1:17 pm
Pneumonia, cancer, and cardiac arrest listed as the leading causes of death for Kenyans over the past five years according to a Kenya National Bureau of Statistics report.
1:09 pm
The High Court has prohibited the police from arresting blogger and activist Ndiangui Kinyagia, at least for the next two weeks. His family failed to speak to the media over his contentious disappearance.
12:46 pm
President William Ruto has reportedly donated Ksh1 million to the family of deceased mask vendor Boniface Kariuki, who was shot during the June 17 protests.
12:24 pm
Nairobi City County announced its highest revenue collection since devolution, reaching Ksh13.8 billion for the 2024/2025 financial year, according to Governor Johnson Sakaja.
11:58 am
Director of Criminal Investigations Mohammed Amin has presented himself in court in compliance with a court order issued by Justice Chacha Mwita over the alleged abduction of Ndiangui Kinyangia.
11:33 am
Kenya has recorded a sharp drop in birth certificates issued, falling from 1.9 million in 2022 to 1.3 million in 2024, according to a KNBS report; the decline is linked to falling fertility rates and a shortage of official birth certificate booklets.
10:52 am
President William Ruto says the government has shut over 1,000 health facilities in a crackdown on Social Health Authority (SHA) fraud.
10:11 am
Missing blogger and activist Ndiangui Kinyagia is reportedly alive and well and is in hiding at an undisclosed place in fear for his life, the family lawyer has said.
9:55 am
Kisii Senator Richard Onyonka, an ally of former Interior CS Fred Matiang'i, has dismissed claims that the latter is in secret negotiations with the ruling Kenya Kwanza to join the government.
9:21 am
The government has released over Ksh60 million in compensation for losses related to human-wildlife conflict in Kilifi County.
8:42 am
The Director of Criminal Investigations, Mohamed Amin, is expected to appear in court today to explain the whereabouts of blogger Ndiang’ui Kinyagia.
8:16 am
Haiti is facing a critical situation, with the United Nations (UN) warning of a ‘total state collapse' as gangs tighten their grip on the Caribbean nation, exacerbating an already dire humanitarian crisis.
7:55 am
Lawyer Miguna Miguna is set for a highly anticipated interview with Citizen TV after the station granted his request to respond to former Interior CS Fred Matiang’i’s recent interview, claiming Matiang’i was not properly questioned about his time in office.
7:20 am
NTSA has rolled out a mandatory national virtual training for all government drivers across the country, with the next round scheduled for July 9.
Wed, 02 July 2025
6:41 pm
Kenya Pipeline Company will be listed on the Nairobi Securities Exchange this year, President Ruto has announced, while at the London Stock Exchange.
6:15 pm
15 Kenyan banks are transporting physical cash to countries including the UK, US, and South Sudan, the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has revealed.
5:58 pm
Nakuru Governor Susan Kihika has denied claims by the Daily Nation that a patient was denied SHA coverage at Naivasha Sub-County Hospital; she says no such patient or surgery was recorded.
5:34 pm
Kenya loses at least Ksh297 billion yearly to corruption, tax exemptions, and public spending inefficiencies, a new AfDB report shows.
4:50 pm
Deputy Inspector General of Police Eliud Lagat is free to resume work whenever he wills after a court application blocking him from office was withdrawn.
4:23 pm
The High Court has extended orders stopping the Communication Authority from blocking live protest broadcasts; the matter will be mentioned again on October 27, 2025.
3:56 pm
Over 8000 UHC staff to be employed on permanent termsby the Ministry of Health after a July verification exercise involving national government, the Council of Governors and union teams.
3:27 pm
Ministry of Health has announced a nationwide immunisation campaign against typhoid and measles-rubella, from July 5 to 14 July, targeting children under 15 years old.
2:53 pm
A petition has been filed at the High Court seeking to remove Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen from office arguing he is unfit to hold office following his 'shoot-to-kill orders.'
2:27 pm
Mining Cabinet Secretary Hassan Joho has thrown his weight behind President William Ruto’s 2027 bid, clarifying that he will only stand for election once Ruto has completed his two terms in office.
1:12 pm
Lugari MP Nabii Nabwera has revealed that none of the 54 schools in his constituency will be offering the Arts and Sports Pathway in the CBE due to a lack of infrastructure pointing to a looming crisis over the Grade 10 transition.
1:07 pm
Popular Kenyan journalist and CNN correspondent Larry Madowo has turned down requests for him to run for president of Kenya in the 2027 general election.
12:57 pm
Kenya Airways has announced discounts of 20 per cent on tickets to 13 specific African destinations and 15 per cent on domestic flights to Nairobi, Mombasa, and Kisumu.
12:33 pm
The family of Albert Ojwang has confirmed that they received a total of Ksh5.06 million in monetary support, including the amounts received from President Ruto and Raila Odinga.
12:23 pm
Kenya has struck a high-stakes deal that could unlock over Ksh260 billion ($2 billion) in investments by insulating foreign capital from risk, a move the National Treasury says could reshape investor confidence in the country.
11:47 am
Three activists who were arrested on suspicion of fuelling the violence during the Wednesday, June 25, protests have been granted a cash bail of Ksh200,000.
