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Registrar of Companies seeks public input on new company registration laws
Barack Oduor  |  Aug 26, 2025

The new regulations are focused on enhancing the ease of doing business, particularly for foreign entities, and improving transparency through the BRS...

Talks on global plastic pollution treaty end in Geneva without consensus
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Aug 15, 2025

The fifth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-5.2) in Geneva brought together over 2,600 participants, including delegates fro...

MPs fault top state agencies over weak accountability, stalled reforms
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Aug 09, 2025

DCI Director Amin Mohammed came under heavy criticism after revealing that files relating to a 2017 IEBC procurement case could not be traced and migh...

SMEs see brighter outlook but struggle with market access, corruption - report
Alfred Onyango  |  Aug 09, 2025

Nyandarua, Nakuru, Kisumu, Nyeri, and Kakamega ranked as the top five counties in the latest assessment.

Auditor General flags NEMA for relying on a single officer to evaluate thousands of projects
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Aug 07, 2025

NEMA relies almost entirely on quantity estimates submitted by companies themselves, with only one in-house officer tasked with checking thousands of...

CS Deborah Barasa pledges full disclosure on controversial Ngong Forest hotel project
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Aug 01, 2025

Environment CS Deborah Barasa explained that forest laws allow the development of eco-tourism ventures in public forests and referred to provisions in...

Environment Ministry withdraws 2025 regulations amid outcry over lack of consultation
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 29, 2025

Principal Secretary Festus Ng’eno said the Ministry had opted to withdraw Legal Notice No. 71 to create room for broader stakeholder engagement.

Counties blamed for garbage crisis as CS Barasa cites rampant defiance
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 24, 2025

Barasa further said that counties have failed to manage and maintain dumpsites, including access roads, which has made it hard for garbage trucks to r...

Kamlesh Pattni loses Sh10 billion land case to ex-spy chief James Kanyotu's family
Carolyne Kubwa  |  Jul 15, 2025

Judge Oguttu Mboya said the alleged sale of the Kangaita Coffee Estate Limited's land in Ruiru violated orders issued in a succession case blocking th...

Court of Appeal redirects Gikomba, Riyadha property row to Land Court
Carolyne Kubwa  |  Jul 14, 2025

The appellate court said that the core issue in the dispute was the use and occupation of land, which places it squarely under the jurisdiction of the...

Omtatah files petition to halt Southlands housing project in Lang'ata over alleged illegalities
Carolyne Kubwa  |  Jul 09, 2025

Omtatah claims the government is building 17-storey residential blocks on land designated as a road and rail buffer zone, without conducting public pa...

Women's group secures Sh1.9 million deal to clean, green Kwale County’s Lungalunga border town
Farhiya Hussein  |  Jul 06, 2025

For a period of six months, Kudzecha Women Limited Company will handle key public hygiene duties in the border town, including cleaning market areas,...

Senate Bill proposes tough fines, jail for illegal electronic waste disposal
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 05, 2025

The Electronic Equipment Disposal, Recycling and Reuse Bill, 2025, aims to create a structured and legal system for collecting, sorting and recycling...

New disaster clubs in Lamu Schools aim to strengthen emergency skills and civic engagement
Farhiya Hussein  |  Jun 30, 2025

The initiative aims to equip students to tackle both environmental and social challenges within their communities.

NEMA cracks down on improper waste transport under new regulations
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Jun 26, 2025

The regulations require waste to be separated into hazardous and non-hazardous categories, with non-hazardous waste further divided into organic and n...

Kenya gets Sh16.4 billion loan to tackle rural poverty, climate woes
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jun 24, 2025

The funds will support the rollout of the Integrated Natural Resources Management Programme (INReMP) in Elgeyo Marakwet, West Pokot, Trans Nzoia, Uasi...

Mombasa taps youth groups to lead waste collection in new clean-up drive
Farhiya Hussein  |  Jun 22, 2025

The new model, set to begin on a trial basis from July 1, will see each CBO allocated a specific zone where they will be tasked with collecting solid...

‘We were told not to cry’: The untold mental health crisis facing Kenya’s men
Charity Kilei  |  Jun 22, 2025

Like many others in his situation, Erick Mwari turned to substances to cope, numbing emotional pain with harmful distractions.

Kenya cuts environment budget to Sh103.8 billion despite climate change pressures
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Jun 12, 2025

One of the most notable cuts is in funding for expanding access to clean and adequate water for both domestic and agricultural use, which has dropped...

NEMA shuts down over 200 illegal gold mining sites along River Turkwel in Turkana
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jun 10, 2025

During the suspension, NEMA will conduct environmental inspections at the affected sites to determine their level of compliance.

Government raises alarm over persistent use of banned plastic bags in Garissa
Abdirahman Khalif  |  Jun 09, 2025

Acting County Commissioner Sabastian Okiring said the plastic bags are still widely used across the town and are causing serious harm to the environme...

Nairobi County seeks court nod to auction clamped properties over unpaid land rates
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jun 05, 2025

Kerich lamented that only 20 per cent of Nairobi landowners pay their land rates, even as all residents expect uniform service delivery from the count...

Senators order urgent resettlement of Laikipia IDPs living in camps for 18 years
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jun 02, 2025

The Senate Committee on Lands decried that residents have been displaced since the 2007/2008 post-election violence and continue to live in makeshift...

State launches committee to speed up land and environmental cases stalling key projects
Lucy Mumbi  |  May 29, 2025

The Attorney General said the legal audit conducted by her office showed that the government is either a principal or interested party in all the 10,5...

Thange oil spill victims still suffering 10 years on as Senators demand action
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  May 29, 2025

The Senate Standing Committee on Energy, led by Siaya Senator Oburu Oginga, visited the affected area and confirmed ongoing health complications that...

Nairobi poised as global diplomatic hub with Sh44 billion UN expansion
Bashir Mbuthia  |  May 28, 2025

The development will position Nairobi as one of only four cities in the world, alongside New York, Geneva, and Vienna, to host multiple United Nations...

Kenya Forest Service reveals company behind controversial hotel project in Ngong Road Forest
Lucy Mumbi  |  May 27, 2025

While KFS said Konyon Company Ltd won the tender to construct the 11 cottages, the National Environment Management Authority said that it did not issu...

African islands under threat: What to do about Trump’s withdrawal from climate change agreement
The Conversation  |  May 21, 2025

The 2025 order also revokes any purported financial commitment made by the US under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, includi...

Kenya tops East Africa in investment appeal on low risk profile
Alfred Onyango  |  May 14, 2025

As of April, the country’s risk index stood at 53.47, reflecting a relatively stable political environment and favourable financial conditions

Business operators protest excessive permits and taxes, demand unified permit system
Lucy Mumbi  |  May 14, 2025

Some entrepreneurs are forced to obtain up to 20 different clearances, with costs running into hundreds of thousands of shillings before they can full...

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