Members of parliament should have waited for the sub commitee formed by the prime minister to conclude investigating the controversial sale of grand regency hotel before passing vote of no confidence against finance minister Amos Kimunya. This was the first sentiments of deputy prime minister and trade minister Hon Uhuru Kenyatta when addressing the media at his teleposta office. Uhuru castigated cabinet members for going public with the whole ordeal a move he said was going to destroy the unity of the grand coalition government. Deputy Prime Minister Uhuru Kenyatta has observed the members of parliament should habe given time to the probe commitee to present its findings, before censuring the finance minister Amos Kimunya in parliament.Uhuru said the finance minister remains innocent until conclusive evidence that matches the accusation brought against him are found. Uhuru acknowledged that the probe committee was expected to present factual informatiion that would shed more light on the matter so that an informed decision would be made. The deputy would shed more light on the matter so that an informed decision would be made. The deputy minister was pessimistic about the future of the coalition government considering the manner in which members of cabinet continue to accuse each other in public and through media reports,stressing that such affairs were in the house grievances that needed to address in the cabinet before going to the public. Uhuru was speaking after meeting a technical team from the japanese government which is in the country for 4 days to look into investment opportunites and to disburse a billion shillings that was approved by Japanese government for the China African development fund.

Special and extra measures have been employed in sensitive areas where by- elections are to take place Wednesday.Vice chairman electoral commission, Mr. Kihara Muttu said extra security has been employed in such areas to avoid any predicaments during the vote casting.He at the same noted effective and efficient transportation and personnel, which had been put in place to avoid delay in casting and counting of the votes.The vice chairman said the elections would be carried in 5 constituencies and 53 civic wards.Speaking at OL Moran ward in Laikipia west district where a civic by election is to take place, Mr. Muttu said the electoral commission was committed to seeing that nothing or nobody interferes with the exercise.Accompanied by commissioner James Njenga and Laikipia district election coordinator Ricky Stanely Ole Mamaiyyo Kihara, he expressed satisfaction that the elections would be fair and free and the outcome would be accepted by all the candidates.Ol- Moran civic seat fell vacant in April this year after the local councillor, Johan Mwaniki who was also the vice chairman Laikipia county council was shot dead by armed gangsters outside his home.The by-elections will he carried out in Embakasi constituency in Nairobi, Emuhaya constituency in Western Kenya, Kilgoris in Rift Valley, Wajir West in North Eastern and Ainamoi also in the Rift Valley.

mespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /> The hunger strike by 89 death row convicts entered its fourth day today at the Malindi GK prison as the Judiciary and the prison authorities each shifted responsibility to the other.The matter has even been complicated by the sudden transfer of the newly posted Resident Judge, Lady Justice Wanjiru Karanja, who reported at the Malindi Law Courts yesterday but has already been transferred to another station.Lady Justice Karanja visited the prisoners yesterday and promised to address their grievances, but it is not clear what her urgent departure means for the death row convicts.The convicts situation is further compounded by the fact that lawyers serving in the High Court in Malindi have been on strike since July last year.While the Judiciary says the issue was supposed to be handled by the Prison authorities, the officer in charge of the Malindi GK Prison told journalists yesterday that it was an issue to be handled by the courts.The prisoners, who are protesting the delay in the hearing of their appeal cases, staged a hunger strike on Saturday last week and have vowed to continue until the Chief Justice convenes a two-bench court to hear their appeals which they claim have taken long to be heard.82 of the convicts were transferred from the Shimo la Tewa maximum prison on Thursday last week while seven were already in Malindi.Senior Principal Magistrate Beatrice Thuranira Jaden, who is also the Deputy Registrar of the High Court in charge of the North Coast Region, said she could not comment on a matter being handled by the judge.You may have to wait till the new judge reports in a week's time,Mrs. Jaden told journalists, Since it is an issue that emanated from the prison and there is a list of grievances from there, why don't you get a comment from the officer in charge of the prison?"However, the officer in charge of the prison, Mr. B. M. Mutunga, said the prisoners were guests of the High Court in Malindi and only the Judiciary could comment.The prisoners, according to the sources, want Chief Justice Evan Gicheru to personally take up the matter and ensure they get justice.