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Amnesty: whistleblower Athorbey returned to Nairobi after Juba detention
Crime · Amnesty Kenya said dual Kenyan–South Sudanese whistleblower Athorbey Al-Gaddhaffy-Dit returned to Na
13 Aug 2026
NTSA urges MPs to fund helmets and road safety via NG-CDF
Energy & Transport · DG Nahashon Kondiwa said inadequate funding limits NTSA reach; MPs want NG-CDF for helmets and safet
13 Aug 2026
Linda Mwananchi keeps distance from Caleb Amisi’s new PRM party
Politics · Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna and Siaya Governor James Orengo skipped Saboti MP Caleb Amisi’s People’
13 Aug 2026
Samburu, Garissa and Kirinyaga beat own-source revenue targets in 2025/26
Kenya News · Draft 2026 BROP: Samburu collected Sh389.8m vs Sh282.4m target (138.1%); Garissa Sh489.1m vs Sh450m
13 Aug 2026
Dagahaley market fire burns six hours as Garissa reviews emergency response
Kenya News · A fire that started at Nasiriya Stage burned nearly six hours through Dagahaley market, destroying s
13 Aug 2026
Kenya Power: wind and solar intermittency raises cost of keeping grid stable
Energy & Transport · MD Joseph Siror said wind and solar supply 34% of peak daytime power (1,900MW) and 36% at 1,200MW de
13 Aug 2026
SHA: 32 million registered, Sh203.7bn collected over 19 months
Health & Fitness · SHA CEO Mercy Mwangangi said 32 million Kenyans are registered, with Sh203.7bn collected and Sh178.4
13 Aug 2026
Over 450 protests in first half of 2026 as economic grievances lead
Kenya News · Odipo-Dev and Amnesty Kenya’s Kenya Freedom Index logged 453 protests in Jan–June 2026 (up 29% vs H1
13 Aug 2026
CBK holds policy rate at 8.75% as inflation edges to 6.5%
Finance · MPC on 11 August 2026 kept the Central Bank Rate at 8.75% for a third straight meeting, citing infla
13 Aug 2026
Millers warn delayed wheat import approvals risk higher flour and bread prices
Business · Cereal Millers Association CEO Paloma Fernandes said delayed C60 import approvals are adding demurra
13 Aug 2026
Treasury ordered to flag agencies missing 30% youth-women-PWD tenders
Business · Head of Public Service Felix Koskei directed Treasury to configure e-GP and IFMIS to flag and potent
13 Aug 2026
DCI tells Gachagua to produce evidence on abduction and killing claims
Crime · DCI dismissed accusations by former DP Rigathi Gachagua against Director Amin Mohamed as unfounded,
13 Aug 2026
Six arrested in Ruiru after rescue of three Indian nationals in trafficking probe
Crime · DCI OSU detectives rescued three Indian nationals held in a Ruiru Fort Jesus house after they arrive
13 Aug 2026
Experts warn of presidential tenure crisis after Malindi election-date ruling
Politics · After Justice Mugure Thande’s 7 August 2026 Malindi ruling that an August 2027 presidential poll wou
13 Aug 2026
Gachagua urges Ruto to suspend housing levy and cut PAYE pressure
Politics · In his Ruto at Four address at DCP HQ, former DP Rigathi Gachagua called for suspending the Affordab
13 Aug 2026
Babu Owino warns delayed July salaries threaten Nairobi county services
Kenya News · Embakasi East MP Babu Owino criticised Nairobi County for delayed July 2026 salaries to workers, say
13 Aug 2026
KCAA grants air service licences to 32 operators in new gazette round
Energy & Transport · KCAA Acting DG Nicholas Bodo gazetted licences for 32 of 34 applicants, including Tanzanair, limited
12 Aug 2026
NYOTA rolls out mentorship for 122,000 youth start-up beneficiaries
Kenya News · PS Susan Mang’eni said mentorship for more than 122,000 NYOTA start-up beneficiaries began 10 August
12 Aug 2026