Power is basically back for nearly everyone, and the overseas crews who helped patch Jamaica’s grid are packing up as the final stretch kicks in.
Restoration hits the last mile
Jamaica Public Service Company has restored electricity to 97.5% of customers.
Hugh Grant said about 673,000 of 690,000 accounts are reconnected.
Hurricane Melissa wrecked large sections of the grid.
North American line crews are heading home this weekend.
Crews shift toward the western region
Local and regional teams are redeploying from central parishes.
Western areas still have ongoing repair work.
Caribbean Electric Utility Services Corporation is backing the push.
Eighteen Caribbean utilities are still offering support.
Strategy behind the recovery...
Jamaica is cracking open new taxes after eight calm years, betting J$35 billion in fresh levies will patch hurricane damage without blowing up a debt pile racing toward J$2.9 trillion.
New taxes break eight-year streak
Jamaica is adding net new tax revenue for the first time in eight years.
The previous stretch saw no rate hikes and even a lower General Consumption Tax.
The government plans a J$35-billion package over two fiscal years to 2028.
Annual J$11.4-billion housing agency transfers will continue.
Hurricanes force fiscal rethink
Hurricane Melissa battered the island last October.
Fiscal gaps are projected between 1.5% and 4.9% of GDP.
Accumulated shortfalls top J$500 billion over four years.
Total public debt could reach...
Political pressure is cranking up, yet Edwin Sifuna is digging in and daring anyone to try shutting him up.
Sifuna refuses to back down
Edwin Sifuna vowed he would keep blasting government failures.
Kitengela church service became his stage for defiance.
The court orders paused his removal as ODM Secretary General.
Sifuna framed criticism as shielding Kenyans from abuse.
Opposition figures show up strong
Godfrey Osotsi stood beside Sifuna in solidarity.
James Orengo echoed calls for persistence.
Babu Owino and Caroli Omondi joined the gathering.
Caleb Amisi and Anthony Kibagendi also appeared.
Raila legacy and accountability talk
Sifuna credited Raila Odinga for leadership lessons.
Raila’s advice centered on checking in with...
ODM just benched its top official without kicking him out, and the party is flexing discipline muscle while juggling court drama.
Sifuna is sidelined but not expelled
Orange Democratic Movement confirmed Edwin Sifuna remains a member.
Oburu Odinga announced Catherine Omanyo as Secretary General.
Sifuna was told to step aside over internal discipline issues.
Court orders have temporarily recognized him in that role.
Party rules over personalities
Oburu Odinga said no one is bigger than ODM.
Oginga stressed members must follow party regulations.
Leadership warned that indiscipline will attract consequences.
Unity was framed as nonnegotiable within the outfit.
Wanga reflects on the Raila era
Gladys Wanga compared Raila Odinga’s...
Reelection drums are already banging in Mt. Kenya East, and local heavyweights are drawing a hard line around the deputy seat.
Mt. Kenya East backs Kenya Kwanza
Leaders from Mt. Kenya East publicly endorsed Kenya Kwanza.
William Ruto earned praise for visible regional projects.
Ongoing road revivals and power hookups were cited as proof.
Affordable housing and water works were framed as momentum builders.
The deputy seat was declared untouchable
Muthomi Njuki insisted the DP slot is not up for trade.
Njuki argued Kithure Kindiki has earned his stay.
Kirima Ngushine floated, keeping Kindiki even if ODM pushed.
Coalition talks were dismissed as rumor-fueled speculation.
Unity warnings from regional MPs
Mwangi Kiunjuri warned splits...
Pump prices just dipped again, and motorists finally get a breather after weeks of bracing for a hit.
National price cuts
The Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority trimmed all three fuels.
Super Petrol dropped by Ksh4.24 per litre.
Diesel slid by Ksh3.93, while Kerosene shaved off Ksh1.00.
Revised rates run from February 15 to March 14.
What drivers will pay
Nairobi motorists will part with Ksh178.28 for Super Petrol.
Diesel in the capital is priced at Ksh166.54.
Kerosene goes for Ksh152.78 per litre.
Nakuru and Eldoret also saw noticeable markdowns.
Why the numbers shifted
EPRA linked the dip to lower imported fuel landing costs.
Super Petrol import costs shrank between December 2025 and January 2026.
Diesel recorded the...
A cross-border farm internship scheme could ship young Kenyans overseas, plug labor gaps in aging nations, and flip agriculture into a serious money lane back home.
Youth exchange farming pitch
Mutahi Kagwe floated the plan at the 49th IFAD Governing Council Session.
Kagwe framed Kenya’s youth bulge as fuel, not baggage.
Proposal maps out six-month farm internships abroad.
The United Kingdom and European countries were cited as partners.
How the swap would work
Kenyan agricultural students would train in advanced mechanization overseas.
Interns would study climate-smart methods and value addition systems.
Returnees would plug those skills into commercial farming ventures.
Host nations could hire some participants where labor gaps...
ODM’s power play just went public, and the 2027 deputy slot fight is already turning into a turf war over 2032.
ODM deputy seat push
Homa Bay Town MP Peter Kaluma fired back at Sabina Chege online.
Kaluma argued ODM must grab the DP slot in 2027.
His posts insisted the party should chase the presidency in 2032.
Oburu Odinga declared ODM would demand the running mate position in any UDA pact.
Chege backs Kindiki path
Nominated MP Sabina Chege urged ODM to slow down.
Chege predicted Kithure Kindiki would remain DP past 2027.
She floated the idea of Kindiki going for president in 2032.
Her remarks framed the DP seat as already settled.
Regional loyalty friction
Peter Kaluma questioned Mt. Kenya’s backing of William Ruto.
He argued...
Digital paperwork is about to shake up Kenya’s exam system, cutting printing costs and making fake credentials way harder to slip through.
E-certificate rollout plan
The Ministry of Education in Kenya just greenlit digital exam certificates.
Kenya National Examinations Council is kicking off a trial run.
Julius Ogamba pitched it at the KNEC offices in South C.
Ogamba tied the shift to global digital standards.
Who gets covered first
Candidates from 2023 onward are first in line.
KNEC is testing the setup before scaling it nationwide.
February’s pilot window gives tech teams room to stress-test it.
Why the switch matters
The new system locks down data with tighter security controls.
Electronic access makes retrieval easier for...
