Author: Brenda Socky

Lake Baringo floods disrupt schools, displace families
The rising waters have turned an area once known for education, fishing, and tourism into a flood zone, where residents now live side by side with hip...

Kenya Moja MPs push to oust Duale in Parliament showdown
Reports of payments to ghost health facilities and fictitious claims are said to have drained billions intended for patient care, sparking outrage amo...

Curfew imposed in Nakuru’s Mau Narok after deadly clashes
Narok County Commissioner Kipketch Lotiatia said the conflict started as a row over electricity connections before escalating into blockades and full-...

Hemedti sworn in as RSF leader, sets up rival government in Sudan
The move risks cementing a de facto partition of the country, already torn apart by nearly two and a half years of war.

CBK reopens three long-term treasury bonds to raise Sh60 billion
In a statement issued on Tuesday, August 26, 2025, the CBK said the reopened bonds are FXD1/2018/020, FXD1/2022/025, and SDB1/2011/030.

MoH denies claims of hospital list removal from SHA website
In a statement released on Tuesday, August 26, 2025, the State Department for Medical Services and the SHA said the reports were false and misleading.

US suspends Chikungunya vaccine following reports of serious side effects
Valneva received US approval for the vaccine in 2023, but concerns over side effects, particularly among older patients, prompted safety reviews this...

Sonko moves to court over Harambee Stars’ CHAN defeat to Madagascar
In his sworn affidavit dated Sunday, Sonko is seeking interim orders to overturn the penalty shootout results that saw Madagascar advance at Kenya’s e...

City Hall begins crackdown on businesses over illegal waste disposal
Chief Environment Officer Geoffrey Mosiria said the crackdown will focus on hotels and other establishments that generate significant amounts of waste...

CS Duale confirms absorption of 7,414 UHC staff
Duale explained the government’s commitment to strengthening human resources in the health sector, a key step towards delivering quality health servic...

CS Mbadi orders counties to integrate payrolls into IPPD to curb ghost workers
Mbadi said the government would no longer tolerate resistance from counties on the matter.

Sossion defends NG-CDF as auditor flags unaccounted Sh4.1 billion
The former KNUT Secretary-General praised NG-CDF for transforming education infrastructure and ending the era when schools relied on endless harambees...

Orwoba hits out at corruption in Parliament
Orwoba said corruption remains a serious problem in the legislature, linking it directly to her expulsion earlier this year.

Salvadoran man faces deportation to Uganda after US jail release
Kilmar Ábrego García, 30, was released on Friday but his lawyers say US authorities are preparing to deport him to Uganda under a little-known agreeme...

Governor Mutai vows to defeat second impeachment bid
The governor maintained his innocence and insisted that his troubles were the result of political persecution.

SpaceX scrubs tenth starship test flight amid persistent setbacks
The launch, scheduled for 7:30 p.m. ET from the company’s Starbase facility in Boca Chica, Texas, was set to be the tenth integrated test flight of th...

Wajir Woman Rep Jehow clarifies election rigging remarks
Jehow said her community’s true “weapon” was not manipulation of elections but rather full participation in the democratic process.

Ruto government focused on development, says CS Ruku
Ruku said the Kenya Kwanza administration is focused on rolling out tangible projects across the country to improve the lives of ordinary citizens.

Night crash near Voi brings Nairobi–Mombasa Highway to a halt
The accident happened near Kanga bridge, between Voi and Mutitu, after the two heavy vehicles rammed into each other, blocking both lanes.

I'm still senator despite UDA expulsion- Orwoba
Orwoba insisted that she remains the legally recognized nominated senator, saying that the process used to remove her was flawed.

New study warns of rising wheat stem rust threat in East Africa
The fungal disease, described as the most devastating for wheat worldwide, has re-emerged in recent decades

Kenya Railways completes Mombasa commuter rail service, set to ease urban travel
The ambitious project included the construction of modern passenger stations in Mombasa town and Miritini,

Kenya National Research Festival opens with call for innovation in agriculture
The five-day gathering has brought together stakeholders in the sector inclusing policymakers, academics, farmers, and development partners

Nairobi ranked Africa’s third-most polluted major city
The report, released Tuesday, places Nairobi 83rd globally with an Air Quality Index (AQI) of 92

Court rules vehicles used in tax evasion liable to requisition
Justice Diana Kavedza held that once a person is convicted of bringing in goods without paying duty to the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA), the vehicle...

Interior PS calls for stronger regional cooperation to tackle terrorism
Omollo revealed that over 80% of violent extremist deaths in Africa occurred near border areas

Court orders state to modify prisons and police cells for intersex persons
Justice Reuben Nyakundi issued the directive while delivering judgment in a case involving a Kenyan athlete, now identifying as a woman, who suffered...

Kenya reports major wins against HIV, malaria, and TB
According to the Ministry of Health, over 1.36 million people living with HIV are now on lifesaving treatment

Insurance companies putting lives at risk, KMPDU warns
KMPDU boss Atellah warned that insurers are becoming bolder, sometimes coordinating to divert patients from top hospitals

HELB disburses Sh9.46 billion to support over 300,000 university students
Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Migos Ogamba confirmed on Tuesday, 19 August, that Sh5.76 billion of the funds would cover tuition fees

DPP appeals court ruling that freed terror convicts
Assistant DPP Duncan Ondimu, in his appeal, argued that releasing Alex Shikanda and Musharaf Abdalla poses a serious security risk and undermines publ...

SIM swap scam lands suspect in court as syndicate exposed
The suspect admitted that on June 16, 2025, he fraudulently secured a mobile line belonging to former Nairobi OCS, Samson Kiprotich Talam.