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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Athletics Kenya has published its 2026-2027 calendar of cross-country, track, road and mountain events. Kenyan athletes will target the 2027 World Championships in Beijing and the African Games in Cairo.
Spain began three days of mourning on Thursday after a Renfe train hit the back of a stationary Iryo train near Urda, killing at least 69 people. The transport minister blamed an "error" by the control centre in "inexplicable" circumstances.
The Court of Appeal has refused to let the Kenya Defence Forces take its challenge to a KSh 25 million award to the Supreme Court, the Nation reported. The award went to former soldier Moses Etyang.
Community leaders in Bunia's Bankoko neighbourhood, in DR Congo's Ituri province, say 26 people have died in nearly three weeks of possible Ebola. Health authorities have not confirmed the figures or the more than 100 reported contacts.
A 120-day High Court deadline for President Ruto to reconstitute his Cabinet under the two-thirds gender rule lapsed on Wednesday. Lawyers told Citizen Digital the 25-member Cabinet, which has seven women, is now open to legal challenge.
Arsenal's 16-year-old Max Dowman will serve a three-match ban after an appeal against his red card at Fleetwood failed. He was sent off for violent conduct in Tuesday's Carabao Cup defeat to the League Two side.
Nairobi liquor traders want Governor Johnson Sakaja's administration to explain a reported KSh 100,000 levy on alcohol sold through online platforms. They say they already pay county licensing fees.
The electoral commission has warned that political goonism and gangsterism are among the biggest threats to the August 2027 General Election, the Daily Nation reported. The paper said gangs are again accused of intimidating opponents and disrupting rallies.
The High Court ruled on Thursday that President Ruto's directives reserving 20 per cent of affordable housing units for teachers and police officers have no legal basis. Both groups must now apply under the same criteria as other Kenyans.
The Fed left its benchmark rate unchanged on Wednesday, a month after its first hike in three years. Two officials voted for a quarter-point rise, and investors now expect a hike in December.
Fighting in Ethiopia has pushed 36,000 people into Kenya, The EastAfrican reported on Thursday. The outlet described the situation as a humanitarian crisis.
The French shipping group's first dedicated full block train runs from the Port of Mombasa to the Nairobi-Embakasi Inland Container Depot. It has 54 wagons, carries 108 TEUs and will start with one train a week.
Prosecutors asked a Milimani court to send Brian Kiprop Kiplagat to the UK. He faces eight counts there, including murder, over the January 2025 death of Citi executive Maryanne Nduta Kilonzo in London.
The Political Parties Disputes Tribunal on Thursday lifted orders that had suspended the registration of The Ukombozi Alliance. Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka said the Registrar of Political Parties can now complete the process.
Unidentified men allegedly seized Tanzanian activist Twaha Salim Mwaipaya from a taxi in Machakos County on October 25. The rights commission wants the government to find him and says the case fits a pattern of disappearances in Kenya.
The High Court in Kisumu has barred Kenya Railways Corporation from removing scrap from any of its stations until a lobby group's case is decided. It also ordered all parties to preserve CCTV, GPS and weighbridge records linked to the disposal.
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed announced the delivery on X on Wednesday during a visit to Moscow. He said Ethiopia will also acquire four Russian S-400 air defence batteries but gave no date for their arrival.
Cabinet Secretary Geoffrey Ruku said anyone behind payroll leakages will face the full force of the law. The government has launched a nationwide headcount of public officers, with more than Sh6 billion reportedly lost to ghost workers each year.
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