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Documents from the devolved units show the 10 counties recognize debts totaling Sh1.5 billion, while Kenya Power’s records indicate they owe Sh3.9 billion. Auditor-General Nancy Gathungu revealed that Nairobi City County alone accounted for 95.5 percent of the disputed bills.
Nyakang’o warned that without predictable and timely funding, reforms in health risk collapsing where services are delivered.
In 2025, the government leased the four state-owned mills to private investors as part of efforts to revive the sugar industry and attract fresh capital. The reform plan included a commitment to clear salary arrears and benefits for workers before and during the transition, but unions say these commitments have not been fully honoured.
The airline warned that additional disruptions may affect KQ 002 on 25 January and KQ 003 on 26 January.
A central aspect of the reforms is relocating cargo that has overstayed at the port for more than 21 days to designated container freight stations. The operation will begin at the G-section of the port, freeing critical yard space and easing congestion.
The bonds qualify for statutory liquidity ratio requirements and will be listed on the Nairobi Securities Exchange, with bids closing on February 11, 2026.
Kenya Power has already completed talks with several Independent Power Producers to review Power Purchase Agreements that have long been blamed for driving up electricity prices. The new terms, which aim to cut tariffs and convert contracts from foreign currency to Kenya Shillings, were finalised during the financial year ending June 2025 and submitted to Treasury and Epra for review, according to the Auditor-General.
TikTok has formed a majority American-owned joint venture to run its US operations, store data on Oracle’s cloud, and tighten content moderation, aiming to satisfy lawmakers and avoid a nationwide ban.
The warning comes after ACA officers carried out an enforcement operation in Nairobi’s Central Business District, where they confiscated 2,996 counterfeit scientific calculators valued at about Sh8 million. The authority said the seized items were being sold to parents and students preparing for the new school term.
Kenya’s competition regulator has approved Zenith Bank’s acquisition of Paramount Bank, allowing the Nigerian lender to enter the market while requiring all 78 employees be retained for at least 12 months.
Standard Chartered will retire Kenya CEO Kariuki Ngari in April 2026 and appoint Birju Sanghrajka as his successor, while separating Africa-wide leadership from country operations to sharpen execution.
The renewed Kenya-UK Strategic Partnership, formalised in July 2025, aims to double trade by 2030, a goal the forum intends to accelerate.