KENYA DEFENCE FORCE (KDF) RECRUITMENT MOVES TO KWALE COUNTY

By EMMANUEL BOAZ There was a large turnout at the kwale high school grounds where the Kenya Defense Force (KDF) was conducting recruitment yesterday. Joblessness and idleness of the youth in this county caused the large turn up said Hassan Magoti a participant in the exercise. Lt Col Dk Njema who is in charge of the recruitment that started in Msambweni said that Matters of inconsistencies of names in the identity cards caused many recruits to lose a chance because their names in ID cards never marched those in the birth certificate. Three women managed to have a ticket into out of the thirteen that were participated in the exercise. Mwanaisha Fikirini and Mealii Ndaro took the first and second position consecutively. “It was hard because I was firsting and I had not practiced too, but the exercise was conducted competently,” said Binti Rashid one of the recruits that participated. The recruitment in Kwale, seen as the stronghold of secessionist Mombasa Republican Council, passed off without any incident. Armed soldiers stood guard as the potential recruits were taken through physical exercises and other medical checks. Some 2,200 service men and women, 150 cadets and 25 specialists will join the KDF by the end of the month long recruitment across the country. “The public should rectify their documents and they should also avoid having initials in their registration letters in order to manage a chance in the recruitment,” urgedLt Col DK. Njema. Tomorrow the recruitment will be conducted in Kinango.

kibarani road accident involving a loorry and a masho company bus

three dead and twelve injured in kibarani road crush.

GRUESOME ACCIDENT IN KIBARANI AT AROUND 5:30 AM

By EMMANUEL BOAZ Three fatalities are reported dead and 12 seriously injured in a fatal road accident involving a mash company bus and a lorry at Kibarani. The Mash bus was from Kitui headed to Mombasa and it was just minutes away to their Mombasa station when it was involved in the accident. The lorry belonged to Multiple Haulers “The bus and the lorry were headed towards the same direction whereby the bus rammed into the lorry on the rear side after swerving to the lorry’s side hence causing the accident. One lady and two men are dead while injured have been taken to various hospitals” the coast province deputy traffic police commander Mr Robert Kitur Kepkembor said. A bodaboda operator Mr Suleiman Shanga Chitumbo who was heading to town at the moment the accident happened said that the lorry was in front of the bus when he saw the bus swerving to the Lorries lane causing an impact that forced the lorry onto the pavement. At the hospital the culprits were being attended to. Speaking to Rev Johanah Songok a relative of Reuben Mwadime who is now in critical condition at coast general hospital, he said that they had a rough time trying to get medicine at the hospital. “I had to go and buy intravenous infusion from the chemist in order for my patient to get treated,” Rev Songok said. “I am to take my patient to Jocham hospital or Aghakhan hospital later because he will not be attended to properly while he is here but I must recommend the nurses here for the good work they have done so far,” Songok added. There have been frequent accidents in coast province and the deputy traffic police commander urged all the drivers to be take precautions while driving in order to ensure the safety of their passengers. At the same time there was another accident at Bamburi that claimed one life.

RUSSIAN CONTRIBUTION OF WHEAT FLOUR WORTH US$ 2 MILLION TO HELP WFP FIGHT HUNGER IN KENYA

By EMMANUEL BOAZ The World Food Programme (WFP) has received a contribution of wheat flour from the Russian Federation worth About Ksh 170 million. The contribution of Russian federation is to address two major challenges, including drought affected people and refugees. “this food donation will provided support to over half a million refugees in Kenya that support will be helpful to meet those in demand,” said the WFP representative and county director Ronald Sibanda. “50% of the contribution will also provide support to drought affected people in two ways that are to help people build resilience for future shocks and where necessary provide an outright relief for people who require support” Mr Sibanda added. 780 metric tons of wheat flour will benefit 2.2 million people mostly in arid and semi arid areas with food insecurity. 87,000 people in arid and semi arid areas will benefit in the aid meant to help respond to drought. 980 metric tones of wheat flour will go out to 78,000 refugees in the country. Over half a million refugees in Dadaab and Kakuma refugee camps will benefit from the Programme. The deputy ambassador of Russia Mr Oleg Vlasov said that Russia federation is taking part actively in Kenya’s relief measures whereby they contributed 1 million dollars last year and they have further increased the amount to 2 million dollars this year. “There is progression in the contribution for food by the Russian embassy to support population with need of food in order to help them not to suffer from hunger.” Mr Vlasov said. The permanent secretary in the ministry of state for special programs Mr Andrew Mondoh said that mitigation factors are currently being put in place by the ministry of agriculture, Ministry of livestock and the ministry of arid and semi arid areas to put a long term measure to sort out food insecurity in the country. “Direct food donation may not provide long term solutions. Long term projects are being put in place; building dams and irrigation programs this will bring more land under irrigation in order not to rely on rain fed agriculture.” The PS said. Coast province, eastern province, north eastern province Rift Valley province are the provinces that are mostly affected by drought. Some areas of central province are also experiencing the stretch of arid and semi arid experiences. The democratic relation between the government of Kenya and the government of Russia was spoken about at length with both countries expected to celebrate the 50th anniversary of which the republic of Russia is the second state in the world to recognize kenya after the German democratic republic. “I hope the relationship will improve in the years to come and we will support to WFP with everything we have” ambassador Vlasov concluded. ends

HIGH SCHOOL STRIKES ON THE RISE IN COAST PROVINCE. By EMMANUEL BOAZ

Maandani secondary school students burned down its dorm yesterday at around 9:30 pm when all the 84 boarders were in class undertaking their preps. “Nothing was savaged from the dorm as it was completely burnt” the head teacher Madam Gharama Getrude said. “The exact cause of the unrest in the school was not known as the form four students were to do their trial exams on Monday and the form threes to the lower classes were to do the end of term exams, but one of the things that is highly suspected to have caused that was that some of the students did not want exams,” Madam Gharama added. The head teacher blames the use of mobile phones for the high rate of strikes in high schools as the students use the phones to inform each other about strikes. Adding to that the education assessment and reaction centre assessor Sebastian Muzungu said that there was a fear in students that the mock will affect their Kenya Certificate of Secondary Schools (KCSE) exams in that if they perform well in the KCSE as opposed to the MOCK, they will be accused of cheating in the exams. Madam Gharama said that that exams are the ones that are used to assess the students, taste their knowledge, do revision, and a way that students use to prepare to excel. “Without them doing exams, we can not gauge at which rate they are so we can not assist them as far as results are concerned.” She added. Furthermore with these trends it will not be easy for us to improve. As long as students take exams they will not perform well and they will fail in the final paper madam Gharama concluded. Tension and anxiety arouse and the students had to be sent home till the 13th of august when we will be able to ascertain the exact beyond reasonable doubts as to why the students burnt down the Pretoria boys dorm. Chui dorm of Mazeras high school was also set a blaze at 7:30. efforts to reach the administration were in vain since they ran away after seing the media.

This incidences come in the wake of frequent strikes in Coast province with a lot of strike cases being reported. Five schools from coast province have striked most of them being in Kilifi district. Among them include Ribe boys` high school, Ribe girls` high school, St Georges high school, Mazeras high school and Maandani high school. In Kilifi district Matuga girls high school and Kwale high school have been reported

TRANSPORT PARALYSED AT JOMVU.

By EMMANUEL BOAZ Transport was paralyzed at Jomvu when angry residents blocked the Mombasa Nairobi highway for two hours. Juma Mohamed a resident of Jomvu for 64 years claims that there is plenty of dust emitted from the road as vehicles speed by. The dust spreads out to Hotels, residential houses, shops and businesses in the open. Due to this reason, the residents have been experiencing breathing problems. “We have tried to raise our problems to the ministries concerned but no action has been taken so far” Mr Mohammed said “All we want is water to be sprinkled so that there is no dust emission when cars speed off in the area.” he added The angry residents vowed to continue blocking the road until when action shall be taken. “We are waiting for thirty minutes after which we will block the road if no action is taken.” The residents said.

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a man slaughters a cat in exchange for ten shillings

By EMMANUEL BOAZ. Bizarre incident

Residents of Kongowea in Mombasa County were shocked when they found a man slaughtering a cat in what it was alleged to be used for making samosa. The 34 year old man was brutally beaten by members of public for engaging in unusual act, However, the suspect Raphael Mrefu Nyawe said that he was approached by a man who told him to kill the cat in exchange of sh 10. “I was approached by a man to slaughter this cat and he promised to pay me sh 10.I used a sharp glass to chop off the cats head” said Nyawe. A business man in the area Mr Eliud Mbuthia said that he was called by one of the residents informing him of man who was slaughtering a cat hiding behind Kongowea Market near rubbish pit” he said. Upon reaching the scene Mr Mbuthia was met by angry residents beating the man mercilessly. The resident alleged that the man who asked the suspect to slaughter the cat sells samosas in the neighborhood and was intending to use the cat’s meat to make samosas because cow’s meat was expensive. “We suspect this man must have been involved in this bizarre business for long however due to the days of a thief are numbered we have found him at last!” shouted Kimani Joshua. Adding, “There was once a man who used to come with a bicycle loaded with 6 boxes of meat and selling the meat to meat vendors in the area but the man is now jailed at Shimo la Tewa maximum prison after he was found in possession a cats skin in his home after thorough interrogation” said Mr Fakim Bakari a resident of the area. Tension has raised among the Kongowea residents saying that they may be eating cat or even dog meat wrapped up in the samosa. Mr Kimani says that it is not the first time for such an incident to happen many incidents have gone unreported. “It is upon us to take caution especially during this Holy month of Ramadhan, in order for us not to eat or dog meat mistaking it for goat or cow meat. People will be forced to find another alternative of finding food.” Mr Mbaruk added. Raphael was taken to custody at the District officer’s office in Kongowea.

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cooperate social responsibility

By EMMANUEL BOAZ. Nation media group and Kenya Society for the Blind today gave goods worth Sh 35,800 meant to empower the blind. 10 brail papers, 25white canes, 1 white ball, 5 styluses were given out to the Likoni school for the visually impaired. The event was hosted at Mlaleo primary school in Kisauni. This is a program visually and partially impaired to empower the blind so that they are not left behind in the society. “You can not say that I have a visual disability I am not able to progress. You are able to go far beyond what anybody can think or imagine you just need to prove it you need to be confident in yourself we have given you the tools all we need now is for you to go out and use them and get were you are going.” said the Brand marketing executive Annie Gitau. “There are over 612000 persons with visual impairment. Lots of people in government have visual impaired cases,” said Mr Johnson Kiteto. “Hope God may provide you more and help not only the visual impaired but also those with other types of needs. And through what you have done God will help you,” said Martin Kavo from the Likoni school for the blind said as he showed his appreciation. The residents of kisauni with eye problems received treatment and those with critical conditions were taken to lions eye hospital. This is a 3 year program that has taken place in kawangware and Kariobangi North. Kisumu will be the next beneficiary of this project. Ends

The CEO of Safaricom Mr Bob Collimore officially flagged off the diabetic walk in Mombasa in order to build an insulin bank for children. “About 2 million Kenyans are affected by diabetes. Every ten seconds somebody dies from a diabetes case in Kenya. We want to raise awareness and funds to help children living with diabetes because it is a disease that can be managed. We also want the government to provide insulin for patients and a tax free treatment.” Collimore said. “We strongly believe people living with diabetes can live a perfectly normal life.” Mr Collimore added “It is a condition that we live in. once every month we have youth camps were we teach ourselves about diabetes and how to manage It. I would like to thank safaricom and Kenya diabetic information centre (EMI) for making life for diabetic patient easy.” One of the diabetic patients who had benefited from the diabetes program said. The patients of diabetes are expected to eat little fat and sugar, a lot of vegetables and do lot of exercises in order to manage the disease. Dr Simiyu said. A diabetic clinic has been put in place at the coast general hospital to cater for the diabetic patients. ends

CRACKDOWN ON ROAD UNWORTHY VEHICLES By EMANUEL BOAZ Transport for many passengers who use the Mombasa - Nairobi highway along Mazeras and Miritini area came to a stand still yesterday as the assistant minister of transport Mr Hassan Joho personally participated in the cracks down exercise that is meant to put away unroad worthy vehicles. The assistant minister together with the traffic police and the mechanics inspectors conducted inspection on every vehicle that did not meet the threshold to make sure the vehicles were in good shape. One of the vehicles that did not meet the requirement was a bus belonging to the Horizon coach. The bus did not have a speed governor, the seat belts were not functioning and the lights were not in shape thus considered road unworthy. The minister kindly asked the bus driver to call the company office and call for another bus in order to continue with their journey because the bus had to be taken to the police station. The passengers were left stranded because the bus company has only two buses and there was no available vehicle at that moment. “This is not fair we have paid our fair only to be stranded here. There are other ways of ensuring safety. I propose that this exercise should be conducted from the source before the vehicle leaves the various stations” a passenger of the horizon coach Ms Mariam Juma bitterly said. The bus driver, who refused to reveal his name, said that he is shocked by the action of the Minister and the mechanical inspectors because in his view the car did not have any faults whatsoever. Furthermore he is not happy with the action taken. “The public should wake up and avoid locomotives that do not meet the requirements. When you see that the car you are boarding does not have seat belts you should avoid it for your own safety,” Mr Joho said. Furthermore he called out for citizens to take part in the governments fight to reduce road accidents by reporting cases of road unworthy vehicles and vanderlisation of government property meant for safety. “The Kenya highway authority is to erect black spot signs at Bonje area the speed limit in such an area is 50 km/h and also inspect if a concrete wall is to be erected along the black spot stretch,” the assistant minister said. “The crackdown is to be conducted all over the country to ensure safety for all road users.” he added. “When it comes to traffic driving schools, members of public and the ministry of roads are to work hand in hand in order to make sure the roads accidents are reduced.” The provincial traffic enforcement officer Mr Martin kariuki said. “The police are doing all they can to make sure the road laws are enforced,” Mr Kariuki said. He also called out for the government to provide more speed guns in order to detect and make sure that the speed limits are kept at normal by all road users. Ends.

CRACKDOWN ON ROAD UNWORTHY VEHICLES By EMANUEL BOAZ Transport for many passengers who use the Mombasa - Nairobi highway along Mazeras and Miritini area came to a stand still yesterday as the assistant minister of transport Mr Hassan Joho personally participated in the cracks down exercise that is meant to put away unroad worthy vehicles. The assistant minister together with the traffic police and the mechanics inspectors conducted inspection on every vehicle that did not meet the threshold to make sure the vehicles were in good shape. One of the vehicles that did not meet the requirement was a bus belonging to the Horizon coach. The bus did not have a speed governor, the seat belts were not functioning and the lights were not in shape thus considered road unworthy. The minister kindly asked the bus driver to call the company office and call for another bus in order to continue with their journey because the bus had to be taken to the police station. The passengers were left stranded because the bus company has only two buses and there was no available vehicle at that moment. “This is not fair we have paid our fair only to be stranded here. There are other ways of ensuring safety. I propose that this exercise should be conducted from the source before the vehicle leaves the various stations” a passenger of the horizon coach Ms Mariam Juma bitterly said. The bus driver, who refused to reveal his name, said that he is shocked by the action of the Minister and the mechanical inspectors because in his view the car did not have any faults whatsoever. Furthermore he is not happy with the action taken. “The public should wake up and avoid locomotives that do not meet the requirements. When you see that the car you are boarding does not have seat belts you should avoid it for your own safety,” Mr Joho said. Furthermore he called out for citizens to take part in the governments fight to reduce road accidents by reporting cases of road unworthy vehicles and vanderlisation of government property meant for safety. “The Kenya highway authority is to erect black spot signs at Bonje area the speed limit in such an area is 50 km/h and also inspect if a concrete wall is to be erected along the black spot stretch,” the assistant minister said. “The crackdown is to be conducted all over the country to ensure safety for all road users.” he added. “When it comes to traffic driving schools, members of public and the ministry of roads are to work hand in hand in order to make sure the roads accidents are reduced.” The provincial traffic enforcement officer Mr Martin kariuki said. “The police are doing all they can to make sure the road laws are enforced,” Mr Kariuki said. He also called out for the government to provide more speed guns in order to detect and make sure that the speed limits are kept at normal by all road users. Ends.

CRACKDOWN ON ROAD UNWORTHY VEHICLES By EMANUEL BOAZ Transport for many passengers who use the Mombasa - Nairobi highway along Mazeras and Miritini area came to a stand still yesterday as the assistant minister of transport Mr Hassan Joho personally participated in the cracks down exercise that is meant to put away unroad worthy vehicles. The assistant minister together with the traffic police and the mechanics inspectors conducted inspection on every vehicle that did not meet the threshold to make sure the vehicles were in good shape. One of the vehicles that did not meet the requirement was a bus belonging to the Horizon coach. The bus did not have a speed governor, the seat belts were not functioning and the lights were not in shape thus considered road unworthy. The minister kindly asked the bus driver to call the company office and call for another bus in order to continue with their journey because the bus had to be taken to the police station. The passengers were left stranded because the bus company has only two buses and there was no available vehicle at that moment. “This is not fair we have paid our fair only to be stranded here. There are other ways of ensuring safety. I propose that this exercise should be conducted from the source before the vehicle leaves the various stations” a passenger of the horizon coach Ms Mariam Juma bitterly said. The bus driver, who refused to reveal his name, said that he is shocked by the action of the Minister and the mechanical inspectors because in his view the car did not have any faults whatsoever. Furthermore he is not happy with the action taken. “The public should wake up and avoid locomotives that do not meet the requirements. When you see that the car you are boarding does not have seat belts you should avoid it for your own safety,” Mr Joho said. Furthermore he called out for citizens to take part in the governments fight to reduce road accidents by reporting cases of road unworthy vehicles and vanderlisation of government property meant for safety. “The Kenya highway authority is to erect black spot signs at Bonje area the speed limit in such an area is 50 km/h and also inspect if a concrete wall is to be erected along the black spot stretch,” the assistant minister said. “The crackdown is to be conducted all over the country to ensure safety for all road users.” he added. “When it comes to traffic driving schools, members of public and the ministry of roads are to work hand in hand in order to make sure the roads accidents are reduced.” The provincial traffic enforcement officer Mr Martin kariuki said. “The police are doing all they can to make sure the road laws are enforced,” Mr Kariuki said. He also called out for the government to provide more speed guns in order to detect and make sure that the speed limits are kept at normal by all road users. Ends.

at the protest in bonje

PROTESTS AGAINST ACCIDENTS FREQUENCE AT BONJE By EMMANUEL BOAZ

Transport in Bonje area came to a stand still as the residents went on protest in order for the government to build a wall barrier in between the dual courage road in order to reduce the frequent accidents experienced at Bonje. The road users including Matatu drivers and touts started their protest at Mazeras guided by the sitting Councilor of Mazeras Mr Reuben Gandani Mwalaulo and two pastors Nancy Njeru and Evans Olina. The pastors were to perform prayers at the point were frequent accidents had been experienced before heading to the Kenya National Highway Authority offices and lastly to the Provincial Commissioners office. “Our cries should be heard by the government officials and build a wall barrier in that will stretch up to the china road and also erect bumps at the black spots area and areas with a lot of population,” the area Councilor said. “We have joined hands as pastors and citizens in order to perform a prayers at the place were many incidents of accidents has been experienced because the country is in a crisis and God is not happy with the death of innocent individuals. We are conducting peaceful protests and we will not harm anybody.” Pastor Evans of the church of God Rabai said Pastor Nancy added that the cries of the innocent will always be listened by God as she read the bible fro the book of Deuteronomy 2:7:14. The police had a tough time dispatching the protestors when they arrived. At the same time there was an accident at the same area earlier in the day involving a lorry that had overturned.

Freedom

By Emmanuel Boaz. After 20 years of serving as an inmate, Mr James Mulumbi finally got a taste of freedom from the king`orani prisons yesterday. Mr James Mulumbi was arrested in 1984 in Kilifi County and charged with robbery with violence. Mr Mulumbi was from Machakos and came to Mombasa to find a way to cater for his wife and two kids when he was arrested. “He started his sentence at the Shimo la Tewa Maximum Prison before he was transferred to King`orani prison two years ago” said the chief officer 1 king`orani prison Mr Robert Basigwa. Mulumbi has been a very obedient, respective and honest inmate. In my opinion Mulumbi had fully reformed to earn the trust of the police for the time he has been in King`orani prison.” Mr Basigwa added as he gave Sh 2000 as a sign of appreciation to Mulumbi. Mulumbi`s teacher while in prison also showered him with praises saying that he will miss him while he is gone. He went home with a toll box full of carpentry equipments as he had attained a grade one in carpentry and is was also good in tailoring both of which he had achieved while in prison. “When I was jailed I never thought that a time like this will reach. I was praying and eagerly waiting for this day in order for me to get back to my family and friends.” Mulumbi said. “I am ready to build the nation with my own sweat and also teach others the skills that I have gained and experience achieved. I would urge the other inmates I have left behind to follow my footsteps and they will emerge successful in life,” Mr Mulumbi concluded. 100 other inmates were also set free in the same prison facility due to the governments` fight to decongest the prisons in Kenya.

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