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A 30-year-old police officer attached to the Presidential Escort Unit (PEU) was found dead in an apparent act of self-harm at his residential quarters in Juja Sub-County, Kiambu County, early Wednesday morning. The deceased was identified…
Nestory Irankunda is a professional soccer player who plays as a winger for EFL Championship club Watford and represents the Australia national team. Born on February 9, 2006, in Kigoma, Tanzania, to Burundian refugee parents who fled…
The Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) is investigating the deaths of 15 elephants in the Amboseli ecosystem after preliminary laboratory tests detected a possible toxic substance in samples collected from some of the animals. Most of the…
Safaricom maintained its position as the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE )’s most valuable listed company in June 2026, with its market capitalization rising to KSh 1.364 trillion. According to the Capital Markets Authority (CMA)…
Kenya Airways has awarded its top-performing travel agency partners at the Kenya Travel Agents Engagement & Awards 2026 events in Nairobi against the backdrop of the airline’s most significant capacity expansion in a decade. The airline…
Rally driver Maxine Wahome walked out of Nairobi’s Milimani Law Courts a free woman on Tuesday, after the High Court threw out murder charges linked to the death of her former boyfriend and fellow motorsport enthusiast, Asad Khan, closing…
Kenya’s sugar industry is showing signs of recovery following a series of reforms introduced by the government, with stakeholders reporting improved governance, increased farmer support, higher production and growing prospects for sugar…
The ongoing parliamentary investigation into a controversial shipment of imported raw sugar took a new turn after the Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS) defended its role in clearing the consignment, saying all the required quality checks…
More than 500,000 refugees living in Kenya’s Kakuma and Dadaab refugee camps have received a major boost after the Republic of Korea donated 10,000 metric tonnes of milled rice to the World Food Programme (WFP), easing fears of worsening…
In addition to providing financial support, the brewer will host the official after-parties on both tournament days, giving fans a chance to celebrate the weekend’s events following the games.
Mining, Blue Economy and Maritime Affairs Cabinet Secretary Hassan Ali Joho has suspended Tata Chemicals Magadi’s mining operations after the government found the company had failed to meet several legal and regulatory requirements under…
Nyandarua Governor Kiarie Badilisha has joined the Democracy for Citizens Party (DCP) following the party’s victory in the Ol Kalou contest. DCP Party leader Rigathi Gachagua announced the governor’s move on July 29, while addressing the…
The Financial Inclusion Fund, popularly known as the Hustler Fund, has disbursed Sh90 billion to 28 million borrowers since its launch, President William Ruto has said. Ruto said the Fund, which provides affordable credit to Kenyans, is…
More than 280 Kenyan nurses have secured jobs in the United Kingdom’s National Health Service (NHS) after completing training under the Kenya-UK Health Alliance, as the government pushes for expanded scholarship and skills development…
The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has reported that customs revenue collection surpassed its target in the 2025/26 financial year, recording a performance rate of 100.8 per cent. The taxman collected Sh88.780 billion against a target of…
Principal Secretary for Medical Services, Dr. Ouma Oluga, has called for Kenya and the United Kingdom to deepen their health partnership by shifting towards sustainable, country-led collaborations that strengthen health systems and improve…
Carrefour Kenya, operated by Majid Al Futtaim, has partnered with KCB Bank Kenya and Mastercard to introduce the new Carrefour Prepaid card. Designed to cater to families managing shared budgets, individuals supporting households remotely,…
Residents of Wajir County have identified the poor state of the roads in the region, terming it as their most pressing development challenge during public consultations conducted by the Presidential Exploratory Committee (PEC) in the…
A pop-up cinema initiative is taking storytelling directly into Kenya’s community hubs, social halls, and cultural gardens. Curated by Wanjeri Gakuru of the Mengi Mengi Film Club and supported by the British Council Season Legacy…
Hustler Fund has launched a new initiative dubbed Tukuze Hub to support borrowers with strong repayment records through business training, financial literacy and enterprise development programmes. The initiative, which is being implemented…
MWG Enterprises, a Fort Worth-based energy development firm, Patel Family Office, a third-generation global family office, and PWS, an affiliate of the long-standing Saudi industrial conglomerate AHQ Group, have jointly established MERA…
A total of 932 trainees from seven vocational training centres in Kajiado County have graduated under the KCB Foundation’s 2Jiajiri programme, in a move aimed at equipping young people with technical, vocational, and entrepreneurial…
Renovating your home can feel overwhelming because the project combines design choices, contracts, budgets, schedules, and unexpected conditions. A more disciplined approach is to treat the remodel as a major investment: define the result,…
Members of the County Assembly (MCAs) from Kajiado North have agreed with the County Revenue Department to hold ward-level consultations with traders to address concerns over the ongoing revenue compliance exercise. The agreement was…
