Latest news stories from across Kenya.
KCB Group shares have inched closer to a historic high of Sh100 apiece at the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE). This follows the release of the banking group’s half year financial results and the declaration of a bumper interim dividend.…
The law guarantees healthcare personnel the right to a safe working environment designed to minimise the risk of disease transmission, injury and damage to their health and property.
Two suspected members of a criminal gang have been arrested in Kisumu following a security operation that also led to the recovery of a homemade firearm and an assortment of crude weapons and other items believed to be linked to criminal…
National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetang’ula has renewed his call for peaceful, issue-based political campaigns and an end to the emerging culture of goonism ahead of the 2027 General Election. Speaking in Ikolomani while consoling the…
A security operation in Kisumu led to the arrest of two suspected criminal gang members, and the recovery of items believed to be linked to criminal activities. The operation, mounted by detectives from the DCI Operations Support Unit…
Kisii Governor Simba Arati has hit back at Jubilee Party presidential hopeful Fred Matiang’i over claims that his administration’s youth employment programme is being used to mobilise criminal gangs ahead of the 2027 General Election.…
A 12-year-old boy is battling severe electrical burns after he was allegedly electrocuted by loose, hanging power lines in Donholm Phase 8, Nairobi. AA sustained burns covering approximately 35 per cent of his body in the August 9,…
Nyamira County has stepped up efforts to turn vocational training into a pathway to self-employment after 178 top-performing youth graduates received business toolkits to help them launch enterprises. The beneficiaries are graduates from…
Stalled road projects are fast becoming the political albatross hanging over Nyaribari Masaba Constituency ahead of the 2027 General Election. For years, residents have been promised better roads. Instead, many have been left with muddy…
The Independent Electoral Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has published the 2027 election timeline setting the stage for the general election. On Thursday, the electoral body Gazetted key timelines that will guide the period, with August 10th…
Nairobi, Kenya, August 19, 2026 – The Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi (AKUH,N), has successfully performed the region’s first robotic gallbladder removal surgery, marking a major milestone in the advancement of surgical care. The…
IEBC has warned that any campaigning outside the prescribed period will be unlawful, including the display of campaign posters, caravans, billboards and other forms of campaigning.
However, the procurement of election technology and ballot papers has been temporarily suspended pending the determination of the request for review lodged at the Public Procurement Administrative Review Board.
NAIROBI, Kenya Aug 20 – Kenya’s voter register could grow by more than six million people ahead of the 2027 General Election as the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC)…
NAIROBI, Kenya Aug 20 – Public officers planning to contest for elective seats in the 2027 General Election have been given until February 10, 2027, to resign from office. The…
Ogamba said the current system of financing higher education was unsustainable and defended proposed changes that seek to transform university funding into an investment in students’ future careers.
The National Lottery Board today, Thursday, August 20, announced the appointment of a Transaction Advisor to guide the procurement of Kenya’s first National Lottery Operator. Led by RSM Eastern Africa in partnership with QLOT Consulting of…
Tourism PS Julius Bitok said the recommendations mirror the complementary and specialised roles played by the KRA and the CBK.
Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) has asked patients seeking non-emergency care to consider other hospitals where appropriate, as the facility experiences rising patient numbers and congestion. In a statement on August 20, KNH said the rise…
Kalonzo’s 41% represents the clearest numerical mandate among the opposition candidates. Sifuna’s 26% is nevertheless highly significant. It showsthat the youngerelectorate is not merely a peripheral component of the opposition. It is…
MCA Tricky has received his Engineers Board of Kenya (EBK) Certificate of Registration after completing his engineering studies. In a post shared on August 20, the comedian and radio presenter celebrated the milestone, thanking officials…
Farmers in Western and Nyanza regions say improved access to affordable farm inputs, water and infrastructure is making agriculture more productive and helping households increase food production. The farmers say the reduced cost of…
