Latest government stories from across Kenya.
The National Police Service, Kenya Prisons Service, and National Youth Service are set for a significant financial boost as the government prepares to implement the final installment of a comprehensive three-year salary increment plan.…
In a significant move for the medical community and thousands of Kenyan families, a formal public petition (No. 001 of 2026) has been presented to the National Assembly, calling for a radical shift in how the country manages haemophilia…
Consider the case of a patient (ENG) at Kigumo Sub-County Hospital. Following a previous C-section, she was appropriately referred to the High-Risk Clinic for a planned elective delivery. As a diligent contributor to the Social Health…
The National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) has officially launched its Instant Fines Traffic Management System. Moving away from manual police stops, the new system uses a network of 1,000 cameras to detect violations and notify…
Recent reports and leaked documents have ignited a firestorm of controversy surrounding the Directorate of Immigration Services. Allegations suggest that high-ranking officials, acting under directives from the State House, have…
The Kenya Meteorological Department has issued a Moderate to Heavy rainfall advisory, warning of sustained downpours exceeding 20mm within 24 hours across several regions. The advisory, effective from the afternoon of February 25, is…
The race to fill a vacancy at the Supreme Court of Kenya has officially narrowed down to six contenders. In a public notice, the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) revealed the names of the applicants who met the submission deadline for the…
Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has officially announced the commencement of the Enhanced Continuous Voter Registration (ECVR) exercise. This initiative is aimed at strengthening the nation’s democratic foundation by…
The U.S. Department of the Treasury has officially identified a Kenyan passport as a primary travel document for a top leader of Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF). The disclosure came as part of a sweeping sanctions update released on…
The Ghanaian government has officially launched an international legal pursuit of 36-year-old Russian national Vladislav Luilkov, known online as Yaytseslav, following the viral circulation of non-consensual intimate recordings involving…
Residents of Nairobi will soon face a new charge on their monthly water bills as the County Government moves to overhaul waste management across the city. Governor Johnson Sakaja announced that a conservancy fee will be integrated into the…
The Ministry of Lands has officially rolled out a mandatory digital system for Stamp Duty. Effective immediately, all stamp duty services must be processed exclusively through the ArdhiSasa platform via the newly launched Ardhipay Land…
Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna has issued a scathing critique of the newly signed Cooperation Agreement between President William Ruto and Governor Johnson Sakaja. He has labelled the move a constitutional violation and a takeover of the…
The Board of Directors of the Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA) has officially announced the appointment of Eng. Luka Kipchumba Kimeli as the substantive Director General. The appointment, confirmed in consultation with the Cabinet…
The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has officially launched an investigation into allegations that a foreign national has been secretly filming and distributing intimate videos of Kenyan women without their consent. This is…
A new forensic investigation by The Citizen Lab has confirmed that Kenyan authorities utilized Cellebrite’s sophisticated phone-breaking technology to access the device of prominent activist and politician Boniface Mwangi. The report,…
Nairobi Governor Sakaja Johnson has secured a Ksh. 80 billion from the National Government to transform Nairobi’s infrastructure. However, beneath the historic branding of the deal signed with President William Ruto lies a growing unease.…
The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has onboarded over 500 fuel stations onto the Electronic Tax Invoice Management System (eTIMS) fuel module. The eTIMS fuel module, which officially rolled out in December 2025, integrates fuel stations…
Traveling across Africa with an African passport is, for many, an exercise in frustration. We frequently hear stories of travelers facing nightmare visa requirements, exorbitant fees, and restricted stay periods. However, before we protest…
The Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) has released its latest monthly review, bringing a second consecutive wave of relief to Kenyan motorists and households. Valid from February 15th to March 14th, 2026, the new price…
Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) has officially launched its electronic certificate (e-certificate) and online verification system. It was announced by Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Ogamba. Starting with the 2023 cohort,…
The High Court sitting in Milimani has issued a firm directive barring the Music Copyright Society of Kenya (MCSK) from collecting royalties from users of copyrighted music. The ruling, which reinforces a long-standing standoff between the…
The Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) has issued a stern warning to consumers and electronic retailers following the official banning of 21 mobile phone brands from the Kenyan market. Some of the banned mobile phone brands include…
The Kenya National Commission on Human Rights (KNCHR) has issued a formal condemnation of the “Operation Maliza Uhalifu” security initiative in the North Rift Region. While the Commission supports the government’s goal of disarmament, it…
