A sharp decline in student numbers has hit universities four years after President William Ruto’s new funding model was introduced, exposing deep cracks in the system.
Data from the Ministry of Education shows that university enrolment has fallen to a seven-year low.
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Wilberforce Akello’s constitutional petition argues that the Traffic (Motor Vehicle Inspection) Rules, 2026 and NTSA’s notice of 26th June were rolled out without a Regulatory Impact Statement, without meaningful public participation and without timely tabling before Parliament, contrary to the Statutory Instruments Act and Articles 10 and 118 of the Constitution. He also challenges the blanket age‑based inspection rule as irrational and disproportionately punitive to lower‑income motorists who own older cars, turning economic status into a proxy for regulatory burden.
Substantively, the case attacks four pillars of the regime. The compulsory annual inspection for vehicles over four years old (Rule 3/“Rule 31”), the power to de‑register “Category A” salvage vehicles without notice, hearing or compensation (Rule 12/“Rule 122”), the vague offence of “any act intended to circumvent” the Rules (Rule 30(1)(d)), and the booking fees payable to NTSA which are projected to raise billions but are not tied to any disclosed costed service or public‑finance framework as required under Articles 201, 206 and 210.
Crucially, the Court has issued conservatory orders suspending the operation and enforcement of the impugned provisions and the NTSA notice of 26th June, to the extent they affect private non‑commercial vehicles, until June 2027, when the application will be heard inter partes. That means, for now, private car owners cannot be compelled to undergo the new annual inspections or pay the contested booking fees on the strength of the challenged Rules, even as enforcement continues for PSVs, commercial vehicles and school transport under the existing legal framework.
Beyond motorists’ immediate relief, this dispute is a major stress‑test of delegated legislation and administrative power in Kenya. It asks whether Executive agencies can effectively create mass-revenue-raising, criminally‑enforced obligations through subsidiary legislation and shifting press statements, or whether they must submit to the full rigour of constitutional public‑participation, reasonableness, and public‑finance safeguards before loading billions of shillings and penal risk onto citizens.
If politics is local [Kwa ground],
Why is it that we managed to mobilize protests via this platform?
Why did the state convince voices on this platform to join its side?
What do you mean by "politics is local"?
Do you mean the people here aren't local? Do they live on trees?
KSH 1 Billion:
• Will build 13 of these secondary schools, fully equipped.
Kenya is losing 3 billion daily (36 schools) to corruption, lies and deception.
Jameson stole 600 billion.
Most people are so broke that they don't know how much KSH 1 BILLION is.
Do you people know what KSH 1 BILLION is?
With 1 BILLION:
You spend 100,000 DAILY for 27 YEARS and FIVE MONTHS.
Why, then, do you accept it as normal when politicians steal 600 billion?
The deterioration and fall of Kenya from a barely functioning country to complete systemic ruin and dysfunction has been deeply painful to witness.
Our children do not deserve this.
Can someone ask the commentators why it is embarrassing to lose to Congo? Yo these fucking commentators have been microaggressive this entire tournament. Racist fucks.
Il faut avoir les nerfs solides pour suivre les matchs des équipes africaines commentés par des journalistes occidentaux. La condescendance, le manque de respect, de professionnalisme, d’éthique, de déontologie envers les africains est insupportable.
🚨 BREAKING: The Finance Committee led by Kimani Kuria & other UDA MPs has officially rejected a crucial proposal by the Controller of Budget (CoB) to vet, track, and approve withdrawals from the new Sovereign Wealth Fund.
Let this sink in. The CoB’s entire constitutional job is to make sure your tax money isn't misused before it leaves the account. Yet, MPs just voted to block her from having written authorization over these billions.
Look at exactly what they said NO to:
❌ No Written Sign-offs: They rejected letting the CoB approve withdrawals.
❌ Bypassing the Main Account: They refused to route the revenue through the Consolidated Fund first.
❌ Avoiding Full PFM Act Oversight: They blocked the full application of standard public finance accountability laws.
By bypassing Article 228 of the Constitution, this decision turns a national wealth fund into an unaccountable black box.
If the intentions for these billions are pure and there’s nothing to hide, why lock out the COB?
This is a terrifying precedent. What is the real motive behind locking out the nation's top financial watchdog?
Note: This has not been passed by the full Parliament yet. This is the time to speak up strongly; we should push for the CoB to have a meaningful say so that this national fund doesn’t become an accountability black box.
The NTSA mandatory annual vehicle inspection is the Motor Vehicle Tax that was impugned in the disgraced 2024 Finance Bill but is now being reintroduced with a different name.
It is a TAX.
Reject it.