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‪Wajir North MP Ibrahim Abdi Dissatisfied With2026/27 Budget, Claims It Totally Excludes North Eastern Region‬

The Wajir North Member of Parliament, Ibrahim Abdi Saney, has expressed displeasure over the 2026/2027 Budget presented by the Treasury Cabinet Secretary. Speaking during an interview with members of the press on Thursday, June,11,2026 shortly after CS Mbadi read the budget before the National Assembly, the MP accused the Treasury of sidelining Northern Kenya in […]

Economy
Business

‪Kenya Picks Chinese Firm For Sh375 Billion JKIA Upgrade Project After Adani Fallout‬

The company reportedly being considered to take over the planned Ksh375 billion expansion of Nairobi’s Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) is China Communications Construction Company (CCCC), one of the world’s largest state-owned infrastructure firms. CCCC was involved with the design and construction of two of the most important infrastructure projects in Kenya in the past […]

Business
Economy

World Bank Bans 3 PwC African Subsidiaries

The World Bank Group has barred Mauritius-based PricewaterhouseCoopers Associates Africa Ltd., along with PricewaterhouseCoopers Limited Kenya and PricewaterhouseCoopers Rwanda Limited, from its projects for 21 months, with the possibility of early reinstatement if certain conditions are met. The action follows findings of misconduct tied to a major cross-border electricity project linking Ethiopia and Kenya. The […]

Economy
Americas

US Temporarily Allows Sale of Russian Oil

The United States is temporarily permitting the sale of Russian oil already at sea, the Treasury Department announced Thursday, as energy prices surged following US‑Israeli strikes on Iran that have intensified conflict in the Middle East. The move represents a limited easing of sanctions on Russia, which has faced economic restrictions over its invasion of […]

Americas
Economy

THE MAN WHO OWNS YOUR GOVERNMENT: How a Private Firm Seized Kenya’s Digital State and Refuses to Let Go

For over a decade, a shadowy consortium of private companies linked to a single entrepreneur from Busia has controlled the eCitizen platform, processed billions of shillings in public money, and defied presidential directives, parliamentary committees, and the Auditor-General. This is the story of the most brazen corporate capture in Kenya’s post-independence history.

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