President William Ruto has ordered the Kenya Tea Development Agency (KTDA) to implement a new digital payment system for tea farmers within three months, aiming for a rollout by November.

• The new system, a digital green-leaf payment platform, will enhance transparency from the tea auction to farmers' pockets.
• Key players include President William Ruto and Agriculture Principal Secretary Paul Rono, with KTDA tasked with implementation.
• This directive stems from concerns over lengthy and opaque payment channels that incur unnecessary costs and reduce farmers' take-home earnings.

The Universities Fund has achieved ISO 9001:2015 recertification from the Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS), underscoring its commitment to quality management amidst escalating demand for student financing.

• The Fund's Acting Chief Executive Officer, Dr Edwin Wanyonyi, stated the certification assures stakeholders of transparent and reliable systems for managing university financing.
• A significant increase in students qualifying for university is noted, with 270,715 candidates attaining the minimum university entry grade in the 2025 KCSE, up from 246,391 in 2024.
• The Fund projects approximately 608,879 scholarship beneficiaries for the 2026/2027 financial year, with the Government disbursing a cumulative of about KSh78 billion in scholarships between 2023/2024 and 2026/2027.

Kenya's government is set to surpass its five-year target for teacher recruitment, having hired more than initially planned within four years.

• The administration will have recruited 120,000 new teachers by the end of August 2026, exceeding its target of 116,000.
• Deputy President Kithure Kindiki announced the achievement during a meeting with Mt Kenya Grassroots Leaders.
• The accelerated recruitment rate, now over 20,000 teachers annually, aims to ensure equitable access to quality education for all Kenyan children.