The Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) has invited qualified teachers to apply for an online training programme aimed at strengthening skills in developing assessment items for the Competency-Based Assessment. In a notice dated September 15, KNEC said the training will target teachers currently teaching at Senior School and Vocational Level and will run from October
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has appointed Kenyan diplomat Martin Kimani as the new Assistant Secretary-General for Africa in the Departments of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs and Peace Operations (DPPA-DPO). According to a statement dated September 15, Kimani will succeed Martha Ama Akyaa Pobee of Ghana, with Guterres expressing his appreciation for her service in
Kenya has invited organisations representing different sections of society to nominate representatives who will help shape the country’s development agenda beyond Vision 2030. According to a notice dated September 15, the Vision 2030 Delivery Secretariat is seeking expressions of interest from stakeholder groups to form a Multi-Stakeholder Steering Committee that will oversee and guide nationwide
Human rights activist and Vocal Africa CEO Hussein Khalid has faced criticism from social media users after questioning what happened to an alleged Ksh100 billion commitment for the construction of a bridge linking Mombasa and Likoni. Khalid raised the issue in a post on X on September 13, questioning why the government was now planning
The Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) has announced the new fuel prices that will take effect from September 15 to October 14 2026. The fuel prices will remain unchanged for the period running from September 15 to October 14, 2026. In a press release, EPRA said the maximum retail prices for Super Petrol, Diesel
Lodwar town and its environs are set to receive reliable electricity from Kenya’s national grid for the first time since independence, following the near completion of two major power projects in Turkana County. According to a press notice dated September 14, Kenya Power is constructing a 66/11kV Lodwar substation and a 90-kilometre 66kV power line
Nairobi lawyer Benard Odero Okello has been arrested after the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) directed police at Parklands Police Station to charge him over alleged forgery and uttering a false document. Odero, of Benard Odero & Company Advocates, was arrested at his office at the Westery building in Westlands, Nairobi, following
Months after Kenyans rallied behind TikTok content creator Kaluma Boy, whose real name is Vincent Kaluma, to support his family, he has gone back to picking tea leaves. The young content creator recently shared videos showing himself back in the tea fields in Othaya, Nyeri County, sparking fresh conversations online about the matter. Kaluma first
Al Ahli Wad Madani head coach Aliyu Zubairu has blamed Nairobi’s weather and what he described as insufficient oxygen for his side’s 1-0 loss to Tusker FC on September 12. Zubairu claimed the conditions in the Kenyan capital affected some of his midfielders as Al Ahli struggled to turn their chances into goals at Nyayo