The Star News Brief 829

These are the stories making headlines in the Star

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00:00This is the Star News Brief, I'm Mark Gitau.

00:09Opposition chief Roy Lodinga has barked support from at least 19 nations even as he embarks

00:14on an intensive cross-Africa campaign for the top continental job.

00:17One is required to garner votes from at least 34 countries to win the Africa Union Commission

00:22chairmanship.

00:23This means the Azimu leader is 15 countries shy of crossing the magical requirement for

00:28the first-round win.

00:29Ruto will next week on Tuesday launch Lodinga's candidacy in Irubi City, setting stage for

00:34a cross-continental campaign.

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00:48Teachers unions are yet to call off the nationwide strike despite the government's argument to

00:52implement the CBA.

00:53On August 21, the Teachers Service Commission called a meeting with union officials to deliberate

00:58a way forward after teacher unions issued a strike notice.

01:02The strike was to begin on Monday, August 26, the scheduled date for the reopening of

01:06schools.

01:07Meanwhile, the University of Nairobi Student Council has issued a notice for a protest

01:11on September 2 due to the new university funding model.

01:16Elderly women struggling with joint and muscle illness were the biggest beneficiaries of

01:20a policy to end walk-in admissions at the Kenyatta National Hospital.

01:25They could hardly get a chance at their orthopedic wards because most beds were taken up by young

01:30men injured in motorbike accidents.

01:32Mohamed Badi, director of the Moriba and Nairobi Metropolitan Services, spearheaded the campaign

01:38to end walk-in admissions after building 24 new Level 2 and 3 health facilities.

01:44Parents have continued to express dissatisfaction with the new funding model for tuition loans

01:48and scholarships by the Higher Education Loans Board.

01:51The model categorises university and college students into different funding bands based

01:56on factors like economic background and socio-demographic conditions.

02:00The goal is to allocate financial aid more effectively based on students' level of need.

02:06Police have offered a cash prize for the arrest of quarter-murder suspect Collins Jumaisi

02:11who escaped from custody at the Gigiri police station on Tuesday.

02:14Jumaisi and 12 other veterans escaped from Gigiri police cells early on Tuesday.

02:19The Directorate of Criminal Investigations has asked for public help to recapture the

02:23suspect.

02:24A significant cash reward will be provided to anyone with credible information leading

02:29to the suspect's arrest, a notice by the DCI said.

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