Kenya Ranks second in Disaster Preparedness — Research reveals

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September 13, 2019

Kiambu Governor Ferdinand Waititu (centre) tries out one of the fire engines when he officially presided over the opening of the 3rd Fire Academy at the Thika stadium. | PHOTO COURTESY

Kenya has been ranked the second-highest in Africa in its readiness to prepare for and respond to major disruptions such as climate change, technology, and geopolitics

A research carried out by KPMG, a multinational professional services network and audit firm, indicated that Kenya ranks 59th out of 140 countries globally.

In a report dubbed KPMG Change Readiness Index (CRI) that measured how governments, people and civil groups adapt to these unavoidable changes.

First on the continent is Mauritius, which ranked 34th Globally, and trailing behind Kenya is Rwanda, which was placed 70th globally.

Other countries ranked; Uganda (99th), Tanzania (100th), Burundi (128th) and South Sudan (139th).

“Kenya improved her ranking by moving eight places up to position 59 compared to position 67 attained last year. Rwanda slipped to position 70 compared to position 46 last year, and Uganda recorded the biggest drop in the region to rank at position 99 compared to position 66 attained during last year’s index,” analyses the report, now in its fourth year of biannual publication.

Kirinyaga Governor heckled, disapproved by DP Ruto — All in One day

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Dan Ojumah

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September 12, 2019

Chaos erupted at Kigumo market when rowdy group of people heckled Waiguru while she was speaking at the launch of the market.

Trouble started when when the Kirinyaga Governor denied area MCA Kinyua Wangui a chance to address the people.

According to Waiguru, the Mutira Ward representative indulged in insults and shaming her, yet she chose not to dwell on any political statements.

The crowd however lashed out at her and began heckling her, up until she gave up and gave out the microphone.

After Wangui managed to address the crowd, and shortly after the meeting, the rowdy group paraded Wangui as the hero of the day.

“Those were not residents. They were goons given money to try and cause chaos but I will not give up my mission to initiate development projects meant to benefit residents,” she said.

Waiguru, who is parading the Embrace Kenya team, that seeks to propel Uhuru’s Building Bridges initiative, has been met with criticism from a section of Mount Kenya leaders, who term the move as a threat to their 2022 preferred candidate.

The Kirinyaga governor is also under fire from the State’s second, Deputy President Ruto, for what he termed as ‘tribalistic’ politics.

We supported and voted for Uhuru to succeed Kibaki not b'cos of ethnicity but COMPETENCE. He is NOT leader of any ethnic community but that ofJUBILEE ,the largest political party with Mca's,Mps and Gov's in 41 of 47 counties and President of kenya. Muwache kasumba ya ukabila pls. pic.twitter.com/Pw9NY50InB
— William Samoei Ruto, PhD (@WilliamsRuto) September 12, 2019

DPP wants Dutch tycoon’s wife Sarah Wairimu to undergo mental assessment before pleading to murder charges

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Dan Ojumah

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September 12, 2019

cohen mrs — Tob Cohen's wife Sarah Wairimu Kamotho in court. | PHOTO : Meshack Makau

BY PRUDENCE WANZA – Director of Public Prosecution wants Tob Cohen’s wife Sarah Wairimu Kamotho to undergo mental assessment before pleading to charges of murder.

The Prosecution led by Catherine has told the court that they are ready to charge Wairimu with the murder of Dutch Business tycoon Tob Cohen, her husband.

However Mwaniki said that they want her taken for medical assessment first to ascertain whether she is fit to take plea.

Wairimu’s lawyer Philip Murgor opposed the submissions by the prosecution saying that they can not charge Wairimu since there are no copies of evidence and it has not yet been established whether Cohen is dead or not.

Mwaniki however opposed stating that there are witnesses together with their statements which ought to be protected.

“The procedure in charging a person with murder usually is to take a suspect for mental assessment while in custody, take plea and after that they can apply for bail,” said Mwaniki.

High court judge,James Kariuki has ruled that the suspect be detained at Lang’ata women’s prison to during which she will be taken for mental assessment before they appear in court for before Justice Jessie Lessit for plea taking next week on Monday.

Tob Cohen has been missing for the last 50 days and it has not yet been established whether his disappearance might have turned out to be murder.

Uhuru government unleashes Ksh 6.9 Billion towards Big 4 Agenda projects

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Dan Ojumah

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September 12, 2019

congestion-in-nairobi_0 — Nairobi Inland Container Depot at Industrial Area. Naivasha is set to construct its container Depo, on land already allocated to South Sudan and Uganda | PHOTO COURTESY

The Cabinet has approved Kshs 6.9 billion for the development of an Inland Container Depot, Railway Marshalling Yard, Logistics Zone and Public Utility Area as well as other core enabling infrastructure to support the development of the Naivasha Special Economic Zone and the impending completion of Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) phase 2A.

The Cabinet also approved the hosting of the upcoming Nairobi Summit of the 25^th International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD 25).

The summit that will be held from 12^th to 14^th November 2019 is expected to attract over 6,000 delegates from 179 countries. The summit is set to project a positive image and solidify the country’s position as an ideal conference and aviation hub, a move that will boost Kenya’s tourism sector.

Government bans foreigners from Adopting Kenyan children

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Dan Ojumah

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September 12, 2019

Cabinet has announced an immediate ban on adoption of children by foreign nationals.

A special Cabinet meeting at State House, Nairobi chaired by President Uhuru Kenyatta and attended by Deputy President William Ruto also directed the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection to formulate a new policy document to regulate the adoption of children by foreign nationals in Kenya.

This comes in the wake of a child trafficking/Kidnapping allegation against a foreign couple who trashed the Kenya police for taking away their legal adopted baby. Baby Kiano however, has since been returned to his adopted parents.

Matt and Daisy Mazzoncini holding their three-year-old who was taken from them in April 2019 | CBS News

The meeting also directed the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection to streamline operations of the Child Welfare Society of Kenya and those of children homes in the country.

Confusion as Pastor in a Carlifonia church commits Suicide

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Dan Ojumah

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September 12, 2019

Screen-Shot-2019-09-11-at-1.22.11-PM — Pastor Jarrid Wilson during his regular sermons, Harvest Church | PHOTO COURTESY

BY FAITH MUTETE – What happens if the beacon of hope, loses hope? Co-founder of the mental health non –profit Anthem of hope and also a pastor of megachurch Harvest Christian Fellowship in Riverside, California Jarrid Wilson passed on from suicide on Monday.

Wilson was open about his own condition of depression, often posting on social media accounts about his mental illness issues.

Before he passed on he earlier on went to twitter and shared an encouraging post that read,

Loving Jesus doesn’t always cure suicidal thoughts.
Loving Jesus doesn’t always cure depression.
Loving Jesus doesn’t always cure PTSD.
Loving Jesus doesn’t always cure anxiety.
But that doesn’t mean Jesus doesn’t offer us companionship and comfort.

He ALWAYS does that.

Friends and family of the young passionate pastor also send their condolences with his wife leading them by sending an Instagram post that said, “Suicide doesn’t get the last word. I won’t let it. You always said “Hope Gets the last word. Jesus does,”

The news of Wilson’s death comes on Suicide Awareness Day, September 10, and follows a number of high profile suicides among pastors and the mental health community.,

Witness in Dennis Itumbi case Samuel Gateri charged with publishing afalse letter

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Dan Ojumah

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September 12, 2019

BY PRUDENCE WANZA – Witness in the Dennis Itumbi case Samuel Gateri has been charged with making and publishing a false letter purporting it to be a genuine document from a Cabinet Secretary with the intention to cause anxiety to the public.

He has denied the charges before Chief Magistrate Francis Andayi.

His case will be consolidated with that of Dennis Itumbi who was charged with similar allegations of a letter about plans to assassinate the deputy president.

Mr. Gateri has been released on Sh. 100,000 bail. The hearing of the case has been set on 13th November 2019.

Serengeti receives Nine Black Rhinos to boost Dying population

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Dan Ojumah

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September 12, 2019

the_oldest_black_rhino_in_the_world_lives_in_tanzania_h410_b540c — The oldest black rhino in the world lives in Tanzania | AZANIA

BY FAITH MUTETE – In an attempt to repopulate Serengeti, nine black rhinos have been transferred from South Africa to Tanzania’s Serengeti Game Reserve.

The animals came from Thaba Tholo, a game farm in South Africa where Constantine Kanyasu, the deputy of natural resources minister said that they would do anything to protect the animals.

In Tanzania, the population now stands at 167 rhinos. According to the Wildlife Fund, the endangered black rhino was largely populated in Africa, but the onset of poaching by white settlers and a rise in demand for products associated with its protruding horns brought the number to a population of 2300 black rhinos in Africa.

Africa has since boosted its protection status of endangered species, repopulating them to avoid extinction.

Kenyans downplay Starehe MP Jaguar’s Proposal to lower Retirement age

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Dan Ojumah

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September 12, 2019

Screenshot_20190625-112010 — Starehe MP Jaguar | Photo Courtesy

Musician turned politician, Charles Njagua most commonly known as Jaguar, is on the receiving end, after presenting a motion in parliament to restrict the retirement age, currently at 60, to be lowered to 50, in a bid to curb youth unemployment.

The Starehe constituency representative is seeking to win back favor, after a public lash out over calls to deport Tanzanians working in Gikomba market, Nairobi.

This proposal, however, did not auger well with Kenyans online. A section of kenyans lauded the move, with hopes that those holding ”skilled” position will be ousted to pave way for fresh talent.

Some however shut it down, arguing that the problem with unemployment in Kenya is leadership and that reducing the age limit for retirement will attract an economic crisis.

” We don’t have a job crisis in Kenya. We have a leadership crisis. No thinking, no innovation, no jobs. Period. ”

” So you create Jobs by creating Unemployment to others? What a Joke!!!! So the so called Youths, if they are lucky to get a job at 30 years, will only work for 20 years?? “

”You don’t create Jobs by rendering others jobless! Most people get employment at around 35 years, work for 15 years and go home? Hehehe….. a big joke ”

Kajiado Police Look for rogue lorry driver, conman over fake sand supply

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Dan Ojumah

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September 12, 2019

What is this lorry carrying? Sand? It may appear so. But this is ordinary soil collected from the roadside by Mavoko and Kitengela crooks, who claim to be selling ‘readily available’ sand, as opposed to driving all the way to the sand harvesting sites.

The Kitengela based con artists rob off unsuspecting customers of a clean Ksh.20,000 a trip, which is an inflated cost.

A vigilant customer then reported to a nearby police station, (OB number 29) and the police officers together with officials from the National Construction Agency are pursuing the operators of the ‘sand depo’. The report was made by one Joseph, a supervisor at a construction site

According to sources, the cartel is well known by Police officers, who pay a small fee to turn a blind eye on the vice.

Due to the rising cases of buildings collapsing, investors seeking to venture into the property building market need to watch out for the quality of materials being supplied to them, to avert possible disasters.