Latest news stories from across Kenya.
The Ministry of Health has addressed concerns surrounding organ transplant services and misleading reports alleging the export of blood products from Kenya. Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale who Thursday appeared before the Senate…
Prime Cabinet Secretary and Kenya’s Foreign Minister Musalia Mudavadi has revealed that hundreds of Kenyans have been killed, imprisoned, or rescued abroad amid a growing wave of fraudulent overseas recruitment and labour exploitation…
A major infrastructure build is underway in Pennsylvania’s northern tier, where UGI Energy Services — a subsidiary of King of Prussia-based UGI Corporation — and Prime Data Centers, a Dallas-based hyperscale developer, have announced plans…
The Ministry of Health has dismissed reports of a shady blood export business from Kenya, saying the claims that the country is exporting human blood and blood products are misleading and based on a misinterpretation of international trade…
Angola has officially advanced its downstream ambitions with the commencement of fuel supply from the new Cabinda Oil Refinery, marking a critical milestone in the country’s long-running effort to reduce dependence on imported refined…
The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has issued an advisory to all transit drivers following a failed, brutal vehicle-hijacking attempt in Mtito Andei. In a statement by the detectives on May 7, drivers importing transit…
The Finance Bill 2026 has proposed new tax measures targeting imported second‑hand clothes, mitumba, and mobile phones, a move the government says is meant to simplify tax collection, improve fairness, and reduce uncertainty for traders…
14-year-old Jackson Tito, the boy from Nairobi’s Dandora estate whose story of caring for his four younger siblings captured the hearts of Kenyans, is set to visit Parliament next week, with support from President William Ruto and…
Kenya has been named among global markets associated with the movement and sale of counterfeit goods in a new U.S. trade report highlighting the worldwide spread of fake products and concerns over weak intellectual property enforcement…
The $300 million Brownsville Gateway Land port overhaul project has officially broken ground in South Texas. The groundbreaking was conducted by the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) and U.S. Department of Homeland…
24-year-old Nokuthula Dlamini was thrust into the spotlight after an emotional moment during her graduation at the University of KwaZulu‑Natal (UKZN) went viral. Dlamini, who graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology, was raised in…
Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has submitted 11 requests before the court in the petition challenging his impeachment, which led to his loss of office in 2024. Through his lawyer, Bernard Nderitu, Gachagua, on Thursday, May 7,…
Multiple victims across Nairobi and its environs have come forward to expose what they describe as a sustained and highly coordinated fraud scheme linked to a woman identified as Loise Nyambura, who is accused of persistently targeting…
The proposed Finance Bill 2026 is introducing major tax changes targeting Kenya’s second-hand clothes market and the mobile phone sector, with the government defending the measures as part of efforts to simplify tax collection and seal…
Justice Mohammed Abdullahi Warsame has been sworn in as a judge of the Supreme Court of Kenya. President William Ruto congratulated Justice Warsame on becoming the 14th judge of the country’s apex court during the ceremony at State House…
The National Assembly has invited Kenyans and stakeholders to submit views on the proposed 2026/27 Budget Estimates as Parliament begins scrutiny of the government’s spending plans for the next financial year. In a notice issued by Clerk…
TerraPower Isotopes (TPI), a subsidiary of Bill Gates-founded nuclear innovation company TerraPower, broke ground on 6 May 2026 on the Bellwether Laboratory, its flagship actinium-225 (Ac-225) manufacturing facility in South Philadelphia’s…
Award-winning playwright Adipo Sidang’ is returning to the stage with a production that promises to be as haunting as its title suggests: In the Seashell Hum. Scheduled for its grand premiere on Friday, May 15, 2026, the play dives…
Former KICC board chairperson Irungu Nyakera has revealed the funders behind the Democracy for Citizens Party (DCP) movement led by former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua. In a statement on Thursday, May 7, Nyakera dismissed claims that…
The government, through the Land Surveyors Board (LSB), has warned landowners and property buyers against hiring unlicensed individuals to carry out land surveying work, saying the practice is illegal and poses serious risks to the public.…
The Senate has invited Kenyans to submit their views on the Referendum Bill, 2026, which seeks to establish a clear legal framework for conducting referenda in the country. In a public notice on May 7, the Senate said the Bill was read for…
Motuo Project construction officially starts after China launched work on a massive hydropower complex along the Yarlung Tsangpo River in Tibet. Chinese Premier Li Qiang inaugurated the project, confirming the beginning of what is expected…
In a major boost to the fight against childhood cancer, Kenya has officially launched a modern Paediatric Haemato-Oncology Outpatient Unit at the Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) alongside the opening of Phase I of the Lions Hope Hostel.…
Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua’s impeachment case is set to resume today (Thursday) at the Milimani Law Courts’ Ceremonial Hall. This comes after the case was earlier postponed to May 7th to allow Justice Antony Mrima to take…
