On Monday, August 26, national dailies reported extensively on the ongoing debate over the controversial college funding arrangement. staple.
Some of the magazines highlighted the new trusted advisers of President William Ruto after the Gen Z protest wave.
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1. Daily Nation
The publication reported on the succession battle in the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) party after Raila Odinga announced that he was leaving local politics.
Siaya Governor James Orengo, a veteran politician with reforming credentials, is among the names that are already mentioned as the successors of Raia in the leadership of the Orange Party.
Orengo is reported to have the support of his fellow governors, especially from Nyanza and West.
Kisumu Governor Anyang' Nyong'o who is serving his last term is also named as the ODM leader's successor.
Political analysts estimate to be the successor of Raila he will come from Luo Nyanza due to ODM getting its support from that area.
ODM is supported more by Luo Nyanza, hence the argument that the leader to succeed Mr Odinga must come from that region.
Those pushing for his elevation have pointed to the recent appointment when he was sidelined in a new line of party leaders. Mr
Orengo, among ODM's top politicians, was recently dropped when Raila revealed new faces to take the party positions vacated by those who joined the Cabinet.
2. The Standard
The newspaper reported on the new look of President William Ruto, who has been shooting since the Gen Z protests.
ODM leader Raila Odinga, Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi and Director General of the National Intelligence Service Noordin Haji have been influential people in President Ruto's inner circle.
Ruto is working hard to restore public confidence, especially as the 2027 general election approaches.
After the Gen Z protests, Ruto echoed the former prime minister's advice on shaping the current political climate.
At the same time, Mudavadi has emerged as one of the prominent figures in Ruto's administration with insiders describing Mudavadi as a daily presence in Ruto's daily life.
“On a normal day, Musalia meets or talks to Ruto no less than four times, to seek advice or to be informed,” the presidential assistant said.
Amid the political heat, the Director General of the National Intelligence Service (NIS) Noordin Haji has become a key figure in the Ruto administration.
Tasked with controlling the General Z protests, Haji has produced important intelligence reports that Ruto has relied on to bring stability to his government.
3. Star
The National Union of Teachers in the country (KNUT) called off its strike scheduled to begin on Monday, August 26.
In a press conference on Sunday, August 25, the Secretary General of KNUT Collina Oyuu said the union has agreed to withdraw their previous strike notice.
Oyuu said there has been progress in dealing with the issues they raised and that they are committed to solving them all.
The KNUT boss said the decision to call off the strike was made to give the Teachers Recruitment Commission (TSC) time to address the main demands of the workers.
“Therefore, NEC, today August 25, 2024, has agreed to cancel the strike notice that was going to last at midnight on August 25, 2024, since we started dealing with the remaining administrative issues. return to work from Monday, August 26, 2024,” Oyuu said.
4. People Daily
The publication reported on Education Minister Julius Ogamba's move to defend the new university funding model, saying he was struggling to address his “teething problems”.
Ogamba said the universities should receive students while the government processes the appeals submitted by some applicants.
Speaking at the graduation ceremony at the Murang'a University of Technology, Ogamba said he has commissioned two organizations that fund higher education – the Higher Education Credit Board and the University Funding in the country Kenya – process appeals and provide results within three weeks. .
“I agree that we have excessive problems in the new program where some students were placed in bands that do not reflect their economic status but [maswala] are resolved,” said Ogamba.
The government, he said, has started sending funds to universities and the process will be closed by August 30.
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