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SPEECH- President Uhuru Kenyatta's 7th State of The Nation Address
By Nick Mwangi / Friday, 13 Nov 2020 06:43AM / Leave a Comment / Tags: State of the Nation address, Uhuru Kenyatta
The Speaker of the National Assembly,
The Speaker of the Senate,
Honorable Members of Parliament,
Distinguished Guests,
Fellow Kenyans,
It is my great pleasure to join you today as I report to the People of Kenya on the State of Our Nation.
I return to this esteemed chamber to deliver my Seventh State of the Nation Address in a House that I had the privilege of serving in for eleven years; five years on the opposition benches as the Leader of the Official Opposition and for six years as a Cabinet Minister. My mixed bag of fortunes whilst in this House, affirms the possibilities of our Nation.
Mr. Speaker and Hon. Members, as a reminder of our sacred duty to our beloved Nation, and in renewal of our solemn pledge to God and to one another, let us reflect on these words:
O God of all creationBless this our land and nationJustice be our shield and defenderMay we dwell in unityPeace and libertyPlenty be found within our borders.
May the words of our National Anthem inspire us all to serve faithfully; and with hearts filled with thanksgiving.
Mr. Speaker, today, as I deliver the State of the Nation Address, I will also report on the measures taken and the progress achieved in the realization of our National Values in line with Article 132 of our Constitution.
Finally, I will submit to the National Assembly a Report on the Progress Made in Fulfilling the International Obligations of our Republic, as well as a Report on the State of our National Security.
Mr. Speaker,
I wish from the onset to assure you that the State of our Nation is STRONG, RESILIENT and BRIMMING WITH THE PROMISE OF AN EVEN BRIGHTER TOMORROW.
Hon. Members,
I deliver this State of the Nation Address in the midst of extraordinary global economic, social, and health disruptions, which have not spared us. Those disruptions necessitated the rescheduling of this Address for about Six Months.
Before I embark on that solemn constitutional duty, I note with satisfaction the critical role Parliament has continued to play in facilitating and driving the realization of our National Vision by appropriating resources; and by oversighting the Executive, the Judiciary and the County Governments.
I particularly commend both Houses for your superlative support for the measures sought by the Executive with regard to the National Emergency Response to the Coronavirus Pandemic; and for approval of all statutory instruments issued under the Public Health Act and the Public Order Act, as part of the containment measures rolled-out to stem the spread of this deadly disease.
I also convey my gratitude to the National Assembly for the expeditious consideration of my nominees to various state offices including Ambassadors, High Commissioners and Permanent Representatives to Kenya's mission abroad. I note with appreciation that our latest state nominee; being our Nation's inaugural Data Commissioner was duly considered by the House.
Mr. Speaker Sir, I am pleased to confirm to this House, that the roll out of the unique personal identification number (Huduma Namba), with all its attendant benefits, is now fully on course.
We are desirous of accelerating the implementation of our National transformative Agenda.
In this regard, I urge Parliament to prioritize the consideration of various seminal Bills that are pending before the Legislature, such as the National Aviation Management Bill, which once enacted, will anchor the turnaround of the Pride of Africa – our National carrier, Kenya Airways.
Also before the House, is the Statute Law Miscellaneous (Amendments) Bill, Business (Amendment) Bill No. 2 of 2020 and proposed legislation on the administration of referenda and on enhancing governance and on deepening our anti-corruption efforts.
As we ushered the third decade of the 21st century, we were invaded by locusts threatening to decimate our food baskets and the livelihood of millions of our farmers. In the far Eastern part of the Globe, a new disease (Covid-19) was emerging, devastating millions of people.
The World Health Organization declared the COVID-19 outbreak a Public Health Emergency of International Concern on 30th January 2020, and a Pandemic on 11th March 2020.
The COVID-19 Pandemic has led to an unprecedented loss of life, global economic slow-down; the postponement of major cultural, religious, political, and sporting events including the 2020 Olympic Games.
It also led to the shutting down of borders and airspaces; the closure of institutions of learning; disruption of production and supply-chains; a massive strain on health systems in every nation on earth; and tremendous pressure on individuals, families, communities and entire nations.
On 28th February 2020 through Executive Order No. 2 of 2020, I established a framework to upscale and co-ordinate Kenya's preparedness and response to the Coronavirus threat. Kenya's first case of COVID-19 was confirmed on 13th March 2020.
In the days and weeks that followed, my Government put in place a series of public health measures, to stem the spread of COVID-19.
These included Kenya's first ever nationwide curfew since independence; the restriction of movement into and out of the most affected counties; the shutdown of learning institutions; a ban on public and social gatherings; restrictions on the number of passengers in public service vehicles; among other containment measures.
Our health institutions also ramped up their preparedness by training their staff on management of the disease; by creating isolation areas; and by procuring and deploying the relevant equipment and medication. Despite these commendable efforts, as of this morning, Thursday 12th November 2020; we have reported a total of 66,723 confirmed cases of the COVID-19 in our Country and sadly also a total of 1,203 deaths since this tragedy fell upon us, out of which 23 persons succumbed to the disease over the last 24 hours.
Our hearts go out the families who have lost loved ones to Coronavirus. Our thoughts and prayers are with all those who are undergoing isolation or treatment with respect to this disease. We wish them a quick and complete recovery.
Mr. Speaker and Hon. Members of our August Houses of Parliament, I now request all of you to rise on your feet and join me in observing a minute of silence in honour and in memory of the 1,203 Kenyans, who have succumbed to the deadly disease.
[moment of silence]
We must not succumb to COVID fatigue. We must not 'back truck' from our vigilant fight against this pandemic. On our part as leaders, our stamina for discipline must not diminish. If the people fall short of giving their best at this time, we the leaders have no option but to give our all. We must "…know the way, go the way, and show the way".
Mr. Speaker, we also once again honour and commend our frontline health workers across the Country, and we shall be forever grateful for their service under tremendous strain and challenging conditions.
We also recognize and honour all our other first responders, frontline staff and essential workers; who have selflessly gone, above and beyond, the call of duty and ensured that the Kenyan Flame continued to burn bright.
Honourable Speakers,
The COVID-19 Pandemic began against the backdrop of a steady economic growth rate of 5.4% in 2019. Our focus in implementing the Kenya Vision 2030 and its medium term plan dubbed the Big Four Agenda had been bearing fruit. As result, most of the major economic sectors evidenced impressive growth last year; including manufacturing, agriculture, tourism, and financial services.
When it became apparent that the COVID-19 Pandemic threatened to erode the significant economic gains we had made in 2019 and the preceding years; on 25th March 2020, I, announced State interventions to cushion Kenyans against adverse economic effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic, that warranted the National Exchequer to forgo taxes amounting to Ksh. 176 Billion annually. These tax measures included:
The temporary suspension of the listing with Credit Reference Bureaus (CRB) of any person, Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMES) and corporate entities whose loan account had fallen overdue or was in arrears;
The immediate reduction of VAT from 16% to 14%;
100% Tax Relief of all persons earning up to Ksh. 24,000.00
Reduction of Pay as You Earn from 30% to 25%;
Reduction of Corporation Tax from 30% to 25%;
That all Ministries were to pay at least Ksh. 13 Billion of the verified pending bills so as to improve liquidity in the economy and ensure businesses remained afloat by enhancing their cash flows; with the private sector also being encouraged to clear all outstanding payments owed within itself;
The Kenya Revenue Authority was directed to expedite the payment of all verified VAT refund claims amounting to Ksh. 10 Billion within 3 weeks; or in the alternative, allow for the offsetting of Withholding VAT, in order to improve cash flows for businesses;
That Ksh. 6.0 billion from the Universal Health Coverage kitty was to be immediately appropriated strictly towards supporting counties and the recruitment of additional health workers to support in the management of the spread of COVID-19;
The lowering of the Central Bank Rate (CBR) to 7.25% from 8.25% so as to prompt commercial banks to lower interest rates applicable to their borrowers, and thereby availing much needed affordable credit to MSMEs across the Country;
The lowering of the Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) to 4.25% from 5.25% so as to provide additional liquidity of Ksh. 35 Billion to commercial banks in order to directly support borrowers that were distressed as a result of the economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic; and
That the Central Bank of Kenya was to provide flexibility to banks with regard to the requirements applicable to loan classification and provision of loans that were performing as at 2nd March 2020.
My Administration, with the Support of Parliament, further initiated an 8-Point Economic Stimulus Programme amounting to Ksh. 56.6 Billion.
The major objective of the programme was to return the economy to the growth trajectory it was on pre-Corona by increasing demand for local goods and services, cushioning vulnerable Kenyans, securing household food security for the poor, and creating employment and incomes.
Most importantly, the programme sought to enhance liquidity in support of the business sector, particularly micro and small enterprises.
Accordingly, My Administration set aside a further Ksh. 5 billion for the operationalizing the Credit Guarantee Scheme.
The Recovery Programme also targets to revamp a broad spectrum of economic sectors by hiring 5,000 health workers and 11,000 interns; even as it supports our teachers as they continue to enhance the delivery of knowledge to our children.
It further seeks to create 100,000 job opportunities for the youth, besides implementing a subsidized farm input scheme for vulnerable households. Part of the resource allocated, will be utilized on the ongoing fabrication of 250,000 school desks, crafted by local artisans.
Despite the very difficult times that we have faced as a Nation, our People have remained resilient.
In the face of tremendous economic challenges and the health crisis we are facing, the majority of us have truly been our Brother's Keeper.
Not only have we stood with our family members and friends going through hard times, we have acted responsibly by following the laid-down public health directives.
We are not yet out of the woods, and so I urge all Kenyans to keep doing that which is honorable and right. As a Nation, we will overcome and thereafter soar to even greater heights.
The COVID-19 Pandemic has brought to the fore the urgent need for us to upscale our implementation of the Universal Health Coverage pillar of the Big Four Agenda.
Which pillar seeks to eradicate the 'poverty of dignity' and transition our nation into an era where no Kenyan should be forced to sell their land in order to settle their medical bills; or be forced to make a choice between buying much needed medicine and using the money to feed their children.
Last year, I informed Parliament that the National Government, in partnership with the County Governments, was piloting the Universal Health Care programme in the Counties of Nyeri, Machakos, Kisumu and Isiolo in preparation for a roll out nationwide.
I am pleased to report to you that the pilot programme for Universal Health Care was successfully implemented, and out of it we have isolated critical learning points that have informed enhancements to my Administration's health policy priorities, going forward.
As we itch closer to the national rollout of the Universal Health Coverage, a fortnight ago, I launched the Biometric Registration for the Universal Health Coverage Scheme. Similarly, my Administration is instituting far-reaching reforms of NHIF as its perfects the medical insurance scheme.
It is notable there has been phenomenal increase in mental illness across the country and around the world, which has caused serious national distress and anguish in our families. As a caring Government, I have established an Office in the Ministry of Health, with the full responsibility of spearheading our national response to this latest disruption to our social order and our nation's wellness.
To institutionalize this seminal initiative, I, have issued an Executive Order establishing an ultra-modern National Mental Health Hospital by elevating Mathari National Teaching and Referral Hospital as a semi-autonomous specialized hospital.
The East Africa's Premier Mental Health Facility will now offer training and research in psychiatry, specialized psychiatric services, forensic psychiatric services, child and adolescent mental services and substance abuse related and addictive disorders treatment and rehabilitation services.
Challenges to our public health notwithstanding, I am confident that in partnership with County Governments, we are on course to realize the aspiration of the Universal Health Coverage for all.
Honourable Members,
A Nation's future is its children. As custodians of and trustees for future generations, it is our duty to protect, nurture and mould our young children into responsible citizens. Our children embody the only true guarantee of the continuity of this Project that we call Kenya.
To this end, my Administration continues to institute far-reaching reforms within our education sector. In January last year, we successfully commenced the roll-out of the Competency Based Curriculum, an exercise, which, while not without its challenges, is one that has nevertheless been fully embraced by all stakeholders in the education sector.
As at the end of 2019 calendar year, we had been able to achieve a textbook to pupil ratio of 1:1 for grades 1 through to 3.
I assure this distinguished sitting that the journey to replace the 8.4.4 system with the new fit-for-purpose curricula, is well underway, and refinements are being undertaken in the course of implementation.
As a parent and a grandparent, I share in the pain and frustration of most parents in having our children home for nearly an entire year. However, as a responsible Government we put the health and safety of the Children as the paramount consideration.
The gradual and phased reopening of schools that began with the examination classes is being carefully monitored at all levels so as to ensure that our Young Kenyans are safe and secure as they continue preparing for their national examinations.
The Ministry of Education will, within 14 days from the date hereof announce the 2021 Academic Calendar, with all other classes expected to resume learning in January 2021.
Still on the subject of our basic education, I made a commitment to the Nation during my last State of the Nation Address that no child should be left behind, meaning no child would be denied the right to access quality education.
I am pleased to report to this House that for the second year running we have been able to achieve a transition rate of 100% from primary to secondary school.
Even as we prepare to reopen schools, no child will be left behind, even those that have regrettably transitioned into being young parents.
However, in the face of these undoubtedly impressive gains we must guard against resting on our laurels. The next frontier in the quest to improve education in Kenya is enhancing quality of education, both in terms of physical structure as well as content.
It is evident that our public day and boarding secondary school infrastructure is overstretched and as a result, our students are suffering congestion in their classes and dormitories.
These challenges, however real, must not stop us from pursuing what we know to be the right thing for our children. Rather, they should motivate us to work even harder.
Through a combination of interventions both policy and financial involving the Ministry of Education, County Governments and Members of the National Assembly through the National Government Constituency Development Fund, we shall have the necessary resources to address the infrastructure gap in our education sector conclusively within the next 24 months.
In this regard, I appeal to you to re-prioritize the use of the discretionary funds under your oversight, to respond to the immediate and short-term needs of our learners. Currently, there is an urgent need for construction and equipping of more dormitories, classes, and other amenities to facilitate further ease of learning for our children.
Conscious of the fact that significant financial resources will be deployed towards the construction of at least 12,500 new classrooms and related school facilities. In that regard, the Ministry of Education and the Ministry Transport, Infrastructure, Housing and Urban Development will by 1st December, 2020 issue a new set of building guidelines for school infrastructure that allows the use of appropriate and cost effective building technologies suited to the varied geographies of our Nation.
The intention of these guidelines will be to achieve transparent and standardised bills of quantity that will guarantee value for taxpayers' money. For every shilling that we put into school infrastructure, we must seek to obtain more classes built to acceptable standards.
Fellow Kenyans, Honourable Members,
On the state of our economic development, at Article 132, read with Article 10 of our Constitution, I am required to report to Parliament on a wide array of economic, social and relational achievements. I call the sum total of all these achievements our economic development.
Economic development is not about intentions and activities; it is about results. It not the volume of what we did; it is about the impact of what we achieved. In other words, economic development is the measure of the tangible positive transformation of the wellbeing and quality of life of our People.
During this year's reporting, I will focus on four areas of primary thrust, and situate the four areas within the broad framework of the Big Four. I must mention from the out-set that the Big Four is not a project as many may think.
The "Big Four" is an economic development strategy or framework, which I have used to organize government delivery and to answer the question 'WHY' in terms of the selection of the priority areas we are working on.
The philosophy of the BIG FOUR is anchored in four intentions which we have pursued relentlessly this year, despite the pendency of COVID-19. The first one is liberating our urban poor from the 'poverty of dignity' caused by poor housing and inadequate services.
The second is transitioning our young people from being 'earners of wages' to 'owners of capital'.
The third is building a holistic base of human capital that is food secure and health assured. And the fourth is jump-starting the shift from being a country of net consumption to one of production. This has been our "WHY" for the Big Four during this difficult year.
Let me begin my report to you by discussing the 'poverty of dignity' visited upon our urban poor. It is, indeed, a shame that, almost sixty years after independence, a majority of our urban dwellers live in a 'dignity poor' environment.
Their sanitary conditions are inhumane, and their habitations are deplorable. Our intention is to reverse this, and the Nairobi Metropolitan Services is a pilot project that has been successful in rolling back the frontiers of this urban indignity.
The other intervention we have engaged in is that of affordable housing under the Big Four. My Administration's pilot project at Park Road, Nairobi is the first beacon on this transformative Journey. This was delivered ahead of schedule and within budget.
We have also concluded the successful incorporation and capitalization of the Kenya Mortgage Refinance Corporation.
This Corporation, will improve mortgage affordability, increase the number of qualifying borrowers, and result in the expansion of the primary mortgage market and home ownership in Kenya while also deepening the capital markets through large-scale medium to long-term refinance options.
I would also like to report that there are ongoing reforms in the land sector to improve access to land as a factor for development.
Towards further promoting and sustaining Kenya's national development, the National Land Titling Programme continues apace. During My Administration, 4.5 million titles have been issued in the seven (7) years since 2013; as compared to the six (6) million issued from 1963 to 2013.
These are not merely abstract statistics. They represent very real gains for mwanachi and the resolution of longstanding historical land injustices. For Example, in Samburu County only 2,000 group ranches were titled by the preceding Administrations; but up to early this month, my Administration alone had issued 10,000 titles, and by January of 2021, we are on course to have issued a further 15,000 titles.
To restore fully the sanctity of title, we are digitizing all the land records across the Republic. This national endevour is anchored under the National Land Information Management System (NLIMS). The system is designed to enhance security of land records, improve accessibility, and dramatically reduce the cost of land transactions.
I call on all stakeholders, including the Law Society of Kenya, to embrace and support this positive transformation that removes land information management in Kenya from its current 19th century systems and standards, those of the 21st century.
Other reforms in the sector include the formulation of the Sectional Properties Bill to bring legal clarity to the ownership of sectional properties. This Bill is in its final stages before introduction in this esteemed House.
Let me underscore that eradicating the poverty of dignity is not just about secure tenure and dignified habitations. The poverty of youth dignity is also one of the areas we have focused on.
Youth pessimism and fatalism, can be turned to patriotism, if Youth are liberated from the poverty of dignity. We have worked hard to give Youth self-esteem and a sense of purpose.
We have done this because dignity comes from self-reliance and a sense of contributing to society. If the youth are given a sense of national importance, they will 'own' the country and guard it jealously as active 'shareholders'. Initiatives such as contracting youth artisans as suppliers to the Big Four Projects is a visible example of this successful approach.
The second intention under the Big Four during this reporting period has also been about young people. My Government's objective has been to shift our young people from being 'earners of wages' to 'owners of capital'. We have modelled this through engaging them in collective action.
As we seek to grow our industries and create jobs in the manufacturing sector, we must of necessity have the manpower, with requisite skills to match the needs of industry.
Majority of the skills required are with respect to blue-collar jobs that need young men and women who understand the basics of the digital economy and who have the capacity to deploy both knowledge and ingenuity as they seek to solve practical problems.
It has taken considerable effort on the part of my Administration to educate both parents and young people that there is a viable education pathway for form four leavers who do not achieve the necessary grades to pursue university programmes. This pathway is anchored on the Technical and Vocational Training Programme. Today I am proud to report that we have so far enrolled 430,598 students into 182 technical/vocational training colleges across the Country.
The curricula for these institutions has been developed in partnership with industry stakeholders in varied sectors of our economy ranging from automotive assembly, oil and gas, maritime and shipping to agro-processing. We are also collaborating closely with technology partners to develop curricula for basic digital skills to allow our young people to take advantage of opportunities within the digital economy.
Just last month, I launched a Boda Boda Scheme meant to bring together 1.4 million riders in that sector, who collectively support 5.2 million families across the country. In aggregate, these riders make a total of Ksh 357 billion a year, which is more than the total disbursements to the 47 counties by the National Exchequer, which presently stands at Ksh 316 billion annually.
With these statistics in mind, it is clear that boda boda riders can come together and become owners of capital and the holders of major investments. We are encouraging them to engage in saving schemes and to work together in order to create a capital base that will enable them to own petrol stations, boda-boda assembly factories and other investments that will transform their lives.
Shifting our youth to become 'owners of capital' also requires us to develop productive capabilities that move them from rudimentary to complex operations. This is partly why we have revived RIVATEX as a producer of textiles and consumer of locally produced cotton. This is in line with the Agricultural Transformation Strategy that obliges the growth of new strains of bio-technical cotton as a key area of opportunity for Kenyan farmers.
The manufacturing pillar of the Big Four also aims to provide some training ground for our young people to acquire skills and replicate them in light industries.
The third intention under the Big Four during this reporting period has been to develop a holistic human capital base. Our intention here has been to expand our health infrastructure and to guarantee that the individual is free from want and free from fear.
Similarly, and in support of the holistic individual, I would like to report that measures aimed at achieving food security are already in place. The implementation of the Agricultural Sector Transformation and Growth Strategy is well underway. We have also successfully reformed the Agricultural Inputs Subsidy Programme.
If we can achieve this intention of developing a holistic human capital base, we will increase our national productivity and enhance our economic development.
The fourth intention of the Big Four under this year's economic development agenda is the commencement of the journey from being a country of net consumers to a country of net producers.
In order to make this shift, we must admit that we cannot experience any significant progress in manufacturing and agro-processing without the building of transport systems and making significant investments in energy.
Hon Members,
Even as we mooted the Four Intentions, we recognized then, as we still recognize now, that the task of ending the indignity of not having decent shelter; the task of enhancing access to Universal Health Coverage; the task of enabling all who are willing to live in dignity through the sweat of their brow to thrive, and the task of ensuring food and nutrition security; would not be completed in a single term of office.
That being the case, we give our solemn vow that by the end of 2022, we would have laid an unshakable foundation for the realization of this vision, which is a shared aspiration for millions of Kenyans.
As an enabler to the Big Four Agenda, my Government continues to roll out seminal programmes in response to the needs of businesses both large and small.
We are continuously enhancing the ease of doing business and creating an enabling environment for all our enterprises to thrive. Earlier this week, I, commissioned a Transit Shed at the Kenya Railways, Nairobi, dedicated as the clearing point for cargo imported into the country by our small traders, saving them the agony of delayed clearing of their trade wares as well as saving them considerable financial cost.
The dividends of our sustained reforms and investments over the last few years, continue to enhance our nation's competitiveness and ranking globally.
We have recorded many milestones thus far, such as Kenya's 80-slot improvement since 2014, with our Nation currently ranking at 56th globally and ranking 3rd in Sub-Saharan Africa on the Ease of Doing Business Global Ranking Report, from a low of 136th globally in 2014.
As an affirmation of our place of pride within the community of nations, Kenya now ranks 1st in Protecting Minority Investors and 4th Globally on Getting Credit.
The Number of companies registered daily has increased by 500% from 30 in 2014 to 200 in 2020, and a daily average of 300 during the COVID-19 period. On aggregate, 400,000 companies are annually now registered in Kenya.
My Government has heeded the cries of Kenyans for bold and decisive actions to reduce the unnecessary regulatory burden occasioned by the multiplicity of licenses at both the national and county levels. Our initial focus in Nairobi City County has seen the waiver of Single Business Permits for all new businesses registered in Nairobi for the first 2 years of their operations, effective March this year. We also have waived the presumptive tax requirement for all new businesses.
These two initiatives and others within our Ease of Doing Programme will now be aggressively rolled-out nationwide; as we endeavor to make it even easier for both local and international investors to set-up, operate and expand their businesses. Our endeavor is to make Kenya the best country on the Continent in Doing Business by the year 2022.
As we continue to create an enabling environment for our enterprises to thrive, we are also enhancing connectivity in the Country through ports, road and rail.
In respect to key national trunk roads, the construction of the Nairobi Expressway Project continues apace. Just last month, I witnessed the signing of Africa's largest Public-Private Partnership funded project – Nairobi-Mau-Summit Express Way.
These are milestone projects, which will have significant positive impact on the economy, by decongesting Nairobi's gateways on the part of the Expressway Project and by opening up the economies of and increasing connectivity in Western, Rift Valley and Central Kenya on the part of the Nairobi-Mau-Summit Project.
With regard to Ports and Bridges, the Lamu Port Berth-One is now complete, and the focus has shifted to bringing it into full operation for trans-shipment purposes. My Administration is also in the final stages of installing the Likoni Floating Bridge; a 824m long bridge costing Ksh 1.96Billion that will be the first automated floating bridge in Kenya.
The Likoni Floating Bridge will help to decongest ferry transport at the Likoni Channel in the context of COVID-19 safety concerns and beyond by providing alternative safe pedestrian connectivity between Liwatoni on Mombasa Island to Ras Bofu on the Likoni mainland side. Further, the Kisumu Port Rehabilitation works are complete, and the new port is already processing fuel products to Uganda.
On our Railways, two days ago, I commissioned the Nairobi Commuter Railway Upgrades, which are set to dramatically change the public transport experience in Nairobi and across the Metropolitan Area. Additionally, we are undertaking rehabilitation of the meter gauge railway line along various routes. The Nairobi to Nanyuki route is now back in service after decades of dormancy, with the Naivasha to Kisumu route currently undergoing an overhaul under multi-agency team coordinated by the Kenya Defense Forces.
With regard to the energy sector, the last mile connectivity programme crossed the 7.2 million household connections mark and the Country is proceeding well towards the aspiration of 100% universal electricity access by 2022. We have also completed a National Geo-Spatial Mapping exercise that has allowed us to catalogue the wealth of our natural resources. It will also enable us to improve the management and use of land, the essential but finite resource we share as a Nation.
To protect all these undertakings, Hon. Members, I am required to submit a report on the state of our national security pursuant to Article 240 of our Constitution.
The State of our national security is STRONG. Our homeland is secure from the varied threats against it. For this, on behalf of all Kenyans, and as Commander-in-Chief, I give thanks and praises to the brave men and women of our security services.
The terrorists continue to be routed, arrested and prosecuted. Their plots are detected and disrupted before they can cause serious harm to more innocent Kenyans. The war against crime and criminality continues apace, driven by a National Police Service that continues to undertake technological, human resource and skills reforms to better serve Kenyans.
While we celebrate the state of our national security, our region is increasingly unstable. We are witnessing the escalating conflicts being caused by ethnicised and regionalised competition for political power. As has always been the case, we are working hard to support peace and reconciliation processes where they are needed the most. We seek to export our peace and pragmatism to our region knowing that success will further secure our Nation.
Honourable Members, we must always remember that the wages of bad politics is the people's suffering and ruin. Many neighbouring countries need a handshake, they need a politics in which competition is not turned into enmity. They need political leaders focused on including the young and desperate not inciting them to revolt against their country and their elders.
We have learned as Kenyans that elections alone cannot bring peace and unity to a divided people. For that, leaders must reach out to each other and build bridges over turbulent waters to allow the people to cross into safety and prosperity.
Our state of national security will remain strong as long as we practice inclusive and sober politics. I ask the Members of this House, all leaders, and all Kenyans to deeply ponder their role in promoting the politics that assures our security, deters our enemies, and is focused on serving the people.
My Administration is also implementing the following reforms in the security sector: the expansion of the National Police Service Control and Command Centre for surveillance and communication; and the successful launch of the Digital Occurrence Book Pilot Project.
In addition, I recently unveiled the national security innovations exhibition at the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) Law Enforcement Academy in Manyani, Taita Taveta County.
This was a youth-driven innovative project aimed at leveraging on technology to address problems facing citizens; from cyber security, crime, revenue collection gateways and social media communication to geospatial mapping, and resource consolidation and even small arms manufacturing.
My Government recognizes the important role played by ICT and innovation in overall national development.
Information communication technology has greatly improved access to government services and enabled Kenyan youth access job opportunities outside Kenya. To ensure Kenyans continue to enjoy these benefits, My Administration has increased access to ICT infrastructure and connectivity through the roll out of the Basic Voice Infrastructure in 67 sub-locations in un-served areas.
To improve access to information and e-government services, My Administration has also established 135 Constituency Innovation Hubs across the Country.
Honorable Speakers,
As part of my functions as President, I am required to submit a report for debate by the National Assembly on the progress made in fulfilling the international obligations of the Republic. At the end of this Address, I will submit this report to this House.
However, some of the key achievements of that report are worth mention in this State of the Nation Address.
As we relentlessly pursue our national development agenda, we remain alive to the fact that as a respected member of the community of nations we have obligations on the regional, continental, and global stages.
We are also acutely aware that the modern world is one where a myriad of transnational traditional as well as emerging security and ecological challenges pose grave threats to national security and development within our borders. That said, we also do not lose sight of the tremendous opportunities available regionally, continentally and globally for Kenya to deepen our shared prosperity.
The East African Community remains Kenya's foremost trade and investment priority. With the ever-deepening integration process demonstrated by easier movement of labour as well as goods and services within the EAC, our peoples are truly reaping the benefits of shared prosperity. I am happy to note that our exports within the East African Community jumped to a six-year high in 2019.
As we join ranks with our brothers within the African Continent. In March 2018, Kenya and Ghana were the first countries to not only sign but also ratify the landmark agreement creating the African Continental Free Trade Area. This agreement brings the 54 African nations under one common market with a population of 1.2 billion and a combined gross domestic product of more than three trillion US Dollars. As a champion of Africa's integration, I am elated that this agreement has officially entered into force and became operational from 1st of July, 2020.
Kenya is also enjoying greater diplomatic goodwill and deeper international friendships than at any other time in our history. We are engaging with the United Kingdom to evolve an arrangement that will guarantee us continued access to the United Kingdom Market, following its exit from the European Union.
Similarly, we are proactively consulting with the United States of America for a solution that will ensure Kenya's continued access to the United States market beyond 2025 when the African Growth and Opportunity Act comes to an end without the need for that Pact's further renewal.
Apart from deepening our cooperation with our traditional partners, we have sought to unveil new frontiers for mutually beneficial cooperation with countries in Eastern Europe, the Asia-Pacific Region, and the Caribbean.
I am pleased to report to the House that last year, Kenya assumed the Presidency of the Orgnazation of African Caribbean and Pacific states for the period 2019 – 2023.
Based on our strong conviction that that we should leverage our rich experience and leadership to articulate Africa's issues in the global arena, we offered our candidature for a non-permanent seat at the United Nations Security Council for the period 2021-2022.
We obtained the overwhelming endorsement by the African Union, which was reaffirmed during the 33rd Ordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government that took place in Addis Ababa in February 2020.
I am pleased to report that when the elections were held in June this year, Kenya was elected as a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council for the period 2021-2022.
Being a member of the most influential body at the United Nations gives Kenya the opportunity to play a more significant role in the pursuit of world peace and security. I wish to thank the African Union for its support, as well as the many friendly nations across the world who voted for us. This is indeed a big win for Africa.
I will conclude my remarks today by touching on the deliberate steps the Government has taken to place Kenya on the path to greater national unity, inclusivity, peace, and reconciliation.
In March 2018, the former Prime Minister, the Rt. Hon. Raila Odinga and I launched the Building Bridges to a New Kenyan Nation Initiative.
To support the same, in May 2018 I established the Building Bridges to Unity Advisory Taskforce in consultation with the Rt. Hon. The former Prime Minister.
The Taskforce has completed its work and submitted its Report; which report has elicited great public debate. The Report extensively evaluates our national challenges and makes robust and comprehensive practical recommendations to address them.
As we progress to the next phase of implementing the recommendations from the Taskforce, I urge all Kenyans to, constructively and objectively, consider the recommendations therein.
More importantly, let us engage in positive discourse with a view to effecting far-reaching changes to that will address the perennial challenges we have faced as a Nation – Negative Ethnicity; inclusion; equitable development and our fight against corruption.
Honorable Speakers, Honourable Members and Fellow Kenyans,
Like Moses in the Bible who sat at the top of Mount Nebo and saw the future that the people of Israel were about to Cross into the promised land, I too have seen our future:
This is what our future looks like:
A Kenya where no one will ascend to a high public office on account of their tribe
A Kenya where no capable person will wallow in poverty because of poor governance
A Kenya Where our potential as a people will be exploited for the greatness of our nation
A Kenya Where we will all share equitably in the prosperity of our Nation.
The Future is beckoning
The Future is here for us to take
Indeed, a future where truly our Justice will be our Shield and Defender
Every Journey starts with a single step, taken in faith, at times against all odds. That journey has commenced with the release of the Building Bridges Initiatives Report. Major changes are needed to our Constitution and other laws so as to lay the foundation for the prosperous future that we seek.
As a people, we must seize this constitutional moment to ensure that we deliver to future generations of Kenyans the country that they deserve.
Kofi Annan aptly reminded us that, "The world is not ours to keep. We hold it in trust for future generations."
This moment in time is our meeting with destiny. When generations come long after we are gone, let them say that we made the right decision at this moment; that we chose unity over division; that we dreamt of and birthed a happier, more harmonious and more prosperous Nation.
Kenya is greater than any individual. Indeed, Kenya is greater than the sum of its citizens. We are a beacon of hope, an icon of peace and stability in a volatile region, and a role model for progressive African Social Democracy.
These qualities are not inherent, and we must continuously water them from the well of our national commitment to a better, brighter, and more inclusive Kenya for all.
Mr. Speaker and Hon. Members of our August Houses of Parliament,
Finally, as we seek to grow our democracy and deepen institutional synergy within Government, I challenge the leadership of our two Houses of Parliament to strive, as much as possible, to resolve issues of concern by consensus building.
As worldwide experience shows, there is always some level of jostling to be expected between the two chambers of a national legislature, as they each seek to better exercise their institutional mandates. Those issues should only escalate to external dispute resolution processes as a last resort, doing otherwise, hurriedly compromises the legislative authority of the House. On our part, the Executive will always be at hand to aid in that consensus building and to foster internally mediated outcomes within Parliament.
Honorable Speakers, let me conclude by re-iterating this: The State of our Nation is Strong, Steady, and Resilient. Similarly, the state of our economic development is and remains on course despite unexpected disruptions to our economy and way of life, chiefly from COVID-19. With regard to our national response to COVID-19, Kenya remains vigilant and capable of defeating this invisible enemy.
And now, Honorable Speakers; It is my pleasure to submit to Parliament the following three reports as required by the Constitution:
Report on All Measures Taken and Progress Achieved in the Realization of National Values;
Report on Progress made in fulfilling the International Obligations of the Republic; and
Report on The State of Security.
Further, and in recognition of the centrality of transparency, accountability, and good governance as the anchors of sustainable development; and while also conscious of the pivotal role played by Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises in driving growth and creating opportunities; I have the pleasure of submitting alongside the constitutionally required Reports the following other Reports:
The Report on Ease of Doing Business Milestones 2017-2020; and
The Annual Report of the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions for the Financial Years 2017/2018, 2018/2019 and 2019/2020.
Thank you and God Bless Kenya.
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Jammu, July 7: With eyes on upcoming Assembly elections in the State, the Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) today revoked the suspension of its MLA, Jagdish Raj Sapolia, who was among the 7 MLAs suspended by the party for their alleged involvement in cross-voting for the Upper House in 2011.
With the re-induction of Sapolia, MLA from Basholi, 6 out of the seven suspended MLAs have now been taken back in the party fold, leaving behind only Chaman Lal Gupta.
Party sources said that there was no such attempt from Chaman Lal Gupta. "Neither he approached the party nor did he condemn the cross-voting episode all these years," they said.
The cross-voting episode had dented the party's image in Jammu region, its main bastion in the State. The BJP, which had won 11 seats for the first time in the State, had to face embarrassment as 7 out of its 11 MLAs cross-voted for the ruling coalition candidates, violating the party whip.
BJP had revoked the suspension of 5 of its MLAs prior to the Parliamentary elections following which they also worked for the party during elections.
Party sources, however, informed that it is not necessary that all these MLAs will be repeated in the upcoming elections. "The party will give mandate on the basis of performance and image of a particular member," an insider said.
An official handout from party State headquarters, while referring to a communication from BJP high command, stated that the decision in this regard has been taken following letter written by the MLA to national president, Rajnath Singh, expressing his "unconditional" desire to work for the party as per the party's priorities and directives. Sapolia had requested that his suspension may be revoked and an opportunity be given to resume work for the party.
BJP State president and MP, Jugal Kishore Sharma, in his separate communication to Jagdish Raj Sapolia, conveyed the decision of the national president to accede to his request and revoke the suspension.
The BJP had suspended Prof Garu Ram, MLA RS Pura; Bharat Bhushan, MLA Muthi-Domana; Durga Dass, MLA Hira Nagar; Jagdish Raj Sapolia, MLA Basholi; Prof Chaman Lal Gupta, MLA Jammu West; Baldev Raj Sharma, MLA Reasi-Katra; and Lal Chand, MLA Bani.


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Virgil G. Gibson, 75, of Andrews, died Saturday, July 7, 2018 at his residence.
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Obiora Nwankwo were trained in Lagos in Lagos FC ECO and then loaned out to various clubs in Nigeria and Real Murcia in Spain.
In January 2010 he moved to Inter Milan in Italy. There Nwankwo first played in the youth team of the Italian master, before making his debut in the group stage of the Champions League 2010/11 season with a 1-3 defeat against Tottenham Hotspur in the first team of Inter. Shortly thereafter, he made his Seria -A debut with a 1-2 defeat against Chievo Verona.
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Our Writing Opportunity this week is the MslexiaStylish and lively site for quarterly UK literary magazine read by 12,000 'committed' women writers. Good range of quality writing, information and advice with news, reviews, competitions and interviews, all presented in a friendly fashion. Praised by Helen Dunmore as 'astute, invigorating and above all an excellent read.' www.mslexia.co.uk Poetry and Pamphlet Prizes, both only open to women and closing on 15 June. The Poetry Prize is £2,000, the Pamphlet Prize winner gets publication of the pamphlet by Seren BooksClick for Seren Books Publishers References listing.
Our ten-part WritersServices Self-Publishing Guide by Joanne PhillipsUK-based freelance writer and ghostwriter. She has had articles published in national writing magazines, and has ghostwritten books on subjects as diverse as hairdressing and keeping chickens. Visit her at www.joannephillips.co.uk takes you through the process step-by-step. 'Self-publishing has changed so much over the past few years it's hard to believe it was once looked down upon by the publishing industry as the last resort of the vain and desperate. At the time of writing many self-publishing authors are identifying with the term 'indie author', which acknowledges that to professionally publish today, you don't actually have to do everything yourself!...'
'In talking to other writers and getting a bit older and realising how it works, (I discovered) that the gestation period for a new book is very tender - it's like a new shoot, you can't expose it to the light too quickly or it might wither. You'll lose the impetus, you'll lose the belief in it.' Laura Barnett, whose three-pronged first novel, sold in 18 countries, is The Versions of Us, in the Bookseller, our Comment this week.
Don't give up the day job makes you think twice about your prospects before launching yourself into being a full-time author. Can you really be sure your writing will support you and yours?
Independent London publishing house Atlantic has recently had a new managing director, Will Atkinson. He put forward the company's publishing philosophy very clearly in an article for Bookbrunch, which sadly is behind their paywall. It is possible however to quote what he says in his article, 'Publishing culture and commerce'. News Review.
Getting ready to publish your book? Do you want to self-publish your work? WritersServices offers a suite of Services for Self-publishers which help writers get their work into shape before they self-publish. From Copy editing to Blurb-writing with much else as well.
Our links this week: novelist Ian McEwan has defended free speech in an address to students at a US college, criticising the authors who pulled out of a PENSupported by eminent writers, this is the English branch of International Pen, which has centres in nearly 100 countries. It fights for freedom of expression and against political censorship. It campaigns for writers harassed, imprisoned and sometimes murdered for their views. http://www.englishpen.org/ event that honoured the Charlie Hebdo journalists, McEwan defends freedom of expression | The Bookseller; publishing is returning to its pre-industrial models in which everyone was a creator and is transforming into a network where emotions matter most, Richard Nash on the Democratization of Publishing; and Hungarian writer László Krasznahorkai has won the Man Booker International 2015, Krasznahorkai wins Man Booker International | The Bookseller.
And more links: thoughts about publishing history and the ending of eras, Publishing Leaders are Temporary Custodians of Their Houses; more on why novels are getting more and more enormous, The Year of the Very Long Novel -- Vulture; and (once you've got past a lot of red carpet stuff), the NY literary scouts who work for film and TV companies, The Next 'Gone Girl'? Meet the 6 NYC Book Scouts Most Likely to Find It - Hollywood Reporter.
'Any magazine-cover hack can splash paint around wildly and call it a nightmare, or a witches sabbath or a portrait of the devil; but only a great painter can make such a thing really scare or ring true. That's because only a real artist knows the anatomy of the terrible, or the physiology of fear.' H P Lovecraft in our Writers' Quotes.
'I can't start writing until I have a closing line.'
— Joseph Heller
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Srirangapatna, the abode of Sri Ranganatha has a chequered history. During the time of Hoysala ruler Udayaditya, brother of Vishnuvardhana, a small town flourished here. A fort was built here in 1454 AD by the local Nagamangala chief Timmana Dandanayaka during the Vijayanagara rule and it was directly ruled by Vijayanagara viceroys. Mysore Wodeyars took possession of this place during the reign of Raja Wodeyar, which ultimately became the capital of Haider Ali and Tipu Sultan till it was captured by the British in 1799 AD. Built in 1784 AD, the summer palace of Tipu Sultan is in the Indo-Islamic style, constructed mostly of teak wood. It is situated outside the fort, on the bank of river Kaveri. It is rectangular in plan and stands on a raised platform. Open corridors run along its four sides with wooden pillars at the edges of the plinth. While the eastern and western wings have walls, the other two wings have recessed bays with pillars supporting the roof of the upper storey. There are four staircases for the upper storey. The most striking feature of the building is that the entire space on the walls and the roof, pillars, canopies and arches are painted artistically. The outer walls depict battle scenes and portraits and the interior walls are decorated with scrolls of thin foliage and floral pattern. The paintings on the western wall emphasise the glorious victory of Haider Ali and Tipu Sultan over the English contingent led by Colonel Bailey in 1780. The eastern wall contains many portraits of contemporary rulers in five rows. Presently, the ground floor of the palace is utilized for Archaeological Site Museum amidst a garden maintained by Archaeological Survey of India.


Chase Bailey celebrates after receiving his GED® diploma.
Brandy Weaver (left), winner of GNTC's 2016 EAGLE Award, poses with Connie Smith (right), vice president of Adult Education at GNTC, during GNTC's GED® Commencement Ceremony on Thursday, May 12. Weaver delivered the keynote address for the ceremony and was also a finalist for the State EAGLE Award for 2016.
(Calhoun, Georgia) – Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) held its GED® Commencement Ceremony on Thursday, May 12, for students who have earned their General Educational Diploma®.
Approximately 100 students crossed the stage with their General Educational Development® diplomas in front of a standing room only crowd.
The evening began with a welcome and introductions by Connie Smith, vice president of Adult Education at GNTC. Smith recognized the friends and family members in attendance at the ceremony.
Pete McDonald, president of GNTC, encouraged graduates to continue with their education and to not look at this ceremony as the end of their studies.
Brandy Weaver of Whitfield County, winner of GNTC's EAGLE Award and finalist for the State EAGLE Award for 2016, delivered the keynote address.
The Adult Education program at Georgia Northwestern Technical College served 3,084 students and graduated 276 students with a GED® diploma in Fiscal Year 2015. The Adult Education program at GNTC serves students in nine counties with campuses located in Floyd, Gordon, Polk, Walker, and Whitfield counties and off-campus learning centers in Catoosa, Chattooga, Dade, Floyd, Gordon, Murray, Polk, and Walker counties. Classes are also held in five different Correctional facilities. GED® Testing Centers are located on campus in Floyd, Gordon, Walker, and Whitfield counties.


US and Brazil dominate industrial construction in Americas. Canada comes in third.
According to the new report from Timetric's Construction Intelligence Center (CIC), the total value of industrial construction activity in the Americas stands at US$541.6 billion, with the US and Brazil owning the largest share with US$297.0 billion and US$126.8 billion, respectively.
The tracked CIC projects show the chemical and pharmaceutical plants sub-sector dominates within industrial construction across the region, with projects valued at US$170.8 billion. The manufacturing sector is in second place with a pipeline valued at US$162.9 billion, followed by metal and material production plants at US$87.9 billion and metal and material processing plants at US$78.8 billion.
The US is ahead in most categories apart from the metal and material processing and production plants sectors, in which Brazil takes the lead. Mining related industrial construction is also an important driver for the industry, especially in Latin America, with Peru and Chile registering substantial investment in the metal and material processing or production plants sectors.
The US and Brazil have the highest value of manufacturing plant construction projects in the region. Much of the manufacturing growth in Brazil is based on its automotive industry and products derived from its commodities, such as ethanol. Brazil is a leading producer of ethanol, which is used to power much of the country's road vehicles. There are a number of ethanol-related projects, the highest value being the US$2.2 billion Anapolis Biofuel Processing Plant.
Canada, in third place for its investment in industrial construction projects, has been affected by the fall in oil prices and resulting decline in oil products related processing and manufacturing investment. However, the country is second to Brazil for projects in metal and material processing plants driven by its mineral and iron ore deposits.
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O termo litologia pode se referir ao estudo especializado em rochas e suas camadas e que estuda os processos de litificação, ou às categorizações referentes a esses mesmos processos e aos tempos geológicos em que ocorreram.

Litologia está relacionada à rocha que irá formar o solo.

A rocha que se forma a partir solo (litologia) pode ser o material de origem do solo, porém em solos profundos, (solos de regiões tropicais) o material de origem é o regolito, que vem da alteração da rocha. Logo, as variações litológicas são as variações que as rochas sofrem no decorrer do tempo resultando em um tipo de solo.

O termo litologia refere-se ao tipo de rocha. Consiste na descrição de rochas em afloramento ou amostra de mão, com base em várias características tais como a cor, textura, estrutura, composição mineralógica ou granulometria.

Ou seja, formação litológica é o processo de formação da rocha em que esta passa por deformações resultantes do tipo de solo.

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Q: How to concatenate columns in a p-table with dynamic columns My data source serves a json data file in the following format.
subjects.json
[
  {
    "subjectCode": "1111",
    "subjectTitle": "English Literature",
    "subjectGroup": "English",
    "status": "Available"
  },
  {
    "subjectCode": "2222",
    "subjectTitle": "Algebra III",
    "subjectGroup": "Mathematics",
    "status": "Not Available"
  }
]

Here is the interface class used to read the data file.
subject.model.ts
export interface Subject {
    subjectCode: string;
    subjectTitle: string;
    subjectGroup: string;
    status: string;
}

and the component file
subject.component.ts
export class SubjectComponent implements OnInit {

    searchResults: Subject[];

    // lots of other stuff

}

For UI design reasons, I need to display the subject code and subject title as a single column in the browser. This is easily done if I used static columns.
subject.component.html with static columns

    <ng-template pTemplate="header" let-columns>

            Subject
            Group
            Status

     </ng-template>
     <ng-template pTemplate="body" let-rowData>

            {{rowData.subjectCode}} {{rowData.subjectTitle}}
            {{rowData.subjectGroup}}
            {{rowData.status}}

     </ng-template>

However, when I tried doing the same with dynamic columns, I cannot find a way to do it with the {{rowData[col.field]}} parameters that dynamic column uses, and I can't find any mention of how to do it in the PrimeNG documentation.
modified subject.component.ts to use dynamic columns
export class SubjectComponent implements OnInit {

    searchResults: Subject[];

    // table columns
    this.cols = [
        { field: 'subjectCode', header: 'Subject code'},
        { field: 'subjectTitle', header: 'Subject title'},
        { field: 'subjectGroup', header: 'Group'},
        { field: 'status', header: 'Status'}
    ];

// lots of other stuff
}

modified subject.component.html with dynamic columns

    <ng-template pTemplate="header" let-columns>

                {{col.header}}

    </ng-template>
    <ng-template pTemplate="body" let-rowData let-columns="columns">

                {{rowData[col.field]}}

    </ng-template>

How do I concatenate the subject code and title from the interface into a single column in a p-table using dynamic columns?

A: You can check by column index or column field to skip render column, like this:

    <ng-template pTemplate="header" let-columns>

            <ng-container *ngFor="let col of columns; let i = index">

                    {{col.header}}

            </ng-container>

    </ng-template>
    <ng-template pTemplate="body" let-rowData let-columns="columns">

            <ng-container *ngFor="let col of columns; let i = index">

                    {{ rowData[col.field] + ' ' + rowData[columns[i + 1].field] }}

                 1">
                    {{rowData[col.field]}}

            </ng-container>

    </ng-template>

or like this:

    <ng-template pTemplate="header" let-columns>

            <ng-container *ngFor="let col of columns">

                    {{col.header}}

            </ng-container>

    </ng-template>
    <ng-template pTemplate="body" let-rowData let-columns="columns">

            <ng-container *ngFor="let col of columns; let i = index">

                    {{ rowData.subjectCode + ' ' + rowData.subjectTitle }}

                    {{rowData[col.field]}}

            </ng-container>

    </ng-template>

A:
                            {{car[col.field]}}

                        '
                            {{car[col.field] | date:'dd/MM/yyyy'}}

 or you can also use **method calls** inside the tags like

                    {{sayHello(col.field)}}

    then in your ts file,write the method like

sayHello(colId: string)
{
    return colID+"Hello";
}

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CLARKSVILLE – Middle school years can be among the most challenging of a young person's life.
"We are at this awkward stage of trying to discover ourselves and, making it even harder, trying to discover the Lord in ourselves," said Mary Gutelius, a 13-year-old seventh-grader at Dunloggin Middle School and a parishioner of Our Lady of Perpetual Help, both in Ellicott City.
"When in middle school, you really are getting to that stage in life where it is essential to be given the information needed to understand God and what it really means to be one of his followers."
Mark Hollcraft, eastern regional director with NET Ministries, offers energetic opening remarks at the "Rise Up" retreat for middle school students at St. Louis Church in Clarksville May 12. (Kevin J. Parks/CR Staff)
Gutelius was among nearly 200 young adolescents who gathered at St. Louis School in Clarksville May 12 to grow in their faith at the first middle-school youth day sponsored by the Archdiocese of Baltimore in more than a decade.
The event was designed to conquer three tasks: to highlight the necessity for middle school ministry, to present a clear message of the Gospel and to allow the middle-schoolers to experience the creativity and diversity of their larger archdiocesan church family.
"Rise Up!" was the day's theme, in reference to the viral video of the song by the same name sung by the Cardinal Shehan School Choir from Baltimore. The choir kicked off the event with a live rendition of the song.
Gutelius said many middle-school students deal with self-consciousness and the struggle of trying to keep up to fit it. Youth ministry and events such as the youth day help students realize those things do not matter in the eyes of God, she said.
"God doesn't care what the bullies at school think of you," Gutelius said, "but rather how in your own unique way you make the world a little better."
Craig Gould, director of the archdiocesan division of youth and young adult ministry, said middle school is "really where we see people making decisions of faith."
He added that the culture has shifted, and young people are making individual faith decisions early on, rather than automatically falling into the religious traditions of their families.
"There's more growth in the individual," Gould said.
Nationally known performers provided entertainment and led worship, including NET Ministries; Corrie Marie, a singer and songwriter who is a parishioner of Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Ellicott City; Ike Ndolo, a singer, songwriter and adjunct worship leader at Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Tempe, Ariz.; and Paul J. Kim, a beatboxer, singer and speaker.
Young people cheer at the "Rise Up" retreat for middle school students at St. Louis Church in Clarksville May 12. (Kevin J. Parks/CR Staff)
Kim floated between comedy and beatboxing, prayer and testimonial.
"You don't have to change go to God, it's going to God that will change you," he said. "You don't have to change and become a perfect person to have a relationship with Christ and the church, so come as you are."
Breakout sessions included adoration of the Blessed Sacrament, vocation discussions, NET Ministries and service. Inflatable games provided a chance to play outside.
Every parish and Catholic school in the archdiocese received information on the event, and Gould spoke with each principal to encourage attendance especially for students who attend Catholic schools, but who are not active in their parishes.
Lori Stone, youth minister at St. Cecilia in Baltimore, accompanied a group of sixth-, seventh- and eighth-graders from the parish. She said the parish's youth group begins at age 13, so not all of the students had been active prior to this event.
"This was an opportunity for middle-schoolers to get involved," she said, adding that it was a bonus "to give them an opportunity to experience with the archdiocese has to offer."
Stone said the event gave the students a chance to bond and to be the focus of the day.
A game of "Hot Potato" is used as an icebreaker at the "Rise Up!" retreat for middle school students at St. Louis Church in Clarksville May 12. (Kevin J. Parks/CR Staff)
The middle school youth day will be an annual event hosted at different locations throughout the archdiocese. St. Maria Goretti High School in Hagerstown will be next year's host.
Though the event was not specifically gear toward vocations, attending the event were Father Steven Roth, archdiocesan director of vocations; and Sister Lourdes Miranda, vocations director for the Little Sisters of the Poor.
"All youth ministry events encourage vocations in the fullest sense of the word," Gould said, adding that it might be a religious vocation, or living out their lives as disciples in other vocations.
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UPDATED: An earlier version of this story incorrectly reported that the middle school youth day was the first for the archdiocese. The event was the first in a decade.
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If you like the Bayside condos which is the second newest condo in downtown San Diego offering some of the safest bay views and these bay views are from EVERY window including living room and both en suite bedrooms. Its on a high floor and is 1,811 sf. 2bd 2.5ba, 2 parking. The Bayside condos are about the only resale building I take buyers to these days that says the units do not need updating like so many other high rises. Let me know if you have an interest.
Prices were up only 1% year over year, 2017 to 2018. This is a little understated because there were 150 condos sold that are not reported in the 819 sold units in the MLS data. Those 150 units are the Pacific Gate brand new condominiums which have an average sales price per square foot about 30% higher than your average resale downtown. I excluded them from the chart to keep the data consistent over the years which has almost no new developer sales in the previous data points on the chart.
Why So Many of My Clients are Buying in Pacific Gate Condominiums?
Having had so far more sales (8) in Pacific Gate than any other agent or team you might ask what have I done differently to be ahead of the rest. Well first off, its not a competition and there is no prize or award for bringing the most buyers there. What separates me from the competition is my knowledge and level of personalized one on one customer service. You see there are some big teams out there that do a lot of transactions but the face or person the team is named after is almost never going to walk a potential buyer around town showing them properties, its time consuming and requires a lot of patients, preparation and knowledge about each building and in some cases the views from the particular condos. Usually what happens with the teams is their rookie agents get handed the buyers who may not even know about the new condo buildings out there, leaving more opportunities for my clients.
So once I show a prospective buyer all the resale choices downtown along with the brand new Pacific Gate, it sort of sells itself in many ways. Being far superior to any and all other buildings downtown with respect to the quality and amenities it just boils down to the value proposition at that point, is it worth the extra money. A strong case can be made for the value it offers, but will save that for another blog post, but will end with this thought. If those buyers come to me in 5-10 years and ask me to sell their condo we will both be glad its only 5-10 years old because all the other resales will be 15-20 years old and you know what that means if you have looked at a 20 year old condo, total remodeling project, ugh.
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This article I published on my other website is a must read if your worried about the where prices of San Diego condos are headed in the next few years.
Are you looking for a really big condo, something in the ballpark of 10,000 square feet? There are very very few of these that exist and I know of one about to come on the market. Since its in one of the very best building downtown, its going to be priced in the ballpark of $10 million Im thinking. Let me know if you have any interest and I can let the owners know before it its the market.
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Downtown San Diego Condo Pricing Data just in for the first quarter of 2017 showing prices up 8.0% from first quarter of 2016 to an average of $568/sf. Luxury condos over 1,200 sf were up a similar 7.9% to $629/sf. Sold prices for the quarter ranged from $372/sf at Union Square condos to $1,149/sf at Park Place condos. San Diego Condo prices have been on this upward path since the market bottomed out in late 2011 rising 60.9% since the bottom and up 50.3% over the last five years.
As we all know prices are driven by supply vs demand and the demand for the downtown lifestyle and the views you can get here continues to exceed the supply of for sale condos. Finally after eight years since the last new condo tower was built in downtown one is expected to come on line in December (Pacific Gate). Other factors to watch that could influence pricing in the years ahead are, mortgage interest rates, over all macro economy and Federal Government spending on the military.
Savina is the name of Bosa Developments newest high rise condo tower currently under construction in the Columbia neighborhood one block from Little Italy.
While I do have copies of the floor plans and list of amenities I dont yet know the finish level the Savina Condos will have, therefore want a little more information before I think it will earn a spot on the coveted Top 10 Condos list.
Residents of downtown San Diego have been waiting eight years now to buy a new condo. As vibrant as the city has been in recent years with lots of new construction of apartments and office buildings, no new condominiums have been built since 2009. Bosa Development has just announced the name of their new condo project going up near Little Italy. They chose the name Savina to give it a local neighborhood feeling.
The Savina condos are located at the northern edge of the Columbia neighborhood of downtown, right across the street from Little Italy. Savina will have 285 residences ranging in size from 915 - 1,949 square feet. The single tower will rise 36 stories and in typical Bosa fashion will have townhomes surrounding the pool area. Amenities in the Savina condos include amenity deck with pool, fitness center and meeting room. The bulk of the building will include a total of eight units per floor, with even fewer on the uppers floors which contain the larger floor plans. Completion is expected near the end of 2018.
While Bosa development does have another condo tower also under construction, named Pacific Gate, the Savina project will not really be a direct competitor. The Pacific Gate condos are a Super Prime building, meaning the best design and quality building in a world class city and also the most expensive. The Savina condos will be similar in many ways to the more traditional quality and design San Diego has seen from Bosa in its prior eight condominium complexes.
3. While pricing has not been released as of early 2017, the prices might be similar to those found in the resale market at some of better buildings now such as the Bayside and Pinnacle condominiums.
4. Bosa Quality, we have all come to respect and admire the buildings they built and helped transform downtown San Diego.
1. Its not on the "residential front row", located just one block behind (east) of the residential front row.
2. Its bay views are not unobstructed, see #1, its located almost directly behind the Bayside condos.
3. No floor plan is over 2,000, there is a big market for large 3 bedroom condos, this building will not meet that demand. Update March 25 2017, they will have 4 penthouse units over 2,000sf.
4. Its two years out from completion, if your not in a rush to move in, you just might get two years of price appreciation while waiting for your move in date.
Until I get more information, please learn more about it from the link below to my other website which has a page dedicated to the Savina Condominiums.