Fri, 02 January 2026

  • 3:30 pm The government has released KSh 44.2 billion in Term One capitation for public schools nationwide, reaffirming unchanged senior school fees and warning principals against imposing extra levies.
  • 2:52 pm Parents can now apply for Grade 10 learners to join senior secondary schools of their choice after the Ministry of Education opened a placement review window.
  • 2:07 pm Rescue efforts at the collapsed South C building temporarily suspended after an adjacent building showed signs of instability, raising fears of another collapse, National Disaster Management Director William Sifuna said.
  • 1:06 pm Lawmakers have called for an immediate halt to construction in Nairobi following a 16-storey building collapse in South C, trapping at least two people and raising safety concerns.
  • 12:31 pm Kenyan civil servants to get a pay rise backdated to July 2025, after the Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC) approved new salaries and allowances under Phase One of the 2025–2029 remuneration review cycle.