Author: Lucy Mumbi

Treasury: Kenya can no longer rely on taxes or borrowing for big infrastructure projects Dec 10, 2025

Mbadi said shifting commercially viable projects to specialised entities is now necessary to reduce pressure on public finances.

Nestlé faces backlash as Cerelac sold in Kenya, Africa found to have high sugar levels Dec 10, 2025

An investigation finds Cerelac baby cereals sold in Kenya and across Africa contain high levels of added sugar, unlike European versions, raising publ...

National Assembly urges swift ratification of UK-Kenya defence pact amid BATUK legal uncertainty Dec 10, 2025

The committee proposed that Article 6(5) should be revised to include murder as an offence under the jurisdiction of Kenya.

Court halts Nakuru’s Sh2.1 billion roads deal with NYS over procurement concerns Dec 10, 2025

The High Court has suspended Nakuru County’s Sh2.1 billion NYS roads deal over alleged lack of public participation and procurement compliance, freezi...

230 Kenyan officers arrive home from Haiti as nation honours their heroic service Dec 09, 2025

A contingent of 230 Kenyan officers has returned from Haiti after a tough security mission as another 230 deploy, underscoring Kenya’s ongoing role in...

Duale accuses politicians of hijacking clinical officers’ protests, says most protesters are not clinicians Dec 09, 2025

Duale said the government has largely met welfare commitments and only final steps remain.

Over 2.1 million Kenyans face severe food shortages as drought worsens Dec 09, 2025

The National Drought Management Authority (NDMA) said the prolonged dry spell has already pushed seven counties into the alert stage as conditions con...

Less than 40 per cent of counties cover health costs for persons with disabilities - report Dec 09, 2025

While 23 counties have county-level health insurance schemes, only 15 counties provide free or subsidised coverage to ensure persons with disabilities...

Nyeri climate change activist Truphena Muthoni attempts 72-hour tree-hugging record Dec 09, 2025

Nyeri climate activist Truphena Muthoni is attempting a 72-hour nonstop tree hug outside the governor’s office to break her own record and highlight c...

Kenya, Somalia named top offenders as journalist arrests surge across Africa Dec 09, 2025

A CIVICUS report says at least 180 journalists were detained across sub-Saharan Africa in 2025, with Somalia and Kenya leading arrests and deadly crac...

Elephant conservation pioneer Iain Douglas-Hamilton dies at 83 in Nairobi Dec 09, 2025

Hamilton, a Scottish zoologist and a pioneering figure in elephant research, transformed the way the world understands African elephants.

CBK cuts lending rate to 9.00 per cent to boost business and household borrowing Dec 09, 2025

Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) Chairman Kamau Thugge said the move is designed to sustain economic growth while keeping inflation and exchange rates...

KNCHR says Kenyans still locked out of healthcare despite Sh138 billion SHA boost Dec 09, 2025

KNCHR warns many Kenyans remain locked out of healthcare despite a Sh138.1 billion health budget and the SHA scheme, citing detained patients, low enr...

ICC sentences Sudanese militia leader Ali Kushayb to 20 years for Darfur war crimes Dec 09, 2025

Abd-Al-Rahman, 76, also known as Ali Kushayb, was convicted in October of 27 counts, including murder, rape, torture and attacks against civilians in...

Women secure majority of contracts in inclusive government procurement programme Dec 08, 2025

Women received 58.3 per cent of Sh56.8 billion in AGPO tenders in 2024/25, new Treasury and PPRA data shows, as total contracts rose but only 39 per c...

Kenya urges stronger regional cooperation as transport corridors fuel disease risks across East Africa Dec 08, 2025

The Health Ministry is urging stronger regional cooperation to tackle rising disease and safety risks along East Africa’s busiest transport corridors,...

Ombudsman orders Agriculture ministry to release sugar mill leasing records or face prosecution Dec 08, 2025

The office wants Principal Secretary Kiprono Ronoh to release all documents related to the leasing of Muhoroni, Nzoia, Chemelil and Sony Sugar compani...

Police recruitment in Coast counties marred by corruption, fraud and manipulation - report Dec 08, 2025

Panels were forced to improvise, often deviating from statutory requirements and relying on locally determined procedures instead of uniform guidance...

Kenyans can now gain access to over 22,500 government services on eCitizen platform Dec 08, 2025

Recently, the Attorney General Dorcas Oduor urged Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi to comply with a High Court order halting the collection of th...

Tanzania directs citizens to mark independence day from home amid protest fears Dec 08, 2025

Government spokesperson Mussa Azzan Zungu said the directive is aimed at balancing national celebration with public order.

Kenya’s malaria cases jump 27 per cent to 4.1 million in 2025, WHO report reveals Dec 08, 2025

Kenya registered 4,186,000 cases in 2025, up from 3,294,000 in 2024, an additional 892,000 infections.

World Bank flags Kenya's unfair mobile termination fees that hurt smaller operators Dec 08, 2025

According to the report, current mobile termination rates remain far above actual costs, favouring dominant firms like Safaricom and placing smaller o...

Auditor General flags Kenya Power for missing 30 per cent tender quota for youth, women, and PWDs Dec 08, 2025

Kenya Power disclosed that the value of tenders awarded to these groups jumped 470 per cent to Sh3.5 billion during the year as the firm stepped up ef...

Senators push KTDA to adopt scientific tea grading to end bonus payment disparities Dec 08, 2025

The legislators questioned why some of the 77 KTDA-managed factories paid up to Sh50 per kilogramme, while others offered as little as Sh12 per kilo,...

MPs warn teacher shortage to worsen as new schools open without staffing plans Dec 08, 2025

While international standards recommend a learner-to-teacher ratio of 1:25, Kenya’s figures vary widely: 1:38 in pre-primary, 1:46 in primary, 1:38 in...

KNEC to launch senior school assessment hubs ahead of Grade 10 CBE rollout Dec 08, 2025

The hubs are designed to support hands-on learning, track student progress more effectively and provide teachers with tools to assess competencies bey...

Budget shortfalls stall administrative units in Samburu, Turkana and Baringo - report Dec 08, 2025

According to the Jukwaa la Usalama assessment report, the government’s plan to operationalise all gazetted units has been slowed by funding delays, le...

Tanzania braces for Independence Day protests as government accuses outsiders of funding chaos Dec 08, 2025

Tanzania Prime Minister Mwigulu Nchemba slammed the alleged financiers, saying the funds could have been used to improve essential public services ins...

IEBC warns boundary review may spark community, religious and class tensions Dec 08, 2025

In a report submitted to the Constitutional Implementation Oversight Committee (CIOC), the commission said it anticipates tensions arising from the hi...

Uganda rights groups sound alarm over military crackdown ahead of presidential poll Dec 08, 2025

The remarks follow a weekend of tension in Gulu, where opposition leader and presidential candidate Bobi Wine and his team came under attack during a...

Government defends use of intern teachers in junior schools amid calls for permanent jobs Dec 08, 2025

TSC said the internship programme equips teachers with practical teaching experience, improves pedagogical skills and provides jobs for unemployed you...

Kenyans invited to give views on proposed partial sale of government’s Safaricom stake Dec 08, 2025

In a notice, National Assembly Clerk Samuel Njoroge said the submissions will guide parliamentary committees as they scrutinise the plan, ensuring tra...

Senators accuse government officials, MPs of running rogue job agencies, exploiting Kenyans abroad Dec 08, 2025

According to the legislators, some officers in the Ministries of Labour and Foreign Affairs, as well as certain members of the National Assembly’s Dep...

26 arrested in crackdown on criminal network illegally issuing government documents Dec 08, 2025

The sting operation revealed that civil servants, local chiefs and middlemen collaborated to bypass procedures and unlawfully provide National Identit...

Private sector warns against government plan to control business advocacy under new Bill Dec 07, 2025

The Bill, developed by the State Department for Investment Promotion under Principal Secretary Abubakar Hassan, aims to create a legal framework for e...

Health Ministry denies sharing Kenyans’ private medical data under US partnership Dec 07, 2025

Duale said the framework strictly protects citizens’ privacy and focuses only on aggregate-level data, ensuring no individual medical records or ident...

Labour Ministry warns KUPPET over ‘illegal’ election plans using suspended amendments Dec 07, 2025

The warning follows multiple complaints from teachers, who argue that the proposed election framework favours incumbents and violates the court’s stay...

Seven killed in Nairobi-Mombasa highway crash involving matatu and truck Dec 07, 2025

The bodies of those who died have been taken to the Moi Referral Hospital-Voi morgue, and the injured were admitted to the same facility for urgent ca...

Pharmacy Board urges Kenyans to report any adverse drug reactions amid spike in cases Dec 07, 2025

The Pharmacy and Poisons Board (PPB) said it has recorded 432 suspected incidents between July and September 2025, with the majority involving adults...

Wetang'ula warns EAC arrests over travel documents threaten regional integration Dec 07, 2025

Wetang’ula called on legislators across the region to enact laws that remove barriers to the free movement of people and trade, stressing that unity a...

Women MPs demand swift justice after brutal attack on woman in Meru circumcision procession Dec 07, 2025

KEWOPA said that while six suspects have been arrested, justice must be delivered quickly and fully, and all remaining perpetrators must be identified...

MPs dismiss claims that foreign firms sideline Kenyan transporters Dec 07, 2025

This follows concerns raised by local operators over limited access to contracts and alleged preferential treatment for foreign companies.

University lecturers petition IMF over unpaid wages, SRC interference in Kenya Dec 07, 2025

UASU petitioned the IMF Wage Bill Mission to Kenya over what it describes as persistent breaches of collective bargaining rights and long-standing pay...

Kenya’s electricity demand hits all-time high of 2,439 MW, straining power generation capacity Dec 07, 2025

Kenya Power said the 2,439.06 megawatts (MW) peak recorded on December 4, 2025, marks the highest power demand in Kenya’s history, highlighting the ur...

Nairobi County dismisses claims of parking fee hike amid confusion over new tariff policy Dec 04, 2025

Nairobi County Receiver of Revenue, Tiras Njoroge dismissed suggestions that City Hall is preparing to hike parking charges, saying the county leaders...

Court certifies urgent petition over Sh17 billion waste contract awarded to Ghanaian firm Dec 04, 2025

The organisation is seeking an order compelling the county to provide the requested information at its cost and a declaration that the county’s conduc...

Ruto backs IMF partnership as key to Kenya’s debt, economic reforms Dec 04, 2025

The President also noted that the Fund’s continued engagement has offered vital expertise in managing external debt and technical support across multi...

Senate invites public views on Autism Management Bill, 2025 Dec 04, 2025

The Senate is seeking public views on the Autism Management Bill, 2025, which proposes a national framework for early detection, care and data on auti...

2 per cent of Kenyans own over half of the country’s arable land - KHRC report Dec 04, 2025

A KHRC report finds less than two per cent of Kenyans control over half of arable land, worsening food insecurity, weakening county revenues and deepe...

Petition filed to nullify law restructuring 65 state corporations Dec 04, 2025

A new law restructuring 65 State-owned enterprises in Kenya faces a court challenge, with petitioners arguing it centralises power in the National Tre...

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