Thursday, May 22, reported that Kenya’s political situation was still tensions, with special attention to diplomatic relations following the arrest and dismissal of some officials from Tanzania.
Source: UGC
1. The Standard
The newspaper reported that the government is considering clearing the $ 6 billion debt from Hustler’s treasury loans that have not been repaid by approximately 10 million Kenyans.
The Secretary -General of Small, Medium and Small Business Development (MSME), Ms Susan Mang’eni, told MPs that many of the borrowers took a small amount, some up to KSh 500, once or twice in late 2022, and did not pay.
Speaking before the Parliamentary Committee on Business, Mang’eni said the repayment rate is 80 percent, of which KSh 53.8 billion has already been returned between KSh 65.5 billion.
He added that the referee to repay the loans have been placed on the list of bad borrowers and cannot get new loans.
Auditor General Nancy Gathungu reported that the treasury is facing serious financial problems. His report revealed that there are loans that do not work worth KSh 8 billion, while 64 percent of all loans have not yet been paid.
MPs were surprised about the KSh 5 billion supplementary request while the department could still collect funds from the relevant. Aldai MP, Marianne Keitany, questioned why more money was requested while billions were not returned. Kajiado South MP, Samuel Parashina, criticized the treasury, calling it complex and unemployed.
Mang’eni also stated that there were plans to import insurance and housing products into the Hustler Treasury, but said that only KSh 1 billion was allocated for the projects, a small amount compared to the required KSh.
2. The Star
According to the newspaper, a man named Fredrick Mula has asked the high court to allow him to take the opportunity to continue the case against the removal of the former deputy president Rigathi Gachagua.
Mula, through his lawyer Kelly Malenya, claimed that the application was about issues of public interest and should not be removed from court.
Gachagua initially submitted a request after the Senate confirmed his removal. He and four others submitted an application to cancel their cases saying the arguments made are already in the future request.
In total, there were approximately 12 cases against the removal of Gachagua, pre -submitted, time, and after the process.
A panel of three judges had already distributed the cases into two groups depending on the time they were submitted. Mula now wants to replace Gachagua and his colleagues who wanted to withdraw in order for the cases to continue.
The cases question whether Parliament followed the law during the process of removing Gachagua, if his rights were violated, and if there was adequate public involvement.
Gachagua has claimed that he was not given the opportunity to defend himself and was sick before giving his testimony.
The case is not yet finalized as the Supreme Court awaits instructions from the Chief Justice Martha Koome.
3. Nation today
The Swahili newspaper reported that more than 3,000 public servants, including senior officials, police commanders and intelligence officers, were found to use fake across education and professional certificates, according to a new report by the Public Service Commission (PSC).
Public Service Chief Felix Koskei said on Monday that fake documents are used at all levels of government, including government agencies and independent offices.
He revealed that of the 28,000 certificates audited by the Kenya Examinations Council (KNEC), more than 1,280 were fake. Another 787 officials were found to have no legitimate educational qualifications.
Koskei said that many of these people have gained high positions and promotional extensions without the skills needed for those tasks.
He referred to this situation as dangerous because it affects the performance of public service from primary level to postgraduate education.
PSC chairman Anthony Muchiri said the problem was so serious that the national conference was organized to discuss it.
He said there were cases where people presented a bachelor’s degree or graduate certificates but were not able to speak or work to that extent.
The EACC’s managing director, Abdi Mohamud, added that 134 cases have been completed, of which 13 have produced sentences and KSh 460 million of salaries have been returned.
EACC chairman David Oginde warned that fake certificates destroy the image of Kenya internationally as a country with qualified professionals.
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