Ebola & Courts: Kenya’s Laikipia Air Base Ebola quarantine plan is hit again as the High Court suspends the US-backed facility, while the US shifts to domestic treatment centres—leaving protests, legal fights, and fresh questions on transparency and who the facility is meant to protect. Election Readiness: IEBC warns it’s short on funds for the 2027 polls, seeking Ksh74.8bn against Parliament’s Ksh41.3bn allocation, with a widening gap tied to more polling stations and logistics. Nairobi Accountability: The ODPP moves to charge Nairobi City County Urban Planning Technical Committee members over the Manzil Towers collapse, but the Architectural Association of Kenya says the committee is advisory and shouldn’t be criminalised. Cost of Living Politics: Safina deputy leader Willis Otieno and other voices keep pushing that Kenyans will judge leaders by economic outcomes—jobs, prices, and public services—not ethnicity. Finance Bill 2026 Backlash: A proposed excise duty change threatens to wipe out a big slice of EAC trade exemptions, raising alarm among manufacturers even as government argues for revenue. Education Stability: Government orders a nationwide inspection of boarding schools after unrest and closures, deploying 1,000 quality assurance officers for safety checks and dialogue. Sports & Civic Life: Kamariny Stadium’s long-delayed facelift resumes ahead of Mashujaa Day, while Nairobi braces for major road closures for the City Marathon.