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Cereal growers: aflatoxin in maize and a broken market are a food crisis

Cereal growers: aflatoxin in maize and a broken market are a food crisis

Agriculture · Cereal Growers Association chair Nahshon Ngetich told Spice FM Kenya’s legal aflatoxin limit is 10 p

PPB clears seven more semaglutide brands; generics Sh13,000–18,500 a month

PPB clears seven more semaglutide brands; generics Sh13,000–18,500 a month

Health & Fitness · PPB approved seven more semaglutide medicines for type 2 diabetes; CEO Dr Ahmed Mohamed said they ar

Kajiado petitioners: rewrite 2013 wildlife payouts and move them to counties

Kajiado petitioners: rewrite 2013 wildlife payouts and move them to counties

Environment · Before the National Assembly Public Petitions Committee on Thursday, Kajiado West MP George Sunkuiya

Kapondi denies Gachagua’s 18-gun claim over Wasama killing

Kapondi denies Gachagua’s 18-gun claim over Wasama killing

Crime · Mt Elgon MP Fred Kapondi on Thursday denied Rigathi Gachagua’s claim that 18 firearms and more than

PPB: fake Postinor-2 batch T34197R is in Kenyan shops — do not use it

PPB: fake Postinor-2 batch T34197R is in Kenyan shops — do not use it

Health & Fitness · The Pharmacy and Poisons Board says a fake Postinor-2 (levonorgestrel 0.75mg) batch T34197R, falsely

Treasury to launch DPMIS this year to track Sh2.48 trillion in partner funds

Treasury to launch DPMIS this year to track Sh2.48 trillion in partner funds

Finance · PS Chris Kiptoo was briefed Thursday on a Development Partners Management Information System due bef

Ruto at Eldoret passing-out: KDF must build the country, not only guard it

Ruto at Eldoret passing-out: KDF must build the country, not only guard it

Politics · At the Cohort 01/2025 passing-out in Eldoret, President Ruto said KDF’s first duty remains defence b

Kagwe: Kenya will import COMESA maize as drought cuts the crop

Kagwe: Kenya will import COMESA maize as drought cuts the crop

Agriculture · In Trans Nzoia on Thursday, Agriculture CS Mutahi Kagwe said Kenya will import maize from the COMESA

US Senate extends AGOA to 2028; Kenya apparel still 70% of US-bound goods

US Senate extends AGOA to 2028; Kenya apparel still 70% of US-bound goods

Business · Trade CS Lee Kinyanjui said US Senate approval would keep Kenya’s duty-free AGOA access to 31 Decemb

Red Cross: 31 dead, 75 seriously hurt in 23 crashes in first 13 days of August

Red Cross: 31 dead, 75 seriously hurt in 23 crashes in first 13 days of August

Crime · Kenya Red Cross counted 31 deaths and 75 serious injuries in 23 crashes in the first 13 days of Augu

5,000 Dock Workers Union members vote at nine port stations after court fights

5,000 Dock Workers Union members vote at nine port stations after court fights

Kenya News · More than 5,000 DWU members voted 6 am–6 pm at nine centres covering Mombasa port, Nairobi ICD, Lamu

Activists demand arrests after goons beat petitioners at Mombasa Assembly

Activists demand arrests after goons beat petitioners at Mombasa Assembly

Crime · After Wednesday’s assault at Mombasa County Assembly, VOCAL Africa’s Hussein Khalid said an official

Anker picks Kenya as Africa launchpad, $1 million a year and seven counties first

Anker picks Kenya as Africa launchpad, $1 million a year and seven counties first

Business · Anker Kenya manager Able Liu said the charger-and-audio brand will start in seven counties including

Ride-hailing: OOD wants 1.5× fares as expert says four years of fixes failed

Ride-hailing: OOD wants 1.5× fares as expert says four years of fixes failed

Energy & Transport · The Organisation of Online Drivers wants a 1.5 times multiplier that would lift a ~Sh220 minimum tow

JSC and court bosses: punish delay and graft without waiting to remove a judge

JSC and court bosses: punish delay and graft without waiting to remove a judge

Kenya News · In a Friday communiqué signed by Chief Registrar Winfridah Mokaya, the JSC and Judiciary Leadership

Mt Kenya East elders back Ruto–Kindiki 2027 ticket and name Kindiki spokesman

Mt Kenya East elders back Ruto–Kindiki 2027 ticket and name Kindiki spokesman

Politics · Elders from Embu, Meru and Tharaka Nithi, meeting Saturday, endorsed President Ruto and DP Kindiki f

ESET: nine-year Office flaw doubled in Kenya; QR phishing up 145%

ESET: nine-year Office flaw doubled in Kenya; QR phishing up 145%

Technology · ESET’s H1 2026 report says Kenyan hits on the nine-year-old Microsoft Office bug CVE-2017-0199 more

Tourism take hits Sh564 billion as arrivals more than double in four years

Tourism take hits Sh564 billion as arrivals more than double in four years

Business · The Tourism ministry says 2025/26 revenue reached Sh564 billion, up from Sh224 billion four years ea