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KWS probes cyanide link after Amboseli elephant deaths; park stays open
Environment · After elephant deaths between 24 June and 31 July 2026, mostly females and calves with limb paralysi
8 Aug 2026
KRA activates Advanced Cargo Declaration and plans Smart Gate pilot at Mombasa
Business · KRA has activated Advanced Cargo Declaration from the start of the month for pre-arrival cargo check
8 Aug 2026
Njuri Ncheke urge Ameru to stand with Kindiki and back Ruto, reject mountain split
Politics · At Nchiru Shrine in Meru, Njuri Ncheke elders — via Kiraitu Murungi’s reading of their statement — u
8 Aug 2026
WANTAM poll: Kalonzo 50.2% leads Sifuna 44.6% as Aug 23 debate nears
Politics · Friday’s WANTAM dashboard put Kalonzo Musyoka at 50.2% against Edwin Sifuna’s 44.6% for the oppositi
8 Aug 2026
Former Cheptais councillor Nathan Wasama shot dead at home in Tuikut
Crime · Assailants shot former Chesikaki councillor and 2027 Mt Elgon aspirant Nathan Wasama at his Tuikut,
8 Aug 2026
Omollo: nearly 600 Homa Bay youth groups to get tools under capped grants
Kenya News · Interior PS Raymond Omollo told nearly 600 Homa Bay youth groups the State will supply practical too
8 Aug 2026
115 years for Al-Shabaab membership and terror offences at Kahawa court
Crime · Principal Magistrate Gideon Kiage imposed a combined 115-year sentence on seven terrorism counts, in
8 Aug 2026
High Court keeps Meja PSC chair petition alive after strike-out bid fails
Kenya News · Justice Gregory Mutai dismissed Francis Meja’s bid to strike out a constitutional challenge to his P
8 Aug 2026
Health Ministry clarifies mandatory travel insurance rules for foreign visitors
Health & Fitness · The Ministry of Health clarified how mandatory travel health insurance for foreign visitors works af
8 Aug 2026
Koskei: all government vehicles face real-time tracking under GVMS reform
Kenya News · Head of Public Service Felix Koskei announced mandatory real-time tracking and a single fleet databa
8 Aug 2026
Kalonzo names Mohamed Ali Wiper deputy-designate; Njiru first spokesperson
Politics · Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka appointed Nyali MP Mohamed Ali deputy party leader-designate, lawyer Nd
8 Aug 2026
Musaga Substation fire blacks out five western counties, Kenya Power re-routes
Energy & Transport · A fire at Musaga Substation in Kakamega cut power to Kakamega, Bungoma, Busia, Siaya and parts of Vi
8 Aug 2026
Two TUM students killed, 19 hurt as funeral bus overturns at Awasi–Ahero
Kenya News · A bus ferrying Technical University of Mombasa students to a peer’s send-off overturned on the Awasi
8 Aug 2026
Safaricom faces High Court class action over SIM recycle and M-PESA access claims
Business · Advocate Mabeya N. Moses petitioned the Milimani High Court alleging Safaricom unlawfully deactivate
8 Aug 2026
DCI names PC Kimoi as alleged shooter in Dr Victoria Mutiso Upper Hill murder
Crime · DCI boss Mohamed Amin named PC Elijah Kibelion Kimoi as the officer who allegedly fired the fatal sh
8 Aug 2026
High Court: Constitution sets poll for 11 Aug 2026, not IEBC’s 2027 plan
Politics · Lady Justice M. Thande ruled that Article 136(2)(a) fixes the next presidential election on 11 Augus
8 Aug 2026
Only six counties grade A on development spending; Kwale tops at 1.000
Finance · A fiscal report says only Kwale, Embu, Kericho, Mandera, Siaya and Uasin Gishu earned an A for excee
7 Aug 2026
UN Women: online gender violence pushing Kenyan women off digital platforms
Kenya News · A UN Women Kenya report finds technology-facilitated gender-based violence is driving women and girl
7 Aug 2026