Sun, 04 January 2026

• 11:50 am Kenya exits the COMESA Sugar Safeguard after 24 years, with Sugar Board CEO Jude Chesire affirming the industry is stable, well-managed, and prepared to compete effectively in the regional market.
• 11:22 am Embakasi East MP Babu Owino alleges Kileleshwa MCA Robert Alai threatened and assaulted him at a Kilimani restaurant.
• 10:46 am DAP-K leader Eugene Wamalwa has rejected claims of a secret deal with State House insisting his party and candidacy is not for sell, even as other Western Kenya parties reportedly face buyouts.
• 10:02 am President William Ruto says the government will introduce a new law making drug and illicit alcohol trafficking a capital offence, as Kenya intensifies its crackdown on narcotics and substance abuse.
• 9:29 am Makadara MP George Aladwa says Winnie Odinga will be proposed as the new ODM deputy party leader, a move that could reshape the party's leadership structure after Raila Odinga.