LIVE: Ndindi Nyoro Speaks on Fuel Prices Crisis in Kenya Citizen TV #NdindiNyoro #citizentv

Added: 2026-05-23

[00:00:00]higher component of sulfur meaning we ought to be having cheaper fuel in terms of added cost than previously and especially given that the fuel that Kenyans are consuming now is of much lesser quality than previously.

[00:00:21]It is also important for us to know that the VAT that was reduced by government last month has not been felt by Kenyans because as you are aware VAT is calculated as a percentage of the added cost but it is the added cost that has been increasing and therefore when the numerator has been increasing what Kenyans are paying in terms of VAT has been a moving target.

[00:00:51]Therefore, that also needs to be revised.

[00:00:54]The other thing that is very important to note is that you have seen government playing games with fuel prices and especially political games out of a very serious matter that we should be all concerned about that we see April releasing their gazette notice. But every time now we have been seeing the government belatedly coming with some shenanigans of trying to reduce some components way after April has given their notice. As you as we are all aware fuel products and especially diesel is an ascended component when it comes to production when it comes to transportation and basically the entire facets of the economy. And therefore when you give signals of increasing all the other components adjust upwards and they are sticky. That is why it is not right for the government to again then come back and purport to give some more guidance way after fuel has been increased. We saw that last month and we saw immediately fuel went up, the other components of the economy went up consequently and especially transportation cost. But when the government tried to uh or purported to wave some components like VAT, we never saw those prices coming down because economic parameters and pricing are sticky. they are sticky. Going up is very easy but coming down is never that easy. So it's always good for coherence when it comes to giving the guidance of prices and for the government to always sit down. The government is one one arm of government should not pronounce this thing today, the other thing yesterday, the other thing tomorrow. That brings in a lot of confusion to the economy and again the intended gains are not realized because prices upwards are always sticky in terms in terms of um when there are adjustments.

[00:03:06]The other thing is that I have a proposal which we should follow as a country and I'm giving this proposal because the current fuel prices adjustments and the cost of it is temporal and all the other economies understand that this is a temporary situation and therefore any economy should be looking at not inflicting long-term um crisis to the economy based on the current short-term decision making. So we have a choice to make as a country. Either we spend a little more money in terms of waiverss and subsidies and then we protect the economy going forward in the medium and long term or then we become lasers fair and we have a price to pay dearly in the medium and long term. Economically speaking, the drastic fuel increment in terms of prices will hurt the economy of Kenya to tunes of hundreds of billions. But the amount we need to bring down the fuel prices is not even a fraction of that. It is too minute. And therefore, I believe that we should be looking at seeing how we can reduce the fuel prices now. so that we arrest many other issues including inflationary pressures that um will be inevitable and this is the proposal that I have and which is easy one the amount Kenyans pay at the pump for distribution and margins of importers of fuel and retailers and wholesalers is around 22 shillings.

[00:05:05]I'm proposing that we reduce by four shillings.

[00:05:18]The second thing is that we must reduce our VAT further from the current 8% to zero. In the short term, we must exempt fuel products from VAT.

[00:05:32]And the third one is that we must do away with the road maintenance levy Kenya sharing 7 that was added in the year 2024 by this government.

[00:05:46]I have gone further and tabulated the amount of money that Kenyans are going to save.

[00:05:53]And if we do those measures immediately, the fuel prices in terms of pump prices in Kenya will climb down to both of them below 190 shillings. That is diesel and petrol. Around 186 shillings for super petrol and 189 shillings for diesel.

[00:06:13]These issues, some of them need some involvement of parliament and it is for that reason that I have already written to the clerk of the national assembly of my intention to aid the VAT act so that we exempt especially super petrol, diesel and kerosene from VAT and consequently make all those products VAT exempt and move them to the first schedule.

[00:06:45]The other thing is that I've already written to the National Assembly on the intention of amending the road maintenance leifford by abolishing the seven shillings that was added in the year 2024. Again as I said as I said before this will give reprief to Kenyans that the current diesel and super petrol prices should come down to around to below 190 for a thing that maybe it's important for me to highlight which is building up to that price is also the subsidy diesel as you saw in the secura the ded cost is higher and for those prices to come to the rages I'm talking about. We must also provision 5 billion Kenya shillings from the fuel stabilization fund so that we reduce diesel by around 24 shillings. That is why the math is coming to around 189 for diesel.

[00:07:50]All those measures will stabilize our economy in terms of not have a very erratic inflationary pressures and also we are going to have some stability in the medium and long term. Failure to do that the price will be too high for our economy to bear.

[00:08:10]I also want to highlight two more things.

[00:08:14]One is that Kenyans are already complaining that the fuel products that are currently in the country seem to be adulterated diesel and adulterated with paraffin.

[00:08:31]Even when I sent this communication, I have received many a lot of communication from the me from Kenyans clearly stating that the the the quality of fuel we have in Kenya that clearly somebody is making a kill out of adultererating fuel products to make profit.

[00:08:55]I also want to request our leaders.

[00:08:59]This is not the time to make money out of the misery of Kenyans.

[00:09:04]I have been stating this and I want to repeat again.

[00:09:08]The G2G arrangement Kenyans can now clearly see that it is a scam at best.

[00:09:18]And I want to state here again the G2G arrangement is a kiosk for senior government officials.

[00:09:27]The same people you see claiming to reduce this or that are the same people who are the owners of G2G.

[00:09:34]In fact, 75% of the import of fuel benefit our leaders directly.

[00:09:41]I'm requesting our leaders now. It is time to tame your grid.

[00:09:46]Kenyans cannot accommodate global supply shocks and also accommodate your grid at the same time.

[00:09:54]One has to give way for the other and you must give way. The grid of the G2G Kapal must come to an end now because Kenyans can now see that fuel in terms of global prices was lower in 2022. Yet Kenyans we are paying cheaper at the pal and there was no G2G then. Now when there is D2G which supposedly we are lied to that it has any benefit to Kenyans. When we have G2G when we have cheaper global oil prices than 2022 prices in Kenya are unprecedented.

[00:10:35]Finally, I want to request my brothers and sisters from the media, do your analysis on the regional oil prices and you realize that among our regional economies, Kenya is the highest in terms of uh fuel prices.

[00:10:57]Uganda that uses our port is selling both super petrol and diesel cheaper than Kenya. Now Tanzania they are selling cheaper.

[00:11:09]Ethiopia super petrol and diesel is actually below 150 shillings for both in Ethiopia.

[00:11:18]Rwanda is also cheaper than us. That landlord countries are now selling fuel products cheaper than us. And then as usual we come to the to face the people of Kenya and blame our road network.

[00:11:34]Who should actually be charging higher?

[00:11:37]The economy with a more vast road network or the ones that need to catch up. I think it is the ones that need to catch up. So these reasons we keep giving to Kenyans every time we evolve a lie to a bigger lie.

[00:11:53]Unfortunately, figures are not on the side of lies this time around.

[00:11:58]Kenyans are demanding that the government must do something about fuel prices that the composition of taxes, levies and margins and margins of course you know it's the same people in government who are taking off with it. That amount is close to 100 shillings per liter of super petrol and diesel because taxes and levies we are talking about close to 75 shillings and then the rest around 25 shillings in terms of distribution and margins.

[00:12:37]Now the landed cost for example of super petrol is below 120 shillings.

[00:12:45]So the government cannot come and purport what you have seen some government officials purporting. Oh global prices we all understand that you don't need to lecture us about that.

[00:12:59]We are talking about the close to 100 shillings in taxes and levies and margins.

[00:13:06]That one the government can do something about and that is what we are demanding they must.

[00:13:12]Therefore, they must not frustrate my proposed amendments to the VAT act and RMLF.

[00:13:21]And to my colleagues, the members of parliament, Kenyans will be watching who is on the side of Kenyans and who is against Kenyans. I'll actually initiate a process where members of parliament will sign either they support or they don't so that Kenyans can clearly see who starts with them at at this moment of crisis otherwise. Thank you very much.

[00:13:56]You wanted this to be closed. Okay.

[00:14:03]Um, Kenya.

[00:14:33]Diesel. He may end up over 240 shillings.

[00:14:46]Global disruption.

[00:15:21]The National Assembly act diesel% VAT exempt road maintenance Leford stabiliz. Fore diesel.

[00:16:36]Those three things.

[00:16:40]VA maintenance 2024 below 190 shillings to Kenya, Uganda, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, Ethiopia Global prices22 I live.

[00:18:17]Kenya.

[00:18:36]What kind of greed is that?

[00:18:52]They must be very ashamed of themselves that you are elected to lead. But on the contrary, Let us put our grid down. Dear leaders, He Kenyaity And we are giving them a chance to that we are going to communicate to Kenyans the next cause of action because we cannot continue especially when their hearts are not clean especially when them themselves are involved in fuel business and especially in importation.

[00:21:03]investigative stories.

[00:21:08]A very clear How? How? How? How?

[00:21:39]How to do?

[00:22:02]Yes, >> I said that and I'll actually be giving you Yes, You said >> Yeah.

[00:22:26]>> No, no, no.

[00:22:30]Yes.

[00:22:42]The VAT act 476.

[00:22:47]VA from 8% to zero making it tax exempt especially in the medium term VAT Kenya needs this revenues of VAT and the more the reason I am proposing this as a short-term intermediary measure so that at least Kenya collect in the meantime we have to do a trade off is we give in to some money and especially subsidy and reduce VAT and RMLF either we do that which is less costly >> the same time if you to look at the defense allocations this is a number that has grown for the last four years by up to 111 billion shillings imagine that In 2022 23 the allocation for defense was 139 billion shillings but now it is standing at 250 billion shillings. That's what I'll be explaining later on. But also tonight data point after it we'll be talking to Dinora who is the member of parliament for Kiharu. He'll be here to talk to us about what you're witnessing in the fuel sector. He has proposed that parliament should amend the law to reduce the road maintenance levy by seven shillings and at the same time to scrap the VAT on fuel and to have that conversation we'll be speaking to him to understand what exactly does he want to do with that and how does it affect the expenditure that is in the current budgets and of course future budgets and for that we are paving way for Dindoro that's why you not have the news gang tonight as you focus on that but first here the top stories Right.

[00:24:41]>> Due to the high prices now we find that from from Nairobi to Kala they ped now it's 4,000.

[00:24:48]>> Agony on to commuters. Transport operators hike fairs despite government concessions.

[00:25:00]Fuel price crisis. President R leads high tech talks with transport operators in Mombasa as the 7-day ultimatum near tax backlash. Industry players cry fall over pay as you earn and mobile money transaction tax in finance bill proposals.

[00:25:25]>> We have too many problems. the issue of the fuel.

[00:25:28]>> Yes.

[00:25:29]>> You know, the cost of living, >> you know, transport costs, uh consu prices of consumer uh products.

[00:25:37]>> Out of control, former deputy president Gashagua accuses President R of rampant corruption in government.

[00:25:53]Our sign language interpreter is injoki she and tonight to begin with the story that talks are currently underway in the coastal city of Mombasa where President William R has convened a high stake meeting of transport sector stakeholders to avert another shutdown of public transport. Transport operators staged a nationwide boycott on Monday and Tuesday this week paralyzing transport across the country. The transport sector operators are demanding a total reversal of recent hike on fuel prices announced by the government last week. The paral par paralysis of public transport also saw several Kenyans dying in protest across a number of towns in the country.

[00:26:35]President R who was out of the country on an official tour of Aabaijan and Kazakhstan arrived in the country today and convened the stakeholders meeting.

[00:26:44]We shall update you on the progress of those talks are currently taking place at state house Mombasa. At the same time, commuters across the country are feeling the pinch after transport fairs surged despite asurances from matu stakeholders that prices would remain stable during the ongoing negotiations.

[00:27:02]Sport checks at bus terminina in Nairobi show fairs have risen by up to 50% following earlier pronouncements by transport operators. At the same time, Anglican Church of Kenya Archbishop Jackson Olesit has called on the government to address the fuel prices concerns as they are driving up the cost of living, straining households and the economy. Benui reports.

[00:27:25]>> It was a collective sigh of relief across the country after stakeholders in the Matu sector reached an agreement with the government to suspend their planned nationwide strike for one week, paving the way for fresh negotiations aimed at breaking the stalemate.

[00:27:41]Under the temporary truce, matter to operators were urged to maintain current fair levels and refrain from transferring any additional cost to commuters as officials from the transport sector and the matter to owners association continue efforts to resolve the contentious issues at the center of the dispute. But away from the negotiation rooms at the transport ministries at Transcom House headquarters are different realities playing out on the ground.

[00:28:07]Sport checks at several bus termini reveal frustrated passengers still grappling with abrupt fair increases despite asurances that prices will remain unchanged. We don't see how strike like yield any fruit.

[00:28:38]Longd distance travelers appear to have been hit the hardest. Bus fairs from Nairobi to Mombasa have surged to more than 2,000 Kenya shillings. While passengers traveling to neighboring countries are parting with as much as 7,000 Kenya shillings for a single trip.

[00:28:52]To travel from Nairobi to Kala used to be 3,500 shillings but due to the high prices now we find that from from Nairobi to Kala they've added now it's 4,000 and before from Nairobi to the rest 4,000 but now it's 4,500. The dispute that triggered the nationwide strike was sparked by the energy and petroleum regulatory authorities APRA decision to increase the diesel prices by nearly 46 Kenya shillings per liter.

[00:29:22]In response, players in the matter to sector pushed for fair hikes of up to 50% warning over total shutdown of transport services if their concerns were not addressed. We have not agreed so that we carry this conversation forward and you did state that we may have tomorrow Tuesday, we may have tomorrow Wednesday. Are we clear members?

[00:29:46]>> Following hours of high level negotiations involving transport cabinet secretary Kipa Mur and energy cabinet secretary opio mat operators agreed to suspend the strike for a week to allow dialogue to continue. The strike has been suspended.

[00:30:03]>> That is what I want our Kenyan citizen to hear.

[00:30:07]>> Even so, both sides remain locked in consultations as efforts intensify to find a lasting solution with matter to stakeholders now gather in Mombasa for further talks.

[00:30:19]This comes as Arkbishop of the Anglican Church of Kenya, Reverend Dr. Jackson, urging the government to take urgent measures to stabilize fuel prices.

[00:30:29]noting that the situation is affecting economic stability and daily livelihoods across the country.

[00:30:35]>> Governments must do something to reduce the cost of fuel because fuel will increase uh the prices of every other commodity in the supermarket and services across the country.

[00:30:49]>> Ben Kiri, Citizen TV, Nairobi.

[00:30:54]And now to the ongoing public hearings on the finance bill 2026. Stakeholders are taking issue with the government for failing to review tax bans for payers you earn and for introducing new taxes on mobile money trans transactions.

[00:31:09]Appearing before the national assembly's financing planning committee the institute of certified public accountants and the Kenya bankers association say more taxes are hampering the ability of service industry to create new jobs. Jim Bogle reports.

[00:31:25]>> Direct that as a feedback for the words at >> the first day of submissions took off as expected with stakeholders from organized groups taking the opportunity to make their proposals to the committee. Top of the agenda, a call for a review of the current pay as you earn bracket. In the presentations made by both the Kenya Bankers Association and the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Kenya, the group told the committee that a reduction in the marginal rate of pay as you earn and the expansion of pay bans will enhance progressive tax collection in line with the government's policy objectives. By reducing that tax rate to 30%, for example, the higher tax brackets, um you're going to unlock into the economy about 28.1 billion. Actually the the the computation shows 28.1 billion shillings released back into the economy. Once that is released into the economy, it means that um we can create at least 36,000 new jobs. So the assurance is that the 28 billion will be offset within the first year. And what this will be able to result to is the fact that the second and subsequent years we will be able to generate much higher taxes more than the 31 billion that will be generated in the first year.

[00:32:54]>> You could pay at least >> the bankers further arguing that a 5% pay reduction across all bands will help increase production in the country while expanding the GDP to 42 billion shillings. According to KBA, every 1 billion shillings released to the economy generates at least 1,300 new jobs.

[00:33:13]>> Any one shilling increase, it enables employees to be able to access between 10 to 20 shillings in loans.

[00:33:23]So picking that number that 50% of the employees will be able to access loans with a increased disposable income.

[00:33:35]that comes to 14 billion. The 14 billion will be able to unlock loans within our ecosystem to the sum of 140 billion. But besides the pay issues, the finance bill in clause 31 further proposes to change VAT status from zero rated to exempt for inputs on raw materials locally purchased or imported. An issue that experts warn will see the manufacturer of animal feeds become expensive. What are we doing to our food security situation in this country? Are we saying that it is better for people to import the eggs from Uganda for example because it's cheaper to manufacture there because this this this if I manufacture these animal feeds I will not be able to claim the input VAT. I will not be able to claim the input VAT on transport because of the supplies that I'm making.

[00:34:24]So um we think that uh there's there's a sense in retaining this provision in order to continue subsidizing production. The stakeholders also raised concerns over the proposal to introduce withholding taxes on card services terming this retrogressive and inefficient. They argue that fees involved is purely transactional and facilitation fees and cannot be considered as royalties. So let's not um uh burden transactions or technology or innovation with taxes uh because that's really is not good for economy is not good for financial inclusion. The provisions in the finance bill of 2026 seeking to empower the Kenya revenue authority to make use of third party information continues to raise an eyebrow for different stakeholders. the stakeholders warning that this will lead to a lot of litigation that can be avoided. It is because of this that different stakeholders are now calling on the finance committee of the national assembly to intervene and make proper descriptions of what third party information can be used or delete the entire clause. Jimmy Bog TV Nairobi.

[00:35:37]>> And related to that, civil society coalition Oko Chumi has raised concerns over the finance bill 2026, terming it punitive. The group is calling on Kenyans to reject the bill, citing impositions such as the increase on mobile phone transactions taxes. They have also posted granting the Kenya Revenue Authority power to access citizens personal data without consent.

[00:35:59]And as Will Luca reports, Okumi group are warning of legal action and protests if their concerns are not addressed.

[00:36:09]>> The measures contained in the 2026 finance bill to finance the Kenyan shillings 4.8 trillion budget continue to spark sharp debate across the country.

[00:36:18]>> The team gathered here.

[00:36:20]>> Joined in opposing the bill, arguing that the bill will significantly increase the tax burden on already over tax citizens. Domestic borrowing is projected to raise a whooping 900 billion. This begs the question, when will we cut our clothes according to our size? Why are we living beyond our means?

[00:36:44]>> The group also opposes the proposal to raise exercise duty on mobile phones from 10% to 25, saying it will undermine digital access.

[00:36:52]>> Consider retaining the current rate or adopting a modest increase. not exceeding 12.5%.

[00:36:58]As the proposed rate will significantly increase the cost of smartphones, the proposal contradicts the government's digital inclusion agenda and the principle of leaving no one behind.

[00:37:10]>> They further reject provisions allowing K to access citizens private data. While the common man is subjected to invasive surveillance, aggressive enforcement and punitive compliance measures, the politically connected and economically powerful are shielded through legislative protection. The result is a t tax regime that promotes inequality, protects elite interest.

[00:37:34]>> They say they will not remain silent and will instead take legal action and lead protest should parliament fail to make changes.

[00:37:43]Trust me.

[00:38:00]The Federation of Kenya Employers, FKE, has also announced it will file its objection on Monday, saying workers are already over taxed.

[00:38:08]>> The government to see what can be done to alleviate the high level of such deductions on employees payrolls because that also puts pressure on businesses.

[00:38:20]In terms of K, we also want a situation where there is no increase in the taxation and access to data and issues like that. Willie Lig Citizen TV Nairobi.

[00:38:36]>> At the same time, Democracy for Citizens Party leader Shaguano says the country is headed towards economic turmoil which he attributes to what he describes as bad governance and widespread corruption. The former deputy president speaking during an interview in the United Kingdom accused President William R of amassing wealth at the expense of national development. He further called on Kenyans in the diaspora to actively participate in what he termed a push for regime change in the 2027 general election.

[00:39:09]With the DCP leader wrapping up his week-l long tour of the United Kingdom, Gad Gashaga is now warning that the country's economy is on the brink of collapse, blaming what he describes as deep rooted corruption.

[00:39:24]>> The situation we are in President Kim to look for wealth in the process he has destroyed the country. He's very wealthy of course undoubtedly. Yes, >> you know I remember and I must tell the people of Kenyan when we were in good books initially he told me that he wants in 5 years to be richer than the family of Kenyata and Moind.

[00:39:44]It looked at all order to me.

[00:39:46]>> The former deputy president alleges that there is a renewed and deliberate pattern of wealth accumulation through graft within President William R's administration. William R is richer than the family of Kenyata and the family of Moind after only four years in government. But in the process she's destroyed the country because Kenyans are saying we have too many problems.

[00:40:11]The issue of the fuel >> yes >> you know the cost of living >> you know transport costs uh consu prices of consumer uh products. Gashagua has termed the recently concluded Africa France forward summit an alleged personalized business deal between President William R and French President Emanuel Macron mummit road they discussed on how to get some money out of the whole thing cancel the contract and pay the French companies 7.1 billion shillings >> in vowing not to consider any pre and post election handshake with his former boss, President R. Gashagua says such a move will be a betrayal for Kenyans.

[00:41:00]Asking me to have a handshake with William R will just even make him worse.

[00:41:05]>> You see, right now we are checking him >> and he's not liking it. We to tell you the truth. With the next general election fast approaching, the DCP party leader has announced that the United opposition will rely on both popularity and a scientific approach in selecting its presidential flag bearer and deputy.

[00:41:25]>> You must add what you control plus what somebody else can control, put it together to get 50 plus one. M >> so the decision of my uh running mates will be informed by science.

[00:41:41]>> The former deputy president is expected back in the country this weekend after concluding his week-l long tour of the United Kingdom. Seth Olle Citizen TV.

[00:41:54]And back in the country, President William R has kicked off a land liberation drive at the coast, issuing over 33,000 title deeds to thousands of families who have lived as quarters for decades. The president has also pledged to resettle an additional 200,000 people across Mombasa, Kilifi, Tanariva, Tatveta, Qual, and Lamu counties. RO declared that his administration will not allow absentee landlords to continue denying coastal communities their birthight to land. Steven Leto has more.

[00:42:28]>> The coastal land question has long been a political hot potato.

[00:42:35]Decades long crisis that has haunted successive governments and left thousands of families trapped as quarters on land they call home. Today, President R stepped into the storm, promising to end the group of absentee landlords at the coast. In a high stakes event held at the Mamangina waterfront, the president issued 33,025 title deeds to residents across Mombasa, Qual, Kifi, Titaveta, Tenner, and Lamu counties. A move the government says is meant to restore land ownership dignity to thousands of coastal families.

[00:43:22]As we sought out settlement issues, we must address ourselves to the question of absentee landlords.

[00:43:32]>> President R says the move is aimed at delivering long overdue justice to thousands of families who have spent generations without legal ownership of land they occupy. The government says it held extensive engagements with absentee landlords before moving to restore the title deeds crisis that has for years fuel tension and uncertainity at the coast.

[00:44:02]Landlords title deeds.

[00:44:37]President while touring Kinango in Qual for a rural electrification project hit out at opposition leaders over alleged incitement. He say the case for Rachel Wandetto was a serious indictment to the opposition leaders inciting the public against each other.

[00:45:14]R also defended the broadbased government arrangement saying it is aimed at promoting unity and stability as a dream.

[00:45:34]Despite our colors being yellow and orange, WE HAVE UNITED TO COME UP WITH a solution for our people.

[00:45:52]Citizen TV.

[00:45:55]The high court on Thursday found that it cannot grant stay of execution orders for former cabinet secretary Rafael Tu's diary business park in Karin as the property has already been sold. It has however granted the orders in respect to Tuju's NTMCI wellness sanctuary pending hearing and determination by the court of appeal that in a matter that was filed within 60 days to is required to deposit a sum of 50 million shillings as security within 30 days.

[00:46:26]An application by former cabinet secretary Rafael Tuju to stay a ruling delivered on the 9th of March effectively clearing the path for the disposal of two of his properties in Karen over contested 2 billion shilling debt owed to the East African Development Bank has partially succeeded. High Court Judge Moses Otino granting temporary state of execution in respect to one of the properties NTMC Dai Wellness Sanctuary in Karen. The same however does not apply to the second of the properties in dispute Dari Business Park. Justice Otino finding that stay orders cannot apply as the property has already been disposed of as security for the bank loan stating and I quote the evidence before this court however demonstrates that one of the properties Tamaran Karen and Dari Business Park was sold at a public auction transferred to the 10th defendant and possession taken in respect of that property the applicant's equity of redemption was extinguished upon the fall of the hammer The ruling continuing to read, "The law is clear that once such a sale has taken place, the remedy available to an agrieved charge lies in damages pursuant to section 99 of the land act. This position has been affirmed by the authorities such as Simon Jerog where the court held that a completed sale cannot be undone through injunctive relief and any loss is compensible. Tuju however has leave to appeal the ruling delivered on 9th of March that struck out his amended plaint 25th of April 2025.

[00:48:07]Lady Justice Joseph Wua Mongare in that ruling finding that in summary, the plaintiffs are essentially asking the court to rehear an injunction already denied, reopen a debt already adjudicated internationally, and recognized domestically, and relitigate the enforcability of security over properties already subject to multiple court orders. I find she stated that the bank's position and objection is wellounded that this application is a blatant abuse of court process meant to frustrate its lawful recovery efforts after years of default and litigation.

[00:48:44]There is no way that the plaintiff's amended plaint dated 25th April 2025 survives and the same is accordingly struck out. In respect of Tuju's partially successful application of stay pending a challenge in the court of appeal, Tudu is required to within 30 days deposit security in the sum of 50 million shillings in an interest earning joint account in the names of council for the parties failing which the stay order shall automatically lapse. The court holding that the security serves among other purposes to ensure the right of appeal is not abused as a mechanism for delay. All of Burrow's Citizen TV.

[00:49:25]>> Staying at the courts, the high court has issued a landmark ruling stopping the blanket criminalization of consensual sexual encounters between adolescents. This follows a petition that was filed by a group of rights advocates challenging sections of the sexual offenses act which criminalizes all sexual conduct involving persons and 18 years without any distinction between exploitative abuse and mutually consensual non-coercive peer relationships between adolescents.

[00:49:53]Safina has that story.

[00:49:58]The petition by center for reproductive rights and reproductive health network Kenya filed in August 2025 on behalf of three adolescents and the network for adolescent and youth of Africa was prompted by charges of defilement against the 17year-old boy after police raided a room he shared with his 16-year-old girlfriend in February 2025.

[00:50:21]The petition was also premised on another case involving another 17-year-old who faced prosecution due to a pregnancy in a peer relationship before charges were later withdrawn.

[00:50:32]Historically, Kenya has documented our prisons beaming with many young people who are in prison simply because they engaged in peer relations as either boyfriend uh girlfriend and both of them finding themselves as being uh below the age of 18. The Sexual Offenses Act blanketly pro prescribes that relationship as a relationship that involves a defilement.

[00:51:05]The petitioners challenged section 8 9 11 and 43 of the sexual offenses act which according to the petitioners criminalizes all sexual conduct involving persons under 18 years without any distinction between exploitative abuse and mutually consensual non-coercive nonexloitative peer relationships between adolescents. It is only those acts that are coercive that are exploitative that must then be subjected to the criminal justice process. Justice Bahhati Mamu ruled in favor of the petitioners declaring that applying criminal sanctions where there is no evidence of exploitation, coercion, abuse or power imbalance between adolesence of close age proximity is inconsistent with other rights of children protected in the constitution. When you're criminalizing or you're prosecuting an adolesence, there are certain factors that come into play. The disruption of the education, the stigmatization of that child, the expos detention, and then the criminal record that comes with it.

[00:52:10]>> Senior council Yambo advocates for extra caution in the implementation of the judgment to avoid opening a Pandora's box.

[00:52:18]>> The court is not legalizing adolescent sex. M >> it is just requiring the justice system to distinguish between the exploitation and consensual peer conduct. So the challenge is how they going to implement because if we don't have clear guidelines discretion can easily become an inconsistency in terms of how we protect the children.

[00:52:37]>> The judgment also raises fundamental questions over the validity of sexual consent among minors.

[00:52:43]>> A child cannot give legal consent to sexual activity. That cannot happen. So when two minors are involved, the justice system, what this judgment says must carefully balance the child protection, the safeguarding of the child and context where the child or the children are not subjected to harmful criminal processes. While delivering his judgment, Justice Bahhati Mamu ordered the office of the director of public prosecutions to formalize, publish and gazette prosecutoal guidelines on handling of consensual adolescent peer relationship cases. The National Police Service was also directed to review and align its arrest and investigative procedures in sexual offenses involving minors with the constitutional principles outlined in the judgment. The court further ordered policy reforms that guarantee adolescent access to sexual and reproductive health information and services.

[00:53:37]Safina Chingoma, Citizen TV.

[00:53:41]to matter crime. Homicide detectives probing the murder of gospel musician Rachel Wendetto have been granted 10 more days to hold a suspect linked to the murder for longer in order to complete investigations. The suspect, a taxi driver identified as Josian Jerry and Jerry was arrested within Roy in Nairobi. Police say Jerry was the last person in communication with the deceased. Investigators placed him within the musician's residential area moments before she was attacked by asalants endowed with petrol. Detectives believe the suspect holds crucial information that could lead to a breakthrough even as they hunt for more accompllices. Makadara low court's magistrate James Juma Maya ordered the suspect to be detained at the Kilimani police station. The matter will come up for mention on the 3rd of June.

[00:54:30]>> To conduct forensic analysis of the response DNA samples and to retrieve cameras, CCTV cameras and identify more evidence or witnesses in the case. However, I do find that the 21 days requested by the applicants are too many for such investigations.

[00:54:54]I order that the respondent be detained for 10 days at Kilimani police station.

[00:55:00]>> All right, now we are taking a show break, but remember we have a conversation with the member of parliament for Kiharu Dindoro. What he knows about the fuel prices in the country, what he's proposing to do, but at the same time, matters of economy.

[00:55:11]But first, data point. Here is what's coming up.

[00:55:18]Coming up on data point inside the 2026 budget estimates as allocation for defense grows by more than 110 billion shillings in 4 years to hit 250 billion shillings.

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[00:57:55]Or then we let the economy move into a crisis by escalating and especially diesel prices to levels that are unprecedented and especially given that diesel is an ascended input in every production that we do in this country.

[00:58:25]Yeah.

[00:58:26]How do you connect the current?

[00:58:40]um what we actually thought and I remember Gojiri you asked me that there is a question you asked some time back about this proposal of pay because all that this is doing is to raid into the pockets of Kenyans. So this is raiding because any anywhere you pay um higher prices for consumption your pockets is getting raided.

[00:59:07]On the other side, Kenyans expected that the government will shape up and at least reduce pay as they had purported to do. Unfortunately, they are developing cold feet. But we'll do our best in parliament to make sure that that is done. So there there there is a lot of correlations and especially when it comes to raiding the pockets of Kenyans.

[00:59:35]>> Yeah.

[00:59:42]Yes.

[01:00:03]>> That's a very good question.

[01:00:06]And I will need assistance of Kenyans in moving these amendments because what usually happens when we have this kind of progressive amendments the the proponents of government are called to sabotage it and that is why beyond moving it on the floor I'll also be needing the members of parliament to sign whether they in support or not and Kenya >> come back you just in time for disappointment. Shortly be speaking to the member of parliament for Kiharu Dindor who is already here in studio.

[01:00:40]But first let's take a look at the numbers. We are talking about the budget estimates for 2026 2027. Already we have a figure of 4.8 trillion shillings as the total expenditure. But to look at the revenue side. The government is hoping to collect up to 2.9 trillion shillings of ordinary revenue. There are appropriations in aid which are fee for service that government departments offer from time to time at different levels that will bring about 644 billion shillings for grants. The government is hoping to get up to 43.6 billion shillings and of course the balance is the deficit of 1.1 trillion shillings which the plan is to borrow it largely from the domestic market up to about 995 billion shillings on the balance of 116 billion shillings from the external market. Let's take a look at um the budget estimates and how they've been growing over time. So the blue line we'll see there is whether it's the original budget or the first budget or the budget estimates and the red line is eventually what is the revised budget or the final budget based on the various supplementary budgets that come through parliament. So you'll see that in 2022 2023 the financial year when President William R came to the office this is a budget that was passed in June 2022 it was 3.3 trillion shillings at the passage point in June but by the time the year concluded it had risen by more than 300 billion shillings to settle at 3.67 trillion shillings the year that followed the initial budget was 3.67 67 trillion shillings but by the end of the year it grew by more than 700 billion shillings to settle at 4.43 trillion shillings. Come to 2024 2025 the budget that was passed in June 2024 was 3.9 trillion shillings. Remember this is the year the was the Jia pricing against the finance bill of that year. The budget was initially 3.9 but ended up at 4.37 trillion shillings despite the promise to cut budgets. Then come 2025 2026 the current financial year at the point of passage in June last year it was about 4.3 trillion shillings but as we speak based on supplementary budget one it is at 4.69 trillion shillings and likely to go higher or to change based on the changes that are w being witnessed in the country in this last quarter. Now at the moment the budget estimates for the financial year 2627 is 4.8 8 trillion shillings. Based on previous history of the final budget going higher than that, there's a possibility it may go up to a figure we do not know yet until that happens. But let's take a look at what's more in regards to the expenditure based on national security allocations. In the current financial year, this is 25 2026.

[01:03:21]The total allocation to national security is 465 billion shillings. But the estimates according to national treasury so far for the coming financial year it is 566 billion shillings which is a difference of 101 billion shillings. I'll be explaining a bit of that difference because at the department of at the ministry of defense rather the current year we have 200 billion shillings allocated but this is being proposed to rise by another 50 billion shillings to settle at 250 billion shillings. Why? We will look for answers. The National Police Service the allocation for the current financial year was 123.8 billion shillings at the point of estimates but as we speak uh the estimates for the coming year which starts in July is 144 billion shillings.

[01:04:07]You see that's a difference of 20 billion shillings plus for prisons they have been allocated 34.9 billion shillings for the current financial year but the proposal for the year starting July is 42.7 billion shillings another increment of 7.8 8 billion shillings and then the internal security department 35.8 billion shillings for the current year but it's proposed to rise by 10 billion shillings almost 10 billion shillings to settle at 45 billion shillings for the financial year beginning July. Let's take a look at more details when it comes to uh specifics in the ministry of defense and I want you to pay attention to this because in 2022 2023 when President William R came to the office the budget for defense was 139 billion shillings.

[01:04:49]This has grown over time and the estimates for the coming year is 250 billion shillings. That's a difference of more than 110 billion shillings. Why?

[01:04:59]Because if you look at the trajectory, it has been rising consistently 139 in 2022, 153 billion shillings in 2023, rising to 179, 202 for the year that we are in, and of course headed to 250 billion shillings. That may change based on supplementary budgets that may came may come over time. Let's take a look at the allocation for the National Intelligence Service. It has also been changing from time to time from 37.6 billion shillings in 2022 to now the proposal is 58.6 billion shillings. So you'll see that there's been a bit of rising then little slump there but then going back to 58.6 and it's important to note that most of these allocations are recurrent expenditure not much of capital expenditure what you like to call development expenditure. Let's take a look at what else has evolved over time.

[01:05:50]So the reasons that the control of budget gave in the financial year 2024 2025 why the increment especially in the defense and national intelligence service funding is that there are requirements for military modernization enhanced territorial defense capabilities and strengthened intelligence gathering operations. This is what has been the official um reasoning that has been given. Now the other one that we want to look at is what else is growing over time. So the current financial year the education sector has been allocated 72 billion shillings but in the budget estimates the figure we've been able to see is 668 billion shillings for 2026 2027. The the teacher service commission an allocation from 387 billion shillings going up by 20 billion shillings to settle at 407.8 billion for free secondary almost at the same level because it is 54.8 billion the estimates proposed for J July the financial year beginning July is 54.6 6 billion shillings for junior secondary again is standing at the same level of 30.9 billion shillings. Free primary education almost the same because it is 7.9 billion shillings for current year the coming year 7 billion and for high education loans bought from 41 billion shillings to 56.7 billion shillings and uh as you look at that there's um of course more conversation that will be held. If you to to look at the health sector, there's a growth from 132 billion shillings in the current year growing to 170 billion shillings. That's a growth of uh about 38 billion shillings. Primary healthcare fund an allocation from 13 billion shillings on the day of estimates last year or the day of budget last year to now rise to 19.1 billion shillings. The emergency critical and chronic illnesses fund was allocated 10 billion shillings uh in June last year. The proposed estimates is 4 billion shillings. That's a reduction of about 6 billion shillings. And the questions to be asked about why. So that's how data point looks like this week.

[01:07:54]Right. And as we get to digest that, let me begin with you.

[01:08:00]Good evening and thank you for joining us this evening.

[01:08:02]>> Thank you very much, Sam. Good evening.

[01:08:04]>> Right. As a former chairperson of the budget committee, there are some few trends and patterns that are witnessing and I want to begin with that of the allocation to the defense department because you've been there. What is informing this that now we have grown by over 100 billion shillings is just four years.

[01:08:21]Um some first thank you very much for having me this evening. It's actually my first time I think to come on Thursday.

[01:08:29]>> Yeah. H >> um there has been rise in security sector.

[01:08:35]>> Yeah.

[01:08:36]>> Um you allow me to be specific.

[01:08:40]>> Yeah.

[01:08:41]>> Based on the knowledge I have and the experience, >> right?

[01:08:45]>> We have security organs that are very respected in Kenya. Respected to a level where talking about them on TV may not be such a polite thing in in in terms of the kind of respect Kenyans have on these institutions. Mhm.

[01:09:00]>> But as you know, politicians and especially when recklessness checks in, they may be tempted to actually use the most respected organs to do things that are not respectable. And I say so because I remember in the year 2024 when I was still the chairman of budget.

[01:09:17]>> Mhm.

[01:09:17]>> And the head of state gave a press conference after the protest.

[01:09:22]>> Yeah.

[01:09:22]>> And he committed that in Kenya we no longer have something called confidential fad. confidential fund as you know it's hardc in terms of the kind of audit you can do on them maybe that's an area we we need to look at we need to zoom in and especially in those two budgets because as you look as you have highlighted there >> right >> we have one department cobbling up over 100 billion Kenya shillings in terms of rice >> mhm >> and what you need to look at number one is what kind of machinery has been bought number two you look at has there been massive recruitment because those are the only areas that may go up so much budget. But if you see a lot of on budget, O&M means operations and management >> in an institution that has no kind of things that I've described then there is a likelihood we could be having a bloated confidential budget >> which necessarily gets used by politician and especially not just politicians by but politicians with very much power with a lot of power. So that if Kenyans for example complain that the state house is having so much budget then you become creative on how you can still spend money within state house but it is doiciled elsewhere. What are you saying? what I've said.

[01:10:40]I'm asking you this question because you were there 2022 2023 you may not have been the chair of budget but you became soon after um the Kenya's administration came to office but in 2023 24 25 you were there as the chairperson of the budget committee >> precisely >> and there's increment in those years of about 20 billion shillings every other year >> so why did you increase it >> uh some you have highlighted very well in terms of the increment and the years Yeah, >> you need to look at where you have what you'd call an organic increment >> and where there is a rapid increment.

[01:11:16]>> To the best of my knowledge that time there was some recruitment in some of the security agencies.

[01:11:22]>> That is the reason why we had to account for that. There was also a program back then which I think was um a collaboration between our government if I remember when it is it was Taki or some other country >> there was also some allocation in that regard >> but I'm also telling you that I cannot rule out the fact that security orans are usually the best way >> to put in political money >> and at the same time perhaps you may know because for the last I think about two years or so you've seen the ministry of defense getting involved in construction of uh different infrastructure call them stadia whether it's in Kitoui whether it is wajir the the venue for maraka celebrations this year there has been interventions I think in Vha there's a an instruction from the president to build a stadium for 900 million shillings where is this doiciled these budgets it's usually doiciled in the original ministry the role that is usually played h back then the role that is played by DoD is basically the role of supervision and technical support but in terms of the financials they are most of the times doiciled in the original ministries.

[01:12:34]>> Mhm. Yeah.

[01:12:35]>> And then because now you've spoken about the ministry of defense and now to national police service rising to about 144 billion shillings proposed. um the justification over time >> I've told you to the if you look at the graph which you you highlighted there >> you'll see that the biggest increment is for the last one year especially if you exempt the one for intelligence gathering >> which in 2024 had some quite a high budget >> y >> um I want to repeat again and I am not saying that because of um because I was and I am Yeah, >> I am saying so because it's a reality that we need to live with as Kenyans >> that we have respected security organs in the country >> and they are respected because they have been known to be straight jacket in the way they operate.

[01:13:28]>> Mhm.

[01:13:29]>> I just want to say this broadly. It is not good that us as politicians and especially the most powerful that we can probably maybe put in so much confidential fats in this very respected security organs which then we end up spending this money on political front rather than in the real security of Kenyans. So I'm saying that to you some knowing you're intelligent you can do your homework without necessarily pinpointing specifics. Does does parliament get to to know this? Whether it's at the plenary or departmental committees or the budget and preparations committee, do they know that?

[01:14:06]>> To know what >> that whatever you're allocating is money that could possibly be used for other reasons.

[01:14:12]>> Some of these and I don't want to go to specific ones because I don't want to be sensational.

[01:14:18]Some of these organizations, they operate on something called oneline budget.

[01:14:22]>> Mhm. One line budget means we allocate money and when you allocate this money then it is upon the agency to know how to spend it. They ask for money internally. They know the the the specifics. But the argument is usually that you cannot then come and describe how you need to spend this money in terms of programs because the argument is usually that the other party whom you are defending yourself from could get hold of this information and use it against you. However, my personal view having served there is that we give ourselves up to possible manipulation when it comes to that and we have seen because I compare for example Kenya and other developed and developed countries including the US >> you can question anything about any security organ even in the US in terms of spending >> right >> and you'll get this data >> so possibly so that we avoid any situation where the security organs may be misused >> mm Mhm.

[01:15:26]>> We need to be a bit more open and I'm saying that because I have seen the reports of the auditor general >> in the recent past.

[01:15:32]>> Y >> also having a lot of complaints on the same >> that they don't have a lot of view in terms of specifics.

[01:15:40]>> Right.

[01:15:41]>> So that is the dilemma.

[01:15:42]>> Okay. And of course this is important because you're talking about if the allocation is to succeed the proposal of 566 billion shillings. If I trick 566 billion shillings subjected against a total of about 4.8 state there is what percentage almost 20% of the of the entire expenditure plan >> that is that is worrying >> at at at best.

[01:16:03]>> Mhm.

[01:16:04]>> So then if you to look at um the growth in expenditure again because there's a graph there that you show in 2022 2023 we were spending up to 3.3 trillion shillings in national budget. Of course it was revised later to 3.7 trillion >> but now the proposed estimates are 4.8 trillion shillings. Yeah, that's an increment of more than 1.5 trillion shillings. The justification I am happy we have departed from the other conversation.

[01:16:33]>> Why you don't want to give more details of >> it's not my cup of tea >> to discuss security issues.

[01:16:39]>> Okay.

[01:16:40]>> I I would rather leave them out of TV.

[01:16:42]So going going to the to the broader issues now.

[01:16:45]>> Yeah.

[01:16:46]There are many reasons that has been there has been a growth path. One is that across the world and across history >> mhm >> the share of government expenditure in terms of GDP keeps keeps on growing.

[01:17:02]>> Yeah.

[01:17:02]>> Because of course the demands for the people keeps on growing. That's a general reason.

[01:17:07]>> Yeah.

[01:17:08]>> The other one is that the budget of Kenya is not the one you have highlighted.

[01:17:12]>> Mhm. The budget of Kenya is not the one that will be read in in June. The budget of Kenya is also not the appropriations act that will be signed. The budget of Kenya is the money that get released by the exjeer.

[01:17:26]>> Mhm.

[01:17:27]>> There is a huge difference between what we read >> and what we actualize. So never get worried about what you are reading in this particular period of time.

[01:17:37]>> Right?

[01:17:38]>> Always get more concerned about what you read at the closer of the financial year.

[01:17:43]What is more worrying if you look at that trade is that as we increase the expenditure there has been a commensurate increase in deficit.

[01:17:52]>> Mhm.

[01:17:53]>> And especially if you look now we are talking about trillions of money >> right.

[01:17:58]>> So zoom in further and you realize that even as we enhance the broader um expenditure the development expenditure gets decimated.

[01:18:09]>> Mhm. So you have a graph that is rising of the broader budget >> but you have a graph that is declining of the of the development expenditure.

[01:18:20]So those are some of the things that we must face first face first face first face first face first face first face first face first face first face first face first face in terms of >> y >> are we cutting our clothes according to our size is it sustainable but more importantly what we read do we end up actually doing it?

[01:18:36]>> Mhm. You know, you say something very interesting and you're right because even the budgets that we're talking about here, they've like the ones for 20 the previous financial years, they were amended on several occasions through supplementary budget but also introducing the element of whatever the exches are. Does parliament get an opportunity to read the reports of the control of budget and is there any intervention parliament has proposed?

[01:19:00]>> I may not speak for parliament. I can speak for myself.

[01:19:03]>> Yeah.

[01:19:04]>> Yes, I do. And um sometimes unfortunately the reports of the all the reports usually come after the train has left the station.

[01:19:13]>> Mhm.

[01:19:14]>> And therefore you can only most of the time read them to inform the next season, the next budget cycle.

[01:19:21]>> Mhm.

[01:19:22]>> However, there are two offices that I used to respect a lot and I still respect them back then when I was chairing now which is the office of the auditor general. I mean if you check even on the Hansad >> y >> I used to comment the kind of work they do and of course the controller of budget because at least them they do figures not based on any political persuation or inclination >> and I actually find them very objective.

[01:19:48]I also want you in all the data that you actually reference always also look out for the parliamentary budget office.

[01:19:56]>> It's actually one of also the most competent organizations that I know >> right >> but holistically they always the same things I have said one is that our current expenditure is is not sustainable.

[01:20:12]Secondly, our death situation is in a cliff >> as we talk now. Just to paint a picture, I know maybe we'll get into that later.

[01:20:20]>> Yep.

[01:20:21]>> But let me just paint a picture.

[01:20:24]>> If you look at these corrections that you have highlighted, >> the government is anticipating to collect 2.9 trillion in the next financial year.

[01:20:34]>> Mhm.

[01:20:35]>> But they were expecting to collect 2.6 trillion.

[01:20:38]>> Yeah.

[01:20:38]>> The current financial year.

[01:20:40]>> Mhm. By the 10th month we were at 1.97 trillion.

[01:20:45]>> No no no I thought by 9th month they report two trillion shillings.

[01:20:49]>> 2 trillion is 1.97.

[01:20:51]>> Okay.

[01:20:52]>> So so if you then input the other two months yeah >> we'll be lucky to get a 2.4 trillion or 2.5 mostly 2.4 trillion >> we'll definitely have a shortfall of over 150 billion Kenya shieldings.

[01:21:07]That's not even the point. The point is that if you look at the amount of money >> Mhm.

[01:21:13]>> we'll be servicing debt 8, you realize you're talking about 1.25 trillion Kenya ceilings. I actually thought we had tried that time.

[01:21:22]>> Yeah.

[01:21:23]>> That we'd learned the hard lesson.

[01:21:25]>> Mhm.

[01:21:25]>> That you cannot continue digging a hole which you are in.

[01:21:29]>> Yeah.

[01:21:30]>> That's what precisely we are doing.

[01:21:31]>> All right.

[01:21:32]>> That now if you reference for example the month of February >> Yeah. 72% of collections went into the debt repayment >> interest rate alone. But this is the point Sam that I want us to also have as I paint this picture.

[01:21:47]>> That in the year 2022 our debt was 8.7 trillion. Now we are talking about 13 trillion Kenya shillings.

[01:21:55]>> Mhm.

[01:21:56]>> Approximately.

[01:21:57]>> Yeah.

[01:21:58]>> Kenya is borrowing 4 billion Kenya shillings every day.

[01:22:02]>> On net basis. Net basis meaning I have discounted what is called refinancing.

[01:22:08]>> I have removed the money you borrow to to pay >> to pay the previous loan.

[01:22:13]>> Yeah.

[01:22:13]>> The way you can have a loan at at a bank and another one shillock and another one at a saku.

[01:22:19]>> Yeah.

[01:22:20]>> You can borrow the su one to to pay the shillock one.

[01:22:24]>> That one I have not even included.

[01:22:26]>> Okay.

[01:22:27]>> I'm talking about net debt.

[01:22:28]>> Mhm. that we have now borrowed over 4 trillion Kenya ceilings in under four years, >> right?

[01:22:34]>> We must do something about that otherwise >> we are actually facing and staring at a cliff.

[01:22:40]>> We'll talk about more in regards to that and of course so much more including the conversations what he knows about about Field and of course the other things that he's proposing to make fuel cheaper but that is later on. First, Sierra Governor James Orango now says his life is in danger following what he termed as the arbitrary withdrawal of his security detail by the government Wednesday evening. Orangingo, who spoke to Citizen TV, said the inspector general of police should be held liable should anything happened to him. Oranging says nine of his security officers in Nairobi and counties were recalled without explanation.

[01:23:18]>> Goons have been attacking, you know, political leaders. my friend and colleague of Sussi was attacked in broad daylight. I went to a funeral service in in semi and again you know I was attacked by by goons. Uh so without a doubt I am I I'm I'm worried about it but I'm not intimidated because if I worry about it uh then I cannot do the political work that I'm supposed to do.

[01:23:50]Boya was killed in broad day broad daylight in the streets of Nairobi because his security detail uh was not with him. Uh JM was abducted right in the middle of this town uh because he had no security with him and days later uh you know he was found dead uh somewhere in Gong. Uh so uh if I something like that happens to me or if I'm attacked by goons like so attacked, I'll hold the IG responsible.

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[01:32:01]>> The electric mobility industry is expanding rapidly with more than 35,000 electric vehicles now estimated to be on the country's roads. But as adoption grows, pressure is mounting on the country's electricity infrastructure to provide stable and affordable power needed to support the transition.

[01:32:18]Jasmine Omboy has more.

[01:32:26]Electric vehicles are becoming more common on Kenyan roads, particularly in Nairobi, which accounts for the largest share of EV adoption. Kenya Power says electricity sales to the e-mobility sector generated 382 million shillings between July 2023 and April this year as electricity consumption linked to EV charging continued to rise. Monthly revenue from EV charging increased from under 1 million shillings in July 2023 to more than 35 million shillings in February this year. At the time we had 1,200 vehicles on the road in 2023. Now we have more than 35 registered vehicles on the road uh in 2020. End of 2025.

[01:33:12]35,000.

[01:33:13]>> Most of the growth has come from motorcycles and three-wheelers, but demand is increasingly shifting towards larger commercial vehicles that consume more electricity.

[01:33:24]Speaking during an electric vehicle parade organized by Kenya Power and GIS ahead of the 2026 e-mobility conference, Kenya Power managing director Joseph Siror says the country requires additional generation capacity to meet rising demand. I can confirm that there are many instances we've had to lo the country when the wind generation is low and the reason being when it is not there then when you sum up all the other generations it cannot supply the demand uh at peak >> the government plans to develop a 1.2 2 gawatt gas fired power plant in Mombasa to help stabilize electricity supply.

[01:34:07]Kenya is also expected to increase electricity imports from Ethiopia beyond the current 200 megawatt from January next year. Kenya Power says more investment will also be needed in transmission infrastructure to support rising electricity demand. Now, Kenya Power maintains that the country has enough electricity to support the growth of electric mobility. And this is at a time when the government has been trying to gradually cut the use of fossil fuels. Jasmine Wambooi, Citizen TV, Nairobi.

[01:34:44]>> Kenyan technology firms are increasingly targeting new markets beyond Africa.

[01:34:48]This is demand for artificial intelligence, cloud computing, cyber security and digital infrastructure solutions continues to grow globally.

[01:34:56]Industry players say the expansion is expected to strengthen Kenya's position as a regional technology hub.

[01:35:08]>> Mostly the ethical use of AI which government is putting in the policy is a very good uh thing. We all think that AI would probably replace some jobs and stuff but in technology field we don't believe that. Uh what we believe is that it will create so much new opportunities. If if it may take some few jobs but the expansion on this thing the new fields coming up it will add in so many new lines and jobs.

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[01:39:51]Now the national under 17 women team the junior starlets have completed their preparations for the second round of the world cup qualifiers against Uganda in Kala on Friday afternoon. The starlet confident or confidence is skyhigh after 7-1 aggregate win over Namibia in the first round. Uganda also in a good space after hammering Zimbabwe 6-1 in the previous round. Kenya has the advantage of playing the first leg away from home before finishing at home a week later.

[01:40:20]The aggregate winner has an uphill task as Cameroon awaits in the third and final round of the qualifiers. Genets are looking for a second appearance at the World Cup after they have made an appearance two years ago. Africa has been allocated four slots at the under 17 women world cup to be played in Morocco later this year.

[01:40:42]Good job.

[01:40:44]>> The entire squad is fully fit apart from one player who's an well Noella. Uh we are observing her to see whether she'll be ready for tomorrow. If not uh we'll have other players who are willing to step in and play for the team. Of course, we expecting higher resistance because uh winning against a team twice is difficult. So, they won't make it easy for us. Uh but we've prepared our team mentally that it's going to be a tough match. So, we have to fight till the very end for us to get a positive result.

[01:41:20]The Kenya Karate Federation has put all plans in place as they prepare to host the UFK region East Karate Championship 2026 from May 28th to 31st at the National Stadium Indoor Arena. Organized under the opaces of the Union of Africa Karate Federations, the championship is expected to draw elite karate athletes, coaches, referees, officials, and delegates from 14 countries across the East African region. Team Kenya of 50 athletes will enter competitions in all three or competitors in all three categories. The juniors, the cadets and the seniors. The selection was finalized on Saturday and the team is now camping in thicker ahead of the championship in the last regional event held in Ethiopia. Kenya scoped 10 gold medals.

[01:42:07]Senior officials from the Africa Karate Federation as well as the World Karate Federation will be in Kenya for the 3-day championship. Those who do well in Nairobi will be included in the Kenya team for the Africa Karate Championship to be held in Algeria in September.