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April 30, 2026 08:12 (EAT) • 1 week ago

Gov’t adjusts fuel standards amid global supply concerns

Just weeks ago, a similar waiver led to the arrest and resignation of former Petroleum Principal Secretary Mohamed Liban, Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) Director General Daniel Kiptoo, and Kenya Pipeline Company Managing Director Joe Sang.

April 29, 2026 09:32 (EAT) • 1 week ago

Economic Survey contradicts some of Ruto’s key economic claims

In his last State of the Nation Address to Parliament, President Ruto relied heavily on statistics to argue that the economy was on the right path despite criticism from his opponents.

April 09, 2026 10:02 (EAT) • 1 month ago

DP Kindiki on the spot for spending Ksh.8M a day on choppers

Lawmakers raised queries over an expenditure of up to Ksh.8 million a day on helicopters, with the office owing Ksh.150 million for chopper services.An inquiry into the pending bills revealed that a significant portion of the debt was incurred through helicopter use by Deputy President Kithure Kindi...

March 26, 2026 08:54 (EAT) • 1 month ago

'Poverty not a crime,' Eldoret court rules on imprisonment of debtors

Justice Reuben Nyakundi of the Eldoret High Court found that it was illegal, irregular and unjust for the lower court to sentence Barnaba Ngeno for 30 days to the Eldoret GK Prison after the small claims division found him liable for Ksh.789,000.

February 28, 2026 09:09 (EAT) • 2 months ago

Emurua Dikirr MP Johana Ng'eno among 6 dead in helicopter crash

The chopper went down at about 4.45pm, moments after attempting to take off from a makeshift landing site near the forest, following what witnesses described as poor visibility caused by ongoing rains in the area.

December 10, 2025 08:14 (EAT) • 5 months ago

15 Kenyans among ‘Worst of the Worst’ arrested, to be deported from the US

The 14 men and one woman find themselves on an initial list of 10,000 whose names, images and criminal histories have been published by the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on a webpage called “Worst of the Worst,” which was launched on Monday.

November 07, 2025 08:19 (EAT) • 6 months ago

CS Mudavadi presses Uganda for answers over missing Kenyan activists

Prime cabinet secretary Musalia Mudavadi has expressed frustration to Uganda's minister of foreign affairs over their failure to provide answers despite repeated inquiries.

August 23, 2025 08:58 (EAT) • 8 months ago

US seeks to replace Kenya as Haiti mission lead

This follows a phone call between President William Ruto and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Tuesday, where Kenya lobbied for the adoption of proposals made by the UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres for the UN to provide logistical support to the mission.

July 31, 2025 09:19 (EAT) • 9 months ago

Woman living with disability accuses Felix Koskei of attempting to forcefully evict her from Harambee House

Phyllis Anyango Ouko, who occupies the office of Secretary, Administration in the Ministry of Interior, has resisted her relocation from the first floor to the eighth floor on the grounds of accessibility.She says her pleas to the Head of Public Service, Felix Koskei, for consideration have fallen o...

July 26, 2025 11:25 (EAT) • 9 months ago

Controversy looms as new luxury hotel in Masai Mara sparks uproar

In a demand letter, the director of a non-profit organization opposes the construction of the Ritz-Carlton Sand River Safari Camp on the grounds that it sits on a wildlife migration corridor.He has given Marriott International 14 days from Thursday, July 24th, to respond with all supporting document...