Energy and Petroleum Cabinet Secretary Opiyo Wandayi has assured Kenyans that the country has adequate petroleum stocks and continues to receive fuel cargoes on schedule despite growing disruptions in the global oil market. In a statement on Tuesday, October 13, Wandayi attributed the rising pressure on global fuel prices to the continuing conflict in the Middle East, which has affected oil tankers, pipelines and loading facilities across the region. He said the disruptions had reduced the volume of petroleum products reaching the market while increasing shipping and insurance costs, tightening global supplies and pushing prices upward. “The global market may…
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President William Ruto declared his competitors have no plan for Kenya. He made the remarks on the second of his 10-day development tour of the North Rift counties of Elgeyo-Marakwet and Baringo. He pointed out that was why opposition leaders concentrated on ethnic politics, insults and hatred, he explained. He stated that if the opposition had any agenda on how to transform the country, they would present it to the people. Saying the 2027 General Election would not be determined by tribal arithmetic, he explained that Kenyans would make their choice depending on the development record and practical plan of…
MI5 is devoting more resource to countering state threats than during the Cold War, the head of the intelligence service has said, as he labelled Russia “aggressor number one”. Sir Ken McCallum warned MI5 was now facing a situation in which “our terrorism and state threats operational missions are pretty much of equal scale” as threats from foreign adversaries have quadrupled over the last decade. He used an annual speech at the domestic intelligence service’s headquarters in London to also warn of rising threats from Iran and “extreme right-wing terrorism”. Sir Ken added that MI5 had “caught terrorists seeking to…
Kenya Kwanza government will complete development projects across all 290 constituencies, including those represented by opposition MPs. Deputy President Kithure Kindiki has said that political differences will not determine how national resources are distributed. Prof Kindiki said the government was implementing projects and programmes across the country to benefit all Kenyans, regardless of their political affiliation. “This is a government for all Kenyans. There are no wantam or Tutam citizens. We only have Kenyans who have a right to development and delivery of quality services,” he said. Speaking at a public sensitisation rally at Gakindu Centre in Mukurweini, Nyeri County,…
The Hungarian parliament voted to amend child protection laws, scrapping measures that stigmatise gay and transgender people. LGBTQ and human rights activists warmly welcomed the move, but called for changes to other Orbán-era laws. The 2021 Child Protection Law, passed by the large Fidesz majority of then-Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, banned the “portrayal or promotion of homosexuality or transgenderism”. Since Orbán’s April election defeat, the Tisza government of Péter Magyar has been working to dismantle the previous government’s legacy. Minutes after Tuesday’s vote, Budapest said the EU had agreed to release €4.2bn (£3.5bn) of funds frozen in the last years…
Deputy President Kithure Kindiki has called for hastened adoption of advanced technologies in the administration of correctional services. The DP said Artificial Intelligence and other modern technological capabilities provide the best platforms to enhance service delivery as well as improve efficiency. “Artificial intelligence, data analytics, secure digital communication and other emerging technologies offer significant opportunities to improve operational planning, identify service delivery gaps, support rehabilitation programmes and deploy limited resources more effectively,” DP noted. The Deputy President on Tuesday officially opened the 4th Correctional Service Week in Nairobi underscoring the need for digitally powered creativity anchored in law and tempered…
Emergency call records have revealed the confusion that developed among prison staff and emergency call handlers after the execution of convicted murderer Christa Pike went wrong last month in Tennessee. Pike, 50, who killed Colleen Slemmer alongside her then-boyfriend in 1995, was given two doses of lethal injection on 30 September. Once it became clear that she was not going to die from the dosage, she was taken to hospital. The confusion resulted in part from an apparent disconnect between prison staff, according to the AP news agency, which first obtained audio of the emergency calls. This allegedly delayed Pike’s…
US actress Selma Blair was issued with a summons accusing her of assault after she allegedly attacked attendants on a plane, officials say. The Legally Blonde star was investigated by the FBI following an alleged altercation on a Delta Air Lines flight from Los Angeles to New York. Airport officials said they had responded to a call on Sunday about “a physically abusive passenger” on the flight. Two flight attendants were hurt and one was taken to hospital, the New York Port Authority said. Blair, 54, who also starred in Hellboy and Cruel Intentions, was arrested and taken to hospital.…
Inspector-General of Police Douglas Kanja is leading a Kenyan delegation in Italy for bilateral and technical engagements aimed at strengthening security cooperation between the two countries. On Monday, October 12, the delegation held talks with Italy’s National Cybersecurity Agency (ACN), focusing on strengthening collaboration in cyber crisis management through a whole-of-society approach. The meeting was hosted by ACN Deputy Director General Dr Nunzia Ciardi, bringing together officials to explore ways of enhancing cooperation in addressing emerging cybersecurity threats. The whole-of-society approach seeks to strengthen coordination among government institutions, private sector players and other stakeholders in responding to cyber incidents and…
Microsoft is closing its Africa Development Centre (ADC) in Nairobi, ending its engineering operations in Kenya as part of a global restructuring that has raised concerns over local jobs and the country’s technology investment climate. Employees were informed of the decision on Monday, October 12, 2026, with the changes affecting the engineering department at the Nairobi facility. The move follows the closure of Microsoft’s Africa Development Centre in Lagos, Nigeria, in 2024, marking a further reduction of the company’s dedicated engineering operations on the continent. However, Microsoft has indicated that it will continue operating in Kenya and supporting its customers…
The prosecution urged the Supreme Court to dismiss an appeal by Dwight Sagaray, a former First Secretary at the Venezuelan Embassy in Nairobi, and uphold his 20-year prison sentence for the murder of Olga Fonseca Jimenez in July 2012. In a petition dated August 7, 2026, Sagaray challenged the Court of Appeal judgment delivered on March 7, 2025, which upheld his conviction and sentence. In written submissions before the Supreme Court in Petition No. E030 of 2026, the prosecution opposed the appeal, arguing the conviction was supported by sufficient evidence. The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) submitted that communication from…
South Africa’s deputy police chief has resigned three weeks after he was charged with sexual offences. A lawyer representing Lt Gen Shadrack Sibiya submitted his resignation letter at his disciplinary hearing on Monday, a police spokesperson said. The charges relate to allegations that he sexually groomed a 16-year-old girl and raped an 18-year-old woman. He is also facing a charge of trafficking. Sibiya has denied all the charges. He says he did have sex with the 18 year-old but says it was consensual. He has been in custody since he was arrested three weeks ago after his bail application was…
Former Attorney General Justin Muturi has called on Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale to resign if he cannot provide a satisfactory account of the government’s handling of Kenya’s first imported Ebola case. In a statement, Muturi, who leads the Democratic Party of Kenya, said allegations brought to his attention by a whistleblower raised questions about screening procedures, the sharing of patients’ travel histories and the protection of healthcare workers during the management of the case. Muturi claimed that the individual, described in the allegations as Patient Zero, had travelled from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and arrived at Jomo…
Rep. Ilhan Omar’s Washington, D.C.-area residence was searched early Monday morning, a Department of Justice spokesperson said, as part of an ongoing criminal investigation. Sources tell ABC News that the investigation relates to Omar’s immigration paperwork. “Today in the Washington, D.C. area, Homeland Security Investigations executed a judicially authorized search warrant secured by the Department of Justice,” a DOJ spokesperson said. “This enforcement action is part of an ongoing federal crimin border czar Tom Homan said in mid-Septemberthat the progressive congresswoman was subject to an ongoing “criminal” investigation. HSI is the principal investigative arm of DHS. Its scope includes investigating…
A top Trump administration official said Sunday that the planned livestream execution of the perpetrator of a mass killing of US soldiers would not pose an additional security risk to the United States. “I don’t see an elevated risk at this point at all because of this,” US Homeland Security chief Markwayne Mullin told CBS News’ “Face the Nation,” when asked if it risked turning the perpetrator into a martyr for his cause. “I think people need to understand… if you attack America, we will come after you, and we will make sure that the punishment fits the crime,” he…