Prezzo was called to the diary room and this is what he said and I quote, “Hopefully he’ll listen to what I’ve complained about and we can move on. I spoke to him about all the things he does wrong.” Prezzo listed bad table manners, pointing fingers, not standing up to his fellow men and swearing like a sailor as some of the things that DKB does wrong. “DKB swears a lot. He’s trying to increase his fan base but in the wrong way. He thinks using the B-word makes him cool. He also talks about various parts of ladies’ bodies, which makes him sound disrespectful.”

As much as people say that Prezzo snitched about DKB he was actually telling the truth. The guy should learn how to treat ladies and quit acting like they are objects……

Well hurraii Prezzo for showing Africa how to treat a lady…….

LIZ NJUGUNA/SOURCES.

We even had evidence to this allegations including the fact that his clothing wear specifically the Snap-backs which are written ‘Octopizzo’ at the front and ‘number Nane’ at the back also have a triangle inscribed inside a circle and this is a mark commonly used by the Illuminati…….

Well in an exclusive interview with Ghetto Radio Octo cleared the air by saying his neither a member of Illuminati nor is he planning to join the elite group. He went on to say that the triangle on his Snap-back caps was a symbol of strength unlike what people are insinuating.

Octo said that this was just rumors spread by his haters….

When futher asked about his beef with Abbas, he said and I quote, ‘Huyo ni nani sasa, mii sijui unaongea kuhusu nani huyo.”

To me that sounds exactly the same reply Prezzo gave BBA  when asked if he knew Jaguar…..

LIZ NJUGUNA/SOURCES.

And we all know that Prezzo does not deal with small time musicians, don’t we????

Well in an exclusive interview with Jaguar this is what he had to say in response to Prezzo’s comment and i quote, “I pray that he wins that money because he needs it. He is the one who decided to be locked up in a house, but personally that can’t happen to me, it will be like being in boarding school. If Prezzo does not know me then he is not from Kenya because my song was ranked number one in East Africa.”

Well even if his locked up in a house miles away Prezzo definitely knows how to keep people talking about him…..

LIZ NJUGUNA/SOURCES.

Majority of Kenyans are comfortable with the ongoing land reforms being carried out by the government as required by the constitution.

According to a report released today by the Land Development and Governance Institute, 72% believe land issues were critical for the country to have peaceful elections.

Releasing the report in Nairobi, Institute Executive Director Mwenda Makathimo noted that land sector reforms were also key for a peaceful environment in the country after the coming polls.

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Speaking at the same briefing, Land Development and Governance Institute chair Ibrahim Mwathane urged parliament to pay close attention when structuring community land laws to help deal with issues of eviction, compensation and shared benefits.

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The survey by the Institute on the ongoing land reforms was carried out in 30 counties in the country.

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Commission for the Implementation of the Constitution Chairman Charles Nyachae is now vowing to write to President Mwai Kibaki seeking the revocation of the appointment of County Commissioners last week.

Nyachae accused the president of ignoring the constitution by appointing the 47 County Commissioners without consulting the commission for legal advice.

Speaking at a Nairobi Hotel, he appealed to the president to immediately revoke the appointments to avoid creating further confusion amongst Kenyans during the implementation of the constitution.

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Nyachae further urged Attorney General Githu Muigai to play a more pivotal role to ensure proper procedure is followed in implementing the constitution.

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Public service Minister Dalmas Otieno now blames the NHIF board for the current controversy surrounding its medical scheme for civil servants, accusing it of failing to adhere to the contract signed between them and the government.

Otieno claimed it was clearly stipulated in the contract how the fund would roll out the scheme, which they did not follow to the latter.

Speaking when he appeared before the Parliamentary Health Committee probing the NHIF scandal, the minister was however unable to explain what measures he had initiated to ensure the programme would run smoothly during implementation in case of any errors.

Committee chair Richard Monda was however displeased by Otieno’s claim that NHIF Board was the one to take all the blame for the scandal that has seen the whole board suspended and replaced by a caretaker committee.

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Medical Services Minister Professor Anyang’ Nyong’o on his part claimed the scheme was rolled out when he was abroad seeking treatment for prostate cancer but added that he acted on noticing teething problems.

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Meanwhile, NHIF caretaker Committee has suspended the funds controversial medical scheme deal with Clinix and Meridian treatment centers.

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Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission-IEBC has reviewed its earlier proposed budget for the coming general election downwards from 41 to 31 billion shillings.

While appearing before the parliamentary Justice and Legal Affairs Committee, the commission said it had excluded the 5 billion shillings it had set aside for the presidential run-off as well as reduced legal and voter education costs.

IEBC Chief Executive James Oswaggo noted that the cost of holding the polls was very high because most of the requirements had to be done from scratch.

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IEBC Chair Issack Hassan at the same time assured the parliamentary committee that all the funds allocated to the commission will be fully accounted for.

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IEBC was forced to revise its initial budget downwards after the parliamentary Legal Affairs Committee raised concern over the high proposed figure.

MAC/FIELD

At least 20 people have been killed by Syrian security forces in the north-western town of Khan Sheikhoun during a visit by UN observers.

Unconfirmed reports say the deaths occurred when security forces opened fire on a funeral procession in the town in Idlib province.

Three of the monitors’ cars were damaged in a blast in the town, but the observers were not hurt.

This comes despite the UN-backed ceasefire in place since last month.

The Syrian government has so far not publicly commented on the incidents.

GUMO/BBC.

Finance minister Robinson Githae says Kenya plans to start negotiations on a sovereign bond after agreeing to borrow $600 million in a debut two-year syndicate loan from foreign creditors at an interest rate of 4.75 percent above Libor.

The loan, which replaced a planned Eurobond and is meant to substitute nearly half of a 119 billion shillings local borrowing target for the 2011/12 (July-June) fiscal year, would go towards ongoing infrastructure projects, officials said.

Treasury said in April it had postponed the Eurobond to the 2013/14 fiscal year, and analyst said the success of the syndicate loan was a good pointer at the ability of the biggest economy in east Africa to access the global financial markets.

Kenya is rated B+ by Standard & Poor’s and Fitch.

Kenya decided to borrow internationally late last year after yields on government securities soared to highs of 20 percent in December from as low as 2 percent in January.

This made it costly to borrow domestically, especially to fund the government’s infrastructure development plans which are core to its economic growth aims.

The arrangement of the loan was done by a consortium of foreign banks including Citibank London, Standard Chartered Bank and South Africa’s Standard Bank, who also fully underwrote the loan facility.

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The country’s has cut its economic growth forecast for 2012 on Tuesday saying high interest rates, soaring fuel costs and lower investment ahead of a general election would slow expansion in  its  economy.

Kenya’s 2012 Economic Survey gave a 3.5-4.5 percent range for growth, downgrading the growth forecast from a 5.2 percent projection in a budget policy statement released in April.

Economic growth in 2011 fell to 4.4 percent from 5.8 percent in 2010, he said.

Last year, a volatile shilling slid 25 percent to a record low of 107 on October 11, but has since recovered, after the central bank sharply raised its key lending rate to 18 percent in December from 7 percent in September.

The International Monetary Fund said in its latest forecasts for sub-Saharan Africa that Kenya’s economy is expected to grow by 5.2 percent in 2012, and 5.7 percent in 2013.

Kenya’s economy largely relies on agriculture, which slowed to a 2.4 percent growth last year from 6.4 percent in 2010, on account of erratic weather and the high cost of fertilizer.

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