8:22 am
MP Peter Kaluma has warned leaders who intend to attend Albert Ojwang's burial to steer clear of politics.
7:48 am
The Teachers' Service Commission's (TSC) Acting Chief Executive Officer, Evaleen Mitei, has pledged to make changes to the payment of hardship allowances to teachers.
5:25 pm
The National Police Service (NPS) has urged members of the public with information regarding the murder of a police officer in Thika to report to the nearest police station.
4:20 pm
The Finance Bill 2025 is set to proceed to President William Ruto for assent after the National Assembly passed it on Thursday.
3:45 pm
The Media Complaints Commission (MCC) on Thursday, June 19, ordered Nation Media Group (NMG) to make amends to a documentary which falsely linked the Seventh Day Adventist (SDA) church to religious extremism.
2:44 pm
Two suspects from the 2019 Dusit D2 terror attack, Mohamed Abdi and Hussein Abdile, have been sentenced to 30 years in prison each after being handed 15 years for conspiracy to commit terrorism and 15 years for financing a terrorist act.
2:23 pm
A new Omicron subvariant called NB.1.8.1 (nicknamed Nimbus) is spreading quickly worldwide, leading to increased fears of another COVID-19 outbreak.
1:49 pm
The Kenya Veterinary Board (KVB) will conduct a compliance assessment on practitioners in nine counties, including Trans Nzoia, Uasin Gishu and Nandi, in the next two months.
1:05 pm
Police officers Barasa Masinde and Duncan Kiprono, who were seen assaulting Boniface Kariuki, a face mask vendor in Nairobi, will stay in police custody for 15 days while investigations are conducted.
12:47 pm
Lawyer Felix Keaton, who was representing two police officers accused of assaulting and shooting a face mask vendor at the height of Tuesday's protests, has withdrawn from the case.
12:19 pm
The Nairobi County has ordered that tea and coffee hawkers immediately transition to the backstreets of the city and stop roaming around other parts of the capital.
11:58 am
The US Food and Drug Administration has approved Gilead Sciences' new drug, lenacapavir, a twice-yearly injection, for preventing HIV infection in adults and adolescents.
11:14 am
Businesses using copyrighted music without a permit now risk a fine of up to Ksh800,000 in penalties if found guilty, the Performing and Audio Visual Rights Society of Kenya (PAVRISK) has said.
10:49 am
Kenyan police officers deployed in Haiti were dealt a fresh setback after anti-government protests plunged parts of the capital, Port-au-Prince, into total darkness on Wednesday.
10:26 am
Eric Omondi has visited the family of Boniface Kariuki, the face mask vendor who was shot during the Nairobi protests in Murang’a, to rally support from Kenyans.
9:55 am
The US has reopened the international student visa processing following temporary suspensions.
9:11 am
Nairobi Regional Police Commander George Sedah has assured Kenyans that if they choose to participate in protests scheduled for Wednesday, June 25, they will be safe and protected.
8:50 am
NSSF has posted its audited financial records on its website for the first time in three fiscal years, following pressure from the Ombudsman initiated by Bloomberg reporter David Herbling.
8:31 am
A police officer was fatally shot by a suspected thug on a motorcycle after a confrontation in Cravers, Thika, on Wednesday.
7:57 am
Two people died on the spot after an accident at Flax Forest along the Eldoret-Eldama Ravine Road in Elgeyo-Marakwet County on Wednesday night.
7:25 am
Former Chief Justice David Maraga has officially announced his presidential bid, two years ahead of the 2027 General Elections.
Wed, 18 June 2025
5:13 pm
The National Police Service says police officers Masinde Barasa and Duncan Kiprono, who shot at hawker Boniface Kariuki, are currently being processed by the Homicide Team at DCI headquarters along Kiambu Road.
4:41 pm
Interior CS Kipchumba Murkomen has been summoned to appear before the National Assembly next Wednesday amid mounting pressure following the death of blogger Albert Ojwang.
4:18 pm
President Ruto will lead a two-day National Executive Retreat composed of DP Kindiki, CSs, and PSs from June 19 to address the country’s slowing economy and rising unemployment, according to the Secretary to Cabinet Mercy Wanjau.
3:50 pm
The government will refund all Housing Levy contributions used in the construction of markets to the Housing Levy Fund, COTU Sec Gen Francis Atwoli has announced.
