On Tuesday, August 20, local newspapers reported extensively on the conflict within the Unity One Kenya Party following the appointment of members of ODM, a subsidiary party, to President William Ruto's Cabinet.
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1. Daily Nation
The newspaper reported that the meeting of the Unity One Kenya Union, which was to be chaired by former President Uhuru Kenyatta, was canceled after Raila Odinga's ODM boycotted it.
The resolution council meeting was scheduled to start at 4pm, but instead, ODM members called a press conference at 1pm where they strongly warned against any attempt to unseat him Raila as the leader of the Azimio party.
Uhuru, who is the chairman of the Azimio party council, was supposed to lead the face-to-face meeting Nairobibut since he was not in the city, he chose a meeting via Zoom.
Representatives of major parties associated with the coalition party, including Wiper, Jubilee, DAP-K, Kanu, and PNU, were present.
But a few hours before the meeting via Zoom, other affiliated parties were shocked to get information about the ODM meeting with the media where ODM officials led by the chairman Gladys Wanga said they were not aware of the Declaration meeting and warned against any attempts to oust Raila from the leadership that union.
ODM insisted that only Azimio council secretary general Junet Mohammed had the authority to call the meeting.
But DAP-K party leader Eugene Wamalwa, who was among those who attended the Uhuru meeting, insisted that Raila and Junet were in private at the meeting, which would mean that ODM ignored it.
2. Nation Today
According to the newspaper Swahili Daily, the fake fertilizer scandal that hit the government earlier this year has cost the county more than KSh 513 million in funding from donors, the Senate has been informed.
The Swedish government canceled KSh 513.2 million intended to strengthen agriculture in various counties following the tragedy.
The Senate Committee on Proportionality, Equal Opportunities and Regional Integration was told that each county lost KSh 10.9 million after the funding was removed.
Sweden had allocated KSh 513,189,193 for Kenya as conditional support to county governments under the Country's Agriculture and Business Development Program (KABDP).
These funds were included in the 2024 Provisional County Supplemental Appropriation Bill, but the sponsor withdrew its support.
Makueni Governor Mutula Kilonzo Mdogo informed the committee that the Swedish government canceled its funding due to the fertilizer scandal that had hit the Ministry of Agriculture.
“Recently I met with the Swedish Ambassador, who informed me that county projects under KABDP 2 were canceled due to the fertilizer scandal that hit the national government,” said Kilonzo.
3. The Standard
As concerns about the Mpox outbreak grow, the Ministry of Health has announced plans to buy two million vaccines before the end of the year.
Health Minister Deborah Barasa said that the vaccines will be given priority to people who are at high risk as part of a comprehensive strategy to prevent the spread of the disease.
Barasa also emphasized the importance of accurate information amid the increase in unverified reports on social media.
“We want to remind everyone that suspected cases are not confirmed cases,” he said. “We appreciate the media's role in disseminating information, but it is important that this is done with caution, especially when dealing with unverified reports. Our commitment is to provide Kenyans with timely and accurate updates.”
The Ministry of Health confirmed the first and only case of Mpox in Kenya on July 31. The patient, a 42-year-old long-haul truck driver from Kinoo, Kiambu County, had traveled from Kampala, Uganda, to Mombasa on July 12 .
4. People Daily
The case of the missing Equity Bank manager, who allegedly stole more than KSh 1.6 billion, took another turn as his lawyers filed a habeas corpus petition at the High Court.
Lawyers Ndegwa Njiru and Alex Gatundu wanted the suspect to be brought to court claiming that David Machiri Kimani who was out on bond of KSh 500,000 was kidnapped by the police.
Kimani was scheduled to appear in court last Thursday for a summons to confirm the compliance, but he failed to appear.
Njiru argued before Milimani Senior Chief Magistrate Geoffrey Onsarigo that the police kidnapped the suspect, forcing the court to intervene to bring him to justice.
However, the State Prosecutor denied the alleged kidnapping, insisting that Kimani had failed to comply with court orders.
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