11:19 am
The government announces removal of taxes on packaging materials for agricultural products in an attempt to attract investors to the country.
10:55 am
President William Ruto appoints Samier Muravvej as the non-executive Chairperson of the Kenya Fisheries Service Board effective September 5, 2025, for a period of three years; revokes his earlier appointment as non-executive Chairperson of the National Syndemic Diseases Control Council.
10:34 am
Police arrest man after recovering a Glock pistol loaded with 17 rounds of ammunition, had been stashed in the freezer alongside food items, in Utawala, Nairobi County.
9:49 am
Parents warned about teenagers abusing a dangerous drug causing zombie-like hallucinations; the drug, which is reportedly available from some chemists, is known among the youth as 'whites' or 'blues'.
9:03 am
Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has announces that it is seeking public views on the Draft Excise Duty (Remission of Excise Duty) Regulations, 2025.
8:42 am
Transport CS Davis Chirchir says Ksh175 billion road infrastructure bond not a loan but part of a financing arrangement where Ksh7 from the Road Maintenance Levy Fund (RMLF) was allocated to a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV).
8:19 am
National Police Service Commission has released guidelines detailing the recruitment of 10,000 constables, and is encouraging qualified individuals to apply; says that it has adopted regulations to help streamline the recruitment process and ensure transparency.
7:20 am
Rural Private Hospitals Association of Kenya (Rupha) gives SHA 14 days to clear outstanding NHIF debts or face service withdrawal noting hospitals are struggling as the government fails to honour a Presidential Directive to settle debts of Ksh10 million and below.
7:03 am
Manyatta MP Gitonga Mukunji, who has been acquitted of terrorism-related charges, accuses the State of fuelling insecurity by hiring goons who struck fear and fuel chaos during peaceful protests.
Fri, 05 September 2025
3:53 pm
High Court dismisses Nairobi City County Government's attempt to block payment of Sh498.7 million to a lawyer for legal services rendered 18 years ago.
3:19 pm
KeNHA has revealed that the first phase of construction of the 42-kilometre Mombasa-Kwa Jomvu-Mariakani highway, from Mombasa to Kwa Jomvu, is 95.45 per cent complete, while the second phase, from Kwa Jomvu to Mariakani, is 35 per cent complete.
2:39 pm
Kenya Meteorological Department has urged Kenyans living in various parts of the country, including Nairobi, Nakuru, and Kisumu, to prepare for rain and cold temperatures over the next five days.
2:07 pm
The Treasury has started a new plan to get back all the unused money held by public offices in commercial banks in an initiative meant to pull government money back into the main banking system.
1:55 pm
Kiambu Governor Kimani Wamatangi has lost his sister, Winnie Peninah Nyambura. The cause of her death has not yet been revealed.
1:25 pm
The Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) has issued a public alert regarding fake exam papers that are currently circulating on social media.
12:55 pm
The High Court in Nairobi has ordered the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) to preserve forensic evidence relating to the rape allegations made against popular mugithi artist Samuel Muchoki, alias Samidoh.
12:22 pm
The Donald Trump administration has added the World Trade Organisation (WTO) and the International Labour Organisation (ILO) to its latest list of foreign aid cuts.
11:52 am
Levi Munyeri, an advocate, has challenged Law Society of Kenya President Faith Odhiambo to resign from her role at the LSK after accepting an appointment to a panel of experts by President William Ruto.
11:22 am
President William Ruto's administration has warned employers that they risk facing penalties should they fail to remit their monthly Social Health Authority (SHA) deductions by September 9, 2025.
10:55 am
Former Migori Governor Okoth Obado has forfeited assets worth Ksh235 million after entering into a plea bargain agreement with the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP).
10:30 am
The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has surpassed its revenue target for the Housing Levy Funds, having collected Ksh 73.2 billion in the 2024/2025 fiscal year.
9:28 am
The Kenya Forest Service (KFS) has called on Kenyans visiting Karura Forest to exercise caution and use the designated paths following the sighting of a large python inside the forest.
8:41 am
Nairobi residents have been warned to brace for major traffic disruptions along Thika Road from 6 am on Friday, September 5, ahead of Kenya's match against Gambia.
8:14 am
Members of Parliament from the Departmental Committee on Education have proposed a premium Social Health Authority (SHA) cover for all teachers under the Teachers Service Commission (TSC).
7:45 am
President William Ruto, on Thursday, September 4, led Kenyans in mourning the death of Kikuyu Member of Parliament Kimani Ichung'wah's father, Mzee Isaac Ngugi.
Thu, 04 September 2025
8:00 pm
President William Ruto has assured that the government will proceed with the employment of Universal Health Coverage (UHC) workers on permanent and pensionable terms.
7:22 pm
The Director General of eCitizen Services, Isaac Ochieng, has announced the government's plan to roll out digital notifications for Kenyans whose National Identification cards are ready for collection.
6:55 pm
A group of lawmakers has urged Governor Johnson Sakaja and Members of the Nairobi County Assembly (MCAs) to resolve their grievances through dialogue rather than plunge the capital into another impeachment battle.
6:30 pm
Prime Cabinet Secretary (PCS) Musalia Mudavadi has applauded Kakamega Catholic Bishop Joseph Obanyi after the bishop confirmed that the Social Health Authority (SHA) made disbursements to St. Mary’s Mission Hospital, Mumias.
