Low-cost airline Jambojet has resumed daily flights between Nairobi and Entebbe, returning to the route after a seven-year absence. The airline marked its return to Uganda with an inaugural flight from Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) to Entebbe International Airport on Thursday. Jambojet CEO Karanja Ndegwa said the renewed service …
Read More »Wiper Breaks Silence on Claims Kalonzo Is Set to Join Ruto
Wiper Party has rejected reports suggesting that its leader, Kalonzo Musyoka, is planning to join President William Ruto’s administration, maintaining that the party remains committed to working with the opposition ahead of the 2027 General Election. Wiper chairman Jamleck Kamau dismissed the reports as propaganda, alleging that individuals within government …
Read More »Tanker Disguised as Fuel Carrier Busted With 10,000 Litres of Suspected Ethanol
Police in Lari Sub-County have intercepted a tanker carrying 10,000 litres of a substance suspected to be industrial ethanol along the Nairobi–Nakuru Highway. Authorities suspect the consignment may have been headed to an illicit alcohol manufacturing operation in Nairobi. Three people who were travelling in the tanker were arrested and …
Read More »Kenya Power Warns Customers After Customer Care X Account Is Hacked
Kenya Power has cautioned customers against engaging with its customer-care account on X after the account was accessed without authorisation. In an alert issued on Saturday, October 3, 2026, the electricity provider said it was working to regain control of its customer-care account, @KenyaPower_Care. The company advised customers and members …
Read More »NTSA Launches Probe After Deadly Salama Crash Claims 17 Lives
The National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) has sent a multidisciplinary team to Salama to investigate the circumstances surrounding an early-morning multi-vehicle crash that left 17 people dead along the Nairobi-Mombasa Highway. In a statement issued on Saturday, October 3, 2026, NTSA Director General said the team had been deployed …
Read More »PHOTOS: Uhuru, Kalonzo, Matiang’i and Other Leaders Join Karua Family in Mourning
The Karua family was joined by political leaders, relatives, friends and mourners in Kirinyaga on Saturday as they gathered to pay their final respects to Mwalimu Jackson Karua, father of People’s Liberation Party leader Martha Karua. Mzee Jackson was laid to rest at the family home in Kathande, Gichugu, after …
Read More »Gachagua Takes Diaspora Consultations to Boston as US Tour Nears End
Democracy for Citizens Party (DCP) leader Rigathi Gachagua has arrived in Boston, Massachusetts, marking the final leg of his extended tour of the United States, as the former Deputy President continues engaging with Kenyans and investors in the diaspora. Gachagua was accompanied to Boston by his wife, Pastor Dorcas Rigathi, …
Read More »Learning Paralysed as University Lecturers Down Tools
Lecturers at public universities across Kenya have launched an industrial strike over unresolved grievances concerning the implementation of collective bargaining agreements (CBAs), university funding, and the payment of university staff. KUSU Egerton branch secretary Bernard Ojiambo said teaching and learning had come to a complete halt at Egerton University as …
Read More »McCarthy Under Pressure After Guinea Defeat
Harambee Stars suffered a 1-0 defeat to Guinea in Conakry on Thursday, leaving them winless after two matches in Group D of the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifying campaign. Borussia Dortmund striker Serhou Guirassy scored the match’s only goal, pouncing quickest on a loose ball after Kenya’s defence …
Read More »NCIC Clears MP Kaluma and Governor Otuoma Over Incitement Claims
The National Cohesion and Integration Commission (NCIC) has cleared Homa Bay Town MP Peter Kaluma and Busia Governor Paul Otuoma of allegations linked to incitement, finding no grounds to charge either leader. According to the commission, Otuoma’s remarks did not target any specific community, while Kaluma’s statements were determined to …
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