Mon, 08 December 2025

• 1:37 pm The Ombudsman issued a 21-day ultimatum to the Agriculture PS to release all documents on the controversial leasing of four public sugar companies or face criminal prosecution under the Access to Information Act.
• 12:32 pm IEBC Chairman Erastus Ethekon revealed that November 27 by-elections were marred by 'organized disruptions' and 'super-agents', cautioning stakeholders that these vulnerabilities must be addressed before the crucial 2027 national polls. 
• 11:23 am Human Rights Watch alleges that Tanzanian authorities have arrested protest organizers ahead of the December 9 protests, which is also Tanzania's Independence Day. 
• 10:24 am President Ruto has reappointed David Wamtsi Omusotsi as the Non-Executive Chair of the Council of the Kenya Utalii College for a three-year term, while simultaneously revoking board appointments at the Kenya Trade Network Agency.
• 9:25 am The High Court has ordered Kenya to pay Kwale International Sugar Company (KISCOL) KSh 24 billion for breaching a land lease and failing to protect the Ksh 38.8 billion sugar project from squatters.