• The stories making headlines in the Star this morning.
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Deputy President William Ruto has once again defended himself against claims linking him to a Sh39 billion military equipment tender scam former Sports CS Rashid Echesa has been adversely mentioned in.
The DP on Sunday questioned whether those involved in the scam visited the Department of Defence and who facilitated the meetings.
Here are the stories making headlines in the Star today.
UoN lecturer's body found hanging from bedroom ceiling
University of Nairobi lecturer Prof Gilbert Ogutu Achieng’ was on Sunday found dead at his rural home in Wambasa village, Bondo subcounty.
The body of the associate professor of church history was discovered by his worker at 9am.
Tender wars rock EPZA multi-billion housing estate
Tender wars have rocked Export Processing Zone Authority’s planned development of multi-billion housing estate with one consortium only falling short of accusing the authority of corruption and impunity.
EPZA had floated the tender for the development of a housing estate in its expansive land in Athi River to be undertaken through joint venture partnership.
Boundaries Review hangs in the balance over cash
The due countrywide review of electoral boundaries hangs in the balance with the polls agency maintaining it lacks the money to begin the exercise next month.
This even as National Assembly Majority Leader, speaking on behalf of leaders from pastoralist regions, warned IEBC against using 'cooked' 2019 census figures to define constituencies.
Mwatha was sold out by her friends, says father
Friends of the late human rights activist Caroline Mwatha were used by the police to lure her to the place where she was killed.
This is according to her parents who heavily dismissed claims that their daughter died from a botched abortion.
Lack of infrastructure stalls Naivasha dry port
Poor connectivity, inefficient clearing systems and limited space for cargo verification could hamper cargo uptake at the Naivasha Inland Container Depot, shippers have warned.
This, even as importers continue to pay billion in demurrage and storage charges at Kenya Ports Authority(KPA) facilities in Mombasa and Nairobi Inland Container Deport on delayed cargo clearance, which totaled Sh3.22 billion in 2017-18.