RUTO ALLIES TAKES OVER THE SENATE AS RAILA RETREATS TO DEFEND YOUTHFUL SENATORS AGAINST ARREST

Deputy President William Ruto and ODM leader Raila Odinga have condemned the arrest of three senators hours before they could take part in a vote on the county revenue-sharing formula on Monday.

BARACK MULUKA QUITS ANC

 Amani National Congress Secretary (ANC)General Barrack Muluka has resigned in a statement written to the Party Leader, Musalia Mudavadi.

He instructed the Registrar of Political parties to expunge his name from the ANC party membership saying he currently belongs to no party or organisation.

CO-WIFE HELPS HER SON DEFILE STEP-DAUGHTER

Residents at Bukembe village, Bukembe East ward, Kanduyi constituency Bungoma County have been left in suspense after a middle-aged woman helped her son in defiling her step-daughter.

The defiled minor is a student at Nakuru high school who says that she was enticed by her step-brother who later raped her.

The minor told Opera news that she was forced to have play sex with his step-brother who impregnated her.

"My brother called me in his house after which he locked the door and ordered my pants down," she said, adding that he threatened her if she could reveal to anyone.

She says the day the act happened her step-mother was around but she couldn't bother to request from her son what was happening by then.

"After the act I decided to go back to my mother's home to explain what had happened after which I was taken to Bungoma refferal Hospital and tested for pregnancy unfortunately it was discovered that I was carrying 7 weeks pregnancy," she said.

She added that her step-brother has been threatening her, "this thing was a deal with his mother to destroy my future," she said.

Speaking to the press on August, 04, 2020, at Bingo police station Martin Wanyonyi chairman for human rights Bungoma condemned the act saying that the suspect should be arrested, arraigned in court and judged heavily.

"I want to take this opportunity and warn the suspect to stop threaning this girl together with her mother am going to ensure that that notorious boy is arrested and arraigned," he said.

He condemned the father to the suspect for hiding that case saying that his son didn't involve the rape case.

"This man is a senior employ in this county in the revenue offices I wonder how he can partiner with his son to do this," he said, accusing greedy men who are messing up with young girls that if spotted should be castrated.

He blamed parents who are taking bribes from stupid men after they have defiled minors.

John Khaoya called on chiefs to work closely with parents to ensure security among minors when many people are desperate.

He called on chiefs to report any defilement cases for immediate action.

"Let's stop this thing of solving cases at home after some people bribe others if somebody is found with a defilement case should be exposed," he said.

 

Everlyne Wafula the mother to the victim pleaded with Bungoma law courts to help her get justice.

"My husband disappeared with all children leaving me in a desperate situation who went and got married to a widow in town now after he brought unnecessary complications in our marriage," she said.

She said that her life is now in danger after being threatened by the suspect.

" I have not received justice because the suspect has already been released," she said.

WE WILL NOT RECALL MCA SUNDUKWA AND RECYCLE FAILURES IN SITIKHO WARD

Residents of the Sitikho ward in Webuye West constituency have ignored a group of people who are collecting signatures to recall ward representative Grace Sundukwa saying that it is being done because of politics 2020.

Wilfred Fwamba

Speaking to reporters, the residents, led by Wilfred Fwamba, said those who were collecting the signatures were instigated by some politicians who lost in the last general election.

"We are telling our people not to be misused, these people who are collecting signetures to recall MCA Sundukwa scammers who want to misuse your documents", Fwamba said

They have said the documents to remove Ms Sudukwa from office is being  funded by former local politicians and one minister from the Bungoma county government.

"We are surprised that the people who lost in 2017 are the ones who are at the forefront of fighting Ms Sundukwa, even if they come back we will not vote for them let them  forget the seat," they insisted.

"We are asking Minister Makheti, and Daoglus Kiteki Obama to work with Ms. Sundukwa so that we can make progress and we will not support the bill at all, we will not allow them to continue with that activity," Rodgers Matanda said.

An investigation by the author of this article revealed that the bill is funded by Douglas Kiteki (Obama) who says the MCA is not distributing development equitable and that is the main reason for wanting to remove him from office.

              Douglas Kiteki

"We have already collected7,000 signatures and we will not go back, Ms Sundukwa has discriminated against us very much in development and we have not seen a project that benefits us in Milo, Kahlumuli and Sitikho," Kiteki said.

Kiteki said the bill was not funded by Minister Makheti or any other politician but was a step taken by residents of theWard,

"stop daruging the name of Minister Makheti and t former  leaders in this bill, I am the one who is funding this bill and I ask the residents of Sitiko to support me to make progress," Kiteki said.

AFRICAN CHALD TRUST (ACT) SAVES ORPHANS AND WIDOWS IN WESTERN

Orphans and widows in Webuye have received blanket and mattress support from the African Child Trust in partnership with Jesus to all nation Webuye church.

Speaking at the handing over of the products to more than 50 widows and orphans under the project from western Kenya, Bishop Humphrey Wanyama, the organization’s director general in Kenya, said they had taken the initiative after discovering that many orphans had no bedding.

"We have decided to give them a mattress, and a blanket to improve their livelihood especially this season where the world is facing the Covid 19 epidemic." Bishop Wanyama said.

At the same time, the widows and orphans were given four kilograms of sugar, soap, and tea leaves.

Bishop Wanyama said the ACT foundation is also funding school fees for more than 50 orphans and said the organization would continue to fund children who will excel in their exams, adding that those who qualified for university will continue to receive funding from the organization.

However he expressed his dismay at the large number of girls who continue to get pregnant this Covid 19 season.

"Parents, let us protect our children, especially girls, the education of those children is very important, we must make sure that we do not watch them get pregnant early," he said

The remarks have been echoed by Pastor Johnston Oketa who has urged parents to give their children religious education and to ensure that they attend church.

"Parents we ask you to teach children to know the God otherwise after  Covid 19 we may end up regreting,” Past Oketa said,

Some of the children who received the aid commended the African Child Trust and Bishop Humphrey Wanyama for caring for them and promised to focus on their education.

"We thank Bishop Wanyama for helping us, we have no one else to help us and when we told him we had no accommodation he bought us with other children the matress and blanket," Purity Wakhungu said.

Teresa Nelima said ACT has given them relief since the death of their parents.

"I do not know if I would be alive now if it were not for the ACT, I thank all our donors and the founder of the Act, God bless you," she said.