PRESIDENT KENYATTA GIVES MONEY TO LUO NEWCOMERS IN THE AUGUST HOUSE TO FIGHT RAILA

PRESIDENT Uhuru Kenyatta now perfects retired president MOI leadership style of divide and rule as he wastes money on a section of Luo politicians to contain former prime minister Raila Odinga.

PASSENGERS STRANDED AT JKIA AS FUEL SHORTAGE BITES

HUNDREDS of passengers including Kenya Athletics team and other dignitaries stranded at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport as lack of jet-A1 fuel starts to bite.

IEBC BOSS HASSAN TO BE SECRETLY FLOWN TO HOLLAND FOR ADVANCED THROAT CANCER TREATMENT

Arrangements are underway to secretly  transport cancer stricken IEBC boss Isaac Hassan to Holland for further specialist  treatment as his condition worsen.

Hassan who is suffering from advanced throat cancer will be taken to Ridge Hospital in Holland, the same hospital where the late former Vice President, Wamalwa Kijana, was admitted with heart problems.

However, the media has been blocked from covering the ailing Hassan for fear of bloating the issue out of proportion, considering that the IEBC boss is at the centre of investigation over the disputed Match 4th elections.

Hassan has suffered health complications same to that of his predecessor Samuel Kivuiti who helped retired President Mwai Kibaki to steal former Prime Minister Raila Odinga 2007 presidential victory.

PRESIDENT UHURU KENYATTA BUYS JACKAL NEWS TO BOOST HIS PROPAGANDA DOCKET

State House Director of New Media, Digital and Diaspora Dennis Itumbi has declared interest on the Jackal News, the latest flamboyant kid in the hapless Kenyan media scene, scene according to a series of Twitter communication.

The Jackal News, part of the Jackal Media Corporation, was launched in November 2011, with a view of offering the kind of news you will never find in the daily newspapers and on evening news.

Over the years, the website has made tremendous progress, but crucially it has been embedded one of the respected news outfits in the east African nation, home of four daily newspapers, less than a dozen TV channels and scores of FM channels.

It is clear if Itumbi was representing himself, unknown investors or his employer, but the Jackal News’s board of directors will make a decision based on the offer made that will include not just cash but also staff at Jackalnews and the vision of the new investor, . “We shall make a decision based on the offer being made, but we could very much like to remain in control, so the highest we can offload is 49% of the shareholding” said a Jackal News top official, who requested to remain unnamed because the official is not allowed to talk.

The new offer touched off a firestorm in the Social Media. In December 2012 a Kenyan resident in Canada (Investor)- Rashid Wanjala acquired the then fast rising Kenya-Today.com from political operative Jeff Nyamboga at what many digital media analysts termed as “bullish price”.

TOP LAWYERS TO ACCOMPANY KETHI TO CID HEADQUARTERS TODAY TO CLEAR HER NAME ON JUBILEE VOTER'S CARD SET-UP

TOP lawyers James Orengo, TJ Kagwang,Ndubi, Mutula Kilonzo Jnr together with activist Okiya Omtatah are now at the Serena Hotel,to concur before they accompany Kethi Kilonzo to CID headquarters to shed light on her eligibility as a Kenyan voter.

SONKO RELEASES LONDON FAMILY PHOTOS TO DISMISS LOVE AFFAIR WITH RACHAEL SHEBBESH

CONTROVERSIAL politician Mike Sonko says he loves his family despite accusations of being in love affair with Women Representative Rachael Shebbesh and a string of other women.

PRESIDENT KENYATTA SPEAKS ON TEACHERS SALARY.HERE'S HIS FULL PRESS RELEASE

It will be recalled that the Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT) called a strike on 25 June 2013.

It will be recalled that the Industrial Court sitting in Nairobi ordered KNUT to call off the strike on 2 July 2013.

It will be recalled that KNUT did not call off the strike until 17 July 2013. The implication of the Court decision is that the continued strike after 2 July 2013 was illegal and not protected under law.

It will be recalled that Government said that it would not pay teachers who were on strike for the days they did not work in July. That position stands correct by law and was reinforced by the Salaries Review Commission.

Under Section 79 (6) of the Labour Relations Act (2007), no employer is obliged to pay an employee for services not rendered during a protected (legal) strike.

Further, the Labour Relations Act (2007) Section 80 (1) b states that an employee who takes part in a strike that is not in compliance with the provisions of this Act – that is an illegal strike – is deemed to have breached the employment contract and is not entitled to any payment or any other benefit under the Act, in the period of the illegal strike.

In addition, the Employment Act 2007 Section 17 states that “an employer shall pay the entire amount of the wages earned by or payable to an employee in respect of work done by the employee in pursuance of contract of service directly”.

Dispute resolution

There are clear dispute resolution mechanisms that were available to KNUT, and which also apply to any other trade unions or employees directly. They include reporting the existence of a dispute to the Cabinet Secretary responsible for labour and various avenues for negotiations.

Government urges all unions to abide by the procedures laid down in their Collective Bargaining Agreements and to fully exhaust dispute resolution mechanisms as provided for in law before taking industrial action in order to guarantee stable industrial relations. Going forward, Government will follow in full, the provisions of the law in relation to this matter.

Government would like to take this opportunity to inform all trade unions that due adherence to the laid out mechanisms in law, including for dispute resolution, will form the basis for government engagement in any disputes.

July Pay

Having laid out the legal provisions which confirm that the KNUT strike became unprotected and therefore illegal after the 2 July 2013 Industrial Court order, Government states as follows:

Teachers agreed to extend school terms by a total of 2 weeks (one at the end of second term and one at the end of third term) in order to make up for time lost.
Teachers further agreed to carry out extra lessons during the second term to bring schools up to speed with the time lost.
In consideration of the above, Government has decided to pay teachers their withheld July salaries on the basis that they will teach for the time they were illegally absent from school.
Government urges KNUT to work with the Teachers Service Commission to ensure that teachers’ attendance in schools improves beyond the bleak picture of 50 per cent painted in a recent report.
KNUT agrees to work very closely with the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology to support the implementation of the laptop project so as to ensure the integration of ICT into the entire education sector in the country.
Further, KNUT agrees to work with the Teachers Service Commission and the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology in the delivery of quality education standards and services.

Hon Uhuru Kenyatta, CGH

President of the Republic of Kenya & Commander-in-Chief of the Kenya Defense Forces