Elsewhere, the newspaper highlighted the progress made in the recruitment of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) as the selection panel served President William Ruto with the final report.

The newspaper reported on the uncertainty about the future of the working agreement between the ODM party and UDA, as Raila Odinga's allies differ in their support of the government.

The two parties entered an agreement to partner on 10 key issues in March this year.

It was expected that with the memorandum of understanding in place, all the loyalists of the two leaders would shelve their differences and agree to work together.

However, those in Raila's fold have been differing over the pact, choosing to tear into each other as they hold onto their different stances.

Some of the ODM members accuse their colleagues in the party of misleading Raila.

Saboti MP Caleb Amisi is among the ranking members who are opposed to the working agreement between ODM and UDA.

Amisi is on record warning that failure by the party leader to distance himself from those misleading him would undermine the ODM party's future and jeopardise Raila's chances of ever becoming president.

Amisi further accused Ruto of strategically weakening ODM from within while bolstering UDA's influence.

He added that opposition strongholds are yet to benefit from the arrangement, claiming only a few people aligned with Raila are in government positions.

"Coalitions of conflicting ideologies have never resolved issues in any democracy. Ruto is finishing ODM from within, and we'll be left with nothing," Amisi was quoted by The Standard as having said.

Raila has maintained that the ODM party is not in government and that it is only partnering with the ruling party to tackle the issues facing Kenyans.

People Daily reported on the progress made in the selection of the new Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) team.

According to People Daily, the race for the IEBC chairmanship narrowed to former Judiciary Chief Registrar Anne Amadi and former chairman of the Constitutional Implementation Committee (CIC) Charles Nyachae.

Ruto formally received the report on the recruitment of nominees for the positions of IEBC chairperson and commissioners on Tuesday, May 6.

Members of the IEBC Selection Panel, led by Nelson Makanda, handed over the report to the president at State House, Nairobi, following the conclusion of a comprehensive vetting and interview process that lasted almost a month.

Sources intimated to the People Daily that members of the panel had settled on Amadi and Nyachae as the front-runners, with the former judiciary chief registrar having emerged as the best performer.

Other sources indicated that the entry of former Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang'i into the political scene could complicate matters for Nyachae, who is said to be the former's paternal cousin.

According to People Daily, Matiang'i is the son of the sister of the late Simeon Nyachae, the father of the nominee.

Other candidates who had eyed the position were Saul Simiyu Wasilwa, Abdulqadir Lorot Ramadhan, Joy Mdivo, Edward Katama Ngeywa, Erastus Edung Ethekon, Francis Kakai Kissinger, Jacob Ngwele Muvengei, Lilian Wanjiku Manegene, and Robert Akumu Asembo.

The president is now expected to nominate one of the two and forward it to the National Assembly for vetting and approval.

He promised to uphold constitutional procedures while nominating the shortlisted candidates before forwarding their names to the National Assembly for vetting and approval.

Taifa Leo spared a page for some bizarre news involving a preacher from Western Kenya.

The cleric on a spiritual cleansing tour in Uganda was arrested with a snake while trying to enter Kenya from Uganda via Malenya, amid complaints that some unscrupulous religious leaders were practising witchcraft.

Pastor Fanish Ramsey Maloba, 26, was arrested by police on patrol at the Busia border with a large, brown, spotted snake, sparking panic among residents.

Police said the preacher claimed he crossed into Uganda to pray and cast out demons, and that the snake suddenly appeared.

He revealed that he captured the creature to use at his Apostle Ministries church in Matayos.

His arrest came months after a woman died in Murende village, Matayos constituency, after being bitten by a preacher's snake during an exorcism exercise.

Daily Nation reported on the oncoming events in Vatican City, where Catholic church cardinals will be meeting to elect the new pope.

The papacy remains unoccupied following the death of Pope Francis last month.

Kenya will not be represented, as Cardinal John Njue, who should have been among the electors of the pope, said he was not invited.

Nairobi Archbishop Philip Anyolo, however, clarified that the Kenyan cardinal could not travel because of health reasons.

A total of 130 cardinals will participate in the vote.

They are to be transported from Casa Santa Marta to the apostolic palace, then enter the conclave on Wednesday afternoon.

Everyone in the conclave has to take an oath of secrecy, and communication gadgets are prohibited.

Source: TUKO.co.ke