George O. Abuto

𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐊𝐄𝐍𝐘𝐀𝐍 𝐏𝐀𝐏𝐄𝐑𝐒 𝐓𝐎𝐃𝐀𝐘 𝐁𝐔𝐒𝐈𝐍𝐄𝐒𝐒 𝐃𝐀𝐈𝐋𝐘: 𝑪𝑩𝑲 𝒅𝒊𝒇𝒇𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝑴𝒃𝒂𝒅𝒊 𝒐𝒏 𝑺𝒉10𝒃𝒏 𝒃𝒂𝒏𝒌𝒔’ 𝒄𝒂𝒑𝒊𝒕𝒂𝒍 𝒓𝒖𝒍𝒆: The CBK has directed commercial banks to follow the staggered plan of raising minimum core capital to Sh10 billion by 2029, contradicting the Treasury’s proposal for a one-off deadline of December 2032. 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐑: 𝑵𝒂𝒊𝒓𝒐𝒃𝒊-𝑵𝒂𝒌𝒖𝒓𝒖 𝒋𝒂𝒎𝒔 𝒔𝒆𝒕 𝒕𝒐 𝒆𝒏𝒅 𝒂𝒔 𝑵𝒂𝒊𝒗𝒂𝒔𝒉𝒂 𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒆𝒕𝒄𝒉 90 𝒑𝒆𝒓 𝒄𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒑𝒍𝒆𝒕𝒆: The Naivasha section of the Nairobi-Nakuru Highway has reached 90 per cent completion, with major sections expected to open to traffic by Christmas 2026, easing congestion along the busy route. 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐍𝐃𝐀𝐑𝐃: 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒈𝒂𝒎𝒃𝒍𝒆𝒓: Johnson Sakaja is shifting political allegiance ahead of his 2027 re-election bid, but faces mounting criticism over Nairobi’s debt, garbage, stalled projects and building safety, as rivals challenge his bid for a second term. 𝐃𝐀𝐈𝐋𝐘 𝐍𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍: 𝑪𝒓𝒊𝒔𝒊𝒔 𝒂𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒃𝒐𝒓𝒅𝒆𝒓: Fighting in Ethiopia has spilled into Kenya’s Moyale town, where stray bullets and unexploded ammunition threaten residents. A woman was shot dead, while Form Four students were relocated during national examinations. 𝐏𝐄𝐎𝐏𝐋𝐄 𝐃𝐀𝐈𝐋𝐘: 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒓𝒆𝒈𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒘𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒎𝒂𝒌𝒆 𝒐𝒓 𝒃𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒌 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒐𝒑𝒑𝒐𝒔𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏: The opposition is racing to unite key political regions and agree on a common presidential candidate ahead of the 2027 elections, as leaders including Rigathi Gachagua, Kalonzo Musyoka and Fred Matiang’i seek to build a coalition to challenge President William Ruto. 𝐓𝐀𝐈𝐅𝐀 𝐋𝐄𝐎: 𝑺𝒂𝒌𝒂𝒋𝒂 𝒂𝒕𝒖𝒑𝒂 '𝒘𝒊𝒍𝒃𝒂𝒓𝒐': Gavana wa Nairobi Johnson Sakaja anatarajiwa kukabiliana na Babu Owino, James Gakuya na George Aladwa katika uchaguzi mkuu wa 2027.