The Kenyan newspapers on Tuesday, October 10, covered an array of topics, including the political alignments for the 2027 General Election.
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Elsewhere, the newspapers covered the tragedy at the Nairobi State House, where a security agent was killed by a man.
1. Taifa Leo
The newspaper spared space for the tragic happening at the State House in Nairobi, where a GSU officer was killed.
Despite the State House being one of the most heavily guarded places in the country, the nation was shocked after a GSU police officer was attacked outside the entrance gate to the state house.
Police Spokesperson Michael Nyaga, through a statement to the media, confirmed the killing where a police officer with the rank of Constable Ramadhan Mattanka was attacked by a man named Kithuka Kimunyi, who was armed with a bow and an arrow.
The incident happened on Monday, October 13, near Gate D outside the State House.
Kimunyi, aged 56, was carrying a bow and arrows before approaching the police officers who usually guard the area.
He was asked to surrender but defied, advancing toward the officer and attacking him.
Kilimani DCIO Head Mahat Hassan said Kimunyi was walking near the state house when Mattanka approached him.
A report at the Kilimani police station said Kimunyi approached officers guarding the state house gate who were checking two vehicles.
“He pulled out an arrow and stabbed Ramadhan Khamisi Mattanka in the left chest, leaving him bleeding profusely. He was arrested and the officer was taken to Kenyatta Hospital, where he died in the intensive care unit,” said a report by GSU officer Daniel Kemboi.
The statement explained that Mattanka was rushed to Kenyatta National Hospital, where he died while receiving treatment.
His body was moved to the hospital morgue for a post-mortem.
The police said investigations were still ongoing into the incident and that relatives of the slain policeman had been informed.
A video went viral on social media showing Kimunyi wearing a white T-shirt in a police car with handcuffs on his hands.
With his eyes wide open and seemingly unconcerned, Kimunyi, who had his head resting on the steering wheel, asked the police what he had done.
“You don’t know what you have done, you will find out,” the police officer who was with him in the car was heard telling him.
Investigators want to determine whether Mattanka or even the officers working with him had any connection to Kimunyi because it is not easy for any ordinary citizen to be allowed into the area.
CCTV footage showed Mattanka slumped to the ground in agony as his colleagues rushed to save his life, but it was too late.
The newspaper reported that investigators are probing the relationship betweent he deceased and the attacker.
There’s speculation that the two may have once been close, but something, perhaps a disagreement or failed deal, led to the tragic incident.
Footage showed Kimunyi walking up to Gate D. He engages the officer in a lengthy conversation.
As other officers were busy inspecting a vehicle, Kimunyi suddenly pulled out a bow and arrow and struck Mattanka.
Though Mattanka was quickly taken to the hospital, he later died from his wounds.
The family of the late GSU officer responded to a police request to postpone his burial.
This is because, in accordance with Islamic beliefs, Mattanka’s family wanted him to be buried before sunset on Monday.
However, police requested that the burial be postponed so that his body could be examined on Tuesday.
2. Daily Nation
The newspaper reported on the woes faced by the driver of Kibra MP Peter Orero, who was caught on camera driving on the wrong side of the road.
He was arraigned in a Nairobi court on Monday, October 13, and was fined KSh 100,000 or face 12 months in prison.
CNN Journalist Larry Madowo filmed the driver, George Oduor, and the MP driving on the wrong side of the road on Oloitoktok Road, Nairobi, on October 9.
He was trying to avoid traffic on the road.
Oduor told the journalist to report him to President William Ruto and then further humiliated him by calling him “taka taka”.
He was arraigned before Senior Chief Magistrate Rose Ndombi for endangering the lives of other road users.
The court was told that the law requires road users to use polite and respectful language.
The judge was asked to impose a severe sentence on the driver to serve as a lesson to him and others who intend to break traffic laws.
Oduor also asked the court to be lenient to him because he was driving the MP at the time of the incident.
He also stated that his admission of guilt was made in good faith and that he would not repeat the action.
3. The Standard
The Standard reported on the new move by the government to secure certificates for students.
Students who sat for national exams might soon collect their certificates directly from sub-county education offices, as some schools continue to defy a government order against holding them over unpaid school fees.
A fresh proposal from the Ministry of Education seeks to curb this trend by allowing schools to retain only photocopies for their records, while candidates receive the original certificates.
Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Ogamba noted that the ministry is looking into new ways to tackle the ongoing problem of school heads withholding KCPE and KCSE certificates from learners.
“We issued a circular, and while a number of institutions complied and released the certificates, others have not. We are now considering options to ensure learners are not disadvantaged in future,” said Ogamba.
He referred to Section 10 of the Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) Act, which forbids institutions from keeping certificates from students who have completed their education.
Ogamba made these comments during the Lake Region Kenya Association of Technical Training Institutes ball games at Siala Technical Training Institute in Rongo, Migori county.
To avoid interrupting learners’ academic or career progression, the ministry is weighing two key options; either delivering certificates to sub-county offices for student pickup or sending them to candidates’ home addresses, while schools retain copies for documentation.
Ogamba emphasised that holding certificates does not help recover unpaid fees.
“If a certificate has been withheld for that long and the fees have still not been recovered, then clearly, the strategy has failed. That’s why we are saying the matter of fees should be handled differently,” he said.
4. People Daily
The newspaper reported on President William Ruto’s commitment to helping the Nairobi county government in cleaning the city.
While speaking in Nairobi on October 12, the president noted that the city had lost its dignity through the filth that had taken over.
He announced plans to intervene and help Governor Johnson Sakaja clean the city.
“Nairobi cannot continue to be a city in the filth. We have started cleaning the Nairobi River and now we are in the final stages of signing an agreement with the private sector on how we are going to clean this city,” he said.
Ruto underscored Nairobi’s role as a vital economic centre, saying it should reflect the image of a leading development hub.
The president’s intervention has been welcome, with many arguing that Nairobi should be managed by the national government.
Kileleshwa MCA Robert Alai pointed to poor leadership as the root of Nairobi City county’s administrative challenges.
He believes the city’s biggest setback is the overwhelming influence of political parties, which undermines its unique status in the nation.
Proofreading by Asher Omondi, copy editor at TUKO.co.ke.
Source: TUKO.co.ke
