5:55 pm
Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa has arrived in Nairobi, where he is expected to attend the 24th COMESA Heads of State and Government Summit tomorrow.
5:23 pm
EACC arrests and charges ex-Nairobi Water official accused of drawing a salary of Ksh7.8 million with a forged degree from the University of Nairobi.
4:42 pm
Mental health patients will now be covered under the government insurance scheme, SHA, Ministry of Health CS Aden Duale has announced.
4:12 pm
FKF President Hussein Mohammed lands a role in the FIFA Institution Relations Committee, as Abdalla Yusuf Ibrahim, a member of FKF's National Executive Committee, has been picked to join the FIFA Stadium and Security Committee.
3:49 pm
KTDA has announced that tea farmers will receive their final payment by Wednesday, October 15.
2:57 pm
The Attorney General has asked the High Court to toss out a case challenging how presidential advisors were appointed, insisting the appointments were done legally and followed all the right procedures.
2:31 pm
Court refers the hate speech case facing Mumias East MP Peter Salasya to the NCIC for review and recommendation, the remarks were made on his X accounts in May.
1:54 pm
The government announces plans to launch Kenya’s first online platform for selling farmers’ produce, starting with the coffee sector; CS Kagwe says the platform will link farmers directly to both local and international buyers.
1:19 pm
Nearly 600 traders at Fig Tree Market close Limuru Road, protesting night demolition of their stalls by Nairobi County officials; they say their products were in the stalls during the demolitions.
12:45 pm
Lecturers’ strike in public universities continues after talks collapsed, with unions blaming the SRC for interfering in negotiations and planning protests across campuses; the standoff enters its fourth week.
12:08 pm
A former mortuary attendant at Mbagathi Hospital is accused of taking a Ksh40,000 bribe to release a body, bypassing official hospital procedures, a court has heard.
11:38 am
The government has released Ksh2.4 billion in Inua Jamii funds for September to support over 1.2 million Kenyans.
11:10 am
A three-judge bench has postponed the impeachment hearing of former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua to December 16, 2025.
10:55 am
The US delivers 20 new armoured vehicles to Haitian Gang Suppression Forces, weeks after President Ruto accused them of sending old vehicles to the Kenya-led MSS.
9:48 am
Nairobi County acquires a chapati-making machine that produces 6,000–8,000 chapatis per hour, months after President Ruto announced plans to help the county acquire the machine.
9:17 am
Attorney General’s office to open Legal Aid Centres across the country in a plan to make justice more accessible, free and inclusive for all Kenyans.
8:27 am
Parents of students at Litein Boys High School sue the school's administration over its decision to impose a hefty Ksh69 million damage bill following a recent student unrest at the institution.
7:38 am
Form four students to be registered for national identification cards as soon as they turn 18, even before leaving school following the approval for publication of the Registration of Persons (Amendment) Bill.
7:09 am
Ida Odinga, the wife of former Prime Minister Raila Odinga, confirms Raila is well and that he has only travelled abroad to take a break from Kenya's political spotlight.
Tue, 07 October 2025
5:32 pm
Raila Odinga dispels concerns over his health, assuring Kenyans that he is well in a message relayed by ODM Director of Communications Philip Etale.
5:14 pm
Kenya to save about Ksh27.78 billion after shifting the payment of the SGR loan from dollar-based to Chinese Yuan; this move is also expected to ease the dollar demand in the market.
4:43 pm
Court summons Correctional Service PS Salome Muhia to appear on October 17, over an alleged Ksh12 million medical bill owed to Mbagathi Hospital.
4:20 pm
CBK has slashed the Central Bank Rate (CBR), the rate at which it lends to other banks, by 25 basis points to 9.25 from 9.50 per cent.
3:50 pm
Grade 10 students will face learning disruptions if the government does not pay publishers for the processing of 7 million textbooks for the class set to start in January 2026.
3:17 pm
Young women are to enjoy maternity support of up to Ksh16,000 through a savings-linked insurance plan under the newly launched NYOTA programme.
2:46 pm
ODM football tournament involving Gor Mahia, AFC Leopards, Shabana FC and Bandari FC to take place between Thursday, 9 and Friday, 10.
2:13 pm
Kabuchai MP Majimbo Kalasinga has claimed that his life is in danger, accusing Speaker of the National Assembly Moses Wetang'ula of being behind the threat.
