On Friday, August 18, the Kenyan newspapers delved into the Finland and Canada scholarship scandal following the arraigning of Uasin Gishu senator Jackson Mandago and his co-accused. Abdi told senior principal magistrate Peter Ndege that the ODPP intends to freeze their accounts for a seizure to compensate the victims. In the financial year ended June, Kenya's gross debt rose by KSh 1.56 trillion to reach KSh 10.19 trillion, up from KSh 8.63 trillion during the same period in 2022. Data from the National Treasury showed the country surpassed the KSh 10 trillion mark by KSh 189.53 billion. However, in his rejoinder, the ODM boss asserted that Kenya was not a colony of the US and told Whitman to stay out of Kenyan politics.

Source: Daily Nation August 18, 2023 16:26 UTC