a hunched back as
a result.
HEAD2HEAD
Mugikuyus day
big.
P: Who is more troublesome between the
two of you?
M: He is. He creates trouble, begging
money from me all the time. It is time he
started making his own cash.
P: What outrageous thing would he do to
get media attention?
M: Get on top of a building and threaten
to jump. When he has gathered a crowd, he
would start singing to show off his singing
prowess.
P: If he were not an artiste, what would
he be?
M: That guy who hawks water in estates
for Sh20 per container. That takes real talent!
P: Pick a movie character that depicts his
personality
M: He is like Scratte, the squirrel in Ice
Age. He is so xated and determined to do
stuff that do not help him.
P: If he were stuck on an island, what
would he not survive without?
M: His hair gel, that he constantly smears
on his newly acquired dreadlocks.
NJOSE ON MUGIKUYU
Pulse: Describe Mugikuyu
Njose: An illiterate guy who loves to sing
about money he does not have.
P: Between the two of you, who would win
the Grammys ?
N: I would win uncontested. This is be-
cause for starters I am like a mentor to Mugi-
kuyu and he can never outshine the teacher.
Then again SOC is my Corporate Social
Responsibility (CSR). How hard can a win be.
P: What would you change about Mugi-
kuyus singing?
N: The content of his songs. Singing about
money every time will not help him grow right.
Someone should save him from that mentality.
P: If you were to pick a celebrity date for
Mugikuyu, who would it
be?
N: His girl-
VERDICT
Poking fun may not be these
guys rst love but some of the
wit they ooze here makes them
good recruits. Mugikuyus punch
lines are more direct as he takes
on a rather timid Njose. It is a
balanced ght that has Mugikuyu
claiming the win, thanks to his
consistency.
Mugikuyu
Njose
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Unfortunately, tonight was
coming with extra baggage.
Football is a physical,
sometimes dangerous, game.
That is why all football teams
have a doctor and stretcher.
Away from the scorching sun, it
is good to havbe a sick bay.
Like Chelsea has Eva Carneiro,
this team even had a female
medic.
LENS
CAUGHTOUT
THROUGH
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CAUGHTOUT
THROUGH
WTF and STFU!
I have been
here before.
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Nyama, nya-
ma, nyama?
I must get that
girl back, have
you seen her?
Haki usiende, I
am sorry kabisa.
SMITTEN BY SMITTA: Smitta is a former Man United fan,
and this fan was rekindling memories from good ol days.
Niliku-show aje?
Hell come back
on his knees.
I dont know why,
but am enjoying
this...
Na mimi
nitakuvaa kiatu
ya mtaa.
I am going to hit
it like Ozil hits it.
Stretcher Team doctor
No, I dont think your
injury needs me to
give you homecare
This one has to be
substituted.
Na hii nyama ya
leo, ni ngumu.
Heh, haka
siwachilii...
yellow-yellow.
Have you
marinated it? I like.
This, you dont
need to cook
Blessed
are those
who sweat
in colour.
New
designer,
hanging,
wallets
are
clearly
the
latest
fad.
Either
someone
cut off the
upper part
of your
pants, or
you have
two
waists.
Juliani was a man on a mission. He spotted the object
of his mission...
He reminded Brenda of
how happy they were, once.
It was an ordinary day
at the local butchery.
Then he got interested in
another kind of meat
And even though there were
a few, bare, challenges.
Meanwhile his assistant
prefered to use sweets.
Basi mwambie
sorry mara tatu.
Yes Madam, I was
in the Marine.
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S
abby has been in the country,
specically in Mombasa, for the
past four months and she has
already appeared in entertainment
pages on more occasions than
she would want. Born Salma Tamim to a
Tanzanian mother and a Kenyan dad, Sabby,
who is a rened actress in Tanzania is said to be
involved with a music producer in Mombasa, a
claim she brushes off.
I am a sociable person and producer
SPOTLIGHT
Sabby about an album she has been working
on.
The rumoured relationship comes at a time
when some photos appeared online of her
and another man said to be her husband, with
claims that she was a serial cheat.
He was my husband but we divorced a
long time ago. We have a son together but the
relationship ended after seven months. It was
a very trying time and I am glad I am over him,
said Sabby about her sons father.
The bad experience I had with him is basi-
cally what made me a focused person. At the
moment, I choose my career over any good
man out there, notes Sabby, who quotes
Rihanna as her role model.
Sabby has also been said to be seeing the
CEO of Coast Films Production and Mombasa
showbiz honcho Haissan Faisal, after she
was, on several occasions, spotted attending
events with him.
Hassan is like a big brother to me and we
cant even get involved romantically, remarks
the curvaceous actress who is known for her
bold photo shoots that have frequently caused
a stir for their revealing nature.
The moment I became a star, I accepted
the fact that my life would always be under
scrutiny. That is a cross I will have to bear, she
notes, about the constant rumuors now sur-
rounding her life.
She has also faced embarrassing mo-
ments.
Recently, she was involved in an alterca-
tion with a guard at a radio station in Mombasa
after she was asked to vacate the premises for
what she alleges was religious discrimination.
The guard explained that I was not al-
lowed on the premises and it was all because
I had a hijab on. It was scary and humiliating,
Sabby remarks, with regret over the suspicious
terrorism undercurrents at the moment.
Sabby grew up in both Kenya and Tanza-
nia, studying in Kenya while visiting her mum
in Moshi during school holidays. She would
kick-start her acting career in 2009 as a model
before commercials came calling. In 2010, she
From her revealing and provocative pictures
doing rounds on the internet to rumours that
she is cheating on her legally married hubby,
fast rising sassy actress Sabby Angel is a girl
on the spot. I am now divorced, the 24-
year-old exclusively told Pulse writer MKALA
MWAGHESHA as he grilled her about her
alleged double dating claims
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was approached to feature in lms and she
has not looked back since.
I am talented and all producers and
scriptwriters I have worked with can attest to
that. I have been in over ten major lms and
more commercials than I can count and as a
model, I have a huge prole, the model, who
is a leading gure in an empowerment pro-
gramme aimed for Mombasa youth claims.
Speaking about Mombasa, Sabby ex-
plains that she is frustrated by the way the
showbiz scene in the region is lukewarm, con-
sidering the abundance of talent in the region.
The industry is disappointing and it hurts
me that the people around are comfortable
with the situation. A lot needs to be done and
I am working tirelessly to change things, she
concludes.
The moment I
became a star,
I accepted the
fact that my life
would always be
under scrutiny.
That is a cross I
will have to bear
Amz and I are just good friends who have
each others best interest at heart. It is a very
professional relationship, says the charming
Sabby, with a laugh.
The two have been raising eyebrows es-
pecially after she posted a photo on her social
media accounts while sitting on the lap of the
SQ Records producer.
Even before I settled here, I had always
met him whenever I came to Mombasa be-
cause he is handling my music projects, says
PULSE / Page 7
SMITTEN BY
A SUPER SATO
Friday May 30, 2014 / The Standard
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Smitta
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Smitta
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SCENE AT
DATING DELIRIUMS
WITH GACHERI
THE LIGHT SKIN WARS
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ngrids main problem is that she is
of mixed race. That is the gospel
according to Lena. Ingrid did not
attend Lenas bridal shower. I did
not attend it either but she somehow
seems to have gotten over it. The truth is had
Ingrid and I really cared to attend we would
have but Felicity provided the perfect excuse
by sending the invites exactly 13 hours before
the event.
Is she trying to say that all those people
who came dont have lives? Thats why they
dont need notice? Lena is turning pink under
her high yellow skin. Lena has an endless list
of transgressions against Ingrid including
that horrid English accent she affects and
wearing her hair down and out. We can
see you are mixed race, you do not need to
constantly point it out.
In her rants Lena claims that she will not
have Ingrid at her invite-only wedding.
This will also not draw a comment from me.
I have been here too many times. Ingrid will
denitely get her invite at the last minute if
only so Lena can glory in this her most recent
accomplishment.
She has won the race down the aisle.
In truth the trouble with began with a
certain Nick who is quite frankly not worth
half the trouble he caused.
Lena and Ingrid used to be best of friends,
so much so that it was a given that they would
be each others best maids.
Back then Nick was Lenas boo and had
been for about four years. The same Nick
who walked around declaring his preference
for yellow-yellows. Then Lena went off
to Pretoria for campus. Nick and Ingrid had
started up a romance and by the time Lena
came back last year they were live-in partners.
Somehow this change had been expertly
manoeuvred. None of us turned against
Ingrid or went for Lena. The two continued
to exist in the same social circles. While the
friendship certainly chilled, any hostilities
between Lena and Ingrid were rmly bottled
up. This allowed us to pretend the entire affair
had never happened.
Then one drunken day Nick joked about
having upgraded from faded African yellow
Lena to Proper yellow Ingrid: Since then
things have never been the same.
Y
ou jua how you wake up
n you just know tis gonna
be a good Friday (unless of
course its two thao n four-
teen years, n a month ago,
n yur Yesu, n yu know they gonna Gethse-
mane yur candy buttski?) + Well, thaz how
last Saturday felt.
Me n my bruv Jerry Cecil dressed in
our blue footer outts n were outta the crib
by 9 a.m. and on two scooters up crowded
Mbagathi Way (coz twas the day of the
Mater-Standard heart run) and down to
Psys/Hooters in tao, where Ma-Fans were
gathering for our annual end-o-season
goat-eating trip to Oloo-Teepees (as op-
posed to Ole Polos, where we been goin
b4).
We were met by Ma-Fans creyzie trea-
surer Festus Munene aka Nasri (whom we
were in starch with) and I also saw Charles
Nguna aka Carzola smile for the rst tyme
in ten years as he donated chumz for a
mbuzi, ati coz the goons won a trophy (Fa
cup) dat week.
Eventually we rolled in a convo to
oloo-Teepees, me evanescently in a Subra
with Chelski fan n Ringtones producer Tim
Boikwa n his chicka, and when the convo
paused at Tuskees in a foreign country
(Rongai) 4 refreshments, random custom-
ers were subjected to a random poll by the
ma-fans mob ati which team dyu sup-
port?
The Goons rigged themselves to top
spot!
At oloo-Teepees, we found no mbuzi,
dint want mutton, but the manager there
convinced us to settle for ndopa, which
is a x-breed between a goat + a sheep. As
Giddy aka Arshavin alias Lord Goat-Slayer
(I just started watchin Game o Thrones
Sunday, so imam into feudal titles) slew
the ndopas, I ed for beer cans n to greet
ole Pulse crew Tony the Banter Ngare n
Elvis Ogina, notta mention Noah Mourinho
wa China Muga man.
Mafans nally settled to a nine/aside
game of soccer of Arsenal Mafans versus
The Others (but we preferred to call our-
selves the Coalition Of the Willing ama the
COWS of Chelsea FC and Man U there
waz only one Liverpool fan, and he waz
kedo fte).
In spite of the Goon Squads makelele
(and their theme song this season, this
season), the Cows beat em four/three
with Red Devil Bett our four-goal hero ka
Arshavin versus Liverpool years ago (our
Giddy Arshavin just sat with the WAGS un-
der a tree, drinking beer n making noise ka
ya vuvuzela). Watt, with our big Roy Terry
in defense, our Abdul Brown Oterrorist
in attack, the Smitta as the mideld Ras
Lukaku spoiler, the Banter takin occasional
rest breaks during the game (heh heh) n
Nasri going out with a meta-tarsal injury,
(for which team doc Eva applied vodka), the
Goons coont the Cows.
Victory secured, twas tyme for eating,
elections, drinkin n general merry-makin.
The elections were actually a coup detat
master-minded by one Sec Gen Justus aka
Demba Ba, where our old chairman Babu
waz ruthlessly replaced by new chair Charlo
Carzola. A drunk Jack Osuji (coz of his gruff
voice ka ya Yule jaji wa ICC) made a lot of
noise, but waz told he can go to the Su-
preme Court (where hell nd Mafans patron
Drinkin Wahome presiding alongside good
old Smokin Wanjala). These mean senti-
ments came from either NMG designers
Oscar Mluhya ama Linus O.
I then chatted a lil wit one tall Sichuma
(ni Mti) n his nice GF, made a lil fun of our
Huddah and we all played sunset ball
where one Sara Palin, a dude, got the
footer run around from a handball babe.
We then rode back in the dark to Psys/
Hooters tao to watch Champions League
nals (a tale for anutha day, actually kesho,
Sato, by the Blue Bandit in Game Yetu.
Buy it tafdhali, tis thate bob only). Then,
midnyte, the Smittenskis took a cab to
Embakasi, to a bar called Crow Daddy, for
the after-after party, which waz actually the
birthday party of one Tabs Mwende, where
we hanged out with her BF Ken, BFFs Janet
like-her-sis Illuminata n anc Mrefu.
Happily ran into SMG colleagues
Peter Choge, Davie Odongo and Kagundu
the Dog Pound Master Njiru. And met a
surname-sake Kevin Kibet Mochama, n par-
tied till 4 am.
Smitta Bonus:
This Wednesday from 7 p.m. at
the Goethe Institoot, there will be the
launch of the kitabu Six n the City
(asante Annette) which we did with
Andia K, Billy Kahora, Parsa Kantai,
Kev Mwachiro n Valentine Njoro. Me
craaayy play Percys Killer Party
alongside two others will also be
performed, n since admission is bilas,
really hope to meet a few mafans
theya.
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Friday May 30, 2014 / The Standard
MICCHECK
Pulse: You studied journalism at
Aviation College, but you are now a
musician. How did that happen?
Blaqy: While in college, I realised
that writing was a waste of time for
me. It was something I did since my
parents would not allow me to quit pri-
mary school to pursue music. Even my
numerous suspensions and expulsions
would not convince them that school
was not my cup of tea.
P: Your debut song Show Me
caught the attention of the Kenya Clas-
sication Board leading to the songs
ban. Do you believe the video and
song in general was too obscene and
vulgar?
B: The song is an expression of my
passion for music especially since I
do not nd any real Kenyan musicians
that I can emulate. Even after spend-
ing Sh1 million on the video, I sought
to nd out why they banned it but the
board keeps delaying its response.
P: You really spent Sh1 million on
the video? Give us the breakdown
B: There were 40 ladies in the video
whom I paid Sh10,000 each. I dished
out Sh30,000 for the Kitengela location,
that I had to pay Sh200 per hour for
each person for use of the pool. I paid
Sh50,000 for the Mash Auto Garage
location.
P: That barely gets us to any gure
close to a million shillings
B: The rest was met on transport
and expensive wine.
P: Transport and wine? That
sounds ridiculous. It is still a humon-
gous unrealistic sum...
B: It is my money
P: Anyway, it is said that you in-
tended to do a remix of the song with
Konshens, but the plan did not pull
through as you are a nobody. What
conspired?
B: I tweeted Conscious (Konsh-
ens) with a proposition to do a remix
of the song. He responded a month
later then I thought; the classication
board would ban it as well and I shall
be wasting my money since I was
footing all associated expenses.
P: You are saying he was ready but
you stopped the plan?
B: I tweeted him cancelling our
plan. However, by the time he saw my
tweet, he was already in Kenya and
even confessed at the Churchill Show
that he was to do a Collabo with me.
P: Since the remix hit a dead end,
do you intend to work with any Kenyan
dancehall artistes?
B: No Kenyan sings dancehall, not
even Wyre or Redsan. What they sing
is Reggae and Popstar. Dancehall is
characterised by a lot of shaking of the
behind and use of non-English lan-
guage that those so-called dancehall
music lack.
P: Are you saying you have no re-
spect for Wyre and Redan?
B: I challenge the two to a dance-
hall musician crown duel at the Car-
nivore. I shall foot all expenses. They
should retire as they have nothing new
to offer to this generation.
P: After Show Me you released Dip
it and Drop It. Was the reception any
better compared to the previous song?
B: The songs video was scripted
by my advisor, Mzazi Willy Tuva who I
think is the best person to work with.
The song therefore gets airplay on his
show. However, DJ Pinye refuses to
play it citing quality issues even after
I spent Sh2.3 million on it. Other radio
presenters ask for bribes in order to
play my songs.
P: At one point you jumped ship
into the gospel industry and released,
Atukuzwe Milele. What drove you to do
that?
B: I do not see
a problem with me
singing Dancehall
and Gospel. I do not
do gospel for money unlike
most artistes. If I am ever
called upon to perform, I
shall never charge a single
cent, but if they offer a token
of appreciation, who am I to
decline?
P: Is that not some sort of
double standards?
B: The Roman Catholic
Church drinks wine in broad day-
light and Jesus turned water into
wine, a sign that He approves of it.
I see no problem doing gospel and
dancehall, neither do I see a prob-
lem being in the club on Friday and
ministering on Sunday.
P: It has been alleged that
you intend to venture into hip-
hop. How true is that?
B: I have noticed a massive
lack of seriousness in hip-hop.
Octopizzo is the only hip-hop
artiste I appreciate. The rest
are just wasting their time
beeng around, just to look
for attention. Given time, I am
sure I will emerge better than
Octoppizo.
P: Music aside, are you in a
relationship?
B: I am in love with a girl by
the name Halima, whose second
name I will not reveal as she is
in the public eye, and I would
not want people to know her.
We have been dating for
close to two years.
P: but you have a big
tattoo with the name Caro-
line well inked besides that of
Halima. Who is Caroline?
B: Caroline is my rst love. I had
this tattoo when we were dating.
Dancehall artiste Blacky is the most controversial singer
in the industry now. His debut video Show Me has
been classied as too obscene for TV and as ROSE
KWAMBOKA found out, this is just a born rebel
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C
elebrity TV anchor, Swaleh
Mdoe one of Kenyas
ladys eye candy sounded
bamboozled after a lady,
Ms Fauzia Ahmed went to court seeking
Sh21,000 monthly child support for a child
she alleged he sired.
I have never cohabited with the
plaintiff, as she has failed to provide any
details of where we lived. Im a married
man with a wife and children, and it would
not have been possible to cohabit with
someone else, Mdoe is quoted to have
dismissed, as he vehemently refuted the
rumours.
The lady had claimed they cohabited
since 2001 and got a baby girl in 2004 as
a result of the union. Now, Fauzia took
the issue to the childrens court for legal
intervention.
It was around the same time when a
woman sued former National Assembly
Speaker Kenneth Marende seeking
Sh400,000 monthly upkeep for a child he
allegedly sired. Marende was asked to pay
Sh103,000 as school fees for the three-
year-old girl staying with her mother.
And early this month, one Terry Sawe, a
lady who alleges that she has a baby with
3000m steeplechase World and double
Olympic champion Ezekiel Kembio too
went to the Eldoret childrens court to seek
support for her two-year-old son, whom
she claimed was fathered by the celebrated
athlete. Kemboi denied ever having a union
with her.
As it so seems, this is the new trend in
town that is giving men, mostly the married,
moneyed and inuential ones, sleepless
nights as ladies turn tables on them.
While sexual relationships between
young girls and the married class maybe
nothing new just as it is the case of such
unions resulting into siring of children, the
new rate at which young girls are pushing
cases of child support through the court
poses a big question as to whether young
ladies are simply trapping such individuals
for money gains the good ol hook a ni**a
baby.
In a comical confession sometime this
year, this writer was engulfed in a chilling
conversation after a senator invited him to
his ofce over such arising matter during
which he narrated how a lady trapped him
into getting her pregnant.
I swear to you I used protection. But
after we were done and I disposed the
condom in a waste basket, she followed
it and God knows what she did to fertilise
herself. I cannot run away from the DNA
results and no one cares listening to my
side of the story on what really happened. I
have to pay the childs upkeep, the leader
from the Western region said, regrettably.
A similar tale is expressed by singer
Kidis, who is in the middle of a controversy
with a young lady who claims to be having
his child after their one hit romp.
I have only slept with her once and she
conrmed that she was on her safe time
of the month. I am a married man and she
just want to take advantage of my celebrity
status. Now, she wants me to marry her,
Kidis told Pulse.
Statistics show that many young girls,
the Pulse lot in college level and equally the
young working class, aspire to be single
mothers only having a baby daddy putting
up the bills.
They will hook-up with this high income
earning celebrity with him they will start
dating and before long get involved in
sensual romantic affair with an aim of
getting knocked up.
It all starts on a light move. The man
agrees to take up responsibility, taking
care of the ladys bills, renting her a nice
residence and attaching a car to her
besides extending to her that Sh100,000
monthly shopping loose cash. It all looks
rosy until the baby comes, the point of
reckoning.
After I discovered that she has my
baby, I hired her a nice apartment and
pledged to take care of her bills that
those of the baby. I have been giving
her Sh200,000 every month, that was
until last month where I discovered that
she is dating another man, my fellow
lawyer, a respectable man in the society,
who sought anonymity for fear of public
ridicule told Pulse, over a case he has in
court with a 27-year-old lady, the mother
of his ve-year-old baby.
She is sleeping around with all my
friends now and telling them how she
will milk me to the last cent. Now, she
is pregnant with my lawyer friend from
whom she is targeting a similar monthly
fee for upkeep once this baby comes.
This is outright extortion. It is blackmail.
I have stopped giving her child support
and if she dares go to court again over the
matter, I can tell you that I have enough
evidence on how immoral she is and how
intentionally she is sleeping with men to
extort them, the lawyer who works with
one of the countrys top law rms told
Pulse.
A brother to a sitting Governor stopped
a monthly Sh250,000 upkeep to the mother
of his three-year-old baby by an airhostess
after he found out that she is now a married
woman.
You may challenge me on what the law
says about this, but it is rather ridiculous
and immoral for her to expect cash from
me while she is already married to another
Trapcity
In a new social culture, inuential personalities among them
politicians, blue chip corporate companies CEOS, entertainment
stars, male news anchors, star footballers and even lawyers are
getting trapped by young ladies who sleep with them purposely
to get babies for nancial gain. Pulse Editor STEVENS MUENDO
explores the new trend, that is a double-edged sword
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After I
discovered
that she has
my baby, I
hired her a
nice apartment
and pledged
to take care of
her bills and
those of the
baby. I have
been giving
her Sh200,000
every month,
that until last
month when
I discovered
she is dating
another man,
my fellow
lawyer.
Trapcity
man who wont let me have access to the
baby. After all, I too am a married man who
has got my wife while she was a mother of
one and not at any single point did I ask
her to get upkeep money from the father
to her rst born, the rather irked and
stubborn sounding 50 something old man
told Pulse.
Nowadays, the problem with young
girls in this city is that they think they
can make you their ATM. They only want
men with big cars and bank accounts.
They want you to buy them houses and
cars. This culture of girls getting rich
men to father their babies for sinister
motives is becoming a career, he
added.
These were the characters Sauti
Sols 2013 Money Lover track seems
to address.
Kuna watu wa aina nyingi duniani
Kuna watu funny funnyhuku
nakule wanichangamkia yea yea, heri
ulie kwenye range rover, ama ucheke
kwenye boda boda, ukose usingizi
runda, masaibu yanakufuata
The rst stanza of the song goes
before the theme of the popular track
gets captured in the chorus:
Do you love me baby, do you
love my money, unanipenda baby(do
you love my money) Mabenz sio
mapenzi(do you love my money)do
you believe in expensive cars do you
wanna play with my heart
It may seem such a lucrative and
fascinating easy-to-get venture but in
the long run, for the young girls who
are opting to purposely get children
with wealthy men as they target their big
money, this can end up as a life grounding
venture.
When dealing with child custody in
Kenya our courts focus on one thing: The
best interest of the children.
In some situations, the decision of
child custody can be amicably decided by
parents without involving the courts.
Usually, through written or unwritten
rules, the two ensure that they have
a memorandum of understanding
which in the real sense require proper
documentation in a legally binding
separation agreement.
But in the challenging situation in which
ladies are simply seeking child support
without giving much thought to the real
custody issues surrounding such matters,
many may soon nd themselves in the
cold over backring cases in which they
target the wealthy man.
Although a child born out of wedlock
automatically has a clearly dened legal
relationship with the mother, besides
nances, the father of the child has a legal
mandate over the baby a fact the quick
x get rich quickly mothers dont seem to
factor.
In some cases, where the mother
consents, the father has a right of
reasonable access to his child and whether
or not he is paying maintenance is not
always the criterion as much as the best
interest of the child is factored.
A father who believes that the mother
is not providing the child with proper
care may apply to the courts for an order
depriving the mother of custody or even
of guardianship of the child. If the court
agrees with the fathers claims, it may
award custody or guardianship to him or
to a third party who, in its opinion, is able
to care for the child thus depriving the
said crop of bait they used to get the big
money they are currently targeting from the
rich men.
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Casual days spent out
and about are best
done with her favorite
tribal leggings,
matching crop top and
a denim half coat.
A see through top
leaving enough to the
imagination for a date
night worn with spiked
tights and orange cut out
wedges is the epitome of
sexiness.
SAUMU
MBUVI,
Friday May 23, 2014 / The Standard
Her style resonates from girl next door
to irty, depending on how she feels and
what the occasion is, so long as she is
comfortable. Giving her father a run for
his money when it comes to fashion,
ESTHER MUCHENE checks out what
SAUMU MBUVIs wardrobe has to
offer.
To bring out her boyish
charm, black leather
leggings worn with
a cute crop top and
booties work the magic
while the cap keeps off
preying eyes.
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SAUMU
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Friday May 23, 2014 / The Standard
MY STYLE
P: You wouldnt be caught dead
in?
S: Creepers. I think theyre quite
ugly. But then again, you never
know, you could just nd me
strutting in them on my blog a
couple months from now al-
though it is highly unlikely.
P: This item makes you feel in-
stantly beautiful
S: A good red lipstick is a
great start especially if
its in the right shade. I
love the Nouba Mille-
baci lipstick in shade
number 46 pretty
epic.
P: Your best ever fash-
ion buy?
S: My black tights
from Vivo. Ive
worn them over
and over again
its ridiculous.
They are ex-
tremely comfort-
able and versatile.
I would also say my
white blazer from
Store 66.
P: The cheapest item in
your wardrobe?
S: A striped top, which I
bought for Kshs30., Ive
worn it so many times and
its still in great condition.
P: The most expensive item in
your fashion collection is?
S: A pearl bracelet that cost a
pretty penny.
P: Your current all-time favourite
look?
S: Ive found myself drawn to
all white ensembles recently.
Something about it seems
very clean and polished, which
really appeals to me.
P: The greatest fashion crime
women commit?
S: Not being comfortable in the
outts they put together which
Ive been guilty of but over time
I realised the more comfortable
I feel in my outt, whether or not
its in a six-inch heel or a pair of
sneakers, the more condent I
am.
P: What routine do you follow to
maintain your beautiful long
locks?
S: Im currently using Silicon Mix
products, which are very mois-
turizing. I also use Argan Oil on
the ends of my hair every other
night.
P: A trendsetter or trend follower?
S: I would say Im a trendsetter or
a little bit of both. Sometimes
I pick my favourite trends from
the runway and nd ways to
incorporate it into my personal
style but I also give ideas on
how to pair outts and accesso-
ries.
P: Bikini or one-piece swimsuit?
S: A bikini considering I only own bi-
kinis but if the one piece were a
great t and designed beautiful-
ly then I would denitely wear it.
P: As a fashion blogger whats the
best advice you would give?
S: Be true to yourself and never apol-
ogise for it.
Sharon Mundia is one of Ke-
nyas favourite fashion bloggers
on thisisess.com
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t like a puzzle. For some
glam, nerdies do the
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For special events a
high low dress with a
sexy underskirt paired
with metallic heels
does it.
Pulse: You would describe your style as?
Sharon Mundia: Feminine, simple and classic.
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Rants&Raves
I want to know...
BY GEOFFREY KORIO
1
. A boxing ring is
square, a solid idea is
invisible and the slowest
hour in trafc is the rush
hour. Agh! I give up on the
human race.
2
. How came people talk
about a pair of shoes,
but only one bra?
3
. If great minds think
alike, why do companies
hire intelligent people and
require them to meet?
4
. Is it true that letter S
is the Aromat that made
seven an odd number?
5
. When will the heir
to the throne in Bee
kingdom be a male? We
only have queen bees.
6
. Why are fries
considered fast food
yet they must be cooked,
unlike fruits, which are
eaten faster?
7
. With proper
intelligence will the
police tell us who let
the dogs out and locate
Yahayas house?
By ROSE KWAMBOKA
Movie review
BEST OF TWO
BY ESTHER MUCHENE
FIVE ON THE CARDS
[PHOTO: COURTESY]
I
call this movie the story of the number
one lizard in the world.The lm begins
with retrospective shots of the entries
about lizards. News clips play showing
strange creatures sighted in Pacic countries.
According to the rst Godzilla, the lizard
was destroying everything on its way. At the
scene of the Bikini Atoll nuclear test in 1954, a
huge gure with jagged spikes rises from the
water as the bomb is detonated. In 1999, scien-
tists Ken Watanabe and Graham are called to
a strip mine in the Philippines where a colossal
skeleton and two egg-shaped pods have been
discovered. One has hatched and something
has escaped to the sea.
In present day, two massive unidentied ter-
restrial animals are on the loose and professor
Serizawa believes that Godzilla can stop them.
The male-female duo of gargantuan parasitic
creatures occupies mans attention, one on
land and one airborne. To me, they closely
resembled giant praying mantis; they are fast
and destroying everything on site. Godzilla,
who played villain in the 1998 movie, is now the
hero.
THUMBS UP
This is denitely a feel good movie. The vil-
lain is now playing hero and he is working with
the humans. The movie gets you glued to the
screen when the beasts are battling.
THUMBS DOWN
Godzilla is introduced in the lm after
almost forty minutes into the lm. There is also
too much Computer Generated Imagery (CGI)
that the movie looks like a video game. The
movie also has A-list actors but they fail to
deliver above average.
VERDICT
The movie is generally created and ex-
ecuted with the younger generation in mind.
The young and the young at heart will enjoy it.
My advice would be to seek out the biggest,
loudest IMAX auditorium available and allow
the movie to roar majestically right in your face,
peeling away any niggling uncertainties with the
icy re of its thunderous breath.
MOVIE BAROMETER
1-2: Not worth your time
3-4:Needs work
5-Average
6-7:Good
8-10: Excellent
The views expressed in this column are
those of the writer and not necessarily
those of Pulse magazine.
On dating
It is an awesome experience.
Initially, people tend to put
their best foot forward and
a lot of pretence goes into
it. You can however pretend
for so long, hence ones true
colours are bound to come
out eventually.
On ladies
Most Kenyan ladies judge
men a lot based on their
background and occupation.
They never take time to get
to know the real person.
However, there is a small rare
breed that understands the
men species.
On celebs
Kenya celebs are broke
artistes who think being a
celebrity is all about being
famous and being on TV.
They thrive on showing off
what they do not have to get
attention that they do not
need.
On socialites
They are a confused lot who
do not even know what they
want to achieve as socialites.
They just want to be known
for parading their behinds on
social media and for hanging
around celebrities.
Haters
They are fans in disguise.
They want to be where I am
because they think they are
better than me. They criticise
my every move, making
people want to know more
about me. The more the
haters, the better for me.
BY ROSE KWAMBOKA
OCTOPI ZZO
DIRECTOR:
Gareth Edwards
CAST:
Aaron Taylor-Johnson,
Elizabeth Oslen, Bryan
Cranston, Ken Wa-
tanabe
GENRE:
Science ction, fantasy
DURATION:
2hr 03 min
RATING:
6.5/10
BEN AI ME
P: Superman or Bat-
man?
BA: Superman, be-
cause he has
powers. Batman
is a rich guy try-
ing to be a su-
perhero.
P: Hugs or kisses?
BA: I love kissing,
who doesnt?
P: Sports cars or motor-
bikes?
BA: Bikes are for people who
risk a lot so denitely a
sports car.
P: Valentines or Christmas?
BA: I prefer Christmas, be-
cause Valentines is a cel-
ebration of celibacy.
P: Hot or cold?
BA: I dont like the cold.
Pulse: Coffee or hot chocolate?
Bien Aim: Hot chocolate. Thats what
Ive been drinking since
childhood.
Godzilla
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any of the jokes and specula-
tion under the hash tag #What-
JayZSaidtoSolange poked at
the Solanges relatively slow
career and suggestion of her basking in her
sisters fame, never mind the facts.
While the world continues to speculate
on what might have transpired in the Jay-Z
lift incidence, it is not uncommon for the
rift between siblings to conne one to the
culvert.
Kim Over Khloe Kardashian
Kim Kardashian leaked sex tape came out
right before the premiere of Keeping Up with
the Kardashians reality TV show. The stunt
made her a tabloid and paparazzi favourite
and as some would say, they only watched
the reality show just to see her (and her
goodies).
From all the attention she was getting it
was no surprise then that corporates came
knocking on her family door to look for her
specically to partner in brand deals.
The other two sisters, Khloe and Kourtney
were seen as mere joy riders on their sisters
fame train as expressed by them in one of
the episodes after their manager, their own
mother, side-lined them in favour of Kim on a
brand line of perfumes.
Things took a twist when Khloe who had
been called anything from ugly to fat was
starting to be seen as Americas sweetheart
with her no-holds barred attitude and down-
to-earth demeanour.
Khloe ended up having her own show
and business with her basketball player
husband Lamar Odom and hugely publicised
separation that put her on her own constant
paparazzi chase later on.
Janet Jackson shows Dad the Door
Over her two-decade career, Janet
Jacksons work has brought in Sh6.9 billion
from music and book publishing, Sh22.1
billion in album sales and Sh38.9 billion from
touring.
Together with other business ventures the
revenues add up to Sh102 billion, a fact that
has led to reputable publications erroneously
conferring to her the billionaire status but not
so according to Forbes.
Short of billionaire status or not, from
the statistics it is clear Janet Jackson has
achieved much for a girl barely out of her
teens who had to literally run to be recognised
independently away from her already famous
second name in a sexist music industry.
When she released her rst self-titled
solo album, her brothers The Jackson 5
had already sold over 40 million albums
worldwide.
To avoid being referred to as just MJs
sister and be independent from her family,
Janet terminated business affairs with her
family and more so her already powerful and
connected father Joseph Jackson.
I just wanted to get out of the house, get
out from under my father, which was one of
the most difcult things that I had to do, she
was once quoted.
Ray J The Controversial Breakout
Prior to the release of his sex tape featuring
Kim Kardashian, Ray J was known simply as
Brandys little brother despite his industrious
work in Hollywood.
His older sister Brandy was and is a
platinum selling artist and an award winning
actress while his rst cousin Snoop Dogg is
a legendary rapper, a fact that anyone taking
shots at him loves to point out as Kanye
West did in response to his diss-track, I hit it
First. Before the sex tape Ray Js measure of
success was his debut album Everything You
Want, which debuted at number 25 on the
Billboard charts with the subsequent album
debuting at number 30.
After the sex tape he got into a multi-
million dollar recording deal.
The rst album off this deal All I Feel
peaked at Number 7 on the US charts with
the single Sexy Can I peaking at Number 3 on
Top 100 hits for six straight weeks.
Marlon Wayans No laughing matter
One of the most respectable entertainment
families in the United States, The Wayans
is a family with many successful directors,
screenwriters, comedians and actors.
Casting for a movie role with that second
name back in the 1990s a director would
presume that you are casting for the comic
role as the family was well to known for.
But one brother, Marlon Wayans managed
to change all that.
Marlon entered into serious Hollywood
roles that got him nods from Oscar-award kind
of movie critics. Marlon featured in Requiem
of the Dream, a lm about various forms
of addictions that lead to the characters
imprisonment in a world of delusion.
His co-star in the movie was nominated for
an Academy Award for Best Actress.
This led to more roles notably being cast
but not featured in Batman Forever and the
lead actor in the yet to be released biopic of
legendary comedian Richard Pryor beating
out Mike Epps.
Serena slams Sis
Until 2002, Serena had only defeated
her sister Venus Williams twice in her tennis
career. Born one year apart, the elder Venus
was an early winner in her professional career
in the tennis court compared to Serena.
Venus defeated world No.2 for the rst
time in 1997 in Oklahoma City.
The same year she defeated World No, 1
Hingis to win the Tier I Lipton International
Players Championship in Florida. On March
1998 she was ranked World No 10.
It would take Serena another 5 years to
accomplish such a fete.
In 2002, Serena won the Ericsson Open
defeating the worlds top 3 at that time
Martina Hingis, her sister Venus and Capriati
SISTER SISTER: Beyonc
and Solange Knowles.
Solange is always going to be referred
to as Beyoncs baby sister if the
events of last week following the TMZ
leaked elevator footage are to go by
and KEVIN OGUOKO unveils a list of
celebrities who have managed to step
out of their rich and famous celebrity
siblings shadows
in the same tournament.
Despite Venus early accomplishment,
Serena is the all-time favourite with 51 single
titles compared to her sisters 21 and highest
career cash prize of Sh4.7 billion compared
to her sisters Sh2.5 billion.
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PHOTOS: PIUS CHERUIYOT, FELIX KAVII, DAVID GICHURU AND ELVIS OGINA
MACHAKOS MOVI E LAUNCH
Deejay Proteg and girlfriend Diana. TRIPLETS: The Masaku Sevens crew
was well represented.
Kevin Mulei was sandwiched in the
presence of beauty.
Rufftone had ance Crystal and
a friend for company.
TIGHT: Deejay Mo could
not keep off Size 8.
Boy Band BMF had to look
sharp in colourful Machakos.
GROOVE TOUR, MACHAKOS
FOOD MATTERS: Diving in for the main
event.
Frida Daniel, Winnie and Rose
love football and its fans.
PARTYSCENE PARTYSCENE
JULI ANI S MEDI A BASH
Ann Wanja, Standard Groups Joy Jelagat
and Brenda Moraa had the perfect smiles.
Liz Wakesho, Brenda Wairimu,
Juliani and Naomi Nganga.
PSYS @ OLE TEPES MARTI NI FASHI ON PARTY
Kellen, Franky the Stylist
and Sally shared a joke.
Maureen, STL and model
Ken posed for the papz.
Scott the Violinist was playing
the tune of Lynn.
If its Machakos and fun, Pulse editor
(centre) is denitely going to be there.
Taking time off for a serious pose,
amidst the fun.
Chiko Lawi, Frasha and Fundi Frank.
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Critics argue that Willy Paul is having a
downhill season as a result of pride that came
with his sudden fame before controversy
started trailing him. He seems to have fallen
out of favour with the masses and rumours
that he lied that he sat for his KCSE exams
last weeks seem to have dealt him a major
blow.
His last years fellow winner and collabo
mate Gloria Muliro pulled out of this years
competition saying the was opting out to
create space for the young upcoming stars.
It is interesting to see how things will turn
with the entry of Size 8, the former secular star
whose new presence in the gospel scene has
already tilted the local gospel landscape.
Leading integrated communications
provider Safaricom Limited and Mo Sound
Entertainment will unveil this years winners
during the invite-only black tie event.
The awards, structured into 30 different
categories, will be awarded to gospel
musicians, DJs, producers and radio and
television gospel shows that will be voted in
by members of the public.
The Kenyan gospel music scene has
undergone tremendous growth in recent
years. This was afrmed by President
Kenyattas attendance of the award ceremony
last year, in the company of the First Lady
Margaret Kenyatta, says Safaricom CEO,
Bob Collymore.
Besides being a means of livelihood for
many Kenyan youth, that is the musicians,
video and audio producers, Gospel DJs,
event organisers and TV and radio presenters,
the gospel industry has played a major role
in putting Kenyan music on the global music
scene, he adds.
Whatever the
case, please,
I urge you to
remain humble.
Dont let pride go
before you,
Size 8
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The events organisers Mo Sound
Entertainment led by founder Kevin Mulei
promise more surprises this year due to
the fact that majority of the nominees are
newcomers in the gospel music industry.
Over the last few years, the gospel music
scene has become very dynamic and new
names are coming up every day, as Mo
Sound Entertainment, we are glad to have
played our part in this growth, Kevin Mulei
notes.
Over the past few months the award
nominees have gone around the country for
the Groove with Safaricom concerts asking
their fans to vote for them.
We are grateful to everyone who voted as
this will ensure that the artistes keep coming
up with quality material to ensure they have
a chance each year, this can only mean good
tidings for gospel music, Kevin adds.
Bahati, Pitson, Benachi, Lilian Rotich,
Size 8, Eunice Njeri, Emmy Kosgey and
Hope Kid are some of the artistes who have
entertained gospel music fans all over the
country.
They have been to Kakamega, Eldoret,
Nakuru and last Sunday, they were at the
Machakos Peoples Park where the residents
came out in their hundreds to see them on
stage.
Also at the concert were SOC, Ole Willy
and gospel godfather Rufftone whose hit
Mungu Baba was performed by all the
artistes in attendance much to the delight of
fans.
The Male Artiste of the Year, Female
Artiste of the Year, Song of the Year, Video of
the Year and Album of the Year are some of
the hotly contested categories.
As the Groove Awards ceremony goes
down this Sunday, it is interesting to note
how things have changed in this cut-throat
competition industry with some of last
years biggest winner nowhere in sight
I
n disbelief, an overjoyed Willy Paul
celebrated his rst major award dur-
ing the Groove Awards 2012 after
he was voted the New Artiste of the
Year.
He had just started off and the sky was
the limit for this budding star whose mellow
voice and cool urbane image gave him an
edge against his rivals.
And back on the same stage last year, as
many had predicted, Willy Paul walked away
with the most prestigious award, the Male
Artiste of the Year accolade, to the envy of
many.
Basking in glory, Willy walked to the stage
with two girls of foreign origin and announced:
Soon, we are going international.
It is barely two weeks after Willy Paul
returned back from the States. No one seems
to care where he has been. He comes back
home to an industry that seems to have
moved on without him and barely a year
after he was voted gospels most celebrated
singer, a lot seems to have taken place.
It is no wonder, newcomer Bahati, who
actually follows after Willy Paul having won
the New Artiste award during the Groove
last year, stands tall as the favourite name
this year with great hopes that he will be
exalted the Male Artiste of the Year come the
Sunday Kenyatta International Convention
Centre (KICC) D-day.
God has been good to me and I thank
my fans for supporting me upto this far,
Bahati told Pulse during the last Groove tour
at the Machakos Peoples Park last Sunday.
Whatever the case, please, I urge you
to remain humble. Dont let pride go before
you, Mary Njeri, wife of the late Kaberere,
Bahati
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t was the age of the posh matatus, and
back then, Githurai, the populous middle
class estate along the Nairobi-Thika
highway had become popular for its
Number 44 pimped-up mats.
And from this place rose two rappers, Mr
Googz and Vinnie Banton, two rappers who
became popular for their hit Githurai.
By todays standards, the Githurai video is
such an archive material that can hardly pass
for TV. One of the clips has the young chaps rid-
ding on matatu and another with a herd of cattle
grazing around the estate! Simply put, it depicts
an age in the local music industry that is hardly
remembered, and so, as it is the case of the two
singers whose singing career ended in a huff,
as had been their rise.
I stopped singing completely. I am now a
DJ, Vinnie Banton now says.
I started practising in the house sometime
last year. It took me about ve months to learn
all that was needed to do a proper show, Vin-
nie Banton notes.
So just at what point did he discover that
her was well off as a producer and DJ than be-
ing a singer?
Through Banton Entertainment, I had been
providing sound to events organsers for a very
long time. Along the way, I realised people are
looking for an entire package; from sound to a
deejay. So I gured I could market the company
as a complete unit especially after I bought my
own equipment, says the dreadlocked artiste
of the new venture he started in 2012.
Banton Entertainment has ve deejays so
far. The company owns a music studio, a dee-
jaying school and sound equipment this born
of the ragga artiste we all knew back then.
Vinnie Banton hit the scene as a plump cap-
donning deep-voiced dancehall chap.
At a time when Ogopa Deejays had the
leading hitmakers, the duo would later release
a remix of the song with Mr Lenny. Arguably
the biggest song at the turn of the century, they
would go on to record more hits, which include
Fed Up and Superstar.
Vinnie reminisces about the good times.
It was very easy for us. As superstars, we
had advantages like not queuing in embassies
or even supermarkets. Local music was widely
accepted and appreciated and we were as
famous as the politicians back then, he notes
with nostalgic excitement.
One April morning in 2004, things changed
suddenly. Out of the blues, Mr Googz sat his
colleague down and informed him that he
(Googz) was getting saved. He had seen the
light.
In that split moment, Mr Googz and Vinnie
Banton was no more. From singing about
hoods and the showbiz life, which had earned
them the celebrity status and a huge following
across the region, the duo called it a day at a
time when they had ditched Ogopa Deejays
in revolt and formed Bad Man Camp with the
Longombas and Duex Vultures.
It was a hard blow. I cannot wholly blame
Mr Googz because one cannot question a
spiritual call but the move was devastating, in
a low humble tone, Vinnie recalls, further ex-
plaining that an album that was set for release
by the duo had to be ditched.
Performing as a solo artiste was also chal-
lenging because people expected him to still
perform with me. They would ask me where he
was, he adds.
Vinnie was also facing pressure from fans
to also get saved, something which made him
uncomfortable. He explains that rebranding as
a solo artiste after one has been in a group for
a long time is also a challenge, a factor that led
him to take a break from the music scene.
He churned a few hits after the split but
largely remained behind the scenes as the
showbiz landscape quickly changed with
new fans favourites being born into the new
Kenyan sound. Vinnie has no issues with the
popularity of Genge, which replaced Ogopas
Boomba, but says he has a problem with the
current situation.
As a country, we do not have an original
sound at the moment. Except for Boomba and
Genge, we cannot say we have a distinct feel
to our music as compared to Bongo, Azonto or
Kwaito, he pinpoints, with regret.
In my studio, you have to stick to the
original sound or I will not produce your music.
I train my artistes to have the elements of the
original sound we (older artistes) popularised.
Late last year, Vinnie Banton made a sig-
nicant change. For the past 30 years, he had
been staying in Zimmerman, having been born
and brought up there. He moved to Embakasi
after accepting Zimmerman would not accom-
Together with Mr Googz, Vinnie Banton
came into public limelight after the release
of their 2002 popular hit Githurai. He may
have stopped singing but as MKALA
MWAGHESHA found it, this veteran, who
made his debut in the entertainment scene in
1998, is yet to drop the mic
modate his business ventures.
I needed a bigger house which could ac-
commodate my sound equipment.
Vinnie was the victim of an attempted
robbery after some youth tried to take off with
his equipment in April last year. According to
Vinnie, Zimmerman is not safe especially for a
businessman dealing with sound equipment
due to the irregular hours that the drop and
picking up is made. An episode on Patikana,
a local prankster show targeting celebrities
shown on a local TV station was to turn tragic
after thieves discovered the equipment he had
painstakingly acquired, including a Play Station
parlor in his house.
The entertainer has been married since
1999. He has three kids with the old one, 14,
now a practicing deejay. He is named Deejay
Trevor B.
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we (older artistes)
popularised