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IEBC gazettes 2026 campaign finance rules and 2027 spending limits
IEBC has gazetted the Election Campaign Financing Regulations, 2026 and contribution/spending limits for the 10 August 2027 General Election after court-ordered redesign and public participation.
EACC and FBI open modern interview suite at Isiolo anti-graft office
EACC opened a refurbished, technology-enabled interview facility at its Isiolo office with FBI support to improve investigative interviews across Upper Eastern (Isiolo, Meru, Marsabit).
High Court awards retired NPSC commissioner Sh45.8m over stopped salary
Justice Patricia Nyaundi awarded Dr Maj (Rtd) Shadrack Mutia Muiu Sh35.784m withheld salary and Sh10m damages after finding NPSC and Treasury unlawfully stopped pay without the Article 251 removal process.
Kenya presses new BATUK terms after Haraka Storm licence standoff
After Kenya briefly withheld Laikipia training licences for Exercise Haraka Storm in July 2026, talks on renewing the UK Defence Cooperation Agreement focus on jurisdiction, immunity and accountability rooted in the Agnes Wanjiru case and a parliamentary inquiry.
KDF Airborne Day: ‘Their Courage. Our Legacy’ marked from Gilgil to Beni
Kenya Defence Forces marked Airborne Day across units under the theme “Their Courage. Our Legacy,” including MONUSCO troops at Mavivi base in Beni, with Brig (Rtd) Dickson Ruto urging Special Forces values at Gilgil.
Mukuru study: war and drought cut gas cooking days from 19 to 8 a month
Conversation-syndicated research from Mukuru found PayGo LPG households cut gas stove use from 19 to 8 days a month in 2022 as food inflation nearly doubled and drought bit, with three-quarters changing diets.
Omollo: nearly 600 Homa Bay youth groups to get tools under capped grants
Interior PS Raymond Omollo told nearly 600 Homa Bay youth groups the State will supply practical tools and skills under capped allocations, with verification visits and a non-partisan distribution rule, as Governor Wanga and local MPs looked on.
High Court keeps Meja PSC chair petition alive after strike-out bid fails
Justice Gregory Mutai dismissed Francis Meja’s bid to strike out a constitutional challenge to his Public Service Commission chair appointment, holding the intra-commission tenure dispute is not res judicata.
Koskei: all government vehicles face real-time tracking under GVMS reform
Head of Public Service Felix Koskei announced mandatory real-time tracking and a single fleet database under the Government Vehicle Management System to curb plate misuse, fuel waste and unaccounted donor project cars.