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NTSA Clarifies Impending Mandate on Annual Private Vehicle Inspections Amid Public Debate

Vincent AmaraJune 29, 2026June 29, 202603 mins

Kenya Jun 29–The National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) has issued a comprehensive clarification addressing public apprehensions and widespread inquiries surrounding the government’s upcoming directive to enforce mandatory annual safety inspections for private vehicles. The regulatory body announced that beginning July 1, all private vehicles older than four years will undergo compulsory yearly technical assessments…

Pressure Mounts on Government to Reveal Details of JKIA Expansion Contract

Binti WangilaJune 18, 2026June 18, 202601 mins

Pressure is mounting on the government to provide clarity and transparency over the tendering process for the planned expansion and modernization of Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA), a multi-billion-shilling infrastructure project. Civil society groups, political leaders and legal experts have questioned the secrecy surrounding the contract, warning that they may move to court to compel…

Museveni to Make Final Decision on Reopening Suspended Nation Media Group Outlets, Says Uganda’s Army Chief

Vincent AmaraJune 29, 2026June 29, 202602 mins

KAMPALA,Jun 29 –Uganda’s Chief of Defence Forces, General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, has said President Yoweri Museveni will make the final decision on a proposed arrangement that could pave the way for the reopening of Nation Media Group (NMG) outlets currently off air in Uganda, signaling a possible breakthrough in the ongoing dispute over the suspension of…

Former Taita Taveta acting speaker defects to ODM, slams assembly leadership balance

Edgar KalimboJune 16, 2026June 16, 202602 mins

Former Taita Taveta County Assembly acting speaker Anselm Mwadime Chao has officially defected to the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) while launching a fierce critique against the assembly’s current leadership lineup. Chao, the current Member of County Assembly (MCA) for Mwanda Mghange ward, labeled the two month old leadership structure unfair and unrepresentative. He questioned why…

Mombasa Governor orders audit of school feeding programme amid fee complaints

Binti WangilaJune 17, 2026June 17, 202602 mins

Mombasa Governor Abdulswamad Nassir has ordered a comprehensive audit of the county’s school feeding programme for day secondary school students following concerns over its effectiveness in reducing the financial burden on parents. The decision comes after several parents complained that they are still being required to pay high school fees despite the county government’s intervention,…

Over 300 die as Ebola outbreak intensifies in DR Congo

Binti WangilaJune 26, 2026June 26, 202601 mins

More than 300 people have died from an outbreak of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), as the country intensifies efforts to contain the deadly disease. According to a statement from the DRC’s Ministry of Communication and Media, a total of1,155 people have been confirmed infected with Ebola, 304 have died from…

Marsabit residents urged to collect national ID Cards

Vincent AmaraJune 19, 2026June 23, 202602 mins

Marsabit Residents Urged to Collect National ID Cards Marsabit County Registrar of Persons, Isaac Kibet, has urged residents who applied for national identity cards to collect their documents, saying the government is working to ensure all eligible Kenyans access identification and essential services. Kibet revealed that more than 50,000 national ID cards have been processed…

Matiang’i raises alarm over rising political violence after attack on Linda Mwananchi Convoy

Binti WangilaJuly 6, 2026July 6, 202602 mins

Jubilee Party Deputy Leader Fred Matiang’i has warned that Kenya risks descending into chaos if the government fails to act decisively against rising political violence and criminal activity ahead of the 2027 General Election. The former Interior Cabinet Secretary’s remarks come in the wake of Friday’s attack on leaders allied to the Linda Mwananchi movement,…

Turkana hunger crisis: From deadly banditry to severe food shortages in Napeitom village

Vivian AchwaJuly 3, 2026July 3, 202603 mins

Nearly a year after moving into new resettlement homes, residents of Napeitom village in Turkana East Sub-County are battling a fresh crisis, severe hunger. Food insecurity has replaced active banditry as the village’s most urgent threat, adding another painful chapter to a community that has been in the national spotlight since its initial resettlement following…

Three suspects remanded over destruction of Marsabit school property

Mike KwobaJuly 6, 2026July 6, 202601 mins

Three suspects have been arraigned in the Marsabit Law Courts over the malicious damage of property at Kukub Farm Primary School in Turbi-Bubisa Sub-County, Marsabit County. The suspects Ali Abduba Yattan, Tura Katelo Ibrae, and Adano Jarso Sora are accused of willfully and unlawfully damaging a metallic fence and other school property valued at Ksh…

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NTSA Clarifies Impending Mandate on Annual Private Vehicle Inspections Amid Public Debate

Pressure Mounts on Government to Reveal Details of JKIA Expansion Contract

Museveni to Make Final Decision on Reopening Suspended Nation Media Group Outlets, Says Uganda’s Army Chief

Former Taita Taveta acting speaker defects to ODM, slams assembly leadership balance

Mombasa Governor orders audit of school feeding programme amid fee complaints

Over 300 die as Ebola outbreak intensifies in DR Congo

Marsabit residents urged to collect national ID Cards

Matiang’i raises alarm over rising political violence after attack on Linda Mwananchi Convoy

Turkana hunger crisis: From deadly banditry to severe food shortages in Napeitom village

Three suspects remanded over destruction of Marsabit school property

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