10:48 am
Pumwani Maternity Hospital has been ordered by the High Court to pay Ksh7.5 million in compensation to a patient due to alleged negligence by its staff.
10:23 am
Rigathi Gachagua and his wife will host a Ksh13,000-per-head farewell dinner in Massachusetts on August 17 to mark his US visit achievements before returning to Kenya.
9:55 am
Canada’s FinDev agency has admitted losing Ksh6.9 billion in a Kenyan firm after skipping due diligence, according to a memo revealing the 2017 investment error during Justin Trudeau’s premiership.
9:15 am
The High Court in Kakamega has rejected a petition to stop the implementation of a 12.5 per cent excise duty on the amount wagered by individuals participating in betting activities.
8:51 am
The National Assembly has approved the appointment of Pius Ang'asa as a board member of the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK); he was nominated by President Ruto last month.
8:19 am
DCP party leader Rigathi Gachagua has cut short his diaspora tour of the United States and is returning to the country to focus on the upcoming by-elections.
7:38 am
Former Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko has threatened to sue The Standard over a headline linking him to corruption, insisting he has never been convicted and terming the publication malicious.
7:13 am
Githunguri MP Gathoni Wamuchomba has been suspended from Parliament and its precincts for 20 days following a brief exchange with Speaker Moses Wetang'ula on Wednesday.
Wed, 13 August 2025
5:58 pm
HELB has invited civil servants to apply for the Training Revolving Fund, offering up to Ksh500,000 annually for advanced studies, with eligibility spanning ministries, counties, TSC, and the National Police Service.
5:32 pm
Coffee prices at the Nairobi Coffee Exchange surged by over Ksh3,700 per bag, with farmers earning Ksh556 million in the latest auction, buoyed by recent sector reforms and increased trade volumes.
4:47 pm
Parliament has approved a law requiring land registrars to gazette transactions involving public land, after the National Assembly adopted a Senate amendment to the Land (Amendment) Bill to boost transparency.
4:18 pm
Sheria Mtaani has sued Inspector General Douglas Kanja, accusing him of unlawfully seizing police payroll control from the National Police Service Commission, citing constitutional violations and seeking urgent High Court intervention.
3:56 pm
Two KWS rangers are nursing injuries after they were attacked by a lone buffalo while on routine patrol in Tsavo West National Park.
3:22 pm
The National Council for Law Reporting is exploring the idea of offering a premium subscription-based service, whereby users would need to pay to access certain content published in its Kenya Law magazine.
2:55 pm
The United States infrastructure company, Everstrong Capital, has dismissed allegations that the government of Kenya cancelled the privately initiated deal for the construction of the Ksh468 billion Nairobi-Mombasa expressway.
2:22 pm
The government has announced six designated areas as fan zones ahead of the Harambee Stars' final Group A African Nations Championship (CHAN) match against Zambia.
1:45 pm
The United States has highlighted an increase in human rights violations in Kenya in its latest 2024 Kenya Human Rights Report.
1:15 pm
Salaried Kenyans have been urged to brace for continued deduction of the Housing Levy as the government unveils plans to finance additional projects using the statutory contributions.
12:55 pm
Kenyan students in the United States face the risk of having their visa status revoked for missing classes, the U.S. Embassy in Nairobi has warned.
11:53 am
Embakasi East MP Babu Owino has issued a scathing response to Kericho Senator and Senate Majority Leader Aaron Cheruiyot over claims that he is unfit to lead Nairobi County because he was not born in the city.
11:15 am
President William Ruto has paved the way for the disbursement of a record Ksh415 billion to all 47 county governments in the new financial year after signing into law the County Allocation of Revenue Bill 2025.
10:46 am
In yet another huge milestone in Kenyan police efforts to fight the dreaded Haitian gangs, the United States government has announced plans to arrest gang leader Jimmy Cherizier, alias Barbecue.
10:15 am
The government is set to issue internationally recognised Seafarer Identification Documents (SID) to Kenyans within the next three months.
9:12 am
Energy and Petroleum Cabinet Secretary Opiyo Wandayi has dismissed claims of possible mass job losses following the government's decision to privatise the Kenya Pipeline Company.
8:45 am
Defence Cabinet Secretary Soipan Tuya has announced that the government has increased the deployment of Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) personnel in Turkana East following the killing of 40 fishermen in Todonyang.
6:12 pm
Members of Parliament have approved 15 nominees for appointment to five Constituency Committees of the National Government Constituency Development Fund (NG-CDF).
