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October 2026
- Tingatinga lion painting sells for KSh 7.63 million at Nairobi auction; 61 of 68 lots sold Culture
- Kenya's kabaddi men and women lose Commonwealth Championship semi-finals on 30 October; both had won every group match Sports
- Kenya's Junior Starlets lose 3-1 to Japan in U-17 World Cup last 16 in Rabat Sports
- Kenya says 46 Ebola contacts go home on 3 November; releases expected to end by 11 November Kenya
- Kenya: no date for 2026 KJSEA results or Grade 10 placement; 2025 results came 11 December Education
- Kenya's U15 boys lose 25th-place match 3-1 to Korea Republic in Baku Sports
- Kenya's KEMRI becomes first African institutional member of the Dengue Alliance Science
- Kenya to review public comments on draft environment policy in Naivasha, 2–7 November Kenya
- SEPCOIII upgrades KenGen's Olkaria I geothermal plant in Kenya from 45 MW to 63 MW China–Africa
- Kenya roads department says KSh 208.6 billion disbursed through securitisation Business
- Kenya's boxers win seven straight, then lose two, at World Boxing Africa Elite Championships in Nairobi Sports
- Kenyans pay KSh 3,000 for a single-entry China visa; reduced fees run to 31 December 2026 Travel
- Do Kenyan traders paid by M-Pesa till or Pochi have to issue KRA eTIMS invoices? Tech
- Kenya: KRA says consolidators must declare importer PIN, ID and item values Business
- Kenya's U15 boys beat Bulgaria 3-2 and Algeria 4-3 in Baku; Korea Republic next Sports
- Kenya circular economy strategy launch scheduled for 3 November; draft targets 30% plastic recycling by 2032 Kenya
- Banks in Kenya begin charging 16% VAT on digital payment fees; the Finance Act provision has been in force since 1 July Business
- Kenya: Eastleigh building collapse search nearly 80% complete; spots where life was detected may be out of reach, official says Kenya
- Kenyan visa applicants: false papers can mean a 1–5 year China ban Travel
- Maersk sets peak season surcharge on China–Kenya cargo at US$1,000 per 20-foot container from 9 November China–Africa
- Does the Ebola vaccine being tested in DR Congo protect against the strain in Kenya? Science
- Kenyan government spending runs KSh 154 billion over target by end-August, Treasury draft shows; budget statement due in Parliament by 16 November Business
- Kenya to block imports without local marine cargo insurance from 1 November, KRA says Business
- Kenyan rights body says about 40,000 fleeing Ethiopia unrest have reached Moyale, calls for urgent aid Kenya
- Africa CDC says it has mobilised about US$1.5m and 10 experts for Kenya's Ebola response Kenya
- Blue Sky Rescue detects two life signals at Eastleigh collapse in Nairobi, Kenya; 16 still missing China–Africa
- KRA starts multi-vendor electronic cargo seal rollout in Kenya; 15 vendors approved Business
- China Mobile unit opens student tech challenge in Kenya; entries close 2 November China–Africa
- Art Auction East Africa offers 68 lots at Circle Art Gallery in Nairobi on 28 October Culture
- Uganda's 'Bead King' Sanaa Gateja shows paper-bead tapestries in Kampala until 21 November Culture
- Why Kenya's Lake Victoria region gets so much lightning, and what officials advise Science
- RTS,S malaria vaccine price to fall about 40% to EUR 5.50 a dose; Kenya is moving to R21 Science
- Cricket Kenya sacks CEO Bukusi, removes three directors; women's team to get contracts Sports
- Three Chinese nationals held hostage and robbed at Kilimani construction site in Nairobi Chinese-in-Africa
- Kenya's U15 boys beat Chad 3-2 to top FIFA group unbeaten; Poland next in Tier A Sports
- Airtel Money half-year revenue rises 34% to US$830m; East Africa region, which includes Kenya, brings in US$615m Tech
- Zanzibar from Kenya: US$44 insurance, US$90 return air fee, cheapest one-way fare about KSh 40,000 Travel
- Kenya's public debt reaches KSh 13.475 trillion in August, CBK says Business
- Kenya's NSE closes Q3 at KSh 4.12 trillion; equity turnover falls 72.44% from Q2 Business
- Kenya's KCSE 2026: main papers 2–20 November, 1,048,355 candidates, phones banned Education
- Ruto pledges no Kenyan university, TVET or KMTC student sent home over fees from January Education
- US-bound passengers, including from Nairobi, must sign Ebola declaration from 3 November Travel
- Rwanda makes its mines and petroleum board independent of RDB again Africa
- Kenya's Affordable Housing Board says 13,012 homes are complete and 7,050 occupied; it targets 45,000 by year-end Kenya
- SBM Bank Kenya offers up to 95% financing on Chery Group's Jetour SUVs, repayable over up to 72 months China–Africa
- Kenyan Treasury: Ending Chinese-developed Rironi–Mau Summit toll road deals could cost up to KSh 180.73bn in 2027/28 China–Africa
- Six survivors recovered from Nairobi's Eastleigh collapse; MP says Chinese team has joined search China–Africa
- Kenya's NEMA opens 30-day comment on 7,128 planned Southlands homes in Nairobi; some Kibra Lot 5 residents may be displaced Kenya
- Kenya releases first 20 Ebola contacts from quarantine; remaining 98 to be released from 3 November Kenya
- Nairobi estates and two Upper Hill hospitals face water cut from 26 to 29 October Kenya
- MultiChoice Kenya cuts DStv to four packages from 5 November, top tier down to KSh 7,300 Business
- Nyege Nyege Festival runs 19–22 November at Kalagala Falls, Uganda; buyers in Kenya can use Tag Ticketing Kenya Culture
- Bagamoyo arts festival opens 28 October in Tanzania, with 146 groups applying to perform Culture
- Kenya's Kwemoi Ndorobo sets Venice Marathon course record; Jerono wins women's race Sports
- South Sudan holds five-day Bundibugyo Ebola drill; readiness at 72.5 percent, no case reported Science
- Why Kenya needs 42 days without an Ebola case, and what 21-day monitoring means Science
- Kenya's Junior Starlets beat Samoa 4-0, reach U-17 World Cup last 16; face Japan on 29 October Sports
- KCB M-Pesa maintenance in Kenya runs past its 25 October deadline; bank gives no restoration time Tech
- Kenya's Treasury eyes KSh 42.26 billion in toll concessions on two bypasses Business
- Kenya's Quickmart IPO draws KSh 7.12bn in commitments, 47.5% of offer; closes 30 October Business
- Kenya exams: KUPPET keeps boycott threat, seeks KSh 4,000 a day for exam officials; KPSEA and KJSEA began on 26 October Education
- Kenya begins Grade 6 and Grade 9 national assessments with 2,586,491 candidates registered Education
- Chinese medical team treats nearly 100 patients at free outreach in Zanzibar China–Africa
- China Wu Yi sells 103 retired and scrapped machines in Kenya; bids due 7 December China–Africa
- Kenya's draft 2027 budget statement: KSh 1,917.6bn for debt, deficit KSh 1,352.9bn Business
- Uganda says citizens returning from DRC must pay for 21-day quarantine Africa
- Four rescued from collapsed Eastleigh building in Nairobi; China's XCMG supplies excavator and crane Kenya
- 24 killed as bus and tipper collide head-on near Mtito Andei, Kenya Kenya
- Shanghai import expo, 5–10 November: registration for Kenyan and other overseas buyers closed 20 October, no on-site sign-up Travel
- Kenya theatre festival KITFest stages ticketed shows 4–15 November in Nairobi; tickets from KSh 350 Culture
- Keinemusik to play Uhuru Gardens in Nairobi on 21 November; tickets from KSh 6,500 Culture
- 22 killed as bus and tipper truck collide on Nairobi–Mombasa road in Makueni, Kenya Kenya
- Kenya's public health officers suspend nationwide strike for 30 days to allow talks Kenya
- KEPHIS sets out rules for Kenyan dried chilli exports to China; facilities must register first China–Africa
- China Exim Bank holds Belt and Road forum in Nairobi; Kenya Railways expects first phase of SGR extension to Kisumu within two years China–Africa
- Uganda discharges 60 contacts of Kenya's first Ebola case after 21-day monitoring Africa
- Why can a flash flood hit Kenyan ground that has barely had rain? Science
- Abraham Kiptum and Mercy Kandie Rotich win Kenya's Standard Chartered Nairobi Marathon Sports
- Nieuwoudt leads South African podium sweep in African elite women's road race in Kisumu, Kenya Sports
- Gabon's media regulator lifts social media suspension in force since 17 February Tech
- OPay sets NYSE IPO range at US$19–21, seeking up to US$336 million; CICC among banks Tech
- Kenya Met warns of heavy rain in 40 counties, including Narok and Mombasa, to 28 October Travel
- Emirates to fly A350 with Premium Economy to Nairobi, Kenya, from 25 October Travel
- Kenya's public day senior schools charge no fees; boarding capped at KSh 53,554 Education
- Kenya names national task team on school unrest, fees and uniforms; former University of Nairobi head to chair Education
- Kenyans abroad sent home US$438.5 million in September, up 4.5% year on year Business
- China Gezhouba-built Thwake Dam in Kenya 94% complete; ministry targets water storage by end-January 2027 China–Africa
- Chinese ambassador at Nairobi exhibition marking 81st anniversary of Taiwan's restoration says China appreciates Kenya's adherence to one-China principle China–Africa
- Nigeria says its Ebola patient's virus is 'highly similar' to Kenya's first case Science
- Kenya's Naivasha–Malaba SGR extension budgeted at KSh 651bn; China's CCCC picked to build it China–Africa
- Kenya records second Ebola death, a 65-year-old contact; nine cases confirmed Kenya
- Kenyan MPs pass election bill, keep IEBC's duty to livestream polling-station results Kenya
- Canton Fair: phase 2 runs to 27 October, phase 3 from 31 October; how Kenyan buyers register Travel
- Kenya's last 8-4-4 KCSE is in 2027: who can still sit it, and what it takes Education
- China's zero tariffs run to 2028: what Kenyan firms sell, what they buy, and how China–Africa
- Kenya's Ol Pejeta Stables: full board from US$70 a night, conservancy entry fee extra Travel
- Kenya top medal table at World Boxing Elite Africa championships in Nairobi with five golds Sports
- More than 10,900 people from Ethiopia are in six camps in Moyale, Kenya, Red Cross says Kenya
- Kilifi Creek Festival opens in Kenya with 92 films at 17 venues Culture
- One woman rescued from collapsed Eastleigh building in Nairobi; police seek owner Kenya
- Transsion shipped 48% of Africa's smartphones in 2025; Kenya's shipments fell 15% in Q2 2026 China–Africa
- What's on in Nairobi and East Africa: 23 October–5 November Culture
- Mbilia Bel's rumba 'Nakei Nairobi' was reworked for Kenya under Moi, The Citizen says Culture
- Hundreds of Ethiopians cross into Moyale, Kenya; Red Cross aid to target 1,000 households Kenya
- Building under construction collapses in Nairobi's Eastleigh; one woman rescued, others feared trapped Kenya
- National Assembly urges government to end Kenya's university lecturers' strike Education
- WHO: Ebola cases in DR Congo up 10.4% in 21 days; Kenya has nine confirmed Science
- Kenya asks for 10,000 Ebola vaccine doses, but no vaccine is approved for the Bundibugyo strain Science
- Kenyan researchers launch antibiotic trial for malnourished children with diarrhoea Science
- Tokyo Marathon winner Ruti Aga banned for six years over positive test at China half marathon and forged prescription Sports
- Kenya lose 6-1 to US at U-17 Women's World Cup; China beat Samoa 7-0 and reach last 16 Sports
- Safaricom extends Fuliza overdraft to over 1 million Pochi La Biashara traders in Kenya Business
- Kenyan safari operators fear US Level 3 advisory will slow North American bookings Travel
- Kenyan banks paid KSh 205.58bn in taxes in 2025, up 5.53%, with withholding tax up 29.4%, KBA report says Business
- Kenya's KRA raises fringe benefit tax market rate to 9% for October–December 2026 Business
- Kenya plans zero PAYE on monthly income up to KSh 32,333; 362,846 more formal workers to be exempt Kenya
- Kenya's Atieno and Otieno win gold, Mbithe silver at World Boxing Africa Elite Championships in Nairobi Sports
- China's ambassador tells Nairobi Trust Summit that trust is the prerequisite for cooperation China–Africa
- Kenya's MTRH quarantines one Ebola contact for 21 days, says no Ebola patient admitted Kenya
- First Ebola patients in Kenya and Nigeria may have crossed paths at Entebbe airport on 3 October Africa
- Kenya to start releasing Ebola contacts from quarantine on 25 October; no new cases Kenya
- Kenya's Ruto hands COMESA chair to Zimbabwe's Mnangagwa at Harare summit Africa
- KRA: Kenya imports need digital marine cargo insurance certificate from 1 November Business
- Kenyans staying in private homes in China must register within 24 hours, now online nationwide Travel
- EU Film Festival opens in Addis Ababa on 23 October with free screenings until 21 November Culture
- Kenyan dumpling seller Caroline Mungiria learnt from Chinese cookbooks and now has a Nairobi shop Culture
- Can El Niño floods bring Rift Valley fever, cholera and dengue to Kenya? Science
- Mayer wins African time-trial title in Kisumu, Kenya; Rwanda sweep the women's time trials Sports
- Madagascar dismisses two senior officials, holds 15 over release of 11 Chinese prisoners Africa
- South Africa will redraft its cross-border crypto rules, Finance Minister Godongwana says Tech
- Kenya tells state agencies to patch PHP websites over two critical flaws Tech
- Big 5 Construct Kenya trade show in Nairobi draws more than 150 exhibitors; Kenya's project pipeline put at US$26 billion Business
- Kenya launches US$160 million, 10-year Thamani Asili conservation programme in 31 counties Kenya
- Kenya's HELB would be replaced by a new funding authority if MPs pass tertiary funding Bill Education
- Dangote says his group bought about a quarter of Kenya Pipeline Company, a 24.76% stake worth KSh 42.5 billion Business
- Tanzania–China trade projected to pass TSh 31 trillion this year, The Citizen reports China–Africa
- Wang Yi encourages Chinese firms to invest in Djibouti; ministers sign Global Security Initiative memorandum China–Africa
- China Exim Bank holds Belt and Road forum in Nairobi, Financial Street Forum's first venue in Africa China–Africa
- Eva Ngigi-Sarwari, head of Kenyan lender Equity's payments arm Finserve, dies at 45 on business trip to China Tech
- Two works by late Tanzanian painter Msangi go on sale in Nairobi on 28 October Culture
- Zanzibar's Sauti za Busara to reveal 2027 line-up on 22 October; festival runs 19–21 March Culture
- Why El Niño favours wet short rains in Kenya and drought in southern Africa Science
- Uganda says transit does not prove Nigeria's Ebola patient was infected there Science
- African Road Cycling Championships open in Kisumu, Kenya, with time trials; 175.2km elite men's road race on 25 October Sports
- Egyptian fintech MNT-Halan closes 6.6% higher on Cairo debut; IPO raised US$150m Tech
- Kenya central bank survey: food price rises expected, 76% see farming improving over next year Business
- Kenyan CEOs more optimistic in CBK survey, but 26.7% say bank credit is hard to get Business
- Kenyan schools must upload School-Based Assessment scores to KNEC by 23 October Education
- Kenya's Ruto proposes no PAYE for earners up to KSh 32,333 a month and removal of 25% phone import duty Kenya
- Nairobi Southern Bypass to close from midnight on 24 October for Standard Chartered Marathon Kenya
- TradeMark Africa official expects Kenyan exports to Uganda to fall as Ugandan shilling weakens Business
- Chinese doctors in Juba treat about 20 patients a day with acupuncture and physiotherapy China–Africa
- Chinese medical team trains Tanzanian staff in difficult-airway care and coordinates donation of two bronchoscopes China–Africa
- Nigeria confirms Ebola case in Abuja; patient arrived from Uganda Africa
- Kenya confirms ninth Ebola case, a 24-year-old man who was already in quarantine Kenya
- Chinese envoy says Africa zero tariffs have no quota limits; for Kenya, quota goods get zero duty only within quota China–Africa
- Treasury orders Kenyan state agencies to dispose of idle assets by 31 December Kenya
- Visa-free foreign entries into China up 24.1% in Q3; Kenyans still need a visa Travel
- Nairobi report estimates US$1.4 million 'geography discount' on 330 African podcast episodes and videos Culture
- Addis Ababa artist Mulu Legesse's solo show 'I Carry – Je Porte' runs until 31 October Culture
- Why humid heat is harder on the body in Kisumu, Kenya, and why roofs matter Science
- Kenya plans remdesivir for Ebola patients; Uganda case report did not show the drug caused recoveries Science
- Kenya's KPA beat Fox Divas 90-60 and Equity Hawks beat Vijana 75-41 to close WBLA qualifier group phase Sports
- Uganda win CECAFA U-17 title on penalties; Somalia and Rwanda also qualify for U-17 AFCON Sports
- World Bank launches first digital strategy; shared pay-as-you-go AI computing to start in Africa and Latin America Tech
- ICBC and Standard Bank, parent of Kenya's Stanbic, plan 24/7 yuan clearing and over RMB 10bn in interbank lines for Africa China–Africa
- Kenya Met forecasts rain in Narok, Kajiado and coastal counties for 20–26 October Travel
- Nedbank completes purchase of 66% stake in Kenya's NCBA; NCBA shares to be suspended from 21 October Business
- EPRA says drones hit two Kenya-bound fuel tankers, warns pump prices may rise further Business
- After KJSEA: how Kenya places 1.2 million Grade 9 learners in senior school Education
- Kenya's TSC to retrain Media Technology, Film and Theatre teachers from 23 November Education
- Audit finds Kenyatta National Hospital emergency unit short of 16 ventilators Kenya
- Kenya's Junior Starlets lose 3-0 to China in U-17 Women's World Cup opener Sports
- Canton Fair first phase draws record 189,000 overseas buyers; phase two opens 23 October Business
- China Southern Air Logistics starts Guangzhou–Nairobi freighter route with Boeing 777s China–Africa
- US raises Kenya travel advisory to Level 3, 'Reconsider travel', citing health risks including Ebola Kenya
- Iteso to hold three-day coronation anniversary in Malaba, Kenya, from 29 October Culture
- Kenya's Leonard Langat retains Toronto Waterfront Marathon title in 2:06:51; Kenyan Leah Jeruto wins women's race Sports
- Kenyans Matata and Kibet Masai set half-marathon course records in Delhi and Rome Sports
- Kenya's Ebola alert: why early symptoms look like malaria, and the lab test that tells them apart Science
- Egypt's parliament postpones vote on military support for Saudi Arabia to 26 October Africa
- DRC Health Ministry confirms Ebola in North Ubangi, the eighth province; one patient dead Africa
- India gives Kenya 11 tonnes of Ebola supplies, including 30,000 N95 masks Kenya
- Sanlam Allianz Kenya to fold life unit into listed parent; shareholders meet 12 November Business
- Kenyan money market funds average 9.3% return, down from 9.9% a year earlier Business
- Kenya KCSE 2026: seated 15 minutes early, blue or black ink; main papers 2–20 November Education
- Kenyan MPs question principal over KSh 992,950 paid to Catholic heads' body CAPSA Education
- Kenyan diaspora remittances flat at US$3.769bn in nine months; North America inflows fall 11.19% Business
- Kenya raises Nairobi super petrol cap to KSh 226.96 a litre; commuter group gives EPRA 14 days to revoke Kenya
- Ruto says Kenya's eight New KCC plants will supply nearby markets directly; August milk intake 75m litres Kenya
- Rwandans in Nairobi hold second cultural gala; about 500 attend Culture
- Canton Fair phases 2 and 3: dates, badges and China visa steps for Kenyan traders Travel
- Plague explained: why Madagascar sees cases nearly every year, and what Kenya did in 2017 Science
- Kenya's Ebola cases rise to eight as one more person tests positive Kenya
- Uganda's 'Bead King' Sanaa Gateja shows paper-bead works in Kampala until 21 November Culture
- Tanzania's 44th Bagamoyo arts festival runs 28–31 October; 146 groups have applied Culture
- Kenya traces 128 of 130 Ebola contacts; two still being sought, ministry says Science
- Kenya's Ngetich and Mutiso win Tokyo Legacy Half Marathon with course records Sports
- Kenya's US$44 health cover for foreign visitors draws operator complaints; one operator says seven German tourists cancelled Travel
- Beijing Marathon: Tola breaks Kenyan Kisorio's course record in 2:03:10; Chinese women second and third Sports
- Kenya's ICT PS says 2 million homes and businesses connected to fixed broadband since 2022 Tech
- Kenya's space agency holds satellite talks with MinoSpace, Emposat and Beihang in China China–Africa
- Djibouti's foreign minister to visit China from 19 to 25 October China–Africa
- Kenya plans to exempt earners of KSh 32,800 or less from PAYE; Bill due in Parliament in November Business
- Kenyan public schools may not charge tuition; heads say capitation is arriving short Education
- Kenyan union tells teachers to skip KNEC exam duty as KCSE practicals start 19 October Education
- Tanzania requires Ebola health form from all arrivals, 21-day monitoring for high-risk travellers Africa
- Kenyan shilling steady at KSh 129.81 to the dollar as reserves cover 5.9 months of imports Business
- Tanzania and China sign Luban Workshop vocational training deal in Tianjin China–Africa
- Uganda opens Shs191bn Katonga Bridge rebuilt by China Communications Construction Company China–Africa
- Swiss-Kenyan director Damien Hauser says he is eager to see how Tanzanians take 'Memory of Princess Mumbi' Culture
- Kenyan exporters: China's zero tariff runs to 30 April 2028, and goods must meet origin rules China–Africa
- Nairobi-based UN-Habitat says Fuzhou, China, will host World Cities Day 2026 from 31 October China–Africa
- Kenya confirms four new Ebola cases, including three health workers; total rises to seven Kenya
- Four workers injured as former Club Avenida building collapses on Moi Avenue, Nairobi Kenya
- Kenya looks to China's zero tariffs to expand exports; its sales to China fell 35.7 percent in 2025 China–Africa
- Kenyan drivers' group urges halt to non-essential trips on DR Congo corridor after reported killing Africa
- Chinese folk music concert at Kenya National Theatre on 14 November, tickets from KES 350 Culture
- School calendars 2026: Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and Rwanda term and exam dates compared Education
- Kenya exams: KPSEA 26–28 October, KJSEA 26–30 October, main KCSE papers from 2 November Education
- Kenyan lecturers petition Treasury; UoN students set 72-hour deadline as strike goes on Education
- Nairobi study links resistant E. coli in the gut to local strains and antibiotic use Science
- Kenya Meteorological Department says short-rains forecast unchanged despite late start in some areas Science
- Kenya hosts first World Boxing Africa Elite Championships in Nairobi, running to 28 October Sports
- Kenya's Junior Starlets face China in U-17 Women's World Cup opener on 19 October Sports
- National Bank of Ethiopia joins PAPSS pan-African payments network Africa
- Hell's Gate, Naivasha and Nakuru's rhinos: a two-night drive from Nairobi Travel
- Kenyan founder built legal-records tool on Chinese AI model for US$25,000, he says China–Africa
- 45 countries release world vocational education standards framework as Tianjin conference closes; Tanzania sent delegation China–Africa
- Kenya's Tourism Ministry and Centum Foundation seek US$1m for Mount Kenya Travel
- Only 14.3% in Madagascar used mobile internet in 2025, GSMA report says Africa
- Tanzania's Goodwill Ceramic breaks ground on third tile line, cumulative investment expected to reach US$200 million Africa
- Kenya Revenue Authority to end its own e-seals for dry cargo and vehicles on 26 October Business
- Nairobi's Kenyatta National Hospital says it performed Africa's first tubeless windpipe reconstruction Kenya
- Kenya plans 10-megawatt thermal research reactor at Konza for medical isotopes Kenya
- Kenya targets end of January 2027 to start filling Thwake Dam, built by China Gezhouba Group China–Africa
- Kenya confirms third Ebola case in a 65-year-old woman already in quarantine Kenya
- Rwandan singers Ariel Wayz and Nel Ngabo say songs are on 2027 Grammy first-round ballot Culture
- Nairobi artist Sharon Akinyi decorates cow skulls with beads and mirror glass, selling them for KSh 35,000 to 120,000 Culture
- What's on in Nairobi and East Africa: 16–31 October Culture
- How malaria parasites resist drugs, and why Kenya plans to rotate treatments Science
- Kenyan economy grew 5.1% in the second quarter of 2026, up from 4.9% a year earlier Business
- Kenya to exhibit at China's import expo in Shanghai from 5 to 10 November China–Africa
- Ruto signs Kenyan tax law keeping fuel VAT at 8% for 90 days and changing tile excise Kenya
- Kenyan MPs review Buy Now Pay Later firms over complaints; Mogo Auto misses meeting Business
- Kenyan retailer Quickmart's KSh 7.50 IPO: Sterling Capital says fair value is KSh 6.96 Business
- Kenya's draft industrial policy aims for 15% yearly manufacturing growth Business
- Kenya's Kisumu National Polytechnic targets January start at KSh 1.2 billion textile factory Kenya
- Unicharm, Toyota Tsusho, CFAO Kenya put KES 2 billion into Kenyan sanitary-pad firm Business
- Kenya overtakes Ethiopia as East Africa's largest economy, IMF data show Business
- Rwandan singer Mariya Yohana to be honoured in Kigali after four decades in music Culture
- Kenyan Senate committee recommends dropping the Artificial Intelligence Bill, 2026 Tech
- Tecno maker Transsion closes Hong Kong debut at HK$33.28, 5.72% below offer price China–Africa
- Canton Fair opens in Guangzhou: what each phase sells, buyer badges and flights for Kenyan traders Travel
- Kenya's Mashujaa Day on 20 October: Eldoret programme to feature gospel and a Gen Z show Culture
- Africa CDC: DR Congo Ebola curve starting to fall, but only 31.6% of US$3.045bn in pledges paid out Science
- Why cholera and malaria rise after floods, as Kenya expects above-average short rains Science
- Kenya Revenue Authority says 72 firms issued fake eTIMS invoices worth KSh 33.83 billion Business
- China offers to help African countries draft mining plans, Xi tells Botswana's Boko China–Africa
- 14 arrested in Nairobi raid on suspected fake gold and dollars as recent Kenyan cases show fees and forged papers Kenya
- KNBS: average inbound tourist spends KES 19,306 a day in Kenya; West Africans top accommodation spend Travel
- Visitors to Kenya must buy local health cover even if insured at home, FAQ says Travel
- Madagascar reports four confirmed plague cases, five more suspected in the south-east Africa
- Ethiopia's central bank draws US$152 million in bids at 13 October dollar auction Africa
- Kenyan manufacturers challenge 433% industrial sugar excise rise in High Court Business
- Kenya Pipeline Company profit rises 13% to KSh 11.58 billion; KSh 0.32-a-share dividend proposed Business
- Ethiopian Airlines announces codeshare deal with China Southern after new Addis route opens China–Africa
- Kenya confirms second Ebola case, a 39-year-old relative of the first patient Kenya
- Chinese man, Vietnamese woman found dead with suspected gunshot wounds in Nairobi flat Chinese-in-Africa
- Kenya's EPRA sets three electricity charges totalling about KSh 4.10 per kWh Kenya
- Nairobi throwback shows gain ground as Ne-Yo headlines concert on 20 October Culture
- Kenya Airways sets three weekly Guangzhou flights for winter, opens bookings for second daily Dubai flight from 25 October Travel
- Kenyan Speaker Wetang'ula says Kenya could adopt China's automated port model at Lamu China–Africa
- Kenya to establish one-stop border post at Konyao in West Pokot, Interior CS says Kenya
- Kenyan maker Veronica Gakio turns slaughterhouse horn into jewellery sold abroad Culture
- Tanzanian troupe stages Chang'e play in Kiswahili at Dar es Salaam cultural centre Culture
- Strengthening El Niño: how it is measured and what it means for Kenya's short rains Science
- Absa Bank Kenya names Eliud Kipchoge its Official World Tour Financial Partner Sports
- Kenyan marathoner Ronald Kipkoech Korir provisionally suspended by AIU in ABP case Sports
- Hemingways Nairobi in Karen: resident suites from US$295, 15 October to 19 December Travel
- Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda working on joint AFCON 2027 visa, EAC Council chair says Travel
- Tanzania's finance minister says US$42bn LNG deal is 'almost there' Africa
- DR Congo Ebola cases pass 9,000 as Bundibugyo vaccine trial nears start Africa
- IMF projects Kenya's inflation easing to 5% in 2027, growth at 4.7% Business
- Kenya keeps 8% fuel VAT as EPRA raises Nairobi petrol to KSh 226.96 a litre Business
- Nairobi Water announces 24-hour supply cut in Westlands, Kilimani, Kibera Kenya
- Kenya's State Department for Roads cuts pending bills 23.5% to KSh 98.17bn in year to June 2026 Business
- Kenya has discussed possible fourth phase of TVET cooperation with China, Education Secretary says China–Africa
- China Road and Bridge Corporation wins KES 3.22 billion Old Mombasa Road upgrade in Nairobi, Kenya China–Africa
- Three Kenyan film festivals sign pan-African gender-parity pledge Culture
- Kenya's Starlets beat Seychelles 11-0 again, 22-0 on aggregate, in Olympic qualifier Sports
- Cyberattacks on African organisations up more than 421% since 2016, Mastercard-commissioned paper says Tech
- Kenya's virtual asset firms need a licence from 4 November; one seeks delay to 2027 Tech
- China Southern's first Guangzhou–Changsha–Addis Ababa flight lands in Ethiopia Travel
- World Bank pledges continued support for Tanzania at Bangkok annual meetings Africa
- Microsoft says restructuring has hit its Kenya engineering team; minister urges it to protect jobs Tech
- Kenya's Speaker presses China on trade gap: US$5.19bn in imports, US$130.8m in exports China–Africa
- Kenyan national and county governments owe Kenya Power KSh 7.35 billion, up 9.5% Business
- Tecno maker Transsion prices Hong Kong share sale at HK$35.30, bottom of range China–Africa
- Why floods raise the risk of Rift Valley fever in Kenya Science
- Kenya's KRA collects KES 90.05bn in September customs revenue, KES 965m above target Business
- Kenya gazettes Ebola rules: 21-day quarantine for contacts, no repatriation of bodies, The Star reports Kenya
- Kenya's Treasury wants SGR escrow clause in China Eximbank loan renegotiated; KES 44.6bn sits at KCB China–Africa
- Nairobi dealer Danda Jaroljmek's Art Auction East Africa offers 67 lots on 28 October Culture
- Kenya's short rains: what the Indian Ocean Dipole is and how it moves the rain Science
- Kenya's Dolphine Omare wins women's race at Hyundai Half Marathon in Lisbon in 1:07:25 Sports
- Kenya records no new Ebola case since 6 October; 108 of 122 contacts quarantined Kenya
- Interest in Kenya up more than 70% on Qunar over Mid-Autumn and National Day holiday Travel
- 30 Rwandan students to start six-year medical degree at Inner Mongolia Medical University China–Africa
- Bank of Tanzania sells about five tonnes of gold from reserves, governor says Africa
- Kenya Cabinet endorses proposed conversion of KSh 122 billion in Kenya Airways loans Business
- Nairobi Gallery's Curves in Colour show: Ciru Ivy paints women of different shapes and sizes Culture
- Kenya's ordinary revenue misses first-quarter target by KES 58.2 billion, with income tax the biggest gap Business
- Kenya's Amos Kipruto wins Chicago Marathon in personal best 2:01:09 Sports
- Kenya projects KSh 71.57bn principal and KSh 28.81bn interest payments to Chinese lenders, Business Daily reports China–Africa
- Ruto says Chinese-built Rironi–Mau Summit highway in Kenya will open in April 2027 China–Africa
- Kenya's Ebola case: does Ervebo, a licensed Ebola vaccine, protect against Bundibugyo? WHO says it is not known Science
- Kenya says e-birth notification should reach SHA hospitals within three months Tech
- Kenya's Mwache Dam in Kwale is over 90% built, ministry says; Chinese firm Sinohydro is contractor China–Africa
- Death toll in Djibouti migrant boat capsizing rises to 139, IOM says Africa
- Kenya's Eliud Kipchoge, 41, wins Melbourne Marathon in course record Sports
- Kenya's Shujaa beat Morans 24-5 to win fifth straight Safari Sevens title Sports
- Kenyan e-motorcycle firm ARC Ride had 2025 revenue of KSh 560m and a KSh 377m loss Tech
- Tanzania's imports rise 21.4% to US$21.27bn in 12 months to August, central bank data show Africa
- Kenyan coffee exports to China nearly doubled in value in May–August China–Africa
- Ethiopia opens first national precious metals refinery at Bole Lemi Africa
- Kenyan government bodies agree to buy Telposta Pension Scheme properties for KES 9.62bn Business
- South Sudan breaks ground on logistics hub in Kenya's Mai Mahiu economic zone Business
- Transsion, maker of Tecno phones sold in Kenya, closes Hong Kong offer on 12 October China–Africa
- China Southern to start Guangzhou–Changsha–Addis Ababa flights on 12 October China–Africa
- Kenya's Health Ministry says Ebola hotel-meeting ban covers only Public Health staff Kenya
- Mombasa United promoted to Kenyan top flight after FKF awards 2-0 win over Sharks Sports
- Kenyan-shot film Call Me Queen premieres in Nairobi on 17 October; tickets KES 2,500 Culture
- Ghana declares yellow fever outbreak in Upper West Region after three fatal cases Science
- A spreading UTI can turn into sepsis; Kenyan study found 66% of bacteria tested were multidrug-resistant Science
- Kenya's Junior Starlets reach Morocco, open U-17 Women's World Cup against China on 19 October Sports
- Airtel Money dips below 196p offer price on London debut; Kenya among 13 markets Tech
- Kenya's communications regulator plans central database of recycled phone numbers for banks and SMS firms Tech
- At least 28 killed as bus and timber truck collide in Tanzania's Morogoro Region Africa
- Tanzania to pilot end of airtime scratch cards from 1 January 2027 Africa
- Kenya's Treasury projects KSh 2.30 trillion debt service in 2026/27, 79.8% of revenue Business
- Kenya Shujaa top pool with wins over Scotland and Uganda after opening draw at Safari Sevens Sports
- Kenya Wildlife Service and Chinese youth group hold wildlife photo show in Nairobi Chinese-in-Africa
- Kenya targets 17.24 million trees in Mazingira Week, with Mazingira Day on 10 October Kenya
- KTDA releases September pay and bonus to Kenyan tea farmers; Murang'a growers voice outrage Business
- Tanzania's avocado exports hit 52,000 tonnes, passing 2030 target; China among markets China–Africa
- Kenyan university strike talks end without deal; unions await government counter-offer Kenya
- What's on in Nairobi and East Africa: 9–23 October Culture
- Kenya's Cabinet approves US$350m for Kenya Airways and KSh 23.74bn for pending bills Kenya
- Two police officers killed as vehicle hits IED on Saretho–Dadaab road in Garissa, Kenya Kenya
- Afrigo Band to play with Pearl Symphony Orchestra in Kampala on 24 October Culture
- Does an 80% fall in Africa's wildlife mean four in five animals are gone? Science
- Uganda begins dosing in trial of Oxford's Bundibugyo Ebola vaccine candidate Science
- Chinese phone maker Transsion, whose Tecno and Infinix brands sell in Kenya, opens Hong Kong share sale Tech
- Bank of Tanzania keeps rate at 6.25% for October–December quarter; August inflation at 4.3% Africa
- Kenya sets aside KSh 25 billion to compensate people affected by Narok–Bomet–Kisumu section of the SGR extension being built by Chinese firms China–Africa
- Kenyan state firms' loans without government guarantee rise 38.2% to KSh 62 billion Business
- Kenya's M-KOPA bought Finnish phone-locking firm KilpiTek for US$8m in March, tech-ish reports Tech
- Tarmac laid on Kenya's Rironi–Naivasha road, built by China Road and Bridge Corporation, ahead of 30 October target China–Africa
- Kenya's central bank lifts monthly bond target above KES 100 billion Business
- Chinese Embassy in Kenya tells citizens to avoid Ebola-affected areas Chinese-in-Africa
- Late Kenyatta University art teacher Kiure Francis Msangi gets a Nairobi retrospective Culture
- Why Kenyan airport fever checks can miss Ebola, and why contacts are watched for 21 days Science
- Man isolated in Kenya's Wajir after DRC trip tests negative for Ebola in preliminary results Kenya
- China gives Kenya US$2 million for Ebola response and drought relief China–Africa
- Rwandan film Remnants to premiere at Kigali's AAIFF Africa on 15 October Culture
- WMO forecasts record El Niño sea-temperature anomaly; Greater Horn of Africa likely wetter than normal Science
- Kenyans Chemnung, Kosgei and Lokedi in Chicago Marathon field; Sawe out injured Sports
- Safari Rally confirmed on 2027 WRC calendar for 18-21 March as Kenya seeks five-year deal Sports
- World Bank: Kenya among three hubs of AI activity in sub-Saharan Africa Tech
- Kenya on course for 5.5m tourists by 2028, minister tells Magical Kenya Travel Expo Travel
- Kenyan tourism minister Miano says Ebola case is isolated; WHO advises against travel curbs Travel
- South Sudan steps up Ebola screening at Juba airport and border after Kenya case Africa
- Ethiopia's central bank to sell US$840m at six FX auctions from 13 October Africa
- World Bank raises Kenya's 2026 growth forecast to 4.6%, sees deficit at 6.1% of GDP Business
- Kenyan telcos must contact subscribers for three months before recycling numbers Tech
- Kenya's Communications Authority hosts ICT regulators from six African countries Tech
- Uganda shilling passes 4,000 per US dollar to a record low; central bank not selling dollars Africa
- Chinese pay-TV operator StarTimes unveils fifth season of dating show Hello Mr. Right in Kenya China–Africa
- Kenya's first Ebola patient may have masked symptoms at JKIA, health DG says Kenya
- China pavilion among five country pavilions at Big 5 Construct Kenya in Nairobi, 21–23 October Business
- Kenya's central bank holds benchmark rate at 8.75%; September inflation rises to 6.8% Business
- More than 60,000 sign petition giving Kenya's government 30 days to answer on forest losses Kenya
- Kenya routes arrivals from 10 African countries via JKIA Gate 16; Ebola contacts rise to 57 Kenya
- Uganda's Sanaa Gateja shows paper-bead works and root sculptures in Kampala Culture
- Koffi Olomide headlines Nairobi concert for broadcaster Machoka's 50 years Culture
- Kenyans Agnes Ngetich and Sabastian Sawe nominated for World Athlete of the Year Sports
- Kenya's Emerging Stars lose 3-1 in Tanzania but go through 5-4 on aggregate Sports
- Ruto commissions Raila Odinga mausoleum at Bondo in Kenya's Siaya County Kenya
- Starlink had 27,616 fixed internet subscriptions in Kenya at end of June, 1.0% of the market, regulator says Tech
- Kenya's Ebola rules for travellers: fever checks for all, health form for arrivals from DR Congo and Uganda Travel
- Rwanda and IMF reach staff-level agreement on first review of US$250m programme; US$35.7m to follow December board review Africa
- Ethiopia's president projects 10.1% growth for 2026/27; The Reporter says tax-to-GDP target is 9.62% Africa
- Safaricom opens Ziidi Shari'ah money market fund to Kenyan M-Pesa customers, from KSh 100 Business
- Kenya's new transfer-pricing rules let KRA check at least 25 items on related-party deals Business
- Why El Niño is forecast to bring wetter short rains to Kenya, and what WHO says about disease after floods Science
- Gikuyu play Waiyaki Wa Hinga back on stage at Kenya National Theatre, 16–18 October Culture
- Paying at some Kenyan Tills now brings a second M-PESA text without the balance Tech
- Kenya and Rwanda sign 11 agreements at Nairobi commission meeting Kenya
- Kenya's highway authority sets up complaints mechanism for Rironi–Gilgil section built by China Road and Bridge Corporation China–Africa
- Why the Ebola strain confirmed in Kenya has no licensed vaccine, and what is being tested Science
- Africa CDC sends team to Kenya after first Ebola case; Kaseya to visit Science
- NBO Film Festival names 54 films for Nairobi, 15–25 October; Rwanda's Ben'Imana opens Culture
- Ruto says Kenya will align its anti-doping law with the WADA Code from January 2027 Sports
- Kenya signs US$3 billion electric-vehicle MoU with Endelevu; China's Geely named as partner China–Africa
- Kenya confirms first Ebola case; patient who flew in from Entebbe dies in Nairobi Kenya
- Magical Kenya Travel Expo runs 6–8 October in Nairobi; 10,000 delegates expected Travel
- Kenya's competition regulator clears Ndegwa family's KSh 8.5 billion buy-back of 24.1% of ICEA Lion Business
- Kenyan private sector returns to growth in September as PMI rises to 51.3 Business
- Kenya starts compliance review of Tata Chemicals Magadi after July mining suspension Business
- Kenyan county hospitals have until 14 October to sign SHA contracts, with no further extension Kenya
- Preparations under way at new Nithi Bridge site in Kenya, where China Wu Yi holds KSh 7.5 billion contract China–Africa
- Kenya's Lamu Port receives 366-metre MV Hamouna, with about 5,200 TEU to unload; Mudavadi meets APM Terminals executive Kenya
- Quickmart shareholder opens sale of half the Kenyan retailer's shares at KSh 7.50 each ahead of NSE listing; offer closes 30 October Business
- Kenya activates El Niño contingency plan, readies food stocks in 10 priority counties Kenya
- National Geographic film on Samburu lions premieres in Nairobi Culture
- Kisima wellbeing festival runs 16–19 October in Kilifi, Kenya; tickets from KSh 2,000 Culture
- Kenyans Koech and Chepngeno win Cologne Marathon, both with course records Sports
- Kenyans Jepkosgei and Kiprotich win Cardiff Half Marathon; Jepkosgei sets course record Sports
- In Kenya, 68% of urban and 49% of rural adults use mobile internet, study finds Tech
- Kenya's CMA approves local investors' access to Dangote refinery IPO through GDRs Business
- Raila Odinga mausoleum in Bondo to be handed to State on 7 October Kenya
- At least five dead as gold mine collapses in West Pokot, Kenya Kenya
- Alliance Française de Nairobi to announce East African Comic Competition winners on 6 October Culture
- Kenyan Maasai musician Leshao Leshao sings climate justice in Maa Culture
- EAC speakers agree to work with governments on unpaid dues; Nairobi meeting 29 October Africa
- KETRACO energises 86.4km Nanyuki–Rumuruti power line in Kenya; Chinese firms among contractors Business
- Kenyan MPs take up petition on Safaricom SIM deactivation and reassigned numbers Tech
- Fire in Kenya's Tsavo East park spreads towards Taveta-Voi highway, report says Kenya
- Kenyan court orders Mombasa County to pay KSh 350 million over Mwakirunge dumpsite Kenya
- Coding scheme run by UNESCO and Chinese firm Codemao has trained over 1,200 Kenyan students, Xinhua reports China–Africa
- Kenyan draft payment bill would make providers report data breaches and stolen funds to CBK at once Business
- WADA president Witold Bańka arrives in Kenya for anti-doping talks Sports
- Zanzibar president says contractors have pledged to finish AFCON projects by December Sports
- Kenya beat Madagascar 15-12 to win Africa Men's 7s title after 15-0 semi-final win over South Africa Sports
- Kenya opens 14-day consultation on draft border-control regulations Kenya
- Kenya Power warns customers after crypto posts appear on its hacked customer care X account Tech
- Central Bank of Kenya sets KSh 500,000 annual fee for licensed non-bank lenders, requires approval for rate changes, report says Business
- Kigali film festival AAIFF Africa names 19 films, including Kenyan and Ugandan documentaries Culture
- KITFest 2026 to bring 26 foreign theatre companies from 21 countries, including China, to Nairobi Culture
- Kenya's Creative Economy Bill: Mombasa forum and stakeholder memo raise licensing and take-down worries Culture
- Safaricom and Pesapal let M-Pesa users in Kenya tap or scan to pay at card terminals Tech
- Kenya's regulator orders telcos to push El Niño emergency SMS past opt-outs and Do Not Disturb Tech
- Kenya seeks KSh 127 billion from World Bank and AfDB as IMF talks stall Business
- Uganda pushes first commercial oil to June 2027 as EACOP misses 1 October start Africa
- Kenyan tea factory adds Chinese colour sorter as zero tariffs open China market China–Africa
- Salama highway crash kills 17; Mombasa pilgrims bound for Subukia among the dead Kenya
- Kenya beaten 26-0 by Madagascar after two wins at Africa Men's 7s; South Africa in semi-final Sports
- Kwale residents demand a say as six firms bid for Mrima Hills minerals Business
- Harambee Stars lose 1-0 at Guinea as McCarthy blames the referee Sports
- Satlyt, headquartered in Nairobi and California, raises US$8m seed to run AI on satellites Tech
- Airtel Money prices London IPO at £1.96 a share, valuing it at £5.3bn Tech
- Jambojet resumes daily Nairobi–Entebbe flights, fares from about US$170 Business
- Mau Summit–Malaba dual toll road passes pre-feasibility study Business
- NCBA to take 100-plus East African firms to Beijing and Guangzhou from 13 October Business
- Kenya's Oscar entry 'One Woman One Bra' to screen at NBO Film Festival, opening 15 October Culture
- Bankers urge CBK to hold its benchmark rate at 8.75% at 7 October meeting Business
- World Athletics inspects Nairobi venues for 2029 World Championships Sports
- Karan Patel reported ARC champion again as Virani skips Serengeti finale Sports
- Safari Sevens 9–11 October: Kenya Lionesses to defend title in six-team women's field Sports
- DR Congo Ebola deaths pass 4,000; Kenya, with no case, keeps border screening on Africa
- Samburu families seek KSh 70m after police operation kills hundreds of livestock Kenya
- Kenyan university lecturers begin nationwide strike over 2025–2029 pay deal Kenya
- AFCON 2027: Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania race to finish venues; Chinese firm builds Talanta Sports
- Rwanda's first fuel cargo under Kenya deal lands at Mombasa Africa
- Pirates killed five crew on hijacked tanker before Puntland rescue, region says Business
- In Kakuma refugee camp, women mechanics are rewriting who keeps it moving Kenya
- Zanzibar's restored Caravan Sarai reopens as Stone Town's newest trading hub Culture
- Ethiopia expels 10 Eritrean diplomats; Eritrea cuts all ties China–Africa
- Kilifi Creek Festival returns for second year with 260 film submissions from over 50 countries Culture
- Kenya's El Niño short rains due mid-October as Nairobi riparian clearances continue Kenya
- What's on in Nairobi and East Africa: 2-15 October Culture
- Kibera's Ella Demesi becomes Kenya's first female boxer to reach a Youth Olympics Kenya
- Chinese Embassy marks 77th National Day as zero tariffs lift Kenyan exports to China China–Africa
- Nairobi's NBO Film Festival adds a documentary prize and its first retrospective Culture
- Floods and a funding squeeze push Dadaab refugee camp toward food emergency Africa