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EACC targets money laundering to remove Kenya from global crime watchdog’s grey list
Mary Wambui  |  Dec 08, 2025

Kenya’s EACC will fast-track money laundering investigations and asset recovery, seeking delisting from the FATF grey list after filing record recover...

Government targets Kenyan travellers in Jamhuri Week drive to revive tourism sector
Barack Oduor  |  Dec 08, 2025

Kenya’s Tourism ministry is using Jamhuri Week in Nairobi to promote domestic travel, highlight conservation, and showcase attractions as data confirm...

Women and youth in marginalised communities highlight exclusion, demand action
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Dec 08, 2025

Minority and marginalised communities in Kenya have urged the government to fast-track approval of a national inclusion policy before December 18, 202...

Father recalls unimaginable pain after identifying missing daughter in Shakahola case
Farhiya Hussein  |  Dec 08, 2025

At a Mombasa court, a Kiambu father described identifying his daughter’s body only by her teeth, as witnesses detailed family losses linked to Pastor...

Special forces across Africa meet in high-level Nairobi forum to counter terrorism and emerging threats
Mary Wambui  |  Dec 08, 2025

Kenya is hosting Silent Warriors 2025 in Nairobi, uniting Special Operations leaders from over 40 African states and US SOCAF to address terrorism, cy...

Senator Sigei urges state agencies to share responsibility for protecting human rights
Carolyne Kubwa  |  Dec 08, 2025

At the 2025 High Court Human Rights Summit in Nairobi, Senator Hillary Sigei urged all state organs to share responsibility for protecting rights, war...

MPs ditch SHA, the public health scheme they once praised, and opt for private cover
Barack Oduor  |  Dec 08, 2025

Kenyan MPs have invited bids for private medical insurance for themselves and their families, bypassing the SHIF scheme they publicly praised, raising...

Women secure majority of contracts in inclusive government procurement programme
Lucy Mumbi  |  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...

World Bank flags Kenya's unfair mobile termination fees that hurt smaller operators
Lucy Mumbi  |  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...

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

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

Gachagua’s divisive remarks spark rift in United Opposition, draw backlash from allies
Barack Oduor  |  Dec 08, 2025

Analysts argue that the demands by Gachagua, if interpreted wrongly, could derail the chances of the Opposition ousting President William Ruto from po...

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

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

Senators push KTDA to adopt scientific tea grading to end bonus payment disparities
Lucy Mumbi  |  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,...

Auditor General flags Kenya Power for missing 30 per cent tender quota for youth, women, and PWDs
Lucy Mumbi  |  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...

KNEC to launch senior school assessment hubs ahead of Grade 10 CBE rollout
Lucy Mumbi  |  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
Lucy Mumbi  |  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...

Msambweni conservationists sound alarm as sea turtle threats intensify along Kwale Coast
Farhiya Hussein  |  Dec 08, 2025

During a community training exercise, the Africa Network for Animal Welfare (ANAW) issued new equipment to local turtle ambassadors, Beach Management...

MPs warn teacher shortage to worsen as new schools open without staffing plans
Lucy Mumbi  |  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...

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

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

Gor Mahia coach Akonnor apologises to fans after 1-0 Mashemeji Derby loss to AFC Leopards
Erick Kariuki  |  Dec 07, 2025

Gor Mahia coach Charles Akonnor has apologised to fans after a 1-0 Mashemeji Derby defeat to AFC Leopards, blaming mindset and aggression issues and p...

Leopards shock Gor Mahia in 98th Mashemeji Derby as KCB, APS Bomet claim narrow wins
Erick Kariuki  |  Dec 07, 2025

AFC Leopards beat Gor Mahia 1–0 in the 98th Mashemeji Derby at Nyayo, ending a two-year wait, as KCB and APS Bomet also secured crucial 1–0 FKF Premie...

Kenya and world face growing health threat as ultra-processed foods flood markets and diets
Charity Kilei  |  Dec 08, 2025

A Lancet series and WHO warn that rising ultra-processed food consumption is fuelling non-communicable diseases worldwide, with growing impacts in Ken...

Health Ministry denies sharing Kenyans’ private medical data under US partnership
Lucy Mumbi  |  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...

Climate change altering crops, increasing calories but reducing essential nutrients
The Conversation  |  Dec 07, 2025

Rising carbon dioxide is making crops grow faster, but our food is losing vital nutrients, putting future diets and health at risk.

Seven killed in Nairobi-Mombasa highway crash involving matatu and truck
Lucy Mumbi  |  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...

Court extends detention of six Iranians for a month in Sh8 billion drug trafficking probe
Farhiya Hussein  |  Dec 07, 2025

Prosecutors told the court that investigators are still scrutinising the seized samples, which have been sent to the Government Chemist.

Labour Ministry warns KUPPET over ‘illegal’ election plans using suspended amendments
Lucy Mumbi  |  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...

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