On Saturday, September 2, the local dailies reported on the start of the second round of talks between Azimio and Kenya Kwanza at the Bomas of Kenya.
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The dailies also reported on the Africa Climate Summit, where over 20 heads of state and 30,000 delegates are expected in Nairobi from September Monday, September 4 to Wednesday, September 6, at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC).
1. The Star
The paper reported police officers in the Nyanza region have questioned the whereabouts of their allowances during the anti-government protests.
They said they have not received the allowances since July for covering the protests and want Inspector General of Police Japheth Koome to take action.
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According to the daily, the officers were given bread, cooked green grams, rice and black tea instead of allowances.
They said each officer who covered the protests was expected to get about KSh 5,000.
“We were given a form to sign that we have received food. You were to sign even if you are not eating because we must obey orders from our seniors,” an officer said.
The officers also appealed to President William Ruto to demand answers and take stern action over the matter as part of his renewed efforts towards war on corruption.
They said the head of state should come to their rescue and rein in their commanders for intimidating them whenever they ask for their allowances.
“We have been serving the country as required. All we are asking for as dedicated and diligent officers is the whereabouts of our money? We want what rightfully belongs to us,” an officer said.
2. The Saturday Standard
According to the daily, the University of Nairobi Vice-Chancellor Stephen Kiama resumed duty on Friday, September 1, cutting short his six-month sabbatical leave.
Barely three weeks after he took leave, Kiama wrote to the University Council indicating his intention to report back to work.
In the letter dated Thursday, August 31, Kiama said issues that had led to his decision to take a back seat in university leadership had been ironed out.
“The issues that unfortunately led me to seek leave, including some issues of personal health, have now thankfully been resolved and I am now able to return re-energised to immediately resume my duties as vice chancellor with effect from Friday, September 1, 2023,” the letter reads in part.
The letter is copied to Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua, Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi, Education Cabinet Secretary Ezekiel Machogu, Chief of Staff Felix Koskei, Higher Education Principal Secretary Beatrice Inyangala, and University Deputy VC Academic Affairs Julius Ogeng’o.
Ogeng’o has been the acting Vice Chancellor in the absence of Prof Kiama.
In an interview with the publication, Kiama indicated that the Council was yet to reply to his notification to resume office.
3. Taifa Leo
The Swahili daily reported candidates who will fall ill or be hospitalised during the national exams will not be forced to write them in the hospital.
Members of the National Education Committee proposed a new policy where the National Examination Council of Kenya (KNEC) would provide alternative exams for these candidates to take after they have recovered.
Currently, there is no relief for students who are plagued by illnesses during the exams, as they are either forced to take them in the hospital or miss them entirely.
"Some students may be sick, and some girls may have recently given birth. We need to have a better policy because you cannot force a sick person to take an exam in the hospital. The best way to address this issue is to provide these students with alternative exams," said committee chairman Julius Melly.
The MP stated that it is unfair to subject a patient to an exam, especially when some have undergone surgery and are receiving treatment for various health problems.
He explained that even if this policy is not implemented this year, he is confident that next year's candidates will benefit.
4. Saturday Nation
The publication reported that older Kenyan men do not know how to properly use condoms, according to the National Syndemic Diseases Control Council (NSDCC).
NSDCC reported that this was fueling new old-age HIV infections and unintended pregnancies among young girls as intergenerational sex incidences rise.
NSDCC CEO, Dr Ruth Laibon-Masha, said they had in the country's condom strategy, decided to ensure that every sexually active person in Kenya has access to a sustained supply of quality condoms, correct knowledge, skills and motivation to use them correctly and consistently to prevent transmission of HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases and unintended pregnancies.
Masha said that the assumption was that only young people did not know how to use condoms, but their findings show that older Kenyan men aged 50 years and above do not have this knowledge.
"We get quality condoms from donors, but the problem is with how they are stored as they go down the supply chain," she explained.
She stated that young girls were having sex with older men from a generation that is not used to wearing condoms.
"Some do it inside out, in darkness, apply oil, while some tear with their teeth and puncture them," she said.
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