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08/08/2026

Former Nairobi Metropolitan Development Minister Jamleck Irungu Kamau appointed Wiper chairman, Nyali MP Mohamed Ali as deputy party leader designate and Ndegwa Njiru as spokesperson, party leader Kalonzo says.

When a government kills its own citizens, political scientists & legal scholars call this act DEMIGODE or state-sponsore...
08/05/2026

When a government kills its own citizens, political scientists & legal scholars call this act DEMIGODE or state-sponsored mass killing. This encompasses human rights violations, politicide & genocide where state power is turned destructively against the domestic population.

President William Samoei Ruto officially launched the National Ambulance Dispatch Centre & the 922 emergency line on We...
08/05/2026

President William Samoei Ruto officially launched the National Ambulance Dispatch Centre & the 922 emergency line on Wednesday.
This sets the stage for a nationally coordinated system aimed at making emergency medical services faster & more accessible.

I think this is what Aden Duale should do.
Kiztv Seven NewsRoom

~ Iran has denied President Donald Trump's claim that new US-Iran talks would begin on Monday, saying no negotiation...
08/05/2026



~ Iran has denied President Donald Trump's claim that new US-Iran talks would begin on Monday, saying no negotiations are planned. The denial came after Trump said he had called off planned strikes because a deal was close.

~ Interpol says Kenya is one of East Africa's biggest cybercrime hotspots, with over 46,700 (DDoS) attacks targeting telecom companies in the first half of 2025. A DDoS attack floods a website or network with traffic, making it slow or unavailable.

~ Finsprint Limited, a private firm involved in the SHA payment system, has received KShs.1.2 billion from processing hospital claims. The company deducts a 2% fee from every payment made to hospitals before the money is sent, a practice now facing a court challenge.

~ The UAE now requires Kenyans applying for work or residence visas to pass mandatory medical tests, including HIV and TB screening.
Some jobs also require negative tests for Hepatitis B, syphilis, and pregnancy before a visa is approved.

~ NSE has crossed the KShs. 4 trillion market value mark for the first time, driven by strong gains in banking stocks and other blue-chip shares.
Top by market value:

Safaricom – KShs.1.5 trillion
Equity – KShs.326 billion
KCB – KShs.276 billion
EABL – KShs.220 billion
Co-op – KShs.202 billion

~ Kenya has secured KShs.10.4 billion from the Beginnings Fund to help reduce maternal & newborn deaths. The funding will support 21 counties and benefit about 6 million women & newborns by 2030.

~ A petition has been filed challenging Kenya's Mandatory Inbound Travel Health Insurance Programme, weeks after the government gazetted mandatory inbound travel health insurance with a minimum cover of about KShs.6.5 million. The petition alleges the programme favours selected insurers.

~ Apple has removed Telegram from its App Store worldwide without giving a reason ~ Reports.

~ Kenya has held fresh talks with the World Bank and KeNHA on the proposed Nairobi-Mombasa Expressway, focusing on technical studies and project planning. The government plans to expand the existing 461km highway into a four-lane, access-controlled toll road under a PPP model.

~ Aliko Dangote is set to start construction of a KShs.2.2 trillion oil refinery in Lamu before the end of 2026. The proposed 700,000-barrel-per-day refinery is expected to complement the LAPSSET Corridor and Lamu Port.
The Dangote Refinery is planning Africa's biggest IPO, targeting to raise about KShs.646 billion ($5 billion) by October 2026. The funds will help expand its Lagos refinery & support plans for a proposed refinery on Kenya's coast.

~ The Court of Appeal has ruled that employers cannot dismiss workers while they are on authorised sick leave without following due process.
Employers must issue a show-cause letter, allow the employee to respond, and hold a fair disciplinary hearing before termination.

~ Kenyans lost at least KShs. 492 million and cryptocurrency to SIM swap fraud last year. Interpol says SIM swap attacks in Kenya were up 327% during the same period as cybercriminals targeted mobile money and digital banking users.

~ Kenya Railways has applied for a national courier licence to expand its parcel delivery business beyond the Nairobi-Mombasa SGR route. The State-owned firm also plans to partner with private couriers for last-mile deliveries.

~ Kenya lost its position as Africa's top startup funding destination after startups raised Sh16 billion in the first half of 2026. Egypt led with KShs. 42 billion, followed by Nigeria with KShs. 33 billion.

~ A new governance dispute has emerged at Uchumi Supermarkets after the court-appointed monitor said the retailer opened new branches without his approval. The monitor also raised concerns over the company's restructuring process as it still owes former employees and other creditors billions.

~ "Great news for the Republican Party. El-Sayed, a Communist loser who hates Jews and Israel, is the projected winner in his race with the Socialist. As usual, the Polls were way off on this one. She was not expected to do nearly as well as she did. Now, the Dumocrats crazy policies will only get worse!" President Trump.

08/01/2026

EVADING ACCOUNTABILITY?

There is nothing wrong with a country having a long term plan, but politicians often use slogans such as Vision 2030, Vision 2050 and Vision 2060 to push accountability far beyond the next election. A leader who cannot fix broken hospitals, rising food prices, unemployment, corruption, failing schools and heavy taxation will suddenly begin describing the beautiful country citizens should expect several decades later.

By the time that distant deadline arrives, the politician is gone, the promises have been renamed, the failures have been forgotten and another government has launched a fresh document carrying another future date. Nigeria once promised that Vision 20:2020 would place the country among the world’s twenty largest economies, yet the deadline passed with unemployment, weak public services and economic hardship still shaping daily life.

Kenya launched Vision 2030 in 2008 with promises of industrial growth, higher incomes and better living standards, yet the country is approaching that deadline with many families poorer, businesses closing and public debt rising.
President William Ruto inherited that unfinished plan, added the Bottom Up agenda, promised cheaper food, affordable housing, universal healthcare, millions of jobs and lower borrowing, then replaced missed targets with fresh launches and distant deadlines.

That is why talk of Vision 2060 should worry Kenyans when the government has not solved the problems facing citizens in 2026, including hospital bills, school fees, unemployment, hunger and collapsing small businesses.
A hungry family does not need a booklet describing affordable food thirty years from now, and an unemployed graduate does not need another presidential speech promising jobs after several future elections.

Real development means fixing hospitals now, paying suppliers now, reducing waste now, supporting farmers now, lowering electricity costs now and stopping public money from disappearing through inflated tenders and protected officials. Ruto asked Kenyans for power to solve the problems they face today, not to write promises for citizens who may never live long enough to judge whether Vision 2060 delivered anything.

Vision 2060 can wait, since Kenya in 2026 is already burning under high taxes, unemployment, corruption, debt, failing services and a government that keeps replacing results with slogans.

Via C. Nyakundi

07/25/2026



~ Health Cabinet Secretary (CS) Aden Duale has responded to criticism over remarks he made during a public event in Lafey Constituency, saying he was widely misquoted and that his comments were taken out of context to advance what he described as false and misleading narratives.
Duale has explained that the phrase, "Waraabe la-tagis bartay, ka-ridis waa ku dhib," is a well-known Somali proverb that has long been part of Somali oral tradition and is a figurative expression about the difficulty of ending entrenched habits or long-enjoyed advantages, insisting that it was never directed at any community or intended to demean anyone.
"My message was about the importance of embracing inclusivity as the Government continues to ensure that all Kenyans, regardless of their region or ethnicity, have an opportunity to serve the nation."
The National Cohesion and Integration Commission (NCIC) has launched investigations into alleged ethnic incitement by Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale following complaints over remarks circulating on social media. NCIC says it will conduct a thorough and impartial inquiry, warning that if the alleged utterances are substantiated, they could violate the Constitution and the National Cohesion and Integration Act. The Commission has also urged all political leaders to refrain from divisive rhetoric as the country heads towards the 2027 General Election.

~ Member states of the International Criminal Court (ICC) have voted to remove Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan from office after an 82-vote majority backed his dismissal in a secret ballot at a meeting held at the United Nations headquarters in New York, following allegations of sexual misconduct. The decision came after the ICC’s oversight body had suspended Khan pending the vote, with the prosecutor maintaining his denial of wrongdoing and arguing that the allegations were part of efforts to damage his reputation following his pursuit of arrest warrants against Israeli officials and Hamas leaders over alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity linked to the Gaza conflict.

~ The Auditor General has flagged an irregular KShs.650 million phone procurement at the Ministry of Health.

~ President William Ruto has appointed former Bumula MP Moses Mabonga as the new Chairperson of EPRA for a three-year term.
The changes at the energy regulator, which also include the appointment of Faith Akiru Kuno to the board and the revocation of Jennipher Nawoi Long'or's appointment, come amid ongoing reforms in the energy sector following the resignation of former Director General Daniel Kiptoo in April.

07/25/2026

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07/23/2026

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~ Spain defender Marc Cucurella is a man of his word and must now go ahead with a tattoo of Spain coach Luis de la Fu...
07/22/2026



~ Spain defender Marc Cucurella is a man of his word and must now go ahead with a tattoo of Spain coach Luis de la Fuente’s face on his body after the European champions beat Argentina 1-0 on Sunday to win the World Cup, the coach said.

~ DCP party leader Rigathi Gachagua has claimed that several leaders allied to President William Ruto are seeking talks with him over a possible political realignment ahead of the 2027 General Election. Citing alleged goon attacks during the Ol Kalou by-election and the assault on civilians by armed men whose identities were concealed.

~ French superstar Kylian Mbappe became the first player to win multiple FIFA World Cup Golden Boot awards after Spain shut out Argentina 1-0 in the final on Sunday. Mbappe finished with 10 goals for the tournament after scoring twice in France’s 6-4 loss to England on Saturday in the third-place match.

~ Outgoing British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Monday (July 20) told supporters his work was done he was leaving Number 10 Downing Street with good grace & a smile. Starmer hands the baton over to Andy Burnham, who will become Britain’s seventh Prime Minister in more than a decade. “I wish him every success." He said.

~ Leaders allied to the Kenya Kwanza administration now say they will do everything possible to ensure that President William Ruto wins next year’s general election. Led by Deputy President Kithure Kindiki, the leaders urged Kenyans to unite regardless of their ethnic backgrounds & support the government, promising that all regions will benefit from development projects.

~ Democracy for Citizens Party (DCP) leader Rigathi Gachagua has embarked on mobilising Mt Kenya residents against President William Ruto, ahead of the 2027 General Election following his Ol Kalou by-election victory. On Sunday, Mr Gachagua maintained that the Ol Kalou by-election was not a contest between political parties but a supremacy battle between President Ruto & the rest.

Morocco plans to expand its hotel capacity by 60,000 beds, equal to about a fifth of its current total, by the time the country co-hosts the 2030 World Cup, its tourism minister said.

~ Esther Masese Waititu has resigned as Safaricom PLC’s Chief Financial Services Officer, nearly three years after she took the job. Ms Waititu will leave Safaricom on July 31, 2026, ending a tenure that began in 2023. This marks the latest of C-suite exits from the telecommunications firm, with Chief Strategy Officer Michael Mutiga exiting.

~ The NTV Investigates Special Report, The Ol Kalou Crime Scene: Unmasking the Faces Behind By-Election Bribery and Chaos, which documented alleged voter bribery and placed state officials at the centre of events surrounding the violence that marred the Ol Kalou by-election, has elicited widespread reactions from Kenyans. Yet despite the public outcry, little action has been seen done by the government.

~ World Cup winners Spain climbed back to the top of the FIFA men’s rankings on Monday, while runners-up Argentina dropped to second place. Luis de la Fuente’s side beat 2022 world champions Argentina 1-0 after extra time on Sunday to return to the top of the rankings for the first time since January.

~ Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye has endorsed former President Macky Sall’s candidacy to become the next United Nations secretary-general, the foreign ministry said on Monday, giving his predecessor crucial backing from his home country despite deep political divisions. Faye reached his decision after meeting Sall on Friday, according to the foreign ministry statement.

~ Lionel Messi said Argentina’s World Cup final defeat by Spain had left “immense” pain but praised his team for reaching a second successive final and thanked supporters for uniting behind the national side. Spain beat Argentina 1-0 after extra time in Sunday’s final in East Rutherford, New Jersey, with Ferran Torres scoring the decisive goal.

~ From establishing structures, to capital optimization & navigating succession, family owned business ventures face a raft of challenges as they look to scale their operations. We speak to Florence Wanja, Stanbic bank East Africa Head, Business and Commercial banking & place the spotlight on these businesses & see how we can create an enabling environment.

07/21/2026

JUST IN: President William Ruto has nominated Governor Cecily Mbarire sister-in-law Sylvia C. Apaa as a member of the Intergovernmental Relations Technical Committee (IGRTC).

Sylvia who hails from Teso, Busia County is the blood sister to Mbarire's husband Dennis Apaa.

Sources close to Embu Newspaper revealled that there was tension over what allys of the Governor accused her of shortchanging County Assembly Clerk Jim Kauma who had been shortlisted for the position in favour of her sister.

Kauma was forced to shelve his Runyenjes Parliamentary seat race in exchange for the IGRTC appointment.

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