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The long rains have officially begun, with heavy downpours crippling infrastructure, including the indefinite closure of the Migori Footbridge. The Meteorology Department warns of more widespread rainfall and thunderstorms. Motorists may face higher fuel prices as global crude costs rise. Kenya is pursuing a new IMF loan amid privatization and a planned 32.95 billion Kenyan Shillings Ugandan investment in the Kenya Pipeline Company. The government is also reviving stalled road works, with KeNHA set to upgrade 815 kilometers in Nyanza and Western Kenya. In healthcare, KNH celebrated a medical first with a newborn's successful balloon pulmonary valve surgery, while KRA has issued a guide for eTIMS invoice generation via eCitizen.
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Kenya's Met Department has officially confirmed the onset of the March-April-May (MAM) long rains season, with rainfall already recorded in several regions.
The Kenya Meteorological Department forecasts widespread rainfall and thunderstorms across several Kenyan counties over the next five days, from Tuesday, February 24 to Saturday, February 28.
Kenyan motorists may face higher fuel prices soon as international crude oil costs have surged to their highest point since August 2025, reaching $67 (approximately Ksh 8,643) per barrel.
Kenya is pursuing a new financing program with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to address its budget deficit, following the termination of previous agreements.
The High Court has certified as urgent a suit seeking the evacuation and repatriation of over 600 Kenyan citizens reportedly trapped and subjected to forced labour in Cambodia.
Three individuals, including two Kenyan nationals and one Tanzanian citizen, have been arrested in connection with an alleged attempted abduction and assault of Tanzanian human rights defender Mshabaha Mshabaha Hamza.
Three men, including a Tanzanian national, will remain in custody for 10 days following the alleged abduction of a Tanzanian human rights defender, Mshambaha Mshabaha Hamza.
Amnesty International Kenya and the Law Society of Kenya (LSK) are demanding a comprehensive investigation into an attempted abduction of Tanzanian human rights defender Mshabaha Mshabaha Hamza on Sunday, February 22.
A Kenyan court has granted the Directorate of Criminal Investigations 10 days to complete their probe into an Imam accused of sexually abusing 12 minors during madrassa classes in Othaya.
Five suspects are set to be charged with murder and attempted murder following a deadly shooting incident at a Kitengela nightclub. The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) concluded its investigation after an altercation involving a senior DCI officer resulted in one death and one injury.
