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Sunday Nation May 1, 2011

By ANTHONY NJAGI

The best showcase their talent before dignitaries

Kenya Schools and Colleges Drama festival was concluded recently with the overall winners performing before

dignitaries at the Bomas of Kenya. The items presented at the gala performances and at the winners concert thrilled the audience who in-cluded the Education Minister Prof Sam Ongeri, Mumias Sugar CEO Dr Evans Kidero, pupils, parents and teachers.

The primary school category in the just concluded was very competitive and those who made it to the nationals said it was not

easy. Lions Academy in Nakuru came first with their play titled ‘Facts Golden’, while Elite School in Kisumu came second best in the play ’Torn Portrait’, and Academy were third with ‘Here they come’.

One of the winning plays staged by Golden Elite School titled ‘Torn Portrait’ carried the day with its powerful message on how bad influence of parents negatively affects children. The play also told of how parents make decisions for their children without con-sidering the consequences.

Golden Elite play revolves around a girl, Kassandra, acted by Loreen Agola. The girl suffers in the hands of her brother, Thorne, acted by David Odangi. Odangi’s behaviour is a result of negative influence from their father Adonijah, played Barrack Owino, who in turn out of work stress projects the anger to his wife Cleopatra, played by Pauline Atieno. The squabbles between the parents are passed down to the children. The brother mistreats the sister and other girls at the school.

Golden Elite also presented their winning

Top performers were also

awarded at the State House

function.

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editor says... letters

our team

Let us boost food productionAs we all know, food is a basic need

that people and animals eat to stay healthy and alive.

In Kenya one of the main causes of food shortages is drought and lack of funds. Farmers are therefore unable to adequately invest in farm inputs such as fertiliser and pesticides.

Possible remedies include encour-aging farmers to plant drought resist-ant crops which will ensure availability of food during dry periods. Another possible remedy is to encourage peo-ple to grow and eat hardy traditional crops such as yams and cassava in their gardens.

I suggest that All Kenyans be in-volved in practices that boost food production and basic food production courses be introduced in schools and colleges. If this is done, I believe that this will make Kenya self sufficient food wise.

Okech Juliet Ayieko, Juja Preparatory School

Kitchen politics I am always surprised by the kind

of politics our politicians play. I do not think that one has to use abusive language or carry a vehicle full of po-litical “lords” to impress humble Ken-yans. I fancy the kind of politics that shows respect for fellow politicians and Kenyans at large. Our politicians need to be realistic and decent.

There is one thing our politicians should know: “A King may stop a bat-

talion from going to war, but not a mother whose time has come.” Our mother is our new constitution and we are in the process of entering a new phase of politics in Kenya that will revolutionise everything. You cannot stop this. We are through with “kitchen politics.”

Makiya Richard, 16, Form 2, Cardinal Otunga High School, Mosocho

Are we living in evil times?For the past one month we have

been exposed to stories in the media about violence in homes involving young children. In some cases, fathers and mothers are killing children after the two have quarrelled. We have become a violent nation and the vio-lence is not limited to homes. We read about and watch on television violent politicians, mobs, and even children!

To all parents out there, children should be treasured. They are our future. I would like to advise children to leave the house when adults fight. If possible run and get help from neighbours. If there are no neighbours around stay in a safe place outside un-til the fight is over. Do not wait to be part of the violence.

As for our mothers who are victims of domestic violence, there is a Kiswa-hili saying that says, “Uwoga ni ngao pia.” Run and save yourselves. Let’s all join hands to curb this vice which is spreading like a bush fire.

Mirikau moses Ombayo, Nairobi

In a couple of days, you will all be headed back to school for the second term. Away

with the holiday blues and let us all get serious with our books from day one. There are those of us who have a wrong notion that only third term counts towards us pro-gressing to the next class. That is not true. In fact, if you do not grasp what the teach-ers are teaching in the first and second term, don’t imagine that it will be easy to revise and capture all that come third term. A good pupil is one who concentrates all through the year.

As you study though, do not forget that there are several co-curriculum activities that compliment studies. Participating in drama, music festivals or playing for your netball or football team does not deter you from excelling in your studies. If anything, it makes you an all-round student. All the best as you head back to school.

For those of you who have been writing to request to be allocated columns where you can contribute regularly. Unfortunately, we cannot assign individual columns at the moment but you are welcome to contribute articles in sections like ‘My Story’, ‘It’s story time’, ‘Jokes’ and ‘Book Review’, that is, if you have read an interesting story book you can send in your piece telling us what the book is all about.

Remember to send the scanned cover of the book as well. For those of you who are artists you can send in your drawings of puzzles for consideration. Plus, be on the look-out for essay-writing and colouring competitions. Of course all your favourite columns are as refreshing as ever including the ever hilarious Linda.LIZ

pen pals

MANAGING EDITOR: Eric Obino EDITOR: Liz Gitonga-Wanjohi CONTRIBUTORS: Mworia Muchina, Fred Orido, Patricia Mundia, Samuel Muigai, Joash Osewe, John Muchiri, Tim Kamuzu Banda, Jim Guteta CREATIVE DIRECTOR: Kamau Wanyoike CHIEF GRAPHIC DESIGNER: Roger Mogusu DESIGNERS: Joy Abisagi, Davis Mulyango, Anini Andrew, Ken Kusimba, Denis Makori, Nzisa Muli, Benjamin Situma, Peter Munene

RISPER NGARI BARAKA, Dentoyie Secondary School, P.O. Box 605, Kiserian. Age: 15, Hobbies: Dancing, watching movies, swimming and reading novels. Would like penpals from Denmark, Britain, South Africa, Australia and America.

CATEYNNNE SALLY, Baraka Dentoyie Secondary School, P.O. Box 605, Kiserian. Age: 14, Hobbies: Drawing, reading novels and dancing. Would like penpals from Australia, USA, South Africa and UK.

FELISTER NJERI, Huduma Academy, P.O. Box 164, Kithimani. Age: 19, Hobbies: Making new friends, dancing, listening to music and reading novels. Would like penpals from Japan, USA, Britain, UK and Sweden.

ROSE OURE, Moi High School Kabarak, P.O. Box 10, Kabarak. Age: 16, Hobbies: Travelling, dancing, playing football and singing. Would like penpals from America, Kuwait, Sweden and Spain.

SOIYANKA LAURISHA, Moi High School Kabarak, P.O. Box 10, Kabarak. Age: 15, Hobbies: Listening to music, reading novels, dancing and making new friends. Would like penpals from Venuzuela, Mexico, Kenya, UK and Mexico.

CHEPKEMOI SYLVIA, St. Monica Chebang’ang Girls’ School, P.O. Box 423, Kericho. Age: 16, Hobbies: Listening to music, travelling, listening to music and watching movies. Would like penpals from Sweden, Libya, Britain and USA.

LYNN CHEPKIRUI, St. Monica Girls’ School, P.O. Box 423, Kericho. Age: 16, Hobbies: Listening to music, watching movies and singing. Would like penpals from Germany, Nigeria, USA, South Africa, Nigeria and Spain.

EMILY KERUBO, St. Monica Chebang’ang Girls’ School, P.O. Box 423, Kericho. Age: 17. Hobbies: Cooking, listening to music, travelling and reading novels. Would like penpals from Libya, Uganda, Britain and Switzerland.

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quotesThe true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good.- Samuel Johnson (1709-1784)

You can avoid reality, but you cannot avoid the consequences of avoiding reality. - Ayn Rand (1905-1982)

He who learns, teaches. - African Proverb

I’m not beautiful like you. I’m beautiful like me. - Joy Drop

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PAUL EDMONDS NYAMWAYAHappy second birthday son. Life is never boring when you are around. You are filled with mischief but you never do any harm. Ed, you fill the house with

laughter. May you grow up to be a God-fear-ing person. We are privileged to have you. Dad Mike and mum Linet wish you a wonder-ful, peaceful life ahead. We love you.

CINDY MMBONEAs you celebrate your second birthday, we thank God for giving you good health. May you grow in His ways to become a responsible and God fear-ing girl. Best wishes from dad Joram, mum Rose, grandparents, cousins and uncles.

CORRINE ELIZABETH ARICHHappy birthday fourth birthday Corrine. May you grow up as a God-fearing girl. Best wishes from dad Arich senior, mum Lucy Kowino, brothers Geoffrey, Reagan, Vic-tor and Bruno, grandmas Monica and Mary Kowino.

STEWART EDWARDSHappy birthday my dear boy as you turn eight. May you live to blow 1001 candles. Best wishes from mum Pr-iscilla, dad, brothers Kevin and Terrance, aunts Triza and Dorcas, uncles Hezron and China, grandpa and grandma.

BENEDICT MATHENGE MURIITHIHappy sixth birthday Ben. May the Almighty God shower His blessings upon you as you grow up to be a

loving and caring son. Best wishes from dad George, mum Florence, grannies, aunts, un-cles, cousins, friends and all your relatives.

ANTHONY KAMAU MAINAHappy ninth birthday An-thony. May the Lord bless you always and may grow to be a God-fearing young man. You are a gem in our family. Lots of love and birthday wishes from dad John, mum Rose, brother Brian, Esther and your Class 4 Red class-mates at Olelai School Rongai.

OSTEEN MACHARIA NJENGAHappy birthday Osteen. Best wishes from your mum and dad, Mr and Mrs Mach-aria and your sister Nicole. Many more wishes from your cousins Wayne, Wendy, Precious, Shamback and Lenny, your grandparents,

Mr and Mrs Kimani, and your many uncles and aunties. May you live to be the very best that God created you to be! May God guide you in all that you do!

CHELSEA MUMBI MWANGI GATHUNI Happy birthday Chelsea. As you celebrate your first birthday today, may you grow up as a God-fearing, healthy and hardworking girl. Best wishes from dad Mwangi Gathuni, mum Anna Wambui, Cucu Mumbi Gathuni, auntie Esther, uncle Ndoria, great grandma and all of the Gathuni family.

MALIK NELSON OMBWAYOHappy birthday Malik as you turn two. May you be blessed with a long life and remain an ever jolly boy. Wishes from great grandpa Samwel Mayama, dad Mark Ombwayo, mum Betty Mayama, grandma Agnes, grandpa, aunties, uncles, cousins and friends.

BERNICE KWAMBOKA MAKORIAs you turn one, may God grant you wis-dom and courage. You are really source of joy to us and we love you. May you live to be strong, healthy, God-fearing, hardwork-ing lady and may you achieve best fruits in life. Best wishes from your dad Jared Makori mum Everlyne and sister Elsie Bosibori.

happy birthday wishes

choral verse titled ‘Just like that’ at the winners concert sponsored by Equity Bank at the Bomas of Kenya. Girls received a cash award of Sh1,000 for each partici-pant, and a Sh10,000 for the trainer.

The choral verse was about giving hope to finan-cially constrained pupils especially those who do very well in KCPE exams. It al-so acknowledged the plight of children in IDP camps.

The message was that the perpetrators of post election violence should be made to pay for their actions. Lenana School play, on the

other hand, ‘Faceless Faces’, examines the challenges commercial sex workers go through when they want to change from what they do to become new people.

There is a strong anal-ogy to those who misuse their power and take away the identity of the weak in society. The play needed to operate at a lower level of imagery to help the audience go beyond cheering to ap-preciate the message.

St Thomas Aquinas Pri-mary School presented a play ‘The Ghetto Vision’ by Silas Temba and Michael Kiguta. The play was about Habbakuk who lives in the ghetto and though poor, is

challenged to rise and prove that he can challenge the ‘rich’ students.

He is disadvantaged by the fact that his school does not have the necessary labora-tory equipment and facilities. This was a well scripted play and being their first time to feature at the nationals finals was certainly encouraging.

The 10 items presented during the winners con-cert last weekend no doubt thrilled the audi-ence. Others were St. Anne’s Mumias winning dance, ‘Mulembe’, Golden St. Mair Girls solo verse, Kakamega High School play, St. Ursala Girls winning oral verse, Agoro Sare winning

choral verse, Karima Girls winning dance, Alliance Girls winning play.

They were all awarded with cash prizes, each partic-ipant taking home Sh1,000, while the school took Sh10,000, certificates and a trophies.

All in all it was a good event only that the organis-ers should try and control the noise coming from the audience that quite often made it difficult for those keen to follow the proceed-ings on stage.

Also, in future the man-agement team should con-trol movements - people walking in and out while an item is on stage.

The best showcase their talent

Cover: Pupils of Golden Elite school Kisumu, pose after get-

ting the most prolific institu-tions, best ac-tress, best per-

forming female artiste and best

costume awards in Schools and

Colleges Na-tional Drama

festivals.Photos/ANTHONY

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1. Pupils from Ganjoni ECD Coast, presenting a verse to President Kibaki and invited guests at State House, Nairobi. 2. National Heritage and Culture permanent secretary, Dr Jacob Ole Miaron, pose with the Moipei choir members Seraphine, Mary, Magdalene and Marta during the official presentation of State awards to winners last week. 3. Pupils from St Anne Mu-mias primary school who were awarded in the winning dance category during this year’s Schools and Colleges National Drama Fesivals at Bomas of Kenya. 4. Aicy Kamau of Hospital Hill School, Nairobi, performing the the winning solo verse at the same event.

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Edwin Sanya Owino, 10In class we are taught that mosquitoes lay their eggs in stagnant water. We should drain all stagnant water to prevent the mosquitoes from breeding. We should also spray our rooms with insecticides to kill mosquitoes.

She was born on June 17, 1980 and is a professional player who is currently ranked World Number 15 in singles and 20th in doubles. She is considered to be one of the greatest women’s tennis players of all time.

She has been ranked World Number One in singles by the Wom-en’s Tennis Association on three separate occasions. She ascended to the top rank for the first time on February 25, 2002, becom-ing the first African American woman to achieve the feat during the open era.

She is the reigning champion in women’s dou-bles at the French Open. Her 21 Grand Slam titles ties her for 12th

on the all time list and is more than any other active female player ex-cept for her younger sister Serena.

She is one of only three women in the open era to have won five or more Wimbledon singles titles. From the 2000 Wimbledon Cham-pionships through the 2001 US Open, she won four of the six Grand Slam singles tournaments held.

She is the only female ten-nis player in history

to win single titles in all five big singles cat-egories: Grand Slam, Olympic

Gold, Year End Championship,

Grand Slam Cup, and Tier I.

1. Who is this player?2. Which sport does she play?3. Which country is she from?

sports quiz

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children and lawSEXUAL ASSAULT

(what you say

It is estimated that in Africa malaria claims a life of a child after every 45 seconds. And the world having joined in marking the World Malaria Day recently, this week, we find out what children know about malaria and how do they protect themselves? Some children talked to MWORIA MUCHINA.

Alex Munene Ireri, 9Malaria is a disease caused and transmitted by being bitten by mosquitoes carrying the germs. It can cause death mostly amongst children. Children should sleep under a mosquito net for protection.

Dickson Macharia, 11Malaria is a disease that causes fever and vomiting. However, we were taught in class that it is preventable and curable. If one has malaria symptoms, they should see a doctor immediately.

Jane Wanja, 10Malaria is a common disease in areas near lakes and rivers. This is because mosquitoes which transmit malaria breed in stagnant water. Parents should ensure all mosquitoes are sprayed and killed and also that children sleep under a net.

Ian Kombo, 9Mosquitoes are very irritating. They make a lot of noise at night and when they bite you they can transmit germs that cause malaria. I don’t like seeing a mosquito; I make sure I kill it by hitting it with something.

By PATRICIA MUNDIA

The National Commission on Gender and Development has

defined sexual assault as any act which breaks a person’s trust and safety and is of a sexual nature. It includes rape, incest and child sexual assault.

To protect yourself:• Avoid walking in dark bushes

alone• Walk in the company of two or

three• If looking for help ensure that

you are accompanied by a per-son you know well

• Avoid sleeping arrangements that put girls and boys together

• Do not talk to strangers or avoid their gifts

• Avoid taking any drinks, snacks or sweets offered by strangers or opened in your absence.What to do when sexually as-

saulted: 1) Do not wash, comb or clean

any part of your body. If pos-sible do not change clothes so that the medical staff can col-lect evidence

2) Do not wash clothing, in-stead wrap them wrap them in a newspaper or a brown bag not a plastic paper bag as this may destroy the evidence

3) Do not change anything at the scene of the crime (place where the crime was commit-ted)

4) Go to the nearest hospital or clinic’s emergency room as soon as possible within 72 hours, the doctor will check you and advice you accordingly.

5) Being checked is important because it helps to protect you from HIV, unplanned pregnancy and STDs.

6) Talk to a family member you trust.

7) Call the police or tell the hos-

pital staff to call the police. You can also ask for information from the hospital about possi-ble support groups within your area.

8) Note the name and number of the police officer you have re-ported, and given evidence to.What to expect at the hospital:

• A medical officer will examine your whole body for bruises, marks and wounds. The exami-nation may be uncomfortable, embarrassing and sometimes painful, but it is necessary.

• The medical officer will also take samples for test and inves-tigation purposes.

• You will be asked questions about the assault

• The medical officer will record this in a PRC 1 form and you are entitled to the original copy after the medical officer has signed it.

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Millicent Wangui, 12It is a disease transmitted through a bite of a mosquito. In class during the science lessons we are taught that the best way to prevent against malaria is sleeping under a mosquito net.

Livingstone Andrea, 11Mosquitoes are insects that like hiding in dark places. They fly at night and feed on human blood. Mosquitoes are bad because they transmit malaria. To kill mosquitoes we should cut tall grass and bushes, drain stagnant water and spray insecticides.

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BOOK TITLE:: Kamuniak and OriAUTHOR: Nyambura MpeshaPUBLISHER:Phoenix PublishersREVIEWED BY: Gaylord Njui Gitau

News is not when a lion eats an an-telope, but when a lioness adopts

a baby oryx. This is the news that took the world by storm on Christmas Day in 2001. The setting was Samburu Game Reserve. Kamunyak or the Blessed One, as the lioness was called by the locals, had defied the laws of the jungle and nature and went ahead to adopt an oryx. Kamunyak had been seen mothering an oryx – which was later named Simon – for two weeks before the baby was eaten up by a male lion. But what’s an oryx? An oryx is a large African antelope with long, straight nearly upright horns. It is found in Africa and the Arabian Pe-ninsula.

But Kamunyak never gave up and so on Valentine’s Day in February 2002, Kamunyak appeared with another oryx that was later named Valentine. Kamun-yak would allow the oryx to her antelope mother for nourishment before chas-ing the mother antelope once again.

But upon taking a nap on the 16th day of their friendship, a male lion that had been stalking the two ate up the oryx. Kamunyak was enraged and stricken with grief when she woke up.

Ten times she circled the lion that had killed the oryx calf, roaring all the while and finally disappeared. “It is one of those stories you have to see to believe. It looked like a movie,” said Mugumo Munene the Daily Nation journalist who broke the story. “The lioness was at times walking watchfully behind the calf and we witnessed it as it frightened off a leopard which had been stalking the calf,” Munene observed.

While the rest of us marvelled at this wonder, Nyambura Mpesha used her literary ingenuity and cashed into this wonder of nature and she wrote the book Kamuniak and Ori. This children’s book is enriched with beautiful illus-trations. Kamuniak runs after an oryx

mother who has just given birth. She was hungry and thirsty and needed food. But the oryx runs away and joins an oryx herd. The herd raises dust and Kamuniak is left hungry and frustrated. But after drinking water in the river, Kamuniak is sur-prised to see a baby oryx who has just been born.

Kamuniak is torn be-tween eating the oryx and saving him. Her stomach rumbles while her mouth is full of sa-liva. “But I can’t eat a baby. I can’t eat a helpless baby! I will never eat ba-bies.” She makes a very tough decision. There’s a time in life when everybody has to choose between good and bad. She teaches the calf how to walk and re-veals to the oryx that his name is Ori.

A friendship is born and Kamuniak even suckled him on her milk. Kamuniak and baby Ori in protest. It was a very

suspicious relationship to both lions and an-telopes but Kamuniak was determined to work out the relationship. She would take Ori to the greenest grass and the clearest water.

Read and find out if their relationship will last forever. Will Kamuniak be able to protect Ori from the fierce lions, leopards and other predators? Will she be reunited with her real mother? How about their diet that is so differ-

ent? Will Kamuniak be able to fend for Ori sufficiently?

A lesson learnt here is that if a lion can co-exist peacefully with an antelope ir-respective of their age, race, tribe or col-our, human beings should do far much better to make the earth a habitable place.

Kaddddddddail.com

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One of the funniest and most enjoyable moments in my life took place in class dur-

ing a mathematics lesson. This is when our teacher, Mr Kilush, a plump, fairly tall man who always had blood-shot eyes and an uncon-trollable temper, got his comeup-pance after a series of ‘unfortunate’ and unexpected events.

It was a Wednesday morning when Mr Kilush barged into class and greeted us as was his custom as he scanned the classroom. His eyes rested on a light-skinned man in a dark suit who was sitting in the front row. The man was no stranger to us, he was Superintendent Philip, a school inspector. Before he could start the lesson, Emilio, our class-mate handed the teacher a paper with a mathematical problem he could not solve.

“This is merely child’s play,” growled Mr Kilush so as to get the superintendent’s attention. “Couldn’t you solve this easy sum young man?” asked Mr Kilush with a look of disgust. Mr Kilush turned to the chalkboard ready to state and solve the problem but just as he was about to write, his chalk broke.

He immediately picked another one and Emilio paid keen atten-tion to Mr Kilush as he solved the problem. Mr Kilush kept glancing at the superintendent, who was busy taking notes. Mr Kilush’s phone rang and he switched it off and put it back in his pocket without even glancing at it in a manner that sug-gested to the superintendent that he was devoted to his work.

As he retracted his hand from his

pocket, a matchbox fell. He bent to pick it up as the superintendent keenly watched him. Just then, two cigarettes fell and rolled stopping at the superintendent’s feet.

As if the world was against him, a sachet of Safaricane alcohol fell from his coat pocket as he bent down to pick up the fallen cigarettes. When he straightened up, Mr Kilush was definitely flus-tered. Threads of sweat trickled down his face which was at that time inscribed with the word fear. In an effort to salvage his ca-reer, he said, “C...Claaass...those.. eeh...eh...belong to your Science teacher wh..who wants to show you some of the commonly abused drugs during your next lesson.”

We were all quiet and mesmer-ised by the unfolding events. The superintendent too, said nothing. Still staring at Mr Kilush, he stood

up and left the classroom closing the door behind him.

A few minutes later, a member of staff came and told Mr Kilush that the school director wanted to see him. In the director’s office, we later learnt, he was asked to ex-plain in detail why he had brought cigarettes and alcohol to class. To make matters worse, the science teacher denied that the cigarettes were samples for his lesson on drug abuse.

When Mr Kilush left the class to go to the director’s office, that was the last we saw of him. He was fired on the spot. This should be a lesson to those who break rules, even teachers, hoping that they will not be found out.

JASON MWAURA, 15, via email

My story...JUSTICE IS ADMINISTERED

JARThis is the name for a cylindrical container that is usually made of glass, plastic or earthenware and is used to store food or drink. It has its

origins in the Arabic word for an earthen vase, jarra. The word

was first used in the English language around 1418 for an

earthen container that was used to store olive oil. Although

the word ‘jarra’ is used in the Spanish language for the same container, records indicate that the word was first used in the Arabic language.

ORIGIN OF WORDS

It stands on one leg with its heart in its head. What is it?Answer: A cabbage

*********************It lives without a body, hears without ears, speaks without a mouth, and is born in air. What is it?Answer: The moon

*********************When one does not know what it is, then it is something; but when one knows what it is, then it is nothing.Answer: A riddle

Riddles

– SHEILA KIMANI

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The rules of Sudoku are quite simple. You are presented with a 6x6 grid of boxes, some empty, some filled with numbers in the range of 1 to 6. That gives you 2 rows, 3 columns and also 2 larger squares of 2x3 boxes.The idea of Sudoku is to completely fill the empty grid squares with numbers in such a way that the following condi-tions hold true:1) Every row should contain the numbers 1 to 6 but should not repeat the numbers 1 to 6 at any point within that row.2) Every column should contain the numbers 1 to 6 but should not repeat the numbers 1 to 6 at any point within that column.3) Every 2x3 square should contain the numbers 1 to 6 but should not repeat the numbers 1 to 6 at any point within that square.

ACROSS:1. Domestic fowls collectively as chickens, turkeys, ducks etc.4. One inspired by God to teach His will to men and to announce future events7. Group of students pursuing an advance course of study especially research10. Tract of land set apart for a special purpose as for wild animals

DOWN:1. A young dog2. One of the fleshy edges of the mouth3. Nevertheless

5. Ordinary General Meeting (abbreviation)6. The female of the domestic fowl7. Title of respect used in addressing a man8. The “Holy City” of the Yoruba in S.W. Nigeria9. The mass of eggs laid by fish.

A long time ago in the village of Kari there lived two men. They were both hunters and they

lived off what they caught in the for-est. The younger one was called Tom, while the older one was Ben.

One dry season they went for months without catching anything because most animals had migrated to other regions in search of food and water. The two men were des-perate as their food reserves were running low and they did not know what would happen when the food ran out. One day, as Tom was out hunting in the forest, he met an old man carrying two bags, one large and one small. The man was tired and thirsty and Tom offered the man the little water remaining in his leather flask and also offered to carry his bags for him.

When they arrived at the man’s destination, the old man offered Tom one of the bags. Tom being a hum-ble man, chose the smaller one. He opened the bag and to his amaze-ment, it was full of jewellery – lots of beautiful gold and silver. He turned to thank the man, but the man had disappeared! When he got back to his village, Tom sold the jewel-

lery and bought lots of food which he shared with his neighbours. Ben asked him where he got the money to buy food and Tom told him about the old man. Ben decided to go look-ing for the old man the next day.

On arriving at the same spot in the forest where Tom had met the old man, Ben saw the old man. He had with him two bags, just like Tom had said. He happily asked the old man what he would pay if he carried the bags. The old man refused to answer. Instead, he asked Tom for some wa-ter. Ben had water in his bag but he lied that he didn’t have any.

The old man told him where he was headed and Ben picked the bags

and started walking. Along the way, Ben complained several times about the weight of the bags. “They are too heavy,” he kept repeating. This is because he thought that if he com-plained they were too heavy, the old man would give him a bigger reward than he had given Tom.

When he arrived at his destination, the old man asked Ben to choose a bag. Ben greedily picked the bigger bag and rushed home, without even thanking the old man.

When he got home, he quickly opened the bag. To his shock and amazement, all it contained was rocks and sand!

- LINDA MUGAMBI

Easy Sudoku

Crossword

did you know?

The howler monkey (Alouatta caraya) is named for its ability to make loud cries. When a group of howler mon-

keys cry, often at dawn or dusk, their vocals can be heard up to five kilometres away. Male monkeys use the noise to send a clear message that the territory is already occu-pied by a troop. Howlers have a prehensile tail.

They can use this tail as an extra arm to grip or even hang from branches. A grip-

ping tail is particularly helpful to howler monkeys because they rarely descend

to the ground. They prefer to stay on top of tress, munching on the leaves

that make up most of their diet. Howler monkeys have

beards and long, thick hair which may be black, brown, or red.

The red howler spe-cies is the most common,

but often targeted by hunters for bush-meat.

HOWLER MONKEYS HAVE BEARDS

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Tony: Why did the child study in the airplane?Anita: He wanted a higher education!

****************Jianne: What did the tie say to the hat?Sarah: You go on a’head’ and I’ll hang around!

****************Carol: What pet makes the loudest noise?Wendy: A trum-pet!

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In an area mainly associated with drugs and crime, it is not easy to find real talent

dominating in a particular sport. But that is the myth that 12-year-old Curtis Ochieng’ is keen to disprove. The Class Seven pupil at Ushirika Primary School is

emerging as a formidable

football

player. He is the captain of his school team where he plays as a defender.

“I enjoy football so much dur-ing schools holidays. I want to be the role model in my estate,” said Ochieng’.

But in the current society where emphasis is placed on academics and not sports, Ochieng’, like many children, has little time to practice and im-prove on his skills.

“I play football in my free time after classes and weekends. To be a good example to my peers, I need to do more, lead by exam-ple because so many people are watching you. This is why I work so hard on the pitch and also in class so that I can improve my

grades,” he said.Ochieng’ has since joined

Red Soccer Academy where he trains after school. The academy was formed in 2009 by coach Wilfred Osaso. “I used to watch pupils play with a ball made of polythene at the Ronald Ngala Primary School. I was touched and also impressed with their skills. It prompted me to start an Academy and give them real football,” said Osaso.

That is how he came to know of Ochieng’ together with other pioneers including Oliver Zeikh, Wallace Ng’ang’a and Josiah Okoth, all who have showed big leap in their career in football. There are also top stars like goalkeeper Nelson Nduati and

Morgan Otieno, a striker.Nduati, just 12 years old, is

the academy goalkeeper who dreams of one day taking over the role of Manchester United Number One Edwin van der Sar and be Kenya’s top choice custodian just like Arnold Origi. In class, Nduati works hard and with other pupils they help each other in areas they are weak in.

There is also 12-year-old Mor-gan Otieno, who is in Class Seven at the Wangu Primary School. “I started my football career here in Dandora, and it will not end here,” he said. “With support from the community around through advice and guidance I would like to be a professional footballer.”

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Right: Red Soccer Academy’s goalkeeper Nelson Nduati during training session onApril 22, at Ronald Ngala Primary School, Nairobi. Above: Players pose during a photo session. Photos/CHRIS OMOLLO

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