Interior CS Murkomen has ordered a police probe after an alleged attack on former Deputy President Gachagua in Othaya, where teargas disrupted a church service. Gachagua, denying abduction claims, positions himself as a 2027 challenger to President Ruto. Separately, a video showing police assaulting youth in Kikuyu has sparked outrage.
On infrastructure, the government plans to terminate contracts for stalled road projects, reassigning them to new contractors to address over 500 nationwide projects worth more than 2 trillion Kenyan Shillings.
Globally, the WHO has warned the US after its withdrawal, with the Director-General calling the reasons "untrue." Meanwhile, US Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau is visiting Kenya to strengthen economic and security ties. Locally, Embakasi East MP Babu Owino is mobilizing signatures for an ODM NDC if Oburu Oginga does not convene one.