Bungoma man admits performing sexual act on hen

by sonkoh

An 18-year-old man on Monday shocked a packed court in Bungoma when he admitted having sex with a hen claiming he fears approaching women, .

Kevin Simiyu was arrested after he was caught red-handed defiling a hen last Friday by its owner.

He admitted the bestiality charge before the Principal Magistrate Stephen Mogute saying he is despised by women because he is poor.

Mr Simiyu was caught performing sexual act on a hen around 7pm at Nandolia, Kanduyi.

The magistrate ordered the accused to be remanded at the Bungoma GK Prison until March 2 when the court will deliver a verdict.

According to the owner of the the hen, it died of exhaustion.

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A UK firm has announced the discovery of high-grade gold at its mines in Kakamega County. Acacia Mining said yesterday that it had discovered an estimated resource of 1.31 million ounces of gold at its mines in the Liranda Corridor in Kakamega, whose grade, Acacia added, is one of the highest in Africa. Mining Cabinet Secretary Dan Kazungu estimates the discovery could be valued at Sh171 billion ($1.65 billion). The firm, however, said the scale of the find is small and it would need to undertake more tests and drill more exploratory wells. This is with the aim of increasing the resources to upwards of two million ounces, which would make the mines economically viable. It added that it is too early to assign a value to the find. Acacia said it had found an Inferred Mineral Resource Estimate of 1.31 million ounces of gold at a grade of 12.1 grammes per tonne on the Liranda Corridor within the company’s West Kenya Project. “This is one of the highest grade projects in Africa today, and we believe that this initial resource is a first step in the delineation of a multi-million ounce high-grade corridor,” said Brad Gordon, the firm’s CEO, in a statement yesterday. ALSO READ: Decades on, tourists flock to see tree that UK Queen kissed “The discovery of 1.3 million ounces of gold is an encouraging start to what we hope will ultimately be the discovery of a multi-million ounce gold camp, but 1.3 million ounces on its own is small. For the project to be economically viable, we would need the deposit to be at least two million ounces to three million ounces.” The Kenya Chamber of Mines termed the grade of 12.1 grammes per tonne as “very good” and comparable to gold from major mines in Africa and the world. Lojomon Biwott, the chairman of the Kenya Chamber of Mines, said gold mined in Kenya has a grade of about five grammes per tonne of gold on average. The global average is eight grams per tonne. Significant increase Mr Kazungu said the ministry is in the process of implementing the Mining Act (2016), which would create an enabling environment for the growth of the mining industry “We are taking significant steps to establish a robust legislative framework to support our developing mining industry,” he said. Acacia said it plans to spend Sh1.2 billion ($12 million) this year on exploration on the West Kenya project. The majority of this money will be spent on a 45,000-metre drilling programme on the Liranda Corridor. Over four years, the company has spent Sh3.1 billion ($29.5 million) in the Western Kenya mines. ALSO READ: Boost as UK firm makes major gold find in its Western Kenya mines “We expect the drilling to continue on the Acacia prospect for at least a further 12 months, and are targeting a significant increase in the resource to two million ounces prior to the end of 2017,” said Mr Gordon. The firm has licences to prospect for gold in Kakamega, Vihiga, Siaya and Kisumu. Its other operations are in Tanzania, Mali and Burkina Faso. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange, with a secondary listing on the Dar es Salaam Stock Exchange.
Read more at: https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/business/article/2001230925/uk-firm-discovers-gold-worth-sh171-billion-in-kakamega

I qualify to be head of state - Wetang’ula

By Titus mbuvi

Ford Kenya leader Moses Wetang’ula has said he has what it takes to be the fifth President.

He urged ODM leader Raila Odinga to support his presidential bid. Wetang’ula spoke on Saturday during the homecoming ceremony of Busia Knut executive secretary Mark Hannington Oseno in Namboto village, Samia subcounty.
The Cord co-principal urged Western residents to support one of their own for the top seat. “I’m urging you to emulate other regions. I want you to support me because I have what it takes to lead,” Wetang’ula said.
The Bungoma senator said Western leaders must forge unity to bolster the community’s chances of producing a President. “I want to appeal to leaders to unite so we can chart the way forward,” he said.
The Senate minority leader urged the former PM to give youthful leaders a chance to run for President.
Wetang’ula said Raila should not handpick leaders and impose them on voters, but let people elect leaders of their choice.

Meet Kenya's MP who has lived 22 years with bullet lodged in head

By Titus Mbuvi,

In August 2015, news broke that a former MP had been admitted to Eldoret's Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital's private wing and was in dire need of cash to clear his medical bill.
Former Busia North MP Oduya Oprong' had been rushed to the hospital after his health deteriorated at his Angurai home in Busia County's Teso North subcounty.
Oprong', since 1994, has lived a miserable life- journeying between his home and hospital- following an attempt on his life.
He was shot in the head at his Nairobi home as he prepared to start a 480 kilometres journey to his constituency where he had a fundraiser to attend.
In an interview in 2015, he narrated how the June 1994 incident turned-around his life.
"I was in the house along with my daughters in Mariakani estate in Nairobi," he said, "After the 7pm news, I got into my car, but as I reversed the vehicle, unknown gunmen shot me in the head."
He was rushed to the Nairobi Hospital for treatment but when his condition deteriorated, he was flown to London in a coma.
Later, he was airlifted and transferred to Maryland Hospital in the US where doctors successfully removed one of the bullets that was lodged in the head.
The doctors, however, advised that removing the bullet remaining at the back of the head would end his life. He was treated and discharged.
Since then, the once powerful assistant minister and ally to Kenya's first Vice President Jaramogi Oginga Odinga has lived with the bullet tacked in his brain.
The condition has left the 80 year-old frail and at one point he suffered a stroke that almost ended his life.
He currently lives in a dilapidated house in Angurai village in Busia County.
Three weeks ago, thanks giving prayers were held in remembrance of the 1994 incident which closed doors to his political dreams.
Some of the country's top leaders including Cord leader Raila Odinga, former Presidents Daniel arap Moi and Mwai Kibaki, former Attorney General Charles Njonjo, former Cabinet Minister John Keen and former Assistant Minister J D Otiende were scheduled to attend.
Oprong' remains one among the few surviving former MPs who sat in Kenya's independence Parliament of 1963.
He served as Labour Assistant Minister after he founded the Kenya Quarry and Mine Workers Union before joining the Economic Planning Ministry in 1993 as an assistant minister while serving as MP for Busia North (currently Teso North).
During the 2015 interview, he narrated how his close friends abandoned him after retreating to his rural home following the shooting.
"The attack changed my life and even those who were once my close friends and held key positions in government

Kenya’s SportPesa signs sponsorship deal with Hull City

By Kiprono Willy
Sportpesa is once again ahead of its competition in trying to go global since today it just sponsored English Premier League Club Hull City in a multi-million Pound shirt deal and has been dubbed as the most lucrative deal in the club’s history. It looks like those Kshs100 people lose daily are really adding up to huge amounts.

High quality global journalism requires investment. Please share this article with others using the link below, do not cut & paste the article.Ronald Karauri, SportPesa chief executive, said the investment in the EPL club was “a big milestone” for SportPesa as it represented the “scaling of a Kenyan brand into the global market”.

The  three-year deal will see the online gaming company have their name and company logo on Hull City’s home, away and third shirts for the 2016/17, 2017/18 and 2018/19 seasons.
The new sponsorship deal is the most lucrative in the Club’s proud 112-year history.
Simon King, Commercial Manager at Hull City Tigers, said: “We are delighted to form a three-year partnership with SportPesa.The deal, whose monetary value was not revealed by either party, is believed to be worth millions of sterling pounds.
“SportPesa are so much more than a betting brand, this is a company with a huge footprint across grassroots sport in Kenya, as well as the rest of Africa.
“The deal is by far the largest in our history and a sign of our ambition to grow our Club and become a household name in our sport globally.”
The online gaming company has been spreading its wings since its inception in 2014 by sponsoring a number of sporting events in the country, including becoming the title sponsor of the Kenya’s top-tier football competition – the Kenyan Premier League as well as sponsoring giants Gor Mahia and AFC Leopards.
This new partnership with the Tigers sponsorship marks the company’s global expansion starting with the UK where gaming services will be available on their platform within the next one month.

Democrat Clinton makes history, wins U.S. presidential nomination

By Titus Mbuvi

Hillary Clinton secured the Democratic Party's White House nomination, coming back from a stinging defeat in her first presidential run in 2008 and surviving a bitter primary fight to become the first woman to head the ticket of a major party in U.S. history.

In a symbolic show of party unity, Clinton's former rival, U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont, told the chairwoman from the convention floor that Clinton, 68, should be selected as the party's nominee at the dramatic climax of a state-by-state roll call at the Democratic convention in Philadelphia.
Capping nearly a quarter century in public life, Clinton will become the party's standard-bearer against Republican nominee Donald Trump in the Nov. 8 election when she accepts the nomination on Thursday.
"If there are any little girls out there who stayed up late to watch, let me just say: I may become the first woman president, but one of you is next," Clinton told the convention via a video satellite link.
In nominating Clinton, delegates made the point that the selection of a woman was a milestone in America's 240-year-old history. Women got the right to vote in 1920 after ratification of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
Clinton's husband, former President Bill Clinton, portrayed her in a speech to the convention as a dynamic force for change as he made a case for her White House bid.
"Hillary is uniquely qualified to seize the opportunities and reduce the risks we face, and she is still the best darn change-maker I have ever known," he said, hitting back at Republican arguments she is a Washington insider tied to the status quo.
The Democratic nominee, who promises to tackle income inequality, tighten gun control and rein in Wall Street if she becomes president, is eager to portray Trump, a businessman and former reality TV show host, as too unstable to sit in the Oval Office.
Trump, 70, who has never held elective office, got a boost in opinion polls from his nomination at the Republican convention last week. He had a 2-point lead over Clinton in a Reuters/Ipsos opinion poll released on Tuesday, the first time he has been ahead since early May.
Sanders has endorsed Clinton, but some of his supporters protested in Philadelphia against the party leadership's apparent backing of her during the Democratic primary fight.

Finally, Someone has come forward to buy Yahoo! Guess Who?

The telecommunication giant Verizon.

Yes, Verizon Communications Inc. is reportedly closing in on a deal to acquire Yahoo’s core business for about $5 Billion, according to a report from Bloomberg. 

Since the agreement between the companies has not been finalized, it is unclear at this moment that which Yahoo's assets the deal would include.
"In order to preserve the integrity of the process, we're not going to comment on the issue until we've finalized an agreement," a Yahoo spokeswoman said in a statement provided to CNNMoney.
You might be wondering Why Verizon is buying Yahoo! Well, I’ll come to it in the second half of my article, because before discussing this point, let’s first focus on why Yahoo! wants to get acquired.
Why Yahoo Was Up For Sale?

Founded in 1995, Yahoo! was once the brightest star of the Web. But when its rivals including Google, Facebook and even few-years-old companies like Snapchat and WhatsApp have won over users, Yahoo! has not been able to maintain that glory.

Yahoo! CEO Marissa Mayer - formerly a Google executive - has spent billions on acquisitions so far to improve Yahoo's mobile products, expanding its audience by acquiring Tumblr and doubling down on premium media content.

But Mayer struggled to slow the overall ad sales decline of Yahoo! and failed.

Last Monday, the company accepted that its revenue fell 15% in the second quarter, after excluding accounting adjustments, and its operating profit fell 64%.
 

So, after keeping investors at bay for years, Mayer said Yahoo! would explore strategic alternatives, including selling its core assets.

Verizon has long been considered a suitable buyer for Yahoo’s Internet assets, which the telecom giant wants to combine with AOL - the American global mass media corporation bought by Verizon last year for $4.4 Billion.

Now, the two companies are in one-on-one discussions, and Verizon will reportedly acquire Yahoo! for about $5 Billion.
Here's Why Verizon Wants to Buy Yahoo!

So, why does a mobile telecom provider want to acquire the core editorial business of a failed Internet portal?

The sure short answer is:

Advertising!

With the success in the wireless industry, Verizon has been buying up Internet and ad technology companies, like AOL, to compete in a mobile advertising market dominated by two big players, Google and Facebook.

And for this same reason, it is now buying Yahoo!’s ad and content businesses.

Yahoo! has millions of users, and a collection of websites like Flickr, Tumblr, Yahoo Finance, and Yahoo Sports, including some digital-ad technology like Flurry and BrightRoll.

Since the growth of Verizon’s traditional telecom business has been decreased, companies like Yahoo! and AOL would necessarily help Verizon make money from digital advertising on mobile devices.

The deal would not only give Verizon a powerful collection of content and revenue from ad related to that content but also give the telecom company a considerable amount of user data to provide target advertisements to users by the telecom as well as others.

So, this is the kind of deal Verizon was interested in when it acquired Yahoo!