The Standard
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The day's dominant story was the IMF delaying Kenya's bailout after a Trump rebuke over corruption, reported by Standard Media and echoed across outlets. This overshadowed other governance issues like the CHAN scandal (Sh42m paid to ghost broker) and the Garissa police shooting protests. By early afternoon, political realignment took focus as Ruto co-chaired an ODM-UDA meeting at State House, moving toward a formal coalition. The Linda Mwananchi rally in Kisumu saw conflicting statements—police greenlit it while an MP claimed it wouldn't happen. Evening reports consolidated around Ruto's party being accused of failing to remit KSh 69 million in statutory deductions, adding to financial accountability pressures.