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Deputy President Kithure Kindiki's office is under fire after lawmakers uncovered that his office spent up to Ksh8 million on helicopter hire in a single day. The Public Accounts Committee launched a formal inquiry on April 9, targeting Ksh478 million in unpaid …
Bungoma Governor Kenneth Lusaka has dissolved his entire cabinet in a dramatic shake-up of the county executive. Therefore, sacking all County Executive Committee Members (CECs) alongside the County Attorney and County Secretary with immediate effect. Lusaka announces sweeping clean‑up In a statement …
Christina Koch is not just another astronaut. She is a record-breaker, a trailblazer, and a living proof that determination conquers every frontier. From the freezing isolation of Antarctica to the vast darkness of deep space, Koch has consistently pushed beyond the boundaries …
Employees contracted under Platinum Outsourcing & Logistics (EA) Ltd have come forward to expose what they describe as widespread exploitation and misrepresentation within operations linked to Africa Global Logistics (AGL Kenya Limited) and companies they serve, including East African Breweries Limited (EABL), …
President William Ruto is today expected to make a historic appearance at the Nairobi County Assembly on Thursday, 9th April 2026. He will address Members of County Assembly (MCAs) on a multibillion-shilling cooperation deal between city hall and the national government. This …
Kenyan security agencies have cracked open a suspected Al-Shabaab combat uniforms smuggling operation buried deep inside Nairobi's Eastleigh business district. Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations and the Anti-Terrorism Police Unit raided multiple cargo facilities and recovered hundreds of military-style camouflage …
Kenya Pipeline Company sits at the centre of one of the most explosive financial scandals in the country's infrastructure history. A Lebanese contractor, a Nigerian bank, a Sh63 billion pipeline contract, and a jaw-dropping USD 29 million demand letter bearing the name …
Four astronauts are racing back to Earth after completing humanity's first crewed lunar flyby in more than 50 years. As of Wednesday, April 8, 2026, the Artemis II crew members—NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Canadian Space Agency astronaut …
Energy CS Opiyo Wandayi now stands at the centre of Kenya's most explosive fuel scandal in recent memory, yet he has remarkably recast himself as the man exposing the rot in a ministry he controls. The Wandayi oil scandal has ripped open …
The Kenya Universities and Colleges Central Placement Service (KUCCPS) has opened its online portal for the 2026/2027 placement cycle. Inviting KCSE 2025 candidates to apply for degree, diploma, and certificate courses in universities, TVET institutions, and teacher training colleges. Portal now open …
Barely months after homeowners at Migaa Golf Estate secured a court victory halting a controversial 2,500-unit housing project on a 17-acre parcel of land initially earmarked for commercial use, a new wave of tension is sweeping through the development, previously heralded as …
Thousands of Kenyans with land in rural areas can now access government funding to build their own homes without relocating to the city. The Affordable Housing Act, Cap 117A, includes a little-known provision that allows eligible Kenyans to borrow up to Ksh …
