11:49 am
President William Ruto hosts President Alexander Stubb of Finland at State House in Nairobi; Stubb is marking the first-ever visit to the country by a Finnish head of state.
11:20 am
The US dollar has surged after the US and China agreed to a 90-day pause on tariffs, lowering tariffs to 30 per cent on Chinese exports to the US and 10 per cent on US goods to China.
10:58 am
Nurses in Nyamira will down their tools starting on Tuesday at midnight over delayed salaries that are stretching to 10 months, among other things.
10:33 am
Presidential hopeful Fred Matiang'i has returned to the US to resign from his post at the World Bank just days after announcing his presidential bid, says Rigathi Gachagua.
9:40 am
DCI summons leaders of the Mukuru Community Justice Centre regarding a suspected investigation into the filmmakers behind the BBC exposé 'Blood Parliament'; this group was responsible for discovering mutilated bodies in Kware last year.
9:13 am
Rigathi Gachagua's supporters will march to the official residence of the Deputy President in Karen on Tuesday, May 12, in a power move to reclaim the office, according to Irungu Nyakera.
8:55 am
Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT) Secretary General Collins Oyuu has called on the government to ensure that the capitation funds for schools are released on time.
8:26 am
Former police spokesperson Charles Owino has revealed a plot by Raila Odinga's ODM to oust Interior Principal Secretary Raymond Omollo before the 2027 polls.
7:48 am
Moses Kuria has announced his political party, Chama Cha Kazi, will field candidates in the upcoming by-elections, although the party supposedly folded into UDA in 2022.
7:31 am
A total of 22 casualties—18 with minor injuries and 4 in critical condition—were taken to Nyeri Provincial General Hospital after a Nairobi-bound bus overturned at Tetu on Sunday night.
Sun, 11 May 2025
5:53 pm
National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetang’ula has asked Kenyans challenging President Ruto's nominations of new appointments to the IEBC to submit memoranda to Parliament as the approval process begins.
5:10 pm
Former Governor Kawira Mwangaza was embroiled in a heated confrontation with police officers in Meru after they barred her from holding a service, which police argued was a pretence for a rally.
4:49 pm
Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua is set to end months of speculation as he revealed he will launch his new political party this week; we expected it to be Thursday.
4:14 pm
KDF has donated a functioning military aircraft to the Moi Forces Academy-Lanet for aviation studies.
3:52 pm
Political activist and fierce government critic Morara Kebaso has released his manifesto, which includes, among other things, the allocation of idle land to the youth for agricultural use.
3:28 pm
Authorities in Turkana have cleared a gold mining site in Lomeguro, bringing operations to a halt following concerns over safety and licensing compliance.
2:47 pm
Nairobi County is set to launch a crackdown on land rate defaulters beginning on Monday, May 11, after the waiver period lapsed.
2:13 pm
Kenyans have initiated a petition to collect signatures calling for Francis Atwoli, the Secretary General of COTU, to step down from his role, a position he has occupied since 2001.
1:42 pm
Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has announced that he will vie for the presidency in the 2027 national elections.
1:27 pm
The Ministry of Education is seeking support from MPs in harmonising hardship areas to protect deserving government employees from losing their allowances amid reports that the government seeks to remove 129 sub-counties from hardship areas.
12:44 pm
Pope Leo XIV gives his first Sunday blessing and addresses the crowd in St Peter's Square in the Vatican.
12:23 pm
CS Aden Duale was awarded the leadership category award at the Somali Night Awards hosted in Nairobi on Saturday night.
11:36 am
Kiambu Governor Kimani Wamatangi has dismissed claims that his administration owes healthcare workers salary arrears, saying salaries have been paid up to March and April pay has been approved.
11:21 am
Kenya will sign a memorandum of understanding with the Dominican Republic to help with the repatriation of Kenyan police officers serving in Haiti as the end of the MSS mission nears.
10:42 am
ELOG has questioned why the IEBC recruitment report was only submitted to President Ruto and not released to Kenyans.
10:16 am
Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe has declared that the coffee auctions in the country will be completely opened to international markets to maximise benefits for farmers from their coffee production.
9:49 am
A Climax Coach bus has overturned at Kimende in Limuru along the busy Nairobi-Nakuru Highway, with an unknown number of passengers sustaining injuries.
9:33 am
The government has disbursed Ksh70 million to compensate families affected by human-wildlife conflicts in Laikipia County.
8:56 am
COTU Secretary General Francis Atwoli has said that Kenyans will miss him if he decides to step down from his long-held position at the helm of the trade union after growing calls for his resignation.
8:20 am
Mbeere elders resolved to support a UDA candidate in the upcoming by-election for the Mbeere North parliamentary seat.
