The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has reported five arrests in a multi-county crackdown on suspected narcotics trafficking, with detectives recovering cannabis consignments in Busia, Homa Bay, Kitui, Murang’a and Wajir. In a statement posted on X on October 16, 2026, the agency detailed five separate operations targeting suspected drug movement and storage, including at…
Police have arrested 19 persons of interest and seized 770 litres of suspected illicit alcohol in an operation targeting illegal brewing in Misuuni Village, Mumbuni Location, Machakos County. According to a National Police Service (NPS) statement issued on October 16, 2026, the operation was conducted by officers from Machakos Police Station on August 15, 2026,…
Kenya has confirmed a second case of Ebola, with the Ministry of Health reporting that a 39-year-old man tested positive for Bundibugyo virus disease after developing symptoms while in quarantine. The second Ebola patient is a close family member of Kenya’s first confirmed case and was already under daily monitoring when he developed fever, fatigue…
The Kenya Forest Service (KFS) has confirmed that all four people aboard its helicopter survived a crash at Kericho Golf Club on Monday, October 12, 2026, as questions remain over whether Environment and Climate Change Principal Secretary Festus K. Ng’eno was among the occupants. In a media statement issued on Monday, October 12, KFS said…
The Kenya Forest Service (KFS) has issued an update following the crash of its helicopter at Kericho Golf Club, confirming that all four people aboard the aircraft survived. In a media statement dated Monday, October 12, 2026, the agency said the helicopter, registration number 5Y-FSK, was involved in an incident at Kericho Club earlier that…
The Kenya Forest Service (KFS) has confirmed that all four occupants aboard its helicopter were safe and accounted for after the aircraft crashed at Kericho Golf Club on Monday, October 12, 2026. In its first official statement on the incident, the agency said the helicopter, registration number 5Y-FSK, was involved in a crash at Kericho…
The Ministry of Health has suspended all meetings, seminars and conferences scheduled in hotels as Kenya intensifies its response to the imported Bundibugyo Ebola case confirmed on October 6, 2026. Public Health Principal Secretary Mary Muthoni issued the directive in a memo dated Wednesday, October 7, ordering all heads of directorates, divisions and programmes to…
The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has seized 46 tonnes of suspected smuggled sugar in Lodwar, Turkana County, and intercepted additional consignments in Kakamega County in a crackdown on illegal sugar trade. In a statement issued on Friday, October 9, 2026, KRA said its enforcement officers intercepted two lorries carrying 920 bags of sugar during an…
Police in Nairobi have arrested a person of interest and recovered a mobile phone allegedly stolen during a robbery in the Kawangware 56 area. The incident happened on Thursday, October 1, 2026, after officers from Muthangari Police Station responded to a report from a member of the public concerning a robbery in the area. According…
The Kenya Airports Authority (KAA) has stepped up preparations at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) ahead of the expected El Niño rains, with measures aimed at protecting airport operations and nearby communities from possible flooding and other weather-related disruptions. KAA Managing Director and CEO Moses Wekesa led key stakeholders in a briefing at JKIA, alongside…
