Kenyan national news: government, parliament, courts, security, counties, protests, public services.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Preacher Paul Mackenzie has asked the High Court for leniency after his conviction on 191 counts of murder over the Shakahola deaths. The State wants him sentenced to death, and sentencing is set for November 6.
Senior Counsel Nelson Havi wants LSK president Charles Kanjama to lead advocates to police headquarters. Lawyer Abshir Ahmedsadak Abdi was allegedly abducted in Nairobi on November 1, and the LSK has gone to court to make police produce him.
The National Assembly Education Committee says the Basic Education Bill, 2026, leaves schools without guidance on violent learners. Chair Julius Melly told PS John Ololtuaa on Tuesday that schools are "now ungovernable".
Police in Athi River, Machakos County, are investigating the suspected killing of Francis Musoma Waita, a 42-year-old tout. His body was found at Sophia Footbridge with deep cuts to the head.
KNEC said officials must lock their phones outside and candidates cannot wear watches, as KCSE papers entered day two on Tuesday. A record 1,048,355 candidates are sitting the exams.
The Public Service Commission says letters approving permanent and pensionable hiring in three state departments are fake. On Tuesday, it told the public and government institutions not to act on them.
Nandi County has opened a Mother and Child Health Complex that raises Kapsabet County Referral Hospital's capacity from 200 to 500 beds. It includes ICU beds for adults and premature babies, maternity theatres and renal services.
A KRA security guard in Eldoret is accused of stealing 1,860,520 seized Supermatch cigarettes from a warehouse. He was arrested at JKIA while trying to fly to Qatar and has been denied bond.
Three of the wildlife corridors identified in Laikipia and Samburu are now protected in law, and seven more are next, a conservation official told a meeting in Nanyuki. Wildlife PS Museiya said shrinking routes threaten wildlife and increase conflict with communities.
Presidential economic adviser David Ndii said on Tuesday that empty milk shelves are caused by rising demand, not falling supply. Citing KNBS data, he said milk output has risen 20 per cent to about 5.6 billion litres.
A multi-agency team recovered the body of a woman from the collapsed Eastleigh building in Nairobi on Tuesday, police said. Four people have been rescued alive, and 16 were still unaccounted for as of November 1.
KPC teams found an illegal connection on the line between Pumping Station 14 and Pumping Station 15 in Mombasa on Monday. The company says no fuel was lost, and Chaani police are investigating.
Social Protection PS Joseph Motari says the Older Persons Bill is finished and now before Cabinet, ahead of going to Parliament. He spoke at a population ageing conference in Hangzhou, China.
The Media Council of Kenya recorded 47 press freedom violations between July and September 2026, up from 17 in the same period of 2025. Gangs, political activists and police officers were behind most of the cases.
The Ministry of Education has moved two KCSE exam centres in Moyale Sub-County, Marsabit County, because of clan clashes on the Kenya-Ethiopia border. The 2026 exams have 1,048,355 candidates in 10,693 centres.
UNHCR, IOM and UNICEF are seeking KSh 1.16 billion ($8.9 million) to support people fleeing clashes in Ethiopia over the next three months. The fighting has also sent grenades and stray bullets into Moyale, forcing KCSE candidates to move to safer schools.
The heads of Kenya Pipeline Company and NEMA failed to attend a Senate Energy Committee hearing on Tuesday. Makueni Governor Mutula Kilonzo Jnr told senators that 61 per cent of 229 residents tested had organ or blood abnormalities.
Kamukunji MP Yusuf Hassan says his vocational programme has trained more than 1,500 young people, with 1,000 earning B2 driving certificates. He has promised a job fair, and a second group of 400 is due to start training.
The Nuclear Power and Energy Agency is in talks with universities on a master's degree and a postgraduate diploma in nuclear engineering. The government is targeting a March 2027 groundbreaking for the Siaya plant.
Interior PS Raymond Omolo says law enforcement is tracking people who sell fake KCSE papers to parents and teachers. Officials who aid cheating face criminal or administrative action, and candidates caught could lose their results.
More than one million candidates began the main 2026 KCSE written papers on Monday. Interior PS Raymond Omollo warned that anyone caught trying to cheat will be arrested, and Education CS Julius Migos Ogamba cautioned against malpractice.
Kenya has spent KSh 147.1 million on a KSh 600 million project to rebuild its properties in Kinshasa, the Daily Nation reports. The work includes the embassy office that protesters vandalised in January 2025.
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