tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29954147322518568272023-11-15T22:40:58.542-08:00Mombasa TimesEugene Omilo Omilohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01123256118920663689noreply@blogger.comBlogger109125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2995414732251856827.post-29161453979425172312013-01-19T09:40:00.000-08:002013-01-19T09:40:43.447-08:00Abdulswamad at Qubaa Muslim School<div dir="ltr">
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Mombasa
residents have been urged to turn out in large numbers during the
forthcoming voter registration exercise in order to influence the
election of credible leaders in the general elections next year.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Shariff
Nassir Foundation chairman Mr. Abdulswamad Shariff Nassir said the
county’s future lies in the hands of those to be elected and urged
voters to ensure only credible aspirants are given a chance.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Mr. Nassir was speaking at Qubaa primary school in Mvita <span> </span>in a speech read on his behalf by his younger brother Mr. Abdulwaheed Shariff Nassir during the school’s variety show.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">“We
all want a good future for our children but this can only be guaranteed
if we elect good leaders who can fight for their interests,” said Mr.
Nassir.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">His sentiments were echoed by the school’s administrator Mr. Abubakar Maamun and headteacher<span> </span>Mr.
Caleb Ombati who drummed support for his candidature for the Mvita
parliamentary seat saying his track record in promoting education in the
county was commendable.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">At
the same time, Mr. Nassir called on teachers to instill a sense of
brotherhood in pupils as a way of diffusing ethnic rivalry and
discrimination in the country.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">“Let
us teach our children to be mindful of their neighbours and treat them
as their brothers and sisters regardless of their tribes,” he said.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">“This
way, we shall never have another post election violence or clashes
between tribes because our ethnic backgrounds will not matter anymore,
what will mater is the fact that we come from the same country, Kenya,”
he explained.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">During
the variety show, pupils showcased a fashion show that represented the
diversity of Kenya's cultures with a common theme of promoting unity.</span></div>
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Eugene Omilo Omilohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01123256118920663689noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2995414732251856827.post-16194247549354178492012-10-29T03:03:00.003-07:002012-10-29T03:03:31.850-07:00Blarb from Faraj Dumila<i>This is a verbatim report on this writer as profiled alongside Francis Thoya, Philip Mwakio and Patrick Kanga by prolific Coast culture enthusiast, veteran journalist and personal friend Faraj Dumila in his latest popular periodicals.Thank you so much Mzee Dumila, I highly recommend you for a Head of State Commendation in recognizing your effort to promote the Coastal culture, religion, the hijab women, the Kiswahili language, journalism as a profession and more so your inspiring writing maxim thus: "Charity to all, malice towards none". </i><br />
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<b>The Media Stars</b><br />
......Eugene Omilo: It is fascinatingly inspiring meeting Eugene Omilo at his work place; committed to concentrating on assignments with a deep sense of devotion and dedication. He thoroughly knows his job and superbly enjoys to meticulously and immediately doing it to the best of his professional capacity. He is a thorough gentleman, decorous, calm, and diplomatic minded, easily approachable and ever ready to help one who requires PR information about his clients.His pieces of news items are usually concise, articulate, factual and written in commendable English.This writer has been finding him usefully helpful and thankful to him for getting me some active, illustrative photos that have marvelously adorned the feature articles on Sheikh Suleiman Shahbal's political profile.Eugene congruently concurs with the axiom: 'As people become more literate and more civilized, the written word comes into play as increasingly important in spreading opinion and the creation of emotional attitude."....<br />
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<br />Eugene Omilo Omilohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01123256118920663689noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2995414732251856827.post-90697699846956198712012-10-29T02:20:00.001-07:002012-10-29T02:20:34.187-07:00Dont forget pre school learners -Nassir reminds GvtOctober 28, 2012
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The Ministry of Education has been challenged to come up
with a common curriculum for pre - school learners to be instituted in all
nursery schools countrywide. </div>
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Shariff Nassir Foundation chairman Abdulswamad Shariff Nassir
said it is a pity that pre school learning has been left almost entirely to the
private sector as government has not invested in nursery schools. </div>
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Mr. Nassir spoke at Coast girls secondary school in Mombasa while presiding over a prize giving and
graduation ceremony for An - Nujum nursery school pupils.</div>
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some places, nursery school children submit their homework through
email, this is where we want all our children to be but our government
must be on the forefront to provide direction, other stakeholders can
take it from there," said Mr. Nassir. </div>
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He called on the Teachers Service Commission to consider
employing qualified nursery school teachers. </div>
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His sentiments were echoed by educationist Ms Hafswa
Abubakar who said many nursery school teachers are well qualified but have been
sidelined by TSC. </div>
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“We were told to enroll for diploma certificates before
being considered, some of us went as far as getting degrees but we are yet to
be considered,” complained Ms Abubakar who said many pre school teachers depended
on the benevolence of their pupil’s parents to survive. </div>
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At the same time, Mr. Nassir encouraged teachers to guide
their pupils to embrace unity at an early age as a way of deterring them from
engaging in terrorist activities in future. </div>
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"Teach
our children to love one another and realize the importance of each one
of their colleagues.This way, they will grow knowing it is bad to harm
each other and they will shun terrorism and crime," said Mr. Nassir. </div>
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He was reacting to the current wave of young people being
arrested in Mombasa
in connection with belonging to criminal and terrorism groups.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Shariff Nassir Foundation chairman Abdulswamad Nassir presents a gift to
Swalha Abdallah during a prize giving ceremony for An-Nujum nursery
school pupils over the weekend.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Abdulswamad Nassir presents a gift to Mohamed Hussein</td></tr>
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Eugene Omilo Omilohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01123256118920663689noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2995414732251856827.post-1240936097083026462012-10-25T05:29:00.001-07:002012-10-25T05:31:31.300-07:00French duo lectures on sustainable energy practices<span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></span>
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technologists yesterday engaged students from local universities in a scientific
discourse on sustainable energy practices throughout Africa.</span></span></div>
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duo,
Claire Guibert and Jeremy Debreu from Association Africa Express stopped
in
Mombasa as part of their 20, 000 kilometers journey in 10 months by
train to observe 20 different projects on sustainable energy across
Africa.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">They plan to
complete the journey which started six months ago in Morocco through the West
Coast, down to South Africa then to Eastern Africa via the East Coast and
finally to France.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">During the
lecture at the Alliance Francaise Mombasa on Wednesday evening, the two expounded
on the energy situation in Africa and updated participants on the practices
being promoted in various African countries to promote the use of sustainable energy.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">They also shared
their experience boarding various trains while traversing the cultural and
biodiversity rich continent in their journey. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">The
participants were drawn mainly from Mombasa Polytechnic, Kenyatta University
and Alliance Francaise students.</span></span></div>
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and Mr. Debreu are expected to board the ‘Lunatic Express’ to head to their next
stop in Nairobi Thursday.</span></span></div>
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mission is to create awareness about sustainable energy options in Africa as
well as compile a White Book on the best practices and a video documentary
about their unique journey.</span></span></div>
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Eugene Omilo Omilohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01123256118920663689noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2995414732251856827.post-26312076968736644372012-10-23T05:40:00.002-07:002012-10-23T05:48:35.036-07:00Mombasa leaders expect sterling results<div class="ecxMsoNormal">
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Leaders and education officials in Mombasa
have expressed optimism that this year’s exam candidates in Mombasa County
will post better results in the coming national exams than last year’s lot
despite the teachers strike and threats to security in Mombasa.</div>
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Led by Shariff Nassir Foundation chairman Abdulswamad Nassir
and Municipal Education officer Mr. Bwanaheri Salim the leaders said stakeholders
have doubled their efforts in a bid to reverse the poor performance registered
last year.</div>
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The two leaders urged the candidates to face the coming
exams with confidence and shun any compulsion to engage in exam malpractices.</div>
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Mr. Nassir reiterated his Foundation’s commitment towards
education saying he plans to work towards improving the educational
infrastructure and systems in Mombasa
so as to improve performance in national examinations.</div>
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Mr. Nassir said his Foundation will provide free lunch to
all pupils within Mombasa
County during the three
days they will be sitting for their exams. </div>
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Mr. Nassir also encouraged the pupils to work hard and beat
the belief that Mombasa
is alays behind when it comes to performance in national examinations.</div>
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“There is no reason why all of our pupils should not do well
in exams because the question is why don’t we emulate the best practices from
the best that we have in our midst?” he posed.</div>
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On his part, Mr. Salim cautioned the candidates against
engaging in exam practices saying tough action will be taken against those
caught in accordance with the newly instituted law on exam fraud.</div>
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The leaders were speaking during an interdenominational
prayer rally for all candidates within Mombasa Island
held at the Aga Khan sports centre.</div>
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The prayers were led by religious leaders from the
Christian, Muslim and Hindu faiths.</div>
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Education officials at the event including Kepsha chairman
Mr. Fuad Ali, KNUT officials Dan Oloo and David Mulei congratulated the Shariff
Nassir Foundation for its efforts in supporting education in Mombasa.<br />
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Ends... Eugene Omilo Omilohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01123256118920663689noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2995414732251856827.post-90367476748009723402012-10-23T05:07:00.004-07:002012-10-23T05:46:03.916-07:00Probe disabled fund scam, government told <!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">By EUGENE OMILO</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Shariff Nassir Foundation
chairman Mr. Abdulswamad Shariff Nassir has called for the prosecution of
government and NGO officials alleged to have been implicated in the swirling of
funds meant for the disabled population.</span><br />
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Mr. Abdulswamad who was
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stashing away government funds meant for people with disabilities said those
whose organizations and parastatals have been mentioned in the scandal should
step aside to allow for investigations into their conduct.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">“Those who are found to be
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added saying that is the only way to fight corruption and impunity.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He spoke at Ziwani school for the deaf in
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of people with disabilities.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">While speaking at the same
function, leaders of the physically challenged in Mombasa called on the
government to move fast and take stern action against those who will be
implicated in the scandal failure to which they will take to the streets to
demand for justice.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Ms. Rahma Said Omar of Mombasa
County Disabled Network and Mr. Paul Ochieng who is the spokesperson for the
disabled in Mombasa said programmes meant for social protection of the
marginalized have been misused to benefit a few individuals, a matter they said
was unacceptable.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">“Some people are using either
us or orphaned children as a stepping stone to earn easy money. This is not
right and we pray that the law catches up with their misdeeds,” said Mr. Ochieng’.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">On her part, Ms. Omar said the
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out the needy thinking their money will be misused by corrupt individuals to
the detriment of those in need.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Mr. Abdulswamad called on the
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">By EUGENE OMILO</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Municipal Education Officer Mr. Bwanaheri<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Salim said many candidates fail to prepare
enough for their exams after being<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>duped
by conmen of exam leakages when the examination time draws near.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">“We even have cases where candidates are coached
to cram a composition or insha article then rewrite it during their exams, this
too will be treated as a malpractice and the results will be cancelled,”
he<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>warned.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The officer spoke on October 19,2012 at the Aga Khan sports
centre while presiding over a prize giving ceremony for the Mombasa Island 2012
mock exams for class seven and eight pupils sponsored by the Shariff Nassir
Foundation.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The foundation’s chairman Mr. Abdulswamad Nassir
reiterated his commitment to education saying he plans to work towards
improving the educational infrastructure and systems in Mombasa so as to
improve performance in national examinations.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Mr. Nassir also encouraged the pupils to work hard
and beat the belief that Mombasa is always behind when it comes to performance
in national examinations.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">“There is no reason why all of our pupils should
not do well in exams because the question is why don’t we emulate the best
practices from the best that we have in our midst?” he posed.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Mr. Nassir spoke in a speech delivered on his
behalf by his younger brother Mr. Abdulwahab Nassir.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">During the ceremony, St Kevin Hill academy and
Tudor Hill academy emerged the best overall schools for the standard eight and
seven categories respectively.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">St. Kevin posted an impressive mean score of 427
while Tudor Hill posted a mean score of 371 out of a possible 500 marks.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Kasiangani Esther Nasike of Amani primary school
was the best overall girl for the standard eight category after scoring 454
marks while Muli Jacob Midimo of Ganjoni primary school emerged the best
overall boy in class eight with 455 marks.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">In the standard seven category, Ganjoni primary’s <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Joy Wahome was named the best overall girl
with 418 marks while Mudathir Timami of Loreto primary school with 454 marks.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">All private and public schools within the Mombasa
Island sat for the mock exams with the standard seven mock exams being
administered for the first time.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The event was graced by among others the local
Knut branch officials led by their chairman Mr. Johnson Kivutha, local Kepsha
chairman Mr. Fuad Ali, teachers, parents and pupils from various schools within
Mombasa Island.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bruno Sorre of Loreto primary school receives an award from Mombasa MEO Mr. Bwanaheri Salim during teh Mombasa Island Mock Awards 2012 sponsored by the Shariff Nassir Foundation..PHOTO/Ali KUBO</td></tr>
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Eugene Omilo Omilohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01123256118920663689noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2995414732251856827.post-3475442293020311802012-10-15T05:44:00.000-07:002012-10-15T05:44:34.928-07:00Leaders reaffirm commitment to improve education<div class="ecxMsoNormal">
By EUGENE OMILO</div>
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Leaders in Mombasa
have called on the Ministry of Education to increase the number of<span> </span>girls only public schools in the county to
match the rising demand of placements.</div>
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Transport Assistant Minister Hassan Ali Joho and Shariff Nassir
Foundation chairman Abdulswamad Shariff Nassir said many pupils aspiring to
study in girls only schools missed out on the opportunity due to lack of
adequate schools. </div>
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Speaking during a ceremony to celebrate the elevation of Mama Ngina
Girls High
School from a provincial to a national school,
Joho reaffirmed his commitment towards improving on educational infrastructure
in the county.</div>
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He said a new girls only school built using CDF funds will
be opened later this month in Utange, a remote village within Kisauni
constituency to help fill the gap.</div>
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“We are ready to support education because we know it is the
only undiminishing inheritance that we can pass on to our children,” he said.</div>
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His sentiments were echoed by Mr. Nassir who also called on
the mobilization of necessary resources to Mama Ngina high school to help the
school compete fairly with other national schools in the country.</div>
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“Getting a prestigious status alone is not enough, we need
to marshal resources to equip our schools with the necessary facilities that
characterize national schools,” he said.</div>
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At the same time, the leaders also called on the government
to investigate claims about groups planning to disrupt the coming national
examinations.</div>
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“Let our children use this opportunity to define their
future, we need to support them and not to frustrate them during this time,”
said Joho. </div>
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<span> </span>The school’s
principal Mrs. Rassul Samba said she is grateful of the insurmountable support
that the school has received from various quarters but called for more
financial assistance saying being the only public girls boarding school in the
county, the school faced more infrastructural challenges including land for
expansion. </div>
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Eugene Omilo Omilohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01123256118920663689noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2995414732251856827.post-86349040462306962902012-10-15T05:34:00.003-07:002012-10-15T05:34:52.169-07:00Sheikh Abdala Farsy students to resume classes<div class="ecxMsoNormal">
By EUGENE OMILO</div>
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The Shariff Nassir Foundation has come to the rescue of more
than 100 Form 4 students of Al Farsy secondary school in Mvita who were sent
home early last week owing to religious differences in the school amongst the teaching staff.</div>
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The students were sent home after a scuffle in the school
which saw enraged students attack a teacher who allegedly abused Prophet
Mohammed during a lesson.</div>
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The Foundation has partnered with Istiqama Tuition centre to
offer coaching to form four students who are expected to start their national
exams in one week's time.</div>
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<span> </span>“We want to stay
clear of the stand off but our concern is to the exam candidates whom we feel
will be affected if the school remains closed for longer,” said the
foundation’s chairman Mr. Abdulswamad Shariff Nassir after paying a courtesy call to the institution. </div>
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He said the partnership will see the tuition centre post
private teachers in all subjects to teach the students<span> until the situation is resolved. </span></div>
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<span>The teachers will be paid by the Foundation.</span></div>
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<span>Istiqama
director Mwenye Omar said his institution has qualified teachers who
will be of great benefit to the students.He said many learners have
great trust in the institution's capacity having successfully conducted a
free tuition centre for a large number of students during the recent
teachers' strike.</span></div>
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<span>"We
thank the Shariff Nassir Foundation for their support, we will play our
part to uplift better performance in national exams for our
candidates," he said. </span></div>
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<span>At
the same time, Mr. Nassir called on the police to get to the bottom of
the claims that members of the Mombasa Republican Council (MRC) are
planning to disrupt national examinations.</span></div>
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<span>"We
understand MRC has distanced itself from these allegations but what we
are saying is that the source of this information is the police and if
there is any iota of truth in it then we want to see those behind the
plans arrested so that our candidates are assured of their security
while writing their examinations.</span></div>
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<span>Mr.
Nassir also brushed off remarks by nominated MP Sheikh Mohamed Dor who
said yesterday that there is no problem for wealthy businessmen and
politicians to fund MRC activities terming the remarks as populist.</span></div>
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<span>He
said anyone resident at the Coast identifies with the core issues
affecting the Coastal populace including landlessness and
marginalization but all remain opposed to criminal activities being used
to propel the secessionist ideals.</span></div>
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<span>Ends...</span>Eugene Omilo Omilohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01123256118920663689noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2995414732251856827.post-66361050939032823392012-10-15T05:09:00.001-07:002012-10-15T05:09:25.080-07:00Teachers, Gvt told to dialogue over strike<span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">By Eugene Omilo</span></b></span>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">A charity
organization in Mombasa
has called on the government to initiate and fast track dialogue with the
teachers’ unions to stop the ongoing strike that has nearly paralyzed learning
in public schools countrywide.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">Shariff Nassir
Foundation chairman Mr. Abdullswamad Nassir said if not addressed in time, the
stalemate might lead to a generational catastrophe as many able students stand
to miss out on university admissions next year because of poor preparations.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">“We are
particularly concerned by candidates in Mombasa
county. Their performance over the years has not been impressive and this
strike might disadvantage them further considering most of them attend public
schools,” said Mr. Nassir.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">Mr. Nassir was
speaking in Mombasa
yesterday after visiting students attending free tuition classes offered by the
foundation in collaboration with Istiqama Tuition centre.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">He said the
foundation is in talks with more well wishers to expand the programme so that
more candidates can be accommodated.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">More than 2000
students from mostly Mombasa
Island and a few from
Kilifi and Kaloleni have enrolled for the coaching sessions which began on
Tuesday.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">Istiqama
director Mwenye Omar said there is need for communities to improvise
alternative teaching mediums to help candidates in public schools remain at par
with their counterparts in private schools during the strike period. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">He said the
institution’s two centres in Shika Adabu in Likoni and the other one within the
Island are overwhelmed as more students turn
up for the programme.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">Mr. Nassir said
his organization has prepared enough revision materials for the students should
the strike persist.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">“We have
contracted qualified teachers from private schools within Mombasa who come to teach in turns,” he said
adding that all subjects are taught to the students.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">He said the
available places have been reserved for exam sitting classes only.</span></span></div>
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Eugene Omilo Omilohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01123256118920663689noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2995414732251856827.post-92036070858601754702012-10-15T05:07:00.000-07:002012-10-15T06:13:09.709-07:00Late cabinet minister Shariff Nassir honoured posthumously<div class="ecxMsoNormal">
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<span class="ecxusercontent"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">By EUGENE OMILO </span></span></div>
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<span class="ecxusercontent"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The Mombasa Municipal council has honoured late powerful
cabinet minister Shariff Nassir by renaming a road in Mombasa’s King’orani area
after him.</span></span></div>
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<span class="ecxusercontent"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Shariff Nassir was a long serving MP for Mvita constituency and
held various cabinet portfolios in the government of former president Daniel arap
Moi in the 1990s. </span></span></div>
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<span class="ecxusercontent"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Speaking during a brief ceremony to erect road signs on the road
bearing the late Nassir’s name yesterday, Shariff Nassir Foundation chairman
Abdulswamad Shariff Nassir thanked the Mombasa Municipal council for seeing it fit
to name the busy road after his father. </span></span></div>
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<span class="ecxusercontent"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Mr. Abdulswamad who later on hosted an iftar (breaking of the
fast) ceremony after the launch took the opportunity to wish Muslims a happy
Idd ul Fitr as the holy month of Ramadhan comes to a close.</span></span></div>
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<span class="ecxusercontent"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">He also urged the Muslim community to embarace the religion’s
teaching even after the Ramadhan period.</span></span></div>
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<span class="ecxusercontent"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">“Muslims should uphold the good deeds that they have been
practicing during the holy month. </span></span></div>
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<span class="ecxusercontent"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Let us carry on with the spirit of compassion
towards the less fortunate in our midst even after Ramadhan,” he advised. </span></span></div>
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<span class="ecxusercontent"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The occasion attracted close friends and political allies of the
former minister who extolled on the virtues
of the veteran Coast politician and urged the younger Nassir who is in the race
for the Mvita parliamentary seat in the coming general elections to follow in his father’s footsteps.</span></span></div>
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<span class="ecxusercontent"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Athman Ali Kubo and Mjomba Ashur praised the good deeds of the
late minister saying he touched the hearts of many residents in the constituency
during his long reign as MP and that the development initiatives he started are
still benefiting constituents.</span></span></div>
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<span class="ecxusercontent"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Mr. Abdulswamad also added his voice to the ongoing debate on
whether aspirants for various seats should be vetted saying the process is
necessary if questionable individuals are to be prevented from seeking public
office.</span></span></div>
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<span class="ecxusercontent"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">“If we are serious about the integrity of our leaders, then
there is no point opposing the vetting process , if we believe we are clean then
there should not be fear in allowing our deeds and our past to be scrutinized,”
he said.</span></span></div>
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<span class="ecxusercontent"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">He called on the government to uphold the Integrity Bill as
a way of setting precedence for a graft free leadership era in Kenya.</span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Friends of the late Shariff Nassir join his son Abddulswamad to erect one of the signages. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Posing for a memorable photo...PHOTOS by E. Omilo.</td></tr>
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<span class="ecxusercontent"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Ends…</span></span></div>
Eugene Omilo Omilohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01123256118920663689noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2995414732251856827.post-53139105800330936262012-10-15T05:05:00.002-07:002012-10-15T05:05:20.883-07:00Exam candidates to benefit from free tuition <div dir="ltr">
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<span class="ecxusercontent"><b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">By EUGENE OMILO </span></b></span></div>
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<span class="ecxusercontent"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">A charity organization in Mombasa has partnered with a private
tuition centre to assist national exam candidates in revision should teachers
make good their threat to go on strike next week.</span></span></div>
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<span class="ecxusercontent"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The Shariff Nassir Foundation has announced its is plans to launch
free tuition classes at Istiqama tuition centres for form four and standard
eight pupils who are set to sit for their exams in October and November
respectively.</span></span></div>
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<span class="ecxusercontent"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">While speaking from Dubai, Sharif Nassir Foundation chairman <span> </span>Abdullswamad Nassir said the programme is targeting
more than 3000 pupils from within Mombasa county.</span></span></div>
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<span class="ecxusercontent"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">During a previous teachers strike last year, more than close
to 100 pupils benefited from a similar programme in its centers in Majengo and
Mwembe Kuku areas.</span></span></div>
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<span class="ecxusercontent"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">At the same time, Mr. Nassir called on the government to give
an ear to the teachers’ unions to <span> </span>solve the
impasse in time so as to avoid inconveniencing exam candidates countrywide.</span></span></div>
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<span class="ecxusercontent"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">“As much as we empathize with our teachers, we also fear for
our students’ performance in the coming exams and we have decided to come up
with alternative remedial classes for them just in case the strike persists,”
he said.</span></span></div>
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<span class="ecxusercontent"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Istiqama tuition centre director Mr. Mwenye Omar confirmed the
plans saying his institution has put in place adequate measures to serve the pupils.</span></span></div>
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<span class="ecxusercontent"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">He said three centres in Likoni’s Shika Adabu area and two
others within Mombasa Island have been expanded and fully furnished for the anticipated
increased number of learners to expect to turn out for the programme since it
is free of charge.</span></span></div>
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<span class="ecxusercontent"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">"The
Foundation has agreed to provide revision materials and offset
other operating costs during the whole exercise.This will go along way
to helping a majority of candidates most of whom cannot private
coaching," he said.</span></span><span class="ecxusercontent"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"></span></span></div>
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<span class="ecxusercontent"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Mr. Omar said the centres have qualified teachers for
all subjects in both classes and that the tuition classes will be carried
out during weekdays from 2 pm to pm. </span></span></div>
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<span class="ecxusercontent"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">“We
believe this initiative will help our candidates to cope
up emotionally with the situation as well as keep them away from
induliging in unbecoming conduct since they will have a lot of free time
in their hands,” said Mr. Nassir. <span><br /></span></span></span></div>
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<span class="ecxusercontent"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">He also called on the teachers to be able to cede some ground
in their demands if that is what it will take to end the impending strike for the
sake of restoring learning in the public schools.</span></span></div>
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<span class="ecxusercontent"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Ends…<span> </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">By EUGENE OMILO</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Leaders in Mombasa have
urged voters in the county to be watchful of the various promises being dangled
to them by aspirants seeking elective posts, lest they be duped into electing
wrong leaders.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Transport Assistant
minister Hassan Joho and Shariff Nassir Foundation chairman Abdulswamad Shariff
Nassir instead told Mombasa residents to vote for individuals with known
development records.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The two who were hosted
by Makande Chief Mr. Felix Wesonga were speaking in Shimanzi, Mombasa October 8, 2012 where they opened new offices for community health workers and<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>boda boda operators in the area.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Joho who has declared
his intention to vie for Mombasa governor said his ability for the post should
be benchmarked with his development initiatives as MP for Kisauni.</span></div>
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clarion call for change every time we have an election. The call for change
should have a substantive basis,” said Joho adding that Kenya’s moment of
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change they yearned for,” he said.</span></div>
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the community workers for their effort in cultivating a healthy and drug free
society saying there is need for the private sector to compliment government efforts
in providing social and health requirements for the citizenry.</span></div>
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way in helping the community in the rehabilitation of drug addicts in the
mostly industrial Shimanzi area as well as in dispensing ARVs drugs to AIDs
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Mombasa
County governor aspirant Suleiman Shahbal has promised to revamp the
educational infrastructure in Mombasa County once elected as the first governor
of the port county.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Shahbal
who said his first priority is education said many public schools run by the
Municipal council today are in a very poor state as no new developments have
been undertaken since their initial construction during the colonial period.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">“The
educational infrastructure is unwelcoming in our county, our teachers are a
demoralized lot and yet we expect our students to do well in their exams, this
can only be a pipe dream,” said Shahbal.</span></div>
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aspirant spoke while addressing teachers and parents at Kikowani Primary school
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">He
said he intends to modernize all the public schools in Mombasa to match them
with the best private schools around as well as invest in the welfare of
teachers by building them decent housing units to boost their moral.</span></div>
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school’s chairman Abdulrahman Abdala Breik said the government had offered to
initiate free primary education but has not taken care of the schools’
infrastructural needs.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">He
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accumulated, forcing the school’s power supply to be disconnected.Shahbal also
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The
two teachers will draw their salaries from the Suleiman Shahbal Foundation
which is run by the aspirant.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Mombasa
county women representative aspirant Janet Mbete who accompanied Shahbal during
the tour urged Mombasa voters to elect a competent person who understands the
dynamics of the modern economy saying the poor development record in Mombasa
has been as a result of electing semi illiterate leaders.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Old boy Shahbal is flanked by pupils as they pose for a Facebook photo: PHOTOS by E.Omilo.</td></tr>
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Eugene Omilo Omilohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01123256118920663689noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2995414732251856827.post-42963079208412559602012-10-15T03:52:00.002-07:002012-10-15T06:54:26.491-07:00Shahbal urges Government to resettleTana River IDPs<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;"></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">By Eugene Omilo</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">Mombasa County Governor aspirant Suleiman Shahbal has
called on the government to work towards settling displaced survivors of the
Tana River conflict and helping rebuild their
lives.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">Shahbal said it is a pity that hundreds of members of the
Pokomo and Orma communities continue to languish in Lamu and Mombasa counties
after being displaced yet there hasn’t been elaborate plans to resettle
them.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">The aspirant was speaking at Markaz Swalihin Islamy
mosque in Kisauni constituency today after distributing over 10 tonnes of
foodstuff to survivors of the Tana Delta violence who are camping within Mombasa
county after being displaced.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">The exercise which saw hundreds of the survivors
receiving rice, maize meal, canned fish, cooking oil and other accessories was
coordinated by Islamic Awakening of Preachers and Imams
(IAPRAM).</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">IAPRAM chairman Sheikh Mramba Bakari Omar said the
education sector in Tana River has been affected and many pupils remain out of
school having fled their homes after the conflict.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">On his part, Supreme Council of Kenya Muslims (Supkem)
Coast chairman Sheikh Muhdhar Khitamy urged the Orma and Pokomo communities to
embrace peace and vote in focused leaders who are compitent enough to represent
them well at county and natiuonal levels.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">Shahbal promised to lead efforts in resettling the Tana
Delta IDPs currently in Mombasa county in consultation with other
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">“As the government pursues the perpetrators of the
violence, our advice is that more efforts be directed towards resettling those
displaced and finding lasting solutions to prevent similar occurrences in
future,” said Shahbal.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">Also present at the event were Lamu senator aspirant and
Witu councilor Hassan Albeity and Kisauni constituency aspirants Amina Abdala,
Pius Chorongo and Nyonga Makemba.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pokomo and Orma elders at Swalihina mosque in Kisauni.PHOTO/Eugene OMILO.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Shahbal hands over relief food to a Tana River conflict victim.PHOTO/EugeneOMILO</td></tr>
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</span></span>Eugene Omilo Omilohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01123256118920663689noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2995414732251856827.post-18864522145285500442012-09-05T00:46:00.001-07:002012-09-05T00:46:35.226-07:00Focus CFS breaking new ground in freight industry<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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By EUGENE OMILO</div>
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While Kenya’s dream of operating a 24 hour economy has
remained partly elusive over a number of concerns to the business community, a
player in the Container Freight station industry has dared to lead the pack in venturing
into round the clock operations.</div>
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Focus Container Freight Station in Mombasa’s Kipevu area is yet
unrivalled in terms of longer working hours as it is the only CFS operating
nonstop.</div>
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With a yard measuring 12,000 square meters coupled with an
additional 10,000 square meters worth of storage area in two warehouses, Focus
CFS has distinguished itself as an emerging market leader in logistics.</div>
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The firm is involved in movement of containerized cargo,
motor vehicle units handling and receiving deconsolidated cargo, inventory and
distribution.</div>
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The General Manager Ms. Saada Hamid notes that the CFS’s
proximity to the Port literary makes it an extension of the Container terminal
at the Port, a fact that she says gives her firm a competitive edge.</div>
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In addition to the storage which easily handles a capacity
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delivery to be quick.</div>
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The turnaround time for trucks at the facility is so high,
Ms. Hamid says her firm utilizes a mere one fifth of the company’s total output
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She concurs with the CFSA chairman Mr. Meshack<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Kipturgo that <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>with the kind of facilities that most CFS’s
have invested in and the underutilized capacity of most others, it is time the
Kenya Revenue Authority releases transit cargo for clearing by CFS’s.</div>
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“This <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>will more so
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She further explains that it is not logical to have the port
congested with Transit cargo when most CFS’s remain underutilized.</div>
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Mr. Abdi Mohamed who is the Administration Manager at the
facility says the company has categorized its clients in two batches, the KPA
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“This way, our services are more flexible as opposed to
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The two decried the inefficiency at the port and the poor
road network around the port area which they say directly affects service
delivery to their clients.</div>
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Ends…</div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">In Kenya, he says, the continued
pile up of cargo towards the late 1990s especially after the El Nino rains that
destroyed the road network lent credence to the use of CFSs to not only ease
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other pioneer CFS’s but due to continued cargo volume, the number has grown and
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">By EUGENE OMILO</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">CFS operators have raised concerns
over poor tariff structures dictated to them by the Kenya Ports Authority
amongst other pertinent issues which they say affect their profitability.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The tariff structure in particular, touches
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span>This
arrangement, however, has proved unsustainable with improved response from
importers over the years.<span style="font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"></span></div>
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KMA notes that such structures had the potential of
encouraging inefficiency whereby CFSs could deliberately delay container
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As such, the Authority<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>commissioned a survey to establish the real
time costs of the CFS operations and the report has largely informed the
ongoing review of the cost structure between KPA and CFSs.</div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">The
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">By EUGENE
OMILO</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Container
Freight Stations (CFS) play a critical role in trade and in the development of
the national economy despite the negative publicity arising out of the general
lack of knowledge on the role of CFSs and the l</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">ack
of a clear framework by the government on the licensing and operations of the
facilities.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">By providing additional cargo
storage and diverse clearance facilities to port users, the facilities are one
stop centers, making logistics and supply chain dynamics easier and impacting
positively on overall costs of doing business for the benefit of the economy.<span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"> </span></span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">CFS’s in
general have given the port of Mombasa additional cargo holding capacity which
would otherwise not have been available if the KPA had continued to handle
these goods within the port area. </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The
maritime regulator, Kenya Maritime Authority, also concedes that the </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">absence of structures to
sustain efficiency and quality of maritime transport services is a challenge, the
role of CFSs cannot be undermined.</span></div>
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<br /></div>
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“Without CFSs, the congestion at the port of Mombasa
could have been impossible to manage in view of the limited infrastructure at
the moment,” says KMA Director General Mrs. Nancy Karigithu.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Mombasa
Container Terminal General Manager Mr. James Rarieya who is also a member of
the CFS Association’s executive committee observes that it has been virtually
impossible to extend the stacking capacity further within the present port
limits due to the natural barriers that surround the container terminal.</span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“CFS’s
have therefore provided the much needed relief to the port of Mombasa by
providing this critical capacity,” says Mr. Rarieya.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">He
continues that this factor alone has contributed to the port being able to
handle 770,000 twenty feet equivalent units (TEUs) in 2011, well beyond the
actual port container handling capacity at 250,000 TEUs.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">This
capacity has over the years been increased to 500,000 through investment by the
Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) in equipment with high handling capacity and paving
of areas previously designated for stacking general cargo to a level that can
hold containerized cargo.</span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Though critical to regional trade,
the CFS’s have continued to face various challenges with major amongst them
being what operators refer to as ‘negative cargo transfer policy issues.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The policy does not allow transit
containers to reach the CFSs.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">According to Mr. Wilfred Oluga who
is the vice chairman of the CFS Association and Managing Director of Awanad
Enterprises, there is significant increase in container through put at the port
of Mombasa which shows that there will be a </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">massive
congestion problem if KPA and KRA<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>maintains the status quo in the handling of transit cargo.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Paradoxically, he says, there is
idle space at the CFSs most of which are underutilized, registering container
occupancy at very low levels, some as low as 20% utilization.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“There is relative stability and
growth in the greater East and Central Africa region which is largely served by
the port of Mombasa. Countries like South Sudan are fast becoming important
players in the import business further straining KPA’s capacity to handle
transit containers,” he explains, to show why KRA should consider releasing
transit cargo to the CFSs.</span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The trend has been as follows in
the recent past:</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2005
2006
2007
2008
2009</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">436,671
479,355
585,367
615,733
618,816</span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Further, operators say dwell time of
transit containers is longer under the current arrangement which also
contributes to the pile up.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Though KRA’s has cited the fear of
cargo diversion as the main reason why transit cargo cannot be released to
CFSs, Mr. Oluga says operators are willing to put up additional bond to address
the concerns.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“Considering<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>all these concerns, one can see why it makes
a lot of sense to allow transit containers to be handled at the CFSs which
currently operate below 50% space utilization,” argues Mr. Oluga.</span></div>
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But even with increased bonds, Kenya Maritime
Authority Director General Mrs. Nancy Karigithu thinks otherwise.<span style="font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"></span></div>
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She says<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>with the current lack of clarity on treatment of delays arising from the
various parties involved in cargo clearance and transfers and the attendant
penalties that are passed on to importers, this may generate more outcry if
CFSs were to handle transit traffic.<span style="font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"></span></div>
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“ The ideal situation would be to transfer such
cargo to a KPA facility away from the port such as the Inland Container Depots
in Embakasi, Kisumu or Eldoret or any other<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>facility outside the port but which is fully under KPA control,” she
suggests. <span style="font-weight: normal;"></span></div>
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On the other hand, Mrs. Karigithu pegs the
underutilization of CFSs to the fact the CFSs have grown in number while volume
of cargo has not changed much. <span style="font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"></span></div>
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“Cargo is nominated by KPA to CFSs, and the volumes
handled by a CFS depend on the performance of a shipping line such that if a
shipping line is doing very well, the CFS will be able to handle greater
volumes,” she explains.<strong><span style="font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"></span></strong></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Ends…</span></div>
Eugene Omilo Omilohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01123256118920663689noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2995414732251856827.post-35447317986829485802012-09-05T00:37:00.000-07:002012-10-15T07:25:23.366-07:00Shahbal in Clean Up Exercise<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">By EUGENE OMILO</span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Mombasa
governor hopeful Suleiman Shahbal today joined hundreds of Maweni residents
within Mombasa County for a cleanup exercise that will see an unpopular dumpsite
in the area converted into a play ground.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Accompanied
by Nyali constituency hopeful Said Mabruk, Shahbal led the residents in raking
and picking up litter within the estates’ neighbourhood as hired bulldozers and
trucks ferried away heaps of rotting garbage from the
site.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">While
addressing residents after the exercise, Shahbal lashed at the Mombasa municipal
council for failing in its duties yet officials are keen to increase
rates.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">He
urged the residents to cease from wanton dumping as destroying the environment
would affect their own health.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Maweni
youth leader Vincent Obuya said youths in the area had pitched the idea to
Shahbal to reclaim the site so that it can be converted into a community
football pitch.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Earlier,
there was evident tension amongst those who turned up for the cleanup exercise
as word went round that a group of youths had been hired to disrupt the
exercise.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Last
week, the aspirant’s convoy was attacked by unknown people while he visited a
nearby market where traders were demonstrating against new rates introduced by
the Municipal council.</span></div>
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<br /></div>
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</span>Eugene Omilo Omilohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01123256118920663689noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2995414732251856827.post-91322239328079271622012-09-05T00:35:00.003-07:002012-10-15T07:10:27.307-07:00Kongowea Traders vow to boycott talks. <br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Traders at the giant Kongowea market in
Mombasa have resolved not to take part in talks with the Mombasa Municipal
Council officials as earlier planned over the recent increment of
rates.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The council officials had slated the talks after
the holy month of Ramadhan following the traders' protest against a gazete
notice published by Mombasa town clerk Tubman Otieno revising the rates by upto
300 per cent.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The council has since been forced to stop the
implentation of the notice after traders demonstrated against the new charges.
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The High Court in Mombasa has also issued
temporary stay orders prohibiting teh Council from charging the new rates untill
when a suit filed by Mombasa governor aspirant Suleiman Shahbal is heard and
determined.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Speaking at the Kongowea Market yesterday after a
meeting with traders, Shahbal said an exhobirant increase in the rates will lead
to an increase in food prices, thus affecting thousands of Mombasa residents who
depend on the market for their daily grocery supplies.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">He also urged the traders to pursue the matter in
a civil way.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">"Ask those who pretend to be mediators in this
matter where they were six months ago when we moved to court seeking to block
clandestine revision of rates and charges without consulting mwananchi," he said
while displaying the court order to traders. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Central market commitee chairman Ali Mtsumi
said the intentions of the council were suspect as the talks should have
preceded the gazette notice and not vice versa.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">He asked the council officials to account for the
current revenue it collects from them before asking for more.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">"We lack public toilets here and there is filth
everywhere, we dont see how we benefit from the revenue the council collects
from our traders," complained Mr. Mtsumi. </span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Shahbal walks past a heap of fresh cabbage heads while accompanied by Ali Mtsumi, Kongowea market traders' chairman.PHOTO/Eugene OMILO </td></tr>
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Eugene Omilo Omilohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01123256118920663689noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2995414732251856827.post-13571066883427787472012-09-05T00:27:00.001-07:002012-09-05T00:27:42.098-07:00ISSA TIMAMY RESIGNS TO RUN FOR LAMU GOVERNOR<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">By EUGENE OMILO </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">Prominent
Mombasa lawyer Issa Timamy has today resigned as chairman of the National
Museums of Kenya and formally declared his gubernatorial bid for Lamu County in
the forthcoming general elections.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">His
resignation is in line with provisions of the new constitution that require
public servants to vacate office at least six months before the election
date.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">Mr.
Timamy has served at NMK’s board as chairman since 2004 where he has presided
over major milestones in the institution’s history including the listing of
various museums and heritage sites like Fort Jesus, Mombasa and Lamu Old Towns,
and the Kaya Forests into the UNESCO World Heritage List.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">While
declaring his gubernatorial bid in a ceremony attended by scores of various
Coast politicians and scholars including former Heritage ministers Najib Balala
and Suleiman Shakombo, Nominated MP Shakilla Abdalla, Mombasa governor aspirants
Suleiman Shahbal and Ibrahim Khamis, Lamu Senator aspirant Hassan Albeity, Mrs.
Naima Badhawy, Prof Nabhan and a host of other aspirants for both lamu and
Mombasa counties, Mr. Timamy described his departure from NMK as the beginning
of a new journey that signifies renewal and change for the people of Lamu
County.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">He
said he will initiate a multi sectoral approach to job creation as well as
develop policies to address the challenges facing the people of Lamu.
</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">“To
the people of Lamu, I shall not shrink from this challenge and I shall not let
you down. The energy, the devotion and the determination which we shall bring
towards this goal will light our County and rejuvenate the hopes and aspirations
of our people,” said Mr. Timamy.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">He
described Lamu as a county in dire straits which has suffered from mediocre
leadership that has had no vision leading to the despondency of its
people.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">“Our
key sectors have been neglected, limiting the opportunities of our people yet
our county is endowed with enormous resources. Our people have lost hope, their
dignity and sense of direction,” he observed in his
speech.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">He
said Lamu has instead gained the dubious reputation of being a drug den where
unemployment is rampant, poverty and inequality have increased, and land
grabbing has been perfected into an art. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">Issa
Abdalla Issa Timamy,</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 150%;">
</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">53,
is a graduate of the University of Nairobi where he graduated with an honours
degree in law before being admitted as an advocate of the High Court of Kenya in
1984.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">He
started his legal practice as a legal assistant at one of the country’s
prestigious law firms, Kaplan & Stratton Advocates in 1984 where he served
as a legal assistant up to 1988.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">He
then took up an appointment to serve at Sameer Africa Group then known as
Firestone (EA) Ltd as Group Company Secretary, a position he held until 1996
when he established his own law firm, Timamy & Company Advocates in
Mombasa.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">He
continued serving Sameer Group as Company Secretary until 2006 when he stepped
aside but remained as a Board Director.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">Mr.
Timamy also sits on the boards of various companies including Sasini Limited,
Eveready (EA) Ltd and First Assurance Company amongst
others.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">He
has contributed greatly towards various development initiatives in the larger
Coast region being a founder member of a number of scholarly, religious and
professional bodies including the Muslim Civil Education Trust (MCET) Mombasa
chapter, Citizen Forum Trust, Muslim Lawyers Association, Kenya Youth Business
Trust (Mombasa board) and Muslim Professionals Trust.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">He
has also offered his time and experience for the benefit of the community
through serving in various educational and humanitarian organizations including
MEWA, Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan secondary and technical school and
Sheikh Zayed Children Welfare Centre.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">In
Lamu, he is the patron and adviser of the Lamu Education Foundation Trust and
patron of Stone Town academy, the best performing primary school in the
county.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">Timamy
has promised to name a running mate from Mpeketoni and will be teaming up with
Hassan Albeity who is running for Lamu County Senator.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">Many
leaders who spoke at the ceremony thought Timamy's entry into politics was long
overdue, expressing confidence that the Lamu governor's seat is, as of
now, already taken by Timamy... </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">By EUGENE OMILO </span></span><br />
<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Mombasa County governor aspirant Suleiman Shahbal has called on
religious leaders in Mombasa<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to restrain
their faithful against yielding to incitement to religious hatred following the
violent demonstrations witnessed in<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Shahbal was speaking mid this week at Pangoni beach resort in
Shanzu <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>where he had convened a meeting
that brought together business, political and religious leaders including both
Christian and Muslim clerics.</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The Muslim clerics were led by <span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Supreme Council of Kenyan Muslims<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>(Supkem) Coast chairman Sheikh Muhdhar Khitamy and Sheikh Badrus Khamis
of Kenya Alliance of Ulamas and Imams (KAULI) while the Christian leaders
included Bishop Wilfred Lai of JCC, Bishop Lawrance Dena of the National Council
of Churches in Kenya (NCCK) and Bishop Joseph Maisha of the Ushindi Baptist
churches. </span></span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The leaders said the meeting was seeking to quell the rising
tension amongst residents following the wave of violent riots by Muslim youths
to protest the death of controversial preacher Sheikh Aboud Rogo on Monday.
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Shahbal who delivered the opening remarks said the recent incidents
that saw several churches torched called for a closer cooperation between
Islamic and Christian clerics so that they can jointly preach a message of peace
to their faithful.</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">“We want to allay fears that Christians or Churches are under
attack. The unfortunate incidents that have already happened were spontaneous
and they have no bearing whatsoever to a possible inter religious conflict,”
said Shahbal adding that any seeds of discontent between the two faiths should
be discarded at the earliest opportunity.</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Speaking on behalf of the Christian delegation at
the meeting, Bishop Maisha encouraged the reconciliation efforts saying though
his contemporaries were upset by the incidents that saw the burning of three
churches, they were still ready to continue dialogue with their Muslim
counterparts at various levels.</span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Sheikh Khitamy said there is need for religious leaders from both
faiths to join hands so that they can form a common front with which to put
pressure to the government to apprehend those involved in <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>arbitrary killings and acts of impunity in
Mombasa. </span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">He called on the government to be proactive to prevent violence
instead of waiting to react after violence has broken out.</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">His sentiments were echoed by Sheikh Khamis who urged Imams in
Mombasa to preach a message of peace amongst their faithfull to cool down
tensions.</span></span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">By EUGENE OMILO</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Transport minister Amos Kimunya has challenged Coastal leaders to reconsider their stand on the suspended port privatization process.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Kimunya said was it is of no benefit for local leaders to boast about ownership of an asset that is largely idle and unprofitable.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The minister was speaking at the port’s container terminal recently during the commissioning of the dredging of the Kilindini channel and the construction of berth 19.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Mr. Kimunya said the government wants to increase the port’s cargo handling capacity by 100 per cent, a feat he said would not be realized without involving the private sector.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“We need to look at things positively, as we finish the dredging and the expansion of the container terminal, let us ponder about what we want to do with our port in future,” he advised.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The port privatization plan was put on hold last May after it elicited a politically polarized debate among stakeholders in the region.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Local Political leaders and employees’ representatives had put up a spirited campaign against the port’s privatization claiming the move would only benefit a few businessmen at the expense of locals.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span>The government has since been forced to retreat politically on the privatization process though the official notice on the privatization process has not been degazetted. </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span> </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">“Our intention is not to sell off the port and stash the cash in our pockets as claimed. Our aim is to improve the efficiency of the port through privatizing its operations for the benefit of trade in the country and the region at large,” said the minister.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">He said the move to privatize the port was not calculated at victimizing a certain section of employees saying he was envisioning receiving proposals from the workers union wishing to offer manpower services to the port as a private entity in the event their services are privatized.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The two projects are flagship projects under the Kenya Vision 2030 which are aimed at increasing the port’s cargo and ship handling facilities to meet increasing demand.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The two year project will be undertaken by Chinese and Dutch contractors and will entail the deepening of the Kilindini channel by minus 15 metres and widening of the turning basin to 300 metres at its narrowest point.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">It also includes the extension of the container terminal by 160 metres to provide a total quay length of 760 metres that can berth up to three second generation container vessels measuring 235 each at a go.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">KPA MD Mr. Gichiri Ndua said the port of Mombasa, like other international players in the maritime arena, has not been spared from the pressure to expand its handling facilities to meet the demand to accommodate larger vessels. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">“Globally, we are under immense pressure to deliver quality services. To benefit from economies of scale, major shipping companies are either merging or deploying mega vessels into the market to save on cost,” said Mr. Ndua.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Mr. Ndua also paid tribute to his two predecessors at the helm of the port Mr. Jonathan Muturi who was responsible for undertaking the last expansion phase at the port in 1980 and Mr. Brown Ondego who conceptualized the idea of the current expansion. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Transport PS Dr. Cyrus Njiru said the government was committed to realigning the transport sector even with the scarcity of financial resources as it is the key booster of the country’s economic growth.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">.</span></div>Eugene Omilo Omilohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01123256118920663689noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2995414732251856827.post-15403368420092036522011-11-07T06:03:00.000-08:002011-11-07T06:07:12.670-08:00COURTING KARISA MAITHA EVEN UNTO DEATH<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">By EUGENE OMILO</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">When the late Tourism minister and then undisputed kingpin of Coast politics Emmanuel Karisa Maitha was laid to rest in September 2004, many political operatives in the region whose careers depended on the influential leader were left in despair and were aptly described as political orphans.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">But over the years, life had to go on and many of those orphans have (or seem to have) grown to be their own men and women advancing their own individual influences in the regions they come from.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">But as 2012 beckons and even as sitting Coast MPs stay , a crop of aspiring politicians have suddenly started courting the command and charisma of the fallen minister to advance their own political destinies.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">The late minister died on August 26, 2004 in Germany while on an official tour.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">As evidenced by a recent marking of the seventh anniversary since his passing, several happenings in the elaborate Mijikenda traditional ceremony left a lot to be desired as far as courting the ‘ghost’ of Maitha is concerned.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">The late minister’s son, Mr. James Maitha chose the ceremony as the platform to formally announce his candidature for the IIBC proposed Kilifi South parliamentary seat while Maitha’s top aide Mr. Nyonga wa Makemba also launched his bid for the Kisauni parliamentary seat in Mombasa county.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Both James and Makemba as well as Kaya elders spoke of the unity of the Coastal electorate and the absence of its unifying factor since the death of Maitha in a clear indication that Kaya forces were rooting for a scion of the late minister to feel the vacuum that he left.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">The presence of Kaya elders representing each of the nine sub tribes of the Mijikenda community at the ceremony was also a clear manifest of the duo’s deep respect and belief for the traditional Mijikenda way of worshiping which was championed by the late Maitha.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">At the same time, it came to the fore that Maitha’s posthumous blessings for 2012 are not just sought by his kin and former confidantes.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> A number of political aspirants both at county and national levels still regard the ‘Maitha factor’ as an investment for their bid to woo the Mijikenda votes if those who turned up for his anniversary is anything to go by, especially as 2012 beckons.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">The presence of Gulf group of companies chairman Mr. Suleiman Shahbal was especially a surprise to many as Mr. Shahbal has declared his interest to vie for Mombasa county’s governorship.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Again, presidential contender Peter Kenneth who hails from Central Kenya was represented at the function by Mombasa Businessman James Mureu who said Kenneth recognized the late Maitha as a true hero of the Coastal people.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Both Shahbal and Kenneth promised Maitha’s widow Racheal Maitha that they will see to it that a state of the art mausoleum is built in honour of the fallen minister.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">The two seem to have taken a hint from the late minister’s widow who had complained that her family had been abandoned by those who worked with Maitha in government.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Evidently, Shahbal’s bag of goodies did not end with the mausoleum.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">The wealthy banker promised to offer scholarships to 100 youths from the Mijikenda community once the proposed Islamic University that his bank is funding to the tune of Sh1 billion is complete. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Those who spoke at the event challenged Shahbal to nominate a Giriama lady as his running mate in 2012 in exchange for massive support from members of the Mijikenda community living in Mombasa County.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">An aspirant for the Kilifi County senator’s seat Mrs. Naomi Cidi who also attended the weekend anniversary never misses to mention ‘Mugogo’ in her political tours.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">She extols the bravery of the late Maitha and likens herself with his virtues and conquests to endear herself to the followers of the late Maitha to her side. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Further North in Kilifi county, former cabinet minister and Kaloleni MP now Dr. Morris Dzoro is getting closer to the Maitha family and although he is yet to declare his interest for any seat in the vast county, his latest move, political observers say, is one of a man seeking to get in touch with Maitha’s ‘ghost’ for guidance as to what he should go for come 2012. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">(Dr. Dzoro has just completed his PhD in tourism related studies at Moi University.) </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Career administrator and sitting Ganze MP Francis Baya also recently led a delegation headed by Vice President Kalonzo Musyoka to the late Maitha homestead before announcing his candidature for Kilifi county’s governorship in 2012 at a political convention at Pwani University. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">While at Maitha's graveyard, the VP also partly unveiled his manifesto for his 2012 presidential bid.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Among many others who have made surprise visits to the Maithas is one Gedion Kioko Mbuvi aka Mike Sonko whose political antics have caused many an embarrassment to his parliamentary contemporaries.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">It would have been an interesting spectacle if Sonko was to play defiance of Nairobi City council directives while the late Maitha was still holding the local government ministerial docket.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Some analysts, however, feel the Maitha factor should not be over expounded to confuse the electorate as the politics of patronage are long gone.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Mr. Patrick Birya who is the chairman of the Midzichenda Youth Association says those banking on the ‘Maitha factor’ to sway the Mijikenda votes in their favor are doing so for their own personal gratification.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">“The stunts at Maitha’s graveyard will not have any major bearing for them, the electorate is more civilized and voters will be focusing on issues that matter such as one’s ability to create opportunities for his people as well as their development records, not a hero’s name,” said Mr. Birya in an interview with with this blogger.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">He said the failure by Coast MPs to attend the late minister's anniversary should not be viewed as a concern as even though the late Ronald G. Ngala was more powerful nationally than Maitha, no anniversary has ever been held since his death in 1974.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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