Collins Omulo

Kenya

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Another blow to Ruto in his fight against graft

1 week ago | nation.africa | Collins Omulo

President William Ruto has suffered a major blow in his bid to have a law to rein in runaway graft in the country after a Senate committee rejected a majority of his reservations on the Conflict of Interest Bill. The development now throws into a spin, the government's bid to have a law to deal with graft in the country.
White smoke at last: MPs agree to allocate Sh415 billion to counties

1 week ago | nation.africa | Collins Omulo

Senators and MPs on Wednesday agreed to allocate Sh415 billion to counties as equitable share of revenue in the next financial year starting July, ending a stalemate that had threatened to delay the release of the funds. This represents an increase of Sh27.6 billion from the current financial year’s allocation of Sh387.4 billion.
Uproar over a 31-year LPG project lease to a private firm

1 week ago | nation.africa | Collins Omulo

What you need to know:Busia Senator Okiya Omtatah is demanding explanations from Energy CS Opiyo Wandayi on the rationale behind transferring the project from a government agency to a foreign private firm and whether due process was followed in leasing public land for the facility. CS Wandayi defended the move, citing budgetary constraints and the need for timely project delivery.
MPs, senators in Sh18.5b deadlock over county funds

1 week ago | nation.africa | Collins Omulo

Counties risk waiting longer to receive funds for the next financial year beginning July, after talks between senators and MPs to resolve a stalemate over how much the devolved units should get ended in disarray. Despite senators significantly ceding ground on their demands to allocate Sh465 billion to counties in the financial year ending June 30, 2026, by Sh37 billion, MPs maintained they can only increase the Sh405.1 billion proposals by a paltry Sh4.4 billion.
Court halts Isiolo Governor Guyo’s impeachment

1 week ago | nation.africa | Collins Omulo |David Muchui

The High Court on Monday temporarily halted impeachment proceedings against Isiolo Governor Abdi Guyo by the County Assembly. This follows the governor's urgent application to the court on June 13, 2025, seeking to stop his removal from office through impeachment. In an order issued by Justice Nyaga Mbogo, the County Assembly has been restrained from debating the motion tabled last week by Sericho Ward MCA Abubakar Godana pending the hearing and determination of the governor’s application.
Governors threaten to quit budget talks over ‘empty’ revenue negotiations

1 week ago | nation.africa | Collins Omulo

Governors are threatening to boycott future negotiations on the division of revenue between the national and county governments, saying the process has been reduced to a mere formality. The development comes after the National Treasury allocated Sh405 billion to counties in the budget for the financial year ending June 30, 2026, against their demands of Sh536 billion.
Counties to fully assume pending Sh150bn functions by July 2026

1 week ago | nation.africa | Collins Omulo

What you need to know:The Ministry of Roads and Transport is managing 51 functions meant for counties, valued at Sh10.9 billion while in Tourism and Wildlife, 11 elements worth Sh31 billion are still under the national government. The committee has recommended the full transfer of these functions to counties in line with constitutional mandates, ensuring that county governments have both the authority and resources to deliver services effectively.
Ruto@1,000: All bark and no bite? Ruto limps in anti-graft war two years on

2 weeks ago | nation.africa | Collins Omulo

In the run-up to the 2022 election, President William Ruto promised to eliminate corruption, insisting every public shilling would be accounted for. “There will be no money to steal,” he declared. Yet two years into his presidency, Ruto’s administration is dogged by scandals, with critics accusing him of failing to match his tough talk with action. A Public Service Commission report showed the government lost Sh650 million through corruption in his first year.
Fear of Gen-Z riots saw many MPs avoid Parliament

2 weeks ago | nation.africa | Collins Omulo

Empty seats in the National Assembly, heightened security outside Parliament and air full of tear gas characterised the reading of the first budget of the broad-based government on Thursday. National Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi arrived at Parliament buildings, accompanied by Treasury Principal Secretary Dr Chris Kiptoo, some minutes past 2pm for the budget reading.
Kubweka bila kung’ata: Ufisadi wazidi licha ya Rais kuahidi kuuzima

2 weeks ago | taifaleo.nation.co.ke | Collins Omulo

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