The National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) has asked Parliament to support its bid to retain Ksh3 billion in own-source revenue to finance road safety programmes aimed at reducing the country’s rising road fatalities. The request was made during a meeting on Tuesday, August 11, 2026, between NTSA officials and the National Assembly Departmental Committee…
National Council for Persons with Disabilities (NCPWD) has moved closer to implementing key regulations under the Persons with Disabilities Act, 2025, with rules on registration and adjustment orders making progress while proposed income tax regulations remain under consultation with the National Treasury and the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA). In a press statement issued by the…
Bomet University has released the official academic calendar for the September–December 2026 semester, outlining reporting, orientation, registration and fee payment deadlines for both new and continuing students. According to a notice issued by the University’s Division of Academic and Student Affairs on Monday, August 10, 2026, first-year students will report to the university on August…
Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has launched a fresh attack on the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI), accusing the agency of attempting to shield police officers allegedly linked to the killing of Dr Victoria Nthunya Mutiso. In a strongly worded statement posted on his official Facebook page on Friday, Gachagua claimed he had received information…
Law Society of Kenya (LSK) President Charles Kanjama has called for greater accountability and ethical conduct within the legal profession following the recent arrests of two advocates accused in separate multi-million-shilling fraud cases. The lawyers are facing allegations involving the misappropriation of Ksh49.4 million in client funds and participation in a Ksh61.8 million fake gold…
Bomet Governor Hillary Barchok has announced that the Kinyanga Footbridge in Sigor Ward has entered its final phase of construction, saying the project will improve connectivity between Bomet and Narok counties and enhance economic activity along the Amalo River corridor. The 40-metre bridge is being built across the Amalo River and is expected to provide…
More than 50 pedestrians have been arrested in an ongoing enforcement operation targeting people who fail to use the Allsops footbridge along Thika Road, the National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) has announced. According to the Authority, those arrested will be arraigned at the Milimani Law Courts and charged with failing to use the designated…
At least eight people have been killed and one other seriously injured in a horrific road accident involving a tuk-tuk and a lorry at Murubara along the Mwea-Embu highway in Kirinyaga County. The crash occurred on Saturday morning, August 1, 2026, as the victims were reportedly heading to a rice-planting job. Mwea East Sub-County Police…
Nairobi City County has launched a crackdown on land rates defaulters, appointing six debt recovery and auctioneering firms to pursue property owners who have failed to pay rates for more than three years. In a public notice issued by the Nairobi Revenue Authority (NRA) in July 30, 2026, the county said the recovery exercise takes…
