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Six EACC cases are before the courts, from a Sh744m unexplained-wealth claim to a ruling in a Machakos health case. Everyone named is presumed innocent.
Read the briefing →01 · Kenya · AccountabilitySix EACC cases are before the courts, from a Sh744m unexplained-wealth claim to a ruling in a Machakos health case. Everyone named is presumed innocent.
02 · Counties · AccountabilityOlder people waited up to ten hours to register for the Sh2,000 stipend in Murang’a. Only 60–70 were registered in a day. The problem is capacity, not eligibility.
03 · Kenya · Power WatchKindiki says all alcohol makers will be re-vetted and warns politicians off. Arrest figures are large, but prosecution data is missing and official seizure counts conflict.
04 · People · OppositionThe Nairobi senator was unveiled as TEP’s presidential candidate on 4 October. It solves his registration problem but adds another party to the opposition’s unity puzzle.
05 · Kenya · EconomyThe CMA has cleared a route for Kenyans to buy into Dangote’s Nigerian refinery for about Sh492. The offer closes 13 October. It is not a stake in the Lamu project.
06 · Kenya · AccountabilityA Kenyan who had lived in the DRC died in Nairobi after flying in from Kampala. WHO says there is no local outbreak. Contacts are being monitored, and screening is under question.
07 · Counties · PoliticsA year after a law created County Assembly Funds, the Controller of Budget says only Trans Nzoia and Marsabit had them running by June. Assemblies still depend on the executives they oversee.
08 · Kenya · PoliticsKampala has ordered arrests of Ugandans shown in a TV exposé crossing to register as Kenyan voters. The IEBC says no evidence of foreign registration has been presented. Both claims now need testing.
09 · Kenya · PoliticsOn a five-day Coast tour, the Jubilee leader secured Kadu Asili's backing and opened a Kilifi office. UDA's Hassan Omar hit back hard, and Kalonzo's own Mombasa tour starts Friday.
10 · Kenya · PoliticsThe ODM leader sent apologies to Bondo and will step back from politics for weeks on doctors' orders. With Raila's anniversary days away, ODM must show who is steering it.
11 · Kenya · AccountabilitySpeaker Wetang'ula threw the Kiharu MP out after he refused to apologise for saying a 'high office' pushed pension funds into the Kenya Pipeline IPO. The claim is unproven; so is the denial.
12 · Kenya · AccountabilityThe Interior CS told MPs there is no legal basis to compensate herders whose animals were killed in a police operation, and blamed banditry on marginalisation. Samburu and Meru leaders pushed back hard.
13 · Kenya · AccountabilityThe Prime CS told senators the state cannot confirm whether they are alive or dead, and that no law or fund exists to bring them home. Petitioners put the number at 841.
14 · Kenya · PoliticsThe Githunguri MP says she will defend her seat on another party's ticket after the government failed to act on remarks by Health CS Aden Duale. UDA's Mt Kenya problem just got louder.
15 · Kenya · AccountabilityThe cohesion commission found the Public Service CS's July speech in Tharaka Nithi divisive and gave him seven days to respond. The ruling tests whether Cabinet members face the same rules as everyone else.
16 · Kenya · PoliticsAt the dedication of Raila Odinga's mausoleum, the President promised a memorial library and said families of bodies found in River Yala will be considered for compensation. The politics were not far behind.
17 · Kenya · PoliticsThe dispute centres on disclosure of commitments, while official accounts describe planned refinery capacity and construction mobilisation.
18 · Kenya · PoliticsBabu promises free meals while official county records show how Sakaja’s existing subsidy works.
19 · Kenya · PoliticsWiper’s denial and competing calls over the opposition ticket do not amount to an agreed presidential nomination.
20 · Kenya · PoliticsThe housing pledge and proposed residents’ committee sit alongside unresolved land and allocation questions.
21 · Kenya · PoliticsThe company reports police protection at its headquarters; a separate DCI briefing outlines election-security priorities.
22 · Kenya · AccountabilityA Nairobi discussion on Africa’s model climate law puts financing and public accountability alongside legislation. No new continental tax or operational fund has been established in the material reviewed.
23 · Kenya · AccountabilityThe published education funding bill links repayment to completion of studies and proposes a 25 per cent ceiling. Public submissions ask MPs to consider graduates’ ability to pay.
24 · Kenya · AccountabilityThe Judiciary has outlined its 2027/28 funding needs. The public test is how approved resources will support both election disputes and everyday court services.
25 · Kenya · PoliticsThe President links completed market facilities with wider road, lake-transport and housing commitments.
26 · Kenya · PoliticsHe says he will attend fewer Linda Mwananchi rallies as he concentrates on organising across the capital.
27 · Kenya · PoliticsThe Embakasi East MP also proposes cheaper business licences and changes to waste collection ahead of the 2027 governor’s race.
28 · Kenya · PoliticsThe Wiper leader’s 12 September pledge targets losses from drought; funding and eligibility details remain to be set out.
29 · Kenya · The 47A 19 September visit raised questions about classroom provision; the county’s education executive cited procurement delays.
30 · Kenya · ElectionsIEBC’s enhanced exercise runs until 20 October, giving residents a fresh opportunity to register or update their details.
31 · Kenya · OppositionThe former deputy president says he has spoken to both leaders, while Babu continues to back Sifuna despite differences over party organisation.
32 · Kenya · ElectionsThe Interior Cabinet Secretary says security agencies are preparing for the election and warns against incitement.
33 · Kenya · PoliticsA national steering committee will coordinate the 10–17 October commemorations, with the detailed public programme still to come.