Kenya's public debt reached Sh13.120.87 trillion as of end-June, representing 68.5 per cent of GDP and exceeding the 55 per cent legal ceiling, while President Ruto claims his administration has slowed borrowing and stabilised the economy, a claim contradicted by Treasury data and warnings from fiscal watchdogs and the International Monetary Fund about rising refinancing pressures.
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Kenya's public debt reached Sh13.120.87 trillion as of end-June, representing 68.5 per cent of GDP and exceeding the 55 per cent legal ceiling, while President Ruto claims his administration has slowed borrowing and stabilised the economy, a claim contradicted by Treasury data and warnings from fiscal watchdogs and the International Monetary Fund about rising refinancing pressures.
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At the 10th memorial of late Maasai leader William Ole Ntimama, Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi called for Ruto's peaceful re-election while Kajiado Governor Joseph Ole Lenku urged the Maa community to back the President to secure its interests, with the event focused on Ntimama's decades-long campaign for Maasai land rights and political representation.
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Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna held a large procession through Nairobi on Sunday as part of his Linda Mwananchi movement, declaring his readiness to become Kenya's sixth President and signaling his emergence as an opposition force ahead of the 2027 General Election.
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The Controller of Budget has raised concerns over the National Treasury's misuse of Article 223 of the Constitution to access billions from the Consolidated Fund for routine, day-to-day office operations, contrary to law, according to her National Government Budget Implementation Review Report for the 2025/26 financial year.
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Prof Isabella Oyier, Head of the Biosciences Department at the KEMRI-Wellcome Trust Research Programme and Professor of Molecular Epidemiology at the University of Oxford, was appointed Deputy Director (Kilifi) of the KWTRP in May this year. She credits passion and support from mentors as key drivers in her scientific career.
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