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Deputy President Kithure Kindiki has called on the judiciary to lift court orders that are currently blocking the National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) from implementing its Instant Fines Traffic Management System.
Fuel dealers in Kenya have raised alarm over a possible sharp increase in petrol prices during the next review scheduled for April 14, 2026.
The Kenya Meteorological Department has warned that rainfall and showers will continue in several parts of the country this week.
US President Donald Trump has issued a strong warning to Iran, stating that the country could be “taken out in one night” if it fails to reach a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has collected KSh 2.038 trillion in the first nine months of the 2025/26 financial year, surpassing the KSh 2 trillion milestone.
Two people were shot dead on Monday, April 6, 2026, after a group of protesters attempted to storm Ramula Police Station in Gem, Siaya County.
Former Petroleum Principal Secretary Mohamed Liban, ex-Kenya Pipeline Company Managing Director Joe Sang, and former Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority Director General Daniel Kiptoo have been released from police custody.
Ethiopian Federal Police have arrested Esmaelalem Mihretu, the Chief Executive Officer of the Ethiopian Petroleum Supply Enterprise (EPSE).
Security officers in Turkana County have recovered 26 illegal firearms as part of the ongoing voluntary disarmament exercise aimed at restoring peace in the region.
The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has completed its probe into suspected irregularities at 30 health facilities and forwarded their case files to the Director of Public Prosecutions for approval to begin legal proceedings.
Uganda has taken a monumental step forward by greenlighting its ambitious $4 billion oil refinery project, a development poised to revolutionise the nation’s energy sector and mark a new era of self-reliance.
More than two dozen Kenyan PhD candidates pursuing advanced studies in Germany are now staring at the grim prospect of deportation, following the Kenyan government’s failure to honour its financial obligations under a long-standing joint scholarship initiative with the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD).
The White House has requested a massive $1.5 trillion (approximately Ksh 194.7 trillion) defence budget for 2027.
Capt. William K. Ruto, the Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of the Kenya Ports Authority (KPA), was involved in a tragic road accident on Friday evening, April 3, 2026, while travelling with his family in Taita Taveta County.
A 17-year-old Form Three student and class prefect at Ruthimitu Mixed Secondary School in Nairobi’s Dagoretti South was seriously injured after he was stabbed in the stomach.
The National Assembly has approved an additional Ksh 363 billion in spending, pushing Kenya’s 2025/2026 national budget from the original Ksh 4.3 trillion to Ksh 4.6 trillion.
Collins Oyuu has been re-elected unopposed as Secretary General of the Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT).
The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has announced that Kenyans who registered as voters before 2012 must register again if they wish to take part in the 2027 General Election.
