Wanariadha wa Kenya kuhamia Arabuni

[waltham]

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Ruth Jebet of Bahrain celebrates winning the women's 3000m steeplechase during day five of the IAAF World Junior Championships at Hayward Field on July 26, 2014 in Eugene, Oregon. PHOTO | JONATHAN FERREY GETTY IMAGES | AFP


By ELIAS MAKORI

Athletics Kenya and the Kenyan government will have to dig deep and conjure up a mechanism to retain the country's running talent with Bahrain declaring they are ready to break the bank to build a strong national track and field team at Kenya's expense.

Bahrain has in the last decade raided Kenyan reservoirs to snatch disgruntled, unappreciated talent that they turn into overnight national heroes and heroines in their quest to become Asia's and, eventually, the world's top athletics force.

Ruth Jebet's victory for Bahrain in Saturday's steeplechase final at the IAAF World Junior Championships may not have exactly sounded the death knell for Kenyan athletics, but it left a bitter taste and served a timely wake up call for Kenyan authorities to offer young athletes a reason not to switch passports.


THERE IS MORE TO COME

"Her life will never be the same again! This is Bahrain's first gold medal at the junior championships and there is more to come - wait and see," a Bahraini team official at the event that closed on Sunday said after Jebet clocked 9:36.74 to win the gold medal at Hayward Field.

That Jebet looked completely out of place, unable to muster even a word of the Bahraini national anthem at the medals ceremony mattered little to the Bahrainis who fielded a team made up entirely of Ethiopian and Kenyan-born runners at last year's IAAF World Championships in Moscow.

"Our aim is to win the overall title in this year's Asian Games in South Korea," the Bahraini official said as he received calls from Manama congratulating Jebet who will pay a courtesy call to the country's ruler, King Hamad, to present her medal and most certainly, walk away with a life-changing cheque.

World Youth champion Rosefline Chepng'etich (9:40.28) took silver as defending champion Daisy Chepkemei settled for bronze in 9:47.65.

Jebet, who was snatched from class at Riruta Central Secondary School in Nairobi, said she had planned to chase a particular time target during the final.

"I looked at the clock with two laps to go and the time was poor. I decided to go faster. My rivals responded, but I was well prepared for this race," said Jebet.

Besides Jebet, coach Gregory Kilonzo, the man behind the Riruta Central production line, will also be showered with money. "If I can get money to put food on the table by working for Bahrain, why not?" says Kilonzo, currently serving an indefinite suspension from AK.

Source: DailyNation

 

[FaizaFoxy]

Huko aidha hawalipishwi tax au ni ndogo sana, why shouldn't they make money? No matter what wanabaki kuwa ni Wakenya tu.

Kenya si inaruhusu dual nationality.

[h=1]Furious Kenyans threaten to defect over taxes[/h]

(Reuters) - Top Kenyan athletes may consider defecting to other countries if the east African nation goes ahead with plans to tax athletes' earnings, they said on Wednesday.
Speaking to reporters in the North Rift Valley athletics hub Eldoret, Wesley Korir, who won the Boston City Marathon in 2012, and is now a legislator, led a group of athletes who are furious with the Kenya Revenue Authority's (KRA) plan.
"If this matter goes on like this, I will defect to another country which will appreciate my effort," said twice Berlin Marathon winner Florence Kiplagat.

Source: Furious Kenyans threaten to defect over taxes | Reuters

 

[rubaman]

Bahrain naona wanapenda mafanikio ya haraka haraka kama Waafrika tulivyo. Badala ya kukomalia project za kuzalisha wanariadha wa kwao wanakimbilia kuchuma vitu wasivyopanda. Anyway, wabongo tunasema biashara maslahi. Naona itakuwa win-win situation lakini tutege macho na masikio tuone hii kitu itakapoishia najua kuna siku WAZAWA watakuja juu vs wakenya kwa kuwachukulia kazi na nafasi ktk timu yao mf English wanavyolalama juu ya wacheza soka wa kigeni au Wamarekani wanalia kuwa wageni wanawachukuwa kazi zao.

 

[waltham]

who do they think they are. everybody in kenya including the poorest pay tax.tax lazima.they got big money and now want to have the cake and eat it. watakaoma kwani already KRA is effecting the tax collection. thats the norm world over. you pay tax minus what you paid kule ulishinda mbio when you provide prove of payment.

 

[waltham]

Huko aidha hawalipishwi tax au ni ndogo sana, why shouldn't they make money? No matter what wanabaki kuwa ni Wakenya tu.

Kenya si inaruhusu dual nationality.

Furious Kenyans threaten to defect over taxes



(Reuters) - Top Kenyan athletes may consider defecting to other countries if the east African nation goes ahead with plans to tax athletes' earnings, they said on Wednesday.
Speaking to reporters in the North Rift Valley athletics hub Eldoret, Wesley Korir, who won the Boston City Marathon in 2012, and is now a legislator, led a group of athletes who are furious with the Kenya Revenue Authority's (KRA) plan.
"If this matter goes on like this, I will defect to another country which will appreciate my effort," said twice Berlin Marathon winner Florence Kiplagat.

Source: Furious Kenyans threaten to defect over taxes | Reuters

who do they think they are. everybody in kenya including the poorest pay tax.tax lazima.they got big money and now want to have the cake and eat it. watakaoma kwani already KRA is effecting the tax collection. thats the norm world over. you pay tax minus what you paid kule ulishinda mbio when you provide prove of payment.

 

[Mshana Jr]

Uarabuni Tena? Siwashauri katu

 

[FaizaFoxy]

who do they think they are. everybody in kenya including the poorest pay tax.tax lazima.they got big money and now want to have the cake and eat it. watakaoma kwani already KRA is effecting the tax collection. thats the norm world over. you pay tax minus what you paid kule ulishinda mbio when you provide prove of payment.

Now they will come like tourists.

kwi kwi kwi teh teh teh.

In my opinion they should be exempted from taxes, they have raised the name Kenya more than any advertisement in the world could do.

 

[simplemind]

Kenya is producing enough athletes for export world wide. Indeed TZ should import a few kenyans athletes to jump start stalled under performing athletics Tanzania.

 

[waltham]

Now they will come like tourists.

kwi kwi kwi teh teh teh.

In my opinion they should be exempted from taxes, they have raised the name Kenya more than any advertisement in the world could do.

thats called weak governance.how many kenyans in other fields have raised our name higher and they dont climb trees so they dont pay taxes. if you want to change your country, sawa lakini usipo apply for dual citizenship na ufahamu huko warabu hawatakubali dual citizenship wewe ni mtalii kenya na wanariadha wanaibukia wengi. we saw recently wengine begging to be allowed back coz apart from earning the money the culture is different and you have all your family in kenya.wengine hawakumbuki majina yao ya kiarabu.

 

[FaizaFoxy]

thats called weak governance.how many kenyans in other fields have raised our name higher and they dont climb trees so they dont pay taxes. if you want to change your country, sawa lakini usipo apply for dual citizenship na ufahamu huko warabu hawatakubali dual citizenship wewe ni mtalii kenya na wanariadha wanaibukia wengi. we saw recently wengine begging to be allowed back coz apart from earning the money the culture is different and you have all your family in kenya.wengine hawakumbuki majina yao ya kiarabu.

Wacha watengeneza pesa, watakuja kama watalii na miaka ya mbeleni waki retire wanakuja kula fedha yao tartiiiibu huko huko Kenya, wacha wivu.

Au inakuuma kuwa Wanakuwa Waislam? maana sijaona ukisema kuhusu athletes waliokwenda kuchukuwa uraia wa Europe na USA

 

[Smatta]

I think they have a right to sell their talents elsewhere if they are not appreciated at home. These athletes have done Kenyans proud for decades, flown our flag high in international meets, yet I personally feel like they are very unappreciated.

 

[waltham]

Wacha watengeneza pesa, watakuja kama watalii na miaka ya mbeleni waki retore wanakuja kula fedha yao tartiiiibu huko huko Kenya, wacha wivu.
Au inakuuma kuwa Wanakuwa Waislam? maana sijaona ukisema kuhusu athletes waliokwenda kuchukuwa uraia wa Europe na USA

you are just crazy as always, those fellows have been going to Arab countries for monetary reasons 4 years. none can pronounce their Arabic names let alone tell who Mohammed is and was. excuse me your religious fanaticism is taking over. i don't care which religion anybody joins.its their business, period.

 

[FaizaFoxy]

you are just crazy as always, those fellows have been going to Arab countries for monetary reasons 4 years. none can pronounce their Arabic names let alone tell who Mohammed is and was. excuse me your religious fanaticism is taking over. i don't care which religion anybody joins.its their business, period.

In that case just shut-up and let them decide and do what is best for them. What is it that irritates you? pronunciation of their Islamic names?

 

[waltham]

In that case just shut-up and let them decide and do what is best for them. What is it that irritates you? pronunciation of their Islamic names?

you just a hippo crate. you wear islam as a poster but you dont practice it. you are menace to society with your al shabaab recruitment campaigns here in JF. you enjoy western trappings in Canada and God knows where else and come here in JF condemning whites. Get a life na kama unataka kutoa utumbo rahisi peleka pua somali tuone.

 

[CattleRustler]

thats called weak governance.how many kenyans in other fields have raised our name higher and they dont climb trees so they dont pay taxes. if you want to change your country, sawa lakini usipo apply for dual citizenship na ufahamu huko warabu hawatakubali dual citizenship wewe ni mtalii kenya na wanariadha wanaibukia wengi. we saw recently wengine begging to be allowed back coz apart from earning the money the culture is different and you have all your family in kenya.wengine hawakumbuki majina yao ya kiarabu.

Unamaansha wanapewa majina ya kiarabu ili kupata uraia wa bahrain? je wanabadiliswa na dini?

 

[waltham]

Unamaansha wanapewa majina ya kiarabu ili kupata uraia wa bahrain? je wanabadiliswa na dini?

Majina wamepata like abdalla, jamal, etc hapo kwa dini sijafahamu bado lakini majina lazima ibadilishwa