Vincent Obadha

2026-06-112026-09-09

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June 2026
11 JunCitizen Digital
Chronic spenders: How gov’t is living beyond its means as Kenyans tighten belts By Vincent Obadha June 11, 2026 03:32 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter Audio By Vocalize Kenya's Controller of Budget, Dr. …
Chronic spenders: How gov’t is living beyond its means as Kenyans tighten belts

Politics

Ruto's crackdown on foreign traders sparks regional concerns

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President William Ruto has issued ultimatums targeting both Tata Chemicals and regional nationals engaged in small-scale street trading, with both groups ordered to justify their economic presence or leave Kenya. The moves reflect a broader "economic sovereignty" theme as the administration faces public frustration over jobs, cost of living, and unfulfilled promises ahead of elections.

7 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →

Monday 7 September

Ruto's crackdown on foreign traders sparks regional concerns
President William Ruto has issued ultimatums targeting both Tata Chemicals and regional nationals engaged in small-scale street trading, with both groups ordered to justify their economic presence or leave Kenya. The moves reflect a broader "economic sovereignty" theme as the administration faces public frustration over jobs, cost of living, and unfulfilled promises ahead of elections.
7 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →

Wednesday 2 September

Coalition-building shapes Kenyan elections through ethnic arithmetic
For two decades, Kenyan elections have been decided less by ideology than by the arithmetic of stitching ethnic and regional blocs together into winning coalitions, from the 2002 National Rainbow Coalition through the 2024 broad-based government and toward 2027.
2 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →

Tuesday 25 August

Speaker Wetangula exposes politicization of teacher recruitment system
National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetangula publicly condemned MPs who allegedly demand as much as Ksh.400,000 from parents in exchange for Teachers Service Commission appointment letters, describing the practice as immoral. Wetangula's remarks clarified that the State House has political control over Kenya's teacher recruitment system, though he did not name specific MPs or provide details of the recruitment exercise in question.
25 August 2026 · Citizen Digital →

Thursday 20 August

El Niño ocean pattern reshapes East Africa's rainy seasons
El Niño is a natural climate pattern in which surface waters in the central and eastern Pacific warm well above average, part of a larger climate cycle called the El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) that oscillates between three states and reshapes weather patterns globally and across East Africa.
20 August 2026 · Citizen Digital →

Thursday 13 August

Corruption remains unaddressed as Kenya plans Vision 2060
As Kenya develops Vision 2060 to succeed Vision 2030, economists commissioned by President Ruto have raised the issue of corruption and wastage—a problem policymakers have avoided confronting—though public criticism suggests the initiative may be premature or a distraction from current economic hardship.
13 August 2026 · Citizen Digital →

Tuesday 11 August

UN warns strengthening El Niño will worsen global food insecurity
The United Nations World Food Programme warns that a rapidly strengthening El Niño weather pattern will significantly worsen food insecurity in vulnerable countries into 2027, with forecasters assigning an 81 per cent probability the 2026 El Niño will be very strong and a 97 per cent chance its effects will persist into early 2027.
11 August 2026 · Citizen Digital →

Friday 31 July

MPs publicly allege cash payments for Gachagua impeachment vote
Sitting Members of Parliament, including Suna East MP Junet Mohamed, have publicly confirmed that money changed hands to secure votes for the October 2024 impeachment of then Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua, naming individuals allegedly involved in the payments.
31 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →

Friday 17 July

DCP landslide win in Ol Kalou by-election over UDA
The Democracy for the Citizens Party won the Ol Kalou by-election with 35,440 votes against the United Democratic Alliance's 5,450, an outcome the source says revived memories of a Moi-era by-election defeat and raised questions about state resources and voter influence in Mt Kenya.
17 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
DCP wins Ol Kalou by-election, revives memories of 1995 Kipipiri
Democracy for the Citizens Party won the Ol Kalou by-election by a landslide, with its candidate Sammy Kamau Ngotho Waweru receiving 35,440 votes compared to the UDA candidate's 5,450 votes, raising questions about state resources and incumbency in Mt Kenya.
17 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →

Monday 29 June

James Gichuru–Rironi Highway upgrade still incomplete after nine years
The 25.3-kilometre A104 highway upgrade from James Gichuru Road Junction to Rironi, meant to be completed by August 2020, remains incomplete. The project has affected businesses, with fuel stations and other establishments remaining closed or relocated.
29 June 2026 · Citizen Digital →

Thursday 11 June

Government spending exceeded budget in key central offices, COB finds
Kenya's Controller of Budget reports the national government spent far beyond Parliament's approval in key central offices during the nine months to March 2026, while accumulating Ksh.465.87 billion in unpaid bills despite discretionary spending on items including AFCON football subscriptions and hospitality at the Deputy President's office.
11 June 2026 · Citizen Digital →