9:49 am
Ex-MP Chris Wamalwa drew his gun to stop Ben Juma, Speaker Wetang'ula's protocol officer, from allegedly attacking Saboti MP aspirant Joseph Pepela after Juma accused Pepela of insulting FORD party leader Wetang'ula.
9:20 am
Security is tight in Nairobi as Kenya marks 12 years since the Westgate Mall attack, when four gunmen killed over 70 and injured more than 200, marking a radical change in security operations.
8:54 am
Police in Bungoma have arrested seven people accused of being behind burglaries in the area, recovering TVs, laptops, speakers, solar equipment, and two motorcycles.
8:25 am
Kenya is working to repatriate at least four Kenyans being held as prisoners of war in Ukraine, PS Korir Sing'Oei has said.
7:55 am
Foreign Affairs CS Musalia Mudavadi has lobbied Cyprus and Sierra Leone to back Professor Phoebe Okowa's candidacy for a judge in the International Court of Justice ahead of the November UN vote.
7:15 am
President Ruto is to fly out to New York this evening to attend the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), with the Kenya-led Haiti peacekeeping mission among his top agendas.
Sat, 20 September 2025
5:56 pm
Governor James Orengo dismisses Controller of Budget report ranking Siaya among the lowest performers in revenue collection; the report indicated the county collected Ksh 436.7M in 2024/25while Orengo insists the figure was Ksh 946.9M
5:19 pm
Interior CS Kipchumba Murkomen says over 100 guns have been surrendered by bandits in the last three days in the Kerio Valley region.
4:33 pm
Emmanuel Wanyonyi bags Kenya’s 6th gold medal at the Tokyo World Athletic Championship in Tokyo after winning Men 800M clocking 1:41.86
3:50 pm
Beatrice Chebet a double world champion after clinching victory in the 5,000m in the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan as Faith Kipyegon bagged Silver; Chebet also won Gold in the 10,000m.
3:11 pm
Kenyans working in the United States under the H-1B visa program are at risk of losing their jobs after US President Donald Trump ordered companies to pay a mandatory processing fee of $100,000 (Ksh12.9 million) to facilitate the employment of foreign workers.
2:49 pm
Ukraine now says it is open to having a conversation with President William Ruto's administration on the possibility of repatriating Evans Kibet, a Kenyan arrested by the Ukrainian army while fighting for Russia in the Russia-Ukraine war.
2:16 pm
Kenya Union of Post-Primary Education Teachers (KUPPET) calls on the government to grant the Junior Secondary School full autonomy and separate it from both Primary and Senior Secondary Schools.
1:49 pm
Police have arrested a 32-year-old man after recovering hundreds of suspected stolen electronic devices including 292 used mobile phones and four laptops during a raid in Nyeri Township.
1:00 pm
Ministry of Health announces a new structured framework to facilitate specialised treatment abroad for Kenyans under the Social Health Insurance scheme; the initiative will be implemented through the Social Health Authority (SHA).
12:11 pm
Former Auditor General Edward Ouko appointed chair of the Anti-Money Laundering Advisory Board for a period of three years.
11:12 am
Standard journalist Collins Kweyu freed from Central Police Station after spending night in custody following his arrest over a story involving a judge he was pursuing.
10:51 am
Cooperatives CS Wycliffe Oparanya says he has nothing to fear days after court quashed a decision to withdraw a graft case against him; terms the allegations a political witch-hunt.
10:34 am
The government has stopped relief food organisations from supplying 17 schools in Kilifi with food after a video emerged showing pupils being forced to recite prayers from the religion of the donors.
9:51 am
Kenyan National Highways Authority (KeNHA) announces crackdown on hawkers and street families occupying footbridges and underpasses.
9:11 am
KETRACO appoints Kipkemoi Kibias as its Acting Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, effective from Friday September 19, 2025.
8:44 am
Wiper party leader Kalonzo Musyoka dismisses reports of him stepping down from the 2027 Presidential race, and accuses Kenya Kwanza bloggers of spreading falsehoods.
8:05 am
NEMA issues a 21-day directive to county governments to reorganize dumpsites by making sure that waste is properly separated at the source.
7:41 am
Crime Journalists Association of Kenya (CJAK) has demanded the immediate release of Collins Kweyu, a photojournalist from the Standard Group, who was detained at Nairobi's Central Police Station.
7:10 am
Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital (MTRH) has dismissed claims that new mothers were detained over SHA fees, that patients are sharing beds and that the hospital serves poor meals.
Fri, 19 September 2025
6:39 pm
Two artisanal miners died after a mining shaft collapsed while they were prospecting for gold in Kasembo village, Suna East sub-county, Migori County, area chief Benard Aliwa confirms.
6:09 pm
Former Interior CS Fred Matiang’i wins in lawyer Miguna Miguna deportation case after the Court of Appeal overturned a contempt verdict against him, alongside former IG of Police Joseph Boinnet, and former Immigration Chief Gordon Kihalangwa.
5:30 pm
Head of Public Service Felix Koskei graduates with a Master of Science in Zoology (Agricultural Entomology) during the University of Nairobi’s 73rd graduation ceremony; he also holds a Bachelor of Science (1990) and an MBA (2004) from the same university.
4:00 pm
Nairobi Speaker, Kennedy Ng’ondi, has declared the resignation of Githurai MCA ,Deonysias Mwangi, as null and void, saying the letter was not signed by the ward rep.
