Ebola Preparedness Clash: Kenya’s Health officials insist quarantine and isolation facilities are “precautionary” with no confirmed Ebola case, but protests in Nanyuki and court challenges keep the US-linked Laikipia Air Base project in the spotlight. Meru Healthcare Disruption: Meru doctors’ strike is now in its fourth week, leaving patients—especially expectant mothers, children and the elderly—turned away or forced to wait, with many pushed to costly private care. Ebola Funding Pressure: Africa CDC says the DRC outbreak needs about $1.4bn to contain it, as deaths and contact monitoring gaps worsen, while the US seeks more Ebola money from Congress. Policy & Accountability: Stakeholders warn Kenya’s Finance Act 2026 will be judged less by taxes and more by spending transparency. Digital Governance Debate: Civil society challenges draft e-Citizen regulations, arguing the rules overreach beyond Treasury’s mandate and could undermine service delivery and data protections. Health Workforce Pay Confusion: TSC says reduced June salaries for teachers came from a payroll anomaly that wrongly applied duplicate tax relief, now corrected. Menstrual Health Push: Ghana’s Imperial General Assurance and World Vision launch a period poverty programme supplying pads and education to rural schoolgirls. Allergy Care Spotlight: Africa CDC and allergy groups urge countries to treat allergy and immunology as essential care, not a fringe issue.