Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has criticized French President Emmanuel Macron, terming him an "accomplice" regarding a Sh7 billion transaction.
Gachagua escalates criticism of Macron over Sh7 billion payout in new-development follow-up to Kenya–France row.
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Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has criticized French President Emmanuel Macron, terming him an "accomplice" regarding a Sh7 billion transaction.
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The Senate has questioned health documents from Karen Hospital CEO Dr Daniel Gikonyo that indicated former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua was ailing during impeachment proceedings, noting a discrepancy between the doctor's indication of a three-day hospital stay and computer records showing 31 days.
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President William Ruto challenged the global financial status quo at the Africa Forward Summit, arguing that African countries must be treated as equal partners in economic discussions with development partners and have moved beyond a donor aid relationship.
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Tracking records and documents reveal a fast-tracked approvals system routed through senior immigration authority that bypassed standard verification steps to hand Kenyan identification documents to fighters linked to Sudan's Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and suspected international terrorists. The scheme has drawn former Immigration Principal Secretary Julius Bitok into the centre of the scandal.
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ODM Party Leader Oburu Oginga held a consultative meeting in Nairobi with party officials and Kakamega leaders to address internal divisions and pressure from the UDA party in the county, which the party considers one of its traditional strongholds.
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The Senate adopted a resolution directing the National Treasury to lift a funding freeze on Meru County imposed over foreign debt concerns, arguing the action violated constitutional process. Senators questioned why the Treasury invoked Article 225 instead of Article 190 and warned that withholding funds from devolved units undermines service delivery and sets a dangerous precedent for counties.
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The Environment and Lands Court ruled that a blocked tunnel beneath a railway bridge at Kijabe created a dam that caused mudslides and deaths, rejecting the notion of the disaster as an act of God. The court ordered the government to conduct safety and hydrological tests and submit quarterly reports.
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At an ongoing inquest into the death of Jeff Mwathi, nephew of Mugithi singer Samidoh, a senior detective testified that there were no visible signs of force or struggle at the window of a 10th-floor apartment in Roysambu, Nairobi, from which Mwathi is alleged to have fallen.
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French President Emmanuel Macron landed in Nairobi for a high-level summit, where he traded his designer suits for running apparel to match pace with Kenya's finest athletes.
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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman was expected to take the stand in a California civil trial brought by Elon Musk, who alleges that Altman and co-founder Greg Brockman misappropriated his $38 million donations when OpenAI shifted from nonprofit to for-profit status. Musk is calling for OpenAI to revert to nonprofit status, while OpenAI contends that Musk's motivation is revenge after failing to gain majority control.
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