𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐊𝐄𝐍𝐘𝐀𝐍 𝐏𝐀𝐏𝐄𝐑𝐒 𝐓𝐎𝐃𝐀𝐘 𝐁𝐔𝐒𝐈𝐍𝐄𝐒𝐒 𝐃𝐀𝐈𝐋𝐘: 𝑬𝒒𝒖𝒊𝒕𝒚, 𝑪𝒐-𝒐𝒑, 𝑵𝑪𝑩𝑨 𝒉𝒐𝒍𝒅 𝑺𝒉1.75𝒕𝒓𝒏 𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒂𝒔 𝒄𝒐𝒍𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒍: Equity Group’s land and property collateral has crossed Sh1 trillion for the first time, hitting Sh1.15 trillion in December—an 80.2 per cent rise from Sh638 billion the previous year. Land now makes up 82 per cent of the lender’s Sh1.4 trillion in total collateral, with the rest in car logbooks, household goods, savings (Sh250 billion), and shares (Sh226 billion). 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐑: 𝑾𝒉𝒚 𝑹𝒂𝒊𝒍𝒂'𝒔 𝒕𝒆𝒂𝒎 𝒊𝒔 𝒏𝒐 𝒍𝒐𝒏𝒈𝒆𝒓 𝒂𝒕 𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒆: Recent political blunders, abductions, and extrajudicial killings have rattled Raila Odinga’s camp, with senior ODM leaders now questioning the pact with the Kenya Kwanza government. There’s growing concern that ODM could inherit UDA’s baggage ahead of the 2027 elections. This comes despite a 10-point deal signed in March between President Ruto and Raila, which condemned such abuses. 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐍𝐃𝐀𝐑𝐃: 𝑻𝒉𝒖𝒈 𝒃𝒐𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒔: Police marched alongside rungu-wielding goons—some in county T-shirts from Governor Sakaja’s City Hall—blurring the line between law enforcer and lawbreaker. A protest crackdown morphed into a coordinated rampage of looting and assault. Innocent Kenyans were beaten and property vandalized, as Sakaja clung to his hollow “protect businesses” slogan. IG Kanja remains silent, failing to condemn officers who shielded the goons. 𝐃𝐀𝐈𝐋𝐘 𝐍𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍: 𝑯𝒐𝒘 𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒐𝒔 𝒘𝒂𝒔 𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒏𝒆𝒅 𝒊𝒏 𝒄𝒊𝒕𝒚: Plans to disrupt Tuesday’s protests began as early as last Thursday, with fresh details revealing how hired goons were recruited and facilitated to target mostly youthful, peaceful demonstrators. Their coordinated attacks—carried out alongside anti-riot police—point to a troubling alliance and apparent approval from higher authorities. 𝐏𝐄𝐎𝐏𝐋𝐄 𝐃𝐀𝐈𝐋𝐘: 𝑰𝑷𝑶𝑨 𝒐𝒓𝒅𝒆𝒓: 𝑵𝒐𝒐𝒔𝒆 𝒕𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒆𝒏𝒔 𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒐𝒑 𝒄𝒐𝒑𝒔: Deputy Inspector General Eliud Lagat is under growing pressure after IPOA summoned him over the death of teacher and blogger Albert Ojwang. Preliminary findings suggest Lagat may have been involved in the murder, prompting IPOA to act. The authority said it has "found basis" to question him about Ojwang’s killing while in custody at Central Police Station. 𝐓𝐀𝐈𝐅𝐀 𝐋𝐄𝐎: 𝑵𝒄𝒉𝒊 𝒚𝒂𝒄𝒉𝒆𝒎𝒌𝒂: Wakenya waliendelea kulaani ukatili wa polisi Jumanne baada ya mchuuzi wa barakoa, Boniface Kariuki, kupigwa risasi kichwani wakati wa maandamano ya kutafuta haki kwa mauaji ya bloga Albert Ojwang’. Kariuki, 22, sasa anapambana kuokoa maisha katika chumba cha wagonjwa mahututi Kenyatta Hospital. “Sote tunatoka Murang’a, tunatafuta riziki kwa uchuuzi,” alisema babake, John Kariuki Nyambura.