Kenya public policy Stories

Kenya unveils two-year strategy to fix data gaps and fast-track gender equality
Alfred Onyango  |  Dec 11, 2025

Kenya’s National Gender and Equality Commission has launched a 2025–2027 data strategy, including a gender data hub and capacity building, to close ev...

Safaricom shares sale explained: Why government chose Vodacom
Barack Oduor  |  Dec 12, 2025

Despite the reduced shareholding, the government is demanding to retain two seats on the Safaricom board to remain influential in the company.

Kenya’s marginalised groups locked out of clean energy, new report warns
Alfred Onyango  |  Dec 11, 2025

A new NGEC report finds Kenya’s women, youth, people with disabilities and marginalised communities still face high cost and reliability barriers to c...

Opposition faults Ruto Government over delayed drought response in Northern Kenya
Barack Oduor  |  Dec 11, 2025

The leaders noted that during the recently concluded by-elections, food items such as beans, rice, and maize were diverted to polling areas to woo vot...

Mombasa court orders 10-day detention of seven soldiers in Sh192 million meth probe
Lucy Mumbi  |  Dec 11, 2025

Investigating officer PC Isaac Njoroge told the court that searches on the suspects’ residences and work stations led to the recovery of additional na...

New international convention centre at Bomas set for completion in April 2026
Barack Oduor  |  Dec 11, 2025

President William Ruto says the Sh31.5 billion Bomas of Kenya International Conference Centre will be completed by April 2026, hosting over 10,000 del...

Supreme Court dismisses bid to halt High Court state CEO recruitment case
Carolyne Kubwa  |  Dec 11, 2025

The dispute traces back to May 20, 2024, when seven petitioners moved to the High Court in Nakuru contesting the recruitment of CEOs for MTRH, Athi Wa...

FKF blames travel complications following public outcry after Kenya U15 teams spotted sleeping in hotel lobby
Erick Kariuki  |  Dec 11, 2025

FKF conceded that the situation was far from ideal and expressed regret over the discomfort experienced by the young players.

JSC appoints 100 new Resident Magistrates to boost judiciary services
Mary Wambui  |  Dec 11, 2025

JSC said the 100 will boost the services currently being offered by the current 560 magistrates serving in 143 courts and also support JSC's mandate t...

Mombasa cracks down on speeding ahead of festive season as road deaths soar
Farhiya Hussein  |  Dec 11, 2025

Mombasa County has launched a month-long speeding crackdown on high-risk roads after new data showed rising speeds and persistent fatal crashes, with...

High Court halts Sh208 billion Kenya–US health deal over privacy, constitutional concerns
Carolyne Kubwa  |  Dec 11, 2025

The suspension applies specifically to any component of the deal involving the transmission or handling of personal health, epidemiological or other s...

Kilifi governor urges owners of long-closed hotels to sell them as county pushes for tourism revival
Farhiya Hussein  |  Dec 11, 2025

Kilifi Governor Gideon Mung’aro is urging owners of long-closed hotels to sell to new investors, saying idle properties are slowing tourism growth, jo...

Explainer: How courts operate when the judiciary goes on recess
Carolyne Kubwa  |  Dec 11, 2025

Kenyan courts take scheduled recesses in April, August and December, scaling down routine hearings but keeping urgent services running through duty ju...

Weak taxation of wealthy costs Kenya Sh130 billion annually, report finds
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Dec 11, 2025

A new Oxfam and IPF report finds Kenya loses up to Sh130 billion annually due to weak taxation of the wealthy, limiting funding for key services such...

Kenya records over 1,000 homicides as family and community conflicts rise
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Dec 11, 2025

Nairobi County reported the highest number of cases at 80, followed by Kilifi with 47, Homa Bay with 42, and Kiambu and Narok tied at 41 each.

Mjambere residents demand streetlights as insecurity rises in Kisauni
Farhiya Hussein  |  Dec 11, 2025

Residents of Mjambere Ward in Kisauni, Mombasa, have petitioned the county government to urgently repair streetlights after a fatal gang attack, warni...

Most Kenyans killed by police were shot in the back while fleeing - IMLU report
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Dec 11, 2025

An IMLU report says 97 Kenyans were extrajudicially killed by police in a year, most shot from behind while fleeing protests, with Nairobi the epicent...

MPs to hold public hearings on proposed sale of 15 per cent Safaricom stake to Vodacom
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Dec 11, 2025

The planned transaction will raise its stake to 55 per cent. The sale of the 15 per cent stake, comprising 6,009,814,200 shares, is expected to genera...

New Bill hands NCIC swift powers to curb hate speech, divisive conduct
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Dec 11, 2025

A 2025 amendment Bill seeks to give Kenya’s NCIC power to issue prohibition notices, halt harmful conduct within seven days and tighten conflict-of-in...

15 Kenyans set for deportation as US labels them 'worst of the worst'
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Dec 11, 2025

Their alleged crimes include violent offences, domestic violence, fraud, drug-related offences, assault, aggravated assault with weapons, kidnapping,...

WHO warns of rising malaria threat in Kenya as mosquitoes develop insecticide resistance
Lucy Mumbi  |  Dec 11, 2025

The World Malaria Report 2025 warns that failure to address resistance could reverse years of progress in reducing infections and deaths across the co...

State directs free maternity services at level 2 and 3 facilities under Primary Health Care Fund by January
Lucy Mumbi  |  Dec 10, 2025

The National Treasury has been directed to disburse all personnel emolument costs to county governments by the third day of every month.

Men are majority of homicide victims in Kenya despite media focus on women, state report reveals
Mary Wambui  |  Dec 10, 2025

A new NCRC study using 2024 DCI data shows men made up 70 per cent of Kenya’s homicide victims and most perpetrators, while women were mainly killed i...

Kenya’s industrialisation blueprint falls short as manufacturing stagnates - Review
Alfred Onyango  |  Dec 10, 2025

Kenya’s 2012–2030 National Industrialisation Policy is missing key targets, with manufacturing’s GDP share falling and financing tools stalling, the I...

Kenya’s children holiday hunger: How school holidays leave slum families struggling to survive
Charity Kilei  |  Dec 10, 2025

In Kenya’s informal settlements, school holidays cut off vital meal programmes, leaving children hungry, scavenging for food and exposed to serious he...

FKF sanctions match officials over controversial decisions in Kakamega Homeboyz vs Murang’a Seal clash
Erick Kariuki  |  Dec 10, 2025

According to the federation, Opiayo’s sanction stems from an offside decision made from an incorrect position, which denied the attacking team a legit...

KNCCI opposes proposed Business Council, cites overlap and lack of clarity
Lucy Mumbi  |  Dec 10, 2025

The Kenya National Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KNCCI) says the legislation fails to clarify funding and operational responsibilities for the pro...

Kenya homicide cases stabilise after 2021 peak
Charity Pancras  |  Dec 10, 2025

Kenya recorded 3,015 homicide cases in 2024, down slightly from 2022 and 2023. Police data shows a stabilising trend after a decade-high peak in 2021,...

Nestlé faces backlash as Cerelac sold in Kenya, Africa found to have high sugar levels
Lucy Mumbi  |  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...

Omtatah files court petition to halt Kenya–US health deal, cites unconstitutionality
Carolyne Kubwa  |  Dec 10, 2025

Omtatah claims the deal, said to commit Sh323billion to Kenya's health sector, was concluded without public participation, parliamentary scrutiny, or...

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