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News Kenya: Raymond Omollo: A Statistician Behind Kenya’s Security Push

Published on: Wednesday 14 October 2026
Raymond Omollo: A Statistician Behind Kenya’s Security Push
News source: https://www.riotimesonline.com/kenya-raymond-omollo-profile-2026/

Raymond Omollo, Kenya's principal secretary for internal security, is a statistician and Ruto ally leading the Mashujaa Day security push.

News Kenya: Bolt Plus, Uber One and Glovo Prime want a bigger share of Kenya’s everyday spending

Published on: Sunday 18 October 2026
Bolt Plus, Uber One and Glovo Prime want a bigger share of Kenya’s everyday spending
News source: https://techtrendske.co.ke/2026/10/19/bolt-plus-subscription-kenya/

Bolt Plus costs KSh280 monthly or KSh899 annually, undercutting Uber One’s KSh2,800 annual plan. Both services are betting that cashback, delivery benefits and repeat use can keep customers within their platforms.

News Kenya: Kenya: No, Kenya's Star Newspaper Didn't Publish Column Alleging Brookside Dairy Is Profiting From Milk Shortage

Published on: Sunday 18 October 2026
Kenya: No, Kenya's Star Newspaper Didn't Publish Column Alleging Brookside Dairy Is Profiting From Milk Shortage
News source: https://allafrica.com/stories/202610190275.html

IN SHORT: A screenshot of what appears to be a popular Kenyan newspaper column is circulating online, alleging that dairy processor Brookside is benefiting from the country's milk shortage. But the layout is inconsistent with the Corridors of Power column's usual format, and there is no record of such a version being published.

News Kenya: Kenya climbs to fifth in Africa's financial markets ranking as NSE trading surges

Published on: Sunday 18 October 2026
Kenya climbs to fifth in Africa's financial markets ranking as NSE trading surges
News source: https://techtrendske.co.ke/2026/10/19/kenya-financial-markets-africa-index-2026/

Kenya ranks fifth in the 2026 Absa Africa Financial Markets Index as equity and bond trading strengthen and the NSE lists its first dollar-denominated instruments. Market depth and pension development remain weak points.

News Kenya: Kenya's Matata Sets New Delhi Half Marathon Record

Published on: Saturday 17 October 2026
Kenya's Matata Sets New Delhi Half Marathon Record
News source: https://www.rediff.com/sports/report/kenyas-charles-matata-sets-new-delhi-half-marathon-record/20261018.htm

Kenya's Charles Matata broke the course record to win the men's elite race at the Vedanta Delhi Half Marathon on Sunday, clocking 58 minutes and 52 seconds. Ethiopia's Wudinesh Alemu secured the women's elite title. Indian elite races were won by Shailesh Kushwaha and Ankita Dhyani, with significant prize money awarded across categories.

News Kenya: Kenya GDP Growth Is 5.1% Despite Oil Shock

Published on: Saturday 17 October 2026
Kenya GDP Growth Is 5.1% Despite Oil Shock
News source: https://www.riotimesonline.com/kenya-gdp-growth-5-1-percent-second-quarter-2026/

Kenya GDP growth was 5.1% in the second quarter of 2026, up from 4.9% a year earlier, the statistics bureau said, despite oil at US$104.45 a barrel.

News Kenya: Three years on from Kenya's Shakahola cult murders, families still seek closure

Published on: Saturday 17 October 2026
Three years on from Kenya's Shakahola cult murders, families still seek closure
News source: https://www.rfi.fr/en/africa/20261018-shakahola-families-still-searching-for-their-dead-as-judgment-nears

A court in Mombasa, Kenya, will on Monday deliver a long-awaited verdict in the Shakahola sect murder trial. Paul Nthenge Mackenzie, a self-proclaimed pastor, is accused of forcing church members, including…

News Kenya: Best Places to Live in Kenya for Expats 2026

Published on: Saturday 17 October 2026
Best Places to Live in Kenya for Expats 2026
News source: https://www.riotimesonline.com/best-places-to-live-in-kenya-for-expats-2026/

For most American expats, Nairobi’s Karen and Gigiri area is the best base because it has the greatest concentration of international schools, embassies and UN staff. Kilimani and Westlands rank second for apartments and walkability.

News Kenya: Who Owns Kenya’s Media? Nation, Royal Media, 2027 Vote

Published on: Friday 16 October 2026
Who Owns Kenya’s Media? Nation, Royal Media, 2027 Vote
News source: https://www.riotimesonline.com/kenya-media-landscape-explained-2026/

Who owns Kenya's media? Nation Media Group, Royal Media and KBC lead a market ranked 106th for press freedom ahead of the August 2027 election.

News Kenya: Kenya’s wildlife at a crossroads in Classic Chronicle

Published on: Friday 16 October 2026
Kenya’s wildlife at a crossroads in Classic Chronicle
News source: https://www.wcvb.com/article/kenyas-wildlife-at-a-crossroads-in-classic-chronicle/74148183

In 1987, Classic Chronicle examined Kenya’s efforts to protect endangered wildlife while balancing tourism, conservation and the needs of communities living near national parks

News Kenya: Kenya NPSC Mandate After Court Ruling: What Comes Next

Published on: Friday 16 October 2026
Kenya NPSC Mandate After Court Ruling: What Comes Next
News source: https://www.riotimesonline.com/kenya-npsc-mandate-after-court-ruling-2026/

What comes next for Kenya's police commission after the 16 October Court of Appeal ruling: a Supreme Court bid, promotions, payroll and the 2027 vote.

News Kenya: Kenya steps up Ebola containment as cases reach three

Published on: Friday 16 October 2026
Kenya steps up Ebola containment as cases reach three
News source: https://thepeninsulaqatar.com/article/17/10/2026/kenya-steps-up-ebola-containment-as-cases-reach-three

Nairobi: Kenya has intensified contact tracing, quarantine measures, screening at airports and border crossings, and infection prevention efforts as t...

News Kenya: Kenya: Justice Matheka Calls for Urgent Reforms to Protect Children in Kenya's Justice System

Published on: Friday 31 October 2025
Kenya: Justice Matheka Calls for Urgent Reforms to Protect Children in Kenya's Justice System
News source: https://allafrica.com/stories/202510310484.html

The Chairperson of the Standing Committee on the Administration of Justice for Children, Justice Teresia Matheka, has called for urgent reforms and stronger coordination among child protection agencies to tackle systemic failures that continue to expose Kenyan children to abuse, neglect, and injustice.

News Kenya: What to know about Kenya’s first Ebola case and how officials are responding

Published on: Wednesday 07 October 2026
What to know about Kenya’s first Ebola case and how officials are responding
News source: https://www.cnn.com/2026/10/07/world/kenya-ebola-first-case

Kenya’s first Ebola case, a patient who travelled for weeks by road and air through three countries without being detected until he arrived in Nairobi, has raised questions about border control and how to trace the virus across countries.

News Kenya: 15 parishioners killed in road accident on way to Kenya shrine for National Prayer Day

Published on: Monday 05 October 2026
15 parishioners killed in road accident on way to Kenya shrine for National Prayer Day
News source: https://www.ewtnnews.com/world/africa/15-parishioners-killed-in-road-accident-on-way-to-kenya-shrine-for-national-prayer-day

Fifteen pilgrims from Kenya’s Archdiocese of Mombasa who were heading to Subukia National Marian Shrine in the Diocese of Nakuru died on Saturday in a road accident.

News Kenya: Kenya: The beautiful faces of Kibera and room to dream

Published on: Monday 05 October 2026
Kenya: The beautiful faces of Kibera and room to dream
News source: https://www.vaticannews.va/en/world/news/2026-10/kenya-kibera-nairobi-slum-visit-interviews-dreams.html

Walking through the Kibera neighborhood of Nairobi, the largest slum in Africa, not everything is as it seems: amidst the overcrowding, health issues, ...

News Kenya: Kenya tightens carbon market rules to protect climate goals and communities

Published on: Monday 05 October 2026
Kenya tightens carbon market rules to protect climate goals and communities
News source: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/06/kenya-first-ebola-case-death-drc

Cabinet Secretary for Environment, Climate Change and Forestry Deborah Barasa said the Kenya Guide for Strategic Engagement in Carbon Markets 2026 would provide a framework for ensuring that carbon-market investments generate genuine environmental benefits and lasting value for Kenyans.

News Kenya: Kenya confirms first Ebola case and says patient has died

Published on: Monday 05 October 2026
Kenya confirms first Ebola case and says patient has died
News source: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/06/kenya-first-ebola-case-death-drc

Health minister says 28 contacts identified after death of citizen who arrived from DRC on Saturday