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Marakwet Rains Restore Hope After a Punishing Dry Season

Fresh rainfall has lifted spirits in Marakwet West, where families have faced water shortages, declining pasture and uncertainty over their next harvest.

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KRA Tax Amnesty Offers Relief to Kenyans Struggling With Penalties and Interest

The Kenya Revenue Authority has explained a 2026 tax amnesty framework that could offer full waiver on penalties and interest to qualifying taxpayers.

10 days ago · 1 min

Clean Cooking Push Gains Momentum as Kenyan Families Seek Cheaper, Safer Energy

Carbon-credit financing is helping clean-cooking companies make modern stoves more affordable, offering Kenyan families an alternative to charcoal and firewood.

10 days ago · 1 min

Two Children Die in Isiolo Fire as Mabatini Community Mourns

Residents of Mabatini in Bulapesa Ward have been left in shock following a fire that claimed two young lives.

13 days ago · 1 min

Five Killed, Eight Injured in Nakuru–Eldoret Highway Crash

A matatu reportedly struck the rear of a stalled truck near Mau Summit early Saturday morning.

13 days ago · 1 min

Ruto Orders Tata Chemicals Out of Magadi as Century-Old Mining Deal Faces Reckoning

The President says the soda-ash operation has failed to deliver sufficient local development, while Tata Chemicals maintains that it has complied with Kenyan regulations.

13 days ago · 1 min

Nairobi Expressway “Robbery” Was a False Alarm—but the Panic Exposed a Trust Problem

A viral image said to show motorists being robbed actually captured members of a political delegation changing vehicles, according to the expressway operator and police investigations.

13 days ago · 1 min

Kenya Braces for Powerful El Niño as Government Identifies Emergency Shelters

Churches, mosques and chiefs’ camps are being considered as evacuation centres as authorities prepare for potentially destructive rainfall between October 2026 and February 2027.

14 days ago · 1 min

IG Kanja Orders Immediate Probe Into Abduction of Standard Group Editor Alex Kiprotich

Inspector General of Police Douglas Kanja has directed an urgent investigation into the alleged abduction of Standard Group Associate Editor Alex Kiprotich, who was reportedly seized along the Gilgil Nakuru road, sparking outrage across Kenya’s media fraternity.

16 days ago · 3 min