A 65-year-old woman quarantined as a close contact of the first patient died of Bundibugyo Ebola; Kenya has nine confirmed cases and two deaths, the Ministry of Health said on 23 October.
Kenya's National Assembly passed the Elections (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill, 2024 on 22 October 2026 after deleting the clause that would have ended the electoral commission's legal duty to livestream polling-station results, Citizen Digital reported on 24 October.
The 140th Canton Fair in Guangzhou runs its second phase from 23 to 27 October and a third from 31 October to 4 November; overseas buyers register online, according to the fair's guide and the Ministry of Commerce's introduction. Kenyans on ordinary passports need a Chinese visa.
David Njengere, chief executive of the Kenya National Examinations Council, said the 2027 KCSE will be the last under 8-4-4; people with no KCPE certificate had to register for a KNEC qualifying test by 30 July 2026, The Standard and Kenyans.co.ke reported.
China has charged no duty on Kenyan goods since 1 May 2026, and Kenyan avocado and green coffee shipments to China rose 63% and about 140% by volume in May–August. Registration, market access and paperwork still decide who profits. This guide looks at coffee, tea, avocados, and import lines such as solar panels, electric motorcycles, wigs, underwear, hanfu and pet supplies, with six-step checklists for exporters and importers.
Recommendation: The Stables at Ol Pejeta Conservancy in Laikipia charges US$70 a night for a single room and US$140 for a double, full board, according to the conservancy's 2026 tariff guide, seen on 21 October 2026.
Kenya's national boxing team finished top of the medal table at the World Boxing Elite Africa championships at Kasarani in Nairobi with five gold, three silver and six bronze medals, the Kenyan news site Citizen Digital reported on 23 October 2026. Grace Atieno, Rosemarion Otieno, Juliet Opondo, Friza Asiko and Kelvin Maina won gold in the finals on 22 October.
More than 10,900 people who fled fighting in Ethiopia's Moyale are in six temporary camps on the Kenyan side, with another 4,000 in host homes, the Kenya Red Cross said, Anadolu Agency reported on 24 October.
The second Kilifi Creek Festival runs 23–31 October 2026 on Kenya's coast and opens with Reuben Odanga's music drama 'Tides', Sinema Focus reported on 9 October.
Police in Nairobi are looking for the owner of a multi-storey building that collapsed in Eastleigh on 23 October; one woman was pulled from the rubble and the search for others continues, Kenyans.co.ke and The Star reported on 23 October 2026.
Transsion, the Chinese maker of Tecno phones, shipped 48% of Africa's smartphones in 2025, according to Omdia data cited by Xinhua on 22 October 2026. Omdia said on 20 August that smartphone shipments in Kenya fell 15% in the second quarter of 2026 as device prices rose.
Art Auction East Africa on 28 October, KITFest shows from 4 November, the Kilifi Creek Festival to 31 October, plus Kampala and Lunkulu Island picks for 23 October to 5 November 2026.
