It was a joyful, party-like atmosphere at the YMCA in Shauri Moyo today as the community came together to celebrate the success of the first cohort of the 2026 Kamukunji Youth Empowerment Programme.
I was delighted to preside over the graduation ceremony for 348 young people – the majority of them from the informal settlements of Kamukunji – at the YMCA National Technical Institute.
We also equipped them with toolkits to help them become self-employed and launch their own businesses.
My warmest congratulations and best wishes for the future to all the graduands!
Omwami @orengo_james Im honored to even know you, privileged that i get to learn at your feet, an inexplicable twist of history that I get to call you a comrade in a fight for a better Kenya, just like you did with my Uncle Lawrence. Mimi yangu ni kukuombea maisha marefu. Happy Birthday Sir! History will be kind.
DPP charges MCA, former county officials in Ksh. 51.4 million Garissa fraud case.
The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has today arraigned a Member of the County Assembly (MCA) and two former senior county officials over the alleged fraudulent loss of Sh51,495,253 from the Garissa County Government.
The accused, Bambala MCA Abdi Ibrahim Daar, former Garissa County Director of Accounting Services Mohamud Dubow Korane, and former Senior Principal Economist Yussuf Bethe Ali, were charged alongside Qorjarey Enterprise and General Supplies Limited before Principal Magistrate Hon. Jackson Omwange.
They face 27 counts relating to conspiracy to commit an economic crime, fraudulent acquisition of public property, abuse of office and forgery. All pleaded not guilty.
Court heard that the offences were committed between September 14, 2021, and July 1, 2022, and include irregular payments for emergency food supplies, water trucking services and office furniture allegedly supplied to the County Government of Garissa but never delivered.
Prosecution told court that between April 5 and June 30, 2022, the accused conspired to facilitate the transfer of Sh51,495,253 to the company. The fraudulent acquisition charge specifically relates to payments processed between April 7 and June 30, 2022.
Mr Korane, who served as Director of Accounting Services at the time of this transaction, was charged with five counts of abuse of office for allegedly approving payments on various dates in April, May and June 2022. Further, he is also charged with forgery of payment vouchers dated March 29, April 5, April 29, May 24 and June 15, 2022.
Mr Ali, the former Senior Principal Economist, is charged with abusing his office by raising invoices in the Integrated Financial Management Information System (IFMIS) on April 6, April 14, May 4 and June 28–29, 2022, thereby facilitating the disputed payments.
Mr Daar was charged with conspiracy, fraudulent acquisition of public property, forgery and uttering false documents. He is alleged to have presented forged payment documents to commercial banks between April and July 2022 in support of the impugned transactions.
Prosecution Counsel Evans Kazungu urged the court to impose strict bond terms, citing the gravity of the offences and the substantial amount of public funds involved. The defence sought a review of bond terms, arguing they were excessive.
The court granted each accused a bond of Sh5 million with one surety or an alternative cash bail of Sh2 million, revising earlier terms of Sh10 million bond or Sh5 million cash bail.
The case will be mentioned on March 24, 2026, for pre-trial directions, with hearing scheduled on a priority basis from May 4 to 7, 2026.
#HakiNaUsawa
Why does EVERY Kenyan story scream scandal? Nation headlines today: Sh11bn Talanta Stadium graft, Sh20bn uni land grabs. Are we just doubting Thomases or programmed to see evil in any Kenyan development? Where’s the good?
Extending my warmest regards to our Muslim brothers and sisters across Kenya and around the world during this auspicious month of Ramadan. Ramadan Mubarak.☪️
-LUOS DON'T LIVE in KITENGELA 😊,
-LUHYAS DON'T LIVE in KITENGELA
-IT IS KIKUYUS that LIVE in KITENGELA 😊😊😊
-ODM is majority LUOS & LUHYAS,
- Pauline Njoroge (A kikuyu joins the Team)🤭🤭
-BABU OWINO & EDWIN SIFUNA campaigning in KITENGELA means,
they SUPPORT RIGATHI GACHAGUA & KIKUYUS 😁😁.
-BABU OWINO, is married to A KIKUYU WOMAN
-JAMES ORENGO is married to A KIKUYU WOMAN.
-EDWIN SIFUNA is MARRIED to A kikuyu woman.
-These Men are serving the interests of KIKUYUS, AND THEREFORE NOT ODM MEMBERS.
-TREAT THEM AS ENEMY OF ODM @TheODMparty@edwinsifuna@HEBabuOwino@orengo_james
Oburu Odinga asked to be updated on what Edwin Sifuna, James Orengo , Babu Owino and Caleb Amisi were doing in Kitengela. Gladys Wanga was kind enough to show him the crowd that had turned up. Youth leader couldn't hide his shock.
This was the moment I knew I was on the right side of history.
You have to see it, be there to believe it! 😭😭😭
God was there amidst all the challenges! He showed up through the people. Sisi Ndio Sifuna!
Babu Kwa Sababu. Asanteni Kitengela.
I had the pleasure of welcoming distinguished guests and speaking at the Somalia-Kenya and Diaspora Trade Week, which opened yesterday at the BBS Mall in Eastleigh.
The expo, jointly organised by the Somali government, @NationMediaGrp, and BBS Mall was officially launched by the Cabinet Secretary for the East African Community, Beatrice Askul Moe, Somalia was represented by the Commerce and Industry Minister Gamal Hassan and Ambassador to Kenya Jabril Ibrahim, while the NMG was represented by its MD & CEO, Geoffrey Odundo.
We have just successfully concluded an inspiring week-long NG-CDF Kamukunji Bursary Registration drive, where thousands of determined parents stepped forward to secure brighter futures for their children. The exercise was conducted in all the five wards in an open and transparent manner.
The passion for education burns brightly, and harnessing its life-changing power, we pledge to leave no deserving young mind behind—empowering the next generation to dream big and soar high!