DOWNLOAD YOUR COPY: The Chronicle Weekly June 15, 2026
Inside this edition:
KENYA’S FEMICIDE RECKONING: Hundreds of women marched through Nairobi on Madaraka Day demanding the government call it what it is — a national emergency. We examine the data behind the protest, the taskforce report gathering dust, and what “national emergency” would actually mean in practice.
GACHAGUA’S IMPEACHMENT RULING: The High Court has spoken, the impeachment stands, but the Senate violated his fair-trial rights and must pay Sh50 million. We break down what the ruling settles, what it leaves open, and why Parliament now has a constitutional homework assignment.
THE BUDGET KENYA GOT: A Sh4.85 trillion budget, a Sh1.146 trillion deficit, and a debt-servicing bill larger than education, health and agriculture combined. We unpack the winners, the quiet losers, and why everything hinges on a Finance Bill still before the House.
MICROSOFT PICKED KENYA, THEN THE LIGHTS FLICKERED: How a flagship $1 billion data centre deal with Microsoft and G42 stalled — and what President Ruto’s candid admission about the national grid reveals about the gap between Kenya’s digital ambitions and its infrastructure.
KUWAIT JOB BANS: African TikTokers are demystifying daily life in Kuwait after the Gulf state banned domestic worker recruitment from Kenya and 25 other countries. We look at what’s changed, what hasn’t, and what it means for thousands already there.
HARAMBEE STARS’ QUIET REINVENTION: Inside Benni McCarthy’s reshaped squad ahead of AFCON 2027, new diaspora faces, a tough qualifying group, and the question of whether a guaranteed seat at the table will be enough.
Plus: The Week in Numbers, Quote of the Week, the KDC Explainer on conservatory orders, the Kenya Budget Data Story, and On Our Radar: what to watch this week.
Happy reading.
