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Decide to join Jubilee without conditions, Muturi tells parties

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National Assembly Speaker Justin Muturi with his deputy Joyce Laboso at Simoti in Bomet on Saturday. Photo/PHILLIP YEGON

As political realignments ahead of the August General Election take shape, National Assembly Speaker Justin Muturi has urged political parties willing to back Jubilee Party to do so without conditions.

He said it is wrong for leaders of political parties that have declared to support the re-election of President Uhuru Kenyatta and his deputy William Ruto to give conditions, saying they should come clean on the matter rather than causing confusion.

Speaking on Saturday at Simoti Secondary School in Konoin, Bomet county, during the school thanksgiving and book harvest ceremony, he called on the parties to fully join JP and stop sideshows, saying the leaders must practise what they preach.

“JP is the party for unity and welcomes all parties to back it. So I am challenging the leaders to practise what they preach. They should stop sideshows for the sake of unity,” he said.

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Foreign movie sellers ordered to get licence

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Kenya Film Classification Board Coast regional manager Boniventure Kioko displays copies of pirated movies in Mombasa, yesterday. Photo/NDEGWA GATHUNGU

The Kenya Film Classification Board (KFCB) has asked distributors of Tanzanian Bongo music and Indian movies to get rid of pirated disks and get content approval from the board.

KFCB Coast regional manager Boniventure Kioko said yesterday hundreds of pirated foreign movies are brought to the market each year killing the local film industry.

The official called on the relevant stakeholders in the entertainment industry to join hands with the film regulator in the fight against piracy. He described piracy as the greatest enemy of the creative industry that must be defeated at all costs for the sector’s potential to be fully realised.

Speaking to the press in his office in Mombasa, Kioko announced major piracy crackdown to put an end to the menace. He urged film distributors to seek KFCB licences saying sale of unrated movies would not be allowed in the market.

“We will not hesitate to act against piracy in Mombasa, Voi, Malindi, Lamu and Kwale towns where the practice is rampant,” he said adding that contraband films are detrimental to the local film-makers who spend huge resources and time in coming up with original movies.

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Thika fund disburses Sh32 million bursaries to needy students

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Thika MP Alice Ng’ang’a who funds THETFU scholarship programme. Photo/FILE

At least 6,000 vulnerable students in Thika Town constituency are set to benefit from an education scholarship programme funded by area MP Alice Ng’ang’a.

The students received bursaries worth Sh32 million under the Thika Education Trust Fund (THETFU). Speaking after disbursing cheques at Chania Boys High School, Ms Ng’ang’a said education is the best legacy a parent can bequeath to their children since it impacts generations.

Ms Ng’ang’a said that as an industrial town, Thika has several slums where families need bursary assistance. “The only way we can end this poverty cycle is by educating our children and secure a bright future for them,” she said adding that she will not give up soliciting for funds to educate the less fortunate in society.

The MP observed that the majority of leaders and successful entrepreneurs in the country were beneficiaries of bursaries and that they should work at educating the less fortunate to give back to society.

“I would like to urge fellow leaders and anyone with financial muscle to at least support needy students, to do so without tiring,” she insisted.

Education Cabinet Secretary ( CS) Fred Matiang’i who was the chief guest lauded the efforts by the Thika MP saying that he has travelled across the country and noticed that Ms Ng’ang’a is one of the best performing MPs in the education sector.

Matiang’i said that together with other education stakeholders he will work tirelessly to ensure that the country produces scholars who can effectively drive Kenya’s development agenda.

Hated and loved in equal measure , the CS has on many occasions been the target of harsh criticism. Recently, Kenya National Union of Teachers (Knut) Secretary General Wilson Sossion threatened to petition in the National Assembly to oust Matiang’i.

MPs present at the ceremony were Moses Kuria, Kanini Kega, Jude Njomo and the host all who assured Matiang’i of their support and vowed to dismiss the petition if it reaches parliament.

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Jubilee, Nasa in life-and-death combat for city

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Map of Nairobi county showing its 17 parliamentary constituencies. Jubilee and Cord shared the seats almost equally in the 2013 General Election.

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The position of Nairobi governor is emerging as the second most competitive seat after the presidency, with Jubilee and the National Super Alliance (Nasa) plotting to take control of the capital.

Nairobi County is the most lucrative and strategic political constituency where whoever wields control enjoys considerable political and economic influence.

Both sides are not only hellbent on capturing the city governorship currently held by ODM’s Evans Kidero, they have vowed to win majority seats in the National and County assemblies and scoop Senate and Women Representatives positions.

As Nasa plots how to retain the governor’s seat and wrench a number of parliamentary seats from Jubilee, the latter is crafting a raft of proposals to unseat Kidero and retain its dominance in parliamentary constituencies.

Part of the proposals, insiders say, include fielding a strong candidate who is acceptable to all, not fielding candidates in constituencies it stands little chance as well as urging aspirants to go the consensus way instead of nominations.

ODM leader Raila Odinga, on the other hand, has segmented Nairobi into friendly zones, battle grounds and “enemy” territory and directed supporters to move their votes from hostile territory to battlegrounds to buttress the Opposition’s chances of winning parliamentary seats which slipped through its fingers in the last General Election.

Last month, Raila told aspirants that Nairobi is an important political constituency that the Opposition must do everything possible to gain control of. He urged the aspirants to double their efforts in the battlegrounds constituencies and ensure they retain the safe seats currently under Opposition grip.

“This is a life-and-death battle. Nairobi is the thermometer of the country’s politics. Aspirants must be ready to support winners in the nominations. If you lose you will get other positions, it is not the end of life,” he said.

Among the seats that Cord lost narrowly mainly because affiliate parties fielded candidates against each other are Kamukunji, Embakasi North, Embakasi West, Kasarani, Makadara and Starehe.

The former Prime Minister said, with proper strategy and planning, the Opposition can capture the seats. “Politics requires a lot of planning and strategy.

We must identify areas where we lost but we had the potential of winning so that we concentrate there. Battlegrounds must be identified so that our people register there to boost our chances of winning,” Raila told the aspirants.

Jubilee’s strategy of snatching the governorship from the Opposition and winning a majority of parliamentary seats include not giving direct nomination to any candidate and ensuring President Uhuru Kenyatta and his deputy William Ruto stay neutral. Candidates are to be agreed upon by either consensus or through primaries.

Negotiations have already started in areas where consensus, as opposed to competitive primaries, are seen as preferable. The idea of consensus came after Ruto told a meeting of Nairobi MPs to consider consensus not only on the position of governor but also on other seats to increase Jubilee’s chances of controlling the city.

The proposal not to field candidates in Opposition strongholds was agreed upon based on the 2013 election results. Instead, Jubilee plans to mobilise voters in its strongholds to retains its current seats.

In 2013, ODM and TNA shared the 17 parliamentary constituencies in Nairobi County, with TNA winning nine seats while ODM managed eight. While ODM won the governor’s seat, TNA took the senator’s and Women’s Representative seats.

TNA holds Roysambu, Embakasi Central, Kasarani, Embakasi North, Embakasi West, Dagoretti South, Makadara, Kamukunji and Starehe constituencies.

ODM has Westlands, Dagoretti North, Langata, Kibra, Embakasi South, Ruaraka, Embakasi East and Mathare constituencies. At the Nairobi County Assembly, ODM enjoys slim majority. Of the 85 seats, ODM has 43 while Jubilee has 42. The parties share the 36 nomination slots equally.

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Obama spies tapped my calls, Trump claims

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Washington, Sunday

US President Donald Trump has been urged to provide evidence to back his allegation that his predecessor Barack Obama ordered his phones to be tapped.

This comes after Trump published tweets alleging that his phone lines were tapped during the election campaigns under the directions of Obama. Republican Senator Ben Sasse said Trump’s comments were “serious” and he should explain the alleged wire-tapping and how he came to know about it. Trump has supplied no details to back his claim.

An Obama spokesman said he had never ordered surveillance of any US citizen. Trump’s tweets follow allegations made by conservative radio host Mark Levin, that the Obama administration “sought, and eventually obtained, authorisation to eavesdrop” on the Trump campaign last year.

Other media reports had previously suggested the FBI had sought a warrant from the foreign intelligence surveillance court (Fisa) in order to monitor members of the Trump team suspected of “irregular contacts” with Russian officials.

The warrant was first turned down but then reportedly approved, though there has been no official confirmation. Under Fisa, wire-tapping can only be approved if there is probable cause to believe that the target of the surveillance is an agent of a foreign power. Obama could not lawfully have ordered such a warrant.

Trump, who has been facing intense scrutiny over alleged Russian interference in support of his election campaign, made the allegation in a series of tweets on Saturday.

Writing from his weekend home in Florida, he called the alleged tapping “Nixon/Watergate”, referring to the most notorious political scandal of 1972, which led to the downfall of President Richard Nixon after a web of political spying, sabotage and bribery was exposed by the media. The spokesman for Obama, Kevin Lewis, said the accusation was “simply false”.

“A cardinal rule of the Obama Administration was that no White House official ever interfered with any independent investigation led by the Department of Justice”, he said.

The statement left open the possibility that a judicial investigation had been taking place. Earlier Ben Rhodes, who was Obama’s foreign policy adviser and speech writer, also addressed Trump’s claims in a tweet, saying: “No President can order a wire-tap. Those restrictions were put in place to protect citizens from people like you.”

As the Trump administration continues to be bedevilled by a drip-drip of revelations about ties to Russian officials during and after last year’s election, the president has seemingly settled on the identity of the malevolent figure behind the turmoil.

It was the former president, Trump asserts, who is guilty of meddling in the 2016 campaign, not Russia. Obama, he says, is the one whose deeds merit investigation. -BBC leaks that have embarrassed the White House.

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Nderitu Gachagua to be given State burial

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The body of the late Nyeri governor Nderitu Gachagua at the JKIA moments after arriving from London

President Uhuru Kenyatta will today lead top government dignitaries and politicians in attending the burial of Nyeri Governor Nderitu Gachagua.

State House Spokesman Manoah Esipisu yesterday confirmed that the Head of State will attend the burial ceremony at Gachagua’s rural home in Mathira, Nyeri county. Gachagua will be accorded a State burial.

Speaking at Sagana State Lodge, Esipisu said Uhuru will join family and Nyeri residents in burying the county’s first governor.

Gachagua’s body arrived in the country from Royal Marsden Hospital in London where he died after a long battle with pancreatic cancer.

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MPs win big from betting companies

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Some Members of Parliament’s insatiable appetites and lack of integrity is unrivalled.

A week after allegedly pocketing hundreds of thousands of shillings to legislate in favour of betting companies, members of a committee charged with writing a report on the Betting, Lotteries and Gaming Bill are said to have earned an extra Sh100,000 each to further impress the gambling businesses.

However, the deal which was meant to be a guarded secret leaked after two members, who missed out on the loot, spilled the beans.

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Why MP, aspirant have become instant allies

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A senior Jubilee MP from North Eastern is said to have toned down his attacks on an aspirant who is eyeing his seat after the latter fell out with ODM leader Raila Odinga.

The aspirant, who had earlier thought he had the backing of the Opposition leader, disagreed with the opposition kingpin after he announced he is fronting a different candidate on an ODM ticket.

The jilted aspirant and the Jubilee legislator have now became allies because they now have a common enemy.

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Dubai’s transport system holds significant lessons for Kenya

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It is ironic that Nairobi, a city with a potential of growing its transport system to a world-class model, continue to face some of the biggest challenges in the world. Traffic congestion, unpredictable public transport system and unclear regulatory structure.

Traffic congestion according to James Gachanja, a policy analyst at Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), is conceivably one of the key concerns affecting the performance of Nairobi’s transport system.

In his research, Mitigating Road Traffic Congestion in the Nairobi Metropolitan Region, the report estimates that in 2008, the economic cost of traffic jams in Nairobi Metropolitan Region (NMR) stood at Sh1.9 billion annually, on account of cost of additional time spent on travel due to congestion.

The situation has worsened since the undertaking of KIPPRA research two years ago.

Advanced cities like Dubai, got it spot-on with the help of correct policies and political will, tactical ingredients Kenya is still wrestling with.

Unlike Dubai, with a fully automated public transport bus system – the Dubai Metro, run by Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), Kenya’s pursuit to advance its own was widely met with unreserved rebuff from industry cartels, notably the matatu crews who famously opposed the cashless payment system that was executed in Nairobi's buses and matatus.

The system was to get commuters top up the card, then conductor taps it to a phone, and a set amount is charged. The commuter would then receive a confirmation SMS. Matatu and bus touts, instead chose to bypass the system, a recessive greed that tossed aside those efforts to date.

[caption id="attachment_305827" align="alignleft" width="600"]The Dubai’s large and advanced bus system has is 47-mile-long with 193 routes on weekdays and transports over 30 million people weekly The Dubai’s large and advanced bus system has is 47-mile-long with 193 routes on weekdays and transports over 30 million people weekly[/caption]

The Dubai’s large and advanced bus system has is 47-mile-long with 193 routes on weekdays and transports over 30 million people weekly compared to Nairobi where the sector is vastly controlled by several PSVs, now managed by Saccos but still systematized by ‘brokers.’

A commuter in a Dubai Metro for instance is issued a pocket guide while traveling and the ride comes with special package like free Wi-Fi and accessibility for passengers with special needs. Their world-class airports area also installed with free Wi-Fi.

Passengers using Dubai’s public transport system rose to 543.6million last year against 539.5million the year before, according to figures by RTA. The average daily passengers on public transport system, comprising of metro, trams, buses, marine transit and taxis (Dubai Taxi and franchise companies) grew by 1.5million.

Pedestrians’ defiance on traffic rules is still chocking government’s hard work. Despite the national government spending an arm and a leg on footbridges, pedestrians still disregard them, and prefer to dash across highways, caring less about oncoming vehicles. In Dubai’s pulsating heartbeat, pedestrians religiously monitor traffic lights, day or night, irrespective of authorities’ belvedere.

Dubai came up with a new law in 2009 on vehicle ownership that ultimately reduced an average age of vehicles on Dubai roads to 5.6 years compared to Kenya’s 8 years. This way the UAE country has managed to ease congestion over time.

The average age of vehicles on roads in the UK is 6.7 years, it is 8 years in the US, 10.3 years in Australia and 15 years in Bulgaria.

[caption id="attachment_305828" align="alignleft" width="600"]Passengers using Dubai’s public transport system rose to 543.6million last year against 539.5million the year before, according to figures by RTA Passengers using Dubai’s public transport system rose to 543.6million last year against 539.5million the year before, according to figures by RTA[/caption]

The two cities are however still battling a familiar test, population growth which will most certainly continue to have adverse implications on the transport system and traffic congestion. In 2009, the population of the Nairobi Metro was around 6,658,000; it is estimated that under a “business as usual scenario,” the population will grow to approximately 14 million by 2030, while Dubai’s resident population is also projected to grow by 5million over the same period up from the current 2.7million residents.

Kenya is making great strides on roads and airport expansions, but sanitization of public transport system, vehicle ownership and proper transport planning are still a contest.

With Dubai’s infrastructural example, Kenya must diversify its own so its people see the benefits.

 

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DCI Director Ndegwa Muhoro leads probe into killing of British rancher

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The Government was moving with speed to avert a dent on the country's Tourism Industry following the weekend killing of a British born rancher in the ongoing wave of violence in Laikipia County.
Interior Cabinet Secretary Joseph Nkaissery announced the arrest of 379 illegal herders who have invaded private ranches as the Director of Criminal Investigations Ndegwa Muhoro took personal charge of investigations into the killing of Briton Tristan Voorspuy , who was shot dead by suspected raiders at his Sosian Ranch .
The measures were announced as President Kenyatta summoned the country's top security chiefs to a crisis meeting at State House to address the rising wave of violence in Baringo and Laikipia Counties.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4IWgnqXFYw

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Former Nyeri Governor laid to rest

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Governor wa county ya Nyeri Nderitu Gachagua kuthi na mbere gwikaririra giti

Former Nyeri Governor the late Nderitu Gachagua who died while undergoing treatment at a London Hospital was Monday laid to rest with President Uhuru Kenyatta and opposition leader Raila Odinga telling members of the county assemblies to stop blackmailing and sabotaging County Governors in discharging their mandate.
The two leaders spoke at Gachagua's burial ceremony that was also graced by retired President Mwai Kibaki and Deputy President William Ruto at his Hiriga farm in Karatina.
The President termed it as saddening that conflicts between Governors and MCA's have stalled projects meant to benefit people at the grassroots.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ER4pYmjz0hY

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Counties 2017: Focus on Migori County Gubernatorial seat

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It is considered one of the most cosmopolitan counties in the larger Luo Nyanza region.

It is also said to be sitting on huge deposits of gold resources apart from hosting the second largest sugar producing factory in Kenya.
Tonight we trail our focus on county number 44, where party affiliations, a crucial Kuria vote and the performance of the inaugural county government, will play a key role, in determining whether incumbent Governor Zachary Okoth Obado will be re- elected for a second in office or whether he will cede ground to any of the four other opponents seeking to dislodge him.

Kofa Mrenje now puts into perspective the race for the migori county gubernatorial seat--on our weekly segment- Counties 2017.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_V7mYzTruc

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Nyamira too dangerous for us, besieged scribes say

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Nyamira county is slowly becoming a dangerous place for journalists to work in if they don’t report positively on the county government.

Constant harassment and killing of journalists has now become a tradition. Barely two months after three journalists were beaten up by county enforcement officers and their tools of trade destroyed, another journalist has reported to the police that his life is in danger after youths who work in the county government issued death threats to him.

The goons accused Stanley Ongwae of The Standard in Nyamira of writing stories which were critical of the area governor John Nyagarama’s administration and thus jeopardising his re-election bid.

The goons on Friday accosted Ongwae and threatened to chop off his head if he does not stop writing negative stories about the governor.

The three goons, who are county government employees, told Ongwae to his face that they have been specifically assigned to deal with him and another journalist whom they did not name for highlighting negative stories about the county leadership.

“I was taking lunch on Friday when three goons, one of them a woman, confronted me and demanded to know why I was always writing negative stories about the county,” he said.

Ongwae, who looked shaken said the woman told him that he will face the same fate that befell another jouralist who was killed 10 years ago after exposing corruption deals during the construction of police housing units in the county.

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Leaders throng Magere shrine ahead of primaries

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The Luanda Magere shrine caretaker Mzee Petro Ogayo. Photo/COURTESY

Baraka Karama @PeopleDailyKe

Incumbent leaders and those aspiring for various political seats in Luo-Nyanza are now scrambling to get blessings of the legendary Luanda Magere stone in Sidho village, ahead of the ODM party nominations.

Mzee Petro Ogayo, who is in charge of the Luanda Magere shrine, told the People Daily he has hosted more than 200 political leaders from the region since April last year. “Jotelo mageny majo siasa biro ka mondo mzee ogwedhgi nikech gichung' (many political leaders are coming here to get mzee’s blessings before they vie for their seats,” he said.

Luanda Magere was legendary Luo warrior who belonged to Sidho clan In Kano. Legend has it that he had mystic powers which made his flesh as hard as stone.

[caption id="attachment_305919" align="alignright" width="300"]The Luanda Magere stone. Photo/COURTESY The Luanda Magere stone. Photo/COURTESY[/caption]

Arrows and spears simply bounced off his body making him invincible in war. The Nandi community, which by then was fighting the Luo, allowed Magere to marry their daughter, who would later disclose to them his secrets which lay in his shadow.

During a battle, a Nandi warrior speared Magere’s shadow killing him on the spot after which he turned into a stone. Currently, a traditional hut has been built where the Magere stone stands.

Mzee Ogayo said the political leaders who frequent the place kneel down before the stone and “explain to it their needs”. “It is a must that they kneel down and talk to mzee and ask him what they want,” he said.

He says among the political leaders who have visited the shrine include a host of sitting and aspiring MPs from the Luo-Nyanza.

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FBI director ‘rejects’ Trump Obama claims

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Washington, Monday

FBI director James Comey has rejected Donald Trump’s claim that his predecessor, Barack Obama, ordered a wiretap of his phone before he was elected US president, US media say.

Comey reportedly asked the US justice department (DOJ) to publicly reject Saturday’s allegation, according to the New York Times and NBC. He is said to have asked for this because the allegation falsely insinuated that the FBI broke the law.

The DOJ has not commented. US media quoted officials as saying that Comey believed there was no evidence to support Trump’s allegation. From an FBI director this is a startling rebuke of a sitting president and Comey will be under pressure from Democrats to voice it publicly.

His (Trump’s)tweets followed allegations made by conservative radio host Mark Levin, including that the Obama administration “sought, and eventually obtained, authorisation to eavesdrop” on the Trump campaign last year.

Troubling report White House press secretary Sean Spicer went on to say there had been “very troubling” reports “concerning potentially politically motivated investigations immediately ahead of the 2016 election”.

All the evidence indicates the answer is no. A spokesman for Obama said Trump’s allegation charge was “simply false”. A warrant, if it existed, would most likely have been ordered by the Department of Justice independently of the White House.

The only way Obama could have ordered surveillance without going through the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (Fisa) court is if there was no US citizens involved.

In this case, considering the target is allegedly Trump Tower in New York - which would definitely have involved American citizens - this would have been hard to argue.

James Clapper, who was director of national intelligence under Obama, has categorically denied a Fisa court order existed. - BBC

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Nyamweya accuses Ongeri of betrayal

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ODM leader Raila Odinga to receive UN-Habitat Sam Ongeri into his party. Photo/File

South Mugirango MP Manson Nyamweya has accused former UN-habitat ambassador Sam Ongeri of betrayal.

The Kisii governor’s seat hopeful said he had struck a deal with Ongeri for him to vie for the senator seat on a Kenya National Congress (KNC) ticket before he turned around and joined ODM.

He said he was surprised when Ongeri ditched Jubilee Party and pledged to campaign for the re-election of governor James Ongwae, whom he accused of failing to manage the county’s resources.

Addressing delegates from Nyaribari Chache constituency led by parliamentary aspirant Rachael Otundo at the party’s Kisii headquarters, the MP also said KNC supports National Super Alliance and appealed to locals to elect whoever is picked as flag-bearer.

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Doctors, clergy step up talks to end strike

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Catholic Church head Archbishop John Cardinal Njue after talks with striking doctors at the ACK Guest House in Nairobi yesterday. Photo/KENNA CLAUDE

Doctors and religious leaders were yesterday holed up in a day-long meeting in an attempt to end the medics’ strike. Sources intimated that the clergy met with President Uhuru Kenyatta in the morning before meeting the doctors to iron out outstanding issues.

The two parties were to sign new Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) worked on by the doctors union, Health ministry and Council of Governors. Return to work formula and other demands will be factored in the new CBA.

The Inter-Religious Council of Kenya will today appear before Appellate Judges Martha Koome, GBM Kariuki and Jamilla Mohamed for the way forward. The Court of Appeal had given mediation panel on doctors’ strike five more days to conclude talks on implementation of the CBA.

The mediation talks were spearheaded by, among others, John Cardinal Njue for the Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops, while the Anglican Church of Kenya (ACK) was represented by Archbishop Jackson ole Sapit, Sheikh Adan Wachu of Supreme Council of Kenya Muslims (Supkem), Reverend Julius Guantai Mwamba representing Presbyterian Church of East Africa (PCEA), Bishop John Warari for Evangelical Alliance of Kenya and Nitin Malde representing Hindu Council of Kenya.

The government and Kenyan doctors have failed to agree on salaries and the training of doctors, with the government insisting on a 40 per cent pay hike even as medics demand 300 per cent pay hike.

The religious leaders wanted the President’s approval, which would lead to the signing of a final agreement and end the three-month strike which has stalled the health sector.

“They felt 80 per cent of the work has been done,” said the statement. For starters, the report proposes that all doctors get a one job grade hike, with the entry level capped at job group ‘M’ starting July.

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Clergy express frustration after talks end on a sour note Monday 7

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With the ongoing stalemate over getting doctors to call off their strike and return to work, religious leaders who were handed two days by which to have ended the stalemate, have now expressed frustration at the direction the negotiations which appeared to be looking up, took a turn for the worse Monday 7TH evening.
In a document detailing the road map to ending the ongoing doctors strike, the doctors would have signed the recognition agreement and new collective bargaining agreement by Monday evening had it not been for a last minute change of heart. According to the religious leaders, they have played their part, but the doctors frustrated them at the 11 hour.

https://youtu.be/yQfl_ATlUUs

 

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