The National Transport and Safety Authority hammered several public transport operators for ignoring safety regulations and breaking traffic rules. NTSA said the affected operators breached conditions governing public service vehicles through failure to meet safety standards required under the Traffic Act and NTSA regulations, and also recorded fatal crashes during the December 2025 festive season. The suspensions kicked in immediately.
Guardian Coach Limited got listed after a road accident on January 6, 2026, at the Kimende area along the Nairobi-Naivasha Road. The Authority ordered the company to present 24 vehicles with various violations for compliance inspection at Likoni Motor Vehicle Inspection Centre and submit the report to...
The Ministry of Health is launching an anti-fraud police unit to crush the surge of unlicensed and untrained people running bogus health services across Kenya. Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale announced the nationwide crackdown will hit fake clinics and medics, with the special police unit deploying alongside Kenya Medical Practitioners Council officials to enforce required standards. He warned quack doctors and unlicensed healthcare practitioners to find somewhere else to run their scam operations.
The Ministry will digitize the healthcare system from a central dashboard covering all licensed dentists, physicians, and pharmacies while tracking those operating illegally. Duale noted the law is crystal clear that you can't run a...
President William Ruto's UDA party is building friendships with other political parties to create a massive and inclusive force ahead of the 2027 General Election. Ruto explained that under the broad-based government, Kenyans are working together and making sure nobody gets ditched. He noted national unity tackles the biggest challenge Kenya faced for years, which is the fair distribution of the country's resources.
He observed that one group doesn't have to lose for another to win, pointing out that achieving a win-win outcome is totally possible. Ruto said Kenya struggled for ages with sharing a small cake, but the strategy shifted to baking a bigger cake for everybody to share. The president dropped these remarks while hosting over...
Information, Communications, and the Digital Economy Cabinet Secretary William Kabogo torched former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua for running revenge politics with a zero development agenda. Kabogo unloaded during a public forum at Kianwe Primary School in Ndia, Kirinyaga West, telling residents that Mt Kenya is already banking real gains under President William Ruto's administration. He warned that divisive political narratives could wreck ongoing development progress.
The ICT CS trashed Gachagua's push for a one-term presidency as reckless and destructive, arguing it kills stability and progress. Kabogo insisted Ruto showed clear leadership, solid development vision, and genuine commitment to lifting up Mt Kenya and the rest of...
Suna East MP Junet Mohamed threw shade at ODM Secretary General Edwin Sifuna during a rally in Kakamega, exposing nasty internal splits as the opposition party reorganizes ahead of the 2027 General Election after Raila Odinga's death. Speaking at the ODM Linda Ground county tour rally, Junet blasted unnamed party figures for sabotaging ODM's power grab through opposing dialogue with rival parties. He backed the party's push for a broad-based political alliance, dismissed calls for street protests, and insisted ODM must stick strictly to the law.
Junet ripped into party members resisting engagement with government-linked parties. He claimed some leaders freak out whenever ODM gets closer to power and prefer confrontation over...
Winnie Odinga told ODM loyalists that nobody's getting kicked out of the party despite drama over its direction after her dad, Raila Odinga, died. The East African Legislative Assembly MP fired off a forceful message at a packed rally at Kamukunji Grounds, referencing late rapper E-Sir's hit "Hamnitishi" to clap back at critics and lighten the vibe. She told supporters that threats won't shake her, quoting the song's opening line about two-cent intimidation tactics being worthless.
Winnie ripped into opportunistic members trying to grab control of ODM after Raila's passing. She said they were passengers with Baba driving, and one day they woke up shocked because the driver had died. Some people crept to the front, snatched the steering...
A 23-year-old woman spoke out after her ex allegedly recorded and spread private videos without consent. Marion Naipei broke her silence on the traumatic incident that sparked nationwide outrage across social media, with Kenyans condemning it as a brutal privacy and dignity violation. The case got linked to allegations against Naipei's former partner, James Opande, who reportedly lives in the United States. Marion went public after contacting Nairobi County Chief Officer for Citizen Engagement and Customer Service, Geoffrey Mosiria, for help and justice.
Naipei said her nightmare started in what felt like a real romantic relationship built on trust, love, and promises of a shared future. She dated the guy for about a year while he kept...
Civil society groups are freaking out over Senator Okiya Omtatah's court case targeting the Kenya-US Bilateral Cooperation Framework that bankrolls HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria programs. Members of the National Empowerment Network of People Living with HIV/AIDS in Kenya are demanding that Omtatah drop the lawsuit, warning his move threatens access to critical support for over 1.4 million Kenyans living with HIV.
Hundreds of Kenyans staged a peaceful protest in Nairobi on Friday to air their grievances. Youths, women, men, elderly folks, and persons with disabilities marched from Jeevanjee Gardens downtown to the Supreme Court and National Assembly carrying banners and placards. Both institutions weren't in session, but...
Kenya hit 97 percent transition from Grade Six to Junior Secondary School under the 100 percent enrollment policy. The Interior Ministry dropped a statement saying almost every student who finished Grade Six in 2025 made it into JSS, marking near-total compliance with the Competency-Based Curriculum progression framework. National Government Administrative Officers teamed up with County Directors of Education to compile the report showing strong gains in learner access, retention, and progression.
Government officials stressed that full transition stays a national priority because education is a constitutional and human right. They pushed for collective efforts to stop avoidable dropouts triggered by money problems, delayed placement...
