• The stories making headlines in the Star this morning.
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Only half of the expected one million candidates who sat the KCPE exam have joined secondary schools.
And the government is tracking them down, employing chiefs, police and local education officers to find them and put them in school.
Here are the other stories making headlines in the Star this morning.
Row looms as Treasury proposes Sh317.8bn for counties
A showdown looms between the National Treasury and senators and governors over the proposal that counties will get Sh317.8 billion as the share of national revenue.
The senators, in a row with their National Assembly counterparts last year, proposed that counties get Sh335.67 billion as the share of the revenue.
Yatani faces another crisis as senators reject medical kits budget
The National Treasury could be headed for a clash with the Senate over the financing of Sh63 billion leased medical gadgets.
The ministry has allocated the Managed Equipment Service programme Sh7 billion in the next financial year, essentially setting the stage for a tussle with the Senate which has opposed it.
Western leaders want Uhuru to fix region's economy
Two Western senators have called for President Uhuru Kenyatta's intervention to address the economic needs of the region.
Moses Wetang'ula (Bungoma) and George Khaniri (Vihiga) asked the President to support the revival of the troubled sugar sector, which largely supports the region's economy, as well as tea and maize farming.
Demand for rail transport set to rise sharply — report
The demand for rail transport within the Nairobi Metropolitan region is expected to hit 1.4 million passengers per week by 2030.
A report titled Development of Commuter Rail Masterplan for the Nairobi Metropolitan Region shows that there will be 127,000 trips in the peak morning hours per week. It says the daily number of passengers transported in recent years has been as low as 13,000 on five rail lines.
Why job-seekers flock to M East despite horror stories
Kenyans still travel to the Middle East in search of well-paying jobs despite knowing about ill treatment from some employers in the oil-rich region.
The government on May 2019 announced it will export workers abroad, particularly the Middle East, in a bid to contain high unemployment rates locally.