On Saturday, February 8, local newspapers reported extensively about Leonard Mbotela, an experienced journalist and a member of the National Heroes Council, who died at a Nairobi hospital at the age of 84.
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1. The SturDay Standard
According to the newsletter, the President's decision William Ruto The abolition of the 60 -year demands of the audit of people in northeastern Kenya will have a major impact on the politics of the country and the results of the 2027 general elections.
The decision directs to a president whose direction has been directed to the northern borders whose residents have been crying out for the ruling administrations to remove the need to filter applicants from the region before the issuance of IDs and passports.
His decision comes just a few days after a historic decision by the Supreme Court in Garissa overturned the 2019 census reports to Wajir, Mandera and Garissa counties citing differences in the results.
It is to educate that while announcing the announcement, the President mocked his critics wondering if he appeared as president of one term.
This was also the day when Dennis Itumbi, head of the creative economy and special projects in the President's main office published statistics showing that the population of counties whose census results were canceled were greater than some parts of Mount Kenya that pushed Kenya first On the presidency.
“Random fact: Mandera population 983,0000. Nyeri 844,000. Kirinyaga 658, 000. Nyandarua 638,289. Kirinyaga 2.8, Nyandarua 3.6, Embu 3.1, ” He posted on his X account.
Kenya's digital strategy specialist first continued the claim “.
'' Nyeri has more than 90% of eligible voters registered. Mandera because of the issuance of misconceptions and oppressed population has less than 40 percent of eligible voters registered. ''
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2. Saturday Nation
The post reported that a government official said that Kenya had not negotiated compensation conditions for the release of five chiefs who were kidnapped by al-Shabaab militants.
Mandera South Mandera County Deputy Commissioner Tobias Otunga said so the government works.
“I have seen al-Shabaab reports claim compensation. We have not been reached for that. He said.
He added that locals could cooperate with kidnappers in other ways.
Hassan idle, a resident of Garissa County, said it is culturally accepted for the community to discuss whenever there is a crisis.
“We are always involved in talks on issues that affect us, whether political, religious, or security. Once we identify where these administrators are, the elders will be brought to reach the kidnappers, ”Idle told *the nation of Saturday. *
According to Idle, the government supports efforts to negotiate for peace but is dragging its feet into security matters.
3. Nation today
The Swahili newspaper reported that another suspect in the Mungiki illegal group was killed to death, and his house was burned, while residents continued to evacuate criminals from a housing program in southern Kirinyaga County.
This makes the number of suspected Mungiki members killed in the area for the past nine days to three.
With dirty weapons, about 500 residents raided the suspect's house on Thursday, February 6 pm in Itangi and took him out.
They claimed that he was among the Mungiki members who had been taking their land vigorously.
Police arrived shortly after the killing and took the body to a mortuary at Kerugoya hospital.
Mwea East County Chief Police Officer Mohammed Jarso warned residents who have been patrolling the area against suspects.
4. The Star
According to the newsletter, detectives are investigating a case where a patient was killed in a ward at a Kenyatta national hospital in Nairobi.
The male patient was found dead in his bed while his throat was cut off, police officers and hospitals said.
Some patients told police and KNH officials the invader went to the ward and killed the patient on Friday, February 7am.
Police visited the scene and found that there was an invader. They also found that CCTV cameras were not working during the event.
KNH said they were very sad to prove the case involving the tragic death of the patient.
Acting CEO of Kenyatta National Hospital William Sigilai said they were investigating the incident.
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