Wed, 07 January 2026

• 9:14 am KUSCCO has proposed tax reforms to the National Treasury, seeking to scrap excise duty on SACCO fees and widen income tax bands to ease costs for low-income Kenyans.
• 8:55 am Owners of a prominent Eastleigh mall have filed an NCIC complaint accusing Rigathi Gachagua of false fraud claims and ethnic hate speech over its alleged funding links to a U.S. case.
• 8:08 am Kenya's economy grew by 4.9 per cent year-on-year in the third quarter of 2025, driven by growth in the agriculture sector and the construction industry, from 4.2 per cent in the same quarter the previous year, KNBS data shows.
• 7:53 am Parents claim schools are demanding Ksh100,000 to Ksh150,000 in bribes for Grade 10 placement, despite a government review of assignments and an open second revision window.
• 7:12 am The family of the late Raila Odinga marks his 81st birthday with a newspaper tribute, thanking Kenyans, world leaders, and officials for their support during his funeral and mourning period.