Elsewhere, a newspaper highlighted the plight of a family in Homa Bay whose daughter was assaulted and killed by their farmhand.

The newspaper reported on a sorrowful incident in Homa Bay where a worker killed his employer's child.

Pain and grief gripped Ndhiwa after the 25-year-old farmhand killed his employer's child and then took his own life.

Brian Manase killed the 16-year-old girl by slashing her while her boss was not at home.

Initial investigations indicate that the Grade 8 student was physically assaulted and then murdered.

Ndhiwa Police Commander John Losia said the girl’s father had travelled to Kisumu and left the farmhand in charge of looking after his daughter.

He returned on Sunday at 9 pm to face the deaths.

Police are investigating the incident; the bodies were taken to the morgue ahead of autopsies.

The newspaper spared acres of pages to cover the happenings during the Saba Saba commemoration in parts of the country.

In Nairobi, the police placed barriers at all the entry points, blocking civilians from accessing the city centre.

The Standard instanced the severe disruption of traffic along the busy Waiyaki Way, the entry point for travellers from Rift Valley, Western and Nyanza regions to Nairobi.

Access to Nairobi’s city centre was restricted for motorists, leaving thousands of commuters stranded during their morning commute.

In anticipation of the Saba Saba protests, authorities redirected Public Service Vehicles (PSVs) to Kabete Police Station, reportedly closing off the main roads as early as 5 am.

The measure was intended to control the number of people entering the central business district to prevent possible disruptions.

Over 50 long-distance buses en route to destinations such as Kisii, Eldoret, Bungoma, Kakamega, Kisumu, Busia, Homa Bay, and Migori were halted between Kabete Police Station and Kabete National Polytechnic, as passengers and drivers assessed their next steps.

There were at least 29 roadblocks around the city.

Police were inspecting vehicles, demanding national identity cards from travellers before they could allow them to proceed with their journeys.

The PSV industry bore the brunt of the disorder, with associations reporting an estimated 90% revenue loss, about KSh 800 million, within a single day.

The People Daily reported on the injuries and deaths reported after the police faced off with protestors on Saba Saba.

The Kenya National Commission on Human Rights (KNCHR) documented at least ten deaths, 29 injuries, two cases of abduction and 37 arrests across 17 counties.

According to the National Police Service (NPS), at least 11 Kenyans were killed in the demonstrations.

The service further documented 52 police officers and 11 civilians as having been injured.

At least 12 police vehicles and three government cars were damaged.

Over 567 civilians were arrested as the police cracked down on protestors.

The newspaper reported on Nairobi woman representative Esther Passaris developing cold feet in pushing her bill barring protests in certain areas.

She heeded the public’s call and withdrew the bill she sponsored to regulate protests in the country.

The bill, which was in the process of being tabled in the National Assembly, had been withdrawn to give Kenyans a chance to express their views.

Passaris said she took the step after being persuaded by the National Council of Churches in Kenya (NCCK) and other stakeholders.

The bill aimed to isolate specific institutions from being accessed during protests, including the Parliament, the Judiciary and the Supreme Court.

It also aimed to prevent protesters from disrupting businesses.

Source: TUKO.co.ke