The State House team that fights wrongdoing stopped a major theft. They saved $600 million from being stolen from DFCU's bank.
Someone told them about the crime plan back in January 2025. The bad guys wanted to take money from Stephen Karekezi at DFCU Bank.
Gerald Ngabirano and other people not yet caught got fake court papers. They tricked Kenneth Tumwebaze, who works at the High Court in Kabale. The false papers said DFCU Bank must give $689,750,300 to Ngabirano because Karekezi owed him money. But this debt was made up.
The crooks used fake papers to fool the court system. They wanted the court to make the bank hand over the cash.
The State House team acted fast. They told DFCU Bank to lock the account. This kept the money safe...
Uganda has opened bids for a new road between Kampala and Jinja. The road project matters because it links many countries to Kenya's big port.
The Works and Transport Ministry met to review the bids. Only one group sent in plans. Four groups had permission to make offers, but only one did.
The ministry will check if the bid meets all the rules. They need to see if it follows laws and meets money needs. This checking should finish in about two months.
The road will cost about $1.4 billion. It will help trade flow between Uganda and nearby countries like Rwanda and South Sudan.
The new road will have different parts. The first part will be eight lanes wide. The middle stretch drops to six lanes. The last part of Jinja will have four...
The ICC head lawyer has told all armed groups in Congo they will go to court. Karim Khan spoke after meeting the Congo leader. He said that any group fighting in any part of Congo needs to know they can be caught and tried.
The M23 armed group, backed by Rwanda, has recently taken over large areas in East Congo. They are the strongest of more than 100 armed groups trying to control East Congo, which has many valuable minerals. The United Nations says about 4,000 soldiers from Rwanda help the M23 fighters.
Three weeks ago, M23 took control of Goma, the main city in east Congo. They also run both North Kivu and South Kivu areas. After they took Goma, M23 said they wanted to march to Kinshasa, the capital city more than 2,000 kilometers...
Kebaso Morara talked with Rigathi Gachagua during the weekend. They met on Saturday to chat about big problems in Kenya.
Mr. Morara said they discussed how to fix Kenyan politics, young people who need jobs, and human rights problems.
Mr. Gachagua told Mr. Morara what he thinks should happen to people who face bad treatment. These include folks who were taken away or killed without a trial.
Mr. Morara plans to keep meeting with many different leaders. He wants to help young people speak up more, so he will talk to political, church, and community leaders about this.
Both men were seen together just days ago. They both came to the start of the People's Liberation Party in Nairobi.
Mr. Gachagua has said he wants to organize a new...
The head of the National Assembly, Mr. Ichung'wah, asked church leaders to stay away from politics. He wants them to focus on religion instead.
Mr. Ichung'wah said many church people have stopped doing church work. They act more like politicians these days.
He talked about church health centers that want money from the old health fund NHIF. He said these same leaders stayed quiet when NHIF lost money to theft. They only started asking for cash after SHA took over the debt.
The MP spoke at Mr. Cheptumo's burial in Baringo and urged churches to return to their main job.
President Ruto and other top leaders attended the funeral. Mr. Cheptumo passed away on February 15, 2025, at the age of 57.
Mr. Mudavadi, Mr. Wetang'ula, Mr. Kingi...
The Green Army from Nairobi City County cleaned up Stima Plaza after someone dumped trash there. Workers came early Saturday and sprayed chemicals to kill bugs. They also cleaned up the area around Ngara.
Tom Nyakaba, the Public Health Chief officer, watched the work. He said water pipes and sewer lines work again after City Hall and Kenya Power fixed their fight.
"We must make sure people have clean places to live and work. We are at Stima Plaza today to tell everyone the area is safe," he said.
The cleanup happened after Mary Muthoni asked City Hall to clean the place. She warned that trash can make people sick and that bad smells can hurt one's breathing.
The teams picked Saturday because fewer people walked around then. They...
The Treasury stopped sending money for teacher healthcare last September. Teachers still pay for healthcare from their wages, but many hospitals ask teachers to pay cash or refuse to help them.
Before 2015, teachers got extra money for health costs. Then, the government started a new plan run by insurance firms led by Minet Kenya.
MP Omboko Milemba says this breaks the law. The Constitution says everyone has a right to healthcare. He wants to know why the Treasury has not paid the $11 billion owed to hospitals.
Milemba asked what steps will make sure hospitals get paid on time from here on.
Senator James Kamau Murango asked about money for schools. He wants to know when schools will get the funds they should have had in 2024 and...
President Ruto went to say goodbye to William Cheptumo today. Many important people came to honor the dead senator from Baringo.
The president's main helper, Mr. Mudavadi, attended the event. Other top government officials also attended. Everyone met at Arap Moi School in Bartabwa, which is in Baringo County.
The body of Mr. Cheptumo came from Nairobi by police air travel. His box flew all the way to his home area for the last goodbye.
People who could not fit into the school can still see what happens. Big TV screens stand outside the county office building, and screens also help people watch at Kabarnet Market and Kabartonjo Center.
Mr. Cheptumo died on February 15, 2025. He was only 57 years old. He passed away during medical...
President Ruto said nice things about Senator William Cheptumo, who passed away. He called him a leader who always helped his country when needed.
At the funeral held at Arap Moi School in Baringo County, Ruto named Cheptumo a hero. He talked about how Cheptumo helped fix problems after the 2007 election fights.
"We were part of ODM with Musalia Mudavadi. Our party asked us to talk to others. Cheptumo helped a lot in those talks. The talks brought peace back to our country. I worked with him as a fellow lawmaker, as Deputy President, and as President for a short time," Ruto said.
The President described Cheptumo as someone who cared deeply about being a good leader and who loved the people he served.
Ruto added that the late leader...
