Kenya Power has announced planned electricity maintenance in selected areas of Nairobi, Meru, Trans Nzoia and Kwale counties on Tuesday, September 1, 2026, with affected customers expected to experience temporary power interruptions. The utility issued the notice on Monday evening, giving households, businesses and other electricity users in the affected areas time to prepare for…
16 years after Kenya adopted a Constitution designed to take power and public services closer to citizens, county governments are confronting an uncomfortable question: are governors managing the money and powers entrusted to them well enough to deliver the promise of devolution? The question has become more urgent as workers in at least 21 counties…
Kenya Power has announced planned power interruptions in parts of Uasin Gishu and Trans Nzoia counties on Saturday, 29 August 2026, as the utility carries out scheduled maintenance in the North Rift region. The electricity interruptions will run from 9.00 am to 5.00 pm, affecting customers in the areas named in the Kenya Power maintenance…
President William Ruto has ordered the police and other security agencies to pursue the people who finance, recruit and organise political violence, warning that those behind hired gangs must not escape responsibility as the country heads towards the 2027 General Election. Ruto said security agencies must look beyond young people deployed to cause disruption and…
President William Ruto is signalling a change in tone towards Kenya’s Gen Z, embracing the right to criticise government and peacefully protest as the country moves towards the August 2027 general election. Speaking at Katiba Day celebrations on Thursday, August 27, 2026, Ruto said no Kenyan should lose their life, liberty or dignity for criticising…
Kenya Power has announced planned electricity interruptions in selected parts of Migori, Homa Bay, Laikipia and Marsabit counties on Tuesday, August 25, 2026. The scheduled outages will affect households, businesses, institutions and other electricity customers in the listed areas, with interruptions lasting between seven and nine hours depending on the location. Customers in the affected…
The death of KCB Bank Group executive Rosemary Chemutai Koech has brought into sharp focus the private financial and family pressures that can exist behind successful corporate careers. Koech, 40, was found dead at her home in the Ole Nairi area of Ngong, Kajiado County, on August 21, 2026. An autopsy conducted at Lee Funeral…
In a high-stakes political gambit designed to end decades of opposition fragmentation, the principals of Kenya’s United Alternative Government have signed a binding unity pact at the Windsor Hotel in Kiambu County, vowing to present a single presidential candidate for the 2027 General Election. The agreement, formalised as a Personal Unity Pledge and a Coalition…
The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has formally charged politician Rose Mbithe Ndeti and her two children, advocates Chris Mulwa and Angela Mulwa, with the murder of psychiatrist Dr Victoria Nthunya Mutiso. The murder case was registered at the Nairobi High Court after the DPP approved the application to formally charge the three suspects. The…
Diesel prices in Nairobi were nearly 30 per cent higher in June than a year earlier, while petrol prices rose by 15 per cent. A new TIFA Research survey shows that six in 10 ride-hailing users would change how they travel if fares increased significantly, highlighting the growing tension between rising transport costs and passenger…
