On Friday, April 25, Kenyan newspapers focused on contracts signed by the President William Ruto On his official trip to China.
Daily newspapers also reported that teachers were left out of unconsciousness after the Community Health Authority (SHA) refused to keep them insurance.
Source: UGC
1. The Star
Kenya is expected to start the construction of the modern Naivasha-Malaba (SGR) railway in July after President William Ruto and Chinese president Xi Jinping reached an agreement.
A new railway system would go through many counties, including Narok, Bomet, Kericho, and Kisumu.
In his four -day national visit to China, Ruto discussed several ways to fund the railway project, which has a budget of KSh 654 billion. This project is part of Kenya’s major plan to improve regional integration and transport infrastructure.
The Naivasha-Kisumu section of 262.3 km (phase 2b) of the SGR will have a 8.9 km line to Kisumu Harbor.
According to Transport Minister (CS) Davis Chirchir, the railway will include 25 stations, 15 of which will be operating, with 10 being allocated for future use.
The agreement includes the distribution of 35 trains, 724 cars and 64 passenger trains.
Phase 2C of SGR, the Kisumu-Malaba section, will be 107.27 km.
2. The Standard
In addition to the expansion of SGR to Malaba, the post listed another agreement between Ruto and his Chinese counterpart, Jinping.
These are:
Kenya supports the establishment of Chinese industries.
China importing more products from Kenya, with the two countries planning to finalize the free trade agreement.
It explores direct flights between Nairobi and the capital of China, Beijing.
China to fund new road projects.
Kenya facilitates the entry of Chinese medicine into the domestic market.
3. Daily Nation
In an attempt to prevent the involvement of public officials of “identified” information, the government has applied official law.
The move is aimed at former Public Service Minister Justin Muturi and former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua, who have been exposing the government.
Having come before the National Assembly Committee on Administration and Internal Affairs, Interior Minister Kipchumba Murkomen warned that those who disclose government secret information can be taken legal action under formal secret law.
However, Muturi and lawyers David Ochami and Anthony Musau argued that the act was unconstitutional.
Murkomen stressed that current and former public officials are not allowed to disclose confidential information with the promise of confidentiality they take.
“There are those who do not consider the act. There are consequences,” He warned.
4. People Daily
The Teachers’ Recruitment Commission (TSC) has revealed that Sha It refused to provide insurance for more than 400,000 teachers, due to lack of capacity.
MPs (MPs) heard that it would cost TSC KSh 37 billion to insure trainers.
TSC CEO Nancy Macharia told parliamentarians that Sha holds that even if the commission paid that amount, it would take a year to work it out.
Macharia noted that teachers were not funded by NHIF which did not work as it also provided the highest standards that the commission could not afford.
Macharia was responding to the question of Abdul Haro, a South Mandera MP, who wanted to know why the TSC did not move teachers to Sha.
“Last year, when we had issues with Minet, we wanted to move our teachers to Sha, so we had a meeting with Sha and we were advised that it did not have enough designs,” Macharia revealed.
5. Nation Today
Former Migori Governor Okoth Obado, a suspect in the murder of former Rongo University student Sharon Otieno has admitted that she gave her pregnancy.
The politician claimed he was ready to support Sharon and denied allegations that she had killed her because she was pregnant.
“I congratulated her when she told me she was pregnant with my baby,” Obado told Judge Cecilia Githua.
Obado dismissed allegations that he was not interested in the student’s pregnancy, and said he had volunteered to use KSh 3 million to buy him a farm and build a house.
He claimed he interrupted the relationship due to disagreements.
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