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According to an ICRC assessment conducted in September 2025, about 85 percent of the facilities in the region lack essential medicines, while nearly 40 percent have lost key health personnel. The absence of humanitarian funding and the insecurity caused by armed groups have crippled many hospitals and clinics, forcing patients to travel long and dangerous routes in search of treatment.
Authorities said the wooden vessel, which had set sail with about 300 people, was intercepted south of Gran Canaria on 24 August with 248 survivors on board.
The compensation, which covers only the principal award and excludes interest, is seen as a major step toward justice for survivors who have waited more than a decade.
Wetang’ula accused some politicians of encouraging young people, especially those from Generation Z, to take to the streets but then abandoning them when trouble broke out.
The President warned that politicising violence and destruction of property only serves to divide the country, and called on leaders to be responsible.
The Commission also reported incidents of property destruction, although it noted that the full extent of the losses had not yet been determined.
Police officers living in nearby houses said their homes were looted during the incident, but confirmed that no one was injured and the station’s armoury was secure.
The Deputy President dismissed opposition critics as lacking meaningful solutions and accused them of being stuck in slogans.
Calling themselves “Leaders of Progress, Not Protest,” the MCAs said they will begin naming individuals they accuse of orchestrating the violence and unrest during the protests.
KMPDU Secretary General Davji Atella said the union had recorded at least 200 incidents of violence, including seven injuries sustained by health workers.
DCI officers believe that Mwangi and Wangui played key roles in organising and financing the protests in Nakuru.
Detectives from Kikuyu Sub-County told the court they are under investigation for arson, robbery with violence, shop breaking, and theft.