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Meanwhile, here are news stories making headlines on Opera News today;
Stop Threatening The Judiciary – Miguna Warns Ruto
Ruto: I’ll disobey court orders on my key projects
President William Ruto testerday vowed to disregard stay orders issued by some judges and implement projects including Affordable Housing and the Social Health Insurance Act.
In a move likely to put him on a collision course with the Judiciary, the Head of State publicly accused some judges of being part of corruption cartels colluding to frustrate government programmes. He vowed to crush such cartels.
Speaking at a funeral in Nyandarua county, Ruto claimed that some unnamed judges were issuing stay orders to frustrate projects initiated by his government.
Factories warn of layoffs, closures on climbing costs
Manufacturers have warned of a freeze in new employment, shut down of low-margin production lines and a switch to importation if last year’s elevated operating costs climb further in 2024.
Investors in the largely struggling sector said they endured a torrid operating environment in 2023, with overall business costs bumping by about a third compared with the year before.