Thu, 14 August 2025

  • 9:15 am The High Court in Kakamega has rejected a petition to stop the implementation of a 12.5 per cent excise duty on the amount wagered by individuals participating in betting activities.
  • 8:51 am The National Assembly has approved the appointment of Pius Ang'asa as a board member of the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK); he was nominated by President Ruto last month.
  • 8:19 am DCP party leader Rigathi Gachagua has cut short his diaspora tour of the United States and is returning to the country to focus on the upcoming by-elections.
  • 7:38 am Former Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko has threatened to sue The Standard over a headline linking him to corruption, insisting he has never been convicted and terming the publication malicious.
  • 7:13 am Githunguri MP Gathoni Wamuchomba has been suspended from Parliament and its precincts for 20 days following a brief exchange with Speaker Moses Wetang'ula on Wednesday. 
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