Fri, 09 January 2026

• 9:23 am Former teachers’ union leader Wilson Sossion has warned that Kenya lacks clear policy frameworks to guide learner transition, urging the government to be as deliberate as it was in implementing the 100 per cent transition from primary to secondary school.
• 8:56 am Kenya Meteorological Department has forecast dry weather conditions across most parts of the country in January 2026, with only occasional rainfall expected in regions including the Rift Valley, Lake Victoria Basin, coastal strip and parts of Nairobi.
• 8:21 am Kenyans have been cautioned against undertaking extreme physical endurance challenges without proper medical preparation, after cancer awareness activist collapsed during an 80-hour tree-hugging campaign.
• 7:47 am A family in Nyamira County is demanding justice following the death of a 39-year-old father of two who succumbed to head injuries weeks after he was allegedly assaulted by an assistant chief.
• 7:10 am Kenya Railways has temporarily suspended the Limuru Commuter Train service, a move set to disrupt thousands of passengers who rely on the train services.