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No planned power cuts in Kibra again this week. Where Kenya Power is switching off in Nairobi and Ngong from Monday 12 to Friday...

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Kenya Power’s maintenance notice for the week lists no planned interruption in Kibera, Lang’ata, Woodley, Ngong Road, Dagoretti or Kilimani. Peponi, Westlands, Parklands, Ngara, Ridgeways, Kasarani, Tassia and Pangani are on the list, along with Ngong, Matasia and Oloolua on the Kajiado side.
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Police arrest a man in Karanja, Kibra, and recover phones believed to be stolen. Some owners have already identified theirs

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The National Police Service says officers from Kilimani Sub-County made the arrest on Saturday 10 October and that the suspect is being held at Kibra Police Station. What is known so far, and what to do if your phone was taken.

El Niño rains reach Nairobi from next week, Kenya Met says. The Government has switched on its emergency plan, and Sakaja wants drains cleared...

No planned power cuts in Kibra this week. Where Kenya Power is switching off in Nairobi from Monday 5 to Sunday 11 October

A 19-storey block of 306 flats is planned for Jamhuri Crescent in Woodley. Residents have 30 days to tell NEMA what they think

Talanta Stadium is 94 per cent done, but MPs want to know how 60,000 fans will get in and out. Roads are due in...

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Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna takes over The Equitable Party as his 2027 vehicle and plans to rename it Linda Mwananchi. What it means for...

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At a Nairobi hotel on Sunday, Sifuna was declared party leader and presidential candidate of The Equitable Party, with Babu Owino, James Orengo, George Natembeya and Boni Khalwale in the room. The Registrar has reserved the Linda Mwananchi name for 90 days.

Crowds light candles for Raila at Uhuru Park. The dates that matter next: Kakamega on 9 October, Bondo on 14 and 15 October, Nairobi...

Court lets the Ruto–Sakaja Nairobi deal go on, but no money can be spent on it without MPs’ or MCAs’ approval

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Central Bank holds its rate at 8.75 per cent. Loans should not get dearer because of it, but prices are rising faster and banks...

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The Monetary Policy Committee left the Central Bank Rate where it was on Wednesday 7 October, as banks had asked. Inflation rose to 6.8 per cent in September, the 2026 growth forecast went up to 5 per cent, and the next decision is in December.

Electricity bills carry Sh4.10 a unit in pass-through charges this month. The fuel charge is up to Sh3.22, but a smaller forex charge leaves...

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EPRA’s notice of Friday 9 October sets a fuel energy charge of Sh3.22, a foreign exchange charge of 87 cents and a water levy of 1.34 cents for every unit. On 100 units that is about Sh410 before tax. Here is how it compares with last month.

Cabinet backs a Sh45.4 billion lifeline for Kenya Airways, Sh23.7 billion to clear unpaid supplier bills and 100,000 electric cookers for Nairobi and its...

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Friday’s Cabinet meeting at State House also cleared three road corridors totalling 909 kilometres, more hospital beds and new surgical units at Kenyatta National Hospital. What was approved, what still needs sign-off, and what is in it for Nairobi households.

The Central Bank decides on Wednesday whether loans get dearer. Banks want the rate held at 8.75 per cent, but inflation has risen for...

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The Monetary Policy Committee meets on 7 October. A hold keeps bank loan rates roughly where they are; a rise would push up the cost of new and variable-rate loans. The numbers the committee will be looking at.

Oil is above $100 a barrel again as the Gulf crisis deepens. EPRA’s review on 14 October could end three months of frozen pump...

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Petrol is Sh214.03 and diesel Sh217.86 in Nairobi until 14 October. EPRA held prices last month even as the landed cost of diesel rose 12 per cent. With Brent near $107 and the 8 per cent VAT window also ending on 14 October, here is what to watch.
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Ebola: 122 contacts of Kenya’s first patient have been listed and 108 are in quarantine. None has symptoms, and no second case has been...

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Six days after a Kenyan man who had travelled from DR Congo died at Nairobi Hospital, the Health Ministry says 293 samples have been tested and only his was positive. There is no lockdown and no travel ban. The free hotline is 719.

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No planned power cuts in Kibra again this week. Where Kenya Power is switching off in Nairobi and Ngong from Monday 12 to Friday...

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Police arrest a man in Karanja, Kibra, and recover phones believed to be stolen. Some owners have already identified theirs

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Central Bank holds its rate at 8.75 per cent. Loans should not get dearer because of it, but prices are rising faster and banks...

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El Niño rains reach Nairobi from next week, Kenya Met says. The Government has switched on its emergency plan, and Sakaja wants drains cleared...

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No planned power cuts in Kibra this week. Where Kenya Power is switching off in Nairobi from Monday 5 to Sunday 11 October

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