President William Ruto will host the 24th COMESA Summit of
Heads of State and Government at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre
(KICC) in Nairobi.
The Summit will be preceded by the COMESA Business Forum on October 7 and the Meeting of Ministers of Foreign Affairs on October 8, 2025, at the same venue.
Theme of the event is: “Leveraging digitalisation to deepen Regional Value Chains for Sustainable and Inclusive Growth.”
Ruto is expected to take over as Chairperson of the COMESA Authority for a period of one year. The current Chair, President Evariste Ndayishimiye of Burundi, will hand over to Ruto.
The COMESA Summit of Heads of State and Government is the highest decision-making body of COMESA.
It brings together presidents and prime ministers from member states to deliberate and make key decisions on regional integration, trade and economic cooperation, infrastructure development, peace and security and policy direction for COMESA’s institutions and programmes.
MPs to grill Duale over Sh21 billion NHIF fraud claims
The Public Petitions Committee will meet Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale over ineligible claims incurred by the defunct NHIF in 2020/2022.
The fictitious claims reportedly led to the defrauding of the NHIF to the tune of Sh21 billion.
The meeting will be held at the Mini Chamber, County Hall, from 10.30 am.
A fraud risk management consultant alleged that the National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF) lost Sh21 billion to a fraudulent scheme operated by unknown individuals.
Former National Treasury internal auditor Bernard Muchere
asserted that manipulation of NHIF's financial records led to significant
losses.
Muchere made these allegations while presenting his petition to the National Assembly Public Petitions Committee, chaired by Vihiga MP Ernest Ogesi.
He explained that the fraudulent scheme involved making false claims through a mechanism called Incurred But Not Reported (IBNR) claims.
Insurance companies commonly use IBNR as a reserve account to set aside funds for unreported claims. According to Muchere, NHIF abused this system by making engineering claims that were outdated, raising no suspicion from auditors or the public.
MPs to inspect the Kenya Institute of Special Education
National Assembly Committee on Education will conduct an inspection at the Kenya Institute of Special Education (KISE) in Nairobi.
Members of the committee will conduct the oversight from 9.30 am.
KISE is a government agency focused on promoting inclusive education for people with disabilities in Kenya by offering training for educators, conducting functional assessments for learners, and producing specialised learning materials.
Established in 1986, KISE develops human capital for special needs education, undertakes research to improve policies and practices, and provides early intervention and rehabilitation services.
KISE trains teachers, caregivers, and other personnel in special needs education through various programmes, including diploma, certificate, and correspondence courses, both in-person and online.
