Uhuru unveils grand plan for next five years

TUESDAY NOVEMBER 28 2017    

President Uhuru Kenyatta takes oath of office at Kasarani Stadium in Nairobi on November 28, 2017. He said more Kenyans will now be incorporated into the National Hospital Insurance Fund. PHOTO | SIMON MAINA | AFP 

In Summary

• He noted that the young population is a crucial asset for a strong and thriving Kenya.
• He said legislation to strengthen fiscal discipline and accountability at both the national and county levels will be enacted.

By KENNEDY KIMANTHI
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President Uhuru Kenyatta on Tuesday outlined a grand economic plan to be rolled out in the next five years of his second and final term.

The plan, summarised in his speech, dwells on issues such as economic growth, health, education and social services, youth unemployment, corruption, land policy, governance and public service reforms.

He also gave detailed policy prescriptions.

President Kenyatta’s speech, which he delivered after his swearing-in at the Kasarani Stadium, comes against the backdrop of a highly divisive nation and worrying reports of high prices of basic commodities.

Uhuru spells out his agenda as he begins final term

TUESDAY NOVEMBER 28 2017     

Jubilant spectators at Kasarani Stadium, Nairobi, on November 28, 2017 during the inauguration of President Uhuru Kenyatta. President Kenyatta described the ceremony as the end of a 123-day wait. PHOTO | YASUYOSHI CHIBA | AFP 

In Summary

• Mr Kenyatta pledged to include in his plans some of the ideas of his competitors.
• Mr Kenyatta flung wide open Kenyan borders to all citizens of African states

By JOHN NGIRACHU 
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President Uhuru Kenyatta on Tuesday began his second and final term at a colourful ceremony at the Moi International Sports Centre at Kasarani in Nairobi, witnessed by 11 heads of state.

Mr Kenyatta swore two oaths, as is customary, administered by Chief Registrar of the Judiciary Anne Amadi and witnessed by Chief Justice David Maraga.

Deputy President William Ruto was also sworn in.

Raila’s resolve to ‘steal’ limelight from Kenyatta’s inauguration

SATURDAY NOVEMBER 25 2017

Ongoing preparations for the Tuesday swearing-in of President Uhuru Kenyatta at Kasarani Stadium. PHOTO | ANDREW KILONZI | NATION MEDIA GROUP 

In Summary

• The government is clearly unsure how to manage the situation.
• The problem here is that the government plays into opposition hands every time it moves with force.

By MACHARIA GAITHO
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As President Uhuru Kenyatta takes the oath of office on Tuesday, he will be acutely aware that the beginning of his second and final terms is overshadowed by a continuing divide over the contentious manner of his re-election.

Opposition leader Raila Odinga boycotted the October 26 repeat presidential election called after successfully petitioning the Supreme Court to annul Mr Kenyatta’s victory at the General Election of August 8.

Raila’s resolve to ‘steal’ limelight from Kenyatta’s inauguration

SATURDAY NOVEMBER 25 2017

Ongoing preparations for the Tuesday swearing-in of President Uhuru Kenyatta at Kasarani Stadium. PHOTO | ANDREW KILONZI | NATION MEDIA GROUP 

In Summary

• The government is clearly unsure how to manage the situation.
• The problem here is that the government plays into opposition hands every time it moves with force.

By MACHARIA GAITHO
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As President Uhuru Kenyatta takes the oath of office on Tuesday, he will be acutely aware that the beginning of his second and final terms is overshadowed by a continuing divide over the contentious manner of his re-election.

Opposition leader Raila Odinga boycotted the October 26 repeat presidential election called after successfully petitioning the Supreme Court to annul Mr Kenyatta’s victory at the General Election of August 8.

Raila’s resolve to ‘steal’ limelight from Kenyatta’s inauguration

SATURDAY NOVEMBER 25 2017

Ongoing preparations for the Tuesday swearing-in of President Uhuru Kenyatta at Kasarani Stadium. PHOTO | ANDREW KILONZI | NATION MEDIA GROUP 

In Summary

• The government is clearly unsure how to manage the situation.
• The problem here is that the government plays into opposition hands every time it moves with force.

By MACHARIA GAITHO
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As President Uhuru Kenyatta takes the oath of office on Tuesday, he will be acutely aware that the beginning of his second and final terms is overshadowed by a continuing divide over the contentious manner of his re-election.

Opposition leader Raila Odinga boycotted the October 26 repeat presidential election called after successfully petitioning the Supreme Court to annul Mr Kenyatta’s victory at the General Election of August 8.

Raila’s resolve to ‘steal’ limelight from Kenyatta’s inauguration

SATURDAY NOVEMBER 25 2017

Ongoing preparations for the Tuesday swearing-in of President Uhuru Kenyatta at Kasarani Stadium. PHOTO | ANDREW KILONZI | NATION MEDIA GROUP 

In Summary

• The government is clearly unsure how to manage the situation.
• The problem here is that the government plays into opposition hands every time it moves with force.

By MACHARIA GAITHO
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As President Uhuru Kenyatta takes the oath of office on Tuesday, he will be acutely aware that the beginning of his second and final terms is overshadowed by a continuing divide over the contentious manner of his re-election.

Opposition leader Raila Odinga boycotted the October 26 repeat presidential election called after successfully petitioning the Supreme Court to annul Mr Kenyatta’s victory at the General Election of August 8.

Raila’s resolve to ‘steal’ limelight from Kenyatta’s inauguration

SATURDAY NOVEMBER 25 2017

Ongoing preparations for the Tuesday swearing-in of President Uhuru Kenyatta at Kasarani Stadium. PHOTO | ANDREW KILONZI | NATION MEDIA GROUP 

In Summary

• The government is clearly unsure how to manage the situation.
• The problem here is that the government plays into opposition hands every time it moves with force.

By MACHARIA GAITHO
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As President Uhuru Kenyatta takes the oath of office on Tuesday, he will be acutely aware that the beginning of his second and final terms is overshadowed by a continuing divide over the contentious manner of his re-election.

Opposition leader Raila Odinga boycotted the October 26 repeat presidential election called after successfully petitioning the Supreme Court to annul Mr Kenyatta’s victory at the General Election of August 8.

Raila Odinga rejects calls to swear him in

SATURDAY NOVEMBER 25 2017

Nasa leader Raila Odinga addresses supporters at Mlolongo in the company of Machakos governor candidate in the last elections Wavinya Ndeti on November 25, 2017. PHOTO | JEFF ANGOTE | NATION MEDIA GROUP 

In Summary

• There is also the real legal challenge of the fact that it is treasonable to take a presidential oath of office.
• He avoided the topic of the swearing-in, only saying that Tuesday will be a day of mourning people he said were killed by the police.

By PATRICK LANG'AT
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Nasa leader Raila Odinga on Saturday turned down a concerted push by the coalition’s hardliners to swear him in on Tuesday, the day President Uhuru Kenyatta is scheduled to take the oath of office for his second and final term.

Surprise guests invited for Uhuru’s swearing-in

SATURDAY NOVEMBER 25 2017

On going preparation for the inauguration of ceremony of the President Uhuru Kenyatta at Kasarani Stadium in this picture taken on November 24, 2017. PHOTO | ANDREW KILONZI | NATION MEDIA GROUP 

In Summary

• Tanzanian President John Magufuli, too, has confirmed his attendance.
• Chief Registrar Ms Amadi said they are yet to decide on the Bibles to use.

By SUNDAY NATION TEAM
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As President Uhuru Kenyatta will be celebrating with his counterparts after being sworn in to start his second term, there will be surprise guests who will also be taking part in the State luncheon among the local and international dignitaries.

Some will have been invited to the luncheon because of their past association with President Kenyatta while others will be there purposely because of their exemplary achievements.

Ruto vs Gideon: Uhuru’s tough choice

SATURDAY NOVEMBER 25 2017

Baringo Senator Gideon Moi (left) greets Deputy President William Ruto during the funeral of the late CID Director and Anamoi MP Noah arap Too in Kericho County early this year. PHOTO | REBECCA NDUKU | DPPS 

In Summary

• For one, Kanu did not rule for 100 years, in the literal understanding of Mzee Moi’s words.
• Mr Ruto has been on a meteoric rise and has built a varied and extensive political base ahead of 2022

By KIPCHUMBA SOME
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When President Uhuru Kenyatta exits the political stage in 2022, he will be faced with the tough choice of returning favour to two men who have shaped his political career but who currently do not see eye to eye.

The first debt is to former President Daniel arap Moi, who fished him from political oblivion and cast him into the national limelight by making him his successor in the 2002 General Election, which Mr Kenyatta lost resoundingly to Mr Mwai Kibaki.

Reasons Men Leave The Women They Love

November, 2017

Falling in love takes a lot of courage particularly for men. When a man is in love he thinks about the future suffering that can occur as a result of him opening up to his partner. Men rarely dive in fully; they usually take small steps to “test the water” in order to avoid being hurt or disappointed. They also have a hard time understanding women but for most of them the following 5 things are detrimental in a relationship.

1970s crime thriller coming soon to a TV screen near you

John Kiriamiti, 

SATURDAY NOVEMBER 25 2017

     

The former bank robber who also authored the books My Life in Crime and My Life with a Criminal. The books are being turned into a television series. PHOTO| FILE| NATION MEDIA GROUP 

In Summary

• A Kenyan TV production company, AfreDev, has optioned the TV rights to My Life in Crimeand its sequel, My Life with a Criminal: Milly’s Story for a TV series scheduled to begin showing on local television in June 2018.
• According to Ramadhan Nungu, filming for the first season is complete.
• The company bought the rights for an undisclosed amount in early 2017.

By WLLIAM RUTHIi

When John Kiriamiti’s My Life in Crime came out in 1984, there had never been a book like it.

And even the author, who wrote the manuscript while doing time at Naivasha Maximum Security Prison, could not have anticipated the scope of his work and the influence that it would carry.

The hype surrounding the book’s release was so big that buyers reportedly queued outside bookstores to get a copy.

With 40 reprints to date and a Dutch translation, My Life in Crime remains the best-selling Kenyan novel of all time. And soon, fans of the timeless drama will get to relive the drama on the small screen.

Dear Robert Mugabe, To The World You May Be A Dictator, But You Will Always Be My Hero

Posted on November 21, 2017 by Jean

Yesterday I sat with my 13-year-old daughter Nakai after she came back from school telling me that the whole school, even the teachers were talking about Mugabe. We talked a lot about Zimbabwe, and what type of a president you were. I told her my thoughts, and she looked at me and said, ‘Write about it mum. Write about what you have told me about Mugabe on your blog.’

Kenyan’s Death in Denmark: Was it Really Suicide?

November 19, 2017 mkenyaujerumani

A Kenyan woman and her son were found dead in an apartment in Gentofte near Copenhagen, her husband was the first to alert the police when he allegedly got home in the morning and found the bodies. The first reports by the police considered him a suspect but he was later released and the police concluded that the lady, Fridah “Rashidah” Shirony, had killed her son, Kwanza before committing suicide.

Chaos and gunshots as Raila Odinga enters Nairobi CBD

FRIDAY NOVEMBER 17 2017

    

 

 

This bus, belonging to Forward Sacco, was set ablaze during the chaos on Jogoo Road on November 17, 2017. PHOTO | JEFF ANGOTE | NATION MEDIA GROUP 

In Summary

• A mini bus belonging to Forward Travellers sacco, a police lorry and two carts were torched outside Burma Market.
• Along the road, smoke from burning tyres billowed and competed with the teargas police were throwing.

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Chaos, teargas, running battles and suspected live bullets marred Nasa leader Raila Odinga's entry into Nairobi city centre upon his arrival from the US on Friday.

Mr Odinga left Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in a convoy of tens of vehicles accompanied by a host of Nasa leaders and hundreds of their supporters.

GRIDLOCK

Chaos started immediately the convoy left the airport, with the vehicle ferrying Mr Odinga taking the wrong side of Mombasa Road.

This was because the route heading to Mombasa had a gridlock stretching kilometres following violent confrontations between police and Mr Odinga’s supporters in the morning.

The Nasa supporters wanted to force their way into the airport but police lobbed teargas canisters at City Cabanas and other sections of the road to arrest their march.

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The convoy later diverted from Mombasa Road to Jogoo Road but the chaos followed Mr Odinga and his team as police engaged youths in running battles.

Mr Odinga rides as his supporters march on Likoni Road into the city centre on November 17, 2017. PHOTO | JEFF ANGOTE | NATION MEDIA GROUP

Their plan was to march through Jogoo Road on to Haile Sellasie Avenue, then into Uhuru Park, the venue of their rally, but the violent confrontations just would not stop.

Zimbabwe's army takes over

World; Africa

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Bringing you the latest news from around Africa on Wednesday 15 November and every weekday at bbc.com/africalive. Main story: Army takes over - Mugabe 'detained'. What we know so far. Grace Mugabe profile

Summary

1. Zimbabwe's army takes over the national broadcaster, ZBC
2. BBC correspondent says it has "all the elements of a coup"
3. President Robert Mugabe is safe but reportedly being held
4. The army challenged Mr Mugabe after he sacked the vice-president
5. Finance Minister Ignatius Chombo among those reportedly arrested

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By Flora Drury and Lucy Fleming