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Uber, Bolt and Faras tell MPs: no minimum fare, lift the 18% fee cap
Energy & Transport · Uber, Bolt and Faras told the National Assembly ICT committee that a statutory minimum fare would cu
26 Aug 2026
KECOBO keeps KAMP licence frozen over Sh5.5m and board failures
Communications · On 24 August 2026 KECOBO’s board upheld the suspension of KAMP Copyright and Related Rights Limited,
26 Aug 2026
Lamu Mokowe fish landing hits 63.7% as Njagi cites 3,000 fishers
Agriculture · Blue Economy PS Betsy Njagi said the Mokowe fish landing project and neighbouring Beach Management U
26 Aug 2026
Senate: 60 days for DCI, EPRA and KPC to close the fuel-data cases
Energy & Transport · The Senate Energy committee gave investigative agencies 60 days to finish cases against former Petro
26 Aug 2026
Faith Odhiambo: 10 TSC letters per MP at State House breaches Article 237
Education · Former LSK president Faith Odhiambo said Speaker Moses Wetang’ula admitted taking MPs to State House
26 Aug 2026
Kenya Airways: H1 revenue Sh81.25bn, loss widens to Sh16.1bn
Business · Kenya Airways posted Sh81.25 billion revenue for the first half of 2026, up 9%, and a Sh16.1 billion
26 Aug 2026
KRA lifts container customs benchmark to Sh3.2m from Sh2.5m
Finance · KRA raised the Customs Minimum Benchmark for containerised cargo from Sh2.5 million to Sh3.2 million
26 Aug 2026
EACC: two Kenya Power Coast officers held over alleged Sh100,000 Bombolulu bribe
Crime · On 24 August 2026 EACC arrested Inspector Benjamin Ochieng and Corporal Said Bakari opposite DTB Ban
26 Aug 2026
Environment PS: treat green energy as national development, not a side summit
Energy & Transport · Closing the GreenWorks 4 Africa summit in Nairobi on 13 August 2026, Environment PS Festus Ng’eno sa
19 Aug 2026
Kiambu VTCs now make cabro: Muguga first, machines for every sub-county
Kenya News · Since March 2025 Kiambu has put cabro-making machines in vocational centres. Muguga VTC in Kabete is
19 Aug 2026
CIPS plants East Africa HQ in Nairobi to cover 13 countries
Business · The Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply launched its East Africa office in Nairobi in Augu
19 Aug 2026
KMD: rain in eight western and Rift counties, most of Kenya stays dry to 20 August
Environment · Kenya Meteorological Department’s 13–20 August 2026 outlook says Bungoma, Trans Nzoia, Nakuru, Uasin
19 Aug 2026
Kindiki: $15.1bn reserves, 75 million maize bags — do not politicise the plan
Kenya News · At the 12 August 2026 Beyond Vision 2030 launch at KICC, DP Kithure Kindiki said forex reserves are
19 Aug 2026
Ruto in Uasin Gishu: vote the record, not the tribe; 600 markets promised
Politics · At Maili Nne, Huruma and Eldoret on 13 August 2026 President Ruto said voters will judge development
19 Aug 2026
KCB half-year: profit before tax Sh49.3bn, interim dividend Sh9.5bn
Finance · KCB Group posted profit before tax of Sh49.3 billion for the six months to June 2026, up 20.8%. The
19 Aug 2026
Interior: 450 youth and women, 90 per county, in BRACE4PEACE skills cohort
Education · On 13 August 2026 Interior PS Raymond Omollo unveiled a first cohort of 450 vulnerable youth and wom
19 Aug 2026
Kenya tells IGAD states: mutual recognition, not a second lab at the border
Kenya News · At a 17 August 2026 Nairobi workshop, Agriculture policy director Kennedy Anahinga said Kenya — firs
18 Aug 2026
Kisii tea: Sh2,500 fertiliser, 100,000 seedlings, Sh250m orthodox line asked
Agriculture · Agriculture PS Kipronoh Rono, meeting Nyamache Tea Factory with ICT PS Stephen Isaboke, told TBK to
18 Aug 2026