Lucy Williams

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[Lucy Williams @Williams3789]

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[The Eastleigh Voice @Eastleighvoice]

𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐊𝐄𝐍𝐘𝐀𝐍 𝐏𝐀𝐏𝐄𝐑𝐒 𝐓𝐎𝐃𝐀𝐘

𝐁𝐔𝐒𝐈𝐍𝐄𝐒𝐒 𝐃𝐀𝐈𝐋𝐘: 𝑲𝒆𝒏𝒚𝒂 𝒕𝒂𝒑𝒔 𝑺𝒉207𝒃𝒏 𝒍𝒐𝒂𝒏𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒑𝒂𝒚 𝒔𝒂𝒍𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒅𝒆𝒃𝒕𝒔: The government has borrowed Sh207 billion to finance salaries and meet debt obligations, highlighting the growing pressure on public finances as the State turns to loans to meet its financial commitments.

𝐓𝐇���� 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐑: 𝑶𝑫𝑴 𝒅𝒆𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒔 50% 𝒐𝒇 𝑹𝒖𝒕𝒐 𝒈𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒏𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑫𝑷 𝒑𝒐𝒔𝒕: ODM is pushing for a 50 per cent share of President William Ruto’s government and the Deputy President position, as divisions emerge within the Kenya Kwanza administration, with some Mt Kenya MPs walking out of a retreat.

𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐍𝐃𝐀𝐑𝐃: 𝑮𝒂𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒈𝒖𝒂 𝑩𝒐𝒎𝒃𝒔𝒉𝒆𝒍𝒍: Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has launched a strong attack on President William Ruto’s administration, accusing it of economic mismanagement, excessive borrowing, corruption, alleged abductions and extrajudicial killings. Government leaders have dismissed the claims, portraying them as an attempt by Gachagua to gain political publicity.

𝐃𝐀𝐈𝐋𝐘 𝐍𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍: 𝑭𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒘𝒂𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒚𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒔: Rigathi Gachagua has issued a harsh assessment of President William Ruto’s four years in office, accusing his administration of reneging on manifesto promises and implementing draconian policies. He cited wasteful spending, corruption, punitive taxes, goons and alleged abductions among the government’s excesses.

𝐏𝐄𝐎𝐏𝐋𝐄 𝐃𝐀𝐈𝐋𝐘: 𝑹𝒖𝒕𝒐’𝒔 2027 𝒈𝒂𝒎𝒃𝒍𝒆: President William Ruto is banking on an alliance with ODM to weaken a united opposition ahead of the 2027 General Election, but the strategy could come at a political cost if the partnership alienates his own support base.

𝐓𝐀𝐈𝐅𝐀 𝐋𝐄𝐎: 𝑮𝒂𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒈𝒖𝒂 𝒂𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒎𝒂 𝒔𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒌𝒂𝒍𝒊: Rigathi Gachagua ameikosoa vikali serikali ya Rais William Ruto, akiituhumu kwa kutotekeleza ahadi ilizotoa kwa Wakenya. Pia amemtaka Ruto kubadilisha baadhi ya sera anazosema zinawaumiza wananchi, huku akilalamikia ufisadi katika huduma za umma.

[The Eastleigh Voice @Eastleighvoice]

Kenya facing constitutional crisis over presidential tenure after Malindi court ruling, experts warn

https://t.co/peSZBvzfk0

[THEE ALFA HOUSE @thee_alfa_house]

TODAY'S RECAP

Kenya Kwanza-ODM coalition: President William Ruto announces that Kenya Kwanza and ODM have formally resolved to form a coalition and develop a joint manifesto for the 2027 General Election. Both sides nominate five members each to draft the common platform following a leaders’ retreat in Naivasha.

Mutiso murder suspects detained: A Nairobi court orders 30-day detention for three suspects, including Police Corporal Elijah Kibelion Kimoi, linked to the killing of Dr Victoria Nthunya Mutiso. The DCI continues forensic and ballistic investigations.Helicopter emergency landing:

A helicopter carrying Homa Bay Governor Gladys Wanga, CS Opiyo Wandayi and Attorney General Dorcas Oduor makes a safe emergency landing near Kericho after encountering sudden bad weather.

Kenya Power disruptions: Kenya Power restores electricity to most customers affected by a fire at the Musaga Substation in Kakamega that impacted supply in western counties, while listing further scheduled interruptions.

[Joseph Gitahi @GitahiJcgitahi]

In August 1998, as soon as Israel's Foreign Min. David Lavy received the bad news from Kenya about a bomb blast in Nairobi, he reached out to PM Netanyahu &passed the information to him.

At the end of a short emergency meeting, a decision was made to send highly trained military personnel, medical supply, and heavy equipment to Nairobi to assist in the rescue efforts.

The rescue team was from the highly trained Home Front Command that was formed in 1982, after a blast decimated an IDF command in Lebanon, burying 127 Israeli security personnel.
To oversee the rescue operation in Nairobi, the IDF sent one of its most high-ranking officers, Brigadier Gen. Ilan Harari.

Meanwhile at Ben Gurion Inter Airport, an Israeli Air Force Boeing 706-300 destined for JKIA was being loaded with medical supply, state-of-the-art rescue equipment and eight working dogs, each with a Star of David emblazoned on its leather harness.

The bomb blast happened on Friday, &it was the aim of the Israeli rescuers to arrive on the bomb blast site, latest Saturday morning. Since it is against Jewish religious customs to work on a sabbath (Saturday), special permission had to be sought from the Chief Rabbi of Israel Eliyahu Bakshi-Doro to allow the soldiers to work on the Sabbath to save lives.

And at around 3.00 AM in the morning the Israeli Air Force Boeing 707-300 packed with , 160 soldiers, Foreign Ministry representatives, medical staff, equipments and rescue dogs, left Tel-Aviv over-flew the Red Sea, Eritrea, Ethiopia & landed in Nairobi in the morning.

Upon arrival, the team set up a command centre on the blast site under the watchful eyes of Brigadier Gen. Ilan Harari and began scouring the rubbles.

“It’s an important mission, a dangerous mission. We have a lot of staff &a lot of equipment. That’s why it was decided to send a high-ranking officer,” Brigadier General Harari said.

The US marines based in Kenya were among the first foreign forces to arrive on the site to support Kenyan security personnel and brave civilians who were digging through the rubbles . The Americans appeared overwhelmed and only concentrated on their Embassy side.

However, things started moving faster when the Israelis arrived.

One of the things that the IDF rescuers requested immediately they arrived on the blast site was the architectural plan of the top floor of the Ufundi building, but none was immediately available. To have a rough idea , they asked someone who was familiar with the building to make a rough drawing.

They then brought in the dogs and heavy equipment and turned on very sensitive equipment that could detect a buried finger tapping or the whisper cry of a dying man.
They worked diligently through the night using powerful lights. Meanwhile, the Americans stopped working as darkness crept in and left the site.
In fact, one Israeli rescuer recalled how an American told him there was no point to continue because those buried under the rubbles were all dead. “You know what one said to me? ‘What’s the difference? They’re already dead,'" the Israeli soldier recalled.

At 10 pm. on Saturday night, the Israeli managed to free their first survivor 45-year-old businessman Francis Nganga, who was fully conscious. They were also able to converse with another woman but lost contact with her on Sunday morning.
Meanwhile, another Israeli team began to search the surrounding buildings. Inside one building, Sergeant Ilan Citron of IDF discovered a mother&her 13-year-old son in a caretaker’s quarters 21-story Coop bank, which was standing in ruins. They were Grace Akinyi &her son, Gabriel Wasonga. They walked out of the wreckage in a daze.scared but unharmed.
As Sunday came to an end, the likelihood of finding survivors diminished,&many began losing hope. However, the Israelis remained hopeful with Brigadier Gen Ilan Harari declaring , “We didn’t come here to be heroes. We came to help people &we will stay until the job is done."

[BBC News (World) @BBCWorld]

Kenya to charge students with murder over deadly school fire https://t.co/GAjGrxAZLL

[Murage Ngunjiri @jmuragengunjiri]

Do president Ruto watch news and see how kenyans are suffering because of his bad leadership? Every kenyan is crying because of everything he do not to benefit the so called Hustlers who elected him but few individuals

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TODAY'S NEWSPAPERS...

THE STANDARD: PROTEST ANXIETY
A nation holds its breath: fear, suspicion, and political theatre grip Kenya ahead of Gen-Z anniversary marches. From State House to bodabodas, tension festers. Even with compensation promises and protest rights assured, security warnings and mistrust turn remembrance into a powder keg.

DAILY NATION: GEN Z PROTEST DIVIDE
Two scripts collide: authorities pledge safety for victims’ families yet threaten ruthless crackdowns on chaos. Opposition cries of State-sponsored infiltrators fuel paranoia, while clergy plead for calm. With 50 lives already lost previously, tomorrow’s marches expose a fractured nation braced for confrontation.

PEOPLE DAILY: DEVASTATING DEMOS
Unrest exacts a brutal economic toll: businesses shattered, livelihoods lost. Beyond the headlines, Kajiado’s commuter economy crumbles under real estate illusions, while food systems fail youth. Political firestorms burn cash and trust, leaving recovery a distant mirage.

[Al Jazeera English @AJEnglish]

Protests in Kenya against a planned US Ebola quarantine centre at a military base have turned deadly, with rights groups saying police killed at least 3 people.

Al Jazeera’s Malcolm Webb reports.

[BBC News (World) @BBCWorld]

Kenya minister found in contempt of court over US-backed Ebola centre https://t.co/SuyX8d6HYo

[TheStarKenya @TheStarKenya]

The media has a critical role to play in strengthening people-to-people relations between Kenya and China by promoting understanding, countering stereotypes and telling stories that reflect the real experiences of citizens in both countries, speakers at a Nairobi forum said on Thursday.
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[WION @WIONews]

#RaceToPower | Unrest in Kenya over US Ebola facility

Kenyans oppose plans to open centre for US citizens

Kenyan police fire tear gas, arrest protesters

@ShreyaOpines has more

[BBC News (UK) @BBCNews]

Man reportedly shot at Kenya protest against US Ebola quarantine centre https://t.co/dU64VW09CR

[CTV News @CTVNews]

One killed as Kenyan protests at U.S. Ebola centre turn violent https://t.co/ONmCADG4cs

[NBC News @NBCNews]

Kenyan police shot dead a protester as hundreds of people staged new demonstrations against a quarantine centre in Kenya for Americans exposed to Ebola, eyewitnesses and a protest leader tell Reuters. https://t.co/QZauOfDz3H

[BBC News Africa @BBCAfrica]

A Kenyan court has upheld the 2024 impeachment of former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua, barring him from holding public office.

https://t.co/BEpNd2kIke

[The Standard Digital @StandardKenya]

KWS Director General, Erastus Kanga, has announced plans to relocate the Nairobi Animal Orphanage from its current 7.2-acre site to an 89-acre parcel opposite Bomas of Kenya, saying the 64 year old facility has outlived its usefulness. The new orphanage is expected to boost wildlife rescue services, create 1,000 jobs, increase visitor capacity and generate up to Sh4 billion annually for KWS.

Photos by Collins Oduor

[Kenyans.co.ke @Kenyans]

KWS to relocate Nairobi Animal Orphanage to a new 89-hectare site opposite Bomas of Kenya

[BBC News Africa @BBCAfrica]

Protests have broken out in Kenya over plans for a US-government Ebola isolation facility near a US air base in Nanyuki.

A court has temporarily halted the project, which supporters say would strengthen Ebola preparedness but critics argue could put local communities at risk.

[BBC News Africa @BBCAfrica]

A family in Nanyuki, Kenya, is mourning their son after protests over a planned Ebola quarantine facility turned deadly.
The man was one of two people killed during demonstrations against the proposed US-run centre, which some residents fear could pose health risks to them.