- The government now says no money was lost on the eCitizen platform, explaining that accounting systems after the contractual agreements with the system vendors sealed all the loopholes for corruption in the platform.
- The ODPP has reacted to a recently aired documentary by the BBC, titled ‘Madam: Exposing Kenya's Child Sex Trade’, which highlights alleged cases of sexual trafficking and exploitation of minors in Maai Mahiu, Nakuru County.
- The Social Health Authority (SHA) has spent over Ksh.56 billion in the past ten months to promote Universal Health Coverage (UHC) across the country.
- As Galana Energies continues to celebrate its 25 years as a Kenyan owned and led oil marketing company, the firm is proud to commemorate the milestone and continue giving back to the community in a meaningful manner.
- The Ministry of Labour and Social Protection has released over Ksh.4.6 billion to support more than 1.15 million vulnerable Kenyans under the Inua Jamii cash transfer programme.
- Six people have been confirmed dead and at least two others injured after a light aircraft belonging to AMREF Flying Doctors crashed at a residential area in Mwihoko area of Kiambu County on Wednesday afternoon.
- Two people have been confirmed dead and two others injured after a light aircraft belonging to the African Medical and Research Foundation (AMREF) crashed into residential buildings in the Mwihoko area of Ruiru, Kiambu County.
- The United Nations is set to expand its base in Kenya as Agencies, Funds and Programmes relocate some of their regional and global operations to Kenya.
- The population of Japanese nationals fell by a record amount -- more than 900,000 people -- in 2024, official data showed, as the country battles to reverse its perennially low birth rates.
- US President Donald Trump on Wednesday ordered an additional 25 percent tariff on Indian goods over New Delhi's continued purchase of Russian oil, a key revenue source for Moscow's war in Ukraine.
- Kenya’s healthcare system is once again staring at a looming crisis after KMPDU issued a 14-day strike notice over what it terms as blatant disregard of signed agreements by both the national and county governments.
- UN rights chief Volker Turk on Wednesday denounced the Rwanda-backed M23 militia, which he said had killed at least 319 civilians in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo in July.
- Israel's military will have to execute any government decisions on Gaza, the defence minister said Wednesday after reported disagreements over the prospect of a full occupation of the Palestinian territory.
- The DP said the administration considers the youth bulge as a resource to be tapped into for faster development of the country as opposed to being a challenge and a burden.
- Seven Ethiopian migrants died of hunger and thirst after their boat's engine failed in the Red Sea, the United Nations migration agency said Wednesday.
- Investigations have revealed that the woman shot dead by a police officer in Kanyonyoo, Kitui County, was married and had left her husband at home under the pretext of going to work in Kitengela.
- The National Police Service (NPS) says it has launched a swift and comprehensive investigation following the BBC Africa Eye documentary, ‘Madams: Exposing Kenya's Child Sex Trade,’ which exposed the alarming issue of child trafficking and sexual exploitation in the country.
- IEBC Chairman Erastus Ethekon has announced that the 2027 elections will be free and fair, amidst statements from President William Ruto’s allies that he will be voted back for a second term by all means necessary.
- The Ministry of Education has directed all its field officers to enforce strict compliance with traffic laws that restrict school bus operations to between 6am and 6pm, as outlined in the Traffic (Amendment) Act 2017.
- Two civil society organisations have moved to court to challenge the nomination of Dr. Duncan Oburu Ojwang as Chairperson of the KNCHR, citing a violation of constitutional gender provisions.
- President William Ruto and ODM party leader Raila Odinga have formed a five-member committee tasked with implementing the agenda of the broad-based government and the National Dialogue Committee (NADCO) report.
- Captain Ibrahim Traore has made shockwaves across Africa and the wider world. Burkina Faso’s interim President is hailed as a revolutionary leader, extricating his country from the clutches of French colonial rule.
- A Kenyan-born pastor and her family are facing deportation to their homeland after their application for permanent residency on humanitarian and compassionate grounds was denied.
- Human rights activists are calling for the disbandment of the National Police Service (NPS) following damning revelations in the latest EACC corruption index, which ranks the security organ among the most corrupt institutions in the country.
- Cabinet Secretary for Public Service Geoffrey Ruku has issued a stern warning to corrupt public officers, calling on the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) to swiftly arrest all individuals implicated in recent graft reports.
- Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has declared his support of the proposal for the United States to review Kenya's designation as a major non-North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) ally.
- Six senior officials from the Busia County Government have been arrested over allegations of misappropriating public funds through irregular procurement processes involving tenders worth Ksh.1.4 billion.
- In a historic move to combat one of the most common sexually transmitted infections (STIs), the National Health Service (NHS) has launched the world’s first gonorrhoea vaccination programme in England, targeting individuals most at risk of infection.
- They further issued a statement assuring the public that normal operations at the Mombasa based point of entry will not be interrupted with updates to follow as the situation unfolds.
- President William Ruto has fired back at Hustler Fund critics, saying that his policies are based on well-informed strategies and he will not welcome sentiments from naysayers.
- The price of beef in China has trended downwards in recent years, with analysts blaming oversupply and a lack of demand as the world's second largest economy has slowed.
- The charity Sentebale was at the centre of an explosive boardroom dispute in March and April when chairperson Sophie Chandauka publicly accused Harry, the youngest son of King Charles III, of "bullying".
- According to the World Health Organisation, postpartum haemorrhage is diagnosed when a woman loses more than 500 millilitres of blood within 24 hours of a vaginal delivery; this is known as primary PPH.
- Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has warned his opposition co-principals against ditching the political outfit, saying that they will suffer dire isolation.
- A Nairobi court has granted an application by the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) to detain a Ugandan woman extradited to Kenya over drug trafficking.
