Latest news stories from across Kenya.
The Cabinet has approved scrapping fees for birth certificates to make civil registration services more accessible to all Kenyans. The decision was made during a Cabinet meeting chaired by President William Ruto as part of the government’s…
Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has issued a warning to Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni and his son, Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba. The warning comes after Muhoozi, Uganda’s military chief, threatened to shut down major independent…
A massive data centre and battery storage site is planned for a site in the north Devon countryside. The scheme is attracting considerable opposition from residents, who are concerned about noise, water supplies, power usage and the impact…
The Jabali Towers construction project has entered its construction phase after Tatu City appointed China Road and Bridge Corporation (CRBC) as the main contractor for the 88,000 m² mixed-use development. Located within Tatu Central in the…
Exactly twenty years ago, Engineer Michael Mwendwa Ngilu, the husband of veteran politician and former Kitui Governor Charity Kaluki Ngilu, died. Michael Mwendwa died on June 30, 2006, at the age of 63 while undergoing treatment at Groote…
The Hitachi Energy South Boston Virginia facility broke ground on June 29, 2026, advancing what the company describes as the nation’s largest plant for the production of large power transformers, the critical and increasingly scarce…
The Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) has announced the recruitment of assessors for the 2026 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) oral and practical examination papers. Qualified Secondary school teachers and college…
The proposed Lonza Clermont County facility in Williamsburg Township is shaping up as one of the largest pharmaceutical manufacturing bets in Ohio’s recent history, with the Swiss contract development and manufacturing giant weighing an…
More than 210 road junctions in Nairobi will be connected to a real-time intelligent traffic management system under a new government plan unveiled by President William Ruto to ease congestion in the capital. Speaking during the official…
Slovakia’s 471 MW Unit 4 reactor at the Mochovce Nuclear Power Plant has begun commissioning, loading its first fuel assembly on 29 June 2026, nearly 39 years after construction first started under the former Czechoslovakia, following…
Vodafone Kenya Limited has secured regulatory approval to increase its control over Safaricom following a restructuring and share acquisition deal involving the Government of Kenya. In a public announcement published on June 29, the…
Airtel Kenya has appointed Djibril Tobe as its new Managing Director, effective June 30, 2026, succeeding Ashish Malhotra. Airtel Kenya’s former Managing Director will be serving as the Chief Executive Officer of Indus Towers Africa…
The National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) Director General, Nahashon Kondiwa, has confirmed reports about a KCB Bank traffic fine payment that has sparked public concern. Speaking during a media interview on June 30, Kondiwa said…
Envision Energy, a global leader in green technology, has entered into a partnership with Elements Green, a global IPP, to deliver the 1600MWh Stadorf battery energy storage system (BESS) project. This was announced at Intersolar Europe in…
Preparations for the inaugural Global Trust Summit gained momentum as the State Department for Foreign Affairs convened more than 20 regulatory institutions for a high-level consultative breakfast meeting ahead of the October 2026 event.…
Kenya will host a major continental climate finance conference next week, bringing together investors, policymakers, development partners and entrepreneurs to accelerate funding for climate adaptation across Africa. The Adaptation…
The Kenya Meteorological Department (KMD) has released its weather forecast for the period between June 30 and July 6, 2026, indicating that rainfall is expected in several parts of the country during the week. According to the forecast,…
Junior Secondary School (JSS) teachers in Busia County have been trained on the use of virtual laboratories to enhance the teaching of science and mathematics as a way that seeks to address the shortage of physical laboratories in schools.…
A 27-year-old Kenya Medical Training College woman died after sustaining a gunshot wound during a police operation to disperse a group of youths allegedly involved in violent unrest in Busia Town on Monday night. According to police,…
When you look at the Kano Plains from the window of a speeding matatu on the Kisumu-Nairobi highway, you see an economic miracle draped in lush green. This is Ahero, the undisputed rice basket of Western Kenya, where water from the River…
Airtel Kenya has appointed Djibril Tobe as its new Managing Director, taking over from Ashish Malhotra, who has been promoted to Chief Executive Officer of Indus Towers Africa after serving at the helm of the Kenyan business for four…
The first stage of the Bungama Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) near Port Pirie in South Australia has begun commercial operations, adding 150 megawatts (MW) / 300 megawatt-hours (MWh) of fast-responding storage to one of the world’s…
A section of parents at St. George’s Girls Senior School are calling for accountability and justice for their daughters who were allegedly subjected to indecent security checks in the wake of the recent wave of school unrest. The parents…
The Government has announced the second cohort of a technical skills training programme targeting unemployed youth, project-affected persons and persons living with disabilities in four counties, with funding support from the World Bank.…
