Latest news stories from across Kenya.
Kenya’s betting platforms are not usually discussed as engineering case studies. They should be. Few categories of consumer software face the same combination of constraints: mass adoption on inexpensive hardware, expensive and…
The prosecution arraigned three more suspects, including a police officer following the murder of Dr Victoria Nthunya Mutiso. Dr Mutiso was shot on July 29, 2026 in Upper Hill, Kilimani sub-County, Nairobi County. The suspects are Police…
At least 672 National Identity Cards are lying uncollected at Civil Registration of Persons offices in Mt Elgon, raising fears that hundreds of residents could be locked out of the voter registration exercise ahead of the 2027 General…
Vihiga County Government is exploring a strategic collaboration with the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) under the Consultative Group on International Agriculture Research (CGIAR) system to leverage geospatial…
NAIROBI, Kenya, Sept 2 — The National Police Service has launched investigations to establish the identities of heavily armed men who allegedly abducted Standard Group Associate Editor Alex Kiprotich. The…
The Inspector General of Police, Douglas Kanja, has ordered investigations into the alleged kidnapping of a Standard Group associate editor, Alex Kiprotich, in Gilgil. The move follows reports concerning the alleged incident, with the NPS…
The World Bank has backed reforms targeting Kenya’s government payroll as the National Treasury moves to strengthen public sector efficiency and improve management of government finances. Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi on Wednesday…
Kajiado Governor Joseph Ole Lenku has called on the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) and conservation agencies operating within the Amboseli ecosystem to stop what he termed as harassment and intimidation of tomato farmers in Kimana, following…
NAIROBI, Kenya, Sep 2— Wiper Party leader Kalonzo Musyoka has raised concerns over the preparedness of Kenya’s electoral body and growing political intolerance ahead of the 2027 General Election, during…
The Ministry of Environment, Climate Change, and Forestry Cabinet Secretary (CS), Dr. Deborah Mlongo Barasa, has held a strategic meeting with the 15 billion Tree Growing Programme Secretariat and the Kenya Forestry Research Institute…
President William Ruto has ordered the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) to review the Sh3.2 million customs benchmark imposed on consolidated cargo and restore the previous Ksh2.5 million threshold, as he moved to ease the burden on small…
NAIROBI, Kenya, Sep 2— Africa must urgently build a new generation of nuclear scientists and engineers if the continent is to move from consuming advanced technologies to developing and exporting…
Kisumu County has stepped up preparations to host the 7th Edition of the County Assembly Sports Association (CASA) Games, with officials from the Association’s National Executive Committee visiting the County to assess its level of…
Agriculture in the Mount Kenya region is showing signs of recovery as government interventions to lower production costs, improve market access, and strengthen key value chains begin to benefit farmers. Coffee, tea, and dairy farming are…
The County Government of Nakuru has unveiled a mobile app. that will enable farmers to access timely agricultural information towards improving agricultural productivity and promoting climate-resilient farming. The new ‘Farmer-Chat’…
The commencement of the hearing of the case pitting 19 suspects charged with malicious damage of property and incitement to violence during a nuclear energy public participation session in Bondo has been postponed to September 15, 2026.…
The National Heroes Council has opened a public review of 242 Kenyans nominated for consideration as national heroes. According to the proposal, the nominees come from various fields, including education, politics, liberation, sports,…
Kenya’s President William Ruto attended the inauguration of Hakainde Hichilema in Lusaka on September 1, 2026, as the Zambian leader began his second term. In his address, Ruto congratulated Hichilema and used Zambia’s “One Zambia, One…
NAIROBI, Kenya, Sep 2— Kazakhstan has warned the world against repeating the devastation of nuclear testing, drawing on the experience of its Semipalatinsk test site where 456 nuclear tests exposed…
Coast Bus is Kenya’s oldest intercity coach operator, a household name on the Nairobi–Mombasa corridor and a pioneer of long-distance road transport in East Africa. More than five decades after its founding, the company still runs…
Political leaders and top political parties have called for expeditious action to apprehend the perpetrators behind the shocking abduction of Standard Group Associate Editor Alex Kiprotich. Kiprotich was accosted by armed men along the…
The Kenya Urban Roads Authority (KURA) has announced a partial closure of Outer Ring Road on Saturday, September 5, 2026. In a notice, KURA said the closure will run from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. to facilitate the removal of a gantry along the…
The government has acknowledged that slow implementation has historically hindered police reforms in Kenya, even as it defends the pace of changes being introduced under the current reform programme. In a statement issued on Wednesday,…
Developed by Infinia’s AI research team, Nia 1.0 records leading results among comparable medical models on published healthcare benchmarks and has since been validated in a live production deployment through Apeiro Digital, Infinia’s…
