Fri, 16 January 2026

• 3:24 pm A court has ordered the exhumation of a General Service Unit (GSU) officer secretly buried at a church compound, after police raised alarm over the covert burial of the officer without the knowledge of his family.
• 2:58 pm Kenya’s star athlete is set to receive government support after her emotional public appeal for sponsorship drew national attention, prompting Sports Cabinet Secretary Salim Mvurya to step in and pledge urgent intervention to keep her professional career on track.
• 2:24 pm The Judiciary has announced applications for top judicial offices, including Chief Kadhi and Registrar, as it continues nationwide interviews to fill key court positions amid ongoing staffing gaps in the judiciary.
• 1:49 pm Religious and community leaders in Lamu County have urged the national government to lift the 12-year-old dusk-to-dawn curfew imposed in 2013, citing its prolonged social and economic impact on residents.
• 1:05 pm People living with HIV on are holding a peaceful procession to protest disruptions to essential HIV services following a High Court decision to suspend the Kenya-US health partnership agreement.