On Saturday, February 1, local newspapers reported widely reported abduction and arbitrary killings in the country, with public service minister Justin Muturi criticizing his boss, President William Ruto.
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The headlines of the popular Kenyan newspaper on Saturday, February 1. Photo: Saturday Nation, The Saturday Standard, The Star and the Nation Today.
1. Saturday Nation
According to the post, a clause on the Union of Political Parties, including the United Democratic Alliance (UDA) (UDA) of President William Ruto (UDA) and Amani National Congress (ANC), associated with Prime Minister Musalia Mudavadi – may It created a great rebellion. of governors, MPs and MCAs.
Article 11 of the Political Parties Act, which outlines the conditions of the merger, states that the elected leaders who oppose the alliance are free to move other political parties or be free.
“Where the party joins under this clause, a member of a political party that has joined another political party will be considered a member of the new political party,” It describes subsection 7 of the law.
“Despite subsection (7), a member who is President, Deputy President, Governor, Deputy Governor, MP, or County Member of Parliament and who does not want to be a member of the new political party registered after the union. They will continue to serve in the office they have been elected for the remainder of the term. They can, however, join another political party or choose to be an independent member within thirty days after the registration of a new party, ” The law gives.
This article provides a good opportunity for the camp of former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua to organize a major uprising of elected officials by UDA, especially from the unsatisfactory Mount Kenya region.
Recently Gachagua announced plans to launch his party, which could be the main beneficiary of this development.
Several elected officials from the region have begun to join Gachaea to respond to the political hatred witnessed against the first Kenyan regime.
Some, however, are left to be cautious, at least for now, to protect themselves from the possibility of disciplinary action by going against the position of UDA.
Gacita's partners told the newspaper that they are dealing with the new party while awaiting the registration certificate of the clothing that was connected before implementing a large caravan from UDA.
Such violations can have a significant political impact, including changing the equality between the majority of the majority and the minority in the National Assembly and the Senate.
2. The Saturday Standard
The newspaper reported that the Kenyan lawyers' legal party wants Inspector General of Police Douglas Kanja to be jailed for six months for violating court orders on police identity and terminating peaceful protests.
Lskin his petition presented before the Supreme Court, it also targets former Nairobi Regional Commander, Adamson Parliament, Mombasa County Commander Peter Kimani, and Mombasa County Commander Maxwell Agoro, claiming that civilian police officers who have covered faces have covered faces. Their. They still catch people.
“There is a common situation in the kidnapping. In all the written cases where these kidnapping incidents have occurred, the use of civilian clothing by police officers using unproductive vehicles and failure to identify themselves has emerged. permanent national police service and all orders issued by the Supreme Court in the complaint Three different, ” He argued LSK's attorney, Marc Chirchir.
Last year, Judge Bahati Mwamuye ordered that security officers should not use non -number vehicles and not hide their faces.
He ordered that officers who are not wearing uniforms to wear nominal IDs or service number badges to easily identify them while calming or protecting the protesters.
LSK, in his new application, said the orders were left on paper only since the police boss and regional commanders did not obey the orders.
3. The Star
According to the post, police are investigating an incident where a one -year -old boy and three months sank in a bucket filled with water in Uthiru, Kiambu County.
The incident occurred on Thursday morning. Police said the mother informed them that the baby had been left under the care of her grandfather and that she died at 3am.
It is alleged that the child woke up when a home worker and an 11 -year -old sister were sleeping. Then he stumbled into the bucket anonymously in the house and sank.
His brother, who found him in the bucket, informed him of the home assistant, who provided first aid to the baby.
He then introduced Grandpa before rushing the baby to Eagles Hospital in Kangemi, where he was announced that he had died when he arrived.
The body was taken to Chiromo's mortuary pending a mortuary, departing police chief Adamson Parliament said. He said they are investigating the incident.
4. Nation Today
The Swahili Daily reported that the leaders forming the new opposition coalition to oust Ruto 2027 are planning to put aside their personal interests to avoid mistakes that hampered the Ford's dream of winning the 1992 presidentiality.
This follows concerns within the opposition camp that the government may have sparked divisions among them by funding many candidates, thus increasing the position of Ruto get back to the choice.
A similar strategy for dividing the opposition presidential votes was used in 1992, 1997, and 2007 by former presidents Daniel Moi and Mwai Kibaki, enabling them to win easily.
The main characters in the emerging coalition include former DP Rigathi Gachagua, Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka, Dap-K leader Eugene Wamalwa, and Narc-Kenya leader Martha Karua. Their main goal is to prevent Ruto from getting a second term.
In recent days, senior opposition leaders have announced the intention to run for president in 2027, thus provoking fears that some of them may have separated and contested freely to promote their personal interests.
For example, in 1992, efforts to unite the opposition failed and thus enabled Moi to remain in power for many years.
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