The World Bank's new Kenya Economic Update, launched on Wednesday, names corruption as the biggest governance constraint on growth. It says graft and weak governance add two percentage points of GDP to Kenya's annual fiscal deficit.
The lecturers' union UASU and the government agreed a KSh 20 billion deal on October 28 to end the university lecturers' strike. The Standard reported that the deal gives lecturers a 3.5 percent salary increase.
Shares in Google's parent fell by double digits on October 28-29 after quarterly net profit slid 25% to $26.2 billion, The Guardian reported. Spending on datacentres and AI chips more than doubled to $51.4 billion.
The Coalition Article 64 (C64) says it will meet President Félix Tshisekedi and former president Joseph Kabila separately to push for a national dialogue. It refused to back Kabila's new rebel alliance, saying the crisis has no military solution.
Detectives seized 170.8 kg of cannabis from a Mazda CX-5 that crashed into a motorcycle on the Malaba-Webuye road, The Star reported. The rider died and the driver fled the scene.
UN and EU officials told a regional dialogue in Zanzibar that social norms and rising violence still block women from political leadership. Women hold about 27% of parliamentary seats across sub-Saharan Africa.
Uganda's army said on Monday it had started pulling out troops deployed in Somalia under a bilateral deal with Somalia's federal government. Ugandan troops first went to Somalia in 2007 to fight Islamic insurgents.
The Adaptation Fund Board approved nearly $35 million for two climate projects, including $30 million for herders in border areas of Kenya, Ethiopia and Somalia. Rwanda gets $4.97 million for drought-hit farmers in three eastern districts.
The government will hire more assistant county commissioners after Public Service Commission clearance, The Star reported. Internal Security PS Raymond Omollo said the jobs would be advertised soon and urged qualified chiefs and assistant chiefs to apply.
The fourth Youth Olympic Games opened in Dakar, Senegal, on October 31 and run until November 13, Radio Okapi reported. A total of 2,700 young athletes, split equally between girls and boys, are competing in 25 disciplines.
A Kapenguria court released Trans Nzoia Deputy Speaker Obed Mwale unconditionally on Wednesday, The Star and the Kenya News Agency reported. Police had held the Linda Mwananchi Senate aspirant since Monday over claims he funded goons.
Kenya Power has lost its legal fight against a KSh 16 million award to a man who lost an arm in an electrocution. Business Daily reported the outcome on Wednesday.
The Kenya Bankers Association launched a 2027-2037 sustainable finance roadmap in Nairobi on Tuesday. It targets weak project preparation, scarce data and rigid loan terms that keep banks away from green investments.
PSC chair Francis Meja told State agencies to declare vacancies now, as government internships grow from about 8,000 to 50,000 in January 2027. He also warned bosses against sending interns to buy lunch or make photocopies, the Nation reported.
Detectives arrested Muia Mutune, also known as Fredrick Mbuta, in Embakasi Village, the DCI said. He is accused of posing as a traffic police officer to rob people just after they withdrew cash from banks.
Egypt and Sudan issued a joint statement in Cairo on Monday demanding a binding deal on how Ethiopia runs the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam. They want the dispute limited to the three countries, with no role for other Nile Basin states.
The Kenya Meteorological Service expects rain across dozens of counties, including Nairobi, from November 3 to 10. It warned that the rain could bring floods, damage roads and spread malaria, cholera and typhoid.
The Sacco Societies Regulatory Authority has launched a nationwide campaign urging members, staff and the public to report fraud anonymously. It promises confidentiality and protection from retaliation, Pulse Live Kenya reported.
Directors of Realta Investment Limited say they found serious environmental damage from 'famas' mining in Mai Mahiu, Naivasha North. They came across it on October 11 while inspecting a five-acre plot, Business Today Kenya reported.
Mombasa Governor Abdulswamad Nassir urged young people not to take politicians' money to spread divisive messages online. He and CS Hassan Joho spoke at the launch of the Technical University of Mombasa's Slash the Hate campaign, The Eastleigh Voice reported.
Kenya wants to raise KSh 7.3 trillion for climate-related investments over five years, Business Today reported. Hitting that goal will require big changes in how banks judge projects, manage lending risk and extend credit.
A gang on motorcycles attacked two corporals on patrol in Ruai, Nairobi, at about 1am on Tuesday, The Star reported. The attackers fled with two AK-47 rifles and 60 rounds of ammunition, and one officer was unresponsive in hospital.
The Foreign Service (Amendment) Bill, 2026 would set a 70:30 split between career diplomats and outside appointees, Kenyans.co.ke reported. Career diplomats would need at least 10 years of service in the Foreign Affairs ministry.
Multi-agency security teams recovered 3,075 sheep and goats stolen by suspected bandits in two operations on Monday and Tuesday. Of these, 3,000 were seized in an ambush on herders in Loiyangalani, Marsabit, the National Police Service said.
Lungalunga residents in Kwale County say the titles demand extra fees and banks refuse them as loan security, Nairobi Wire reported. They want President Ruto to cancel the titles and issue corrected ones.
All people under Ebola monitoring in Kenya should be home by November 11, PS Mary Muthoni said. Kenya has recorded nine cases and two deaths, with no new infection since October 20.
LASK beat Slovan Bratislava 4-0 at home, Premium Times reported. Usor set up Kasper Jørgensen for the opening goal in the 19th minute.
Indian commandos airdropped from a C-17 boarded the fishing vessel Azini on Monday and freed the crew with no casualties, India's Defence Ministry said. Pirates seized the boat off Somalia's northeastern coast on October 29.
Virunga National Park says lab tests confirmed that anthrax killed 28 hippos in the Semuliki River over about a month. Residents are told not to touch or eat dead animals because the disease can spread to humans.
Some Kwale residents have handed back title deeds issued in October, saying the deeds carry unpaid fees and banks have rejected them. They want President Ruto to cancel the disputed documents and issue corrected ones.
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