July 02, 2023
Kenya: Naom Jebet Overcomes Odds to Win Nairobi City Marathon
The 2020 Sofia Marathon champion Naom Jebet was over the moon after she clocked 2:24:33 to win the women's 42km race at the second edition of the Nairobi City Marathon on Sunday… Read more »
Kenya: Prime Cabinet Secretary Mudavadi, Ruto MPs Fault Decision Halting Finance Act Implementation
Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi has criticized a High Court decision suspending the implementation of the the Finance Act 2023 terming it as insensitive. Read more »
July 01, 2023
Kenya: Multichoice Increases DStv, Gotv Charges
MultiChoice has increased prices for all its DStv and Gotv packages amid currency depreciation and rising inflation. Read more »
Kenya: Govt to Consider Striking Khat From List of Hard Drugs to Spur Trade
Government is looking into reexamining the classification of Miraa (Khat) as a harmful substance to facilitate its exclusion from adverse classification by anti-drug abuse agency,… Read more »
July 02, 2023
Kenya: 'Hope Was Everything for Me,' Kipkemboi Says After Win At Nairobi City Marathon
Newly crowned winner of the men's 42km race at the Nairobi City Marathon, Robert Kipkemboi, says he had his mind fixed on a podium place at the second edition of the road race on… Read more »
Kenya: Nairobi Turns Out in Thousands for the Inaugural Bob Collymore International Jazz Festival 2023
Music is often described as the art of sound. It expresses the ideas and emotions of the musician in different forms. You end up feeling the emotion the musician is conveying. In… Read more »
Kenya: President Ruto Says Efforts to Reclaim Water Towers to Proceed Unhindered
The Government is committed to reclaiming and conserving all water catchment areas in the country, President William Ruto has said. Read more »
Kenya: 2 Children, 18 Women, 31 Men - Londiani Crash Toll Rises to 51
The death toll from the Londiani Junction market accident has risen to 51. Read more »
July 01, 2023
Kenya: Ruto - Smallholder Farmers to Attain New Yield Targets After Tax Reliefs
President William Ruto Saturday said Kenya is on course to attain new milk production and coffee yield targets as a result of duty waivers under the Finance Act 2023. Read more »
Kenya: Renowned Kenyan Poet Professor Micere Mugo Passes Away
Kenya's respected author and poet Professor Micere Githae Mugo is dead aged 80. Read more »
June 29, 2023
Kenya: Govt Reviews Procedure of Examination Papers' Collection Before Exercise
Education Cabinet Secretary Ezekiel Machogu has announced that national exam papers will now be collected twice daily as opposed to collecting all papers for the day once as it has… Read more »
Kenya: Zambia Seeks to Attract Kenyan Tourists Through a New Deal
Kenya and Zambia have forged a partnership to boost tourism activities in both countries. Read more »
June 30, 2023
Kenya: Ex-Treasury Official Tom Osinde Was Slashed, Body Dumped in a River
Former Treasury official Tom Osinde was slashed to death before his body was dumped in a river, an autopsy shows. Read more »
Kenya: Fuel Shoots Up Despite Court Order Against Finance Act
The government has reviewed fuel prices upwards despite a court order that temporarily halted the implementation of the Finance Act 2023 in a case filed by activists and a Senator. Read more »
Kenya: Court Suspends Entire Finance Act Pending Omtatah's Case
The High Court has suspended the implementation of the entire Finance Act 2023, pending the determination of a petition filed by Senator Okiya Omtatah and other activists. Read more »
Kenya: Kenya's Digital Revolution On the Roll - Over 5,000 Government Services Now Available Online
Kenya's vision of going fully digital in the delivery of government services is rapidly gathering pace with more than 5,000 services now available online. Read more »
Kenya: Skyward Officially Starts Nairobi-Kitale Flights
Skyward Express today began its daily flights between Nairobi and Kitale to meet the growing demand for air travel. Read more »
Kenya: President Ruto Unveils Online Government Services
Kenyans can now access over 5,000 Government services online. Read more »
Kenya: Nairobi Bottlers Changes Name to Coca-Cola Kenya Nairobi
Coca-Cola Beverages Africa (CCBA) has changed the name of its Kenyan subsidiary, Nairobi Bottlers Limited, to Coca-Cola Beverages Kenya. Read more »
Kenya: Kenya's June Monthly Inflation Slows Slightly to 7.9%
Kenya's monthly inflation slowed by 0.1 percent to 7.9 percent in the month of June from the previous month, new data shows, on the back of the high cost of food and non-food… Read more »
Kenya: Ruto Freezes Pay Rise for Top Officials, Clears Wage Hike for Cadres Below Principal Secretaries
President William Ruto has halted a Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC) - recommended pay rise for public servants above the rank of Principal Secretaries demanding… Read more »
Kenya: Don't Cushion Me, Cushion Kenyans, Ledama Tells SRC on Proposed Pay Increase
Narok Senator Ledama Ole Kina has opposed the salary reviews announced by the Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC) stating that he does not need a salary increment. Read more »
Kenya: Judiciary Launches Performance Evaluation Report
Chief Justice Martha Koome says the Judiciary has resolved a total of 381,713 cases overall in the 2021/2022 year compared to 294,837 in the previous period. Read more »
Kenya: Supreme Court Rejects Claim Over Moi-Era Detention By Ex-Spy Chief Stephen Muriithi
The Supreme Court has dismissed a claim for damages by an ex-spy chief over his 1982 detention under the administration of then President Daniel arap Moi. Read more »
Africa: Medal Number Four! - 3x3 Women's Basketball Team Storm Final at Africa Beach Games
Mary Lisa Omondi scored eight points, all from beyond the arch, as Kenya's 3x3 women's basketball team powered into the final of the Africa Beach Games in Hammamet on Friday with a… Read more »