Kenyan national news: government, parliament, courts, security, counties, protests, public services.
Kiharu MP Ndindi Nyoro is being called a hypocrite by President Ruto's allies and a government mole by Gachagua's DCP. Mathira MP Eric Wamumbi is the latest to attack him, while Gachagua says he will stay out of the feud.
The National Transport and Safety Authority is checking speed limiters, driver licences, manifests and load weights on public and commercial vehicles. Officers are also running breathalyser tests before peak December-January travel.
About 20 people from Kenya, Rwanda, Uganda and Zimbabwe are in custody after raids on Chinese-run scam compounds in Madagascar. Police there say many were lured on Facebook, had their passports taken and were forced to scam.
Energy CS Opiyo Wandayi said on Sunday that he ignored advice to stay away from Raila Odinga's first death anniversary in Bondo. He accused opposition leaders of turning the October 15 event into a political platform.
Kenya recorded 92 press freedom violations in 2025, and physical assaults made up 67 per cent of them, the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights said on Monday. It called for prompt investigations and action against those who plan attacks on journalists.
The main written papers of the 2026 KCSE started on Monday. Knec says the final KCSE will be held in 2027, and the first CBE learners will sit the new Kenya Certificate of Basic Education in 2028.
Democratic Party leader Justin Muturi on Monday rejected Rigathi Gachagua's plan for a three-way opposition alliance. He said no community owns the presidency, after Fred Matiang'i made similar criticism on Sunday.
An audit by Nancy Gathungu found that 812 of 2,120 registered TVET institutions had expired licences by November 2025. Another 2,424 of 10,893 licensed trainers were also working with expired licences.
Paul Kihara Kariuki, Kenya's Attorney General from 2018 to 2022 and former Court of Appeal President, has died aged 72. Chief Justice Martha Koome confirmed his death on Tuesday, and President Ruto and Uhuru Kenyatta led the tributes.
Public Service CS Geoffrey Ruku has threatened stern action against government workers who abandon duty before the holidays. The warning followed his surprise visit to offices in Kajiado County on Monday, which found widespread absenteeism.
The anti-graft commission sent 50 files to the DPP between July and September 2026, its quarterly report shows. The cases include a magistrate accused of taking a bribe, a Kenya Power accountant and public servants with forged academic papers.
Eighty-seven people from the Timau area want to join a court petition against the government and five agrochemical firms. Tests done for the petitioners found high levels of paraquat and glyphosate in all of them, the Guardian reports.
Armed, masked men allegedly forced advocate Abshir Ahmedsadak Abdi into a black Prado off Ngong Road at about 4 am on Sunday. His brother has filed a habeas corpus case at Milimani asking that security agencies produce him within 24 hours.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Kamukunji MP Yusuf Hassan has accused Nairobi county enforcement officers of arbitrary arrests and of seizing and destroying traders' goods. Speaking in Eastleigh on Sunday, he called for the operations to stop immediately and for abusive officers to be held to account.
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