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Four countries and host Kenya are intensifying their training for the 10th edition of the Mombasa Open Tong IL-Moo-Do championship at the coastal city of Mombasa.first to arrive for the tournament were United states of America.The latest team to arrive on Tuesday night is Zambia,which came after Cote d’ivore ,and Dominica Republic respectively. The teams arriving at noon at the Moi international Airport on Thursday are Phillippines, Paraguay, Korea,Brazil,Japan and India.From the airport,the teams will be escorted to their hotels and the Light Academy training venue by 2.45pm.Training at Light will start at 3pm. Then from 4:00 PM all the teams will be at Nyali Beach for trainings. Then at 5pm they return at Light Academy up to 8pm.To support the event,the Tong IL-Moo Do World Federation President Master Takamitsu Hoshiko arrived in the country last week to oversee the success of the event. In Kenya, the annual international championships in the World calendar has succeeded with the support of the Ministry of Sports. This year,the event is expected to have the backing of the government since it promotes sports and tourism

The National Chairman of the National Reconstruction Alliance Party (NRA), Fredrick Ojiambo has written to the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission asking them to investigate the alleged withdrawal of funds from the Party’s Account by its Vice Chairman Danstun Riziki, Secretary General Paula Amemba and the Chief Executive Officer Bridgit without the approval of other officials including the Treasurer and the Chairman.

In a letter dated 30th November 2022 and duly stamped as recieved by EACC, the chairman said, ” as the National Chairperson of NRA Party I write to you seeking for your urgent intervention on this matter”.

“The Account had five signatories but the three took the advantage of ‘Any three’ to sign option and went ahead to withdraw close to Ksh1.6m without my knowledge prompting me to put a caveat’, he added.

At the same time, the chairman also wrote another letter to the Registrar of Political Parties Ann Nderitu asking her to review Party records saying that he had come across crucial information suggesting that the same officials had written to the Registrar purporting to effect some changes on the office bearers without the consent of Party officials including himself.

“I humbly request that you dismiss any attempts by these selfish individuals who have resorted to conduct the activities of the Party with total disregard of the Law by attempting to impose people as officials through back door”.

Ojiambo also went ahead to claim that the two officials had nominated an MCA to the County Assembly of Busia called Mercy Wanyonyi without following due process as they opted to lockout other officials including himself from the entire process.

“I therefore want to request that you review the list of Party officials to ascertain whether there could be any changes that had already taken place so that you may revoke them”, Ojiambo reiterated.

He said that the Party has not held any meeting or AGM for anyone to purport to make any changes on the office bearers hence anything to that effect must be declares null and void.

“On behalf of the Party, I want to affirm that we have written a letter to EACC asking them to investigate and bring to book three officials who withdrew money from the Party’s Account without the knowledge of neither the Chairman, Treasurer nor members”, he said.

A teenage girl from Teso North in Busia County is calling on government agencies and human rights bodies to come to her rescue saying she had recieved numerous threats on her life as a result of her sexual orientation.

Janet Achieng 18, says, “I have already reported the matter to the police hoping that the perpetrators shall be brought to book”.
She recalls that around 4pm on 4th October last Month, her neighbour in Fort Jesus area in Busia town where she stays with her mother alerted her that there was a plot to harm her for being involved in lesbianism and that she needed to be extra vigilant.

Achieng, a third born in a family of six and who is a member of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) group, went ahead to say that a day later she recieved a phone call from her friend and neighbour known as Yvette Chepkemoi informing her of the same.

“My friend told me that she had attended a birthday party when she heard people mentioning my name saying that they were not going to associate with me”, she said.

Achieng recalls that in the evening of the same day while on her way to a nearby shop she was accosted by a group of unknown people who started shouting at her and saying all manner of words warning that they were not going to allow her to influence their daughters.

“They shouted unprintable words accusing me that I was a lesbian and how they won’t allow me to move closer to their children even an inch. They pounced on me with slaps and kicks and before I could regain my senses I was already down and the men had disappeared. I was later rushed to hospital I was treated and discharged”, Achieng said.

“My life is in total danger that I even dont know where to hide. Right now I cannot even come out of the house since I don’t know what they could be planning against me and even my small bakery in town which I have been earning a living from my soon close because I cannot leave the house”, she said.

The preparation for the 10^TH Edition of the International Tong-IL Moo-Do Championship are underway.

The event that will be held on December 10, 2022 in Mombasa has attracted about 40 foreign Teams and is set to increase.

“The preparations are going on well, we have been preparing for this tournament since December last year, and we have confirmation from over 40 countries, “said Master Clarence Mwakio Ingalwa 5^th Dan ,the president Tong-Il Moo-Do Africa.

He added that it will take place on 10-21 December and they expect all the participants to be present, it’s a 10^th Edition.

Mwakio said that The Government is in full support of the event. He said he has had a fruitful meeting with Sports CS Ababu Namwamba and all is well.

He was speaking at the event where the New Cabinet Secretary for Sports and Youth affairs Ababu Namwaba Met All Federation leaders to sign agreement on how the ministry will work with them going forward.

Speaking at Moi Kasarani Stadium where he met different federation leaders, Namwamba said that they want to work hand in hand with them.

He insisted on the issue of Integrity.

“We must be open and inform the Ministry of any other source of funding that we have, we also need to nurture young talents. “He added.

He urged the leaders not only to seek money for travels but also come up with proposals to develop their talents.

Ababu also called for concerted efforts to fight doping with the recent surge in numbers of cheats posing a headache to Kenyan sports admins.

The New Cabinet Secretary for Sports and Youth affairs Ababu Namwaba has vowed to bring reforms to the sports Industry.

Speaking at Moi Kasarani Stadium where he met different federation leaders, Namwamba said that they want to work hand in hand with them.

He insisted the issue of Integrity.

“We must be open and inform the Ministry of any other source of funding that we have, we also need to nature young talents. “He added.

He urged the leaders not only to seek money for travels but also come up proposals to develop the talents.

Ababu also called for concerted efforts to fight doping with the recent surge in numbers of cheats posing a headache to Kenyan sports admins.

“I expect all federations to engage ADAK vigorously on anti-doping. We must end this menace by coming out strongly against it.”

The CS promised that his Ministry will work with all stakeholders to avail resources and support the fight against doping.

The cabinet secretary stated the role sports plays in the society mentioning its capabilities to act as a ‘glue’ to communities.

“This is a platform for me to outline the Government’s vision for the sports industry. Sport is and shall always be a social and economic phenomenon which plays a key role in creating a cohesive society,” said the CS.

The CS also indicated a review process for the 2012 Sports Act.

“If Federations and Sportsperson want policy and financial support from Government, they must accept to be transparent and to be held accountable. Let us eliminate doping, which poses a threat to the health of our sportsperson and the Kenya’s prestige and image.”

Among the Sports leaders that were there are those for legacy sports like Kenya Football Federation,Athletic Kenya, Kenya national basketball team and those once for the new sports like Kenya Catch-ball Federation,Bowling among others.

A Kenyan woman leaving in the US has threatened to sue a Chinese Firm, Hong Kong Maryco Company Limited for selling to her a Container that had contaminated fish.

Sandra Ndube who resides in Washington says, she has granted the firm 48 hours from now to compensate her failure to which she will proceed and sue the Company.

“It is quite unfortunate that I shipped fish to my home Country which I had no knowledge about that the whole container was contaminated”, she said.

Sandra said that she has been shipping fish to Kenya for quite some time now and most people who consumed her fish liked it very much.

Three people were reportedly hospitalized at Kenyatta National Hospital suffering from food poisoning scombroid on 6th September 2022 after eating contaminated fish.

The incident led to the arrest of Sandra’s brother Dennis Ndube who was the vendor. He was arraigned in Court and charged before being released on a Ksh100,000 cash bond at Makadara Law Courts.

The container was later confiscated by Kenya Bureau of Standards on 8th September 2022 and together with NEMA to destroy.

City Businessman and Politician James Wanjohi Njoroge has gifted Business Director Rose Paul a brand new model Mazda CX_5.

The Politician gifted the lady through his company Voyage Africa Limited.

Rose Paul is one of the best employees and also a director in that business.

The event was graced by sensational TikTok celebrity David Moya who appeared at the surprise unveiling and gifting.

For Rose, the Business Director at Voyage Africa, it was a huge surprise that she didn’t expect.

The vehicle was handled over by Businessma n Wanjohi Njoroge, who is part of the Voyage Africa Limited. He was also a UDA/Kenya Kwanza, MP aspirant for the Roysambu Constituency in the just concluded 2022 elections.The company whose offices are located at Mirage Towers in Westlands, Nairobi, is a traveling management company that offers visa, passport applications and work permits services to Kenyans looking to work or study worldwide.Rose was awarded the car for her exemplary work and goals set for the year.Mr Wanjohi says, this is culture that Voyage Africa Ltd as a company, wants to adopt, in supporting and commending their team members as a motivational booster as well as for lifestyle growth and development.

The Walk Children’s Centre -rescuing Nakuru;s poor kids from Garbage collection
One Man has managed to positively change the fortunes of hundreds of street children and the poor in Nakuru Town.
The Man, Pastor Alex Maina, was inspired by a casual walk he took 10 years ago around London estate.
During the evening stroll, Pastor Alex was shocked to see women, their husbands and children scavenging for valuables in the dumpsite.
He said after a few days, he noticed that the children do not attend any school but will always help their parents to scavenge.
He was disturbed and wondered what to do!
“This is what inspired me to start the Walk Children’s Centre and the Walk Academy. I started Empowering kids by giving them education in order to cut the cycle of being street kids. Their parents were scavengers and they influenced them to be scavengers too,” he said
Pastor Maina added that he also started guiding and counseling sessions where he talked to Parents on the need to take their children to school.

He added that he was happy with the reception because most parents embraced the idea of taking their children to school.
Resident Lorna Vidija who comes from the informal settlement said her Kids were taken to the Walk and are now doing well.
“I pray that God blesses my children. Let them go to school and succeed so that they help me in future. For me, had I gone to school, I would not be scavenging for valuables in the dumpsite. Even my grandchild schools at the Walk and I trust that the chain of scavenging for valuables will be broken,” she said.
For the last 10 years, the Walk has been offering free Education to poor children from the informal settlement around London estate in Nakuru.
The Centre has helped reduce the number of street families in Nakuru too.
383 students are currently at the school, they receive free lunch and are given free education.
Pastor Alex Maina depends on his businesses and Well-wishers to support the Centre.
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Paul Kitonga Daudi, Wife Stella Mary Mwangangi , Ministry of water officials face arrest over shs 342 million Mwache Dam tender scam.
The EACC and DCI have been called upon to arrest several culprits who were involved in the shs 342 million Mwache Dam tender scam.
The World Bank has also been called upon to cancel the project.
Top officials at the Ministry of water are embroiled in the shs 342 million Mwache Dam tender scandal.
Led by Frontman Director Paul Kitonga Daudi and his wife Stella Mary Mwanagangi, the ministry officials are reported to have conned several businessmen who participated in the consultancy tender.
On 20th July, some businessmen wrote to the EACC to investigate the fraudulent issuance of the consultancy services for implementation of Mwache dam resettlement action plan (rap).
The tender included resettlement of the vulnerable and marginalized group plan (vmgp) and was contract no. mows/kwscrp-2/002/2018-2019.
The businessmen said there was forgery of testimonial documents during the issuance of the tender.
“The above tender was advertised by the Ministry of Water and Sanitation in the Daily Nation Newspaper in October 2018. The tender was awarded by the Ministry to Frontman Consultants Limited in October 2019 at a price of KES 342,846,574.00 (Kenya Shillings Three Hundred and Forty-Two Million Eight Hundred Forty-Six Thousands and Five Hundred Seventy-Four),” the businessmen told EACC.
They said Frontman, used forged documents on its past experience with government and private entities in consultancy field to tender for the job.
The particular forged documents were from National Irrigation Authority (NIA) and TANATHI Water Works Development Agency.
Other anomalies are likely to have been in the bidding documents, tendering process and the awarding of the contract-the businessmen said.
“I appeal to the EACC to summon Mr Simon Mwangi, the project Manager who is based at the Ministry and Mr Paul Kitonga Daudi the Director of Frontman Consultancy Limited because they colluded to have Frontman Consultancy awarded the tender” the letter reads.
The businessmen asked the EACC to have the ministry of Water stopped from effecting any payments to Frontman Consultants.
They said the public is losing funds after the tender was awarded fraudulently.
They added that Frontman Directors who are listed as Paul Kitonga Daudi and Stella Mary Mwangangi colluded with Engineer Simon Mwangi from the Ministry to defraud them of their money which was used in the consultancy project.
“Irene Muchoki a Communication Specialist-KWSCRP-2, Mwache Dam Project and Catherine Kinuthia a Procurement Specialist, Kenya water Security and Climate Resilience Project colluded with Frontman Directors to shortchange us. They participated in letting the forged testimonials pass,” they said.
In April, the government announced that the construction of the Mwache dam in Kwale had started after the completion of rehabilitation works and the compensation of residents.
The project is funded by the World Bank
The dam will be 87.5 meters tall, targeted to impound 118 million cubic meters of water.
It will harness water from the overflowing Mwache river and strengthen daily supply of 186, 000 cubic meters of water to Kwale, Mombasa and Kilifi.
The World Bank has also been urged to cancel the Mwache Dam project.

A huge number of investors at the Industrial Area have raised complaints against illegal traders that have invaded their surroundings around Viwandani area.
They are saying that their security is not guaranteed now that unknown people have encroached on their area near their Industries and have created illegal settlements there.
The people who are over 100 have created illegal structures and are selling brew and hard drugs.
The investors are also concerned about their health because these settlers do not even have structured toilets or better drainage systems.
The companies that are around those areas are Panari Hotel, and East African Spectre which is the only private company in Kenya that supplies gas cylinders to oil companies, it is linked to former prime minister Raila Odinga.
Other companies around that area are metals and sweat companies. Those illegal structures are holding over 100 people.

The investors are saying that big companies want to build huge investments there but these people are frustrating them and are worried about their security.
The road near the area where the structures are built joins Mombasa Road and is called likoni and enterprise Road.
An anonymous person said who is an investor said that those people who are working within those surrounding are threatening their lives.
A complaint letter was written NEMA and that Likoni Enterprise road was constructed this year. The investors are worried that if these people continue to build illegal structures there, the crime rate will increase.
“We want to build another international hotel at this area but we are worried that the crime rate might increase due to these illegal structures, “added one of the investors.