Ben Kirui

June 10, 2026 08:12 (EAT) • 4 days ago

State House spent Ksh.4.4B outside budget - Controller of Budget reveals

Much of the expenditure went towards debt repayment, while State House Kenya spent more than Ksh.4.4 billion outside the approved budget, including Ksh.2.5 billion spent within a six-week period between January and February this year.

June 06, 2026 09:05 (EAT) • 1 week ago

Utumishi Girls fire: Families receive DNA test results as they await joint memorial service

Authorities released one body to a family for immediate burial in accordance with Islamic rites. The remaining 15 families, however, will have to wait as the government finalizes plans for a joint memorial service to honour the victims before the bodies are released for burial....

June 05, 2026 10:08 (EAT) • 1 week ago

Sheila Chebii: Questions mount over death of Kenyan student in Australia as family demands probe

Chebii was reportedly found dead at a hotel in Sydney last month. Australian authorities indicated that the incident was being treated as a suspected suicide, alleging that she fell from the 19th floor of the building.

May 26, 2026 08:31 (EAT) • 2 weeks ago

Finance Bill 2026: CS Mbadi explains tax proposals, accuses opposition of misleading Kenyans

Mbadi sought to clarify key tax proposals contained in the bill, reassuring traders and members of the public that the measures are well-intended.He spent much of Tuesday moving from one electronics shop to another within the CBD, seeking to clarify key tax proposals contained in the Finance Bill 20...

May 22, 2026 09:35 (EAT) • 3 weeks ago

Autopsy confirms Gospel singer Rachel Wandeto died from burn injuries

Wandeto had been attacked and set on fire by unknown assailants in Mwiki, Kasarani Sub-County, before succumbing to her injuries while receiving treatment at Kenyatta National Hospital, where doctors said she had suffered burns covering about 85 per cent of her body.

May 20, 2026 03:17 (EAT) • 3 weeks ago

Gov't moves to dismantle milk hawking networks in dairy sector reforms

CS Kagwe delivered one of the strongest warnings yet against brokers and hawkers selling milk directly to consumers, saying the practice must come to an end.He warned that millions of Kenyans are consuming milk that cannot be traced, tested or guaranteed safe, exposing families especially children t...

May 05, 2026 07:58 (EAT) • 1 month ago

Over 100 families displaced as multi-million homes demolished in Marurui land row

Residents watched helplessly as their homes, some still under construction, were brought down.Police officers were deployed in numbers to oversee the exercise, enforcing a court order that authorised the legally registered owner, Langton Limited, to repossess the land....

April 29, 2026 09:16 (EAT) • 1 month ago

Transport paralysed on Mwingi–Garissa Road as residents protest killings

The attacks have been linked to suspected camel herders. The disruption has heightened tensions between two communities amid reports of retaliatory violence, raising fears of further escalation in the region.

April 28, 2026 08:00 (EAT) • 1 month ago

Calm returns to Tseikuru as GSU deployed after deadly Kwa Kamari attack

A heavy contingent of General Service Unit (GSU) officers and regular police has been deployed to the area to restore order and prevent further attacks.

April 21, 2026 06:33 (EAT) • 1 month ago

Kenya’s fuel prices still higher than neighbours as scrutiny turns to levies and policy

For five consecutive days following the latest fuel price hike, anger and frustration have dominated public discourse, with many Kenyans questioning why pump prices remain significantly higher than in neighbouring states even as global prices rise.