Communications Authority of Kenya Stories

Cofek challenges appointment of CA Board chair Charles Kamau
Carolyne Kubwa  |  Aug 22, 2025

Cofek further argues that the appointment process was undertaken without public participation, thereby breaching constitutional requirements.

Garissa residents demand stricter regulations on hazardous substances in oil exploration
Issa Hussein  |  Aug 22, 2025

The residents expressed concerns over the use of hazardous substances and waste dumping by companies that undertook previous oil exploration missions...

New Sh4.2 billion Mombasa Commuter Rail set to ease traffic, boost SGR link
Lucy Mumbi  |  Aug 21, 2025

The new service connects the Mombasa Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) terminus in Miritini to the Mombasa Central Railway Station.

Kamukunji faces vaccine crisis as over 12,000 children miss routine immunisation
Charity Kilei  |  Aug 18, 2025

Alarmingly, about 60 per cent of eligible children have not received their second measles dose at 18 months, reducing herd immunity amid a recent Nair...

Five-year interfaith programme boosts Muslim-Christian unity in Garissa
Issa Hussein  |  Aug 14, 2025

Muhuri Garissa co-ordinator Abdihakim Shurie attributed the programme's success to the collective efforts of community leaders, youth, women, governme...

Mukuru Community Justice Centre: Fighting injustice, police abuse to empower Kenya’s vulnerable
Mary Wambui  |  Aug 12, 2025

While many Kenyans were just discovering the centre’s work, residents of Mukuru Kwa Njenga had long relied on it as a vital source of hope and justice...

Garissa health experts urge end to epilepsy stigma, call for treatment and awareness
Issa Hussein  |  Aug 13, 2025

Garissa County Coordinator for Non-Communicable Diseases, Nurta Mohamed, urged people living with epilepsy and parents of children with the condition...

Millennials edge out Gen Z in internet use – CA study
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Aug 12, 2025

It also identified an in-between group aged 25–34, popularly known as Zillennials, as the most active Internet users, recording a usage rate of 59.3 p...

Turkana adopts solar-powered 'Vaccibox' to store vaccines in remote areas
Issa Hussein  |  Aug 10, 2025

The Vaccibox is designed to strengthen Turkana's health system delivery capacity by providing a reliable and efficient way to store vaccines and medic...

Do elephants make deliberate gestures to ask for things? Our study says yes
The Conversation  |  Aug 09, 2025

The ability to intentionally communicate goals in mind using a variety of gestures might help elephants navigate their complex social lives.

Antonio Guterres leads global commemoration of International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples
Mary Wambui  |  Aug 09, 2025

According to the United Nations, indigenous peoples are inheritors and practitioners of unique cultures and ways of relating to people and the environ...

Ruto revokes Mary Wambui's appointment as CA board chair, names Karondo as replacement
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Aug 08, 2025

Karondo has been appointed as the non-executive Chairperson of the Communications Authority Board of Directors for a three-year term, effective August...

Bride price capped at Sh60,000 as Wajir elders slash wedding costs to ease burden on youth
Issa Hussein  |  Aug 08, 2025

After a three-day consultation, leaders representing the Ogaden, Ajuran, and Degodia communities resolved to issue these guidelines, aimed at preservi...

Turkana County launches project to train 1,250 youth as community digital champions
Issa Hussein  |  Aug 08, 2025

According to the county government, applicants seeking to become community digital champions must be residents of the community, active smartphone use...

Eastleigh traders decry soaring taxes during meeting with KRA officials
Abdirahman Khalif  |  Aug 07, 2025

Traders said delays in offloading and clearance of consignments have worsened, resulting in higher storage fees and increased costs for final consumer...

EAC to set up joint taskforce and offender database to curb SGBV, cross-border crimes
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Aug 07, 2025

The move follows resolutions made during the Second Joint Roundtable of Directors of Public Prosecutions (DPPs) and Inspectors General of Police from...

East African Community launches unified customs bond to ease regional trade amid ongoing tensions
Barack Oduor  |  Aug 04, 2025

The new instrument, known as the EACBond, replaces the need for multiple national customs bonds when transporting goods across member states, streamli...

Goods moved within EAC are transfers, not imports or exports - KAM
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Aug 03, 2025

KAM CEO cautioned that the imposition of additional duties on goods by any EAC member state violates Article 10 and Article 15 of the Customs Union Pr...

Gatoto Primary alumni demand return of school to community after court win
Barack Oduor  |  Aug 02, 2025

Demonstrators who gathered on Friday, led by several alumni, including Vivian Amoit, demanded that the Gatoto Community Primary School be returned to...

ICT CS William Kabogo taken to task for failing marginalised areas on connectivity
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Aug 01, 2025

In a tense session held on Thursday, senators questioned the Ministry’s lack of public engagement, unclear project progress, and the failure to deliv...

EAC warns partner states against unilateral directives undermining Common Market Protocol
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Aug 01, 2025

EAC Secretary General Veronica Nduva reminded all partner states of their binding obligations under the protocol, which was adopted to promote regiona...

Kenya petitions EAC over Tanzania’s ban on foreign traders, cites treaty violations
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 31, 2025

The new directive prohibits non-citizens from participating in 15 business categories and imposes harsh penalties, including fines of no less than TSh...

Kenya losing 10 mothers daily to preventable postpartum haemorrhage, experts warn
Charity Kilei  |  Jul 31, 2025

Kenya’s high maternal death rate stems from systemic failures that are avoidable but consistently overlooked, endangering women’s lives and destabilis...

Kenya urges urgent action as Tanzania’s new trade restrictions threaten EAC integration
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 30, 2025

Trade Cabinet Secretary Lee Kinyanjui criticised Tanzania’s actions, saying they violate key provisions of the EAC Common Market Protocol and undermin...

Tanzania’s ban on foreign small businesses sparks EAC backlash as Kenya demands action
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 30, 2025

Kenyan stakeholders in the transport sector strongly criticised the Tanzanian directive, calling it a violation of the EAC Treaty and the Common Marke...

Cabinet approves Amboseli park handover to Kajiado County in landmark conservation shift
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 29, 2025

The handover, executed under Article 187 of the Constitution, introduces a co-management framework where each level of government has defined responsi...

Search continues for missing Watamu brothers lost at sea amid calls for rescue boats
Farhiya Hussein  |  Jul 29, 2025

Relatives of the missing fishermen are also calling on the government to step up efforts in the search and to address long-standing safety concerns fa...

Celebrations as Wayu Daba community in Tana River receive title deed for communal land
Issa Hussein  |  Jul 26, 2025

Husna further expressed her hopes that the DLGP will enhance food and nutrition security, livelihoods, and promote sustainable development through equ...

Eastleigh business leaders decry increased import duties during meeting with Trade PS
Abdirahman Khalif  |  Jul 24, 2025

Business owners reported that the cost of importing goods such as clothes, shoes, curtains, carpets, aluminium products, and furniture has risen sharp...

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