Kenya Power has announced planned electricity interruptions in selected areas of Nairobi, Nyeri, Meru, Murang’a and Kitui counties on Wednesday, September 23, 2026. The scheduled power cuts will run for several hours as the utility company undertakes planned maintenance. Most of the affected areas will experience interruptions between 9.00 a.m. and 5.00 p.m. According to…
The rejection of Edwin Sifuna’s preferred party rebrand has exposed a more fundamental test for Kenya’s Linda Mwananchi movement: whether it can turn a broad political alliance into a coherent electoral organisation while its leading figures pursue different party vehicles. The Registrar of Political Parties rejected a proposal to change the United Democratic Party (UDP),…
Kenya Power has announced planned electricity interruptions on Tuesday, September 22, 2026, affecting selected areas in Nairobi, Kiambu, Uasin Gishu, Kisumu, Nyeri, Embu, Kitui, Kilifi and Mombasa counties. The scheduled power interruptions will take place as Kenya Power carries out planned maintenance on its electricity network. Most of the affected areas will be without electricity…
The High Court in Kibera has denied bail to eight minors charged with 16 counts of murder over the Utumishi Girls Academy dormitory fire that killed 16 students in Gilgil, Nakuru County. Justice Diana Kavedza dismissed the minors’ bail applications on Monday, September 21, 2026, after considering submissions from both the prosecution and defence as…
President William Ruto has held talks with Dangote Industries President and CEO Aliko Dangote over the proposed East Africa Refinery in Lamu, as Kenya moves closer to the commencement of the project. In a statement on Monday, September 21, 2026, Ruto announced plans to break ground on the proposed East Africa Refinery in Lamu, saying…
Two persons of interest have been arrested over the vandalism and collapse of a transmission tower along the Naivasha–Juja 132kV double-circuit line. Kenya Power in a statement on Monday, September 21, 2026, identified the two as Peter Njuguna Richu and Gad Mwiruri Njine, who were arrested in Mai Mahiu following an intelligence-led operation involving the…
The name Cyrus Jirongo has suddenly returned to Kenya’s political conversation, eight months after his death. The late former Lugari MP is back in the headlines after Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni revealed that Jirongo was the Kenyan politician who alerted him in 2019 to Uganda’s use of middlemen in petroleum procurement. Days later, Museveni said…
Kenya’s Capital Markets Authority (CMA) has cautioned the public over information circulating about the Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals initial public offering (IPO), saying the share sale is regulated in Nigeria and has not been submitted to the Kenyan regulator for approval. The warning comes as interest grows across Africa in Dangote Refinery’s landmark share…
The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) confirmed Wednesday that its iTax portal has been fully restored after intermittent disruptions that frustrated taxpayers attempting to file returns and make payments ahead of a critical filing deadline. Taxpayers can now proceed to file and pay their taxes via iTax without interruption, KRA said in a statement. The authority…
The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has reminded transit shed operators to renew their licences before the current permits expire on December 31, 2026. In a public notice dated September 21, 2026, KRA said applications for licences covering the 2027-2029 period must be submitted through the Integrated Customs Management System (ICMS) on or before October 31,…
