Latest news stories from across Kenya.
The Sacco Societies Regulatory Authority (SASRA) has issued fresh guidance outlining who qualifies to audit regulated Savings and Credit Cooperative Societies (SACCOs) in Kenya, aimed at strengthening accountability, transparency, and the…
Kenya has showcased its efforts to finance sustainable urban development at a high-level United Nations meeting, highlighting progress made under the Affordable Housing Act, 2024. Speaking at the High-Level Meeting on the Midterm Review of…
A former Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) commissioner, Mohamed Abdullahi Sharawe, has died. In different statements on July 20, leaders across the country paid tribute to his decades of service in government and…
A police officer was admitted to hospital after he was attacked and bitten by a security dog while on duty at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC) in Nairobi. The incident occurred at about 10.30 p.m. on Sunday at Exit A of…
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Kenyan passport holders have access to a growing number of destinations around the world without the need to obtain a visa before travel. In 2026, the Kenyan passport remains among the strongest in East Africa, giving citizens access to…
Poland has moved forward with the Port Polska Warsaw airport project, a transport hub located roughly 25 miles west of the capital and now estimated at between US$33 billion and US$36 billion, making it one of the largest infrastructure…
The Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA) has unveiled plans to construct 25 new feeder roads connecting estates across Kiambu County to the 16.5-kilometer Nairobi Western Bypass (Gitaru–Ruaka). In a tender document dated July 20,…
The European Union has taken a major step in tackling textile waste by banning large companies from destroying unsold clothing, footwear and accessories, a move aimed at promoting reuse, reducing emissions and advancing a circular economy.…
A 22-year-old woman died after she allegedly fell from the rooftop of a 22-storey building in Nairobi’s Upper Hill area in what police are treating as a suspected suicide. The incident was reported at about 1.30 a.m. on Sunday after the…
Foreign betting companies that take bets from Kenyan residents risk a fine of up to Ksh50 million under new regulations proposed by the government. Operators also risk losing their licenses and having their security bonds seized for…
Police in Buuri West Sub-county, Meru County, are investigating the drowning of a one-year-three-month-old boy after he reportedly fell into a half-filled bucket outside his family’s home. The incident was reported on Sunday afternoon by…
Democracy for Citizens Party (DCP) leader Rigathi Gachagua urged tourists and investors to avoid Kenya, blaming the country’s rising insecurity squarely on the government. On Sunday, during a church service at the ACK St. Thomas Cathedral…
Deputy President Kithure Kindiki expressed confidence in President Ruto’s re-election while urging politicians from all sides to respect the people’s choice in the 2027 general election. Speaking during a Sunday service at the ACK Diocese…
Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen challenged Democracy for the Citizens Party (DCP) leader Rigathi Gachagua to support his claim that police raped 68 women during the Ol Kalou by-election. Speaking during prize-giving day at…
Infotrak issued a public notice to disown a fake opinion poll circulating online, which claimed to predict the results of the July 16 Ol Kalou parliamentary by-election. The research firm also clarified that it neither conducted,…
Former Cabinet Secretary and Presidential Adviser Moses Kuria assured residents of Ol Kalou that the national government projects in the constituency will continue, even after the ruling UDA candidate lost the by-election last week. Kuria…
The Ministry of Education has issued a fresh warning to school administrators against imposing illegal levies on parents under the guise of special school projects. Education Cabinet Secretary Migos Ogamba, who was speaking during…
ODM Chairperson Gladys Wanga said a coalition between the party and President William Ruto’s United Democratic Alliance (UDA) will secure 17 million votes in the 2027 General Election. While leading the ODM youth league celebrations in…
The Linda Mwananchi group has said it has worked to register the movement as a political party, but its efforts have failed. On Saturday, July 18, the group’s spokesperson and Suba South MP Caroli Omondi told a rally in Taita Taveta that…
Hundreds of farmers in Homa Bay County are celebrating a successful rice harvest after embracing farming at the rehabilitated Ondago Swamp under the revived Kimira-Oluch Smallholder Farm Improvement Project (KOSFIP). The farmers are now…
Equity Bank Makes Loan Eligibility Checks Fast and Convenient with the Equity Mobile App For many Kenyans living abroad, planning finances for investments, education, business expansion, or supporting loved ones back home often starts with…
The construction of the SK Hynix chip manufacturing plant in West Lafayette is making headway despite its zoning suit. The project advances from the ground-level development, which until recently was all the client company, SK Hynix was…
X has launched one of its toughest crackdowns yet on content manipulation, removing thousands of accounts from its Creator Revenue Share program and promising to redirect more than $1 million in earnings back to original creators after…
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Kirinyaga Governor Anne Waiguru’s family was the centre of attention over the weekend after her son, Don, held a traditional marriage ceremony, popularly known as Ngurario, with his partner Yvonne in an event attended by prominent…
