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President William Ruto has announced measures to ease the cost of doing business for traders after the government agreed to reduce the benchmark for general consolidated cargo from Ksh3.2 million to Ksh2 million. According to a statement dated September 2, the agreement follows consultations among the President, traders, and stakeholders in the consolidated cargo sector
Kiharu Member of Parliament (MP) Ndindi Nyoro has revealed that he last spoke to President William Ruto in 2025, when he was still the chairperson of the Budget and Appropriations Committee. Speaking on JKL Live, Nyoro responded to a question about backing President Ruto in 2027 as running mate. “The last time I talked to
Zachary Kariuki, a retired police officer and long-time associate of DCI Director Mohammed Amin, is the man running the Operations Support Unit (OSU), a secretive police unit now facing scrutiny over claims of involvement in the targeting and abduction of government critics. A source familiar with the unit’s operations claimed that Kariuki currently serves as
The National Police Service (NPS) has dismissed a headline published by The Standard as misleading, inflammatory and unsupported by evidence, accusing the media house of sensationalising isolated incidents and undermining public confidence in the police. In a statement dated September 2 2026, NPS says Inspector General of Police Douglas Kanja has ordered immediate investigations into
President William Ruto has issued a fresh directive on the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) import valuation benchmark following protests by Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) traders. Ruto spoke on Wednesday, September 2, while hosting MSME traders at State House, Nairobi, where he addressed concerns over the new import valuation system. He directed KRA to
The Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) has issued new rules governing the deactivation and recycling of inactive mobile phone numbers. The guidelines set out the procedures and technical safeguards that telecommunications companies must follow before they deactivate and eventually assign an inactive number to another subscriber. The rules are contained in the Procedures and Technical
Four Chinese nationals have been arrested in Nairobi over an alleged SIM-swapping and money laundering scheme in which a businesswoman’s mobile lines were reportedly hijacked and used to receive illicit funds. The suspects, Xiaoling Gu, Guodong Fu, Wenji Gao and Gu Xiaopeng, were arrested after detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) Parklands traced
Security
Two directors of Flexitech Group Limited, Martin Kariuki Maina and Johnson Gituma Mwangi, have been arrested in connection with the alleged theft of Ksh 31.2 million belonging to a leading retail chain. Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) Nairobi Regional Office arrested the two in the Roysambu area following investigations into a complaint
Entertainment
Content creator and gospel artist David Mutheingi, popularly known as Holy Dave, revealed that he was supposed to host French President Emmanuel Macron during his visit to Kenya for the Africa Forward Summit in May, before fellow creator Dennis Ombachi got the opportunity. Speaking at the Iko Nini podcast on Tuesday, September 1, 2026, Holy
Weekly Gossip
Michuki Hinga and navigator Dennis Yaya emerged winners of the 2WD Non-Turbo Senior Car category as the fifth round of the 2026 Shell AutoX Rally Championship concluded at Stoni Athi, Machakos County. Hinga clocked 10:39 minutes to take the top spot in the category, finishing ahead of Adriano Varese, who posted 11:45 minutes, and Tariq
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