CS Murkomen declares May 27, 2026, public holiday to mark Eid-ul-Adha
In a special gazette notice issued on Monday, Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen said the holiday had been declared under the Public Holidays Act.
In a special gazette notice issued on Monday, Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen said the holiday had been declared under the Public Holidays Act.
The Deputy President noted that prior internal meetings had been held with Cabinet Secretaries before broader engagements with stakeholders took place.
In a statement on Wednesday, the Motorists Association of Kenya said some individuals “secretly called off the transport sector strike without the knowledge or consent of their partners,” accusing them of breac...
The Central Police station OCS was arrested after releasing some of the people arrested on Monday over the high costs of fuel protests, around Nairobi.
Orengo expressed alarm over what he termed increasing police brutality across the country, saying lives had already been lost during the protests. He claimed that four people had died, including three allegedly...
The MPs defended transport operators who withdrew services on May 18, 2026, saying they were exercising their constitutional right to protest over rising fuel prices.
The Commission says such remarks circulating online are unlawful and divisive, and has launched investigations while warning that Kenya’s Constitution guarantees equal service nationwide.
Wandetto died on Monday at Kenyatta National Hospital, days after suffering severe burns in an attack by unknown assailants in Nairobi’s Mwiki area, an incident authorities say may have been linked to political...
The declaration was made through Gazette Notice No. 7097 published on May 12, 2026, with the change taking effect immediately from the date of publication.
The Ministry of Interior and National Administration said the transfers, promotions, and deployments had been undertaken after considering the officers’ experience, qualifications, and performance in public ser...
Murkomen said a national Election Security Preparedness Framework has already been completed, drawing lessons from past elections dating back to 1992. He said the framework focuses on electoral violence, misinf...
The petition also challenges the legal route taken, stating that the National Police Service Act does not recognise such directives, but instead requires structured regulations developed jointly by the Cabinet...