I documented all meetings between President Ruto and Wicknell Chivayo since he started posting publicly on Twitter. This was 5th January 2025 (I think this is Eldoret or Sugoi).
Kenyaโs government spent Sh3.4 trillion on expenditure in 9 months of FY2025/26, according to CoB.
Most of it, Sh2.9 trillion, went to day-to-day spending, while Sh508 billion went to development projects.
State House spent about Sh2.5 billion in just 6 weeks of FY2025/26, according to CoB.
Here is how:
โ Jan 19: Sh353 million
โ Jan 30: Sh380 million
โ Feb 5: Sh396 million
โ Feb 11: Sh258 million
โ Feb 19: Sh291 million
โ Feb 26: Sh390 million
โ Feb 27: Sh381.8 million
This is what is happening in this country going by the Controller of Budget's report.
-State House spent up to Ksh. 4.45B outside the budget
-State House spent unauthorized Ksh.2.5B within 6 weeks
-The government spent Ksh. 200B without any approval
Just what we know.
Kenyaโs government has spent Sh17.3 billion on both domestic and foreign travel in 9 months of FY2025/26, according to the CoB.
State House alone spent Sh1.3 billion on foreign travel and Sh69 million on local travel in the same period.
BREAKING: According to the Controller of Budget, Deputy President Kithure Kindiki's office spent KSh 222 million on domestic travel and KSh 76 million on foreign travel in just 9 months.
That's about KSh 1 million every single day.
Meanwhile, students are getting barely KSh 95 per term in capitation. Schools are struggling. Parents are being asked to pay more because the government claims there is no money.
What did Kenyans get in return for that KSh 298 million?
Show us the numbers and results. The deputy and president have made a habit of moving around, launching things that even an MCA can launch.
While the President spends billions on foreign travel, the Deputy President is spending hundreds of millions on trips at home.
And we're told there's no money.
This is why Ruto must go.
State House spent Sh4.5 billion outside its approved budget in the first nine months of FY2025/26, according to the Controller of Budget.
This is one of the highest cases of unplanned government spending in the period.
Kenyans are now paying more for loans, prices of most things are rising, and businesses are facing higher costs courtesy of the William Ruto government through Treasury Bills.
His govt now is now being forced to offer higher interest rates on Treasury Bills because of its growing dependence on borrowing.
Let me explain.
Every week, the government borrows money by selling Treasury Bills.
The process is simple.
The government tells investors: "Lend me your money today, and I'll pay you back later with interest."
But because the government keeps returning to the market to borrow, lenders are now demanding higher returns before they agree to lend. And the government has been forced to increase the rates.
And this is where it starts affecting ordinary Kenyans.
Banks in Kenya often use Treasury Bill rates as a benchmark when pricing loans.
As Treasury Bill rates rise, banks also increase lending rates.
That means businesses pay more to borrow.
Many pass those extra costs to consumers through higher prices.
Others cut back on expansion, investment, hiring, or even jobs.
Meanwhile, the Ruto government is paying more in interest on new borrowing, meaning a larger share of taxpayers' money goes to servicing debt instead of development, healthcare, education, and other public services.
This explains why prices of many things have been increasing slowly.
A rise in Treasury Bill rates may sound like a technical issue.
But it is already translating into more expensive loans, higher prices, slower business growth, potential job losses, and a heavier burden on taxpayers.
This is the real-world cost of the Ruto government's growing dependence on borrowing.
Ironically, ending Kenya's reliance on debt was one of William Ruto's key promises during the 2022 campaign.
Kenya Power will close all its physical payment counters by June 2027 as more customers shift to digital services.
Nyeri, Thika & Kisii counters will shut first in June 2026, followed by others, with Nairobi & Mombasa last in 2027.
Ndegwa Njeru has hinted at moving to the Court of Appeal, just as Rigathi Gachagua indicated on Sunday that they would appeal if they lost.
From what I can confirm, the appeal is likely to be filed as early as Thursday or Friday. This comes after one of the judges revealed that the full ruling would be ready within 3 days.
Given the weight of the issues raised in the petition, an appeal now appears almost certain. Follow me here -Sholla Ard
BREAKING: Kenyan courts have cleared the way for taxpayers to potentially lose over Sh30 BILLION in a dispute involving a non-existent Spanish company.
The Court of Appeal has approved enforcement of an award now worth about Sh10 billion in favour of Inabensa SA, a company that reportedly went bankrupt, was declared insolvent, and was later dissolved in Spain.
But here's where it gets interesting.
Besides Inabensa, there are other entities that could potentially claim rights over the same award, including C.A. Infraestructuras T & I SLU, Ernst & Young Abogados acting as insolvency administrators, and reports have also linked Cox Energy to the matter.
The Attorney General has already warned that Kenya faces the risk of multiple claims arising from the same debt.
So help me understand this:
If Inabensa no longer exists, who exactly is Kenya paying?
And if another claimant later proves it owns the rights to the award, should Kenyan taxpayers be forced to pay again?
Because from where I sit, the real question is not whether Kenya owes money. It's whether Kenya knows who it actually owes. The Sad reality is it's us the people, who will pay through our taxes whether we like it or not.
Kenya's government plans to sell at least 1,000 datasets from platforms like eCitizen over five years to raise revenue.
The Sh396 million project will include anonymised datasets such as:
โ Land transactions
โ Passport applications
โ Vehicle registrations
โ Birth and death records
โ Business registrations