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…
Tharaka-Nithi Governor Muthomi Njuki has been elected the new Chairman of the Council of Governors (CoG), succeeding Wajir Governor Ahmed Abdullahi in a leadership change that comes as counties continue to push for timely funding and greater support from the national government. Njuki, who previously served as the council’s vice chairman, will lead the body…
A helicopter carrying Environment and Climate Change Principal Secretary Festus K. Ng’eno crashed at Kericho Golf Club on Monday afternoon, leaving several occupants injured. Kericho County Police Commander Kivindu Kilonzo confirmed that no fatalities had been reported in the initial update following the incident. Ng’eno was among six people reportedly aboard the helicopter, registration number…
President William Ruto began his 10-day tour of the North Rift on Monday, October 12, 2026, with inspections of road projects and a visit to a modern market in Tinderet, Nandi County, placing infrastructure and public services at the centre of his regional engagements. The President inspected the Maraba-Kebeneti and Timboroa-Kopere roads, as well as…
Police in Embu County have arrested a person of interest after recovering 200 rolls of suspected bhang during an anti-narcotics operation at Kakawa Market. The person of interest was arrested on Sunday, October 11, 2026, by officers from Makima Police Station during a targeted operation against the trafficking of narcotic drugs. According to the National…
Bomet Governor Hillary Kipng’eno Barchok is scheduled for a court mention on Monday, October 12, 2026, in a case in which he and two others face corruption-related charges over an alleged Sh2.7 million benefit linked to companies that traded with the county government. According to the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC), the allegations relate to…
Kenya Power has announced planned electricity interruptions in parts of Nairobi, Uasin Gishu and Kirinyaga counties on Sunday, October 11, 2026, to facilitate maintenance work. In a notice dated October 10, 2026, the utility said the outages would affect selected areas in the three counties, with interruptions scheduled to last between eight and nine hours….
The Ministry of Health has urged churches across the country to intensify public awareness on Ebola prevention, early reporting and the need to support affected families without discrimination following confirmation of an imported case in Kenya. In an official address to church congregations dated October 10, 2026, Public Health and Professional Standards Principal Secretary Mary…
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…
