Latest news stories from across Kenya.
King Salman Airport construction has reached another major procurement milestone after contractors submitted prequalification documents for several key construction packages in Riyadh. The latest progress signals accelerating delivery of…
The ES Foundry Greenwood solar cell facility in South Carolina has completed a 2 GW expansion that lifts its annual production capacity to 3 GW, with the first cell already coming off the new line. Announced in July 2026, the milestone…
Teck Trail Operations in British Columbia will receive an equity style investment of up to C$400 million (roughly US$282 million) from the Canadian government to expand output of germanium, antimony and gallium, in a deal announced by…
If you’ve been in the online casino industry for a while now, you might remember what launching one used to look like. An operator would need to negotiate individually with every game studio whose content they wanted to carry. They would…
California high-speed rail project has entered a new development phase after the California High-Speed Rail Authority appointed an international consortium to support future expansion planning. The move strengthens operational planning for…
Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Ogamba has announced the reopening of the Higher Education Loans Board (HELB) portal, paving the way for university and TVET students to apply for loans and scholarships under the government’s…
Motorists could soon be required to subject their vehicles to mandatory annual emissions tests under a Senate Bill that seeks to tighten air quality controls and reduce pollution across the country. The Environmental Management and…
Norwegian renewable energy group Statkraft has taken a final investment decision on Gran Sul, a 280 MW onshore wind project in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. The move strengthens the company’s renewable energy portfolio in one of…
Safaricom has outlined the process customers can follow to request a higher Fuliza limit, while encouraging timely repayments and frequent use of the overdraft facility to improve their chances of qualifying for larger borrowing amounts.…
President William Ruto has signed the Sovereign Wealth Fund Bill, 2026, into law, paving the way for the creation of Kenya’s first fund dedicated to investing public wealth for future generations and enhancing economic stability. The…
The Law Society of Kenya (LSK) has called for an immediate joint investigation by the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) and the Internal Affairs Unit (IAU) into the deaths of advocates Esther Wairimu Keige and Edward Muthee…
A student was shot and injured by a stray bullet after violence broke out during a public event hosted by Gatundu North MP Elijah Kururia in Kiambu County on Tuesday evening. The incident occurred at the former St. Francis Primary School…
The Ministry of Interior and National Administration has announced 67 job vacancies across four cadres within the State Department for Correctional Services (SDCS). In a notice dated July 8 inviting applications from qualified Kenyans, the…
HOCHTIEF has been awarded a contract by NTT Global Data Centers to construct a data center in Berlin. The contract of the data center project is valued at several hundred million euros. Furthermore, it will entail the construction of a…
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has urged the government to include analogue insulin pens and pen needles in the Social Health Authority (SHA) benefits package, arguing that the move would improve diabetes care, reduce out-of-pocket costs…
Three family members were killed in a fire incident in Murara Village in Kianjokoma, Embu North. The incident happened on Tuesday, police said. The victims, who were asleep when the blaze broke out, have been identified as 60-year-old…
The Social Health Authority (SHA) has introduced biometric fingerprint identification for registered child dependants aged between 7 and 17 years. In a notice dated July 7, 2026, SHA said the child’s fingerprint will be captured at a…
A protected witness told a Mombasa court that Pastor Paul Mackenzie allegedly instructed her to begin fasting during a telephone call while he was being held at Shimo la Tewa Maximum Security Prison. She testified that the call came after…
National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetangula gave the Standard Group a 48-hour deadline to retract a story titled “Broad-Based Family,” which he described as false and malicious. In a demand letter on July 7, Wetang’ula’s lawyers, Milimo…
The High Court has ruled that President William Ruto acted within the Constitution when he appointed politicians affiliated with the opposition to his cabinet, rejecting a petition that sought to block the nominations on the grounds that…
The High Court has dismissed a petition that sought to compel Parliament to pass legislation enabling voters to recall Members of Parliament, holding that the matter was brought too soon because the proposed law is already being…
Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has alleged that residents in Ol Kalou in Nyandarua County are being asked to hand over their national identity cards in return for free gas cylinders and government-branded mattresses. He said the…
Nyayo Stadium is set to get a new canopy as part of the government’s continued push to modernize Kenya’s sports infrastructure, Deputy President Kithure Kindiki has announced. Speaking during an inspection of the almost completed…
Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua yesterday hosted Mumias East MP Peter Salasya at his Wamunyoro command center. In a statement posted on his social media platforms on Tuesday, July 7, 2026, the Democracy for the Citizens Party…
