Kenya’s Rising Lionesses continued their impressive run at the Dakar 2026 Summer Youth Olympic Games after recording a convincing 19-0 victory over hosts Senegal in their second Pool A match. The Kenyan youngsters produced a dominant display to shut out Senegal and register their second consecutive victory in the competition. The win came after Kenya…
Team Kenya swimmer Jeremy Rieck delivered an impressive performance on day one of the swimming competition at the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games, finishing sixth in the Men’s 100m Butterfly final with a personal best time of 55.15 seconds. Rieck secured his place in the final after finishing third in Heat Three of four before…
Kenyan manufacturers must overcome high production costs, unreliable energy supplies and regulatory hurdles to capitalise on opportunities in the European Union market, the Kenya Association of Manufacturers (KAM) has said. The association warned that structural constraints, including expensive transport and logistics, complex regulatory processes and the cost of meeting international standards, continue to undermine…
Cabinet Secretary for Mining, Blue Economy and Maritime Affairs Hassan Joho (centre) poses for a photo with stakeholders during the Annual Mining Policy Brief and Stakeholders’ Forum held in Nairobi on October 29, 2026, where two key documents were launched to strengthen governance and promote responsible mining in Kenya. Kenya has launched two new policy…
Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen has urged national and county governments to shift from reactive disaster response to early intervention as Eastern Africa faces growing climate-related risks. Speaking in Mombasa during the Second Eastern Africa Dialogue Platform on Anticipatory Action, Murkomen said disaster risk management must be integrated into national planning, with financing and…
Government Spokesperson Charles Owino addressing the media during a briefing in Nairobi The government has dismissed false reports circulating on social media that the National Assembly passed amendments to the Election Act removing the mandatory live streaming of election results. Speaking during a press briefing in Nairobi, Government Spokesperson Charles Owino said the reports misrepresented…
The Law Society of Kenya (LSK) has called on the government to treat legal aid as a basic social need and increase funding for legal services to bridge the gap between the country’s growing number of lawyers and millions of Kenyans unable to access justice. LSK President Charles Kanjama said the legal profession must move…
Government Spokesperson Charles Owino addressing the media during a press briefing on Monday, October 26, 2026. The National Assembly deleted Clause 22 of the Election (Amendment) Bill on Thursday last week, the clause that would have changed Section 39 of the Election Act, leaving in force the provisions on live streaming of election results, the…
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…
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…
