KRA Board Chairperson Ndiritu Muriithi has defended a 25% excise duty on phones, charged when they first connect to a Kenyan network. Parliament dropped the idea from the Finance Act 2026, so the current 10% duty still applies.
Phones are central to mobile money and work in Kenya. Techweez notes that importers would likely pass a 25% duty on to buyers through higher shop prices.
Jubilee presidential candidate Fred Matiang'i said on Sunday that Rigathi Gachagua's ambitions risk dividing the opposition before 2027. He told NTV that a split opposition is Ruto's only path to keeping power.
The opposition is trying to unite behind one candidate to face President William Ruto in 2027. A public dispute between two of its leading figures tests whether that unity will hold.
The Christmas Eve bout at Dubai's Coca-Cola Arena will be Paul's first since Anthony Joshua broke his jaw last December. It will be an eight-round professional cruiserweight fight with 10oz gloves.
The Nairobi Securities Exchange has announced changes to two market indices, the NSE Banking Index and the NSE Bond Index. Family Bank joins the Banking Index after completing the required eligibility period.
Interior CS Kipchumba Murkomen inaugurated the National Cybersecurity Agency board, chaired by Martin Koyabe, at Harambee House on Monday. He told the board to build Kenyan talent and local cyber defence tools and to have top management in place before January 2027.
Kenya is moving more government services online under the Digital Superhighway programme. The new agency is meant to protect government databases, financial systems and other key infrastructure from attacks.
South Africans elect municipal councillors on Wednesday, with approved special votes cast on Monday and Tuesday. President Cyril Ramaphosa and Minister Khumbudzo Ntshavheni urged registered voters, especially young people, to turn out.
Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja left President Ruto's UDA on Monday and was welcomed into ODM at Chungwa House. He says he will run for a second term on an ODM ticket in the 2027 election.
The move gives ODM the capital's sitting governor ahead of 2027. It also takes a governor away from President Ruto's ruling party.
A Nairobi court on Monday gave detectives 10 days to hold actress Regina Wambui Gitau and three relatives. Her mother, Dorita Lasinder Macharia, 86, was found with a deep neck wound in her Loresho home.
Crown Paints' Tom Oyier told quantity surveyors in Mombasa that cheap materials leave property owners with repeated repair bills. His warning comes after construction grew 6.8 per cent in 2025, according to KNBS.
Kenya aims to build at least 200,000 affordable housing units a year. Weak materials could push maintenance costs onto homeowners and investors.
Dazn has won an exclusive option on global streaming rights for Fifa's 2029 men's Club World Cup, the Guardian reported on Monday. The Saudi-backed streamer paid $1bn for the 2025 edition after other broadcasters declined to bid.
The ruling leaves in force a High Court order for Ruto to reconstitute his Cabinet under the two-thirds gender rule. The 120-day deadline to comply expired on October 28, The Standard reports.
The Law Society of Kenya says the current Cabinet is illegal and its decisions are open to challenge. That could put government decisions at legal risk.
Four crew members left a 3D-printed habitat at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston on Saturday, Reuters reported. They had lived inside since October 19, 2025, practicing life on Mars.
Jubilee presidential flagbearer Fred Matiang'i told NTV that the housing levy puts an extra burden on Kenyans. He also wants the tax-free income threshold raised to Sh35,000 so that workers take home more pay.
Workers pay 1.5 per cent of their gross monthly salary towards the levy, and employers match it. The Star says the levy is shaping up as a 2027 campaign issue.
Nominated Senator Miraj Abdillahi says politicians who pay youth for "dirty jobs" are pushing some into crime in Mombasa. She also blamed missing street lights for a recent cess point attack that killed a county officer.
According to The Star, stakeholders worry that gang crime in Likoni and Kisauni could become a challenge as the general election approaches. The insecurity also threatens billions of shillings in state projects at the Coast.
Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei told military commanders to be ready for an immediate response if Iran is attacked again. Qatari mediators are holding talks to prevent a new round of the US-Iran war.
Residents of Ethiopia's Tigray region told AFP they have lost faith in the Tigray People's Liberation Front. The party was pushed out of major towns after its offensive in late September, and federal authorities took control of the region in October.
Two anti-foreigner online communities produced 43% of political posts on X in South Africa in the week to October 29, Murmur Intelligence found. The movement has turned on the state ahead of Wednesday's local elections.
Anti-foreigner posts tracked in the analysis name African migrants, including Ethiopians and Somalis, as targets. That matters to East Africans who live and trade in South Africa.
Former Makueni Governor Kivutha Kibwana called for stronger accountability and ethical leadership at the 15th Champions of Governance Awards in Nairobi. The Institute of Certified Secretaries honoured organisations, including KEBS, for their governance.
The awards cover public bodies, county public services, banks and SACCOs. How these bodies are run affects services that ordinary Kenyans use every day.
Tanzania's football federation will run Simba SC's election itself after finding two gaps in the club's timetable. The vote must finish before the current leaders' term ends on January 29, 2027, its election committee said.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said the MINURSO mission in Western Sahara will wind down after the Security Council failed to renew its mandate. Morocco welcomed the outcome, while Algeria and the Polisario Front voiced regret and concern.
Agriculture CS Mutahi Kagwe says Kenya wants to raise potato production from three million to six million metric tonnes within three years. The sector already contributes $400 million (KSh 52 billion) to the economy, The Standard reported.
Potatoes employ 3.5 million Kenyans directly and indirectly, according to Kagwe. A bigger harvest is meant to supply the region and export markets.
Most of Kenya should get more rain than usual this November, Tuko and Ghafla report, citing the Kenya Meteorological Department. Rwanda's weather agency also expects a wetter month, with up to 350mm in some areas.
Weather agencies in Kenya and Rwanda both expect a wetter-than-usual November across much of their territory.
Glamorgan opener Asa Tribe could not join the England Lions tour of the Caribbean after playing for Jersey in Nairobi. St Kitts and Nevis bars non-nationals for 21 days after a stay in Kenya because of Ebola.
Kenya's Ebola outbreak is now affecting travel abroad. People recently in Kenya, including visiting athletes, face entry bans in countries such as St Kitts and Nevis.
President Samia Suluhu Hassan swore in new leaders at Chamwino State House in Dodoma on Monday. She told the human rights commission to track and respond to rights accusations made against Tanzania, Mwananchi reported.
A Milimani anti-corruption court has convicted driver Kelly Gichuri Muiruri of using a forged KCSE certificate to get his job. He must pay about KSh 7.5 million in compensation and fines or serve four years in jail.
Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua says his August-October US trip cost about KSh 150 million, all paid by Kenyans living there. He told a vernacular TV station on Sunday that he did not spend a single shilling.
Gachagua says the trip shaped his plan to build political alliances with other Kenyan communities ahead of the 2027 general election.
Boat operators on Uganda's Lake Bunyonyi say new registration and licensing fees under the Inland Water Transport Act could push them out of business. Charges run up to Shs600,000, and operators warn that fares could rise.
Uganda has hired Egypt's SAMCO National Construction Company to build a passenger terminal at Kabalega International Airport in Hoima. The contractor has eight months to finish the work before AFCON 2027, the Daily Monitor reported.
Kenya co-hosts AFCON 2027 with Uganda and Tanzania, so delays at any co-host's venues or airports affect the joint tournament.
Alex Garland's film of the hit video game Elden Ring has reportedly been shot and is in post-production. Theatrical rights go on sale at November's American Film Market, and Deadline says the budget is close to $200 million.
DCP deputy leader Cleophas Malala says he would consider a reunion with President Ruto if he listens to Kenyans and stops "securitising" public revenue. He called Ruto a dictator in a Citizen TV interview on Sunday.
Malala is a former UDA secretary general. He is now a senior official in DCP, the opposition party led by Rigathi Gachagua.
Land in Nairobi's satellite towns averaged KSh 33 million per acre in March 2026, up from KSh 16 million a decade earlier, HassConsult data show. Many buyers spend years building in stages, the Star reports.
Owning a home now takes years of saving or decades of mortgage payments. Many households keep renting or build slowly as money comes in.
Nairobi County has started checking whether its departments met their 2025/2026 performance targets, Capital FM reported. Fourteen core sectors, including Health and Mobility and Works, have already been evaluated.
The results will show whether Nairobi residents got the services City Hall promised and whether public money was used well.
Iran's army said on Sunday that any renewed war with the US could last longer than the last round of fighting. The warning came after Trump said US forces could hit one or two remaining sites in Iran "in 10 minutes".
Kai Havertz scored early as Arsenal won a Premier League game at Anfield for the first time under Mikel Arteta on Sunday. Manchester United lost 2-0 at Chelsea, and Brighton beat Manchester City away to sit third.
Nigerian gospel singer Nathaniel Bassey has passed one billion views on YouTube, according to reports published on November 1. Business Today Kenya says he is the first African gospel artist to reach the milestone.
Uganda's State House and the Inter-Religious Council are drawing up a joint plan to curb public attacks on religious leaders. The move follows an online row between businessman Frank Gashumba and Pastor Robert Kayanja, Nile Post reports.
Nigerian opposition candidate Atiku Abubakar says President Bola Tinubu has failed to deliver the reliable power he promised. The ruling APC says the pledge must be judged in full and promises a scorecard.
KCSE candidates can no longer wear any kind of watch in the exam room, including ordinary analogue ones. KNEC says centres must put a wall clock in every room as the 2026 exams enter their third week.
The rules apply to every KCSE candidate in the country, so students must now rely on a wall clock to keep track of time during papers.
KCB beat champions Gor Mahia 2-1 at Moi Stadium, Embu, on Sunday despite Baron Ochieng's 86th-minute red card. The win lifts the bankers to 10 points, two behind the leaders.
Money sent home by Kenyans in Saudi Arabia has fallen by KSh 16.8 billion, Business Today Kenya reports. CBK Governor Kamau Thugge blames Saudi labour reforms that favour skilled foreign workers.
Remittances are a key source of diaspora income for Kenya. Fewer Kenyans working in Saudi Arabia means less money reaching families at home.
DCI detectives have arrested Sammy Angwegwe, 36, in Esirulo, Emuhaya, over the October 19 gunpoint robbery of two women. Four men stole KSh 1 million meant for building materials on the Shamakhokho-Serem road.
OpenAI and Anthropic will run dedicated teams to keep their AI platforms accurate during the US midterm elections, Semafor reported on Monday. Anthropic says its war room will watch for misuse and respond quickly to incidents.
Afghanistan's Taliban government voiced "serious concern" on Monday over US plans to deport Afghan immigrants through Pakistan. More than 150 Afghans are expected to be removed, and the first flight could leave as soon as Monday.
A Milimani court on Monday sentenced former Nairobi Provincial Commissioner Davis Nathan Chelogoi, 76, to three years in prison. He was convicted on five counts over the fraudulent acquisition of land in Nairobi.
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