AfricaWorld News 22nd July 2022

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K U D O S

F O R
 K A Z A

L E P H A N T
 C E N S U S

Th e
 e l e p h a n t
 census
 in
 t h e
 K a v a n g o
 Z a m b e z i
 T r a n s f r o n t i e r
 C o n s e r v a t i o n
 A r e a K A Z A ­
 slated
 for
 n e x t
 month,
 is
 a
 step
 in
 t h e r i g h t
 d i r e c t i o n A c c o r d i n g t o t h e
 Z a m b i a n
 g o v e r n m e n t , t h e
 e x e r c i s e w i l l b e
 conducted
 in
 Zambia,
 A n g o l a , B o t s w a n a ,
 N a m i b i a a n d
 Zimbabwe
 through
 an
 a e r i a l s u r v e y f r o m
 A u g u s t t o O c t o b e r
 2022
 at
 a
 cost
 of
 over

three
 million
 US
 dollars.

T h i s i s a n i m p o r t a n t
 u n d e r t a k i n g , s i n c e t h e
 KAZA region
 is
 home
 to
 m o r e t h a n h a l f o f t h e
 S a v a n n a e l e p h a n t
 population.
 The
findings
 will
 shape
 the
 next
 set
 of

a c t i o n s r e l a t e d t o
 elephant
 protection
 and
 p r e s e r v a t i o n F u r t h e r m o r e , c o u n t r i e s
 i n v o l v e d w i l l b e b e t t e r
 e q u i p e d t o p l a n f o r
 f u t u r e a n i m a l ­ m a n
 conflicts.

W e
 are
 glad
 about
 this
 exercise,
 and
 we
 would
 be
 even
 happier
 if
 the
 s a m e e x e r c i s e w a s
 done
 on
 other
 species
 in
 o t h e r p a r t s o f o u r
 c o n t i n e n t . W i l d l i f e i n
 g e n e r a l i s i m p o r t a n t ,
 a n d c o u n t r i e s s h o u l d
 a l w a y s e n d e a v o r s t o
 protect
 it.

S e negale s e

O U R
 A D V E R S I T Y

O F T E N
 G L O R I F Y
 G O D

d J e s u s , i n

our
 great
 love,

w

O ur
 adversity
 is
 a l w a y s a n
 o p p o r t u n i t y t o
 glorify
 God.
 Lazarus,
 the
 brother
 of
 Martha
 a n d M a r y w a s d e a d
 a n d t h e s i s t e r s s e n t
 word
 to
 Jesus
 about
 it.


 Jesus
 said
 to
 Martha:

 “Did
 I
 not
 tell
 you
 that
 if
 y o u b e l i e v e y o u w i l l
 see
 the
 glory
 of
 God?”
 (John
 1 1:
 40).
 One
 of
 t h e g r e a t e s t
 c h a l l e n g e s i n t h e
 Christian
 life
 is
 to
 keep
 our
 faith
 simple.
 The
 a b i l i t y t o t h i n k a n d
 r e a s o n w e l l i s a g i f t
 and
 has
 its
 place
 in
 the
 Christian
 life,
 but
 we
 c a n n o t f a l l i n t o t h e
 error
 of
 trying
 to
 size
 God
 down
 according
 to
 our
 perceptions
 and

self­centered
 attitudes.

The
 whole
 equation
 of
 o u r C h r i s t i a n r e l i g i o n
 h i n g e s o n f a i t h G o d
 c a l l e d A b r a h a m a n d
 made
 a
 great
 promise
 to
 him.
 He
 responded
 in
 obedience
 of
 faith.

G o d a n n o u n c e d t h e
 I n c a r n a t i o n t o M a r y .
 She
 too
 responded
 in
 o b e d i e n c e o f f a i t h .

Chapter
 1 1
 of
 Hebrews
 is
 a
 list
 of
 Who
 is
 Who
 in
 the
 Bible.
 The
 common
 thing
 among
 all
 of
 them
 i s F a i t h . T h e y a l l
 a c c o m p l i s h e d
 i m p o s s i b l e t h i n g s
 because
 of
 Faith.

If
 you
 do
 not
 have
 faith,
 you
 are
 simply
 not
 in
 the
 game.
 Y ou
 have
 to

d o e v e r y t h i n g t o g e t
 faith,
 to
 increase
 faith
 and
 to
 use
 and
 enjoy
 y o u r f a i t h . A r e y o u
 bound
 and
 "tied
 hand
 and
 feet"
 by
 Unbelief?

I f G o d c a n r a i s e
 Lazarus
 from
 the
 grave
 a f t e r f o u r d a y s , H e
 c e r t a i n l y c a n r e s t o r e
 your
 marriage,
 health,
 finances,
 job,
 etc.
 Faith
 is
 saying
 YES
 to
 God
 so
 that
 He
 will
 do
 what
 He
 promises
 to
 do.
 "I
 trust
 in
 the
 LORD;
 my
 soul
 trusts
 in
 his
 word.
 M o r e t h a n s e n t i n e l s
 wait
 for
 the
 dawn,
 let
 I s r a e l w a i t f o r t h e
 LORD."
 (Psalm
 130:
 5

end
 the

conquers
 every
 fear
 and
 breaks

p

w e r

Flood
 our
 hearts
 with

our
 mercy
 and

a s s

w e m a

a

pandemic,

eternal
 rest
 to
 the

answer

N G E

L

T A N Z A N I A
 B A N S
 H E R B A L
 S E X
 B O O S T E R

Announcing
 the
 decision,
 T raditional
 and
Alternative
 H e a l t h P r a c t i c e C o u n c i l
 c h a i r m a n , P r o f H a m i s i
 Malebo
 said
 the
 ban
 was
 o c c a s i o n e d b y r e c e n t
 investigations.

By:
Joshua
Illya

Hensha
 herbal
 powder
 is
 m a d e f r o m a b l e n d o f
 leaves,
 roots
 and
 bark
 of
 a
 Mkongo
 tree,
 found
 in
 East
 Africa.

Thursday
 the

of

b o o s t e r “ H e n s h a ”
 following
 safety
 concerns
 by
 experts.

A c c o r d i n g P r o f M a l e b o ,
 l a b o r a t o r y t e s t s o n t h e
 herbal
 compound
 showed
 it
 had
 elements
 of
 the
 drug
 sildenafil,
 which
 is
 better
 known
 as
 V iagra.
 He
 said
 that
 Hensha
 was
 unsafe
 and
 its
 producer
 did
 not
 a b i d e b y c o u n c i l ' s
 r e g u l a t i o n s , t h e B B C
 reported.

Sold
 under
 different
 brand
 names,
 the
 herbal
 has
 been
 ordered
 out
 of
 the
 market
 w h i l e i t s p r o d u c e r s h a v e
 been
 asked
 to
 immediately
 withdraw
 it
 from
 the
 market.

In
 T anzania,
 promotion
 of
 traditional
 medicines,
 herbs
 or
 alternative
 drugs
 without
 having
 the
 registration
 and
 c e r t i fi c a t i o n o f t h e
 regulatory
 council
 remains
 an
 offence.

U S
 M A R I N E
 N A V A L
 V E S S E L
 D O C K E D
 A T

S I E R R A
 L E O N E ' S
 F R E E T O W N
 P O R T

By:
Naomi
Tappia

N a v a l v e s s e l
 visited
 the
 Freetown
 Port,
 t h e Q u e e n E l i z a b e t h I I
 Quay
 once
 more
 berthed
 at
 the
 Port
 on
 the
 July
 24,
 2 0 2 2 a c c o r d i n g t o t h e
 Calabash
 Newspaper

The
 V essel,
 according
 to
 o ffi c i a l s o n b o a r d , i s
 currently
 on
 a
 continental
 tour
 to
 Ports
 in
 the
 subr e g i o n t h a t h a v e m a d e
 t r e m e n d o u s g a i n s i n
 p r o m o t i n g I n t e r n a t i o n a l
 Port
 Security
 and
 Safety .

In
 a
 citation
 read
 by
 the
 visiting
 team
 onboard
 the
 V essel,
 the
 Sierra
 Leone
 P o r t s A u t h o r i t y w a s
 commended,
 “…to
 have
 m a d e c o n s i d e r a b l e
 r e f o r m s i n m a r i t i m e
 security
 and
 safety ,
 which
 has
 attracted
 both
 local
 a n d i n t e r n a t i o n a l
 accolades”.
 The
 reforms,
 among
 others,
 include
 :
 T h e A u t h o r i t y ' s v e r y
 recent
 pass
 mark
 in
 the

International
 Ship
 and
 Port
 Facility
 (ISPS)
 code
 audit,
 i n s t a l l a t i o n o f C C T V
 c a m e r a s w i t h 2 4 h o u r s
 s u r v e i l l a n c e , i n c r e a s e d
 s e c u r i t y p e r s o n n e l b y

US
 Naval
 visit
 has
 restored
 t h e p a s t g l o r y o f t h e
 Freetown
 Port
 as
 such
 visit
 c o n fi r m s a n d e n h a n c e s
 t h e s a f e t y a n d s e c u r i t y
 integrity
 of
 the
 Port.

Dr .
 Fofana
 c o n t i n u e d
 t h a t t h e
 s e c u r i t y
 and
 safety
 o f t h e
 F r e e t o w n
 P o r t a n d
 o t h e r
 n e t w o r k
 p o r t s o f

m a r i t i m e s e c u r i t y a n d
 safety;
 and
 the
 review
 of
 the
 clearance
 processes
 at
 the
 Freetown
 Port
 taking
 into
 c o n s i d e r a t i o n p h y s i c a l
 safety
 and
 security .”

It
 is
 also
 reported
 that
 the
 Port
 Management
 has
 held
 s e r i e s o f c o n s u l t a t i v e
 meetings
 with
 stakeholders
 i n c l u d i n g t h e N a t i o n a l
 Revenue
 Authority
 (NRA),
 the
 Sierra
 Leone
 Police
 and
 t h e R e p u b l i c o f S i e r r a
 L e o n e A r m e d F o r c e s
 (RSLAF)
 Naval
 Wing.

training
 over
 forty
 security
 o ffi c e r s o n a d v a n c e d
 s e c u r i t y a t t h e S i e r r a
 Leone
 Police
 Academy
 in
 Hastings.

S p e a k i n g o n t h e
 i m p o r t a n c e o f t h e s a i d
 visit,
 the
 General
 Manager
 of
 the
 Sierra
 Leone
 Ports
 A u t h o r i t y , D r . A b d u l a i
 Fofana,
 intimated
 that
 the

S L P A i s
 k e y t o
 national
 development.
 He
 added
 that
 “…since
 I
 (he)
 a s s u m e d o ffi c e ,
 considerable
 inroads
 have
 been
 made
 in
 safety
 and
 security This
 development
 could
 not
 be
 unconnected
 t o t h e f o l l o w i n g : T h e
 A u t h o r i t y ' s c o o r d i n a t e d
 security
 and
 safety
 plans
 w i t h s t a k e h o l d e r s i n t h e
 p o r t o p e r a t i o n s o n

D u r i n g t h e m e e t i n g s , a n
 a r r a y o f s e c u r i t y i s s u e s
 were
 discussed
 including:
 o p e r a t i n g p r o c e d u r e s o n
 t h e p r o v i s i o n a n d
 management
 of
 security
 at
 t h e P o r t , e n t e r i n g o f
 security
 personnel
 into
 the
 P o r t , s e c u r i t y t r a i n i n g f o r
 security
 personnel
 working
 and/or
 assigned
 to
 the
 Port,
 d e p l o y m e n t o f a r m e d
 p e r s o n n e l o n v e s s e l s
 amongst
 a
 host
 of
 others.

S E N A T O R
 D I L L I O N
 C O N D E M N S

V I O L E N C E
 M E T E D
 A G A I N S T

U N I V E R S I T Y
 O F
 L I B E R I A

S T U D E N T S ,
 C A L L S
 F O R

P R O S E C U T I O N
 O F
 P E P E R T R A T O R S

By:
Naomi
Tappia

g o v e r n m e n t
 t h r o u g h t h e
 J u s t i c e
 M i n i s t r y t o
 launch
 a
 full
 s c a l e
 investigation
 i n t o t h e
 m a t t e r a n d
 e n s u r e
 c u l p r i t s a r e
 penalized
 to
 s e r v e a s
 deterrent
 for
 others.

Mo n t s o r r a d o
 C o u n t y S e n a t o r

A b r a h a m D a r i u s
 D i l l i o n h a s t e r m e d a s
 barbaric
 the
 recent
 violent
 clashes
 that
 occurred
 on
 J u l y 2 6 , 2 0 2 2 b e t w e e n
 U n i v e r s i t y o f L i b e r i a
 Student
 Unification
 Party

( S U P ) a n d s o m e g r o u p
 r e p o r t e d l y o f t h e r u l i n g
 establishment
 during
 the
 c o m m e m o r a t i o n o f t h e
 175th
 Independence
 Day
 celebration
 in
 Monrovia.

T h e c a m p u s b a s e d
 pressure
 group
 known
 for
 p r e s s u r i n g p o l i t i c i a n s ,
 especially
 the
 any
 ruling
 p a r t y “ f o r e n s u r i n g t h e
 interest
 of
 the
 masses
 is
 p r i o r i t i z e d ” , a n n o u n c e d

r e c e n t l y t h a t t h e y w o u l d
 stage
 a
 “
 non­negotiable
 Fix
 The
 Country
 Protest”
 during
 the
 celebration
 of
 t h e c o u n t r y ' s
 independence
 day
 as
 their
 w a y o f s e n d i n g a l o u d
 message
 of
 the
 high
 costs
 of
 living.

The
 reported
 protest
 and
 c o u n t e r p r o t e s t o n
 T u e s d a y b e t w e e n t h e
 g r o u p s l e d t o t h e b r u t a l
 t r e a t m e n t o f t h e
 s p o k e s p e r s o n f o r t h e
 Student
 Unification
 Party
 (SUP)
 Christopher
 W alter
 Sisulu
 Sivili
 by
 the
 alleged
 r u l i n g C o a l i t i o n o f
 D e m o c r a t i c C h a n g e
 (CDC)
 Council
 of
 Patriots

(COP).

S i v i l i i s r e p o r t e d l y i n a
 critical
 condition
 at
 a
 local
 h o s p i t a l i n P a y n e s v i l l e
 M o n t s o r r a d o C o u n t y
 u n d e r g o i n g t r e a t m e n t a s
 c a l l f o r i n v e s t i g a t i o n
 mounts
 from
 angry
 citizens
 o v e r t h e i n h u m a n e
 treatment
 of
 Sivili
 who
 was
 scrapped
 naked
 while
 in
 route
 to
 the
 U.S.
 Embassy
 accredited
 near
 Monrovia
 t o p e a c e f u l l y a s s e m b l e
 along
 with
 his
 colleagues. S e n a t o r D i l l i o n w h o i s
 arguably
 the
 most
 popular
 s e n a t o r a t t h e N a t i o n a l
 L e g i s l a t u r e , s p e a k i n g t o
 team
 of
 journalists
 after
 the
 i n c i d e n t u r g e d t h e

H e a d d e d
 t h a t t h e
 C o n s t i t u t i o n
 gives
 right
 to
 c i t i z e n s t o
 p e a c e f u l l y
 a s s e m b l e ,
 a d d i n g t h a t
 s u c h b e h a v i o r i s
 u n d e m o c r a t i c a n d s h o u l d
 n o t b e c o n d o n e d b y t h e
 r u l i n g C D C o f P r e s i d e n t

George
 W eah.

The
 Chairman
 of
 the
 ruling
 C o a l i t i o n f o r d e m o c r a t i c
 C h a n g e M u l b a h M o r l u
 distanced
 the
 party
 from
 the
 group
 and
 condemned
 the
 v i o l e n c e t h a t t o o k p l a c e
 between
 the
 two
 groups.

The
 Ministry
 of
 Information
 d i s c l o s e d i n a s t a t e m e n t
 t h a t t h e r e w a s n o
 c o m m u n i c a t i o n s r e c e i v e d
 by
 them
 from
 both
 group
 a l e r t i n g t h e m o f a n y
 planned
 protest
 on
 July
 26,
 2022.

S P R T
 N E W S

By

P By

Prince
Mathias
 rince
Mathias

Th e h i g h a l t i t u d e
 N y a h u r u r u S p o r t s
 Club
 course
 will
 this
 weekend
 be
 the
 venue
 of
 the
 ongoing
 Nation
 Classic
 Golf
 series
 dubbed
 this
 year
 as
 “ R o a d t o D u b a i D e s e r t
 Classic''.

This
 weekend's
 tournament
 which
is
the
fourth
leg
in
the
 s e r i e s a n d c o m e s a f t e r a
 successful
 trip
 to
 Nyali
 Golf
 a n d C o u n t r y C l u b , h a s
 a t t r a c t e d a fi e l d o f 11 6
 players
 despite
 the
 fact
 that,
 N a k u r u G o l f C l u b w h i c h
 u s u a l l y s u p p o r t e v e n t s a t
 N y a h u r u r u , i s h o s t i n g t h e
 K e n y a P o r t s A u t h o r i t y
 corporate
 golf
 tournament.

T h i s i s t h e fi r s t t i m e t h e
 N a t i o n C l a s s i c m a k e s a
 r e t u r n v i s i t t o N y a h u r u r u
 since
 2018,
 and
 like
 the
 last
 t i m e , t h e N a t i o n M e d i a
 Group
 which
 has
 supported
 the
 series
 since
 1985,
 will
 be
 s t a g i n g t h e e v e n t i n
 p a r t n e r s h i p w i t h t h e
 m a g n i fi c e n t P a n a r i
 Nyahururu
 Resort
 which
 has
 o ff e r e d a c c o m m o d a t i o n t o
 NMG
 executives
 who
 will
 be
 p a r t i c i p a t i n g i n t h e
 tournament.

As
 usual,
 besides
 an
 array
 of
 prizes
 which
 will
 be
 on
 offer
 d u r i n g t h e w e e k e n d , t h e
 o v e r a l l w i n n e r , m e n a n d
 s e c o n d p l a c e d a s w e l l a s

winner
 a n d j u n i o r
 w i n n e r w i l l
 h a v e a n
 o p p o r t u n i t y
 to
 play
 in
 the
 2022
 Nation
 C l a s s i c
 grand
 finale
 a t R u i r u
 Sports
 Club
 i n

N o v e m b e r
 w h e r e t h e
 o v e r a l l w i n n e r a m o n g t h e
 qualifiers
 will
 earn
 a
 fully
 paid
 for
 trip
 to
 Dubai
 to
 watch
 the
 2023
 Dubai
 Desert
 Classic,
 a
 DP W orld
 T our
 event.

Among
 the
 members
 drawn
 i n c l u d e s o m e o f t h e c l u b ' s
 l e a d i n g g o l f e r s s u c h a s
 B o n i f a c e W a i k w a , M o s e s
 K o s k e i , S i m o n N g u g i ,
 Ambrose
 Gatuma,
 X.N.
 Iraki,
 club
 captain
Thomas
 Mundia
 a n d t h e v e t e r a n G a b r i e l
 W a n g u h u , o n e o f t h e l o n g
 serving
 members
 of
 the
 club.
 T h e c o u r s e a c c o r d i n g t o
 captain
 Mundia,
 is
 in
 great
 condition
 and
 all
 ready
 for
 the
 event.

O n F r i d a y , N a t i o n M e d i a
 Group
 as
 part
 of
 its
 Corporate
 Social
 Responsibility
 (CSR)
 will
 visit
 Uasonarok
 Primary
 S c h o o l i n N y a h u r u r u t o
 d o n a t e t e x t b o o k s , t o
 s u p p l e m e n t t h e
 Government's
free
education
 programme.

Meanwhile,
 the
 long
 awaited
 b a t t l e b e t w e e n K e n y a a n d
 U g a n d a w h i c h w a s
 postponed
 in
 2020
 and
 last
 y e a r b e c a u s e o f C o v i d 1 9
 pandemic,
 is
 on
 this
 weekend
 with
 the
 first
 round
 set
 for
 Friday ,
 following
 Thursday's
 o ffi c i a l p r a c t i c e r o u n d a n d
 flag­raising
 ceremony

E a c h c o u n t r y w i l l b e
 represented
 by
 a
 team
 of
 10
 p l a y e r s a n d t h e e v e n t i s
 b e i n g s u p p o r t e d b y A B S A Bank
 and
 the
 former
 Boston
 Marathon
 champion
 Moses
 T a n u i w h o d o n a t e d t h e
 trophy
 in
 2016.
 Hosts
 Kenya,
 h a s s i n c e 2 0 1 6 w o n t h e
 t r o p h y t h r e e t i m e s w h i l e
 U g a n d a w o n t h e 2 0 1 9
 edition
 at
 home.

On
Friday
the
two
teams
will
 battle
 it
 out
 in
 four
 ball
 better
 ball,
 followed
 by
 the
 second
 r o u n d f o u r s o m e s o n
 Saturday
 and
 foursomes
 and
 four
 ball
 better
 ball
 third
 while
 the
 event
 closes
 on
 Sunday
 with
 the
 singles.

M e a n w h i l e , f o l l o w i n g t h e
 r a t i o n a l i z a t i o n o f K e n y a
 P o r t s A u t h o r i t y ( K P A )
 corporate
 golf
 series
 in
 line
 w i t h m a r k e t s e g m e n t s ,
 N a k u r u C o u n t y t h u s
 becomes
 the
 second
 county

to
 host
 the
 second
 leg
 of
 the
 popular
 series
 this
 weekend
 at
 the
 par
 73
 Nakuru
 Golf
 Club
 course.

O n e o f t h e m o s t s o r t g o l f
 series
 in
 the
 country ,
 unlike
 in
 the
 past
 where
 KP A used
 to
 h o s t t h r e e e v e n t s a t
 M a c h a k o s , N a i r o b i a n d
 M o m b a s a , w i t h e ff e c t f r o m
 l a s t y e a r , t h e e v e n t s w e r e
 segmented
 into
 four
 circuits
 n a m e l y N y a n z a / W e s t e r n ,
 C e n t r a l K e n y a / N o r t h R i f t ,
 Nairobi
and
Mombasa
all
in
a
 rotational
 basis.

This
 is
 the
 first
 time
 Nakuru
 Golf
 Club
 will
 be
 hosting
 a
 K P A t o u r n a m e n t , a n d t h e
 interest
 has
 been
 amazing,
 with
 over
 200
 golfers
 having
 already
 listed
 their
 names
 to
 battle
 it
 out
 for
 some
 fabulous
 prizes
 being
 offered.

Source
 :nation

A F C
 L E O P A R D S
 T E R M I N A T E
 S H 6 0 M
 D E A L
 W I T H
 S P O T I K A

W ednesday
 terminated
 the
 c

In
 a
 statement
 signed
 by
 L

S

failed
 to
 wire
 to
 the
 club
 an
 additional
 Sh2
 million,
 yet
 t h e y h a v e d o n e d u e
 d i l i g e n c e b y g i v i n g i t
 (Spotika)
 much
 publicity
 on
 their
 website
 and
 other
 social
 media
 platforms.

A c c o r d i n g t o t h e a g r e e m e n t
 between
 the
 two
 parties,
 Spotika
 was
 to
 pay
 the
 12
 time
 champions
 Sh4
 million
 by
 July
 17.
 However ,
 the
 company
 only
 paid
 Sh2
 million
 on
 July
 1,
 but
 didn't
 remit
 the
 remaining
 balance
 by
 the
 due
 date.

firm
 Betafriq
 early
 this
 month.

Just
 over
 month
 after
 signing
 a
 Sh60
 million
 pre­contract
 shirt
 deal
 with
 betting

Spotika,
 Football
 Kenya
 Federation
 Premier
 League
 ( F

A F C

“The
 club
 officials
 have
 tried
 in
 vain
 to
 get
 a
 meeting
 with
 the
 Spotika
 officials,”
 stated
 the
 statement.

A s a r e s u l t o f t h e b r e a c h o f
 agreement
 by
 Spotika,
 the
 club
 has
 been
 unable
 to
 honour
 its
 financial

N Y A H U R U R U
 H O S T S
 N A T I O N

C L A S S I C
 F O U R T H
 L E G

S

R

N E W S

By

P

rince
Mathias

By

Prince
Mathias

commitment
 to
 players,
 staff
 and

ambition
 to
 strengthen
 its
 squad
 in
 this
 transfer
 window

“Consequently ,
 the
 club
 has
 made
 a

o

e

agreement
 with
 immediate
 effect.
 The
 club
 wishes
 the
 company
 well
 in
 its
 future
 endeavors,”
 concluded
 the
 statement.

Leopards
 signed
 the
 pre­contract
 on
 June
 24
 in
 an
 event
 attended
 by
 t h e c

u b

s

e w p a

In
 May ,
 both
 AFC
 Leopards
 and
 their
 arch­rivals
 Gor
 Mahia
 suffered
 a
 setback
 after
 another
 betting

B e

S

respectively

K'Ogalo

A

Muteshi,
 who
 is
 also
 the
 Director

Betafriq

Source

primed
 for
 action
 in
 the
 English
 city
 of
 Birmingham
 from
 Friday
 at
 a
 C o m m

several
 track
 and
 field
 stars
 but
 still
 boasting
 elite
 performers.

Competitors
 from
 72
 nations
 and
 territories

many
 of
 which
 are
 former
 British
 colonies

will
 be
 vying
 for
 medals
 in
 19
 sports
 over
 a j a m p a c k e d 1 1 d a y s i n t h e
 Midlands.

A way
 from
 the
 marquee
 athletics
 and
 swimming
 events,
 women's
 T wenty20
 cricket
 makes
 its
 debut

There
 is
 an
 integrated
 para
 sports
 programme
 in
 some
 events.

The
Games,
held
every
four
years,
 a r e o f t e n c r i t i c i s e d a s a q u i r k y
 sporting
 relic
 but
 will
 be
 launched
 in
 s t y l e a t T h u r s d a y ' s o p e n i n g
 ceremony ,
 headlined
 by
 1980s
 pop
 b a n d D u r a n D u r a n , f o r m e d i n
 Birmingham.

S p o r t i n g p o w e r h o u s e A u s t r a l i a
 have
 topped
 the
 medals
 table
 at
 every
 Games
 since
 1990
 except
 in
 2014,
 when
 England
 finished
 top
 in
 Glasgow
 ­­
 the
 last
 time
 the
 event
 was
 held
 on
 British
 soil.

E n g l a n d , S c o t l a n d , W a l e s a n d
 N o r t h e r n I r e l a n d c o m p e t e a s
 s e p a r a t e t e a m s d u r i n g t h e
 Commonwealths
 rather
 than
 as
 a
 combined
 British
 outfit.

In
 the
 pool,
 Emma
 McKeon,
 Ariarne
 T i t m u s , K a y l e e M c K e o w n a n d

t e e n a g e s e n s a t i o n M o l l i e
 O'Callaghan
 will
 lead
 the
 charge
 for
 a
 star­studded
 Australian
 team.

Double
 Olympic
 champion
 T itmus,
 21,
 opted
 out
 of
 the
 recent
 world
 c h a m p i o n s h i p s i n B u d a p e s t t o
 keep
 herself
 fresh
 for
 Birmingham. "I
 am
 so
 excited
 and
 I
 think
 we've
 g o t a g

a
 crowded
 schedule.

O l y m p i c c h a m p i o n s A n d r e D e
 Grasse,
 Kirani
 James
 and
 Neeraj
 C h o p r a w i l l d e fi n i t e l y b e a b s e n t
 from
 Birmingham.

e a

e a m g o

g

n

I t ' s
 insane
 the
 depth
 we
 have,"
 said
 the
 Commonwealth
 Games
 400
 m e t

Chopra,
 who
 won
 javelin
 gold
 for
 India
 in
 T okyo
 last
 year ,
 said
 he
 was
 "hurt"
 at
 not
 being
 able
 to
 defend
 his
 Commonwealth
 title
 after
 suffering
 a
 g r o i n s t r a i n d u r i n g t h e w o r l d
 c h a m p i o n s h i p s , w h e r e h e w o n
 silver

s a

d 8 0 0

s t y

e
 champion.

There
 are
 major
 doubts
 over
 the
 participation
 of
 Jamaican
 sprint
 trio
 Shelly­Ann
 Fraser­Pryce,
 Shericka
 J a c k s o n a n d E l a i n e T h o m p s o n Herah,
 who
 swept
 the
 100m
 podium
 in
 Oregon.

Jackson,
 who
 previously
 suggested
 s h e w o u l d b e c o m p e t i n g i n
 Birmingham,
 followed
 up
 her
 100m
 silver
 at
 the
 worlds
 by
 running
 the
 second­fastest
 time
 in
 history
 in
 the
 200m.

In
 another
 blow ,
 British
 sprinter
 Dina

A s h e r S m i t h a n n o u n c e d o n
 W e d n e s d a y s h e h a d w i t h d r a w n
 from
 the
 England
 team
 due
 to
 a
 hamstring
 injury
 she
 sustained
 in
 O r e g o n " d u e t o t h e s h o r t
 turnaround".

But
 there
 will
 still
 be
 star
 power
 at
 t h e A l e x a n d e r S t a d i u m , w i t h
 A u s t r a l i a n h i g h j u m p e r E l e a n o r
 P a t t e r s o n a n d j a v e l i n t h r o w e r
 K e l s e y L e e B a r b e r a r r i v i n g a s
 newly
 minted
 world
 champions.

world
 championships
 with

foot
 injury

"I
 feel
 really
 good
 in
 myself,
 I
 feel
 really
 good
 in
 my
 fitness,"
 he
 told
 Sky
 Sports.
 "But
 now
 it's
 all
 about
 getting
 that
 cash
 out
 of
 the
 bank
 and
 seeing
 where
 I'm
 at."

H e s a i d h e w a s r e l i s h i n g
 competing
 in
 front
 of
 home
 fans.

" I w a s b o r n i n t h e M i d l a n d s ,
 probably
 die
 in
 the
 Midlands,
 it's
 my
 home."

Calendar
 clash

T h e C o m m o n w e a l t h G a m e s
 comes
 hot
 on
 the
 heels
 of
 the
 world
 a t h l e t i c s c h a m p i o n s h i p s i n
 E u g e n e , O r e g o n , w h i c h o n l y
 finished
 on
 Sunday

The
 worlds
 were
 rescheduled
 from
 l a s t y e a r a f t e r t h e c o r o n a v i r u s
 pandemic
 forced
 a
 delay
 to
 the
 T okyo
 2020
 Olympics
 but
 that
 has
 created
 a
 headache
 for
 athletes
 in

J a k e W i g h t m a n , w h o s h o c k e d
 Norway's
 Jakob
 Ingebrigtsen
 to
 win
 1,500m
 gold
 in
 the
 United
 States,
 will
 be
 one
 of
 big
 draws
 for
 home
 fans
 in
 the
 absence
 of
 Asher­Smith,
 w i t h S c o t t i s h O l y m p i c s i l v e r
 medallist
 Laura
 Muir
 another
 major
 name.

C r i c k e t l a s t f e a t u r e d a t t h e
 Commonwealth
 Games
 in
 1998
 but
 the
 women
 will
 take
 part
 for
 the
 first
 t i m e i n B i r m i n g h a m , w i t h M e g
 Lanning's
 Australia
 hot
 favourites
 to
 win
 the
 T20
 competition.

F o r m e r T o u r d e F r a n c e w i n n e r
 Geraint
 Thomas
 will
 compete
 for
 W ales
 and
 Australian
 cycling
 sprint
 ace
 Caleb
 Ewan
 will
 also
 feature
 after
 a
 disappointing
 T our Mark
 Cavendish,
 riding
 for
 the
 Isle
 of
 Man
 rather
 than
 under
 the
 British
 flag,
 will
 have
 something
 to
 prove
 after
 missing
 out
 on
 selection
 for
 the
 T our
 de
 France
 this
 year

G e n e r a l o f I m m i g r a

o n , a n d
 Spotika
 Marketing
 Manager
 Alfred
 Otieno.

and
 3x3
 basketball
 will
 feature
 for
 t h

A F R I T A I N M E N T

G H A N A

S
 B L A C K

H E R I F F
 W

O U R T
 C A S E
 A G A

N S

N S T

- M A N A G E R

P o p u l a r
 G h a n i a n
 m u s i c i a n ,
 B l a c k S h e r i ff
 Shadrack
 has
 won
 a
 c o u r t c a s e a g a i n s t
 his
 ex­mananger .

2022,

t h e a r t i s t ' s f o r m e r
 m a n a g e r fi l e d a
 l a w s u i t a g a i n s t h i m
 i n v o l v i n g fi n a n c i a l
 m i s u n d e r s t a n d i n g
 between
 the
 two.

The
 manager
 wanted
 the
 court
 to
 prevent

t h e a r t i s t f r o m
 performing
 any
 song
 h e r e l e a s e d u n d e r
 h i m b u t A c c r a H i g h
 C o u r t j u d g e
 d i s m i s s e d t h e c a s e
 o n g r o u n d t h a t i t
 lacked
 merit. T h e c o u r t w a s
 p r e s i d e d b y h e r

L a d y s h i p A k u a
 Sarpomaa.

I n h e r v e r d i c t , s h e
 e x p l a i n e d t h a t t h e
 i n j u n c t i o n w h e n
 g r a n t e d w o u l d h a r m
 the
 artist
 and
 would
 be
 a
 great
 injustice.

B Y :
A yishie tu
A siedu

W I T H
 V E R O N I C A
 N S A M A

butter

HOW
 T O
 PREP ARE

S a u t e t h e b e e f u n t i l i t
 b e c o m e s t e n d e r a n d
 remove
 it
 from
 the
 stew
 and
 set
 it
 aside.

P e e l t h e b a n a n a s a n d
 chop
 them
 and
 put
 them
 in
 a
 saucepan.

Add
 the
 chopped
 potato
 t o i t a n d t h e c a r r o t s
 ( c h o p p e d ) P o u r i n t h e
 meat
 stew
 you
 set
 aside
 and

 cook
 until
 tender

Check
 regularly
 to
 ensure
 t h a t t h e i n g r e d i e n t s a r e
 tender .

A d d t h e t h e c h o p p e d
 o n i o n a n d s o m e s a l t
 while
 it's
 cooking
 and
 stir

As
 it
 is
 cooking,
 remove
 the
 bones
 from
 the
 meat
 and
 put
 it
 in
 the
 blender
 together
 with
 the
 banana
 mixture
 you
 cooked.

Blend
 the
 ingredients
 until
 i t b e c o m e s a s m o o t h
 puree.

Add
 butter
 to
 the
 mixture,
 then
 it

 blend
 again.

a n a n a s o u p M

is
 largely

East
 Africa.
 It

a d e f r o m u n r i p

b a n a n a s , b e e f a n d
 p o t a t o e s a m o n g
 m i s c e l l a n e o

S e a s o n i t w i t h s o m e
 pepper
 and
 serve
 with
 lime
 (lemon).

B A L L O T
 B R I B E S

B E S E T
 K E N Y A N
 P O L L

elected.

worsening
 shortage
 of
 1 0 0 a n d 2 0 0 s h i l l i n g
 notes
 in
 banks
 which
 h a s b e e n l i n k e d t o
 p o l i t i c i a n s t h a t a r e
 bribing
 voters.

" Y o u h a v e s e e n
 p e o p l e w h o a r e
 c a r r y i n g m o n e y i n
 b a g s , l i n i n g u p
 c i t i z e n s , g i v i n g t h e m
 2 0 0 b o b ( s h i l l i n g s ) , "
 Minister
 Matiang'i
 was
 quoted
 W ednesday
 by
 AFP news
 agency
 as
 saying.

" P e o p l e a r e n o t
 w o r k i n g . T h e y a r e
 s t a n d i n g o n t h e
 roadside
 just
 to
 get
 200
 shillings
 from
 all
 t h e s e m o n e y
 launderers."

Political
 activists
 are
 c o n c e r n e d t h a t t h e
 next
 parliament
 could
 b e c a p t u r e d b y
 elements
 that
 glory
 in
 economic
 crimes
 and
 using
 dirty
 money
 to
 buy
 political
 power .

O n W e d n e s d a y , D r Matiang'i
 said
 bribing
 voters
 is
 capable
 of
 u n d e r m i n i n g t h e
 c r e d i b i l i t y o f a n
 election
 and
 the
 already
 f r a g i l e fi g h t a g a i n s t
 corruption.

H e s a i d i n d i v i d u a l s
 i n v o l v e d i n m o n e y
 laundering
 and
 dealers
 in

fake
 cash
 could
 influence
 t h e c o u n t r y ' s l a w s t o
 p r o t e c t t h e m s e l v e s i f

E l e c t i o n s i n K e n y a a r e
 o f t e n d r i v e n b y
 personalities
 and
 money
 more
 than
 ideologies,
 and
 this
 year's
 election
 is
 no
 different.

On
 9
 August,
 Kenyans
 will
 b e e l e c t i n g a n e w
 president,
 parliament
 and
 country
 administrations.

T h e p o l i t i c a l c a m p a i g n s
 have
 been
 characterised
 b y o p u l e n c e r a i s i n g
 q u e s t i o n s a b o u t t h e
 source
 of
 funding.

K e n y a n p o l i t i c i a n s s h o t
 down
 an
 earlier
 proposal
 b y t h e e l e c t o r a l
 c o m m i s s i o n t o c a p
 e l e c t i o n s p e n d i n g o n
 e l e c t i o n f o r p r e s i d e n t i a l
 campaigns
 at
 $40m.

A 
report
that
was
 l a u n c h e d o n
 W e d n e s d a y
 c i t e d f r a u d a n d
 f o r g e r y a s t h e
 leading
 financial
 crimes
 in
 Kenya. E x p e r t s s a y
 m o n e y
 l a u n d e r e r s a n d
 o t h e r c r i m i n a l s
 are
 exploiting
 the
 c o u n t r y ' s w e a k
 r e g u l a t o r y
 f r a m e w o r k t o
 sponsor
 or
 fund
 c a m p a i g n s
 t h r e a t e n i n g t h e
 credibility
 of
 the
 w h o l e e l e c t o r a l p r o c e s s .

Additional
 text
 by
 Richard
 Kagoe