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Brian Kimani

2026-04-242026-05-16
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  1. May 2026

  5. 6 killed after gunmen ambush vehicle in Mandera By Brian Kimani May 09, 2026 03:13 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter Audio By Vocalize At least six people were killed on Saturday after suspected gunmen ambush …

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    6 killed after gunmen ambush vehicle in Mandera

  6. KMPDU pushes for 30% salary increment for doctors By Brian Kimani May 09, 2026 02:33 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter KMPDU Secretary General Davji Atellah speaks at the union's Annual Delegates Conference h …

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    KMPDU pushes for 30% salary increment for doctors

  10. … By Brian Kimani April 11, 2026 07:40 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter Audio By Vocalize The comparison between Kenya and Singapore highlights two very different development journeys shaped by governance choi …

    Citizen Digital

    Kenya's road to Singapore: Can Ruto walk the talk?
  11. April 2026
Politics

Interior CS Murkomen halts border security centre construction

The News

Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen has suspended construction of a multi-agency security installation along the Moyale–Marsabit–Isiolo road corridor following a boundary dispute between Marsabit and Wajir counties that sparked tensions among local leaders and residents. The facility was intended to strengthen security along a corridor used for arms trafficking, narcotics, and human trafficking.

Why it matters

Interior CS Murkomen's halt of the border security centre due to county boundary disputes exposes administrative dysfunction affecting Kenya's security infrastructure.

13 hours ago · Citizen Digital →

Thursday 14 May

  1. Interior CS Murkomen halts border security centre construction

    Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen has suspended construction of a multi-agency security installation along the Moyale–Marsabit–Isiolo road corridor following a boundary dispute between Marsabit and Wajir counties that sparked tensions among local leaders and residents. The facility was intended to strengthen security along a corridor used for arms trafficking, narcotics, and human trafficking.

    13 hours ago · Citizen Digital →

  2. Kiharu MP proposes amendments to reduce fuel pump prices

    Kiharu MP Ndindi Nyoro has proposed legislative amendments to the VAT Act and Road Maintenance Levy Fund regulations aimed at reducing fuel prices, arguing current prices are unsustainable and risk worsening inflation and economic hardship.

    17 hours ago · Citizen Digital →

Friday 8 May

  1. Kenya enhances surveillance against Hantavirus and zoonotic diseases

    Principal Secretary Mary Muthoni has called for enhanced surveillance and preventive measures against zoonotic diseases including the Andes strain of Hantavirus, saying Kenya is shifting from crisis response to long-term disease prevention and strengthening systems targeting diseases transmitted from animals to humans.

    9 May 2026 · Citizen Digital →

  2. Six killed in gunmen ambush on vehicle in Mandera

    At least six people were killed after suspected gunmen ambushed a passenger vehicle in Beer-Awayon village in Mandera East on Saturday as it travelled from Mandera town to Arabia town. Several other passengers were injured and security officers launched investigations into the attack.

    9 May 2026 · Citizen Digital →

  3. KMPDU seeks 30% salary raise for doctors nationwide

    The Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists Union is pushing the government to implement a 2025–2029 Collective Bargaining Agreement that includes a 30 per cent salary increment for doctors. The union's secretary general noted that doctors have not received a salary increase since 2017, despite rising inflation and cost of living.

    9 May 2026 · Citizen Digital →

  4. Kenyan activist Muthoni hugs 1,234 trees in one hour

    Kenyan climate activist Truphena Muthoni has set a provisional world record by hugging 1,234 trees within an hour in Brazil on May 8, exceeding the previous Guinness World Record of 1,123 trees set by Abubakar Tahiru of Ghana in March 2024. The Guinness World Records team will review the feat before officially ratifying it.

    9 May 2026 · Citizen Digital →

Thursday 7 May

  1. Senator Omtatah claims Ksh.6.54 trillion illegally borrowed

    Busia Senator Okiya Omtatah has accused the government of looting public resources, illegal debt accumulation, and constitutional betrayal, citing a pattern of governance failures repeated by leaders who use political distractions to avoid accountability.

    8 May 2026 · Citizen Digital →

Wednesday 6 May

  1. Signature differences raise authenticity questions over Ministry of Health statements

    Two statements issued by the Ministry of Health on May 7 drew online scrutiny after observers noted glaring differences between signatures attributed to Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale on the documents, with one signature appearing digitally inserted and differing noticeably from his Senate submission signature.

    7 May 2026 · Citizen Digital →

Saturday 2 May

  1. Kenya's development path compared to Singapore's model

    An analysis compares Kenya and Singapore's development journeys, noting Singapore's transformation from a resource-poor nation after 1965 independence under Lee Kuan Yew through anti-corruption enforcement, strong institutions, long-term planning, foreign investment attraction, and infrastructure development that positioned it as a global financial hub.

    3 May 2026 · Citizen Digital →

Thursday 23 April

  1. Kenyan prisoner of war warns against joining Russia-Ukraine conflict

    Joseph Kabugi, a 41-year-old computer science engineer from Kenya held as a prisoner of war in Kyiv, has described how he was fraudulently recruited to fight in the Russia-Ukraine war after being promised he would work in his area of expertise without involvement in combat. He warned other Kenyans and foreigners not to join the war, noting that foreign soldiers were given limited training and sent to the frontline under false pretences; Prime Minister Mudavadi has stated that 252 Kenyans were on the frontline, with two currently held as prisoners of war as the government seeks their repatriation.

    24 April 2026 · Citizen Digital →

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