The Day ODM Disowned Oketch Salah

Morning headlines were dominated by a formal rupture within the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM), as party leadership publicly distanced itself from youth leader Oketch Salah. This follow-up to previous days' internal friction saw Salah issue multiple public apologies by midday, which were largely ignored by top officials who warned grassroots members against his unsanctioned forums. Simultaneously, editorial priority shifted toward the education sector as the government gazetted a new fee structure for Senior Schools, while simultaneously grappling with a textbook procurement crisis that has left Grade 10 students without learning materials. Security reporting also intensified following the freezing of bank accounts belonging to 13 terrorism suspects. By evening, the media highlighted the human cost of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, reporting on families unable to retrieve the bodies of Kenyans killed on the battlefield. This was paired with domestic economic reports on the looming dissolution of nearly 300 non-compliant companies and the reinstatement of the NG-CDF Act following the Court of Appeal's ruling.