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1 week ago | tuko.co.ke | Didacus Malowa

Treasury CS John Mbadi praised the 2025/26 budget as Kenya’s most inclusive yet, crediting wide public participation for key changes to the Finance Bill Mbadi said citizen feedback led to the revision or removal of controversial tax proposals, including attempts to grant KRA access to private data The budget allocated record funding to education (KSh 701.1B), infrastructure (KSh 318B), and healthcare (KSh 138.1B) to drive jobs and social equity Kenya also set aside Sh 21.7B for AFCON 2027...

1 week ago | finance.einnews.com | Didacus Malowa

Treasury CS John Mbadi praised the 2025/26 budget as Kenya’s most inclusive yet, crediting wide public participation for key changes to the Finance Bill Mbadi said citizen feedback led to the revision or removal of controversial tax proposals, including attempts to grant KRA access to private data The budget allocated record funding to education (KSh 701.1 billion), infrastructure (KSh 318 billion), and healthcare (KSh 138.1 billion) to drive jobs and social equity Kenya also set aside KSh...

1 week ago | tuko.co.ke | Didacus Malowa

Former deputy president Rigathi Gachagua accused President William Ruto of protecting DIG Eliud Lagat over the custodial death of blogger Albert Ojwang’ Gachagua alleged that Ruto was shielding Lagat due to ethnic ties, contrasting his treatment with that of ex-DCI boss George Kinoti, who was forced out in 2022 He dismissed Lagat’s move to “step aside” as a legal fiction meant to defuse public anger without real accountability Gachagua warned that Ruto was betraying his campaign promises on...

1 week ago | tuko.co.ke | Didacus Malowa

Former deputy president Rigathi Gachagua denied allegations of doublespeak on police brutality, insisting he never supported the killing of demonstrators His remarks followed viral clips from 2023 showing him, then in office, urging police to crack down on protesters opposing the Kenya Kwanza budget Gachagua told Meru media stations interview that he only ever backed lawful policing, not extrajudicial force He claimed he publicly broke ranks with President William Ruto when he condemned...

1 week ago | tuko.co.ke | Didacus Malowa

President William Ruto’s daughter, Charlene Ruto, called for a “generational ceasefire,” blaming millennials for failing to mediate tensions between Gen Z and older Kenyans Charlene said millennials had stood by passively while youth protests turned violent and the country grew more divided She warned that unchecked rage, from street riots to cyberbullying, risked radicalising youth and destabilising Kenya’s social fabric Charlene advocated for inter-generational dialogue, inclusive...