THE STANDARD By
Brian Kisanji |
January 25th 2021 at 00:00:00 GMT +0300
From left: ANC candidate Peter Nabulindo, party leader Musalia Mudavadi, Senator Cleophas Malala and Lugari MP Ayubu Savula in Mukhweya, Kakamega Count yesterday. [Benjamin Sakwa, Standard]
Amani National Congress leader Musalia Mudavadi has criticised ODM Party Leader Raila Odinga for breaching a promise he made in 2017 not to again contest the presidency.
According to Mudavadi, Raila had told leaders of the moribund National Super Alliance (NASA) that 2017 was his last stab at the presidency.
Mudavadi said Raila had promised that the 2017 presidential attempt was his last, and it would be unfair for him to seek the top seat again.
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President Uhuru Kenyatta with Musalia Mudavadi and his family during the funeral service of the Late Mama Hannah Atsianzale Mudavadi. [Standard]
Deputy President William Ruto has in recent days come under heavy fire from top politicians in what is perceived to be a co-ordinated attempt to tame his ‘hustler nation’ narrative.
President Uhuru Kenyatta and the National Super Alliance (NASA) brigade, led by ODM leader Raila Odinga, Wiper’s Kalonzo Musyoka, ANC’s Musalia Mudavadi and Ford Kenya’s Moses Wetang’ula, have alternated in days of an onslaught against Ruto, who is angling to succeed his boss in 2022.
Lugari MP Ayub Talks Viagra Use, “Sh40m Holiday Loan”, High End Vehicles
Lugari member of parliament Ayub Savula gave an inside look at his opulent lifestyle, revealing that he was embarrassed by reports that he took a Sh40 million loan to take his wives on holiday.
“How can newspapers publish that I took a Sh40 million loan to take my two wives on holidays in Dubai? Which bank can give you a loan for such a thing? I don’t need loans to take my wives on holidays,” he asserted.
The controversial lawmaker who was recently
“It is a lie when they write that my Mercedes was repossessed by a shylock. I have three high-end vehicles I haven’t driven in the past year because I have newer models,” he bragged.
THE STANDARD By
Saturday Standard Team |
January 16th 2021 at 00:00:00 GMT +0300
Mud walled classrooms at Pan Paper Primary School in Lugari collapsed recently leaving 780 learners without a place to study. [Standard]
Bad weather, teacher shortage and challenges in enforcing social distancing are among teething problems schools are grappling with two weeks after learners resumed classes.
Since the end of last week, most areas in North Rift are witnessing short rains and chilly weather that have made it hard to conduct lessons out of classrooms as recommended by the Education Ministry as part of measures to curb Covid-19 infection risks.
Some teachers who spoke on condition of anonymity said classrooms are congested but due to the prevailing cold and wet conditions, it would be unhealthy to expose children by having lessons under trees.