Kenya designated 13 individuals as being involved in terrorism and the financing of terrorist activities, subjecting them to targeted financial sanctions aimed at cutting off their access to the formal financial system. The designations, announced by the Counter-Financing of Terrorism Inter-Ministerial Committee, require banks and other reporting institutions to immediately freeze the individuals’ assets and cease all financial dealings with them. The measures prohibit the opening or maintenance of accounts, processing of transactions, or provision of any financial services to the listed persons. According to the updated domestic sanctions list published on the Financial Reporting Centre (FRC) website, the 13…
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A fire that started in Lake View Estate on Friday afternoon spread into Lake Nakuru National Park, affecting the Honeymoon Hill area. The Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) said the fire broke out at around 4:00 p.m. and spread quickly due to dry conditions. KWS officers, with the help of local residents, the city fire team and Bondeni Police, responded promptly to the incident. The fire was successfully contained by 10:00 p.m., preventing further damage to the park. In a statement issued on Saturday, KWS warned the public against lighting fires during the dry season, noting that strong winds and dry…
Police have recovered a pistol in Dandora, Nairobi, as security agencies continue a nationwide crackdown on criminal gangs. According to the National Police Service, officers from Dandora Police Station received information at around 1:00 a.m. that three suspicious men, believed to be armed, had been spotted in the Katoo area of Dandora Phase Five. The officers responded immediately and rushed to the scene, where they spotted the suspects. However, the men fled on seeing the police, leaving behind a jacket as they escaped. A search of the abandoned jacket led to the recovery of a Desert Eagle .50 AE Magnum…
The Jubilee Party has dismissed claims circulating on social media alleging that a Gen Z event was planned at the home of party leader and former President Uhuru Kenyatta in Ichaweri, Gatundu. In a statement issued on Saturday, Jubilee Party Secretary General Moitalel Ole Kenta said the reports are false, misleading and unauthorized. He stressed that no such event has been planned or approved by the party or its leader. “The Jubilee Party categorically states that no such event exists. These claims are false and do not represent the position or involvement of the Party Leader or the Jubilee Party,”…
Secretary of the Navy John Phelan is named on a flight manifest found among millions of documents related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein that have been released in recent months, showing that he flew in 2006 from London to New York on Epstein’s private plane. The manifest lists Phelan alongside 12 other passengers including Epstein and apparently Jean-Luc Brunel, a French modeling agent and close associate of Epstein who was facing charges of sexual assault and rape of a minor when he was found dead in his prison cell in 2022. Brunel’s name appears to have been misspelled as “Jean…
Businessman Oketch Salah has responded after the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) clarified that his activities and statements do not represent the party. ODM issued a statement on Friday, with Party Chairperson Gladys Wanga emphasizing that all official party activities are conducted through the party secretariat under the leadership of Dr. Oburu Odinga. She warned members and grassroots leaders against organising or participating in any activities in the name of ODM without approval. “No activities should be organised or conducted in the name of ODM without prior consultation and approval from the party leadership,” Wanga said. In response, Oketch Salah defended…
The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) can now proceed with the arrest and prosecution of National Government Affirmative Action Fund (NGAAF) Chief Executive Officer Roy Sasaka Telewa after the Constitutional and Human Rights Court dismissed his petition challenging ongoing corruption investigations. In a ruling delivered on February 5, 2026, Justice Bahati Mwamuye struck out Telewa’s petition, describing it as an abuse of the court process arising from forum shopping. The decision effectively lifted interim orders that had barred the EACC from arresting, detaining, charging or prosecuting him. Telewa had moved to court on January 13, 2026, accusing the EACC of…
The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) Chief Executive Officer, Abdi Mohamud called on African anti-corruption and oversight institutions to embrace artificial intelligence and other digital technologies to strengthen the fight against corruption and financial crimes. Mohamud was speaking at the 13th International Symposium of the Forum of State Inspections of Africa and Assimilated Institutions (FIGE), held in Djibouti from February 3 to 5, 2026. He said emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence, blockchain and data mining were becoming critical tools in investigating complex financial crimes, particularly those involving virtual assets and cross-border transactions. The EACC CEO highlighted Kenya’s Digital Super…
A total of 733 top-performing KCSE candidates have been selected to join the 2026 Equity Leaders Program (ELP), in a nationwide flag-off ceremony held on Friday at various Equity Bank branches across the country. The students will report to Nairobi for a two-week induction before being placed in internship positions in Equity Bank branches nationwide. The selected group includes 337 Wings to Fly and Elimu scholars who scored A or A-minus, 106 top boys and girls from every sub-county who attained Grade A (plain), and 290 national top scorers who achieved 84 points. Speaking during the Nairobi flag-off, Equity Bank…
Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Migos Ogamba has gazetted a new fee structure for all public senior schools in Kenya, covering learners under both the Competency-Based Education (CBE) and the 8-4-4 systems. In a Kenya Gazette notice dated February 6, 2026, the CS announced that parents will not pay any fees for students in public Day Senior Schools. Instead, the government will fully cater for the cost by paying Sh22,244 per student. For public Senior Boarding Schools, parents will pay Sh53,554 per year, while the government will also contribute Sh22,244 per learner in schools that were previously approved to charge up…
President William Ruto has made several new appointments and reappointments to key government boards and institutions, as published in a Kenya Gazette notice dated February 6, 2026. The President appointed retired Lieutenant General Walter Raria Koipaton as the Non-Executive Chairperson of the Kenya Forestry Research Institute for a three-year term. He also appointed George Kithi as the Chairperson of the Sports and Arts Fund Board for three years, effective February 6, 2026. In another appointment, Major General Alphazard Muthuri Kiugu was named Chairperson of the Anti-Doping Agency for a similar term. Mahmud Jan Mohamed was appointed Non-Executive Chairperson of the…
The Commission on Administrative Justice (Office of the Ombudsman) announced the resignation of its Commission Secretary and Chief Executive Officer, Mercy Wambua. The commission said Wambua tendered her resignation on January 27, 2026, which was later considered and accepted at the commission’s 80th sitting, in line with the law and internal human resource policies. “The Commission, at its 80th Sitting, considered and accepted the resignation in accordance with the law and the Commission’s Human Resource policies,” a statement said. The commission said it has begun the process of recruiting a new Commission Secretary and CEO in accordance with the Constitution,…
The Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) has issued a statement distancing the party from businessman Oketch Salah, saying his activities and statements are personal and do not represent the party. In a statement released on Friday, ODM Chairperson Gladys Wanga said that any actions taken by Salah are not sanctioned by the party and should not be linked to ODM in any way. “All official ODM activities, programmes and engagements are conducted through the party secretariat and under the direction of the party leadership, headed by Dr Oburu Odinga,” Wanga said. She warned grassroots leaders, members and supporters against organising or…
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Director of Criminal Investigations Mohamed Amin has underscored the importance of strong leadership and professionalism in counter-terrorism efforts as he officially closed the Counter-Terrorism (CT) Senior Investigating Officers Course in Mombasa. The advanced programme brought together senior officers from the Anti-Terrorism Police Unit (ATPU) drawn from across the country, with the aim of strengthening leadership skills and enhancing investigative capacity in the fight against terrorism. Addressing the officers, Amin congratulated them as they prepared to assume greater leadership responsibilities within Kenya’s security architecture. He stressed that disciplined decision-making, strategic thinking, and professionalism remain central to the country’s counter-terrorism response. “As…