AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoICJ Milestone: Kenyan scholar Phoebe Okowa has been elected to the International Court of Justice for a nine-year term beginning in 2027. Ebola Response: Kenya has discharged five patients and released 46 contacts from quarantine, while two patients remain hospitalised. Nairobi is urging Saudi Arabia to lift travel restrictions after hundreds of Kenyan workers were turned back. Abductions and Security: Interior CS Kipchumba Murkomen says claims of rising abductions lack data and denies government involvement, as a court seeks answers over missing Nairobi lawyer Abshir Abdi. Economy: The World Bank raised Kenya’s 2026 growth forecast to 4.6%, but warned corruption is holding back growth; it also flagged multiple taxes and the housing levy as business burdens. Mining Concerns: Farmers and elders near Mrima Hill say they have not been properly consulted about proposed rare-earth mining and fear for their livelihoods and ancestral sites. Sport: Kenya’s Rising Lionesses made history with the country’s first Olympic team-sport gold.
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