Ruto’s Jubilee split, City BRT failure, Embu sex couple woes: Your breakfast briefing

Good morning,

A special sitting of the Senate will be held this afternoon to discuss crucial legislative matters, among them the contentious Division of the Revenue Bill.

Speaker Kenneth Lusaka said in a Kenya Gazette notice dated April 26 that the House will sit from 2.30pm.

Apart from the Division of Revenue Bill 2019, the legislators will also discuss the County Allocation of Revenue Bill, 2019 and Commission for Revenue Allocation recommendations on the third basis for revenue sharing among county governments for 2019/20 – 2023/24.

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

Uhuru silence triggers new Central parties

Officials of a newly registered political outfit in President Uhuru Kenyatta’s Mount Kenya backyard now say the party will be the region’s alternative political vehicle in 2022.

Uhuru's Jubilee Party is on its deathbed, some proponents of new parties claim.

The registration of new political outfits has stirred anxiety in Deputy President William Ruto's camp. Some allies warn the move risks pushing the country into 'the past era of tribal parties'.

Uhuru has remained silent on the 2022 succession battle that is sweeping across the country .

BRT a cart-before-horse move, says matatu lobby boss

The implementation of the bus rapid transit system in Nairobi hangs in the balance as the capital city is ill-prepared.

Details of how and who will run the BRT are scanty with Matatu Owners Association chairman Simon Kimutai accusing the government of “starting with the cart before the horse”. 

The Star has established that it will be difficult to roll out the BRT system without the necessary infrastructure on the targeted roads. 

Noisy sex and witchcraft, what more could you want?

Was it only wild, wild and noisy sex in a lodging?

Was a prostitute screaming for her money? 

Or was a plot to promote a witchdoctor who could identify and release an adulterous couple 'stuck in the act?'

A Meru magistrate's court yesterday issued an arrest warrant for a man and his lover who were charged for screaming while having sex, disturbing the peace and inconveniencing members of the public.

Why we are lesbians: Trio defend sexuality

They are flashy city women, look incredibly attractive and educated. One would expect them to be in very serious relationships with fine, well-groomed young men.

But the word “man” in an intimate relationship does not apply to them. Their focus is only on women, and they have a dying affection for fellow women. And they are loving it.

Welcome to the world of lesbianism.

Huge dropout recorded in Forms 3 and 4

Thousands of students are opting out of secondary school before KCSE, with the highest numbers recorded among those heading to Form 4.

Assessing a five-year period between 2014 and last year, data from the Economic Survey 2019 reveals a worrying pattern where thousands of learners are dropping out at Form 3.

In what could be a major worry to policymakers in education, official government data shows that about 407,300 teenagers who joined Form 1 got to Form 2 but dropped out either in their third or fourth year.