A 31-year-old Kisumu man has been sentenced to 35 years in prison after he was convicted of murdering his aunt following a domestic disagreement. Justice Joe M. Omido of the Kisumu High Court found Kevin Omondi Nyapietho guilty of killing Gaudencia Otieno Aoko on February 21, 2023, at Kapuonja Sub-location in Kisumu West Sub-County. The…
The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) has arrested two more Nyamira County Assembly officials over alleged irregularities in the award of a Ksh367 million tender for the construction of an office block. The arrests were made on Thursday, October 2, 2026, as investigators continued probing a procurement process that EACC says allegedly resulted in the…
The Raila Odinga Talanta Stadium has reached 94 per cent completion as Kenya steps up preparations to co-host the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) tournament alongside Uganda and Tanzania. The National Assembly Sports and Culture Committee inspected the Nairobi-based facility on Thursday, October 1, 2026, to assess the country’s preparedness ahead of the continental…
Interior and National Administration Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen on Thursday, October 1, 2026, defended Kenya’s investment climate, saying opposition criticism would not discourage investors from doing business in the country. Murkomen said the decision by Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote to establish an oil refinery in Kenya was evidence of confidence in the country’s economy and…
The death of Zimbabwean businessman Wicknell Chivayo has brought fresh attention to his unusually close public relationship with President William Ruto and to questions that surrounded his reported business interests in Kenya, including claims linking a company associated with him to the proposed expansion of Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA). Chivayo, 43, died on September…
Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen has defended the right of Kenyans living outside the country to obtain national identity cards and register to vote, saying citizenship rather than a person’s location determines their constitutional rights. Speaking on Thursday, October 1, 2026, in Kiminini, Trans Nzoia County, Murkomen said Kenyans should not lose access to identification…
New details have emerged about the fatal helicopter crash that killed Zimbabwean businessman Wicknell Chivayo, his wife Lucy “Lulu” Muteke and four others, with aviation authorities revealing that fuel spilled when the aircraft hit the ground before a fire broke out. The Civil Aviation Authority of Zimbabwe (CAAZ) said the preliminary findings show that the…
The Ministry of Health has granted health facilities an additional month to complete their transition from the Provider Portal to the Health Management Information System (HMIS), as the government pushes ahead with its shift to a digital and paperless health information system. The Ministry said 6,427 public Level 2-4 health facilities have already completed the…
A public petition to the National Assembly is seeking an investigation into Safaricom‘s SIM card deactivation and reallocation practices, raising questions about access to customer funds, deceased subscribers’ estates, personal data and consumer protection. The petition, submitted by Thomson Kerongo, argues that SIM cards are increasingly connected to critical services including communication, mobile banking, identification…
Police in Kabete have arrested two persons of interest after detectives raided a homestead in Muthua and uncovered a suspected counterfeit juice production facility containing about 1,400 filled bottles. The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI), in a statement posted on its social media accounts on Thursday, October 1, 2026, said the operation followed a tip-off…
