11:51 am
The European Unionissues three recommendations, including stringent measures to enhance women's participation in governance and improvements in election technology to enhance efficiency, to IEBC ahead of the 2027 election.
11:27 am
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs says that 74 Kenyans who had been detained in scam compounds in Myanmar were released after being lured by fraudsters who trafficked them promising to offer them well-paying jobs.
10:58 am
Nakuru Senator Tabitha Karanja has urged Governor Susan Kihika to resign following her 6-month jail sentence and incompetencies in her leadership failure to which she promised to table a vote of no confidence against the county boss in the Senate.
10:19 am
The National Police Service and the National Police Service Commission (NPSC) have called for strict measures, including a ban on some forms of noise, to be implemented to enable law enforcement to handle demonstrations.
9:56 am
President William Ruto is set to engage in talks with Philemon Yang, the President of the 79th Session of the United Nations General Assembly during his three-day visit to the country.
9:27 am
The Kenya Railways Corporation has warned members of the public over fraudulent job advertisements circulating on various online platforms, some of which are requesting payment for applications and interviews.
8:16 am
Reports indicate that former CS Mithika Linturi, Peter Munya, and Kiraitu Murungi convened talks with Meru MPs, MCAs, Nchuri Ncheke elders, and clergy to unite the region politically.
7:26 am
An American national who ingested several pellets of cocaine in a bid to traffic them from Alabama to Saudi Arabia was arrested after being hospitalised in Nairobi when he exhibited symptoms of excessive drugging.
Tue, 18 February 2025
6:32 pm
DP Kithure Kindiki meets PCS Musalia Mudavadi and his other colleagues Alice Wahome and Wycliffe Oparanya among others who form the Cabinet Committee on Finance, Infrastructure, Land, and Production Economy.
5:52 pm
Kikuyu MP Kimani Ichung'wah, who served as Raila Odinga's Chief Agent in the AUC chair elections, explains that the candidate's decision to withdraw from the race after six rounds of voting was his own choice in the spirit of pan-Africanism; If Raila stayed in the race, the elections would have been suspended and fresh rounds of campaigns launched.
5:26 pm
DCI detectives have arrested a 29-year-old man who was reportedly sent by a former house help to recover salary arrears amounting to Ksh1,800 from her former employer in Kirinyaga County. The robber made away with a car, TV, 2 mobile phones, and Ksh12,000.
4:49 pm
Deputy President Kithure Kindiki announced that days after President William Ruto announced the construction of the Isiolo-Mandera Road, 11 contractors have already been deployed to the site and the project will be completed in 2 and a half years.
4:24 pm
3 former Kenya Pipeline Corporation employees who were found guilty of stealing petroleum products and accessing KPC computer systems were sentenced to a collective jail term of 25 years; Two convicts have an option of paying a Ksh10 million fine while the other can pay Ksh5.3 million.
3:50 pm
Youth protesting a businessman's attempt to grab land belonging to an agricultural college storm a construction site in Tigoni, Kiambu County, and demolish a building under construction.
3:14 pm
Kenya recorded a sharp drop in coffee export in December 2024 which stood at 2,647 metric tonnes down from 4,121 metric tonnes in November; Tea, on the other hand, dropped to 49,700 metric tonnes from 53,300 metric tonnes.
2:52 pm
School principals in Turkana Countythreaten to paralyse learning activities starting this week should the government fail to disburse adequate capitation.
1:57 pm
Senator Samson Cherargei calls for the amendment of the Constitution to accommodate the offices of the prime minister and opposition leader noting that it will 'ensure elections losers get a chance to critique government of the day constructively.'
12:52 pm
Mining CS Hassan Joho holds talks with His Excellency Faisal Abdullah Al Rowas, the chairman of the Oman Chamber of Commerce and Industry, to explore the potential for establishing direct shipping lines between Kenya and Oman.
12:19 pm
A new report shows that JKIA a 1.9 percent increase in passengers arriving at its terminal in 2024 compared to 2023; The passenger arrivals figure in August, July and December 2024 was 450,246.
11:25 am
Juja Member of Parliament George Koimburi has been arrested and is reportedly being detained at the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) headquarters on Kiambu Road.
10:58 am
A Somali national posing as a Kenyan has been arrested alongside a Kenyan accomplice on suspicion of being Al Shabaab terrorists.
10:20 am
Kenyans have been called upon to claim their financial assets, as the Unclaimed Financial Assets Authority (UFAA) grapples with a staggering Ksh82 billion in unclaimed financial assets.
9:55 am
A report by KNBS indicated that the number of visitors' arrivals at both Jomo Kenyatta International Airport and Moi International Airport increased in December 2024.
9:24 am
The senior leadership of the National Police Service (NPS) has called on the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) to reconsider how it conducts the arrests of police officers, citing concerns over the humiliating nature of these operations.
