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Ruto launches year-round National Talent Search from Bungoma State Lodge
Kenya News · At the 98th Kenya Music Festival State Concert in Bungoma on Friday, President Ruto ordered a year-r
18 Aug 2026
DCI recovers M16 in Isiolo Burat, links it to four Isiolo–Meru murders
Crime · A joint team recovered an M16 with five 5.56×45mm rounds in Kakili, Burat, Isiolo, and DCI says it m
18 Aug 2026
EPRA cuts diesel Sh5 a litre; petrol and kerosene stay put to 14 September
Energy & Transport · From 15 August to 14 September 2026 Nairobi diesel falls from Sh222.86 to Sh217.86 a litre after a 1
18 Aug 2026
MPs pass Lesuuda Bill forcing KeNHA, KeRRA and KURA to build walkways
Energy & Transport · The National Assembly approved Samburu West MP Naisula Lesuuda’s Kenya Roads (Amendment) Bill, 2024,
18 Aug 2026
VOCAL Africa: 22 custody deaths this year — put CCTV in every police cell
Crime · VOCAL Africa documented 22 deaths in Kenyan police custody this year and more than 70 police-shootin
18 Aug 2026
Mudavadi in Kakamega: grow Western numbers for Ruto, then plan past 2027
Politics · Launching the Magharibi Movement at Kakamega High School, Prime CS Musalia Mudavadi told more than 2
18 Aug 2026
MPs grill NEA over Sh37.98 million board bill and an 11-seat board
Kenya News · PICSSAA chair Emmanuel Wangwe put the National Employment Authority on the spot for Sh37.98 million
18 Aug 2026
Treasury BROP: Sh1.321 trillion deficit in 2027/28, Sh1.085 trillion from local debt
Finance · The draft 2026 BROP projects a Sh1.321 trillion (5.7% of GDP) deficit in 2027/28, financed by Sh1.08
18 Aug 2026
After 19 years, Sh115.4 million lands at NLC for Vihiga road-take families
Kenya News · The Ombudsman said the State Department for Roads sent Sh115,419,689 via KeRRA to NLC on 6 May 2026
18 Aug 2026
Makueni: seven dead, 28 hurt as dowry-trip minibus rolls at Kalembwani
Crime · A minibus known as Nidhamu, carrying about 50 people from Nthongoni toward an Ikangavya dowry ceremo
18 Aug 2026
Embu East destroys 57 unlicensed betting machines at Runyenjes grounds
Business · Authorities smashed more than 57 unlicensed betting machines seized across Embu East and destroyed a
18 Aug 2026
Kabogo: AI fakes will hit 2027 coverage — media must load MCK guidelines now
Communications · At the Nakuru launch of MCK’s Guidelines for Election Coverage 2027 and Strategic Plan 2026–2030, IC
18 Aug 2026
Kalonzo floats Aisha Jumwa as Wiper deputy leader to lock in the Coast
Politics · In Kwale on Friday, Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka proposed former CS Aisha Jumwa as deputy party lead
18 Aug 2026
Matungulu shootout: suspect killed, police AK-47 from 2025 Mavoko robbery recovered
Crime · DCI said detectives killed an armed suspect in Mashokani, Matungulu, after a Toyota Harrier stop on
18 Aug 2026
Mwache Dam 90% built: 136 billion litres, first fill targeted October 2026
Environment · Water CS Eric Muga said the 84-metre Mwache dam in Kinango, Kwale, is past 90% and should start fill
18 Aug 2026
MPs weigh metered internet billing that JTL says could kill unlimited fibre
Technology · Jamii Telecommunications told the National Assembly that Section 27A(3C) of the Kenya Information an
18 Aug 2026
Kagwe: Kenya stays food-secure despite drought-hit maize belts
Agriculture · After touring Eldoret, Nandi and Trans Nzoia, Agriculture CS Mutahi Kagwe said Kenya will not go hun
18 Aug 2026
KNUT tells TSC: name the social-media abuses, not a blanket ban
Education · KNUT secretary-general Collins Oyuu said TSC’s 13 August warning on cyberbullying and online miscond
18 Aug 2026