Tue, 26 August 2025

• 5:20 pm SHA CEO Mercy Mwangangi gazettes the suspension of 45 hospitals under the Social Health Insurance Act, 2023 amid fraudulent claims scandal; the facilities will not receive any SHA payments during the suspension period.
• 5:02 pm Irungu Hougton, a leading human rights and social justice advocate, has accepted President William Ruto's appointment to the Panel of Experts on Compensation of Victims of Demonstrations and Public Protests; Houghton has been a critic of the Ruto govt.
• 4:31 pm Medical students from the University of Nairobi stage demonstrations at the Kenyatta National Hospital, protesting against the university's failure to release their examination results.
• 4:19 pm Nairobi City County Environment Chief Officer Geoffrey Mosiria has directed matatu operators in the City Centre to be mindful of fellow business owners and regulate their noise.
• 3:51 pm SASRA has urged members of the public to be cautious before putting their finances in a SACCO after raising an alarm over reports that some cooperative organisations were operating without a valid license.