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Pesticide residues in market vegetables fuel Kenyan food-safety alarm
Health & Fitness · A study finding chemicals above safety limits in common vegetables has deepened consumer fear; Eastl
13 Aug 2026
PAYE hits Sh598.8bn, beating Treasury target for first time in three years
Finance · Pay-As-You-Earn collections reached Sh598.807 billion in the year to June 2026, beating the Sh592.1b
13 Aug 2026
IPOA nominee Oburu vows to rebuild trust and speak truth to power
Crime · Duncan Ojwang Oburu told the National Assembly security committee public perception of IPOA is very
13 Aug 2026
CMA approves broker-dealer upgrade and new fund manager licences
Finance · Capital Markets Authority approved Kestrel Capital’s upgrade from stockbroker to broker-dealer, a Fu
13 Aug 2026
Mombasa court: man denies trafficking 14.3kg meth linked to Sh8.2bn haul
Crime · Martin Mugendi Gitonga pleaded not guilty to conspiracy to traffic 14,321 grammes of methamphetamine
13 Aug 2026
Maraga begins three-week US tour to court diaspora ahead of 2027
Politics · Former CJ and UGM presidential aspirant David Maraga will tour US states from 17 September for three
13 Aug 2026
KRA Customs posts record Sh92.53bn in July, 107% of target
Finance · Customs collected a record Sh92.53 billion in July 2026/27, beating the Sh86.16bn Treasury target by
13 Aug 2026
Mbadi sparks fury linking rising soda sales to disposable income
Kenya News · Treasury CS John Mbadi said rising soft-drink consumption shows Kenyans have money left after basic
13 Aug 2026
Bill risks Sh1m fine or 3 years jail for public schools charging Kenyan tuition
Education · Kimani Ichung’wah’s Basic Education Bill 2026 would ban public schools from charging Kenyan learners
13 Aug 2026
IG Kanja orders immediate interdiction of OB and duty officers after cell deaths
Crime · IG Douglas Kanja directed that the OB recorder, cell sentry and duty officer be interdicted immediat
13 Aug 2026
MPs push NG-CDF for road safety as NTSA present in only 17 counties
Energy & Transport · Transport committee chair George Kariuki urged MPs to use NG-CDF for helmets with NTSA; DG Nashon Ko
13 Aug 2026
Kenyan family seeks help as kin goes missing in South Africa after arrest
Kenya News · KEDASA says John Muturi Kamau, 42, was arrested 30 June 2026 in Matatiele during anti-immigrant acti
13 Aug 2026
Wajir students win national science prize with AI drought-risk system
Technology · Hafsa Ibrahim Adan and Asha Harun Yarow of Senior Chief Adano Girls Day Secondary School won the nin
13 Aug 2026
Mbadi: Vision 2060 is a national project, not Ruto’s personal plan
Kenya News · Treasury CS John Mbadi said conversations to craft Vision 2060 are starting under the 2010 Constitut
13 Aug 2026
Safaricom rolls Pata More to Rift Valley to cut costs for small traders
Business · Chief Consumer Business Officer Fawzia Ali said Pata More targets Rift Valley customers with doubled
13 Aug 2026
Small traders oppose planned 28% consolidated cargo cost hike from August 21
Business · Nyamakima and Kamukunji business leaders led by David Njoroge opposed a planned 28 per cent increase
13 Aug 2026
Mt Kenya MPs walk out of broad-based retreat after Arati-Kindiki clash
Politics · A broad-based government retreat at Lake Naivasha meant to ease ODM–UDA running-mate tensions ended
13 Aug 2026
Gachagua: Ruto has failed Kenyans and abandoned campaign pledges
Politics · At a DCP HQ media briefing on 11 August 2026, Rigathi Gachagua said President Ruto betrayed public t
13 Aug 2026