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Kiharu MP Ndindi Nyoro has given President William Ruto 14 days to make public the agreement between the government and Aliko Dangote concerning the proposed Lamu oil refinery. Nyoro cited concerns over transparency and the potential implications of the deal for Kenyans, arguing that the public should have access to …

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 …

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 …

Zimbabwean businessman Wicknell Chivayo and his wife, Lucy Muteke, have died after a helicopter crashed in the Marondera Rural area, southeast of Harare. The deaths were confirmed by family spokesperson Herbert Chivayo, who told Zimbabwe’s state broadcaster ZBC News that the family was struggling to come to terms with the …

Wiper Patriotic Front leader Kalonzo Musyoka has welcomed the planned Dangote East Africa Petroleum Refinery in Lamu, while calling for transparency and accountability in the multi-trillion-shilling project. Speaking to journalists after visiting activist Collins Odhiambo at Life Care Hospital in Mlolongo on Wednesday, Kalonzo said the opposition supports foreign investment …

Uganda President Yoweri Museveni has expressed support for the proposed Lamu oil refinery but said Uganda will not commit funds to the project until it clarifies the status of an earlier refinery plan in Tanga, Tanzani Museveni spoke on Wednesday during the groundbreaking ceremony for the Lamu refinery, which was …

The High Court has rejected an application seeking to halt the proposed Dangote refinery project in Lamu, allowing the planned groundbreaking ceremony on Wednesday to go ahead despite an ongoing land dispute involving at least 133 residents of Chandavai. The ruling permits the project to continue while leaving the parties’ …

Detectives investigating the killing of lawyer Kyalo Mbobu have recovered a motorcycle allegedly used to transport the suspected gunman to and from the scene of the shooting. The recovery marks the latest breakthrough in investigations into Mbobu’s murder on September 9, 2025, following the arrest of three suspects, among them …

Tech entrepreneur Ndiangui Kinyagia has been awarded Sh5 million in damages after the High Court ruled that a police search of his home in 2025 violated his constitutional rights. The case arose from a June 21, 2025 raid at Kinyagia’s residence in Kinoo, Kiambu County. Police officers visited the property …

The Kibera High Court has declined to grant bail to eight students of Utumishi Girls Academy who are facing murder charges following a dormitory fire that claimed the lives of 16 students. The eight minors are charged with 16 counts of murder in connection with the fatal fire that occurred …