Una nueva movilización del Frente de Izquierda de los Trabajadores se realizó esta tarde por las calles céntricas de Córdoba Capital. Mañana, la Junta Electoral define si abre o no las urnas que reclama la izquierda.
Volvió a marchar la izquierda para pedir apertura de urnas
El partido oficialista presentó un proyecto de reforma constitucional que ya entró en proceso parlamentario. La oposición cree que los gobiernos perpetuos son “responsable de guerras, muertes y exilio”.
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El líder opositor de ese país conversó con Francisco la posibilidad de que la iglesia católica sea la promotora del diálogo. Le explicó que intentó acercarse al gobierno de Nicolás Maduro pero que no tuvo éxito.
Capriles se reunió con el Papa y le pidió que interceda en Venezuela
Es el segundo de los puntos previstos en la agenda que se resuelve y dará un marco para el surgimiento de nuevos partidos.
Colombia firmó acuerdo con las FARC por la participación política
Igualaron 0 a 0 en el partido de ida. Hoy definen en el Monumental. El equipo que avance a cuartos también habrá logrado un lugar en la Copa Libertadores 2014. A partir de las 20.50.
River y Lanús juegan por un lugar en semis de la Sudamericana
El delasotista Dante Heredia, que renunció en mayo pasado como ministro de Transporte por escándalo de coimas en Camino de las Sierras, retomó hoy banca de legislador de Unión por Córdoba sin hacer declaraciones.
Heredia reasumió su banca tras licencia por escándalo de corrupción
Así lo anticipó hoy el fiscal Trotta, a los efectos de valorar los docuemntos de la última dictadura cívico militar encontrados en el Edificio Cóndor en los últimos días.
Megacausa La Perla: fiscal pide incorporar documentos hallados por las FF.AA.
La Comisión de Trabajo que engloba a las partes sentadas a negociar emitió un comunicado donde destacó que se alcanzaron “puntos de coincidencia en relación con la confección de un sistema de porcentualidad para los empleados del Poder Judicial a partir de 2014.
Avanza acuerdo por porcentualidad salarial entre el TSJ y judiciales
Karuturi Sports players react after a past Kenyan Premier League match against Sofapaka. PHOTO:BONIFACE OKENDO/STANDARD
Relegation now comes with a huge financial loss that may sometimes lead to the complete disintegration of a team especially those that lack the support of an institution. By being relegated this season for-example, Naivasha based Karuturi Sports stand to lose at least Sh10 million in annual revenues. This makes it almost impossible for the relegated club to keep their top players next season as they bid to make a quick return to the KPL.
The club will automatically lose the Sh6.5 million paid out as grants by KPL from money received from sponsors SuperSport and East African Breweries Limited. According to KPL Chief Executive Officer Jack Oguda, the grants went up to Sh6.5 million per club after Tusker came on board as title sponsors.
“The amount of grants we give out to our member clubs has gone up since a title sponsor came on board and so it becomes a very expensive affair to be relegated,” he said.
Apart from the lost grants, Oguda estimates that Karuturi will lose another Sh3million from gate collections which is what they raise against the country’s most supported clubs Gor Mahia and AFC Leopards. With reduced support from sponsoring firm Karuturi, the Naivasha-based side will find it difficult to take part in next season’s Division One league.
The club was mostly run by grants after the mother company reduced support to the team amid financial difficulties. This lead to players going without pay for some months and it remains to be seen how they will execute their operations following the loss of grants. Karuturi faced difficult times towards the end of the season and were forced to change coaches in a move that affected their stability. This season alone, the club has had three coaches.
They started the season with Michael Nam who was replaced by former international James Omondi. Omondi was fi red two months ago due to poor results and replaced by by Jacob Omondi. Former Karuturi Sports chairman David Omega said the team’s undoing was poor management and insists he is not surprised by the axe. Current coach Jacob Omondi, however, insists they will be back after one season in the lower league.
“We are planning to take part in the Division One league and hopefully gain promotion immediately. No one should write us off simply because we have been relegated,” he said.
He said the club management will hold a meeting today in Naivasha to chart the way forward. Karuturi play KCB this weekend in their last match of the season hoping to bow out on a positive note.
Oserian, who are also from Naivasha, will take part in the Division One play-offs with the opportunity to make a return to the KPL next season.
By Gilbert Wandera, The Standard
Cost of relegation: When the KPL axe falls, it comes with a Sh10 million loss
City Park stadium will be a battle ground from November 18 to 24. The home queens have vowed to fight tooth and nail to dethrone South Africa.
They are intensely training and are ready to put up a spectacular performance.
According to the National Women’s Team Assistant Tactician Wycliffe Ongori, his charges are fully prepared to battle it out with their opponents in search of continental glory.
“We are ready for the task ahead of us, everyone is committed and we will put up a hard fight,” he said.
The team has been training for over six month now following the postponement of the event that was earlier set for the September 25 to October 5 after the terror attack at Westgate Mall.
“The postponement had a negative impact on us and we lost momentum but we have bounced back. The team is in high spirits and we are going for nothing less than victory,” he added.
The team has been playing a series of friendly matches, the most recent one resulting in the 6-0 thumping of Sliders over the weekend.
Attacking midfielder Pauline Naise is also confident her team will do well.
“We will win gold. That’s what Kenya should expect from us,” she said.
She also raised concern over lack of international exposure for the team but insisted they were good enough to beat their opponents.
Good training
“We never play international matches but that should not be a reason to worry. We have undergone good training and we are ready to play,” she added.
Continental hockey bigwigs like Nigeria and Egypt withdrew their participation citing different reasons with the latter citing lack of training time after the political uprising in the North African country.
Namibia and Seychelles also pulled out of the tournament while Zimbabwe had not shown interest.
South Africa are defending champions in both categories and hosts Kenya have vowed to dethrone them.
Ghana will send a men and women’s team while Tanzania whose ladies were already in the country when the tournament was rescheduled are also expected.
The ladies who finished second in the Olympic qualifiers behind South Africa in Bulawayo Zimbabwe will be on a revenge mission.
They suffered a 5-0 defeat to their old foes South Africa and will be seeking to redeem themselves on home soil.
“We lost to South Africa but this is the only opportunity we have to beat them and prove that we are good enough,” national team goalkeeper Josephine Ataro said.
“We had problems with our defence but we have worked on it and we are determined to win.”
The teams are currently on a non residential training and will join camp later.
By ELIZABETH MBURUGU, The Standard
Kenya hockey queens vow to dethrone South Africa
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