On Saturday, February 22, local publications reported the death of former Chief of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) Wafula Chebikati, investigating his inheritance.
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1. The SturDay Standard
According to the post, the death of the former chairman of IEBC Fula Chebikati shocked the nation.
But different people cried out to the man in charge of the last general election in different ways.
While some praised him as a hero who led the electoral body and made a reliable election, others showed him as a chairman who failed to use the opportunity to correct election mistakes.
Kenyans appeared on various platforms to be touched by his death, sharing their memories of the former chairman especially in the 2022 fierce competition.
President William Ruto and retired President Uhuru Kenyatta They led Kenyans in mourning Chebikati.
In his condolences to the family about X, the President Ruto He referred to Chebikati as a leader with law and diligence.
“Chebikati was a principal and careful leader who served the nation with integrity. His death is a major loss to our country,” Head of State.
2. The Star
The newspaper reported that Chebikati, who passed away on Thursday night, was unhappy with his retirement as he became ill shortly after leaving the troubled office in Anniversary Towers.
Chebikati, along with two of his colleagues, retired from January 2023 after managing a controversial election in which four commissioners – many – opposed the presidential results.
However, shortly afterwards, Chebikati became ill and reportedly exported for a thorough medical examination. Diagnosis is still unknown.
During his death at Nairobi Hospital, news circles said he had been diagnosed with brain cancer.
The veteran lawyer was also reported to be struggling with diabetes and high blood pressure. Chebikati was 64 when he passed away.
Before he was taken to Nairobi Hospital, where he was in a state of breath, he was under home care in Nairobi.
On Friday, his family said they had not yet made a decision to investigate a corpse or not.
Family spokesman Eric Nyongesa told reporters that the family would have to make a decision about it.
3. Saturday Nation
According to the post, a sudden earthquake shook the village of Mukuku in Makueni County, causing Annie Kanuna to scream, and interrupt her phone.
Nearby schools, including Mukuku Comprehensive, Mukuku Secondary, and Mithumoni Comprehensive, suspended lessons for a while as students ran for safety.
After the quake, Mrs. Kanuna asked one farmer, “Kokwoka in much? (We are again invaded?) – a question that shows tension in the area.
This anxiety is referring to a strange metallic object that fell from the sky seven weeks earlier, landing on Kanuna farm with loud noise.
Previously curiosity, the object, which was later recognized by the Kenyan aviation agency as a spatial container, has raised security concerns.
Richard Musyoka, a local shopkeeper, was among the first people to investigate, thinking it was a plane crash.
He referred to the object as warm and gave dense smoke. Now, he suffers from chest pain, facial burns, and eyes fading, which he blames the incident.
Medical records indicate that he is being treated for skin diseases and chest pain, although no direct connection to the object has been confirmed.
Despite preliminary assessments pointing out there is no immediate health threat, questions about the nature of dirt and its effects, including cracked houses, have not yet been resolved, leaving the community concerned.
4. Nation Today
The Swahili newspaper reports that the governor of Meru Kawira Light, wants the judge to overturn the decision to remove him from the office, claiming that the county parliament and the Senate violated the Meru Supreme Court order, which had halted the process of exposing him.
Lawyers of Enlightenment, Elisha Ongoya and Elias Mutuma, told the judge Luck The removal that his removal is not to comply with his rights. Mr Ongoya argued that the Senate ignored the order issued by the Meru High Court on July 24, 2024, which suspended the excitement.
The lawyers stated that, in defamation and undermining the court order, senior officials of the Meru County parliament were found guilty of undermining the court and being fined or sentenced to six months in prison.
The judge was informed that the senators, under the leadership of Speaker Amason Kingi, ignored the court order to prevent the removal of Ms Light.
Ongoya presented evidence indicating that the Senate had been informed of the court order to suspend the charges.
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