Former Sports Principal Secretary Peter Kirimi Kaberia and nine other individuals are set to face graft-related charges over the alleged misappropriation of Ksh330 million allocated for Kenya’s preparations to host the 2018 Africa Nations Championship (CHAN). The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) said it had approved charges against the former senior government…
President William Ruto has sent a condolence message to Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan following the death of her husband, Hafidh Ameir Hassan. In a statement on Monday, September 7, 2026, Ruto said he had received the news of Ameir’s death with “deep sorrow”, describing him as a lifelong companion to President Samia and a…
Nairobi property owners will face new land rates from January 1, 2027, following the publication of a Gazette Notice outlining the charges to be paid by owners of residential, commercial and agricultural properties across the city. The Nairobi City County Government, through the Built Environment and Urban Planning Lands Sub-Sector, published Gazette Notice No. 14353,…
A suspected mastermind behind a motorcycle theft and robbery-with-violence syndicate operating in Meru County and its environs has been arrested following a police operation in Mutuati Sub-County. Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) Mutuati on Sunday, September 9, 2026, said they arrested Evans Kinyua, alias “Mutharimi”, at Ngitana area after acting on what…
Two women have been arrested at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) while allegedly attempting to smuggle 658 grams of suspected gold out of Kenya. The two suspects, Mahamed Shukri Abdulahi and Sabriye Farhiyo Hussein, were intercepted by a multi-agency security team in the early hours of Friday, September 4, 2026, as they prepared to…
Residents and businesses in parts of Kilifi County are set to experience power interruptions on Sunday, September 6, 2026, due to scheduled maintenance by Kenya Power. According to the utility company’s planned power maintenance notice, the outages will affect customers in parts of Kilifi Town, Bofa and Mariakani. In Kilifi Town and Bofa, the interruption…
President William Ruto has announced plans to terminate what he termed an “exploitative, extractive” contract governing mineral resources in Magadi, vowing to open the area to multiple investors and ensure local value addition. Speaking on the future of Magadi’s mineral resources on Saturday, September 5, 2026, Ruto said the existing arrangement, which he described as…
Kenya’s government spent Ksh30 billion on domestic and foreign travel in the 2025/26 financial year, according to the Auditor-General’s report, raising fresh questions over how public funds are being used. The travel bill increased by Ksh5.2 billion compared with the previous financial year, meaning government spending on trips rose significantly in a single year. At…
Kasarani MP Ronald Karauri has dismissed claims that motorists were robbed by goons along the Nairobi Expressway, saying he was the person inside the white car captured in a viral video and that the men surrounding the vehicle had stopped to assist him. In a statement on Friday, September 4, 2026, Karauri said the incident,…
Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) in Kilimani have launched investigations into a viral video purportedly showing motorists being robbed along the Nairobi Expressway. The DCI in a statement on September 4, 2026, said the individuals captured in the video, including the person alleged to have been robbed, have been identified and summoned…
