12:19 pm
Fresh protests have erupted in Embu town following the arrest of ex-DP Rigathi Gachagua ally, Manyatta MP Gitonga Mukunji, on July 7 over Saba Saba Day violence.
12:00 pm
Council of Legal Education lists 18 universities across the country, including UoN, Moi, CUEA, Strathmore and Riara, as approved to offer Bachelor's and Master's of Laws degrees in Kenya.
11:37 am
Kenyan family in the United States heartbroken after their beloved patriarch mysteriously vanished just hours after landing. 72-year-old Reuben Waithaka had travelled to Alabama to witness his grandson graduate from high school.
11:00 am
President William Ruto has conferred Kenya’s highest state honour, the Chief of the Order of the Golden Heart on former United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, in recognition of his outstanding global service and leadership.
10:47 am
The Law Society of Kenya is investigating an incident where three Kenyans were reportedly arrested after carrying a body to the Juja Police Station.
10:01 am
The Kenya Meteorological Department has urged Kenyans in five regions including Nairobi, Mombasa, Kisumu, Kiambu and the Rift Valley to brace for continued rains, cold, and strong winds over the next five days.
9:47 am
KeNHA has announced receipt of a third privately initiated proposal to upgrade the 175-kilometre, four-lane section of the Nairobi-Nakuru highway between Rironi and Mau Summit.
9:11 am
The internet observatory group Netblocks has confirmed that a four-hour outage of the Telegram app was registered at the height of the Saba Saba protests.
8:53 am
Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen has defended the move by the police to barricade roads on Monday, July 7 saying it helped reduce violence, looting and destruction of property during the Saba Saba Day demos.
8:33 am
The Agriculture and Food Authority has dismissed claims that it has suspended the export of fresh avocados terming the information, which was widely circulated among horticulture stakeholders, as misleading.
7:48 am
The National Police Service has confirmed the arrest of ex-DP Rigathi Gachagua ally Gitonga Mukunji, Manyatta MP, but has not revealed where he is being held.
7:07 am
The National Police Service has called on Kenyans with information regarding goons who infiltrated the Saba Saba demos that left at least 11 dead and 63 injured to report it to the nearest police station.
Mon, 07 July 2025
5:41 pm
CNN’s Larry Madowo has claimed a Nairobi politician offered goons an extra Ksh100,000 to attack him during the Saba Saba protests, vowing he won’t be intimidated.
5:23 pm
Raila Odinga has called for urgent police reforms to repair the broken relationship between civilians and law enforcers, urging a national conclave to address the rising protest-related killings.
4:46 pm
Deputy President Kithure Kindiki has called for dialogue to end ongoing protests, warning that inciting Kenyans to violent demonstrations risks eroding the country’s hard-earned economic and political gains.
4:13 pm
A Nairobi court has suspended Herman Manyora’s appointment as Chair of the Kenya Hospital Association board, pending a petition hearing.
3:43 pm
Four people confirmed dead, two in Kangemi and two more in Ngong, following the Saba Saba protests currently ongoing in several parts of the country.
3:17 pm
The High Court will hear a petition seeking to stop President Ruto's plan to build a Ksh1.2 billion church at State House, Nairobi, on July 24.
2:51 pm
The National Police Service has flagged as fake a notice claiming that 122 foreigners of various nationalities were arrested during the last two nationwide protests.
2:24 pm
Westlands MP Tim Wanyonyi has clarified that he intends to run for the Bungoma gubernatorial seat in the upcoming 2027 General Election, rather than the Nairobi race, with which he has been heavily associated since the 2022 election.
1:19 pm
The government has brought terrorism charges against Peter Kawanjiru and Serah Wanjiku Thiga, both of whom are allies of the former deputy president, Rigathi Gachagua. They are accused of being involved in an arson attack on the Kikuyu Law Courts.
12:53 pm
Rowdy youths block entrances to Kamukunji Grounds, burning tyres and placing stones on the road. ODM leader Raila Odinga had invited Kenyans to the grounds to mark Saba Saba Day.
12:17 pm
Former presidential candidate and businessman Jimmy Wanjigi claims that officers from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) have been sent to his Muthaiga home.
11:43 am
The Central Bank of Kenya has asked Kenyans to submit their views on how it could improve its regulatory framework, including the issuance of loans; says despite launching the Total Cost of Credit website in June 2017, the intention has yet to be fully realised.
10:49 am
The Motorist Association of Kenya has slammed the government over the illegal roadblocks that have been erected across major roads, particularly in Nairobi.
10:13 am
Saba Saba Day protesters have blocked the Embu-Nairobi and Karatina-Nairobi highways.
9:57 am
Nairobi MP Esther Passaris has accused The Standard of orchestrating the Sunday attack on Kenyan mothers by goons for the sake of a catchy headline, and has called for the media's role to be reevaluated.
9:33 am
Students struggling to apply for the September 2025 Kenya Medical Training College (KMTC) intake urged to visit specific campuses for further information ahead of the deadline.
