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Kenya Tea Industry Hits KSh218 Billion Despite Production Dip in 2025
Kenya News · Kenya's tea sector posted a marketed value of KSh218.79 billion in 2025, defying an 8% production de
2 Mar 2026
Kenya Finance Bill 2026: Ruto Signs Sh100bn Tax Law as Gen Z Protests
Kenya News · Kenya's Parliament passed the Finance Bill 2026 on June 25, raising Sh100 billion in new taxes as Ge
2 Mar 2026
Kenya Police Foil Al-Shabaab Terror Plot Targeting Nairobi
Kenya News · Kenya's Counter Terrorism Policing Unit dismantled a suspected Al-Shabaab cell in Nairobi, seizing w
2 Mar 2026
JSC nominates Justice Warsame for Supreme Court post
Kenya News · JSC nominates Justice Mohamed Warsame, 68, to fill Supreme Court vacancy, pending appointment, after
2 Mar 2026
Kenya Youth Protests Erupt After Albert Ojwang Dies in Custody
Kenya News · The death of Albert Omondi Ojwang at Nairobi's Central Police Station on June 8, 2025 sparked mass y
2 Mar 2026
Kenya Creates Over 2 Million Jobs as Inflation Falls to 4.6%
Kenya News · Kenya's economy showed strong signs of stabilisation in 2025, with over two million jobs created and
2 Mar 2026
Court to rule on fresh bid to halt Sh30b EABL shares sale
Kenya News · The fresh application by Bia Tosha comes barely a month after Justice Bahati Mwamuye dismissed a nea
1 Mar 2026
Nairobi Hospital Director Dr Job Obwaka is dead
Kenya News · Veteran gynaecologist and Nairobi Hospital director Dr Job Obwaka dies at Nairobi Hospital at 83, fa
1 Mar 2026
Fresh twist as police detain woman over Dr Obwaka's death
Kenya News · Tributes pour in for Dr Job Obwaka as leaders honour his legacy, while his death takes a new twist w
1 Mar 2026
Police arrest woman over death of Dr Job Obwaka
Kenya News · A 45-year-old woman has been arrested in connection with the death of veteran gynaecologist Dr Job O
1 Mar 2026
Senator Cherargei tables motion to slash Uhuru's retirement benefits
Kenya News · Cherargei recommends that any funds recovered be redirected to support public welfare programmes.
1 Mar 2026
Parliament staff under probe for forging academic papers
Kenya News · Authorities are probing a senior Parliamentary Service Commission employee over alleged forgery of a
1 Mar 2026
IEBC decries budget constraints, security challenges after missing registration target
Kenya News · IEBC fell short of continuous voter registration target by 154,524 voters, chairperson Ethekon says
1 Mar 2026
Motorists hit again as fuel prices rise
Kenya News · In Nairobi, Super Petrol will now retail at Sh214.25 per litre, Diesel at Sh242.92, and Kerosene at
28 Feb 2026
NPS defends dismissal of 18 pregnant recruits amid backlash
Kenya News · The National Police Service (NPS) has defended the dismissal of 18 female recruits at the National P
28 Feb 2026
Staff exits loom at DP Kindiki's office as Sh95m set for gratuity payments
Kenya News · Resignations are looming at the Deputy President Kithure Kindiki ahead of the 2027 elections with th
28 Feb 2026
Inside Kenya's battle to stop 'goons and guns' as fears of political violence grow
Kenya News · The history of politically sponsored criminal gangs dates back to the reintroduction of multiparty d
28 Feb 2026
Gideon Moi promises to reveal details of talks with Ruto
Kenya News · Kanu Chairman Gideon Moi described the issues as sensitive and weighty and promised to address them
28 Feb 2026