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Manchester United 4 - 0 Chelsea 11/08/2019 18:30 Referee: Anthony Taylor | Venue: Old Trafford | Attendance: 73,620 Rashford 18 Martial 65 Rashford 67 James 81 Marcus Rashford's double helped rampant Manchester United start the new season with a bang as Chelsea capitulated in Frank Lampard's first match in charge. The Premier League kept the most eagerly anticipated of the opening weekend to last as Ole Gunnar Solskjaer started the Reds' latest transitional season against a side buoyed by the appointment of a club great. Lampard's side were on top for large patches but ended up being blown away at Old Trafford, where Rashford's double complemented goals from Anthony Martial and debutant Daniel James as United's curtain-raiser ended in a dream 4-0 victory.

Man Utd:  De Gea, Wan Bissaka, Maguire, Lindelof, Shaw McTominay, Pogba, Andreas Pereira, Lingard, Martial, Rashford. Subs : Mata, Young, James, Romero, Greenwood, Matic, Tuanzebe Chelsea:  Arrizabalaga, Azpilicueta, Christensen, Zouma, Emerson Palmieri, Jorginho, Kovacic, Pedro, Barkley, Mount, Abraham. Subs:  Alonso, Kante, Caballero, Kenedy, Giroud, Pulisic, Tomori.

Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT)  Secretary General Wilson Sossion now wants the Teachers’ Service Commission (TSC) to be abolished. According to Mr. Sossion, who blames the commission for the endless stalemate between the government and teachers, an independent body should be created to help in the regulation of teachers’ welfare. Mr. Sossion also revealed that the union had already proposed amendments in the TSC Act that should only leave the commission with the responsibility of employing teachers. “The mandate that we granted TSC is bad, we need to return it back into the Ministry of Education. We cannot have two government bodies manning the same thing; education. We need to have one office and the money they are using should be used to employ teachers,” said Sossion. His sentiments were echoed by Funyula Member of Parliament Wilberforce Oundo who urged TSC to “respect teachers.” The two spoke during a fundraiser at Ambrose Adeya Adongo Secondary School in Alego/

Former Nyaribari Masaba MP and Moi era assistant minister Dr Hezron Manduku has passed on. Dr Manduku was admitted at the Nairobi Hospital in the ICU since last week, and lost the battle on Saturday night. Manduku was first elected in 1992, defeating Prof Sam Ongeri. He was appointed assistant minister Foreign Affairs following his success.

Gor Mahia new coach Steven Pollack names his squad to face Aigle Noir of Burundi.  Lineup,  Mapigano,Wellington,Geoffrey,Momanyi, Onyango,Tobias,Juma, Muguna, Omondi, Ambudo, Kiprui Subs Odhiambo,Sammy, Joachim, Shafiq

Football giants Manchester United are set to play their opening fixture for  the season at OLD Trafford at 6:30EAT against Europa League Champions Chelsea Fc.

Deputy President William Ruto has urged leaders to focus on their mandate of serving the people. He reminded them that they have a debt to Kenyans through the pledges they made to the electorate in 2017. In particular, Ruto asked Jubilee politicians to pay attention to the party’s manifesto, whose prime goal is to transform the country. He spoke on Sunday in Suswa, Narok county, where he attended an interdenominational prayer service

East African Portland Cement Company  (EAPCC) has declared redundant all its 800 employees, setting the stage for a leaner workforce with an eye on trimming the company’s bloated wage bill. Acting EAPCC managing director Stephen Nthei Thursday said the sacked employees’ roles will be merged and salaries reduced to keep the struggling cement maker afloat. “We have a workforce whose total cost, compared to the productivity, is very high. Our target is to operate with less than 600 people earning less than what they are earning now,” said Mr Nthei. Employees who successfully reapply for their jobs will be expected to take a 40 percent cut on their previous wages. Source Business Daily

Baringo Senator Gideon Moi on Sunday hosted several Rift Valley leaders in Kabarak as the battle between him and Deputy President William Ruto for control of the region continues of 2022. The leaders visited retired President Daniel Moi before holding a closed-door meeting with Gideon. Those present included Elgeyo Marakwet Governor Alex Tolgos, Moiben MP Sila Tiren, Nominated MP Wilson Sossion and Kanu Secretary General Nick Salat. Others were former MPs Zakayo Cheruiyot, Musa Sirma, Frankline Bett, former Governor Isaac Ruto, Businessman Bundotich Buzeki and Tiaty MP William Kamket. The leaders discussed several issues concerning the region, including the welfare of farmers, peace in Kerio Valley and political trends in the region. Gideon plans to battle it out with Ruto for the presidency in 2022 and has been setting up a network of support. Meanwhile, Ruto has been making more trips to Baringo than Gideon. The DP has visited the county about 10 times, seven t

Eliud Owalo is among those who have lined up to replace the late Kibra M.p Ken Okoth, The NAIROBI SUN can report

Police are investigating loss of more than 3000 bags of sugar suspected to be laced with mercury in two godowns in Changamwe and Jomvu in Mombasa. The godowns were closed last year by a multi agency team led by KEBS and KRA probing contraband sugar suspected to be contaminated with mercury and copper. In one the godowns owned by Bollore in Changamwe, thousands of sugar bags disappeared two weeks ago. Source the Star