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Residents in sections of Nairobi County should brace for temporary electricity disruptions after Kenya Power announced a scheduled outage set for Friday, May 1.

A wave of fear swept through Dr Aggrey High School in Taita Taveta County after a fire erupted on the afternoon of Thursday, April 30, 2026, forcing students into a frantic rush for safety.

Junet insisted that only Ida Odinga and Oburu Oginga could claim a deeper personal understanding of Raila than himself and not Sifuna.

EPRA Director Edward Kinyua said global oil firms declined to engage directly with unfamiliar entities due to the financial risks involved in handling high-value cargo.

The 45-year-old remained in court in KuGompo City on Thursday as magistrates considered an application to appeal the sentence. It was not immediately clear whether the appeal process would delay his transfer to prison.

Speaking on Wednesday, April 15, Ruto dismissed protests as an effective response to the crisis, calling for more strategic approaches to ease the burden on Kenyans.

EPRA said the Cabinet Secretary for the National Treasury had reduced VAT from 13 per cent to 8 per cent through Legal Notice No. 70 dated April 15, 2026.

Speaking during a public address in Kisii on Wednesday, April 15, 2026, Ruto said the government would lower VAT to 8 per cent for three months to cushion Kenyans from high fuel prices.

President said the government had stepped in to shield households and businesses from the ripple effects of instability in the international fuel market.

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