Latest news stories from across Kenya.
Safaricom’s M-Pesa Pochi la Biashara has overtaken Lipa na M-Pesa business tills in the number of active merchants, marking a shift in how Kenyan businesses receive digital payments. The telco giant has revealed that Pochi la Biashara now…
President William Ruto on Monday commissioned the Ksh3.8 billion Ngong Road-Naivasha Road Flyover. Speaking during the commissioning ceremony, the President said the 800-metre elevated dual carriageway will significantly reduce traffic…
FSO Chalchi, a Suezmax-type floating storage and offloading (FSO) vessel being built to support the Trion deepwater project in the western Gulf of Mexico, has reached a major project milestone after securing US$465 million in project…
President William Ruto has signed into law the County Allocation of Revenue Bill, 2026, paving the way for the disbursement of Ksh428 billion as the equitable share of nationally raised revenue to the 47 county governments. The President…
Under Kenyan law, the duty to maintain a child is independent of disputes relating to custody, visitation, or parental access. Following the child support laws, a parent cannot stop paying child support even when the parent has been denied…
Peab has been commissioned to construct the data center FIN04A in Kouvola. The customer is atNorth and the order is valued at EUR 130 million, which is equivalent to SEK 1,440 million. Scope The project entails the construction of a new…
Kenyans have been given a final 90-day window to claim old court records after the Judiciary announced plans to destroy files across three courts. In a public notice published in the Kenya Gazette on June 26, 2026, the Judiciary confirmed…
Nairobi’s Upper Hill is set to host one of the city’s tallest landmarks, as part of a new development proposal submitted for environmental review. In Gazette Notice No. 9793 dated June 26, issued under the Environmental Management and…
Homesteads where unclean energy is used for cooking account for over 75 per cent of the respiratory disease burden, affecting children under the age of 5 years in Siaya County. This is according to a recent survey conducted by Chronic…
Norwegian state-owned energy group Statkraft has submitted a licence application to the Norwegian Water Resources and Energy Directorate (NVE) to build a new Mår hydropower plant in Rjukan, in Tinn municipality, Norway. The project would…
The 1.5 GW Mona Offshore Wind Project off the coast of North Wales has cleared an early but significant hurdle on its path to construction, with the completion of a complex, four-phase ground investigation survey campaign along its onshore…
Healthcare-related borrowing from Savings and Credit Cooperative Societies (SACCOs) has emerged as the fastest-growing loan category in Kenya. According to the SACCO Regulation Societies Regulation Authority (SASRA) Quarterly Statistical…
Technical teachers seeking to join the profession under Kenya’s Competency-Based Education system will now have clearer guidance following a new circular outlining subject requirements for the recruitment. The Teachers Service Commission…
A 360‑megawatt AI Factory campus will be built in Batam, Indonesia, after Firmus Technologies and NVIDIA announced a strategic partnership to create one of Southeast Asia’s largest dedicated AI compute hubs. The Batam AI Factory will…
The National Police Service (NPS) has come under scrutiny after a Kenyan questioned why the institution had allegedly blocked them on its official social media account. In response, the Commission on Administrative Justice (Ombudsman…
The National Cohesion and Integration Commission (NCIC) has cautioned politicians against engaging in hate speech, ethnic profiling, and divisive rhetoric. The Commission announced it would intensify surveillance of political rallies,…
A senior police officer died after the car she was driving was involved in a head-on collision with a lorry along the Machakos–Kitui road in Mwala Sub-County, Machakos County. The fatal crash occurred at about 11 p.m. on Sunday, June 28,…
Independent Power Producer FARIA Renewables has placed an 81.66 MW order for high-efficiency solar modules from manufacturer LONGi, locking in the supply needed to build out two utility-scale photovoltaic (PV) plants in Greece’s Thessaly…
The government has reaffirmed its commitment to expanding irrigation infrastructure as part of efforts to strengthen food security, create jobs and increase rural incomes under the Bottom-Up Economic Transformation Agenda (BETA). Principal…
Cenomi Centers, Saudi Arabia’s leading mall developer and operator, is set to begin construction of the Al Khobar Downtown Mall and Boulevard. This project is located in the kingdom’s Eastern Province. This project will add to a list of…
The body of a Grade five girl who had been reported missing was found in a pit latrine in an incident that shocked a village in Virembe, Shinyalu, Kakamega County. Police believe the girl was assaulted, murdered and later her body dumped…
Ndegwa Njiru, an advocate of the High Court of Kenya has called on Kenyans to observe July 7, 2026, as a “People’s Public Holiday”. According to Ndegwa Njiru, Kenyans should observe the Saba Saba commemoration by staying at home peacefully…
Prime Cabinet Secretary and Cabinet Secretary for Foreign and Diaspora Affairs Musalia Mudavadi has urged Kenyans to safeguard peace and reject divisive politics. The Prime CS described stability as the country’s most valuable economic…
County governments across Kenya have recorded a debt of KSh156.84 billion as of March 2026, according to the budget report for the financial year 2025/ 2026. Out of the 47 counties, Nairobi emerged as Kenya’s most indebted county,…
