9:11 am
The Kenyan government has announced radical measures to ensure the safety and enjoyment of fans attending the CHAN games, including strict sectional seating protocols to prevent stampedes.
8:47 am
There is drama at Harambee House, which houses the Office of the President, after an employee defied orders to relocate from the first to the eighth floor on accessibility grounds and locked herself in her office for three nights.
8:25 am
Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua suffered a legal setback when the High Court in Nairobi declined to overturn the swearing-in of Kithure Kindiki as the new Deputy President.
7:37 am
The East African Community (EAC) Secretariat has issued a stern warning to Tanzania regarding its recent directive banning non-citizens, including Kenyans, from operating within 15 business sectors.
7:09 am
Traffic is set to be disrupted along several key roads in Nairobi including Mombasa and Langata Roads ahead of the Harambee Stars’ opening game in the 2024 African Nations Championships (CHAN) on Sunday, August 3.
6:55 pm
Kenya has formally written to the East African Community to compel Tanzania to revise the recent ban on foreigners from conducting specific businesses in the country.
5:56 pm
The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has issued guidelines for the collection of the Sugar Development Levy that came into effect on July 1, 2025.
5:24 pm
The High Court overturned the acquittal of businessmen Deepak Kamani and his brother, Rashmi Kamani, along with three former Permanent Secretaries in the Anglo-Leasing scandal.
4:52 pm
The National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) has announced that it has commenced compliance checks nationwide.
4:25 pm
The United Opposition has alleged that 25,000 metric tonnes of sugar unfit for human consumption are about to hit the Kenyan market.
3:54 pm
Margaret Nduta, the Kenyan who was sentenced to death in Vietnam, has been handed some reprieve after her sentence was commuted to life imprisonment.
3:10 pm
Interior CS Kipchumba Murkomen has warned that ex-KDF, NIS, and police officers engaging in irregular conduct will be placed under surveillance, citing national security risks posed by their advanced training and recent public mobilisation.
2:52 pm
Kenya Railways has revised the Suswa Leisure train schedule from August 1, with a new departure set for 8:50am from Nairobi and a return from Suswa at 4:05pm to improve service for passengers in Rongai, Ngong, and Mai Mahiu.
2:34 pm
KRA has unveiled two new systems, the Independent Review of Objections (IRO) and the Technical Review Unit (TRU), to handle customs disputes more fairly and transparently, with implementation set for August 2025.
1:58 pm
Nyando MP Jared Okello has been put forward to be the best candidate to replace Edwin Sifuna as the ODM party Secretary General by Alego Usonga MP Sam Atandi.
1:27 pm
The government has announced a reduction in fees for all public university programmes under the student-centred funding model, for both new and continuing students, starting with the September intake.
12:50 pm
The price of sexed semen, a technology that selectively raises the likelihood of producing female calves (heifers), will be reduced from Ksh2,900 to Ksh1,000 as a result of an agreement the government has reached with the United Kingdom.
12:23 pm
The Public Investment Committee on Education has handed Egerton University Vice Chancellor Isaac Ogumbo seven days to pay a Ksh500,000 fine or face dire consequences; the fine is for failure to appear before the committee.
11:46 am
Former Kiambu Governor Ferdinand Waititu has been freed on a Ksh53.5 million bond after five months in jail; the High Court ordered his release following his appeal against his conviction in the Ksh588 million graft case.
11:07 am
Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, the President of Uganda, is expected to give a lecture at the National Defence College (NDC) in Karen, Nairobi County, while accompanied by Defence CS Soipan Tuya.
10:47 am
DCI officers have arrested a Cameroonian man accused of orchestrating a Ksh79.9M fake gold scam that lured a Canadian investor to Nairobi with promises of 250kg of gold.
10:10 am
Interior CS Kipchumba Murkomen has been granted temporary relief after the High Court declined to issue any interim orders in a case that questions his fitness to hold public office; the case will be heard on October 27.
9:50 am
The Ministry of Education is in the process of integrating all private schools in the country into the national framework for selection and placement of learners into senior secondary schools, PS Julius Bitok has announced.
9:31 am
CBK has proposed a new law to compel businesses to accept cash as a form of payment for goods and services with a fine of upto Ksh100,000 for traders who don't comply.
8:56 am
Members of Parliament are now proposing to increase the gambling age to 21 years and cap the minimum amount of placing bets at Ksh50 on all betting sites in a plot to shield youths from irresponsible gambling.
8:14 am
A senator has raised concerns over security lapses at JKIA following revelations that under-vehicle surveillance systems at the airport are not working.
7:42 am
The Ministry of Health has rescinded internship offers for 306 pre-interns, stating they have not yet graduated, after an investigation into the Nursing Internship Placement for the 2025/2026 cohort.
7:13 am
The government has banned all imports of tobacco products over health concerns, according to Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale.
