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President Ruto said government will this month start SHA medical cover for all 107,000 Community Health Promoters, with Sh390 million from national government matched by counties; he cited 9.4 million e-CHIS households, Sh170bn SHA facility payouts, and Nairobi’s 2.8 million SHA members.
On Friday evening, police say they foiled a suspected Al-Shabaab attack on Fino security camp in Mandera near the Somalia border; a student was shot in the stomach and is stable, with further gunfire reported toward Arabia and Asharaf as a clearance operation continues.
Interior CS Murkomen extended the security-disturbed declaration over 13 Marsabit localities from 23 July for 30 days; IG Kanja banned firearm possession there and ordered surrender to police or NGAO until the order lifts — part of a wider northern banditry response.
Justice Patricia Nyaundi declined to certify as urgent a petition by Javan Onyango and Emmanuel Kiplagat seeking to suspend NTSA’s electronic logbook rollout; service is due by 28 July, responses by Wednesday, mention 30 July — while e-logbooks continue.
Politrack Africa’s 2022–2026 Governors’ Performance Index ranks Anne Waiguru first, then Ahmed Abdullahi, Mutahi Kahiga, Kimani Wamatangi and Abdulswamad Nassir — with urban and women respondents rating counties higher than rural men on core devolved services.
Bloomberg-sourced reporting says Aliko Dangote has chosen Lamu Island for a proposed Sh2.2 trillion refinery of about 700,000 barrels per day — second only to his Lagos plant on the continent — with design, engineering and soil tests underway and a roughly five-year build path.
At St. George’s Girls’ 40th anniversary, TSC chair Jamleck Muturi said over 34,000 promotion slots will be advertised next week and funds are set to put 20,000 JSS teachers on permanent terms — against a Sh784.5bn education budget and prior tallies of 100,000 hires and 270,000 promotions.
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