Uhuru scolds Ruto allies, Husbands from hell: Your Breakfast Briefing

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The government will not stop the importation of eggs from Uganda as restrictive trade measures would attract similar action from the largest buyer of Kenyan goods.

Kenyan poultry farmers and entrepreneurs have been protesting over the grappling market due to an influx of eggs from Uganda, complaining they are struggling to break even due to the high cost of feed and low returns.

Here are the other stories making headlines in the Star this morning.

Uhuru scoffs at Ruto allies, vows graft fight unstoppable

President Uhuru Kenyatta has scoffed those against the war on corruption, saying protestations in funerals and wedding ceremonies won't help.

Uhuru challenged those attempting to blackmail him to book an appointment with DCI George Kinoti if they have evidence he has stolen anything.

Uhuru said the war on corruption has been left to experts and expressed hope that the officers have the ability to do the job.

'Husbands from hell': Sprawling domestic violence in Mombasa

Mary, not her real name, will celebrate this year's Women Day on Friday out of her matrimonial home because of persistent battering.

She is among many Mombasa women, some in hospital, who have been assaulted, strangled and left for dead by their husbands.

Some have had objects inserted into their private parts, organs cut and body incised. They are also battered for "cheating, looking smart, wearing make-up and smiling back at men."

Tired of waiting for better pay, police take Boinnet, AG to court

Selective reviews of police officers' job groups and delayed salary increments have triggered a legal battle between graduate officers in lower cadres and their employer National Police Service Commission.

IG Joseph Boinnet and Attorney General Paul Kariuki have been roped into the tussle waged by officers from twin services Kenya Police and Administration Police.

The aggrieved are thousands of officers left out in job group upgrades after submitting university degree certificates to the NPSC. They say the upgrades have been done in a discriminatory manner.

Treasury releases money for subsidy fertiliser but it is a little too late

The Ministry of Agriculture has received the node to procure subsidy fertiliser from the National Treasury but it is a little too late.

Agriculture CAS Andrew Tuimur said Treasury has said it will release Sh2 billion for subsidy fertiliser but the process of procurement takes about two months.

“This is because you have to advertise and do an evaluation and this will take at least two months. Even if the government was to buy fertiliser, it will be too late since farmers will have planted the long rain crop,” said Tuimur.

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