On Wednesday, February 5, local publications reported many events across the country, focusing on the results of a foreign policy change of the US President Donald Trump.
Source: UGC
1. Daily Nation
According to the publication, the national treasury has organized a series of conferences across the country to collect comments on the budget of 2025-2026.
Secretary of the National Treasury Cabinet John Mbadi He said the public meetings were part of the government's efforts to join ordinary Kenyans and listen to what they want and not want to be included in the budget.
The Prime Minister is expected to submit a Budget Policy (BPS) statement to the National Assembly before February 14, outlining government expenditure in the 2025-2026 financial year, which begins on July 1.
But even before Parliament began his work of participation of the people, Mbadi said he would personally go to the people and listen to them while responding to their questions about various tax measures, as he did in the Jevanjee Garden.
The minister acknowledged that the failure to listen to the public was the main reason why the 2024 financial bill was rejected by the President William Ruto After permanent protests led by Kenyan youths.
Mbadi will hold similar meetings on Monday on the Coast, then in northern Kenya, West and Nyanza, before concluding with the eastern and central regions.
The date and places of the meetings are still being prepared before the release of the relevant regional leaders for planning and coordination.
“I will personally attend these informal meetings and listen to the public about what they want or do not want to be included in next year's budget. This year and part of it includes carrying everyone in the preliminary stage of the budget. Said Mbadi.
2. The Star
The newspaper reported that the Musalia Mudavadi office of the Prime Minister is being investigated for developing ethnic differences in the public service.
The new audit signaled the error after it became clear that only two communities – which the audit did not specify – that ruled the staff of the office.
Auditor -General Nancy Gathungu reports that the verification of staff records on the structure of the employees' tribes showed that the categories mentioned are 54 percent of the workers.
“Many of the separated tribes are not represented in work force,” Gathungu said, citing the violation of the law.
The National Equality and National Cohesion Act, 2008, states that no public institution will contain more than one -third of its employees from the same ethnic group.
“Management violates the law,” The Auditor -General said, even when it was found that the office had a shortage of staff.
The audit revealed that the Prime Minister had fewer staff during the review of the period ending June 30, 2024.
3. The Standard
According to the paper, in about 11 days, former Prime Minister Raila Odinga will know his fate in his mission of securing the position of Chairman of the African Union (AUC).
The heads of the continent are scheduled to vote for Moussa Faki Mahamat during the 38th regular session of the heads of state and government, which will be held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, February 15 and 16.
Foreign Ministers will meet for the 46th regular session of the Executive Committee on February 12 and 13.
Recently Raila has intensified his campaign, meeting several presidents from African regions. Last week, the opposition veteran joined President William Ruto on a national visit to Egypt, where he met with President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi.
In Egypt, Raila aimed to prove himself as a Pan-Africanist, following in the footsteps of the founders such as President Gamal Abdel Nasser.
Djibouti's Foreign Minister Mahamoud Youssouf, who competes with Raila, also met with the Egyptian president, while the Horn of Africa claimed to have gained Cairo's support.
Raila is facing Youssouf and former Madagascar Foreign Minister Richard Randriamandrato. He needs to get at least two -thirds of the votes from 49 member states to win in the first round.
To date, he may rely on the support of the East African Community, which supported the former prime minister in August when he launched his mission in the Nairobi palace.
Former Kenyan ambassador to the United States, Elkanah Odembo, who is the co -chairman of the Raila Secretariat and Secretary of Foreign Affairs Korir Sing'oei, said they estimate Raila's request had received the support of “At least 28 of the 49 nations.”
“We still have a job to do, especially considering that we are determined to get two -thirds in the first round,” Said Odembo.
If the estimate is correct, Raila only needs to win five more nations to secure the first round. Odembo said the campaign was “going well.”
“Candidate Raila Amollo Odinga has handled some important issues in the last six weeks. He has gone from house to house in various capitals and, in many places, has been able to meet the head of state. His energy level is amazing,” Said Odembo, who revealed that the campaign would now take a three -party strategy when the race went into the home stream.
4. Nation Today
Gazette Swahili The Daily reported that a neighborhood elder and a colleague would serve a 20 -year prison sentence for beating a colleague as they were fighting for food aid.
This follows the refusal of the appeals court to review the judgment issued by the Resident Magistrate's Court.
Mohamed Baishe and Kwasasi village elder, Lamu County, Mohamed Shee, were found guilty of attacking Yusuf Ali Sese illegally about maize meal.
The incident occurred when Sese went to borrow charcoal for fire and found the two with food aid packages.
Judges Agnes Murgor, Dr. Kibaya Libuta, Macharia supported the decision of the Resident Magistrate's Court and the High Court that the defendants attacked and wounded the victim.
The judges noted that the case did not indicate any situation where the defendants were raised or at risk of being harmed by the victim.
Source: TUKO.co.ke
