The Star News Brief

Inside the race to replace Maraga as Chief Justice

Lobbying for the position of Chief Justice has started in earnest as Justice David Maraga leaves office on Friday. The BBI proponents may need to move to the Treasury and eventually to Parliament to get money to ensure that the ongoing process does not stall. The Salaries and Remuneration Commission has said frontline Covid-19 health workers can only get the Medical Emergency Allowance after negotiating a fresh Collective Bargaining Agreement. The distribution of the 70 additional parliamentary seats proposed by the BBI is turning into a major issue threatening public acceptance of the document. Kanu chairman Gideon Moi has seized the moment to crisscross the country campaigning for the BBI referendum - with his eyes fixed on 2022. For more visit https://www.the-star.co.ke/

Less pay for public officers with capped allowances

A shocker awaits civil servants and state officers in renewed efforts by the Salaries and Remuneration Commission to tame the country’s burgeoning wage bill.  The electoral commission has accused the Interior ministry of not cooperating to resolve raging boundary disputes across the country ahead of the 2022 General Elections.  The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission on Wednesday won a bid to repossess land belonging to the Kenya School of Law which was grabbed by the institution’s former principal 23 years ago.  Catholic bishops have advised the government to proceed with the referendum next year saying the church was part of the Building Bridges Initiative.  Learners in the new curriculum will have the privilege to graduate from secondary school with two certificates.

Uhuru, Ruto allies working on new changes to BBI

The Star News Brief gives you a summary of the stories making headlines in Kenya today and offers you a glimpse of what to expect in tomorrow's newspaper.