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National Assembly Majority Leader, Kimani Ichung’wah at a past function/HANDOUT

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Ichung’wah says Kenya must watch population growth with economic progress

The Majority Leader also recalled former President Mwai Kibaki’s remarks in 2008 on the need for Kenya to think about population growth and how the country would prepare for it.

Bradley Bosire 12 Aug 2026

Global Affairs

Switzerland votes on proposal to cap population at 10 million

Driven by ‌concern about immigration, pressure on public services and housing, the constitutional change pitched by the right-wing Swiss People's Party, or SVP, would mandate that the population must not exceed 10 million by 2050. Official projections put it on track to do so by the early 2040s.

Samuel Otieno 14 Jun 2026