Home School Chases Historic Hat-Trick as 89 Junior Golfers Converge on Royal Nairobi
A total of 89 junior golfers from 16 schools will battle for interschool golf honours on Friday at the NCBA Lisle Shaw Memorial Interschool Golf Competition at Royal Nairobi Golf Club. The competition will feature 19 teams in the Main Tournament (Gross) and eight teams in the Subsidiary Tournament (Net), offering young golfers an opportunity…
Businesses Urged to Go Beyond Insurance to Strengthen Risk Resilience.
From left: Brian Rop, General Manager Risk and Insurance at Liaison Group; Dennis Karanja, General Manager Regional Business at Liaison Group; and Kalai Musee, Director of Supervision at the Insurance Regulatory Authority (IRA), during the Liaison Group Corporate Risk Management Forum in Nairobi. By Fride Amiani Businesses have been urged to adopt proactive risk management…
ACA Intensifies Crackdown on Counterfeit Alcohol, Tobacco, Farm Inputs
Anti-Counterfeit Authority Board Chairperson Nelson Ributhi Gaichuhie and Executive Director Robi M. King’a during a previous event. The Anti-Counterfeit Authority (ACA) has intensified countrywide enforcement against counterfeit and illicit products, targeting alcohol, tobacco, agricultural inputs and school learning materials amid rising demand during the festive and planting seasons. Speaking during a press briefing on Thursday…
Fake vaccine certificates: Court allows DPP to proceed with trial
The High Court in Nairobi has allowed the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) to proceed with the trial of a 28-year-old man accused of forging international vaccination certificates and vaccine stamps allegedly linked to Wilson Airport. The court dismissed an application by Desmond Omollo Ogutu seeking to terminate the criminal proceedings against him at the…
North Rift Governors Hail Mashujaa Day Success in Eldoret
The governors said hosting the national event had placed the North Rift in the national spotlight and demonstrated its ability to accommodate major government functions.
Mayer, Ingabire lead African cycling time-trial winners in Kisumu
Mauritius’ Alexandre Mayer and Rwanda’s Diane Ingabire won the men’s and women’s elite individual time trials as the 2026 Confederation of African Cycling (CAC) Road African Championships opened in Kisumu on Wednesday. Mayer won the men’s elite 30.6-kilometre race in 40 minutes, 32.493 seconds, finishing ahead of Eritrea’s Merhawi Kudus, who clocked 40:42.056. Uganda’s…
Ruto: Electoral Mandate Is Not a Blank Cheque, Citizens Have Right to Demand Better
President William Ruto addresses Kenyans during his Mashujaa Day speech in Eldoret on October 20, 2026 President William Ruto has pledged to keep his administration accountable to Kenyans, acknowledging citizens’ right to question government decisions and demand better delivery even after giving leaders an electoral mandate. In his Mashujaa Day address on Tuesday in Eldoret,…
NewsLight Kenya wishes readers a happy Mashujaa Day
NewsLight Kenya wishes all its readers a happy Mashujaa Day as Kenyans come together to honour the heroes and heroines whose sacrifices, courage and dedication have shaped the nation. Today, we celebrate the freedom fighters who stood up against colonial rule, the leaders who helped build an independent Kenya, and the ordinary citizens who continue…
African Podcasts Lose $1.4 Million to ‘Geography Discount’ Despite Higher Engagement
Baraza Media Lab Executive Director Eric Kinaga (left) and SemaBOX Founder and CEO Dan Aceda during the launch of the Creative Africa Intelligence Report 2026 in Nairobi. African podcasts are attracting higher audience engagement than content in some of the world’s higher-paying markets but continue to earn significantly less advertising revenue, a new report by…
Report warns Africa could lose KSh518 billion on waste-to-energy incinerators
Image Credit: Green Knowledge Foundation African countries risk spending more than Ksh518 billion on waste-to-energy incinerators despite concerns that the technology could worsen environmental, public health and economic challenges, a new report by the Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives (GAIA) has found. GAIA is a global network of grassroots groups, non-governmental organisations (NGOs), and individuals…
