8:52 am
At least 20 houses were burnt down in the Njuguini area of Athi River on Thursday night after a fire broke out in a residential building.
8:14 am
Treasury CS John Mbadi dismisses claims the World Bank is behind push for eProcurement, admits system is run by the Kenyan government jointly with an Indian firm.
7:51 am
Former DP Rigathi Gachagua’s Democracy for the Citizens Party (DCP) settles on Furaha Chengo Ngumbao as its candidate for Magarini Constituency by-election.
7:09 am
Office of the Controller of Budget (CoB) admits it issued a wrong data on the number of bank accounts held by Homa Bay County; assures the mistake would be corrected in revised edition of the CGBIRR report.
Thu, 18 September 2025
7:09 pm
Interior CS Kipchumba Murkomen says a special team of detectives from DCI in Nairobi have been dispatched to probe the gruesome murder of a minor whose body was doused with acid in Homa Bay County.
6:28 pm
39 county governments, including Nairobi and Mombasa, are in the spotlight for spending over the set 35 per cent of their total revenue to pay salaries in the 2024/2025 financial year.
6:13 pm
The United Kingdom has issued a travel advisory, warning its citizens against travelling to some parts of Kenya due to terrorism, banditry and kidnappings.
5:49 pm
JSC promotes 117 Judicial Officers to various higher rankings including nine judges to the position of Chief Magistrate, 67 to Senior Principal Magistrates, six to Principal Magistrates, 15 to Senior Principal Kadhi, and 20 to Principal Kadhi.
5:09 pm
Former nominated UDA Senator Gloria Orwoba withdraws a petition she filed at the Milimani Constitutional and Human Rights Division against the party and IEBC challenging her removal and subsequent replacement in Senate.
4:34 pm
Members of County Assemblies across the country pocketed a total of Ksh1.57 billion in sitting allowances in the 2024/2025 financial year, according to a recent report by the Controller of Budget.
3:35 pm
The Anti-Corruption Court has given the ODPP 30 days to hand over all evidence in the Ksh31.8 million Wycliffe Wangamati corruption case involving the ex-Bungoma Governor and former officials.
2:43 pm
Counties spent Ksh220.64 billion on employee compensation in the financial year ending June 30, accounting for 47 per cent of total expenditure and 41 per cent of actual revenue, according to a Controller of Budget report.
2:21 pm
At least two people have died, while seven others have sustained injuries following an accident that occurred in the Mabera area, Kuria North, Migori County.
1:50 pm
KMTC has released 13,000 transcripts for June–July 2025 graduates, advising them to collect their documents within three weeks.
1:20 pm
The DPP seeks to proceed with Agnes Tirop’s murder case despite the prime suspect’s disappearance; the court has directed a formal application for trial in his absence within 14 days.
12:53 pm
Governor Sakaja blames the National Treasury’s late disbursement of funds for Nairobi salary delays, stating that payments will be made once the government releases the equitable share allocation.
12:16 pm
Kenya dropped two places to 111 in the FIFA rankings, despite the Harambee Stars reaching the CHAN 2024 quarter-finals.
11:49 am
The High Court has stopped Parliament from sending the NG-CDF entrenchment bill to President Ruto for assent and ordered a bench to hear the case.
11:17 am
United Opposition demands IEBC release meeting minutes, by-election staffing records, and contracts with tech firms ahead of the 24 by-elections slated for November 27, 2025.
10:51 am
Nairobi MPs criticised KDF’s recruitment schedule, calling it unfair and discriminatory over the limited centres for the county’s large population.
10:05 am
Nyeri Labour Court upheld a Ksh.5.7 million house allowance award to ex-Kirinyaga Deputy Governor Peter Ndambiri, dismissing the county government's appeal.
9:44 am
Kenyan Athletics medallists will now travel business class after public outrage over Olympic champion Peres Jepchirchir flying economy.
9:20 am
Kenyan manufacturers are lobbying the United States Congress in a last-ditch effort to save AGOA, which expires at the end of September.
8:55 am
Nairobi County government workers kicked off their go-slow following salary delays that have been plaguing the county employees for two months now; the workers expect to be paid every fifth day of the month.
8:19 am
IEBC has no funding for eight by-elections set for November 27, with Chairperson Erastus Ethekon and CEO Marjan Hussein saying they have funds to conduct 16 out of 24 elections.
7:43 am
A Wednesday evening fire in Pumwani Highrise, Kamukunji, left seven families homeless and injured one person; no deaths were reported.
7:21 am
Githurai Ward MCA Deonysias Mwangi Waithira has resigned from the Nairobi County Assembly, blaming Governor Sakaja over what he terms as 'systemic failure to implement development projects and deliver basic services to residents'.
Wed, 17 September 2025
7:15 pm
All 47 counties run 5,476 bank accounts, with Homa Bay County leading with 558 accounts, a report from the Controller of Budget, Margret Nyakango, has revealed.
6:43 pm
Government has released Ksh3.5 billion owed to county health workers for 2017–2024 salary arrears, fulfilling CBA and return-to-work deal.
6:22 pm
EACC raids homes of three Garissa County officials implicated in a Ksh1.2 billion tender scandal in the county.
