On Thursday, August 31, the local dailies covered politics and other developments in and outside the country, including the toppling of Gabon leader Ali Bongo.
PAY ATTENTION: TUKO is in WhatsApp Channels now! Subscribe and read news in favourite messenger.
One of the newspapers highlighted the tragedy that befell a Kirinyaga couple whose infant died at the Embu Level 5 Hospital.
1. Daily Nation
A couple hailing from Kirinyaga county is seeking answers to the circumstances in which their newborn died at the Embu Level 5 Hospital.
James Mathagu and Mary Muthoni had their baby born on August 23 but died three days later.
PAY ATTENTION: Follow us on Instagram - get the most important news directly in your favourite app!
The medics at the Embu facility established the baby had inhaled the amniotic fluid and thus had difficulty breathing.
It would then be taken to the respirator, where it was until the morning of Saturday, August 26.
Even as it was in oxygen, Muthoni said the baby had been breastfeeding well and would even be bathed.
It started developing complications on Friday evening before being confirmed dead on Saturday morning.
The couple points to the recent power outage that hit the nation and the medics' supposed negligence as the causes of their baby's death.
They called on the county administration to hold the medics to account; the deceased baby was left at the hospital wich would dispose of its remains.
2. The Standard
The publication spared space for the news regarding the striking of a common ground between Kenya Kwanza Alliance and Azimio la Umoja in the national dialogue.'
The two parties signed a framework policy for the dialogue that has the blessing of President William Ruto and ODM leader Raila Odinga.
The document, signed on Wednesday, August 30, will guide the dialogue and provide for the time frame.
Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka, who co-chairs the talks alongside Kikuyu MP, who is also the National Assembly Majority leader Kimani Ichung'wah, witnessed the signing.
The 10-member team agreed on five broad agendas to be discussed.
The issues to be under deliberation included the outstanding constitutional matters that entail, among other things, the elusive two-third gender rule, electoral justice and related matters such as the audit of the 2022 presidential election.
Others are the entrenchment of; the Constituency Development Fund (CDF), The National Government Affirmative Action Fund (NGAAF) and the Senate oversight kitty into the constitution.
The Kalonzo and Ichung'wah-led team called on Kenyans to disregard the negative talks propagated by those against the bipartisan process.
3. People Daily
The publication spared space for the happenings in Gabon whose president Ali Bongo got toppled by the military.
This came days after the Gabonese went to the polls; Bongo was ultimately declared the winner of the presidential vote.
The military police said they were annulling the results of Saturday, August 26, General Election.
The country's electoral commission said Bongo had won just under two-thirds of the votes in an election the opposition argued was fraudulent.
Twelve soldiers appeared on television on the morning of Wednesday, August 30, announcing they were annulling the results of the election and dissolving "all the institutions of the republic".
They also said the country's borders had been closed "until further notice".
One of the soldiers said on TV channel Gabon 24:
"We have decided to defend peace by putting an end to the current regime." This, he added, was down to "irresponsible, unpredictable governance resulting in a continuing deterioration in social cohesion that risks leading the country into chaos".
The sounds of loud gunfire could be heard in the country's capital, Libreville, following the broadcast.
Bongo came to power when his father Omar died in 2009.
4. The Star
The Star reported on Ruto's resolve to face off with the people he believes constitute the cartels that stifle the sugar industry.
The president defended his controversial remarks regarding how he plans to deal with the said cartels.
During the official opening of Kenya Medical Training College in Navakholo, Kakamega county, Ruto justified his tough stance on the cartels in the sugar sector.
Despite criticism from the opposition and human rights activists, Ruto said his resolve to fight corruption in the country is unstoppable.
While repeating the controversial remarks that caused jitters, Ruto insisted that the corrupt must toe the line or be punished.
He maintained his trio of options; deport the cartels, jail them, or send them to heaven.
"Let me repeat so that they hear well, I have said corrupt cartels who are stealing from Kenyans, who brought Mumias and Nzoia Sugar companies down and are now behaving bullish must vacate Kenya. Wil will deal with them firmly. And I have said that if they do not change, they should vacate the country, if not, they will go to jail or they should pack their thing and go to heaven," Ruto said as the crowd cheered.
5. Taifa Leo
The Swahili newspaper reported on the woes suffered by Kiambu governor Kimani Wamatangi, who now risks being impeached by the County Assembly members.
Chaos erupted at a bursary disbursement event in Ruiru graced by the governor on Wednesday, August 30, this being a day after the MCAs put him on notice as they contemplated ousting him from office.'
As per the sources, trouble began after a group interrupted Wamatangi's speech, demanding to be included on the list of beneficiaries.
The residents demanded that the governor give the MCAs the leading role in issuing bursaries because they are the people.
"We want the Governor to give the cheques to our Members of County Assembly to bring the bursaries to places close to us. We should not be walking for several kilometres to come all the way to Kiambu town for a distribution exercise which can easily be done in places near our homes," a resident lamented after the chaos.
Local MCAs accused the governor of sidelining them and mismanaging county affairs such as the chicken and pigs distribution program.
Senator Karungo Wa Thang’wa also joined the MCAs in criticising Wamatangi’s leadership style, arguing that his lack of cooperation was affecting development.
PAY ATTENTION: Click “See First” under the “Following” tab to see TUKO News on your News Feed
