1:41 pm
The United States has announced updated procedures for non-immigrant visa applications, which will come into effect on 2 September 2025; under the new guidelines, most applicants will need to attend an in-person interview, including those aged under 14 or over 79.
1:14 pm
Ministry of Repentance and Holiness church, associated with famous televangelist Prophet David Owuor, has distanced itself from claims predicting the end of the world would be August 2.
12:22 pm
A Nakuru court has fined two men Ksh1 million each or serve one and a half years in prison for unlawfully removing a road bump sign along the Nakuru–Kabarak Road.
12:01 pm
Kenya Power has warned Kenyans against fraudsters impersonating the company’s Managing Director, Joseph Siror, in an attempt to solicit money from unsuspecting members of the public.
11:39 am
President William Ruto is hosting his predecessor, Uhuru Kenyatta, at the State House, Nairobi; the two leaders are attending a joint meeting of the East African Community (EAC) and SADC Co-Chairs with the Panel of Facilitators for the DRC Peace Process.
11:21 am
The Kenya Meteorological Department has warned of cold showers, cloudy conditions and strong winds in several regions of the country from August 1 to August 5, 2025.
10:49 am
KEBS refutes claims that there are plans to sell contaminated sugar, and assures Kenyans that it tests and approves all foodstuffs before they are released onto the market.
10:03 am
Kenyan exporters can breathe a sigh of relief after the United States exempted the country from the latest sweeping tariffs imposed on US imports from several countries across the globe.
9:49 am
Kenyan civil engineer killed after his vehicle was ambushed by armed gunmen on the Morobo-Kaya road in South Sudan; the attack also left another Kenyan and two other individuals missing.
9:11 am
The Kenyan government has announced radical measures to ensure the safety and enjoyment of fans attending the CHAN games, including strict sectional seating protocols to prevent stampedes.
8:47 am
There is drama at Harambee House, which houses the Office of the President, after an employee defied orders to relocate from the first to the eighth floor on accessibility grounds and locked herself in her office for three nights.
8:25 am
Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua suffered a legal setback when the High Court in Nairobi declined to overturn the swearing-in of Kithure Kindiki as the new Deputy President.
7:37 am
The East African Community (EAC) Secretariat has issued a stern warning to Tanzania regarding its recent directive banning non-citizens, including Kenyans, from operating within 15 business sectors.
7:09 am
Traffic is set to be disrupted along several key roads in Nairobi including Mombasa and Langata Roads ahead of the Harambee Stars’ opening game in the 2024 African Nations Championships (CHAN) on Sunday, August 3.
6:55 pm
Kenya has formally written to the East African Community to compel Tanzania to revise the recent ban on foreigners from conducting specific businesses in the country.
5:56 pm
The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has issued guidelines for the collection of the Sugar Development Levy that came into effect on July 1, 2025.
5:24 pm
The High Court overturned the acquittal of businessmen Deepak Kamani and his brother, Rashmi Kamani, along with three former Permanent Secretaries in the Anglo-Leasing scandal.
4:52 pm
The National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) has announced that it has commenced compliance checks nationwide.
4:25 pm
The United Opposition has alleged that 25,000 metric tonnes of sugar unfit for human consumption are about to hit the Kenyan market.
3:54 pm
Margaret Nduta, the Kenyan who was sentenced to death in Vietnam, has been handed some reprieve after her sentence was commuted to life imprisonment.
3:10 pm
Interior CS Kipchumba Murkomen has warned that ex-KDF, NIS, and police officers engaging in irregular conduct will be placed under surveillance, citing national security risks posed by their advanced training and recent public mobilisation.
2:52 pm
Kenya Railways has revised the Suswa Leisure train schedule from August 1, with a new departure set for 8:50am from Nairobi and a return from Suswa at 4:05pm to improve service for passengers in Rongai, Ngong, and Mai Mahiu.
2:34 pm
KRA has unveiled two new systems, the Independent Review of Objections (IRO) and the Technical Review Unit (TRU), to handle customs disputes more fairly and transparently, with implementation set for August 2025.
1:58 pm
Nyando MP Jared Okello has been put forward to be the best candidate to replace Edwin Sifuna as the ODM party Secretary General by Alego Usonga MP Sam Atandi.
1:27 pm
The government has announced a reduction in fees for all public university programmes under the student-centred funding model, for both new and continuing students, starting with the September intake.
12:50 pm
The price of sexed semen, a technology that selectively raises the likelihood of producing female calves (heifers), will be reduced from Ksh2,900 to Ksh1,000 as a result of an agreement the government has reached with the United Kingdom.
12:23 pm
The Public Investment Committee on Education has handed Egerton University Vice Chancellor Isaac Ogumbo seven days to pay a Ksh500,000 fine or face dire consequences; the fine is for failure to appear before the committee.
11:46 am
Former Kiambu Governor Ferdinand Waititu has been freed on a Ksh53.5 million bond after five months in jail; the High Court ordered his release following his appeal against his conviction in the Ksh588 million graft case.
