On Tuesday, September 3, dailies published many hot topics, as Raila Odinga's bid to seek the chairmanship of the African Union Commission (AUC) continued to dominate the pages.
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It has emerged that retired president Uhuru Kenyatta is pushing for Raila's victory in the race for the largest seat in the continent.
1. Daily Nation
The daily newspaper noted that Uhuru wants to use his networks across Africa to help him Raila win the AUC chairmanship.
According to Uhuru's office, the former president was scheduled to join other leaders during the launch of Raila's bid at the Nairobi State House but skipped due to his other activities abroad.
His spokesperson, Kanze Dena, told the Daily Nation newspaper.
“He is abroad, and that is why he did not attend the launch. He fully supports Raila's candidacy,” said Kanze.
Ambassador Elkana Odembo, who is the leader of Raila's campaign secretariat, revealed that Uhuru had already sent his efforts to increase the chance of the former prime minister to take the difficult seat.
Odembo said the former president has been in contact with former colleagues across the continent to support Raila.
“The former president had a great relationship with some of his former colleagues and is one of the main influencers we work with to reach the Heads of State who will participate in next year's elections, which are only five months away. now,” Odembo was quoted by the nation.
Raila is facing three other candidates; The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Djibouti Mahamoud Ali Youssouf, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Madagascar Richard Randriamandrato and the former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Mauritius Anil Gayan.
Candidate for Kenya he will need the support of consensus or at least two-thirds of the votes by the member states represented by their heads.
Nairobi, under Rutohas accused itself of selling Raila's request, to allocate resources around the continent to gain support from African heads of state that make up the General Assembly, which will vote in February next year.
2. The Standard
The publication reported on the Union of Post-Primary Education Teachers (KUPPET) calling off the teachers' strike on Monday, September 2.
The industrial action had disrupted high school education for a week since the start of the third semester on August 26.
Following a day-long meeting with the Teachers Recruitment Commission (TSC), KUPPET ordered the teachers to return to work immediately.
Akello Misori, the general secretary of the union, said that their action complies with the court order issued on Thursday, September 5, as they await the resolution of their grievances.
“On the part of the party, we are suspending the strike and we are asking all our teachers to return to the classroom to wait for the quick resolutions of these matters which have already been agreed between us and the commission,” he said.
“To this end and after the whole day's meeting, we are happy to report to the nation that we have reached an agreement that will enable our teachers to return to work immediately,” the Executive Director of TSC Nancy Macharia added.
The head of the TSC reiterated that the government allocated funds for the implementation of the second phase of the Collective Agreement for Teachers (CBA) and to settle the remaining arrears.
All payments were made in August, including arrears.
“As promised on August 21, 2021, the commission today is happy to confirm that the government provided funds for the implementation of the second phase of CBA from July 2024 and all our teachers have benefited,” added Macharia.
This came a week after the Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT) called off their strike after successful negotiations with the employer.
3. People Daily
The newspaper highlighted the proposal of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) to prevent the sacked governors from holding their positions because of the case against their removal from power.
In the proposal, the county chiefs will serve for a period not exceeding six months after being removed from power while waiting for the court's decision.
Members of the commission appeared before the Senate Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs, where they presented the proposal.
The electoral council wants cases filed by sacked county heads to be decided within six months as election petitions.
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