Students with booze and Miraa in a matatu

Here is a video circulating in social media showing high school students with booze and Miraa as they travel for their half-term break. Parents should go beyond the extra mile to guide their boys and girls.

Term one half-term 2019 homework

1. Figure 1 shows the features of a dry cell (Leclanche’s). Use the information in the figure to answer the questions a, b and c

a) State the polarities of the parts labeled A and B. (2 marks)

b) Name the chemical substance in the parts labeled C and D. (2 marks)

c) Explain how local action is minimized in a dry cell.(1 mark)


2. Figure 2 shows a simple cell. use the information to answer questions a, b, c and d.

a) Name the part labeled A (1 mark)
b) Name the electrolyte B (1 mark)
c) It was observed that the bulb lights and after a short time it goes off. Explain why the bulb goes off.(5 marks)
d) Explain ways to minimize the causes of the bulb going off. (2 marks)

3. Give two reasons as to why bulbs are connected in series in domestic wiring (2 marks)

4. (a) State the basic law of electrostatics. (1 mark)

(b) The following diagram illustrates a method of charging a metal sphere.

   

i. What name is given to the method of charging shown above? (1 marks)

ii. Complete the diagrams to show the final charge on the sphere. (3 marks)

iii. Explain the term earthing as used in electrostatics. (2 marks)

5. Two plane mirrors inclined at an angle 60 to each other. A ray of light makes an angle of 40 with mirror M1 and goes on to strike mirror M2. Find the angle of reflection on the second mirror M2. (3 marks)

6. The mixture used to make the pillar was obtained from cement, stones and sand. The ratio of volumes of cement to stone to sand was 1 : 2 : 3. Given that the densities of cement, stone and sand are 1800 kg/m³, 4200 kg/m³ and 3500 kg/m³ respectively. Work out the density of the mixture. (5 marks)

OSEKO TRUMPS KWAME

The Mwalimu National Sacco elections for Mekenene zone delegate is over, at least for now. The election that was postponed last time due to numerous challenges was conducted today at Nyakongo primary school in Masaba North sub-county of Nyamira county.
Unlike last time where there were four contestants, today only three candidates expressed interest for the seat. Madam Edna Rasugu of Menyenya S.D.A had opted out in favor of Mr. Douglas Oseko of Ekerubo Gietai secondary school.

From left Mr. Oseko (the victor), Mr. Obwocha, Mr. Kwame and Mr. Nyabochoa

The process ran smoothly and finally Mr. Obwocha of Nyandoche Ibere girls secondary school, who was perceived as the underdog in the race, managed to garner 19 votes.
Mr. Kwame who hails from a different zone but insisted to vie in Mekenene citing the Sacco by-laws managed 50 votes.
Mr. Douglas Oseko was declared the winner with a total of 70 votes. In his acceptance speech, Mr. Oseko thanked the member for believing in him. He reiterated his campaign promises and said that he will do his best to fulfill them.
The editor of this blog takes this earliest opportune time to congratulate Mr. Oseko and wish him all the best in his new assignment.

MWALIMU NATIONAL BRANCH DELEGATES

ELIGIBILITY AS A BRANCH DELEGATE
(a) To qualify as a delegate, a member must meet the following minimum conditions:
(i) Minimum shares and deposits of Kshs.300,000/= as at 31st December of the year preceding the AGM at which a member is seeking election as a delegate.
(ii) Should have been a member for 3 years.
(iii) Should be an account holder at the FOSA.
(iv) Should be a member of Burial Benevolent Fund.
(v) Should be of good standing and character.
(vi) Should be patriotic and loyal to the Society.
(vii) Should be at least 21 years old and not more than 60 years old at the time of contesting.
(viii) Should not be a current or former employee of the Sacco.
(ix) Should not be in breach of the provisions of Chapter 6 of the Constitution of Kenya.

(b) A delegate will cease to be a delegate of the Branch the moment he ceases working in that branch.
(c) A delegate will cease to be a delegate of the branch if elected without having met the conditions stipulated in these by-laws.

BRANCH MEETINGS

(a) The branch delegates shall be elected during the Branch Annual General Meeting for a period of three years with one third (1/3) retiring annually on rotation and shall be eligible for re-election.

(b) Branch delegates shall not meet more than 10 times in a year but not less frequently than once in three months.

(c) The quorum in such a meeting shall be two-thirds. 

DUTIES / FUNCTIONS OF DELEGATES

The duties/functions of Branch Delegates shall be:-

(a) Representing members of a branch at the Annual Delegates Meeting.

(b) Disseminating policies of the Society to the members.

(c) Recruiting new members.

(d) Marketing of the Society products.

(e) Educating members on society policies, rules and procedures.

(f) Organizing Society functions at the branch level.

(g) Promoting positive image of the Society at the Branch.

(h) Ensuring that the Act, Rules and the By-laws are strictly observed in the Branch.

(i) To receive and hear appeals in accordance with By-laws No.9 and 17.

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Mwalimu National Branch A.G.M for Nyamira Branch ends unceremoniously.

Members following the proceedings of the meeting

Despite good attendance by members of the Mwalimu National Sacco the business of the day was not completed. Throughout the meeting there was noise and disagreement on who to speak and who not to. The intervention of the Nyamira KUPPET officials didn't make the situation any better.

The KUPPET Nyamira chairman Mr. Makaa trying to calm down a charged audience.

Election was supposed to be conducted for four zones i.e Mekenene, Nyansiongo, Gachuba and Estate zones.

In Gachuba zone, zachary Ogendi was elected unopposed while in Estate zone, Zablon Onsoti was also elected unopposed.

Elections for Mekenene and Nyansiongo zone  postponned;

1 Members didn't understand the by-laws which Mr. Kwame introduced to govern the elections. The returning officer also claimed not be aware of said laws and asked for more time for him to do more consultation.

2. The seat for Nyansiongo zone wasn't advertised thou it was vacant. This omission led to an aspirant (who members doubted that he couldn't be a teacher) to immediately develop an interest for Nyansiongo zone.

Mr. Kwame (far left) displays what he claimed to be the by-laws.

Due to these reasons the meeting ended unceremoniously without even a closing prayer with many counting their loses.

Mwalimu National Branch A.G.M for Nyamira Branch.

The Branch A.G.M for Nyamira Branch will be held today 2nd February 2019 at Viongozi in Kebirigo from 2:00 PM.

In the meeting it is expected that members will question the decision of the Sacco to invest in Spire bank. Majority of the members feel that the decision hasn't bore fruits to them. Infact it has costed them since the dividends of the year 2017 was reduced as compared to the previous year.

There will also be election of the delegate for Mekenene zone. There are four aspirants who have shown interest for that seat. However members claim that one of the aspirants is not from that region hence should not be allowed to contest. We wait for clarification from the officials.

Speaking to Douglas Oseko one of the front runners for the seat, her had this to say;

VOTE FOR UNITY AND SERVANT LEADERSHIP.

1. CUSHION GUARANTERS.Automatically attach the defaulters back to repay their loans immediately their payslips regain with or without consent. Based on earlier signed agreement on loaning.

2. Mobilize and recruit new members.

3. Update members on the Sacco's investment/ Value against share holding.

4. Running/ management charges against the growing membership. I.e the 300 charged monthly and the 20000/= shares that earns no dividend.

5.  Members welfare-  to reach every member.

Mr. Oseko is an ordinary teacher of mathematics and physics at AIC Ekerubo Gietai. He is not blessed with affluent resources but he is very generous with the little that he has.

Supporting an ordinary teacher with good ideas should be the way to go.

Disclaimer;

This is an independent blog. Other aspirants can equally publish their ideas here.

Miguna's reveals what NASA planned after the swearing in.

In his new book, Treason: The Case Against Tyrants and Renegades, Miguna says the plan was to mobilise a million strong crowd for the swearing-in ceremony of opposition chief Raila Odinga.

However, after the oath, the mammoth crowd would not disperse, but instead kick-off daily protest against Uhuru and his deputy William Ruto for at least two months without a break.

“We recommend that we make Nairobi the theatre of operations; that we don’t disband after the swearing-in,” Miguna writes, recalling a presentation he made at a strategy meeting attended by Raila and NASA chiefs.

“Instead, we should transform that gathering into a one million-persons march, pickets, processions and carnivore in the CBD without prior public broadcast. Secretly, but widely disseminate the information through NASA and NRM networks. Surprise and stealth are essential.”

According to Miguna, a NASA ICT expert, he identifies as Gondi, among others hacked IEBC servers after the election and retrieved the genuine presidential results.

The results retrieved from a secure location in Tanzania, Miguna claims, clearly showed Raila had beaten Uhuru hands down and was the basis of the swearing in.

According to the data, Raila led by 8,634,761 votes against Uhuru’s 7,675,162 votes, beating Uhuru by a clear six per cent.

According to the plan, during the processions - NASA would ensure protesters have enough clean water, portable toilets and mobile medical clinics - complete with International Red Cross and Doctors Without Borders personnel.

“Let’s cripple all business and other activities in Nairobi through peaceful pickets and disruptive events for weeks on end,” Miguna writes.

“However, in case the Jubilee regime reacts by placing the NASA and/or NRM leadership under arrest, detention or kills anyone of us, we must appeal to our supporters to increase the level of positive popular activities and protests with the aim of removing Uhuru Kenyatta and Deputy William Ruto from power - by all means necessary.”

Apart from the peaceful protests, NASA was to unveil a fresh list of “companies, products, services and prominent names of agents of tyranny and plunder to be boycotted every month.”

“We recommended that Haco Tiger Group of Companies owned by Chris Kirubi, Uhuru Kenyatta’s Commercial Bank of Africa, Equity Bank and other banks should be added onto the list,” he recalls.

But his suggestion of Equity Bank, he claim, triggered instant fury from Raila, whom he says was opposed to the oath, and trembled like a leaf in the lead up to January 30, 2018.

“Raila jumped in as soon as I said Equity Bank. “Nooooo, Miguna, we cannot boycott Equity. That will hurt our people,” he loudly protested.

“I agree with Miguna,” Wanjigi (Jimi) jumped in

“Me, too,” Raila Junior said, becoming louder as each minute passed.

“Me, too,” Winnie, Raila’s daughter, said.

We must break their backs - and Equity is their economic back,” Wanjigi added.

The last action plan, was to revisit the issue of secession of NASA strongholds and agitate for the formation of the “People’s Republic of Kenya”.

Miguna said after the presentation, Raila, who was opposed to the swearing-in, was in a tight spot.

“I knew that we had placed Raila between a white shark and a hippopotamus,” he writes, noting that during the entire presentation, Raila had a “miserable look on his face”.

“I paused and tried to asses everyone’s reaction. Raila Junior and Winnie looked pleased. Orengo smiled wryly. Muthama sat stone-faced. Khalwale had peeled off and left us. Raila looked upset,” he narrates.

“Miguna, after I get sworn-in, then what? Hmmm? Then what? I don’t want to be Kizza Besigye,” Miguna recalls Raila protesting

“You are not Kizza Besigye!” Wanjigi responded. You cannot be Kizza Besigye!,” he quotes businessman Wanjigi as having told Raila emphatically.

In the 450-page book launched in Toronto, Canada, on Saturday, Miguna, for the first time, reveals there were plans to swear-in Raila at a secret location with direct feeds to media houses.

This was the alternative route to prevent attacks by security forces and unnecessary loss of life and injuries if a public oath became impossible

“Two direct feeds to other stations - local and international TV and Radio stations - should be done by two TV reporters. We suggested Linus Kaikai of the NTV and the BBC bureau chief in Kenya. We will transport them to the secret and secure location just 45 minutes before the event. We will temporarily confiscate their mobile phones and other communication gadgets to avoid leakage,” Miguna recalls. He paints Raila’s children Junior and Winnie as having been the strongest supporters of the swearing-in that was reportedly opposed by their mother Ida and uncle Oburu Odinga.

Miguna says part of the National Resistance Movement suggestion was that they refrain from mourning as it made them look weak.

“Let us mourn our fallen martyrs after a successful revolutionary war,” he suggested.

“Let us celebrate the lives, courage, achievements and ultimate sacrifices of all the victims and martyrs of the struggle at the end of the protracted process because the process will be long and perilous,” he says.

He goes on: “We must appeal to our supporters to avoid agonizing. We must organize weekly pickets, rallies, processions and demonstrations in Nairobi to mark the cold-blooded murder of our martyrs.”

At that point Miguna said Junior got very excited.

“Raila Junior, who was seated to my immediate left, got very excited, stood up, went to a small fridge in the room and took a cold beer, which he opened and said, ‘heeeeh,’ as he gulped and continued listening.”

In the book, Miguna also recalls how ANC party leader Musalia Mudavadi stormed out of his office as they tried to persuade him to attend the January 30, 2018 ceremony.

“The struggle has reached a point where we must separate those who represent the status quo and those who would like to transform it; between conservatives and progressive radicals…” he claims to have told Mudavadi to his face.

“You see Miguna, I’m a conservative. I’m not a radical. I represent and value the status quo,” Mudavadi replied.

He looked at me. Then at Raila. Then at Orengo and Wanjigi, before picking up a folder from his desk. “I’ve another meeting,” he said and left us in his office, never to return.

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