Sat, 17 January 2026

• 11:51 am Kenya Met forecasts occasional afternoon showers in Nairobi and parts of the Rift Valley through Wednesday, even as much of the country remains hot, sunny and dry.
• 11:22 am Mombasa Governor Abdulswamad Nassir vowed the Coast region will no longer be sidelined in national decisions after talks with Interior CS Kipchumba Murkomen on ID registration and inclusion.
• 10:54 am Police in Mlolongo have seized more than 2,560 suspected counterfeit liquor bottles in a raid as part of a wider crackdown on illicit alcohol.
• 10:17 am President Ruto is hosting Mt Kenya grassroots leaders’ forum at Sagana State Lodge, Nyeri, in the company of Governor Mutahi Kahiga and National Assembly Majority Leader Kimani Ichung’wa, among other leaders.
• 9:58 am At least 12 people have been killed and dozens injured in post-election clashes between security forces and opposition supporters across central Uganda and Kampala.