Summary of News Making Headlines on March 2, 2017

President Uhuru Kenyatta is on Thursday expected to hold a private meeting with church leaders and officials of the Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists Union (KMPDU) officials aimed at solving the ongoing doctors' strike.

The Court of Appeal has issued five more days for negotiations aimed at ending the doctors' strike to continue and also allowed religious leaders to join the talks.

Tension is high in Nairobi's Eastleigh estate following a clash between hawkers and business owners in the area.

Private WhatsApp messages of Zimbabwe's First Lady Grace Mugabe and a Lebanese businessman were on Wednesday exposed to the media in an ongoing row between the two.

The body of the late Nyeri Governor Nderitu Gachagua arrived at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) at around 4 am where a short mass was held.

Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) leader Raila Odinga is on Thursday expected to tour the North Eastern region as he continues to traverse the country on a vote-hunting mission.

On Wednesday, the National Assembly approved a Sh61 Billion supplementary budget to enable the government to implement several projects before the end of the current financial year.

Interior Cabinet Secretary Joseph Nkaissery has gazetted 19 areas in the volatile Baringo County as 'disturbed' kicking off an intense operation to flush out armed bandits causing havoc in the region.

Political parties face a major headache as they seek to meet a Thursday deadline for presenting their nomination rules to the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC).

In the corridors of justice, a Nairobi businessman was on Wednesday arraigned in court and charged with assaulting his 68-year old mother at their Runda home.

In County politics, a Kitui voter has written to the Commission of University Education (CUE) questioning the degrees of Senator David Musila and former Cabinet Secretary Charity Ngilu.

Kakamega has become the first County to approve a Bill that allows it to have an English and Kiswahili anthem different from the national one.

Mwingi Central MP Joe Mutambu has requested that his constituents be armed with guns to defend themselves from attacks by suspected Somali raiders.

Former US President Barack Obama and wife Michelle Obama have reportedly agreed on a deal to write a book documenting their eight-year experience at the White House.

Five HIV patients are said to have tested free of the virus after being put under medication with a new vaccine for seven months, giving hopes to millions of people living with the deadly virus.

In sports, Kenya's 16-year old Joshua Otieno got a rare two-day experience of training with English Premier League side Hull City.

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