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Author: kenyans.co.kePublished on: November 1, 2026Country: Kenya

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On November 1, 2026, President William Ruto appointed former minister Njeru Peter Ndwiga as Coffee Board chairperson for a three-year term beginning October 30. COFEK is challenging Kibabii University’s planned honorary doctorate for Bungoma Governor Kenneth Lusaka, questioning the selection process and whether the award is connected to his office. Kenya’s tax authority is considering deducting businesses’ unpaid taxes from government payments owed to them, amid KSh175 billion in pending bills and a KSh132.1 billion revenue shortfall.

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