A man who defiled his 16-year-old orphaned niece in Kericho County has been sentenced to 30 years in prison after a court found him guilty of sexually abusing the minor he was entrusted to care for. The sentence was secured by the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) following a full trial at…
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…
The government has set aside Ksh25 billion to compensate landowners affected by the construction of the Naivasha-Kisumu-Malaba Standard Gauge Railway (SGR), as work on the Narok-Bomet-Kisumu section gathers pace. Kenya Railways Corporation Managing Director Philip Mainga said the National Land Commission (NLC) is conducting public participation ahead of compensation for people whose land will be…
A passenger on a Kenya Airways flight from Nairobi to Lagos died after suffering a medical emergency shortly before the aircraft landed in Nigeria. Kenya Airways said the incident occurred on Tuesday, October 6, 2026, with the passenger becoming unresponsive about 20 minutes before the scheduled landing. The airline said the medical emergency was reported…
Detectives have arrested two men in Narok Town over allegations of impersonating a senior government official and conning unsuspecting members of the public out of money. The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) in a statement on Sunday, October 4, 2026, identified the suspects as Geoffrey Kipngetich Ngeno and Kipkurui Peter Tonui, who were arrested while…
The names of 17 Catholic pilgrims from St Mathias Mulumba Parish, Mikindani, Mombasa, who died in a road accident at Salama while travelling to Subukia for the National Prayer Day, have been released. The deceased are Janet Miito, Florence Atieno, Jane Mwakamba, Josephat Mekonge, Hilkah Orina, Linah Akinyi and Veronicah Musyimi. Others are Martha Nzyoki,…
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 Office of the Registrar of Political Parties (ORPP) has updated key political party training materials as preparations for the 2027 General Election gather pace. The review, conducted between September 28 and October 3, 2026, brought together a team drawn from various ORPP departments and field offices to assess manuals, booklets and other reference materials…
Tensions erupted outside the Standard Group offices along Mombasa Road on Friday, October 2, 2026, after rival groups gathered at the media house over its coverage of President William Ruto’s administration. Members of Bunge la Mwananchi had converged at the Standard Group gates to deliver a letter protesting what they described as negative and critical…
The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) on Friday, October 2, 2026, arrested two more Nyamira County Assembly officials over alleged irregularities in the award of a Ksh367 million tender for the construction of an office block. The anti-graft agency said the tender process allegedly led to the loss of Sh30.18 million in public funds. The…
