I have just learnt that Senator Cyrus Jirongo passed away last December in a motor accident. I was not aware that he had died.
This is very sad. Jirongo was a good and patriotic leader who served his country with dedication. We shall miss him. My condolences go to his family, relatives, friends and the people of Kenya. May his soul rest in peace.
President Yoweri Museveni has sent condolences to the family of former Kenyan Cabinet Minister Cyrus Jirongo after learning only now that Jirongo had died, revealing that he had not known about his death earlier.
Kenyans added a record 5.7 million SIM cards from January to March 2026, pushing active mobile subscriptions to 84 million.
Safaricom now accounts for 58 million active subscriptions, remaining the market leader.
I said it in 2024 when Rigathi Gachagua was impeached by the Senate. The High Court agreed with me today that indeed he was denied a fair trial. A decision that infringe on a litigant's non derogable rights like the right to a fair trial under Article 25(c) can't stand in law.
The court has cooked @rigathi. Two fatal findings on public participation and bias have sealed his fate. But I believe the court’s findings on these two issues are implausible and incoherent in view of the evidence before them. We will wait for the decisions of the Court of Appeal in 2028 and the Supreme Court in 2029!
Kenya Railways plans to roll out electric trains under the Sh65 billion Kenya Urban Mobility Improvement Project.
They are set to link Nairobi to towns such as Thika, Ruiru, Kikuyu, Ngong and Kitengela.
Electricity prices will remain unchanged after the Energy Ministry withdrew Kenya Power’s proposed tariff review that could have raised costs from July 1, 2026 to 2029.
The proposal had sought to adjust retail electricity tariffs, but it has now been dropped
US President Trump has nominated Henry Wooster as the next US Ambassador to Kenya.
If approved by the U.S. Senate, he will succeed Ambassador Meg Whitman.
About 90% of KPC’s top 20 shareholders are unknown since their shares are held through nominee accounts.
Only Uganda National Oil Company and Kenya’s Unclaimed Financial Assets Authority are known.
[The top 20 shareholders control 94.3% of KPC].
EAC has adopted a new funding formula that will see Kenya's contribution rise from $7 million to $11.6 million.
Other EAC member states will contribute:
Tanzania – $8.2 million
Uganda – $7.3 million
Rwanda – $7.3 million
DRC – $5.9 million
Somalia – $5.8 million
South Sudan – $5.2 million
Burundi – $4.5 million
Stabex International won the Kenya Power diesel supply contract worth Sh458 million.
Rubis Energy bid Sh542 million and Galana Energies bid Sh603 million, but Stabex had the lowest price and won after Rubis lost its case.
Kenya has overtaken Nigeria as the African Development Bank's third-largest recipient of funding.
This comes after it received Sh44 billion in 2025, up from Sh33 billion in 2024
Stabex International will now supply diesel worth Sh458 million to Kenya Power.
This comes after the Public Procurement Administrative Review Board dismissed Rubis Energy’s challenge to the tender award.
(Rubis had argued the process was unfair).
Safaricom has warned Parliament that mobile money fees could go up by as much as 18.4% if new Finance Bill 2026 tax changes are passed.
This comes after a proposal to change VAT rules on mobile money and payment services like M-Pesa
Kenya's forex reserves dropped by $2 million this week to $13.2 billion
Meanwhile,the Kenyan Shilling finished the week trading at Sh130 against the US dollar, rate via @carrington_fx