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What next for Kalonzo and other NASA co-principals

NASA co-principals Kalonzo Musyoka, Musalia Mudavadi and Moses Wetang’ula meet on Monday to deliberate on Friday's meeting between Raila Odinga and President Uhuru Kenyatta. In a terse statement, the three jointly said they learned of the closed-door meeting between Uhuru and the National Super Alliance leader on television when it was reported that the two publicly reconciled and agreed to work together in the interest of Kenyans. 

Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka

“This morning the 9th day of March 2018 we saw through the media a meeting between the President and Rt. Hon. Raila Amolo Odinga. NASA is a coalition of four political parties namely, Orange Democratic Movement (ODM), Wiper Democratic Movement-Kenya (WDM-K), Amani National Congress (ANC) and Ford Kenya,” Kalonzo, Mudavadi and Wetang’ula said. They said while they have always advocated dialogue, as NASA’s coalition’s co-Principals, they were not privy to the discussions at Harambee House.

“The four NASA co-principals have however scheduled a retreat on Monday 12th March, 2018 when we shall deliberate on the political developments,” the trio said. President Uhuru and Raila buried their differences in a move that caught Kenyans unawares when they held a closed door meeting at House in Nairobi. Addressing the press on Friday, President Uhuru said that it was time to change the political landscape and focus on moving the country forward. Uhuru added that Kenya was greater than any individual and leaders should come together and discuss freely what ails the country.

Miguna Miguna reject Odinga's decision to work with Uhuru, vow's to continue with struggle for Justice

The self proclaimed NRM general Miguna Miguna, who was also the former advisor to NASA leader Raila Odinga had boldly rejected the decision by his former boss to work with the Jubilee government to unite Kenyans. In a statement Issued in Canada, Miguna has vowed to continue with the struggle for electoral justice.

I have been advised of media reports that the People’s President, Raila Amolo Odinga has “reconciled” with the despotic president Uhuru Kenyatta. I understand that Mr. Odinga has further stated that the “conflict is over” and called on the country to “reconcile and move on.”

Mr. Odinga’s unilateral, irrational and erratic decision to betray the fight for electoral justice, the culture of impunity and the flagrant abuse of human rights that have become routine under the illegitimate regime of Uhuru Kenyatta and William Ruto cannot be justified.

Between July 2017 to the present, Uhuru Kenyatta and William Ruto have murdered more than 380 innocent civilians in cold blood. These martyrs were butchered by agents of the illegitimate Jubilee administration they were perceived to be “supporters” of Raila Odinga.

Deputy President Ruto reaction toward's Uhuru - Raila re-union

Deputy President William Ruto

The Deputy President William Ruto has received the news of Uhuru - Raila re-union with an open heart and is ready to work with the former Prime Minister Raila Odinga towards uniting and promoting national cohesion among Kenyans.

In a statement posted on his official twitter account, Ruto congratulated the two for being statesmen and rising to the moment for Kenya and against hate, negative ethnicity and division. He further noted that unity, stability and transformation of Kenya superseded all other partisan interests, “Congratulations PRES.UHURU & RAILA for being statesmen. You have risen to the moment for Kenya and against hate, negative ethnicity and division. The unity,stability and transformation of Kenya supersedes all other partisan interests. Wangwana mubarikiwe mpaka mshangae”.

Heavy rains kill granny in Bondo town

Siaya County: An 85-year-old grandmother died at Minya village South Sakwa location in Bondo sub-county after her mud-walled house fell on her following a heavy downpour in the region last night. According to the area Chief Mr. 

House submerged in water

Patrick Obilo, the deceased Mama Suslia Olang'o is said to have met her untimely death when the house which had become weak, collapsed following the heavy rains which was accompanied by a windstorm.

The administrator, who spoke to The Standard on phone, stated that the granny’s body was found covered under the fallen wall of that house after she is suspected to have sustained injuries which led to her instant death.  Mr Obilo, who revealed that the elderly woman had been staying alone in that house. 

Her two sons had built their homes away from their parent's home and made it difficult to detect the incident immediately," he said. He further stated that rescue operation was complicated with the heavy storm. The administrator, who confirmed the ill-fated incident, stated that the body was discovered by the granny’s grandson a few hours later before he raised alarm after which they called the police.The body has since been removed to Bondo sub-county hospital mortuary to await post-mortem. (Source: The standard)

End of the road: Nakumatt kicked out of Nyali

Mombasa County : It was a big show of embarrassment as former retail giant Nakumatt was being evicted from City Mall in Nyali, Mombasa county.

The dwindling retailer which was once East Africa's giant retailer was kicked out of the Nyali-based premises following a court order issued on Tuesday, March 6, 2018, at the Mombasa Law Courts.

It was accused of defaulting a three months' rent amounting up to Sh27.8 million.

Auctioneers threw out goods from the premises prompting some residents to start looting. 

Nakumatt has faced cases of embarrassment after being kicked out of various branches over rent arrears, including in regional outlets in Uganda and Tanzania.

Health Cabinet Secretary Sicily Kariuki risk being sacked by MPs

More than 100 Members of Parliament had by Wednesday signed a motion for the impeachment of Health Cabinet Secretary Sicily Kariuki.

Health CS Sicily Kariuki briefing the media 

The Constitution requires at least a third of the 349 members of the National Assembly to append their signatures to meet the threshold.

"We are progressing well and members from across the political divide have signed the petition," Wajir woman rep Fatuma Gedi told the Star.

"It will be the first matter the House will deal with when we resume sittings."

The MPs, in the petition, want the CS held liable for "abuse of office and cross violation of rules and regulations".

The proponents of the impeachment motion want the minister punished following the treatment errors at the Kenyatta National Hospital.

Last week on Friday, Sicily announced that KNH boss Lily Koros had been sent on compulsory leave.This followed the incident where doctors at the hospital performed a brain surgery on a wrong patient. Koros and an officer in charge of clinical affairs were sent home to pave way for investigations.

National Resistance Movement leader Raila Odinga visits Kawangware after post polls violence

From Left Kalonzo Musyoka and NASA Leader Raila Odinga

Opposition leader Raila Odinga is expected to visit Kawangware, Nairobi, to address the residence after a wave of violence that broke out on Friday. Several people are reported to have succumbed to serious injuries and houses burnt after youths clashed following differences over the presidential polls.

According to the area police boss, the retaliatory attacks followed after some trader's shops were looted on Thursday demonstrations. Dagoretti OCPD Rashid Mohamed confirmed the incident and said they had put a buffer zone to prevent both sides from attacking each other. 

Raila will lead his NRM brigade in a tour of the area after a church service at Gatina PAG Church. Jubilee Party leaders who are  attending a service at Riruta Catholic church lead by Gatundu South Mp Moses Kuria and Waititu are also expected to visit Kawangware to address the residents and call for peace.

Jubilee Party Agents boycott Presidential election in Kenya

Protestor arrested by police officers during demonstrations

Kenya: More than 40 Jubilee Party agents in Mombasa failed to turn up for the fresh presidential elections. This triggered tourism CS Najib Balala to dismiss them as cowards and fraudsters. Balala demanded the arrest of the agents who cannot be found amid reports they fear for their lives. He said they had received allowances for the second round of the presidential election, whose main candidates were incumbent Uhuru Kenyatta and NASA leader Raila Odinga.

"These agents are from Mvita and Kisauni. We are going to take legal action against them," the minister said on Thursday, noting Jubilee has been let down.

"If anyone will dare abscond, he will be summoned," he threatened but noted their operations were not affected.

London fire: Six confirmed dead in the flames

Grenfel towers in London

London's Metropolitan Police have confirmed six deaths and more than 20 sustained serious injuries following a huge blaze that's engulfed a residential apartment block in West London. The number is expected to rise even as rescue operations continue.

Hundreds of residents in the 24-storey Grenfell Tower have been evacuated from their flats in the burning building, and at least 70 people have been taken to five hospitals in the capital for treatment.

Met Police Commander Stuart Cundy said: "I can confirm six fatalities at this time but this figure is likely to rise during what will be a complex recovery operation over a number of days." The fire brigade said the fire had spread throughout the entire building, now covered in plumes of smoke with visible pockets of fire within the charred structure.

Mini explosions could be heard as the blaze shattered windows in the tower, while debris and ash fell to the ground. London Fire Commissioner Dany Cotton described it as an "unprecedented incident", something she had not seen in her 29 years of service.The cause of the blaze is not yet known.

Japan and South Korea in a crisis meeting after Norht Korea fires another missile

North Korea fired a ballistic missile into waters off its east coast on Sunday, South Korea and Japan said, a week after it tested an intermediate-range missile which experts saw as an advancement in the reclusive state's weapons programme.

The missile was launched at 0759 GMT from a location near Pukchang, 60 km (36 miles) northeast of the capital Pyongyang, an area where North Korea attempted to test-launch another missile last month but failed, South Korea's Office of Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement.

The missile flew about 500 km (310 miles), it said. Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said the missile landed outside Japan's exclusive economic zone and no damage to ships or airplanes was reported.

An official traveling with U.S. President Donald Trump in Saudi Arabia said the White House was aware of the launch and noted that the missile had a shorter range than the three previous tested by North Korea.

US President Trump sign's an agreement in Saudi to end terror funding

The United States and Gulf Arab countries have sign an agreement to coordinate their efforts against the financing of terrorist groups, a senior White House official said, as U.S. President Donald Trump visits the region. Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Nayef and U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson signed the memorandum of understanding in Riyadh, where the six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) are holding a summit with Trump.

"It's we hope, farthest reaching commitment to not finance terrorist organizations that (the U.S.) Treasury will be monitoring with each of their counterparts," said Dina Powell, White House deputy national security adviser for strategy.

"The unique piece of it is that every single one of them are signatories on how they're responsible and will actually prosecute the financing of terrorism, including individuals."

The GCC comprises Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, Oman, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain.Western officials believe that people living in wealthy Gulf countries have been an important source of funding for Sunni Islamist groups fighting in Iraq and Syria, including Islamic State and al Qaeda.

Islamic State extremists killed in Turkey raid

Turkey's state-run news agency says two people suspected of being members of the Islamic State group have been killed in an Ankara police operation.

Ankara's governor told the Anadolu news agency Sunday the suspects may have been planning an attack on Turkey's capital. Police recovered weapons and explosives in the raid. Governor Ercan Topaca said the two men, in their 20s, have not been identified yet.

The nighttime police operation was conducted after a man from Azerbaijan, thought to be an IS member, was detained in Istanbul. The unnamed suspect allegedly drove the two men to Ankara.

Raila tells NASA supporters not to vote for independent candidates

NASA presidential flag bearer Raila Odinga has asked his supporters to only vote for NASA-affiliated parties in the coming August 8th polls. Raila said the move will boost his presidency after the August polls when he collects 25 percent of elected leaders in the 47 counties. Raila was speaking in Rarieda during the funeral service of the late Mama Gladys Amollo mother to Rarieda ODM parliamentary candidate Otiende Amollo and nominated senator Elizabeth Ongoro.

The NASA flag bearer reminded voters that it only elected leaders under the umbrella of NASA who will implement the coalition’s manifesto and blue print.“The NASA coalition has five parties, ODM, Ford Kenya, ANC, Chama cha Mashinani and Wiper whose candidates should be considered in the coming general election to boost my bid,” said Raila.