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Taita Taveta cuts mother-to-child HIV transmission to 7.4%, aims below 5%
Health & Fitness · Taita Taveta health officials say mother-to-child HIV transmission fell from 10.8% to 7.4% in a year
18 Aug 2026
Garissa immigration office: 16,000 passport bids, 15,800 books issued since 2025
Kenya News · Deputy officer Abdi Sheikh Ali said the Garissa Immigration Office, opened in February 2025, has tak
18 Aug 2026
Kisumu highway sweep: 15 suspects held, alleged gang leader jumps from van
Crime · DCI units stopped three vehicles on the Kisumu–Kericho highway and arrested 15 suspected gang member
18 Aug 2026
MPs back Gold Processing Bill creating a nine-member regulator and Sh10m fines
Business · The National Assembly approved the Gold Processing Bill, 2023, to create a nine-member corporation f
18 Aug 2026
Lamu palm oil plan: Sh12.9 billion project pitched for 3,000 jobs at Witu Nyangoro
Agriculture · Investment PS Abubakar Hassan said talks are nearly done on a Sh12.9 billion ($100 million) palm oil
18 Aug 2026
Sh5.2 billion TVET scholarship gap left four in five targeted trainees unfunded
Education · Parliament data show the State Department for TVET targeted 440,826 scholarship trainees but funded
18 Aug 2026
Orengo: police ‘have given up’ after goons hit Linda Mwananchi convoy in Homa Bay
Politics · Siaya Governor James Orengo said police at Ndhiwa surrendered authority to goons attacking the Linda
18 Aug 2026
Maraga condemns attack on Gachagua convoy in Nakuru, demands action on armed militias
Politics · Former Chief Justice David Maraga condemned Friday’s attack on Rigathi Gachagua’s DCP motorcade in N
18 Aug 2026
Multiple vehicles crash at Kijabe on Nairobi–Nakuru Highway; casualties reported
Crime · Kenya Red Cross reported a mass-casualty multi-vehicle accident at Kijabe along the Nairobi–Nakuru H
14 Aug 2026
Kenya Kwanza and ODM name joint teams to draft 2027 manifesto and framework
Politics · President Ruto named Kenya Kwanza and ODM technical teams (Nzai, Mwai, Simiyu, Ng’etich; Wanuge, Mba
14 Aug 2026
Ruto: Broad-Based Government is about uniting Kenya, not permanent popularity
Politics · President William Ruto said the Broad-Based partnership between UDA and ODM puts national interest a
14 Aug 2026
CA: telcos left 239 consumer complaints unresolved as mobile money fraud risks rise
Technology · Communications Authority data show mobile operators failed to resolve 239 consumer issues (36% of a
14 Aug 2026
Wetang’ula tells Sifuna: presidency needs long track record, not a shortcut
Politics · At his Bungoma home, Speaker Moses Wetang’ula said presidential hopefuls need lengthy political jour
14 Aug 2026
Wetang’ula: NCIC must work all year, not only at election season
Politics · Speaker Moses Wetang’ula told NCIC to fight hate speech year-round, partner with Education, DCI, ODP
14 Aug 2026
Shelter Afrique (ShafDB) cleared to issue green and social bonds for housing
Finance · Shelter Afrique Development Bank’s Sustainability Finance Framework, backed by S&P Global Ratings’ s
14 Aug 2026
Government lifts local wheat to Sh5,100 per 90kg bag after Narok pressure
Agriculture · Agriculture ministry raised the producer price of local wheat to Sh5,100 per 90kg bag from Sh4,750,
14 Aug 2026
Pragmatic Party of Kenya seeks ORPP provisional registration for 2027
Politics · ORPP has begun provisional registration of the proposed Pragmatic Party of Kenya (short name Pragmat
14 Aug 2026
PSC warns: no government salaries outside the official payroll system
Kenya News · PSC chair Francis Meja told HR heads at Naivasha that the 2024/25 Values Compliance Report and a spe
14 Aug 2026