The newspapers on Saturday, August 3, covered the political developments in the country, cracks rocking the Azimio LA Umoja coalition whose ranking leader Raila Odinga has lately been showing sides of crossing over to President William Ruto's fold. The exercise carried out by the National Assembly's vetting committee entered the third day on Saturday, August 3. Proposed Cabinet Secretary for National Treasury John Mbadi was the first to appear before the committee on Saturday. Among those awaiting the grilling are Kipchumba Murkomen (Sports), Hassan Joho (Mining and Blue Economy), Wycliffe Oparanya (Co-operatives and MSME Development), and Rebecca Miano (Tourism). Ruto proposed the former county boss to be the Cabinet Secretary for Co-operatives and MSME Development.

Source: Daily Nation August 03, 2024 05:09 UTC