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Cabinet Secretary for Public Service, Human Capital Development and Special Programmes Geoffrey Ruku, accompanied by PS Jayne Imbunya, during a press brief at Harambee House on October 16, 2026. PHOTO | DAVID BOGONKO NYOKANG'I
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84 HR officers step aside as Kenya probes alleged payroll payment scheme

Public Service Cabinet Secretary Geoffrey Ruku says arrests could begin within 30 working days as investigators examine alleged coordinated payroll payments involving employees and human resource officers.

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Managing Director Philip Mainga appears before the Senate Committee on Roads, Transportation and Housing in parliament on 14th October, 2026. PHOTO/DAVID BOGONKO NYOKANG’I
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Kenya Railways seeks State support to complete stalled Kibera housing project

The resettlement programme was launched in 2013 under the World Bank-funded East Africa Trade and Transportation Facilitation Project to clear the railway corridor while providing alternative accommodation and business spaces for affected residents.

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Jayne Imbunya the PS State Department for Public Service and Human Capital Development appears before the National Assembly Committee on Public Accounts in Parliament on 14th October,2026. PHOTO/DAVID BOGONKO NYOKANG’I
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Sh411m bills, ethnic imbalance put Public Service Department under scrutiny

The audit for the financial year ended June 30, 2025, established that the department had Sh411,319,567 in trade and other payables, including Sh383,706,670 in outstanding trade bills.

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Water Services Regulatory Board (WASREB) CEO Leparan Tialal appears before the National Assembly Departmental Committee on Blue Economy, Water and Irrigation in Parliament on 13th October 2026. PHOTO/DAVID BOGONKO NYAKANG'O
News

Water Regulator defends new tariffs, cites rising service costs

WASREB Chief Executive Officer Leparan Tiala has explained how the regulator reviews water tariffs, including measures intended to protect affordability and link approved rates to service delivery.

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Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen appearing before Appearing before the Departmental Committee on Administration and Internal Security on October 7, 2026
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MPs press Murkomen over prolonged banditry in Samburu, demand action

Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen attributed the violence partly to marginalisation and underdevelopment, but lawmakers said communities could not wait for development while attacks, deaths and livestock losses continued.

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Marsabit Governor Mohamud Ali appears before the Senate Health Committee, chaired by Uasin Gishu Senator Jackson Mandago, at Parliament on October 6, 2026. PHOTO/DAVID BOGONKO NYOKANG’I
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Marsabit health crisis deepens as ageing ambulances, oxygen plants hamper care

The county has 26 ambulances serving patients through emergency response and referrals. Six have been fitted with GPS-based tracking systems, with work on the remaining vehicles still ongoing.

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MP Umulkher proposes new safeguards for terrorism arrests, including 24-hour court rule
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MP Umulkher proposes new safeguards for terrorism arrests, including 24-hour court rule

A nominated MP has proposed amendments to Kenya’s security laws to strengthen safeguards for people arrested on suspicion of terrorism offences, including production before court within 24 hours and clearer requirements for arrest records, notice to families, and central police registers.

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Private schools seek changes to Basic Education Bill over registration powers
Education and Career

Private schools seek changes to Basic Education Bill over registration powers

The Kenya Private Schools Association (KPSA) has asked Parliament to amend the Basic Education Bill, 2026, warning that proposed inspection, registration and education data management rules could impose burdens on privately operated schools—especially provisions linked to school closure and compliance timelines.

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New Bill seeks mandatory pre-departure training for Kenyans working abroad
Business

New Bill seeks mandatory pre-departure training for Kenyans working abroad

The National Industrial Training Authority (NITA) has outlined proposals for an Industrial Training Bill, 2026, to replace the Industrial Training Act of 1959. The draft would expand industrial skills development, certification and quality assurance, and introduce structured preparation for migrant workers before they leave for foreign jobs.

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KRA calls for tougher Tobacco laws as vapes, nicotine pouches grow
Business

KRA calls for tougher Tobacco laws as vapes, nicotine pouches grow

Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has asked Parliament to strengthen Kenya’s tobacco-control framework to keep pace with electronic nicotine products and new marketing channels. In its submission on the Tobacco Control (Amendment) Bill 2024, KRA urged tighter definitions, clearer product standards and stronger enforcement measures, including limits on

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The National Assembly Public Investments Committee on Education and Governance, chaired by Luanda MP Dick Maungu during the committtiee sesssion in Parliament on 5th June, 2026. PHOTO/DAVID BOGONKO NYOKANG'I
Education and Career

Beyond the Classroom: How Kenya’s top schools account for public money

The National Assembly Committee on Governance and Education is scrutinising the financial affairs of national, or C1, schools over five financial years from 2020 to 2025, working alongside the Auditor-General to examine how millions of shillings entrusted to the institutions were received, spent and accounted for.

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Kenya High School Chief Principal Edith Koech appears before the National Assembly Committee on Governance and Education in Parliament on September 17, 2026. PHOTO/DAVID BOGONKO NYOKANG’I
Education and Career

MPs probe Kenya High school over Sh5.4m deficit, infrastructure spending

The hearing followed an audit of the institution’s financial statements for the year ended June 30, 2024, in which the Auditor-General issued a Qualified Opinion while finding that the statements fairly presented the school’s financial position, performance and cash flows, apart from the matters outlined in the Basis for Qualified Opinion.

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Kiambu Senator Karungo Thangwa addresses the media in the Parliament of Kenya on September 17th, 2026. PHOTO/DAVID BOGONKO NYOKANG'I
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Senator Thang’wa warns Tertiary Funding Bill could burden poor students with debt

Under the proposed model, vulnerable students would receive 82 per cent of their education costs as scholarships and 18 per cent as loans. Extremely needy students would get 70 per cent as scholarships and 30 per cent as loans, while needy students would receive 53 per cent as scholarships, 40 per cent as loans and seven per cent from their families.

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Mang'u High School Chief Principal Bernard Kingah, alongside Chief Finance Officer Anne Paul, appears before the National Assembly Committee on Governance and Education in Parliament on September 16, 2026. PHOTO/DAVID BOGONKO NYOKANG'I.
Education and Career

MPs question Mang’u High over 10-year student fee debt

A major issue before the committee was accounts receivable amounting to Sh19.9 million. The Auditor-General said the balance had initially lacked a detailed breakdown showing students’ names, admission numbers and outstanding amounts, although the school later provided the information.

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Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja appears before the Senate County Public Investment Committee in Parliament on September 14, 2026. PHOTO/DAVID BOGONKO NYOKANG'I.
Counties

Public institutions owe Nairobi Sh2.7bn, Sakaja tells Senators

Nairobi Governor Sakaja Johnson says public institutions owe the county Sh2.7 billion in unpaid land rates, including arrears attributed to police stations, prisons and military barracks. He spoke during a Senate committee appearance and discussed enforcement and revenue-collection reforms.

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The group of Early Childhood Development Education petitioners led by the lead petitioner Peter Makara appears before the Senate Committee on Labour and Social Welfare, chaired by Julius Murgor in parliament on 10th Sept, 2026. PHOTO/DAVID BOGONKO NYOKANG’I
Education and Career

313 ECDE officers ask Senate to fix 11-year career, pension dispute

Represented by lead petitioner Peter Makara, the officers said they were originally teachers employed by TSC on permanent and pensionable terms before being appointed as ECDE programme officers under the Ministry of Education. Their functions were later transferred to county governments as part of devolution.

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Nominated Senator Hamida Kibwana during the press briefing in Parliament on 9th September, 2026. PHOTO/DAVID BOGONKO NYOKANG'I
Environment

Senator Kibwana pushes to make clean cooking Government priority

About 65.6 percent of Kenyan households nearly nine million families still rely on traditional cooking fuels despite Kenya having the highest clean-cooking access in East Africa at an estimated 34.4 percent. In rural areas and public institutions such as schools, hospitals and prisons, reliance on traditional fuels can exceed 90 percent.

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The Uasin Gishu Governor Jonathan Bii appears before the Senate Committee on Devolution and Intergovernmental Relations during the audits in parliament on 7th Sept, 2026. PHOTO/DAVID BOGONKO NYOKANG’I
Counties

Senate puts Governor Bii on notice over Eldoret’s financial woes

The Senate Committee on Devolution and Intergovernmental Relations told Uasin Gishu Governor Jonathan Bii that Eldoret City cannot rely on limited revenue streams to fund its expanding responsibilities. Senators also raised concerns about the ethnic diversity of the city workforce and asked for clearer plans to improve collections and board composi

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The Chairperson, National Assembly Committee on Governance and Education, Dickson Maungu (C) leading other MPs of the committee during a press briefing in Kisumu on August 3, 2026. PHOTO/DAVID BOGONKO NYOKANG'I
Education and Career

MPs seek answers over billions in school contributions to KESSHA

The Auditor-General questioned the payment, saying KESSHA is a welfare organisation for school principals and is not recognised within the Government funding system.

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The Chairperson, National Assembly Committee on Governance and Education, Dickson Maungu (C) leading other MPs of the committee during a press briefing in Kisumu on August 3, 2026. PHOTO/DAVID BOGONKO NYOKANG'I
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MPs question millions paid by public schools to KESSHA

MPs on a parliamentary committee scrutinised Auditor-General reports on millions of shillings paid by national secondary schools to KSSHA, raising questions about the legal framework and public accountability for taxpayer-funded contributions. Principals told the committee the payments were intended to support students’ co-curricular activities.

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The National Assembly’s Public Investments Committee on Governance and Education chairperson and Luanda MP Dickson Maungu inspecting the stalled Sh209 million classroom complex at Sigalagala National Polytechnic during a site visit. PHOTO/DAVID BOGONKO NYOKANG’I
Education and Career

MPs question Sh69.9m Luanda College project after two-year delay

MPs have questioned the management of a Sh69.9 million construction project at Luanda Technical and Vocational College after reports that the works were incomplete two years past the original deadline, with a contractor halting progress and seeking additional payment.

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Luanda MP Dickson Maungu (center) leads the National Assembly’s Public Investments Committee on Governance and Education during a site visit to inspect the stalled Sh209 million classroom complex at Sigalagala National Polytechnic.
Counties

Sh209m Sigalagala classroom block stalls as contractor seeks exit

A classroom complex at Sigalagala National Polytechnic has stalled after the contractor walked off the site and sought to terminate the contract. MPs heard claims and counterclaims on variations, rising construction costs, and who should cover additional expenses.

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The Vice-Chancellor of Kaimosi Friends University (KAFU) is Prof. Peter Nyamuhanga Mwita. PHOTO/courtesy
Counties

Kaimosi Friends University seeks support to complete Sh645.5m library

A project report says Kaimosi Friends University’s five-storey library is 81% complete but still requires Sh371.48m in pending works to meet a September 30, 2026 completion date. The article details certified payments to date, the remaining balances, and prior budget allocation and expenditure across financial years.

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