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New Kenya Power MD Geoffrey Muli after a public electrical safety workshop for government officers at the Nakuru Agricultural Society of Kenya show ground. Image: FILE

 

The company said the appointment is effective May 17, 2022.

In Summary

•In a statement on Tuesday, the company said the appointment is effective from May 17, 2022.

•Last year, Oduor was appointed as acting managing director following the sudden resignation of Bernard Ngugi.

Electricity distributor, Kenya Power has appointed Geoffrey Waswa Muli as acting managing director, replacing Rosemary Oduor who has acted in that capacity since August, last year.

In a statement signed by the company secretary on Tuesday, Waswa will take over from Oduor who has proceeded on annual leave.

"The appointment of Geoffrey Waswa Muli as acting MD takes effect on May 17," Kenya Power's statement reads in part.

The firm is yet to appoint a substantive MD since the resignation of Barnard Ngugi in unclear circumstances.

The power utility firm has in the recent past been rocked by mismanagement allegations issues, hurting profitability. 

This informed ongoing energy reforms championed by President Uhuru Kenyatta's energy task force that has recommended power tariff renegotiation with Independent Power Producers (IPPs) with a view of slashing power bills for consumers by 30 per cent before the end of the current financial year.

It has already implemented 15 perfect cuts that took effect early this year.

Last year, the listed power utility reported a net profit of Sh3.82 billion for the six months to December 2021, a huge improvement from the Sh138.36 million it made over a similar period in 2020. 

Muli is an insider who prior to his appointment was General Manager in charge of regional coordination.

He holds Masters of Business Administration (Strategic option) and is currently pursuing a PhD in the same field.  By Victor Amadal, The Star

The African Energy Chamber (AEC), led by Executive Chairman NJ Ayuk, met with H.E. Didier Budimbu Ntubuanga, Minister of Hydrocarbons of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), in Luanda during the 8th African Petroleum Congress and Exhibition to discuss strategies to secure more investment in the country.

With the DRC representing a frontier market for oil and gas exploration, and opportunities across the entire value chain providing for a lucrative investment environment, both the ministry and the AEC are committed to driving the development of the burgeoning DRC energy sector.

During the meeting, both parties agreed to work together to attract more investment into the DRC, with the AEC pledging a working visit to the country over the next couple of months. Representing the voice of the African energy sector, the AEC has and continues to be instrumental in driving investment across the entire African energy sector.

For the DRC, the agreement will be critical, while for the AEC, which has set an ambitious target of making energy poverty history by 2030, the DRC could be a major player in achieving this objective. Accordingly, by working closely to strengthen the DRC’s energy market, Africa’s energy landscape is set to transform.

“The AEC is both excited and proud to work with an emerging hydrocarbon giant such as the DRC. The country has significant potential across the entire energy spectrum and value chain and the AEC is committed to helping the country realize its full potential.

In order to make energy poverty history by 2030, Africa needs to capitalize and monetize on all of its natural resources and DRC energy will play a major role in this regard. Rich with oil, gas and renewables, the DRC’s energy sector is ripe and ready for investment. Through this pledge, and the working visit, we will make energy poverty history on the back of DRC energy development,” states Ayuk.

The DRC holds significant opportunities for both regional players and global investors. Despite holding the second largest crude oil reserves in central and southern Africa after Angola, with proven reserves sitting at 180 million barrels while estimated reserves sit at 5 billion barrels, little has been done to develop these resources.

Currently, global majors including TotalEnergies, Perenco and DRC parastatal Cohydro are undertaking exploratory campaigns, however, many more opportunities lie in the country’s frontier basins. Accordingly, both the AEC and ministry have committed to expanding the participation of regional and international companies, enhancing upstream investment and kickstarting the DRC’s hydrocarbon boom.

Meanwhile, with no operating refineries, the DRC holds significant prospects for mid- and downstream investors. Strategically located in close proximity to other producing countries such as Angola and the Congo, by strengthening its refining capacity and improving production, the DRC could position itself as a top producer, processer and distributor. In this regard, significant investments are needed and the ministry’s agreement with the AEC aims to address this, promoting the DRC as the premier investment destination in 2022 and beyond.

In addition to oil, the DRC is rich with natural gas, holding approximately 30 billion cubic meters of methane and gas reserves. With little to no development in this field, the ministry is eager to expand this industry, signing agreements with regional players such as Equatorial Guinea to help kickstart the country’s gas revolution. With gas representing the fuel of the future in Africa, holding significant potential across the power, industry and economic spectrums, the minister is committed to driving investment and development in this high potential sector and the AEC agreement will only serve to drive this objective. By Pascaline Icyizere, ABC

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RWANDAN authorities have expressed dismay on how the Zimbabwean government is portraying the 1994 genocide against Tutsis.

In an official statement released by Foreign Affairs minister Frederick Shava over the weekend, the government distanced itself from accusations that it had been harbouring one of the world's most wanted Rwandan fugitives, Protais Mpiranya.

The carefully worded statement has, however, attracted a backlash from the Rwandese government.

"The embassy wishes to advise the correction of the 1994 genocide against the Tutsis in Rwanda as opposed to the way it is mentioned in the statement," the Rwandan embassy tweeted yesterday.

Zimbabwe has been in the eye of a storm following revelations by the United Nations that the authorities in Harare harboured Mpiranya who was responsible for the killing of 800 000 Tutsis.

In a report, the UN International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals said Zimbabwean officials facilitated the entry of Mpiranya to the country at the height of their search during the late former President Robert Mugabe's rule.

"Zimbabwean officials facilitated his entry to Zimbabwe and Mpiranya facilitated safe passage of his closest associates to Zimbabwe as well. His wife and daughters left Cameroon for Kinshasa, after which he facilitated their move to Zimbabwe, from where they were later able to leave for the United Kingdom," the UN report read.

The report accuses the Zimbabwean authorities of continuing to conceal Mpiranya's remains years after he died. He died in 2006.

In a statement on Sunday, Shava denied all the allegations, noting that the Zimbabwe government in fact was part of Mpiranya's search.

"Zimbabwe fully co-operated with the UN Residual Mechanisms in its investigations of the Rwandese fugitive who was indicted in 2000 by the International Criminal Tribunal for his role in the 1994 Rwandan genocide," Shava said.

Information ministry secretary Ndabaningi Mangwana also said: "Government of Zimbabwe met its entire obligation under international law. Government investigated all leads on fugitive Mpiranya and followed up on new leads." Bulawayo News24

 

DAR ES SALAAM, May 17 (Xinhua) -- Tanzania plans to irrigate 1.2 million hectares by 2025, the Minister for Agriculture Hussein Bashe told parliament on Tuesday.

Bashe said the government through the Tanzania Irrigation Commission is implementing an ambitious program aimed at improving irrigation farming in the east African nation.

He said irrigation farming coverage will be increased from 727,280.6 hectares in 2021/2022 to 822,285.6 hectares in 2022/2023.

Bashe unveiled plans to expand irrigation farming when he tabled his ministry's budget estimates for the 2022/2023 financial year that runs from July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2023.

He said the National Irrigation Commission has planned to build 25 new irrigation schemes covering 53,234 hectares during the 2022/2023 financial year.

He told the House that the Commission will also construct 14 dams for harvesting water with a total capacity of 131,535,000 cubic meters for irrigating 23,484 hectares. - Xinhua

SENKULI; Kalonzo Musyoka names his running mate Andrew Senkuli. Image: WILFRED NYANGARESI

 

Raila, alongside Gideon, trooped to Kalonzo’s residence in Karen and tried to persuaded him to accept the position

In Summary
  • The former vice president yesterday bolted out of the Azimio coalition in a protest after he missed out on Raila’s running mate slot.
  • Raila unveiled Narc Kenya leader Martha Karua as his running mate, jolting Kalonzo who had set his sites on the coveted seat

Details of the last-minute attempts by President Uhuru Kenyatta and ODM chief Raila Odinga to retain Wiper boss Kalonzo Musyoka in Azimio coalition have emerged.

The Star established  Uhuru and Raila held at least three meetings, including one chaired by the President, within 12 hours of Kalonzo announcing his presidential bid.

“My brother Raila ....... came to my house to try and convince me to accept his choice," Kalonzo said. 

"We did not agree and he said he would choose Martha and I told him I would choose my own running mate."

The former vice president on Monday bolted out of Azimio in protest after he missed out on running mate slot.

Raila unveiled Narc Kenya leader Martha Karua as his running mate, jolting Kalonzo, who had set his eyes on the coveted seat.

He announced he will vie for president on a Wiper ticket.

He also unveiled Andrew Ole Sunkuli as his running mate in the upcoming election.

Kalonzo said his party never joined Azimio but was only affiliated to it courtesy of One Kenya Alliance, which Wiper is a founding member.

“My opinion is that Oka continues as originally established and we move on, compare notes," Kalonzo said.

It emerged the first meeting, attended by Uhuru, Raila, Kalonzo and Kanu chairman Gideon Moi, was held at State House in Nairobi on Sunday.

It was chaired by the President.

The meeting that started at around 6pm, ended past 10pm.

At the meeting, Kalonzo was promised a chief minister position and a handsome share of the government.

“It was at the meeting that they offered him the chief minister position. But the catch is, this position is not captured in the coalition agreement. It is hot air,” Makueni Senator Mutula Kilonzo Jr.

With the State House talks ending in disarray, Raila, alongside Gideon, trooped to Kalonzo’s residence in Karen and persuaded him to accept the position.

Again, the meeting ended without a deal being struck.

Yesterday morning, Raila went back to Kalonzo’s place to further the talks in what appeared to be desperate efforts to secure the backing of the Ukambani kingpin.

Once again, the Wiper leader rejected.

“Our question was, how should you disturb us with so many phone calls and meetings in the last hour when all along we have been calling for negotiations but you were reluctant?” Mutula asked.

Even as Kalonzo bolted out of Azimio, it emerged that his negotiations with Raila would continue until at least May 30. 

This is when IEBC will gazette the final list of all candidates for the August 9 poll.

"They still have about 14 days. We do not know what will happen, but may be they will continue negotiating," Mutula said. 

During the event at the SKM Centre, Kalonzo said he made the extraordinary decision to run for president after Raila picked Karua for running mate.

“Even though the council of eminent persons had done their work, the final decision has actually been taken by the candidate himself, Raila Odinga,” Kalonzo said.

“It was his own decision, which I respect. And I wish him and his running mate, my sister Martha Karua well.

“But, I also made it very clear that I know my country well. That decision will be met by overwhelming opposition.  Therefore, we have agreed to go our separate ways and compare notes as we move."

Kalonzo said while he had publicly announced he would be supporting Raila for a third term, the Azimio candidate decision to pick Karua did not go down well with his camp.

“Some of us have suffered the consequence of bad faith for far too long. For how long does one expect Stephen Kalonzo Musyoka to be the one always to sacrifice?” he asked.

“And even after the sacrifice, they mess up this country. We will not allow this to continue."

Yesterday, Mutula, Kitui Senator Enoch Wambua and Matungulu MP Stephen Mule protested what they terms as a third class treatment of their leader in the coalition.

They said ranking of Kalonzo as second to Karua by the selection panel, compounded the problem.

They revealed their leader has been denied access to the final coalition agreement that was filed with the Registrar of Political Parties Anne Nderitu.

Sunkuli accepted his nomination as Kalonzo’s running mate, saying he will be an asset to the team.

"With all humility, therefore, I accept the nomination to be running mate of Wiper Democratic Movement,” Sunkuli said.

Sunkuli is not only a teacher, publisher, writer, community worker, and businessman but also a politician who hails from the 'marginalised' Maa community.

He is also the chairman of Mara Education Trust.

Until his nomination, Sunkuli was Wiper's Narok senate aspirant.

“I left my livestock unattended to, my senate constituents unattended to. I have not made any formal communication to my campaign team that I am here," he said.

Sunkuli said he did not believe it when he received a phone call from the Wiper supremo to be his running mate. By Julius Otieno, The Star

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