Wed, 07 January 2026

• 7:02 pm The Kenyan government to introduce new taxes that would increase the cost of sanitary towels and motor vehicle spare parts.
• 6:32 pm A second body has been recovered from the collapsed South C building in Nairobi, six days after rescue operations began.
• 5:59 pm Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale has announced plans to restrict the licensing of foreign doctors, except specialists and practitioners from EAC states, citing growing unemployment among Kenyan medical professionals.
• 5:25 pm Kenya’s opposition has raised fears of possible election interference in 2027 after leaders claimed controversial IT expert Jose Carmago was recently spotted at State House.
• 4:55 pm Several families of prison officers were left homeless after a night fire gutted staff quarters at Meru GK Prison, destroying property and forcing residents to flee.