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Governor Muthomi Njuki awarded the overall best performing governor.

by Ireri Steve May 19, 2021

Mizani Africa a renowned and established survey organization in Africa has made marks that to the very best should ease tension at times when the country is absconding in political hysteria. Citizens reading this report are bound to keep believing in their leaders despite the number of scandals they have been mentioned in lately.

His Excellency Governor Muthomi Njuki won the overall best governor among the 47 after a survey was conducted at the county levels. In the report ,the governor thrashed other notable governor leaders in the country marking him the most effective.

In the top seven category were other leaders like Prof Anyang Nyongo and Governor Ann Waiguru who took positions five and two respectively. Still in the survey , Member of parliament Babu Owino was awarded the sixth best performing MP.

Tharaka Nithi county governor scored 79.7% ,which was the highest grade scored amongst the 47 governors. The opinion poll was conducted throughout 47 counties in Kenya with the period of data collection having been done between 5th March 2020 -5th December 2020. The leaders ranking conducted by mizani Africa secured a confidence level of 95% with the demographics being split as illustrated below.

A demographic representation showing the ages and genders of people who responded to the survey. Photo credits-google +screen alignment-Ireri Steve.

Following the current situation where most leaders are fighting to win clean in serious scandals they have been mentioned in, the report saunters as a reliever to citizens gravid with the scandalous hysteria.

May 19, 2021 0 comment

Business

Kenya Seeks Another Covid-19 Loan From IMF

by Nathan Sialah November 3, 2020

written by Nathan Sialah

Kenya has yet again reached out to International Monetary Fund (IMF) to help fight the coronavirus pandemic.

IMF resident representative Tobias Rasmussen said the government had asked the for another loan following the $739 million (Sh79.3) billion received in May that Kenya sought to help it respond to the economic shocks caused by the global pandemic.

“Following up on the support provided by the IMF in May under our Rapid Credit Facility (RCF), the Kenyan authorities have expressed interest in a Fund arrangement. IMF staff is in discussions with the authorities toward such an arrangement,” Mr Rasmussen told one of the local dailies.

This comes amid a surge in Covid-19 cases in the country, with more than 100 deaths reported in the last one week and total recorded cases in the country at 56, 601 as at Monday November 2.

This will be the second time in less that six months that Kenya has approached IMF for budget support during the Corona virus pandemic.

November 3, 2020 0 comment

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COVID-19: Kenya Announces Tougher Measures as Cases Soar to 270

by Mustafa Juma April 19, 2020

written by Mustafa Juma

Kenya has announced tougher measures in an effort to combat COVID-19 pandemic. The country on Sunday April 19, 2020, confirmed 8 new cases bringing the total to 270.

Out of the new cases, Seven are Kenyans and one is a foreign national, all with no history of travel. Three more have also recovered bringing the total to 67.

However, two other persons have died bringing the total fatalities to 14.

Health Chief Administrative Secretary Dr Mercy Mwangangi has announced tougher measures that should be followed by Kenyans.

Dr Mwangangi on Sunday evening while addressing the nation announced that anyone caught violating the curfew order would be arrested and treated as a contact person and therefore tested for the COVID-19.

She further urged Kenyans to be careful not to buy masks that wouldn’t help them after reports emerged that some unscrupulous traders were recycling the masks and selling them to unsuspecting Kenyans.

She also warned Kenyans ignoring social distancing measures that they would face the full force of the law. In particular she said that Kenyans using wines&spirits joints to drink would be arrested.

She revealed that the government will deploy technological surveillance to arrest those congregating after curfew.

“We have noticed that wines and spirits have been converted to drinking joints. Anyone found drinking at the wines and spirits shop will be arrested and the place closed down,” Mwangangi said.

CAS Mwangangi revealed that 56% of the cases were imported and only 44% have come from within the country.

She however stated that the country was concerned with increased infections from contact-to-contact transmission.

The CAS stated that Moi Referral Hospital and Kenyatta University Hospital had joined other facilities in the country allowed to test the virus

April 19, 2020 0 comment

Business

How Kenya denies EPL soccer clubs billions of shillings in revenues

by Mustafa Juma July 12, 2019

written by Mustafa Juma

Kenya is among top five countries illegally enjoying streaming English Premier League (EPL) matches denying soccer clubs billions of shillings in revenues.

The study by AI-powered sports sponsorship and marketing technology firm GumGum Sports and global authority on digital piracy Muso was commissioned by an undisclosed elite EPL club.

It found China, Vietnam, Kenya, India and Nigeria enjoyed the billion-shillings content for free benefitting advertisers but not the clubs.

“Piracy audiences have too long been disregarded as offering no real value to rights holders and distributors, but the reality is that these huge audiences still see the same shirt sponsors and commercials as people watching the game via a licensed channel,” stated Muso co-founder and chief executive Andy Chatterley.

Mr Chatterley said sports rights owners now understand that uncaptured audiences help drive value for advertised products. The CEO said they are embarking on a study to establish the value of uncaptured piracy audiences globally to enable club managers to understand better before inking future sponsorship deals.

EPL is a major driver of the multi-billion-shilling betting industry in Kenya that last year raked in Sh204 billion in revenues with a paltry Sh4 billion paid as taxes to the Kenya Revenue Authority.

Telcos also benefit from fees earned from paybill transactions conducted by betters placing bets via the mobile payment platforms.

On Wednesday, the government withdrew licences for 27 companies affecting 12 million accounts saying the firms had failed to pay taxes while 19 companies had licences withdrawn.

Eight other firms had decisions on whether the licences should be renewed or not deferred to facilitate further scrutiny.

GumGum and Muso studied eight matches spanning the 2018-19 season where they discovered a total of 7.1 million viewers enjoyed illegal streaming.

Illegally streamed audiences in the US and the UK stood at position 10 and 11 respectively with each match generating over Sh129 million in lost sponsorship value.

Of the seven deal placements analysed, the majority of value came from field-side LED (rotating digital creative) and kit (front-of-jersey) sponsorship placements.

July 12, 2019 0 comment