The Standard: The paper honours the lives of young Kenyans who died on June 25 Anti-Finance Bill Protests outside parliament.
They include Rex Masai, Kennedy Onyango, Frankline Ondwari, Eric Sienyi, Ibrahim Wanjiku, Emmanuel Tata, Duncan Onsongo, Ernest Kanyi. David Chege, Dennis Otieno among others.
People Daily: Explores how President William Ruto will be haunted by the blood of innocent unarmed Gen Zs killed by police officers in his regime. It also gives insights, on how the young generation managed to get into Parliament in June last year.
Taifa Leo: KCCB, Western Diplomats in Kenya, and opposition leaders asked government to respect the right to peaceful gathering and protest as enshrined in the Constitution. They argued the government to listen to the issues of the young people, even as President William Ruto urged the police to do their work effectively. A big day with so much to watch.
Among other headlines, public service workers have been denied access to healthcare through Social Health Authority (SHA) by hospitals, because the government remits their deductions late, being forced to dig inside their pockets.
This comes as Kenyans also decried paying on time and failing to receive services, as public hospitals claim breakdown of system or lack of medicine in the facilities. On Monday Health CS Aden Duale and Government Spokesperson clashed on eligibility of Kenyans to access health services with SHA.
Internationally, 80-year-old Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni, will be defending his position again in the January 2026 general elections as confirmed by his party NRM. Museveni will also be defending his position as party leader of NRM, and will pick the nomination papers on June 28.
Daily Nation: In honour of the 60 young souls that died, their names and faces have been highlighted as the main headline today by Daily Nation.
