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Pain for Travellers and the Economy as Kenya Is Shut Off From the World
Departures have faced delays of two to three hours, with Kenya Airways reporting that as of mid-afternoon only a fraction of its scheduled flights had departed.
Ruth Muthoni Kamau: Did her Equity Bank Heist of Sh1.5B in 2025 Earn her a Microfinance Bank?
Fresh court filings show she allegedly used a proxy, Joel Mwangi Wainaina, to buy his way into Fanikisha Microfinance Bank with a 49% stake worth Sh478M — funded, investigators suspect, by the stolen cash.
KPC’s “Successful” IPO: What the State-Firm Coercion Story Reveals About Public Fund Risk
Uganda’s last-minute intervention — buying roughly 20 percent of KPC in exchange for board seats and a veto over the CEO’s hiring and firing — further underscores how far the deal drifted from its original design once the market signalled it did not want in at the offered terms.
Health Interns’ Strike Threat Exposes Kenya’s Broken Promise Machine on Salaries
The Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists Union (KMPDU) now says full payment is expected by September 2.
Reasons why you must #BoycottQueensGardenHotel in Eldoret: The owner is threatening to forcefully evict those who won’t vote for his choice
The hotel is situated in Eldoret. The owner is a nominated MP called Ngeria
Convicted Dutch Paedophile Back Under Investigation — This Time for What He Did to Kenyan Children
A pattern spanning three decades and two countries Vriens, now 74, was first convicted in the Netherlands in the early 1990s for abusing six children and served part of a three-year sentence.
New Police Uniforms Unveiling Deeply Muddied in Procurement Scandal
If NPS wants this controversy to actually die rather than simply go quiet, the remedy is straightforward: publish the tender advertisement, the technical evaluation scores for Bedi Investments and Rivatex East Africa, the professional opinion of the procurement committee, and the signed contract with Bedi Investments, including value and delivery timelines.
Sh11.3bn Boeing Payout: A Lesson Kenya’s Consumer Law Still Refuses to Learn
compensation flowed from a manufacturer, not an airline. Boeing paid because US law let victims sue the plane-maker directly, in US courts, regardless of where the crash happened or where the airline was based.
744,000 BMWs Recalled Over Fire Risk — And Why African Consumers Can’t Just Shrug It Off
The COMESA Competition and Consumer Commission (CCCC) has issued a public warning covering 744,234 BMW vehicles worldwide, after Germany’s Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt (KBA) flagged a fire hazard tied to the engine starter motor.
KSh3.2 Million Benchmark: How KRA’s New Customs Valuation Formula Is Quietly Over-Taxing Kenyan Consumers
KRA revised customs “minimum benchmark” for consolidated cargo — now KSh3.2 million per 40-foot container, up from KSh2.5 million — has triggered protests, a partial trader shutdown, and a war of narratives over what small importers actually owe.
Exaggerated Asset Accumulation and Gulf Energy’s Sh94bn KPC Deal Raising Serious Concentration Questions
Who is the beneficial owner of Gulf Energy? Why would a private firm continue riding on public protection and financial guarantees? They are handpicked as main G-2-G fuel procurement lead. They are handed a Sh94B tender at KPC without competition … list of favoritism is long!
Unanswered questions remain as huge secrecy persists over the planning and rollout of the new police uniforms
Light blue shirt with silver buttons, navy blue trousers, blue aiguillette, Kenyan flag replacing NPS colours, KPS logo, permanent name tag and service number, national flag on right sleeve.
