Health CS Aden Duale closed down 31 hospitals closed for failing to meet the required standards, while others shut over fraud allegations involving claims from Social Health Authority SHA. The crackdown saw hospitals from 13 counties shut pending investigation.
Duale has expressed his commitment to ensure that all fraudulent actors face the law, as they are crippling the healthcare system claiming to offer quality services but offer sub-standard services.
Duale directed the management of Kenyatta National Hospital to waive all the medical bills of injure protests, including of mask vendor Boniface Kariuki who succumbed yesterday at the hospital.
DCI confirmed the arrest of 485 people involved in the violent June protests that left businesses looted and destroyed, score injured and tens dead. DCI boss Mohamed Amin further confirmed that 448 had been presented in court, with 37 more remaining.
The Standard: 10 days after he went missing, his whereabouts are yet to be established, blogger Ndiang’ui Kinyagia. Amin said the blogger is not in police custody, and is a person of interest, urging Ndiang’ui to present himself to the nearest police station.
Amin’s statement came hours after along with police boss Douglas Kanja were summoned by the court to produce the blogger or appear in court to explain his disappearance.
People Daily: PD focuses on the tactical play of using the church by President William Ruto has backfired on him. The Presidency had packaged itself as the God send administration, but the series of lies and unending promises, has made the Church to abandon him.
Amin has hinted for the arrest of former DP Rigathi Gachagua, over involvement in the June 2025 protests, however, he clarified that the police are not after Gachagua until a tangible case is found against him. Leaders from government have been calling for his arrest linking hi to sponsoring of goons to cause chaos.
The Star: The fearless, courageous and vocal generation Gen Z, the center of politics currently in the country, foresees the power of the team to change political game in 2027.
The move and stunts by the opposition to unseat President William Ruto in 2027 intensify as they move across the country to woo votes on their side.
Business Daily: New policy caps the pension pay deal for judges, following special inflation adjusted, the increment on their retirement perks capped at 5%.
Posta eyes over KSh 2.5 billion capital from giant e-commerce in the country, to cushion itself from struggle by embracing exchange of equity in its courier business segment.
Economist explain the cut on Kenyan’s cost of living as Kenya’s Eurobond yields drop as foreign investors keep off following a week full of protests.
