On Saturday, August 24, local newspapers reported extensively on the problems facing the President William Rutowith various unions issuing strike notices over issues affecting their operations.
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1. Saturday Nation
A Kenyan studying in Algeria has been sentenced to two months in prison for stabbing a Palestinian colleague.
Ian Koima Kiprotich, a student who graduated with a degree in architecture at the College University of Constantine, was given the sentence by the court on Tuesday.
The Kenyan did not have a lawyer. Kenyans in Algeria condemned the sentence saying Kiprotich did not get justice.
According to one of the Kenyans who did not want to be named, the two got into an argument, and Kiprotich was stabbed five times.
He was rushed to the Center-Universitaire de Constantine Hospital in critical condition, where he spent three days in the intensive care unit.
After being discharged from the hospital, Kiprotich was arrested and charged with assaulting the Palestinian and insulting his family.
“He was stabbed in the neck, thigh and thighs by the Palestinian student. Kiprotich fell to the floor, bleeding profusely. He lost consciousness,” the student said.
He added that his colleagues from Malawi, Burundi and Tanzania they took Kiprotich to the hospital.
“I thank God Kiprotich managed to get out of the hospital. He lost a lot of blood. His room was covered in blood,” he said.
Kiprotich could not hire a lawyer. He asked for a public defender to no avail, Kenyans who were protesting said.
The Palestinian was given a public lawyer, while Kiprotich was given a translator since the court proceedings were in Arabic.
“Three witnesses were ready to testify about Kiprotich. He was denied a fair hearing because there was no time to prepare his defense. The witnesses were ready to inform the court that Kiprotich was attacked in his room. We understand that they were threatened by the assailant.” that student of Kenya he said.
2. The Saturday Standard
Collins Jumaisi Khalusha, the main suspect in Kware's murder, was reported to have walked out of his cell at Gigiri Police Station on August 20 after having breakfast, according to sources.
This follows the security lapse caused by the controversial departure of 12 Eritrean nationals who were also detained at the facility.
Witnesses and sources said that Khalusha, who was kept in a separate cell from the Eritreans, managed to leave his cell on Tuesday morning.
It is said that the incident followed a heated argument between the officers of the station, which may have contributed to the breach of security.
The officer involved in the investigation mentioned that Khalusha had time to talk to the police before leaving and was not being followed closely at that time.
It is said that he was alone in his cell, while the Eritreans were in a nearby room and four other suspects were in another room.
Gigiri Police Station has six cells, three on each side of the corridor. Following the routine count, which takes place between 5am and 6am, Khalusha was given breakfast like the other suspects before leaving the station.
3. Nation Today
The Kiswahili newspaper reported that the State House spent approximately KSh 3 million to convene a meeting aimed at persuading university student leaders to approve the new funding system for higher education.
However, the meeting did not end well, as the concerns of the students were not fully addressed.
About 100 university student leaders from various institutions in the country attended the five-hour meeting at the White House that started at 4:00 on Wednesday, August 21 and ended at 2:00 at night.
Each attendee pocketed KSh 25,000 as travel allowance, according to several leaders who attended.
President William Ruto, Higher Education Principal Secretary Beatrice Inyangala, and Home Affairs Secretary Raymond Omollo attended the meeting, as confirmed by Evans Serem, Vice President of the Kabarak University Students Association, who was among the attendees and distributed on social networks.
The meeting was held a few days after the previous meeting with student leaders at the Kenya Government School ended in chaos.
As with the conference, the previous gathering focused on the complex system of university education funding established by the government.
Student leaders told this newspaper that the meeting was so secret that many of the vice chancellors did not know that their students had been invited to the White House.
Sources in the meeting said that only influential student leaders and those close to power were invited.
The White House or President William Ruto, who usually releases pictures after high-level meetings, had not released any details about the meeting by the time of going to press. However, the photos taken by some of the student leaders have spread on the internet.
The spokesman of the White House, Hussein Mohammed, said the discussions focused on the state of university education and the new funding model.
It was an open meeting where the attendees voiced their complaints. However, according to attendees, none of the speakers supported the controversial funding system.
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