Mining Cabinet Secretary Ali Joho has announced that Tata Chemicals Magadi owes Kajiado County Government approximately Sh17 billion and the local community Sh1 billion.

• Sh17 billion claimed by Kajiado County and Sh1 billion by the local community.
• Tata Chemicals Magadi, Mining Cabinet Secretary Ali Joho, and President William Ruto are key figures.
• The government will re-advertise management of Lake Magadi operations, requiring new investors to demonstrate community and national benefit.

The HEVA Fund provided crucial financial support to Story Zetu, a Kenyan theatre company, enabling its expansion and professionalization.

• The HEVA Fund provided a facility combining a grant with zero-rated financing, essential for Story Zetu's ambitious productions like "Tom Mboya."
• Key figures include Gathoni Kimuyu, producer at Story Zetu, and the HEVA Fund.
• Initially facing rejection for television, Story Zetu found success in theatre, demonstrating a strong audience appetite for Kenyan stories.
• This support allowed Story Zetu to increase its production capacity, pay practitioners higher rates (tripling pay by 2025-2026), and professionalize its operations.

A Senate report has exposed the severe challenges crushing sugarcane farmers in Western Kenya, revealing a significant decline in the once-vibrant sub-sector. Farmers are facing numerous hardships despite ongoing reforms, leading to substantial financial losses.

• Farmers have incurred cumulative losses estimated at Sh46 billion between 2014 and 2024.
• The Senate's Agriculture Committee, chaired by Bungoma Senator David Wakoli, highlighted issues like delayed payments, exploitation, and rising production costs.
• Key problems include widespread fraud at weighbridges, a problematic harvesting permit system, and the systematic withholding of farmers' retention funds, now exceeding Sh500 million.