• The stories making headlines in the Star this morning.
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Deputy President William Ruto on Tuesday broke his silence on the Mau Forest evictions controversy and warned against disrupting learning in the water tower.
"Every child is entitled to be in school na sio tafadhali. Hiyo ni jukumu ya serikali (It is the government's mandate to ensure all children access education). Even those in Mau will not be left behind," Ruto said at Moi Girls High School in Kibra, Nairobi.
The Deputy President, who spoke after opening the institution's new 580-bed dormitory, said the government recognises the vital role played by education in the development and transformation of the lives of its citizens.
Here are the other stories making headlines in the Star this morning.
Today's top stories in the Star.
Why Mariga could be blocked from Kibra race
Former Football Star MacDonald Mariga could be locked out from the Kibra by-election.
One of the aspirants on Tuesday appealed the decision by the Party's National Election Board to give Mariga the Jubilee ticket terming it “unfair, deceptive and shrouded in secrecy in addition to being in contravention of the Jubilee Party Constitution".
Party Secretary-General Raphael Tuju confirmed to the Star that an appeal had been launched.
Kitany wants divorce case adjourned to mourn Linturi's father
Marianne Kitany, the former chief of staff in the Office of the Deputy President, on Tuesday applied for an adjournment on her ongoing divorce case against Meru Senator Mithika Linturi.
Through her lawyer Danstan Omari, Kitany said she was not ready to proceed following the death of Linturi's father on Monday night.
Omari said Kitany is in mourning and is in the process of going to her home in Meru to be part of her father-in-law's burial programme.
She said she was not competent to proceed with the case after facing such a 'massive death blow'.
How to lose weight without going to gym
When Elizabeth Simiyu, the founder and co-owner of Slim Therapy, started her weight loss journey, she had just given birth to her firstborn.
Being a first-time mum, she struggled to take care of her newborn son and lose the extra weight she gained during pregnancy.
"After I gave birth I gained a lot of weight, so I was looking for solutions on how to lose that weight. I even bought a treadmill because I wasn't living in Nairobi, so I could not join a gym," she said when we visited her premises at St Andrews Towers.
KCB Group picks designate NBK MD ahead of takeover this week
KCB Group Plc has appointed Paul Russo as the designate managing director for the National Bank of Kenya (NBK) ahead of the final takeover later this week.
In a statement to media, KCB Group said Russo will manage NBK for the transitional 2-year period of its integration into KCB, subject to fit and proper approval by the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK).
Russo - who is the KCB Group director of regional businesses— will lead the transition team that will report to the KCB Group MD Joshua Oigara.
DCI steps up probe into irregular tendering at Kenya Airways
The DCI has demanded documents for an investigation into procurement flaws involving an aircraft engine repair contract at Kenya Airways.
This is to step up a probe into how KQ lost Sh100 billion in 10 years in operational missteps that have brought the airline to its knees.
The DCI wants the airline’s procurement guidelines since 2015 and procurement plan for 2017-18 and 2018-19.