WWW.THE-STAR.CO.KE INDEPENDENT VOICES /THESTARKENYA FRESH AND WYCLIFFE MUGA DIFFERENT @THESTARKENYA COMPROMISE 5 BEFORE IT’S OCTOBER 2017 TOO LATE THURSDAY Documents create a paper reality we call proof KSh60 (TSh1,000, USh2,000) PAGE 20 Mason Cooley American Writer PROBE CEO RECORDS STATEMENT WITH SPECIAL INVESTIGATORS TARGET Judges relied on ‘forged’ documents, Safaricom CEO Bob Collymore /ENOS TECHE Safaricom boss Collymore tells says Chiloba NASA to leave his CEO says documents used to nullify election were a ‘sharp employees alone contrast’ to the ones IEBC presented to Supreme Court PG 4-5 CEO says he is ready to face prosecution if evidence of wrongdoing is found over fi rm’s role in election PG 9 NEWS Raila refutes IEBC claim of a deal, says conditions still on PAGE 6 NEWS Uhuru takes vote hunt to Kisii and Nyamira today CAMPAIGN: DP WIlliam Ruto greets residents of Vihiga county after attending a meeting at MP Yusuf Chanzu’s home / CHARLES KIMANI/ DPPS PAGE 7 2 THE-STAR.CO.KE ursday, October 5, 2017 AILING HEALTH SECTOR University lecturers and staff demonstrate outside Jogoo Nurses have House on July 16 /MONICAH MWANGI a ‘hidden agenda’, SRC tells MPs SAMUEL KISIKA @KisikaSam e SRC yesterday absolved itself on the nurses strike and accused them of paralysing the sector by pushing a “hidden agenda”. e Salaries and Remuneration Commission told a National Assembly committee the industrial action is propelled by ulterior motives, not just salaries. Nurses went on strike on June 5. CBA IMPLEMENTATION SRC vice chairman Daniel Ogutu told a special com- mittee scrutinising the Supplementary Budget that nurses are keen to cripple heath services in the coun- try to have their independent commission, similar to the Teachers Service Commission, to address their Dons in new strike threat concerns. Ogutu was responding to Samburu North MP Alois Lentoimaga, who sought answers to the prolonged strike in the health sector. to demand better salaries “ is animal called job evaluation to harmonise sal- aries has been talked about for many years, but what we are seeing is pay cuts, yet there are strikes by nurs- ey signed a deal in March and the government allocated them es, doctors and lecturers,” Lentoimaga said. “ e SRC should explain to us [MPs] about the prog- Sh10 billion. e money was to cater for salaries adjustments ress of the job evaluation exercise it has been under- taking.” THURSDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2017 OCTOBER THURSDAY, shared by staff allied to the Kenya in 31 universities. Ogutu, accompanied by four SRC commissioners, University Staff Union and the Kenya He warned that lecturers will down told the committee “we are at the tail end” of the ex- EMMANUEL WANJALA Union of Domestic Hotels, Education- their tools on October 31 to force them ercise. @RambsNabiswa al Institutions, Hospitals and Allied to pay salaries under the new rates. He spoke in defence of their request for more fund- Workers. “You are categorically and unequiv- ing for the commission to fi nish its job evaluation ex- Lecturers have once again threatened Universities Academic Staff Union ocally informed that all our members ercise before its six-year term lapses in December. to strike at the end of the month to secretary general Constantine Wason- in all the public universities and their “We wanted to complete the job evaluation and sala- push for the full implementation of ga yesterday said universities used constituent colleges shall withdraw ry harmonisation within 18 months, but it has taken a their 2013-17 CBA. the funds to off set accrued arrears their labour and shall not resume nor- very long time, since we started the process two years is will be the second time the between July 1, 2013 and June 30 this mal duty until the 2013-17 CBA is fully ago. e issue of money is personal and there was no dons will be striking over delayed im- year, then reverted to the old rates. implemented.” need for us to hurry,” Ogutu said. plementation of the CBA. He said only fi ve universities have Yesterday, Wasonga blamed the e health workers are pushing for higher salaries e fi rst time was in July. been paying salaries under the new non-implementation of the CBA on and the full implementation of their CBA. ey signed a deal in March after a CBA, but they are now threatening to government disbursing capitation e SRC asked the committee to approve the Sh47 54-day strike and the government al- go back to the old rates, because they funds based on the old CBA. million budget request, which is part of their allocated located them Sh10 billion. cannot sustain the payrolls. Wasonga singled out the University Sh134.6 million contained in the Supplementary Bud- e amount was meant to cater for ey are Jomo Kenyatta University of Nairobi for late payment of lectur- get Estimates, to pay its two consultants. salaries adjustments for the more than of Agriculture and Technology, Jar- ers’ over delayed release of capitation e consultants have been undertaking job evalua- 30,000 public university staff in three amogi Oginga Odinga University of funds. “We want our members to be tion for the disciplined service offi cers and the univer- unions. A total of Sh6 billion was for Science and Technology, Karatina Uni- paid on time. I have seen them write to sities, tertiary and research institutions staff . a 17.5 per cent increase on the basic versity, Chuka University and Macha- our members twice, informing them e commission disclosed the consultants – Ernst & salary and 3.2 per cent raise on house ko s Un ive r s i ty. that salaries will be delayed. Let them Young and PricewaterhouseCoopers – have completed allowance for 9,000 lecturers. On Tuesday, Wasonga issued a 21- request that capitation in advance,” their assignments and have to be paid by the end of e remaining Sh4 billion was day strike notice to council chairmen Wasonga said. this month as per the signed agreement. STAR SURVEY HIT OR MISS TODAY’S QUESTION Should Jubilee and NASA shelve law changes, demands ahead of polls as urged by the EU Mission? YESTERDAY’S QUESTION Is the University of Nairobi senate CONSTRUCTION SITE CHARITY NGILU JOHNSON OSOI Tea farmers build Sh130m factory Wants to revise county budget Kajiado to build new assembly justifi ed to close the institution Tea farmers from Murang’a county Kitui Governor Charity Ngilu wants Kajiado will construct an assembly buil- indefi nitely? have started building a Sh130 million the Sh9.8 billion county budget ding for Sh543 million, complete with YES 53% factory to compete with the Kenya overhauled to refl ect her priorities MCAs’ lounge, restaurant, health club Tea Development Agency. Chairman to promote development and end and 700 underground parking places. For more news Charles Kihara said the Kiriti tea poverty. She said the budget passed Speaker Johnson Osoi announced on our website, factory will be built in Kagongo. He during her predecessor Julius plans for the new chamber on Tuesday. NO 47% scan this quick said the idea to build a private factory Malombe’s tenure does not conform e push for a modern assembly in response code arose after numerous fi ghts and to her administration’s policies and Kajiado began in 2015 and Osoi wants using your disagreements between farmers and development agenda. to see it completed as soon as possible. smartphone. KTDA. See page 28 See page 34 See page 32 Thursday, October 5, 2017 THE-STAR.CO.KE 3 Jubilee MPs wave to supporters CORRIDORS OF POWER during a ‘Mbele iko Sawa’ campaign to drum up support for President Uhuru Kenyatta in Murang’a yesterday / ALICE WAITHERA POLITICAL GOSSIP Who is doing what and where in the world of politics WHO is behind First Lady Margaret Kenyat- ta’s (pictured) volunteer Beyond Zero Campaign programme being witnessed across the country? That is the big question on the lips of NASA supporters after it emerged that the First Lady had representation in almost every ward across the 47 counties. The opposition diehards are now questioning the forces behind the campaign as it emerges that the majority of Kenyans are ac- tually seeing and feeling the positive impacts of her programmes – and contemplating giving her another “Tano Tena” as their First Lady. A flashy legislator who made his way to Parliament for the first time was shocked when a security guard in the House turned down his ad- vances. The MP, on the opposition ticket, perhaps used to his randy ways, thought that some of the young parliamentary staff could be loose and available. But, shockingly, he was wrong. A petite female employee is said to have told the MP to his face that he needed to behave as an Honourable Aby Wangatia from Bungoma reacts after her presentation Thirdway Alliance presidential candidate Ekuro Aukot at the Milimani law courts Member. A little bird that overheard the rebuff on the Election Laws (Amendment) Bill to the joint select yesterday during the hearing of a case in which he wants the IEBC compelled to tells Corridors that the MP was surprised at the committee at County Hall in Nairobi yesterday /JACK OWUOR include his name in the October 26, repeat election /COLLINS KWEYU lady’s strong and unlikely objection to the Lotha- rio’s proposal. AN ex-MP from Northeastern has shocked his reelected colleagues and Parliament’s restaurant CARTOON staffers. Word has it that the ex-legislator is always camped at Parliament and a day barely goes by without his showing up since President Uhuru Kenyatta reopened the House last month.