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MAGADI, Kajiado, Sep 5 — President William Ruto has said companies awarded mining contracts at Lake Magadi will be required to establish processing and manufacturing facilities in Kenya, as he moves to end the export of raw minerals without local value addition. Ruto said Kenya must break from a model in which minerals and other raw materials are extracted and exported while finished products are imported, arguing that the practice deprives communities and the country of jobs, wealth and indu

KISUMU, Kenya, Sep 5 — Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi has revealed that the ruling UDA-led coalition is working on a new broad-based coalition framework and joint manifesto that will anchor President William Ruto’s bid for re-election in the August 2027 General Election. Mudavadi said a committee bringing together representatives of UDA and ODM is being constituted to craft the new framework, which he said will set out the coalition’s agenda for the five years following the 2027 ele

KISUMU, Kenya, Sep 5 — Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi has urged opposition leaders to stop attacking the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC), saying the electoral agency’s independence must be respected ahead of the 2027 General Election. Mudavadi accused opposition politicians of seeking to discredit the commission and taint its commissioners in what he said could undermine public confidence in the electoral process and ultimately delegitimise the outcome o

NAIROBI, Kenya, Sep 5-Foreign ministers from the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) member states will convene in Djibouti next week for an extraordinary meeting expected to shape the bloc’s collective response to pressing peace and security challenges across the region. The 74th Extraordinary Session of the IGAD Council of Ministers will be held on September 15, 2026, in Djibouti City, bringing together foreign ministers and designated representatives from member states. Th

NYERI, Kenya, Sep 5 — Health Principal Secretary Mary Muthoni has assured Kenyans of a coordinated response to potential health risks linked to the expected El Niño conditions, citing an existing inter-ministerial committee chaired by the Deputy President. Muthoni, who spoke in Nyeri on Saturday during the Jamii Imara Mashinani tour, said the committee was already working on preparedness measures and coordinating advisories to county governments, particularly on health-related risks. “Ther

NAIROBI, Kenya, Sep 5-Kenya and the European Union are seeking to deepen defence and security cooperation, with maritime security and enhanced capabilities emerging as key priorities in efforts to counter increasingly complex threats across the region. The strategic push was discussed during a meeting between Chief of the Defence Forces General Charles Kahariri and EU Chargé d’Affaires Ondřej Seimk, as the two sides explored ways to strengthen existing security cooperation and expand areas of

NYERI, Kenya, Sep 5 — Residents of Mt Kenya have been urged to rekindle their support for President William Ruto, with government officials citing development projects in the region as evidence of the administration’s commitment to its promises. The appeal was made during a public engagement in Nyeri under the Jamii Imara Mashinani (JIM) initiative led by Public Health and Professional Standards Principal Secretary Mary Muthoni. Muthoni, who was accompanied by senior officials from v

NAIROBI, Kenya, Sep 5-President William Ruto has escalated his defence of the government’s decision to end Tata Chemicals Magadi’s longstanding arrangement at Lake Magadi, accusing critics of defending an “exploitative” resource deal and insisting Kenya must stop exporting raw materials without creating jobs and industries locally. Ruto, speaking in Kajiado on Saturday, directly attacked the opposition-linked Linda Mwananchi movement, which has criticised the government’s handling of the Tata

NAIROBI, Kenya, Sep 5 — The US Navy guided-missile destroyer USS Ross has arrived in Mombasa for a scheduled port visit after supporting Operation Epic Fury and the US blockade against Iran, bringing a warship with recent Middle East operational experience to Kenya amid continued US-Kenya security cooperation. The Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, USS Ross (DDG 71), arrived in Mombasa on Saturday, September 5, following its deployment in the US Fifth Fleet area of operations, where the US Navy s

NYERI, Kenya, Sep 5 — Nyeri Governor Mutahi Kahiga has rallied residents to register for the Social Health Authority (SHA), saying access to healthcare should not be reduced to a political issue as he hailed Community Health Promoters (CHPs) for helping reduce the disease burden. Speaking during a Jamii Imara Mashinani engagement led by Health Principal Secretary Mary Muthoni in Nyeri, Kahiga thanked residents for heeding his earlier call to embrace SHA when the programme was introduced in th

NAIROBI, Kenya, Aug 31 — Kenya’s aviation strike entered its second day on Monday, with hundreds of passengers facing delays and cancellations as the Ministry of Roads and Transport remained publicly silent on the disruption. However, Foreign Affairs Principal Secretary Korir Sing’oei said the government was working to reach an amicable settlement. Sing’oei, who is not in charge of the transport docket, offered the clearest public indication from government that efforts were underway to re

NAIROBI, Kenya, Aug 31 — Kenya’s aviation industry has called for an urgent end to an ongoing air traffic services strike, warning that prolonged disruption at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) is threatening flight safety, passenger connectivity and the country’s reputation as a regional aviation hub. The Kenya Association of Air Operators (KAAO), African Airlines Association (AFRAA) and Kenya Tourism Federation (KTF) said the industrial action by the Kenya Aviation Work

NAIROBI, Kenya, Aug 31 — The National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) has summoned nine public service vehicle operators over what it described as “serious safety concerns”, signalling increased scrutiny of passenger transport operators. The operators have been directed to appear before the authority on September 8, with Moyale Raha Transporter’s Company Limited scheduled separately for September 3. NTSA did not disclose the specific safety concerns identified against each oper

NAIROBI, Kenya Aug 31 – The National Authority for the Campaign Against Alcohol and Drug Abuse (NACADA) has this afternoon led a multi-agency team in continuing its relentless crackdown on illicit alcohol, today raiding an outlet in Mukuru Kwa Njenga, Embakasi South, and seizing 240 counterfeit assorted alcoholic beverages bearing fake KRA stamps. The operation, conducted by officers from NACADA, the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA), the Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS), the Anti-Counterfe

NAIROBI, Kenya, Aug 31 — Africa is producing more tobacco even as global leaf production declines, while the continent’s bill for imported cigarettes has more than doubled, exposing what the World Health Organization (WHO) calls a growing health, trade and development problem. New WHO analysis shows global tobacco-leaf production fell 18.8 per cent between 2012 and 2024, but African production increased 8.6 per cent over the same period. Africa produced more than 639,000 tonnes of to

NAIROBI, Kenya, Aug 31 — Artificial intelligence could significantly reshape the jobs of about 2.5 million Kenyans, with clerical and other white-collar workers among those facing the greatest exposure as AI rapidly changes the workplace. The bigger concern may not be that all these workers will lose their jobs, but that AI could remove some of the entry-level positions that have traditionally provided a pathway into Kenya’s formal economy. The warning comes as AI transforms industries glo

NAIROBI, Kenya, Aug 31— Rising waters of Lake Baringo are squeezing residents and crocodiles into an increasingly smaller shared space, prompting the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) to relocate the reptiles from areas where encounters with people are becoming increasingly dangerous. The KWS Veterinary and Capture Unit has launched a proactive operation to capture and move crocodiles from the affected areas around Kampi ya Samaki on the western shores of Lake Baringo to KWS-managed parks and rese

NAIROBI, Kenya, Aug 31 — Kenya’s human rights watchdog has warned that enforced disappearances remain a continuing human rights crisis, citing 46 cases it has documented in 2026 and calling on the government to establish the whereabouts of missing persons and prosecute those responsible. The Kenya National Commission on Human Rights (KNCHR) said 35 cases of enforced disappearance were included in its National Reparations Framework and report presented to President William Ruto on June 15.

NAIROBI, Kenya, Aug 31 — Tourism and Wildlife Cabinet Secretary Rebecca Miano has dismissed social media claims that goons attacked her while she was travelling to work, calling the reports “fake”. Miano was responding to a video that went viral online showing unidentified individuals attacking passengers inside a vehicle in what appeared to be a road-rage incident. The footage was subsequently circulated alongside claims that the woman in the vehicle was the Cabinet Secretary.

NAIROBI, Kenya, Aug 31 — African countries must strengthen cooperation among prosecutors to tackle increasingly complex transnational and emerging crimes that cross national borders, Director of Public Prosecutions Renson Ingonga has said. Ingonga, who is also President of the Africa Prosecutors Association (APA), called for deeper prosecutorial collaboration and stronger institutions as African states confront crimes that increasingly transcend national jurisdictions. He spoke in Nairobi