Kenya Ports Authority Stories

Residents push for revival of 'white card' jobs to curb unemployment in Mombasa
Farhiya Hussein  |  Jul 17, 2025

The casual labour programme, scrapped 16 years ago, allowed the port authority to hire workers on short-term renewable contracts, providing a critical...

Ruto visits Harambee Stars ahead of the historic CHAN tournament
Amina Wako  |  Jul 16, 2025

Emphasising the weight of the responsibility on the players’ shoulders, Ruto reminded Harambee Stars that they embody the collective aspirations of a...

Parliament's delay in enforcing audit reports threatens public funds, Auditor-General Gathungu warns
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 13, 2025

Gathungu is advocating for amendments to the Public Finance Management (PFM) Act to introduce penalties, arguing that such measures would promote fisc...

Export weakness, key obstacle to Kenya’s path to middle-income status - report
Alfred Onyango  |  Jul 11, 2025

Between 2000 and 2020, the country’s score on export competitiveness in the African Transformation Index (ATI) fell consistently, dropping from 7.9 to...

Kenya flags Sh7 trillion in suspicious transactions amid alarming rise in money laundering, terror financing
Alfred Onyango  |  Jul 09, 2025

Data from the state-owned intelligence unit, Financial Reporting Centre, shows that the number of suspicious transactions reports (STRs) exceeded 11,0...

Agriculture CS Kagwe pushes for leasing of idle public land to curb reliance on food imports
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 06, 2025

Kagwe revealed that Kenya is facing severe shortages of key commodities such as rice, wheat, palm oil, cotton, and yellow maize, and urged the private...

KAA urges early travel as Nairobi Marathon shuts down key routes
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Jul 05, 2025

KAA urged passengers to make early travel arrangements and consider alternative routes to avoid missing flights.

Stanbic Bank ordered to pay Sh32 million over tender security bond error
Carolyne Kubwa  |  Jul 05, 2025

The appellate court dismissed Stanbic Bank's appeal, ruling that the lender had indeed breached the standard of care expected of it in issuing the bon...

Uganda remains Kenya’s top export destination with Sh40.89 billion shipments in 2025
Abdirahman Khalif  |  Jul 02, 2025

Uganda has long been one of Kenya’s key trade partners, and the latest figures reaffirm the strength and continued significance of this economic relat...

Supreme Court strikes down KPA's second grain bulk handling facility tender
Carolyne Kubwa  |  Jul 02, 2025

The Supreme Court found that the procurement process that KPA used breached Articles 10(2)(c), 201(a), and 227(1) of the Constitution, which enshrine...

Sports CS Salim Mvurya hands over Kasarani Stadium ahead of CHAN
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Jun 30, 2025

It marks CHAN's return to East Africa for the first time since Rwanda staged the event in 2016. Kasarani Stadium will host the final on August 30 and...

High Court suspends new KRA tariffs on used car imports over public participation concerns
Carolyne Kubwa  |  Jun 30, 2025

Justice Joe Omido on Monday certified as urgent and granted interim orders in a case filed by Faith Akinyi seeking to stop the rollout of the revised...

Kenya tops East Africa in gender-based violence in sports with 69 per cent prevalence – report
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jun 30, 2025

The report shows a sharp increase in cases from 43 per cent in 2022 to 69 per cent, raising concerns over rising abuse targeting women athletes.

JKIA gets Africa’s first rapid aircraft recovery equipment worth Sh177 million
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jun 28, 2025

The state-of-the-art system, supplied by AMS Aircraft Recovery Ltd of the United Kingdom, is designed to quickly and safely remove disabled aircraft f...

Power banks: How to use and care for your portable lifeline safely
Margaret Wanjiru  |  Jun 26, 2025

Counterfeit or cheap knock-offs often lack essential safety features, and reports of power banks overheating or catching fire have increased in recent...

MPs say no to cheap steel imports, back local industries
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jun 19, 2025

The Finance and National Planning Committee told Parliament that retaining the 17.5 per cent levy was crucial in shielding local firms that produce si...

Sports budget slashed by Sh3 billion despite sector’s rising demands
Erick Kariuki  |  Jun 12, 2025

Kenya’s sports sector is set to feel the pinch after the government reduced the Sports Fund allocation by Ksh 3 billion in the 2025/26 Financial Year...

Djibouti rejects Ethiopia’s request for port corridor, naval base
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Jun 13, 2025

According to President Ismaïl Omar Guelleh, Ethiopia sent a delegation requesting the creation of a corridor from its border to the port, along with r...

Over 57,000 printed passports remain uncollected, Immigration PS reveals
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jun 11, 2025

MPs raised concern about the large number of uncollected passports, warning that many of the applicants could be job seekers, especially those hoping...

Temporary reprieve as Sudan clears stranded Kenyan tea amid ongoing trade ban
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jun 11, 2025

The East Africa Tea Trade Association confirmed that Sudan has permitted the clearance of 207 containers of tea, each carrying 400 bags, which were st...

Kenya eyes US creative industry as blueprint to lift GDP share to double digits
Alfred Onyango  |  Jun 07, 2025

The ambition took centre stage at the US-Kenya Creative Economy Forum held on Thursday in Nairobi, which brought together creatives, policymakers and...

KRA defends new vehicles valuation list, citing economic shifts
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Jun 07, 2025

KRA noted that this will be the first revision to the list since 2019, adding that significant economic changes and technological advancements in the...

Car importers warn KRA's new valuation list will collapse market, cost jobs
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jun 05, 2025

Other examples include the Toyota Probox jumping 91 per cent to over Sh3.3 million, while newer vehicles such as the Aiways U6 electric SUV are listed...

Government to cut rice imports by half to shield local farmers
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jun 03, 2025

Agriculture and Food Authority Director-General Bruno Linyiru said the move follows pressure from over 8,500 rice farmers in Kirinyaga and neighbourin...

Government reveals it spent Sh500 million on constructing Homa Bay's Raila Odinga Stadium
Rachael Mutabasi  |  May 31, 2025

Government spokesperson Isaac Mwaura stated that the modern 12,000-seater stadium was part of the state’s broader plan to promote development in histo...

KRA announces new valuation rules for used car imports from July 1, 2025
Rachael Mutabasi  |  May 30, 2025

KRA announced that the revised CRSP schedule will be applied in determining the customs value of used motor vehicles brought into the country.

MPs expose Sh4.5 billion payment gaps in JKIA terminal deal
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  May 30, 2025

A key issue was a Sh75 million payment made in 2014 for the project’s groundbreaking ceremony.

Gachagua party launch postponed after Sports Kenya revoked Kasarani booking
Lucy Mumbi  |  May 27, 2025

In response, the DCP condemned the cancellation, describing it as “an affront to democracy” and accused the government of attempting to frustrate its...

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