Police in Nairobi are investigating the death of a 32-year-old woman whose decomposed body was found inside her apartment weeks after she was last seen. Mercy Wachiga Maina was found on September 3 in her apartment at For Homes in the Lavington area of Nairobi, according to police and local media reports. Officers forced open…
Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has criticised President William Ruto over his emotional response to a young girl during a visit to Bomet, saying tears will not solve the economic hardships facing Kenyans. Ruto became emotional during his Bomet tour after a young girl spoke about difficulties facing her family. Gachagua subsequently questioned the President’s…
Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) Party Leader Oburu Oginga is in the United Kingdom for a routine medical checkup and rest, saying the party’s leadership structures will continue running its affairs during his absence. In a statement issued by his office, Oburu said he travelled to the UK on the advice of his doctors and the…
Passengers travelling through Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) are facing tighter baggage controls as the government introduces new operational measures aimed at improving efficiency, passenger processing and compliance at Kenya’s main international airport. The new measures announced by the Ministry of Interior and National Administration on September 9 include stricter baggage-handling requirements, the deployment of…
Kenya is weighing a proposal to allow the duty-free importation of 3 million tonnes of white maize as the country faces a seven-year low in maize production, raising concerns over supplies and the cost of unga. Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe said the Government is considering a request by the Cereal Millers Association (CMA) for…
Kenya has established a high-level technical committee to address unresolved regulatory and operational issues surrounding Tata Chemicals Magadi Limited, days after President William Ruto ordered the Indian-owned company to end its operations in the country. Mining, Blue Economy and Maritime Affairs Cabinet Secretary Hassan Ali Joho said the decision followed a meeting with executives of…
President William Ruto’s government authorised Ksh209.37 billion in additional spending outside the original budget in the 2025/26 financial year, with Ksh144.40 billion going to public debt, according to the Controller of Budget. The disclosure has put fresh focus on how Kenya is using Article 223 of the Constitution. This provision allows the government to respond…
Wiper Patriotic Front leader Kalonzo Musyoka has criticised President William Ruto’s government over its crackdown on foreign nationals engaged in small-scale trade, accusing the administration of acting without a clear strategy and warning that the operation could deepen tensions with neighbouring countries. Musyoka’s criticism came as the government began enforcing a directive announced by Ruto…
Kenya used an emergency budget route to pay a known Ksh3.9bn AFCON 2027 obligation, exposing weaknesses in government budget controls, the Controller of Budget says.
The abduction of Standard Group Associate Editor Alex Kiprotich on September 1, 2026, has exposed critical security gaps on Kenya’s Naivasha-Nakuru highway, where six CCTV cameras mounted at the Gilgil Weighbridge stood unmanned and useless as armed assailants staged a meticulously planned operation in full view of the surveillance infrastructure. Kiprotich and his driver Geoffrey…
