Kenya

The economy is in a phase of cautious optimism, marked by a resolved budget impasse and foreign investment interest, but domestic producers are pushing back on new levies. The Sh49 billion budget deal and Swedish expansion plans signal investor confidence, while tea farmers urge the Tea Board to withdraw a new levy, indicating sectoral friction.

• 3Farmers urge Tea Board of Kenya to withdraw new levy
• 2Swedish firm bets on Kenya in regional expansion strategy
• 1Kenya’s opportunity in China’s trade opening
• 1End of budget impasse: How Nairobi’s Sh49 billion budget will impact you
• 1Nairobi metro dream is becoming a reality, finally

Political competition is intensifying ahead of the 2027 elections, with Deputy President Gachagua and Interior Minister Kindiki actively courting the Mt Kenya region. President Ruto's call for national dialogue and his address from State House signal an attempt to shape the national agenda, while by-election losses and regrouping indicate shifting alliances.

• 4Khalwale, Savula clash over western Kenya's political direction ahead of 2027 polls
• 3Taking fight to Kindiki's doorstep: Gachagua trains eyes on Mt Kenya East
• 3Of William Ruto's tough talk and zero action on goons
• 3Tales of Kenya's newest administrative units still waiting for government
• 2Ruto addresses the nation from State House, Nairobi

Security operations are active, with a fresh crackdown on drug trafficking in Mombasa and the detention of suspects in the Dr. Victoria Mutiso killing. However, accountability gaps persist, as evidenced by the court freeing eight suspects linked to church violence and murder suspects escaping police cells.

• 2Dream jobs, dark web: The syndicate trapping Kenya's unemployed youth
• 2MoD cancels army training in Kenya over powers to prosecute British soldiers
• 1Government orders fresh crackdown on drug trafficking in Mombasa
• 1Dr Victoria Mutiso killing: DCI detains two persons of interest
• 1Court frees eight suspects linked to Kisumu ACK church violence

Society is grappling with environmental and social crises, with the poisoning of 15 elephants in Amboseli sparking an urgent inquiry and public outrage. Concurrently, revelations of human trafficking and a housing scam highlight systemic vulnerabilities, while a record mangrove planting drive offers a positive counterpoint.

• 3Kenya sets new record in mangrove planting drive
• 2Kenya: 15 dead elephants likely poisoned by cyanide
• 2Kisumu honours Baby Pendo with memorial park, nine years on
• 1Amboseli elephant deaths: Kenya Wildlife Service launches urgent inquiry after 14 carcasses found
• 1'There is no Mungiki': Mt Kenya pushes back against Murkomen crackdown order