The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has licensed an additional 27 Digital Credit Providers (DCPs), raising the number of approved lenders to 153. The announcement, made on Thursday, comes just three months after CBK cleared 41 DCPs in June 2025. Click here to join our WhatsApp Channel According to the …

The High Court has issued temporary orders barring Kikuyu musician Samuel Muchoki, popularly known as Samidoh, from contacting or interfering with a woman who has accused him of rape. Justice Lawrence Mugambi granted the woman, identified in court records only as M.R.W., protection from harassment and intimidation as the case …

A man has been arrested after police in Kakamega County confiscated 120 litres of chang’aa during a crackdown on illicit alcohol. The Thursday evening operation in Ikhulili village was carried out by officers from Eregi Police Station in collaboration with the National Authority for the Campaign Against Alcohol and Drug …

Police in Machakos County are pursuing a man accused of killing his wife during a domestic dispute in Masinga. According to officers, the suspect attacked 31-year-old Annastacia Wanza with a mattock, which was later found lodged in her head. She was discovered dead in bed, lying in a pool of …

Health authorities have confirmed three cases of the Mpox virus in Nyandarua County. One patient is undergoing treatment at Engineer Level Four Hospital, while a couple from Ndaragwa has been admitted to the isolation ward at Nyahururu County Hospital. Click here to join our WhatsApp Channel According to Laikipia County …

Kenyan manufacturers are calling for stronger government support amid mounting competition from foreign imports, warning that local industries could be squeezed out without urgent intervention. At the opening of the 8th Kenya International Industrial Expo (KIIE) 2025 in Nairobi, exhibitors expressed concern over the flood of cheaper products—particularly from Asia—that …

Several families in Syokimau, Athi River, were left homeless after a Thursday night blaze destroyed seven maisonettes in Katani Villas Phase One along Katani Road. The fire, reported at 10:30 pm to Syokimau Police Station, consumed property worth an unknown amount, forcing the affected residents to spend the night in …

Tragedy struck in Muthesya, Masinga, Machakos County, after a woman locked her eight-year-old daughter inside their house, set it on fire, and later hanged herself on a tree. Click here to join our WhatsApp Channel Residents responding to the blaze on the morning of September 3, 2025, discovered the charred …

National Assembly Majority Leader Kimani Ichung’wah is mourning the death of his father, Isaac Ichung’wah Ngugi, who passed away at the age of 105. Ngugi died peacefully in his sleep on Thursday morning at the family’s home in Kikuyu, a week after being discharged from Karen Hospital where he had …

Women and young people in Kenya are taking the lead in promoting safer farming by adopting integrated pest management (IPM) and reducing reliance on harmful pesticides—an approach experts say is crucial for sustainable food security. Click here to join our WhatsApp Channel According to Dennis Rangi, Director General for Development …