The World Bank has cut Kenya's 2026 growth forecast to 4.3%, down from 4.9%, and warns up to 2.4 million more Kenyans could fall into poverty this year.
Government projected 5%.
That gap between official optimism and lived reality is the story of this presidency.
Kenyans are paying more for fuel, transport and food while being told the numbers are fine.
We need a government that plans for citizens, not for headlines.
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Palestinian goalkeeper Salim Al-Ashqar has been killed by Israeli forces in Gaza.
He leaves behind his wife of 5 months who is expecting their first child.
Kijana Cecil was asked to gather Tutam Youths for an empowerment event for PS Fikirini Jacobs.
He mobilized about 60 youths. The PS came, took photos for his propaganda and then handed kshs 10,000 for Ouma to share with the youths.
Each youth was to get around kshs 167, compensation for whole day work of singing Tutam and Praising the government.
The youths refused, saying that money wasn’t enough for the whole day’s work. They forced Ouma to go back to the PS and ask for more money.
Ouma entered the PS car, but never made back out alive. The bodyguard of the PS shot him.
Dying for kshs 167 after shouting Tutam for a whole day is very sad. May Cecil rest in peace.
Today as we marched to Parliament to lay flowers at the site where Kenyan Youth were shot dead, police violently dispersed us a few metres from the precincts of Parliament.
I pulled Rex Masai's mother, who was marching next to me into my vehicle as other mothers and victims found refuge in the few cars on site.
We drove away as police men pursued us.
We were guilty of one thing: peaceful demonstration and picketing as allowed by our Constitution in remembrance of these young heroes.
As a people, we shall not relent until we deliver justice and accountability for the victims.
#Ukombozi is nigh!