Latest news stories from across Kenya.
Kenyan motorists and road users on several major highways have been warned to expect 92-day traffic disruptions following the start of abnormal cargo operations by TransEast Professional Haulers. In a public caution notice, the transport…
Two people in a serious condition who were evacuated from a cruise ship with a confirmed outbreak of deadly hantavirus have arrived in the Netherlands for treatment, operator Oceanwide Expeditions has said. A third passenger in a stable…
Detectives in a multi-agency team led by the Anti-Narcotics Unit (ANU) JKIA intercepted a meth shipment bound for the Philippines at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport. According to a statement by the Directorate of Criminal…
Police in Mumias West Sub-county, Kakamega County, are investigating the murder of a 20-year-old man whose body was found inside a shop in Musanda area on May 6, 2026. The deceased, identified as Duncan Oduor Omung’ala, was discovered at…
Kenya Pipeline Company (KPC) has launched the search for a new Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer following the removal of former boss Joe Sang over a fuel scandal. In a notice dated May 7, the State corporation said the…
Former President Uhuru Kenyatta’s brother Muhoho Kenyatta holds a stake in the NCBA Group that is worth an estimated Sh20 billion. This has been made public through a circular to shareholders that was released by the bank on May 4, 2026.…
Police in Kigumo Sub-County, Murang’a County, are investigating an incident in which a 40-year-old farmhand died after reportedly suffocating inside a silage pit. The incident occurred on May 6, 2026, at around 8:45 a.m. in Kangari area.…
Kenyans are set to pay double the current convenience fee as the National Treasury has proposed new charges on Kenya’s eCitizen platform, which could see some users pay twice the current fee for government services accessed online. In a…
The controversy that has dogged the housing tax since its unpopular inception is not ending anytime soon. It has now emerged that for every Sh100 that a Kenyan pays in housing tax, Sh30 goes to the pockets of contractors who have been…
Kirinyaga Governor Anne Waiguru delivered a reality check to aspiring politicians on Wednesday, May 6, warning that social media popularity does not translate to presidential victory. She noted that claiming the country’s highest office…
The Central Organisation of Trade Unions (COTU) has come out swinging against former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua, rebuking him over his recent attack against the labour movement and its leader, Francis Atwoli. The union accused…
A new constitutional challenge at the Milimani Law Courts aims to block Parliament from reviewing or altering the retirement benefits of a former president. The petitioner targets specific provisions of the Presidential Retirement Benefits…
Safina Party leader Jimi Wanjigi has taken direct aim at President William Ruto, declaring that the Head of State’s political influence is crumbling fast and warning his supporters that backing the current administration would be a costly…
The Kenya Universities and Colleges Central Placement Service (KUCCPS) has opened a fresh window for students to refine their career paths. While the current application portal officially shut down at midnight on May 6, 2026, the agency is…
The Sports Disputes Tribunal (SDT) has issued fresh directions in the ongoing leadership struggle within the Football Kenya Federation (FKF). The latest ruling extends interim orders that previously blocked key decisions made by the…
Kenya has secured a pivotal seat at the table of continental health policy following the election of Mary Muthoni, the Principal Secretary for Public Health and Professional Standards, as the chairperson of the African Permanent and…
Federal agents and local police swept into MacArthur Park on Wednesday, May 6, and took down a busy open-air drug market blamed for flooding the area with fentanyl and methamphetamine. More than 300 officers took part in the operation…
Health insurers have cut back on prior authorization requirements, easing delays for patients across the country, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said Wednesday, May 6. The change stems from a commitment insurers made last June. At a…
A Nairobi court has acquitted former Lands minister Amos Kimunya and his co-accused in the long-running Sh60 million graft case linked to the alleged irregular allocation of public land to Midlands Limited. Delivering judgment on…
The Law Society of Kenya (LSK) has strongly criticised recent remarks by Samia Suluhu Hassan suggesting coordinated regional measures to suppress youth-led civic expression, warning that such proposals threaten constitutional freedoms and…
Deputy President Kithure Kindiki Wednesday challenged regulatory bodies and agencies to enhance coordination for quick and efficient service delivery. The DP said the work done by the agencies defines the government’s performance hence the…
Over 300 Kenyans are among more than 100,000 young leaders from 191 countries who have applied to participate in the 2026 International Festival of Youth (IFY) in Ekaterinburg, Russia. The global event, set for September 11–17, will take…
Strengthening Financial Connections Between Kenyans Abroad and Home Equity Bank Kenya has expanded its diaspora engagement network with the official appointment of Esther Bornefeld as an Equity Bank Global Diaspora Referral Services…
Democratic Congress Party (DCP) leader Rigathi Gachagua has reaffirmed that the United Opposition will field a single candidate to challenge President William Ruto in the next general election, dismissing suggestions of deep internal…
