Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna said on Friday that Kenyans had expected Ruto to announce a rescue plan for more than 1,000 citizens caught up in the Russia-Ukraine war. Instead, Ruto unveiled a friendly football match in Nairobi.
More than 1,000 Kenyans are reported to have been recruited to fight for Russia in Ukraine, and some are said to be in detention. The issue is now part of the 2027 election campaign.
Annual inflation rose to 7.3% in October from 6.8% in September, KNBS data released on Friday show. It is the highest level since July 2023, driven by sharp rises in petrol, diesel and kerosene prices.
Food and transport take a large share of household budgets. Higher prices leave families with less money for savings, school fees and healthcare.
Cristiano Ronaldo scored three second-half goals on Thursday as Al-Nassr beat Al-Kholood 5-3 in the Saudi Pro League. The 41-year-old is now about 15 goals short of 1,000 in his career.
The US Justice Department has charged five people in Nebraska, Virginia and New Jersey and seized more than $750,000 in cryptocurrency from a Kenyan national. Investigators estimate the wider "ghost student" fraud has caused losses of more than $200 million.
Two of the defendants are Kenyan, and US officials say most of the money went to co-conspirators in Kenya. The DCI, ODPP and Asset Recovery Agency helped with the crypto seizure.
Energy firms, investors and trade delegations from more than 40 countries will meet at Nairobi's Sarit Expo Centre on November 10-12. The free event covers solar, battery storage, clean energy finance and e-mobility.
According to The Standard, Kenya is expanding its renewable energy capacity and building its position as a clean energy investment hub in East Africa.
Trans Nzoia Governor George Natembeya said Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka left the Linda Mwananchi headquarters launch in Nairobi upset after being heckled. He warned that hostility could derail opposition efforts to agree on one 2027 presidential candidate.
The incident shows the strain inside the opposition as it tries to pick a single challenger for the 2027 General Election. Kalonzo said talks on a joint candidate are set for November 13.
BP's third-quarter underlying replacement cost profit rose to $8.46 billion from $2.2 billion a year earlier, beating forecasts of $7.33 billion. Refining margins jumped as the Middle East war lifted oil and fuel prices.
More than 250 women delegates from all 47 counties will meet in Nairobi on November 25-26 for a forum called Kenya's Future is Female. Organisers say it will focus on women's safety, political representation and economic barriers before the 2027 election.
Organisers describe the dialogue as the first step towards a national peace-mobilisation strategy for the 2027 election period. It will also take up Kenya's stalled two-thirds gender principle.
Leading Kenyan runners have voiced dismay over a doping case involving an athlete named Jepchirchir, the Daily Nation reported on Friday. One reaction quoted by the paper called the case "so shameful".
Deputy President Kithure Kindiki said on Friday that Ruto is expected to break ground on a 60km elevated road above Thika Superhighway in one to two months. The project is estimated at Sh150-200 billion and would be financed through a public-private partnership.
Thika Superhighway is one of Nairobi's busiest commuter routes. Two separate projects, an elevated expressway and a commuter rail upgrade, are planned to ease congestion between Nairobi and Kiambu.
Uganda wants the AU's standby peacekeeping and humanitarian force sent to help contain Ebola, Semafor reports. The outbreak has killed nearly 5,000 people in DR Congo and has spread to Kenya and Nigeria.
Semafor reports that the outbreak has already reached Kenya. Any AU deployment, and the regional agreement to keep borders open, would directly affect Kenya's response.
US engineering company Fluor Corp is among American firms competing for a critical minerals project in Kenya. A Kenyan minister disclosed the bid to Reuters on Friday.
The report shows that US companies are competing for a stake in Kenya's critical minerals sector.
A presidential panel led by Prof Makau Mutua delivered the apology to Masai's mother in Kayole on Thursday. Masai was shot dead in Nairobi during the June 2024 anti-Finance Bill protests.
Masai's death became a reference point in Kenya's debate over police conduct during protests. The apology is part of a state process to compensate victims of protests and riots.
Eric Tabaro Nshimiye, 54, was found guilty in Boston on Tuesday of four counts of perjury and one count of obstruction of justice. He fled Rwanda for Kenya in 1994 and entered the US as a refugee in 1995.
Nshimiye passed through Kenya after fleeing Rwanda in 1994 and later resettled in the US as a refugee, The Eastleigh Voice reported.
Hellen Obiri is chasing a third New York City Marathon win on Sunday, November 1. Benson Kipruto aims to become the first man since Kenya's John Kagwe in 1997 and 1998 to win back-to-back titles.
Fewer people are flying between Kenya and Tanzania, especially local travellers, as fuel prices rise and Tanzania adds taxes on airfares, Business Daily reports. Safarilink is now one of only two Kenyan airlines on the route since Jambojet pulled out.
Fewer Kenyan airlines now fly scheduled routes to Tanzania. Higher fares could make regional travel between the two neighbours harder.
Clashes on the Ethiopian border have left families in Kenya without food or shelter, Al Jazeera reported on Friday. The broadcaster's headline did not say how many people were affected.
According to Al Jazeera, families on the Kenyan side of the border have been affected. The impact of the clashes therefore reaches beyond Ethiopia.
Binance, the world's largest crypto exchange, said on Thursday that a security breach affected $6.3 billion in digital assets. About $3 billion has been frozen, and the exchange has suspended all deposits and withdrawals.
A Congolese soldier and three CRP militiamen were killed on Thursday when militia fighters attacked an army position at Bule-centre in Ituri's Djugu territory. Seven other militiamen were seriously wounded, security sources told Radio Okapi.
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