11:46 am
ODPP has secured a conviction against controversial businesswoman Joyce Akinyi and two accomplices in a high-profile drug trafficking case, prosecuted at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) Courts.
11:04 am
The Football Kenya Federation (FKF) is to hold repeat elections tomorrow, Saturday, in Garissa, Kitui, and Vihiga counties for various positions, according to Electoral Board Chairman, Hesbon Owilla.
10:50 am
WhatsApp rolls out a new voice feature that will turn voice notes into text with the transcripts being generated on your device, so no one, not even WhatsApp, will be able to hear or read your personal messages.
10:08 am
At least five people are feared dead, while one person is nursing critical injuries following a road accident in the Kibirigwi area of Kirinyaga along the Karatina-Sagana Highway.
9:14 am
Kenya to begin the construction of the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) that connects Naivasha to Kisumu in January next year, confirms Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni.
8:48 am
The US government condemns the abduction of Uganda’s opposition leader Kizza Besigye in Kenya and subsequent arraignment in a martial court; US continues to monitor developments, says Assistant Secretary, Bureau of African Affairs, Molly Phee.
8:10 am
LSK demands President William Ruto make public all costs and losses incurred by the country in the two Ksh338 billion Adani Group deals.
5:53 pm
Kenya Medical Association threatens to close all clinics in Mombasa after decrying fee increase up to Ksh700,000 despite court order.
5:29 pm
CS John Mbadi confirms that Kenya will not compensate Adani Holdings after cancelling partnership negotiations noting, 'I don't see the possibility of losing any money, compensating them for doing what? The only thing is the amount they paid which will be refunded.'
4:55 pm
The Council of Governors headed by Wajir Governor Ahmed Abdullahi expresses its disappointment after a mediation committee drawn from the National Assembly and the Senate allocated Ksh387 billion to counties, far below the expected Ksh400 billion.
4:27 pm
President Ruto calls out the Senate and National Assembly for sabotaging the passage of the Conflict of Interest Bill. Says they are denying the nation a much-needed instrument in the war on corruption
3:55 pm
President William Ruto has ordered the cancellation of the Adani deals with JKIA and Ketraco, directing Transport CS Davis Chirchir and his Energy counterpart Opiyo Wandayi to end the ongoing public-private partnership discussions.
3:26 pm
President William Ruto says that sugar production reached 84,000 metric tonnes in July alone surpassing the national monthly consumption average of 40,000 metric tonnes.
2:55 pm
President William Ruto officially begins addressing the joint Parliament during his State of the Nation address. Follow Live here.
2:32 pm
President William Ruto arrives in Parliament for the State of the Nation address to the joint sitting.
1:57 pm
Speakers of the National Assembly and the Senate, Moses Wetangula and Amason Kingi, arrive in Parliament alongside DP Kithure Kindiki, PCS Musalia Mudavadi, CS Deborah Barasa, and Chief of Defence Forces General Charles Kahariri for the State of the Nation address.
1:09 pm
NTSA records a decline in the number of newly registered vehicles, registering 9,888 vehicles in August compared to 13,499 in July, according to KNBS data.
12:54 pm
The US, through the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, has expressed concerns over the abduction of Ugandan opposition chief Kizza Besigye in Nairobi, terming it a violation of international norms.
12:12 pm
Adani Group has rejected the Ksh32 billion claims of bribery levelled against its directors by the US, stating, “ it maintains the highest standards of governance, transparency, and regulatory compliance across all jurisdictions of its operations.”
11:47 am
The government has turned to door-to-door registration of Kenyans to the new health scheme, SHIF after numbers plateaued following the chaotic rollout in October.
11:33 am
The Kenyan shilling remained steady against the US dollar as dollar inflows from exports matched rising demand from the manufacturing sector, trading at 129/130.
10:46 am
The government will continue with the agreements with the Adani Group despite the US indictment based on the investigations that were conducted by the Kenyan teams, Energy CS Opiyo Wandayi tells MPs.
9:50 am
The government announces plans to close more than 2,257 bars within 300 meters of schools nationwide with immediate effect, according to PS Raymond Omollo.
9:04 am
Russia and China on Wednesday opposed a US-led campaign to transform the Kenya-led multinational force in Haiti into a UN peacekeeping mission, dealing Kenya a second blow.
