https://hamastamedia.com/article?id=1146HAMASTA MEDIAen2026-11-02T15:05:19+03:00Last call for UoN and JKUAT student innovators as China Mobile's four-month tech programme closes registration todayUniversity of Nairobi, JKUAT, students, innovation, China Mobile International, JHUB Africa, AI, hackathon https://hamastamedia.com/article?id=1145HAMASTA MEDIAen2026-11-02T15:05:09+03:00'Quality over numbers': Kaimenyi installed as Management University of Africa chancellor, tells universities to tighten admissions and embrace AIJacob Kaimenyi, Management University of Africa, MUA, chancellor, admissions, artificial intelligence, graduate employability https://hamastamedia.com/article?id=1144HAMASTA MEDIAen2026-11-02T15:04:59+03:00Medical cover, old arrears and who pays: What the Sh20bn lecturers' deal leaves unresolved as dons return to classUASU, lecturers pay deal, CBA 2025-2029, Constantine Wasonga, Sh7.9 billion arrears, Tertiary Education Funding Bill, public universities https://hamastamedia.com/article?id=1143HAMASTA MEDIAen2026-11-02T15:04:49+03:00Acting VCs to be replaced with substantive heads by June 2027, PS Inyangala tells MPs as committee faults leadership vacuum in universitiesVice-chancellors, acting VCs, university councils, Beatrice Inyangala, Tindi Mwale, Public Accounts Committee, Moi University https://hamastamedia.com/article?id=1142HAMASTA MEDIAen2026-11-02T15:04:39+03:00No interest for students under 18: Mukurweini MP Kaguchia proposes changes to tertiary funding Bill as debate over loans-only model growsTertiary Education Placement and Funding Bill, TEFA, HELB, Universities Fund, John Kaguchia, student loans, Julius Melly, UASU https://hamastamedia.com/article?id=1141HAMASTA MEDIAen2026-11-02T15:04:21+03:00Former JKUAT student loses fight for degree as court finds he was deregistered in 2018 with failed units and pending examsJKUAT, High Court, student, degree, graduation, deregistration, Siaya https://hamastamedia.com/article?id=1140HAMASTA MEDIAen2026-11-02T15:04:11+03:00Cash-strapped public universities ask State to negotiate KRA waiver on penalties as unremitted deductions hit Sh33.3bnPublic universities, KRA, statutory deductions, PAYE, pensions, University of Nairobi, Kenyatta University, John Okumu, Ayub Gitau, Dick Maungu https://hamastamedia.com/article?id=1139HAMASTA MEDIAen2026-11-02T15:04:01+03:00Lecturers back in class as public universities plan longer semesters and crash programmes to recover four lost weeksUniversity lecturers strike, UASU, University of Nairobi, Technical University of Kenya, University of Eldoret, academic calendar, Inyangala https://hamastamedia.com/article?id=1137HAMASTA MEDIAen2026-11-02T13:48:49+03:00City Hall approved high-rises using a policy MCAs never passed, Supreme Court rules, as Eastleigh collapse fuels scrutiny of Nairobi permitsNairobi County, City Hall, Supreme Court, Martha Koome, building approvals, high-rise, zoning, Westlands, Eastleigh collapse, County Assembly https://hamastamedia.com/article?id=1136HAMASTA MEDIAen2026-11-02T13:48:38+03:00NLC moves to compulsorily acquire private land in Wajir for proposed military air baseWajir, KDF, military air base, National Land Commission, Ministry of Defence, compulsory acquisition, LAPSSET https://hamastamedia.com/article?id=1135HAMASTA MEDIAen2026-11-02T13:48:28+03:00'Eradicate goonism before it is too late': IG Kanja tells police chiefs they will answer for gangs in their areas as 2027 poll nearsDouglas Kanja, Kipchumba Murkomen, police, goons, 2027 election, election security, National Police Service https://hamastamedia.com/article?id=1134HAMASTA MEDIAen2026-11-02T13:48:17+03:00Sh25bn Soin-Koru dam stalls at 8 per cent as Treasury report blames lack of funds, project now eyed for PPPSoin-Koru dam, National Treasury, NWHSA, Kisumu, Kericho, Ahero, Nyando, PPP, stalled projects https://hamastamedia.com/article?id=1133HAMASTA MEDIAen2026-11-02T13:48:07+03:00Macadamia farmers count losses as export window shuts with over 30,000 tonnes unsold and only 700 tonnes shippedmacadamia, AFA, nut exports, farmers, agriculture, Calistus Kundu, Kenya Macadamia Growers Association https://hamastamedia.com/article?id=1132HAMASTA MEDIAen2026-11-02T13:47:58+03:00Do camels warm the planet less than cows? Kenya runs Africa's first trial to measure camel methanecamels, methane, climate change, ILRI, CIRAD, Kapiti, Machakos, pastoralists, drought https://hamastamedia.com/article?id=1131HAMASTA MEDIAen2026-11-02T13:47:47+03:00'Silenced with trumped-up charges': Coast green activists want convictions of two Kilifi defenders reviewedErog, environmental defenders, Peter Komora, David Katana, Kilifi, KWS, Mariakani, human rights https://hamastamedia.com/article?id=1130HAMASTA MEDIAen2026-11-02T13:47:37+03:00Every village told to grow 1,000 trees a month as State turns to elders to hit one billion trees a year15 billion trees, village elders, tree growing, Ministry of Environment, Felix Kisalu, JazaMiti, climate change https://hamastamedia.com/article?id=1129HAMASTA MEDIAen2026-11-02T13:47:23+03:00Lake Region universities to start nuclear engineering courses as Siaya plant targets March 2027 groundbreakingnuclear power, NuPEA, Lawrence Gumbe, Siaya, KenGen, Maseno University, Lake Victoria, energy https://hamastamedia.com/article?id=1128HAMASTA MEDIAen2026-11-02T13:47:14+03:00KCB thrash Quins 47-7 for record 11th Impala Floodlit title as Mwamba Ladies make it five in a rowKCB Rugby, Kenya Harlequins, Mwamba Ladies, Quins Queens, Impala Floodlit, Kenya Cup, rugby https://hamastamedia.com/article?id=1127HAMASTA MEDIAen2026-11-02T13:47:04+03:00Migori Youth bag historic first top-flight win as AFC Leopards finally win at home in Ingo DerbyMigori Youth, AFC Leopards, Kakamega Homeboyz, Mombasa United, FKF Premier League, Ingo Derby https://hamastamedia.com/article?id=1126HAMASTA MEDIAen2026-11-02T13:46:51+03:00Ten-man KCB end Gor Mahia's perfect start with 2-1 win in Embu as Matano's Bankers close gap at the topKCB, Gor Mahia, FKF Premier League, Robert Matano, Charles Akonnor, Moi Stadium Embu https://hamastamedia.com/article?id=1125HAMASTA MEDIAen2026-11-02T13:46:41+03:00Kenya signs Canada jobs deal with Talent Beyond Boundaries to link skilled youth and refugees to overseas workjobs abroad, Canada, Talent Beyond Boundaries, Shadrack Mwadime, labour migration, refugees https://hamastamedia.com/article?id=1124HAMASTA MEDIAen2026-11-02T13:46:31+03:00Eastleigh collapse: 11 still believed trapped as rescue nears end, Kamukunji MP Yusuf Hassan pushes for parliamentary probeEastleigh building collapse, Yusuf Hassan, Kamukunji, rescue operation, Kenya Red Cross, disaster management https://hamastamedia.com/article?id=1123HAMASTA MEDIAen2026-11-02T13:46:21+03:00'I do not feel sidelined': Malala denies rift with Gachagua, lists terms for ever working with Ruto againCleophas Malala, DCP, Rigathi Gachagua, John Methu, William Ruto, Western Kenya, Edwin Sifuna https://hamastamedia.com/article?id=1122HAMASTA MEDIAen2026-11-02T13:46:10+03:00Ebola deaths in DR Congo pass 5,000 as WHO calls it a 'tragic milestone' and the virus reaches eight provincesEbola, DR Congo, Bundibugyo virus, WHO, Africa CDC, Kenya, Nigeria, Uganda, health https://hamastamedia.com/article?id=1121HAMASTA MEDIAen2026-11-02T13:46:00+03:00Israel's first ambassador to Somaliland presents credentials in Hargeisa as Mogadishu says Israel 'wants the Red Sea'Somaliland, Somalia, Israel, Horn of Africa, Red Sea, African Union, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud https://hamastamedia.com/article?id=1120HAMASTA MEDIAen2026-11-02T13:45:49+03:00'Stop embarrassing the company': Car dealer Patrick Riang'a confronts Goliath wa Bungoma over begging on TikTok LiveGoliath wa Bungoma, Isaac Otesa, Patrick Riang'a, TikTok, content creators, viral, celebrities https://hamastamedia.com/article?id=1119HAMASTA MEDIAen2026-11-02T13:45:38+03:00Dr Sketch to be buried in Nakuru on Friday as fans and celebrities mourn Dandora pencil artist praised by Morgan FreemanDr Sketch, pencilartsam, Dandora, artists, Morgan Freeman, Idah Alisha, Nakuru, tributes https://hamastamedia.com/article?id=1118HAMASTA MEDIAen2026-11-02T13:45:25+03:00'My dreadlocks have reached a legal age': Kameme FM's Muthoni Babytop chops off 18-year locks and debuts a wigMuthoni Babytop, Muthoni wa Kirumba, Kameme FM, dreadlocks, radio presenters, celebrities, makeover https://hamastamedia.com/article?id=1117HAMASTA MEDIAen2026-11-02T13:45:16+03:00One billion trees in 24 hours: Truphena Muthoni and Mbavu Destroyer unveil Earth Day 2027 world record bidTruphena Muthoni, Mbavu Destroyer, tree planting, world record, Earth Day, 15 Billion Trees, environment, Guinness World Records https://hamastamedia.com/article?id=1116HAMASTA MEDIAen2026-11-02T13:45:07+03:00MKU's Germany nursing apprenticeship reaches 102 Kenyans as Gicharu urges youth to look for jobs abroadMount Kenya University, Simon Gicharu, nursing, Germany, apprenticeship, health workers https://hamastamedia.com/article?id=1115HAMASTA MEDIAen2026-11-02T13:44:56+03:00Five held, eight phones recovered as police move on thieves who struck during chaotic ODM Jacaranda rallyODM, Jacaranda rally, phone theft, Starehe, National Police Service, insecurity, goons, Nairobi https://hamastamedia.com/article?id=1114HAMASTA MEDIAen2026-11-02T13:44:46+03:00Murang'a Level 5 Hospital opens new wards and outpatient complex as daily patients more than triple to 2,000Murang'a County, Irungu Kang'ata, Murang'a Level 5 Hospital, Kandara Sub-County Hospital, county health, devolution https://hamastamedia.com/article?id=1113HAMASTA MEDIAen2026-11-02T13:44:35+03:00Stalled for a decade, JOOTRH cancer centre is 85 per cent done as MPs promise more cash to finish and equip itJOOTRH, Kisumu, cancer centre, National Assembly Health Committee, Julius Sunkuli, Joshua Oron, Lake Region Economic Bloc, oncology https://hamastamedia.com/article?id=1112HAMASTA MEDIAen2026-11-02T13:44:21+03:00'They are helping pay the salaries of the officers who harass them': Kamukunji MP tells City Hall to rein in Kanjo in Eastleigh, GikombaNairobi County, Kanjo, county askaris, Eastleigh, Gikomba, Yusuf Hassan, Kamukunji, hawkers, traders https://hamastamedia.com/article?id=1111HAMASTA MEDIAen2026-11-02T13:44:10+03:00'If you cannot light up Likoni, you must go': Pressure mounts on Governor Nassir as Mombasa MCAs decry stalled projectsMombasa County, Abdulswamad Nassir, Mombasa County Assembly, Miraj Abdillahi, Likoni, Ward Development Fund, devolution https://hamastamedia.com/article?id=1110HAMASTA MEDIAen2026-11-02T13:43:59+03:00Kenya's biggest microfinance lender Faulu drops payslip loans focus, bets on traders with cash-flow lending and trade financeFaulu Microfinance Bank, SMEs, trade finance, microfinance, credit, Gloria Kositany, banking https://hamastamedia.com/article?id=1109HAMASTA MEDIAen2026-11-02T13:43:49+03:00Cars by train: Kenya Railways launches SGR vehicle freight from Mombasa as dealer plans to move 700 units a monthKenya Railways, SGR, vehicle freight, Autobarn, Philip Mainga, car imports, Mombasa, Naivasha, logistics https://hamastamedia.com/article?id=1108HAMASTA MEDIAen2026-11-02T13:43:37+03:00Strawberry and vanilla ugali? Industry PS Mukwana dares millers to flavour Kenya's staple for export as country plans to import 25 million bags of maizeugali, maize, millers, Juma Mukwana, Cereals Millers Association, NCPB, food security, exports https://hamastamedia.com/article?id=1107HAMASTA MEDIAen2026-11-02T13:43:22+03:00'A matter of national security': Murkomen inaugurates cybersecurity agency board, wants top managers hired by JanuaryNational Cybersecurity Agency, Kipchumba Murkomen, Martin Koyabe, cybersecurity, DDoS, Communications Authority, Harambee House https://hamastamedia.com/article?id=1106HAMASTA MEDIAen2026-11-02T13:43:13+03:00Chepkirui outkicks Obiri to reclaim New York Marathon crown as Kenyan women take four of top fiveSheila Chepkirui, Hellen Obiri, New York City Marathon, Edna Kiplagat, Benson Kipruto, athletics https://hamastamedia.com/article?id=1105HAMASTA MEDIAen2026-11-02T13:43:02+03:00Six Kenyans sue to stop public money going into Bayern Munich-Ajax friendly at Raila Odinga Stadium over reported Sh724.6m feeBayern Munich, Ajax, Raila Odinga International Stadium, Talanta, High Court, Sports Kenya, AFCON 2027 https://hamastamedia.com/article?id=1104HAMASTA MEDIAen2026-11-02T13:42:52+03:00'Don't let your child become the next statistic': NTSA warns parents against handing car keys to minors this festive seasonNTSA, road safety, underage driving, festive season, Traffic Act, parents https://hamastamedia.com/article?id=1103HAMASTA MEDIAen2026-11-02T13:42:43+03:00'I have dismantled his political infrastructure': Wandayi tells Orengo to drop 'fringe party' and return to broad-based foldOpiyo Wandayi, James Orengo, Siaya, ODM, UDA, broad-based government, 2027 elections https://hamastamedia.com/article?id=1102HAMASTA MEDIAen2026-11-02T13:42:32+03:00'That pride will split the opposition': Matiang'i hits out at Gachagua over claim he, Kalonzo and Sifuna can form government aloneFred Matiang'i, Rigathi Gachagua, Jubilee, opposition unity, Kalonzo Musyoka, Edwin Sifuna, 2027 elections https://hamastamedia.com/article?id=1101HAMASTA MEDIAen2026-11-02T13:42:23+03:00'I will be in America': Gachagua says he will leave Kenya if Ruto wins in 2027, reveals diaspora paid Sh150m for his US tourRigathi Gachagua, DCP, Ruto, 2027 elections, Kenyan diaspora, United States, Dallas, Mt Kenya https://hamastamedia.com/article?id=1100HAMASTA MEDIAen2026-11-02T13:42:09+03:00Sakaja dumps Ruto's UDA, joins ODM at Chungwa House to defend Nairobi seat in 2027Johnson Sakaja, ODM, UDA, Nairobi governor, 2027 elections, Simba Arati, Gladys Wanga, Babu Owino https://hamastamedia.com/article?id=1099HAMASTA MEDIAen2026-11-02T13:42:00+03:00Israel's election chief rejects Netanyahu's 'stolen vote' claim as record Arab seats leave both blocs short of a majorityIsrael, Benjamin Netanyahu, Gadi Eisenkot, Israel election, Ra'am, Mansour Abbas, Knesset, Qatar https://hamastamedia.com/article?id=1098HAMASTA MEDIAen2026-11-02T13:41:50+03:00'Ball in US court': Iran offers two-day plan to reopen Hormuz as it says two tankers hit mines in the straitIran, Strait of Hormuz, United States, Donald Trump, Abbas Araghchi, oil prices, fuel prices, Qatar https://hamastamedia.com/article?id=1097HAMASTA MEDIAen2026-11-02T13:41:41+03:00Americans vote tomorrow in midterms that will decide Congress for Trump's last two years as polls favour DemocratsUS midterms, Donald Trump, Congress, Democrats, Republicans, Abdul El-Sayed, United States https://hamastamedia.com/article?id=1096HAMASTA MEDIAen2026-11-02T13:41:32+03:00'I killed my brand': Cassypool says backing Ruto cost him fans and pushed him into depression, apologises to followersCassypool, Cassypool Capon, William Ruto, influencers, mental health, celebrities, politics and entertainment https://hamastamedia.com/article?id=1095HAMASTA MEDIAen2026-11-02T13:41:23+03:00'Beyond any question': KNEC chair says no irregularities so far as choppers ferry KCSE papers in Mandera and Kisumu posts two officers per schoolKNEC, KCSE 2026, Julius Nyabundi, Kisumu, Mandera, exam security https://hamastamedia.com/article?id=1094HAMASTA MEDIAen2026-11-02T13:41:10+03:00Ebola: Kenya to free 46 quarantined contacts on Tuesday as five patients await second negative testEbola, Aden Duale, Ministry of Health, quarantine, Saudi Arabia, WHO https://hamastamedia.com/article?id=1093HAMASTA MEDIAen2026-11-02T13:40:59+03:00Stray bullets and grenades from Ethiopia fighting force KCSE candidates out of two Moyale schools on first day of main papersKCSE 2026, Moyale, Marsabit, Ethiopia, insecurity, Benedict Munywoki https://hamastamedia.com/article?id=1092HAMASTA MEDIAen2026-11-02T13:40:49+03:00Record 1,048,355 candidates start KCSE written papers as Ogamba warns impersonators and KNEC tightens centre rulesKCSE 2026, KNEC, Julius Ogamba, John Ololtuaa, exams, education https://hamastamedia.com/article?id=1091HAMASTA MEDIAen2026-11-02T13:40:40+03:00Accountant, his mother and brother jailed 10 years for laundering Sh113 million stolen from Kisumu companyKisumu, money laundering, Such Enterprises, ODPP, fraud, Fatuma Rashid, Proceeds of Crime and Anti-Money Laundering Act https://hamastamedia.com/article?id=1090HAMASTA MEDIAen2026-11-02T13:40:27+03:00'We don't have Mwaipaya here or his body': Karua asks court to summon IG Kanja and DCI Amin over missing Tanzanian activistTwaha Mwaipaya, Martha Karua, Vocal Africa, Douglas Kanja, Mohamed Amin, DCI, habeas corpus, abductions, Tanzania https://hamastamedia.com/article?id=1089HAMASTA MEDIAen2026-11-02T13:40:18+03:00Moi-era Nairobi PC Davis Chelogoi jailed three years over forged title to Sh1.35bn Lower Kabete landDavis Chelogoi, land fraud, Lower Kabete, Milimani Law Courts, Dolphina Alego, forgery, Nairobi https://hamastamedia.com/article?id=1088HAMASTA MEDIAen2026-11-02T13:40:09+03:00Waititu slapped with Sh21 million in fines, or jail, as court sentences him and wife Susan Wangari on money laundering countsFerdinand Waititu, Susan Wangari, money laundering, Kiambu, Milimani Anti-Corruption Court, EACC, Harrison Barasa, graft https://hamastamedia.com/article?id=1086HAMASTA MEDIAen2026-11-01T19:09:29+03:00MSU Secured Three Podium Finishes In Stunning Sporting Display https://hamastamedia.com/article?id=1085HAMASTA MEDIAen2026-11-01T18:25:13+03:00PSAMU Mourns Third-Year Student Arnold Shigochi https://hamastamedia.com/article?id=1084HAMASTA MEDIAen2026-11-01T15:49:51+03:00Comedian Kufai weds longtime lover Lucy Muthoni in colourful Naivasha church weddingKufai, Bryan Muiruri, Lucy Muthoni, celebrity wedding, Naivasha, Karangu Muraya, Mbote Njogu, Kenyan comedians https://hamastamedia.com/article?id=1083HAMASTA MEDIAen2026-11-01T15:49:42+03:00FIFA warns FKF over rising number of football disputes in Kenyan courts, hints at disciplinary actionFIFA, FKF, Football Kenya Federation, Hussein Mohammed, McDonald Mariga, Kenyan football https://hamastamedia.com/article?id=1082HAMASTA MEDIAen2026-11-01T15:49:33+03:00Heartbreak for Madina Okot as Valkyries beat Atlanta Dream 68-63 in historic WNBA Finals Game 7Madina Okot, Atlanta Dream, Golden State Valkyries, WNBA Finals, basketball, Kenya https://hamastamedia.com/article?id=1081HAMASTA MEDIAen2026-11-01T15:49:24+03:00Kipchumba smashes Istanbul Marathon course record by a minute as Ronoh completes Kenyan double on the podiumPhilimon Kiptoo Kipchumba, Istanbul Marathon, Vincent Kipyegon Ronoh, athletics, marathon, Kenya https://hamastamedia.com/article?id=1080HAMASTA MEDIAen2026-11-01T15:49:15+03:00Court certifies urgent COFEK case against Kibabii University's plan to award Governor Lusaka an honorary doctorateKibabii University, Kenneth Lusaka, COFEK, honorary degree, Bungoma, High Court, universities https://hamastamedia.com/article?id=1079HAMASTA MEDIAen2026-11-01T15:49:06+03:00World Bank report says UoN's urban planning master's has barely changed since 1971 as Kenya counts just 0.47 planners per 100,000 peopleWorld Bank, University of Nairobi, urban planning, universities, Nairobi, devolution https://hamastamedia.com/article?id=1078HAMASTA MEDIAen2026-11-01T15:48:57+03:00Hot days, wet evenings: Met says over 40 counties will get above-average rain in November, but Nairobi and the north will also be warmer than usualKenya Met, weather, November forecast, short rains, floods, heat, Nairobi https://hamastamedia.com/article?id=1077HAMASTA MEDIAen2026-11-01T15:48:48+03:00'Our law enforcement agencies are on your trail': Omollo warns parents and teachers as record 1.04 million KCSE candidates start written papers MondayKCSE 2026, KNEC, Raymond Omollo, exam cheating, Interior Ministry, education https://hamastamedia.com/article?id=1076HAMASTA MEDIAen2026-11-01T15:48:39+03:00Avocado sea exports shut as AFA cites low harvest; oil processors face Monday deadline to verify stocksavocado, AFA, exports, Hass, horticulture, farmers, agriculture, trade https://hamastamedia.com/article?id=1075HAMASTA MEDIAen2026-11-01T15:48:30+03:00Inflation jumps to 7.3pc, highest in over three years, as fuel, fares and food push up cost of livinginflation, KNBS, fuel prices, cost of living, CBK, transport, food prices, economy https://hamastamedia.com/article?id=1074HAMASTA MEDIAen2026-11-01T15:48:21+03:00KRA plans to recover unpaid taxes from the Sh175 billion government owes suppliers in pending billsKRA, pending bills, Treasury, tax, suppliers, contractors, IFMIS, Mbadi, Kiptoo https://hamastamedia.com/article?id=1073HAMASTA MEDIAen2026-11-01T15:48:12+03:00From today: KRA to block cargo without local digital marine insurance as long-delayed import rule kicks inKRA, IRA, marine cargo insurance, imports, Mombasa port, iCMS, insurance, customs https://hamastamedia.com/article?id=1072HAMASTA MEDIAen2026-11-01T15:48:03+03:00Five arrested as detectives seize 582kg of bhang worth millions in Kisumu, Kisii and Nairobi raidsbhang, cannabis, NACADA, DCI, Kisumu, Kisii, Keumbu, Jericho, drugs crackdown https://hamastamedia.com/article?id=1071HAMASTA MEDIAen2026-11-01T15:47:54+03:00Missing Vihiga police officer found dead in River Yala two weeks after he vanished, Osotsi demands answersRiver Yala, Vihiga, Emuhaya, police officer, Godfrey Osotsi, West Bunyore, DCI, Siaya https://hamastamedia.com/article?id=1070HAMASTA MEDIAen2026-11-01T15:47:45+03:00KDF soldier shot dead in Ruiru night shootout as companion claims recovered pistol belongs to police officer brotherKDF, Ruiru, Kahawa Sukari, police shooting, Kiambu, firearm, crime https://hamastamedia.com/article?id=1069HAMASTA MEDIAen2026-11-01T15:47:36+03:00Panic in Riruta as 156 tenants flee 10-storey Kabiria Road block after loud bang and wall cracksRiruta, Kabiria, Dagoretti South, building safety, Nairobi County, evacuation, Eastleigh collapse https://hamastamedia.com/article?id=1068HAMASTA MEDIAen2026-11-01T15:47:25+03:00Ruto allies give Registrar 14 days to rule on whether impeached Gachagua can hold DCP party officeRigathi Gachagua, Mwengi Mutuse, Beatrice Adagala, Farouk Kibet, Registrar of Political Parties, DCP, Raila Odinga, Talanta Stadium, Article 75 https://hamastamedia.com/article?id=1067HAMASTA MEDIAen2026-11-01T15:47:16+03:00'Who has sent him?': Atwoli says Sifuna is being used to split Western vote as Gachagua dares region to hijack his Bukhungu meetingFrancis Atwoli, Edwin Sifuna, Rigathi Gachagua, Cleophas Malala, Linda Mwananchi, Western Kenya, Bukhungu, 2027 election https://hamastamedia.com/article?id=1066HAMASTA MEDIAen2026-11-01T15:47:07+03:00'Now you want to chase me out of church?': Gachagua accuses Ruto, Ichung'wah of pressuring PCEA over Kikuyu serviceRigathi Gachagua, Kimani Ichung'wah, William Ruto, PCEA, Uhuru Kenyatta, Rironi-Mau Summit road, DCP, Kiambu https://hamastamedia.com/article?id=1065HAMASTA MEDIAen2026-11-01T15:46:58+03:00'Thank you, but no!': Kalonzo shuts door on Ruto camp as Gachagua tells State allies to stop wooing his 'cousin'Kalonzo Musyoka, William Ruto, Rigathi Gachagua, Wiper, United Opposition, 2027 election, Linda Mwananchi, Kitui https://hamastamedia.com/article?id=1064HAMASTA MEDIAen2026-11-01T15:12:40+03:00Kalonzo Musyoka, Leaders Mourn Journalist Kitavi Mutua After Snake BiteKitavi Mutua, Kalonzo Musyoka, journalist dies, snakebite, Kivutha Kibwana, Kenyan journalism. https://hamastamedia.com/article?id=1063HAMASTA MEDIAen2026-10-31T22:58:53+03:00From tomorrow: Card machine, till and Paybill charges to attract 16% VAT as banks enforce new taxVAT, Finance Act 2026, digital payments, banks, merchants, cost of living, KRA https://hamastamedia.com/article?id=1062HAMASTA MEDIAen2026-10-31T22:58:43+03:00KRA's rental tax net closes in on over one million landlords as eRITS matches property records with declarationsKRA, landlords, rental income tax, eRITS, housing, tenants, tax https://hamastamedia.com/article?id=1061HAMASTA MEDIAen2026-10-31T22:58:34+03:00Sh1.82m claim cut to Sh251,395: High Court ruling puts spotlight on duplum rule for private loansin duplum rule, loans, High Court, Banking Act, interest, borrowers https://hamastamedia.com/article?id=1060HAMASTA MEDIAen2026-10-31T22:58:25+03:00Teachers and police lose reserved affordable homes as High Court quashes Ruto's 20 per cent directivesAffordable Housing, High Court, Ruto, teachers, police, KUPPET, Boma Yangu https://hamastamedia.com/article?id=1059HAMASTA MEDIAen2026-10-31T22:58:16+03:00'Like school kids': Video of Ruto and African leaders queueing for Putin's ice cream sparks online stormRuto, Putin, Russia-Africa Summit, Moscow, viral video, social media https://hamastamedia.com/article?id=1058HAMASTA MEDIAen2026-10-31T22:58:07+03:00Kisumu man shot during 2017 Kondele demos wins Sh3.5m as judge rules victims need not name the officer who firedKisumu, Kondele, police brutality, High Court, Joe Omido, 2017 election protests, compensation, Nyanza https://hamastamedia.com/article?id=1057HAMASTA MEDIAen2026-10-31T22:57:57+03:00Uganda begins pulling troops out of Somalia after nearly 20 years, piling pressure on Kenya and other AU partnersUganda, Somalia, AUSSOM, UPDF, Muhoozi Kainerugaba, Al-Shabaab, KDF, East Africa, security https://hamastamedia.com/article?id=1056HAMASTA MEDIAen2026-10-31T22:57:48+03:00Shanta Gold's prospecting licence still valid, Mining ministry says after Siaya court ruling, but landowner consent now a mustShanta Gold, Siaya, Vihiga, Ramula, mining, Harry Kimtai, Environment and Land Court, gold https://hamastamedia.com/article?id=1055HAMASTA MEDIAen2026-10-31T22:57:39+03:00Omollo promises more Coast Guard boats for Lake Victoria, says harassment of fishermen by Ugandan officers is being handled diplomaticallyLake Victoria, Siaya, Bondo, fishermen, Uganda, Kenya Coast Guard Service, Raymond Omollo, Blue Economy https://hamastamedia.com/article?id=1054HAMASTA MEDIAen2026-10-31T22:57:30+03:00Race against El Niño: State begins emergency works to stop Lakes Baringo and Bogoria from merging as gap shrinks to 7kmBaringo, Lake Baringo, Lake Bogoria, El Nino, floods, irrigation, Ephantus Kimotho, Rift Valley https://hamastamedia.com/article?id=1053HAMASTA MEDIAen2026-10-31T22:40:29+03:00'We are comfortable wallowing in mediocrity': Abel Mutua's China post sparks debate on Kenya's slow progressAbel Mutua, China, Canton Fair, mediocrity, viral, Kenyan celebrities, governance, social media https://hamastamedia.com/article?id=1052HAMASTA MEDIAen2026-10-31T22:40:20+03:00CBK lines up nearly 300 AI uses, from scraping supermarket prices to reading satellite images, to track Kenya's economy in real timeCentral Bank of Kenya, CBK, artificial intelligence, inflation, Robert Mudida, KNBS, nowcasting, monetary policy https://hamastamedia.com/article?id=1051HAMASTA MEDIAen2026-10-31T22:40:11+03:00Veteran Nation correspondent Kitavi Mutua dies in ICU a week after snakebite at his Kitui homeKitavi Mutua, snakebite, Kitui, Nation Media Group, journalism, KUTRRH, antivenom, Irene Kasalu https://hamastamedia.com/article?id=1050HAMASTA MEDIAen2026-10-31T22:40:02+03:00Two Chinese firms quit Mrima Hill rare earths race as Joho says winner will be named within three weeksMrima Hill, rare earths, niobium, Hassan Joho, mining, Kwale, China, United States, critical minerals https://hamastamedia.com/article?id=1049HAMASTA MEDIAen2026-10-31T22:39:52+03:00'Support, not isolation': Kenya protests Saudi Ebola ban, says outbreak is confined to one cluster with no new case since October 19Ebola, Saudi Arabia, Aden Duale, Ministry of Health, travel ban, WHO, Africa CDC, Kenyan workers https://hamastamedia.com/article?id=1048HAMASTA MEDIAen2026-10-31T22:38:33+03:00Girl swept away by floods in Kajiado as three-hour hailstorm flattens tea farms in Kerichofloods, Kajiado, Olkaria, Kenya Red Cross, Kericho, Bureti, hailstorm, tea farmers, short rains, disaster https://hamastamedia.com/article?id=1047HAMASTA MEDIAen2026-10-31T22:38:24+03:00Eastleigh collapse: Family says missing woman's phone was answered from beneath rubble as DCI traces signalEastleigh building collapse, Aurelia Wanjiku, DCI, search and rescue, National Disaster Management Unit, Nairobi, Yusuf Haji Avenue https://hamastamedia.com/article?id=1046HAMASTA MEDIAen2026-10-31T22:38:15+03:00Murkomen condemns heckling of Kalonzo at Sifuna launch, invites Wiper leader to join Ruto's governmentKipchumba Murkomen, Kalonzo Musyoka, Edwin Sifuna, Linda Mwananchi, Kenya Kwanza, Aaron Cheruiyot, Francis Atwoli, political intolerance, goonism, 2027 election https://hamastamedia.com/article?id=1045HAMASTA MEDIAen2026-10-31T22:38:06+03:00'The Deputy President will come from ODM': Nassir, Arati set terms for Ruto deal as Oburu says party is not in government 'blindly'ODM, UDA, Oburu Oginga, Abdulswamad Nassir, Simba Arati, Deputy President, Hassan Joho, broad-based government, 2027 election, William Ruto https://hamastamedia.com/article?id=1044HAMASTA MEDIAen2026-10-31T22:37:57+03:00ODM's Jacaranda rally ends in chaos as suspected goons storm stage and party bigwigs fleeODM, Jacaranda Grounds, Mwezi wa Baba, Raila Odinga, Gladys Wanga, Simba Arati, John Mbadi, Hassan Joho, Johnson Sakaja, political violence https://hamastamedia.com/article?id=1043HAMASTA MEDIAen2026-10-31T22:29:14+03:00Nairobi rolls out solar streetlights fitted with trackers in bid to light 100,000 points and beat vandalsNairobi County, Sakaja, streetlights, solar, vandalism, infrastructure, Mbagathi Road, security https://hamastamedia.com/article?id=1042HAMASTA MEDIAen2026-10-31T22:29:05+03:00Kenya Airways moves duty-free shopping online in five-year deal with Safari Duty FreeKenya Airways, KQ, duty free, Safari Duty Free, JKIA, aviation, inflight retail https://hamastamedia.com/article?id=1041HAMASTA MEDIAen2026-10-31T22:28:56+03:00EPRA moves to make online clearance mandatory for fuel and cooking gas consignmentsEPRA, fuel, LPG, cooking gas, KenTrade, NESWS, petroleum transporters, regulation https://hamastamedia.com/article?id=1040HAMASTA MEDIAen2026-10-31T22:28:47+03:00Rironi-Naivasha highway misses October deadline as Chirchir pushes opening to DecemberRironi-Mau Summit highway, Davis Chirchir, KeNHA, CRBC, Naivasha, roads, toll, Transport Committee https://hamastamedia.com/article?id=1039HAMASTA MEDIAen2026-10-31T22:28:38+03:00Six killed as lorry ploughs into matatu on Nakuru-Eldoret highway near Burnt Forestroad crash, Nakuru-Eldoret highway, matatu, Uasin Gishu, NTSA, road safety, Burnt Forest https://hamastamedia.com/article?id=1038HAMASTA MEDIAen2026-10-31T22:28:29+03:00'So shameful': Kipruto, Obiri react to Jepchirchir EPO case as MPs push tougher law on doping enablersPeres Jepchirchir, doping, EPO, Athletics Integrity Unit, Benson Kipruto, Hellen Obiri, Athletics Kenya, Anti-Doping Amendment Bill, ADAK https://hamastamedia.com/article?id=1037HAMASTA MEDIAen2026-10-31T22:28:19+03:00Odongo rallies fans as Kenya Lionesses chase continental crown and SVNS pathway at Africa Women's Sevens in NairobiKenya Lionesses, Africa Women's Sevens, Simon Odongo, rugby sevens, RFUEA Grounds, HSBC SVNS, Grace Adhiambo https://hamastamedia.com/article?id=1036HAMASTA MEDIAen2026-10-31T22:28:10+03:00CAF scraps four-year AFCON plan as Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania 2027 tournament stays on courseAFCON 2027, CAF, Patrice Motsepe, Africa Nations League, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Harambee Stars https://hamastamedia.com/article?id=1035HAMASTA MEDIAen2026-10-31T22:28:00+03:00Obiri and Kipruto lead Kenyan charge as New York City Marathon marks 50 years of five-borough route on SundayNew York City Marathon, Hellen Obiri, Benson Kipruto, Geoffrey Kamworor, Edna Kiplagat, Sheila Chepkirui, athletics https://hamastamedia.com/article?id=1034HAMASTA MEDIAen2026-10-31T22:27:51+03:00Madina Okot one win from history as Atlanta Dream and Golden State Valkyries meet in WNBA Finals Game 7Madina Okot, Atlanta Dream, WNBA Finals, Golden State Valkyries, Kenyan basketball, Game 7 https://hamastamedia.com/article?id=1033HAMASTA MEDIAen2026-10-31T22:27:42+03:00Ruto names ex-minister Njeru Ndwiga Coffee Board chair as CSs reshuffle state boards in fresh gazette appointmentsWilliam Ruto, Njeru Ndwiga, Coffee Board of Kenya, Kenya Gazette, appointments, John Mbadi, Julius Ogamba, Aden Duale, Ali Wario https://hamastamedia.com/article?id=1032HAMASTA MEDIAen2026-10-31T22:27:32+03:00Ruto secures Putin's pledge to stop enlisting Kenyans in Russian army, defence attaché to handle compensation and returnsWilliam Ruto, Vladimir Putin, Russia, Kenyan recruits, Ukraine war, Kremlin, Musalia Mudavadi, scholarships, State House https://hamastamedia.com/article?id=1031HAMASTA MEDIAen2026-10-31T22:27:23+03:00Gachagua, Kalonzo and Wamalwa take campaign to Juja, vow single candidate against Ruto as flagbearer pick pushed lateRigathi Gachagua, Kalonzo Musyoka, Eugene Wamalwa, DCP, Juja, Kiambu, United Opposition, 2027 elections, Kithure Kindiki https://hamastamedia.com/article?id=1030HAMASTA MEDIAen2026-10-31T22:27:13+03:00IEBC says foreign applicants were weeded out early as it defends 304-name CEO list ahead of November interviewsIEBC, IEBC CEO, Commission Secretary, KPMG, Anthony Omerikwa, Halakhe Waqo, 2027 elections, Erastus Ethekon https://hamastamedia.com/article?id=1029HAMASTA MEDIAen2026-10-31T22:27:03+03:00ODM stages Jacaranda show of might in Nairobi today as recovering Oburu set to speak via live linkODM, Oburu Oginga, Jacaranda Grounds, Nairobi, George Aladwa, Edwin Sifuna, Linda Mwananchi, 2027 elections, Raila Odinga https://hamastamedia.com/article?id=1028HAMASTA MEDIAen2026-10-31T22:26:53+03:00Sh10.4bn plan targets 21 counties and 200 hospitals to prevent 46,000 maternal and newborn deaths by 2030maternal health, newborn deaths, Beginnings Fund, Ouma Oluga, Ministry of Health, stillbirths, TaifaCare https://hamastamedia.com/article?id=1027HAMASTA MEDIAen2026-10-31T22:26:40+03:00KNH gets three refurbished orthopaedic wards and 136 new beds in Sh130m Adopt-a-Ward pushKenyatta National Hospital, KNH, Adopt-a-Ward, Co-operative Bank, Aden Duale, orthopaedic wards, hospital beds https://hamastamedia.com/article?id=1026HAMASTA MEDIAen2026-10-31T22:26:25+03:00Kirinyaga's 140-bed Kianyaga Level 4 hospital complete, Waiguru to open it before year-endKianyaga Level 4 Hospital, Kirinyaga, Anne Waiguru, county health, maternity, Kerugoya https://hamastamedia.com/article?id=1025HAMASTA MEDIAen2026-10-31T22:26:14+03:00SHA provider portal to shut on November 30 as Duale gives lagging hospitals one final month to switch systemsSHA, Social Health Authority, HMIS, Digital Health Agency, Aden Duale, hospitals, faith-based facilities https://hamastamedia.com/article?id=1024HAMASTA MEDIAen2026-10-31T22:26:04+03:00Saudi Arabia halts all visas for travellers from Kenya and bars entry over Ebola, hitting job seekers and pilgrimsEbola, Saudi Arabia, travel ban, visas, Kenya, Ministry of Health, Gulf jobs https://hamastamedia.com/article?id=1023HAMASTA MEDIAen2026-10-31T22:25:54+03:00Cycle lanes, electric buses and a 60% building cap: Inside Konza's plan for a green, round-the-clock smart cityKonza Technopolis, smart city, Silicon Savannah, cycling lanes, electric buses, National Data Centre, green spaces, 24-hour economy https://hamastamedia.com/article?id=1022HAMASTA MEDIAen2026-10-31T22:25:42+03:00Counties told to sort waste at source and plan housing with drainage as Kisii hosts World Cities DayWorld Cities Day, Kisii, waste management, Sustainable Waste Management Act, Alice Wahome, Julius Ogamba, UN-Habitat, affordable housing, urban planning https://hamastamedia.com/article?id=1021HAMASTA MEDIAen2026-10-31T22:25:29+03:00Kenswitch teams up with PayU's Wibmo to verify online card payments locally, says costs could fall by up to 60%Kenswitch, Wibmo, PayU, online payments, card fraud, 3-D Secure, fintech, e-commerce, Central Bank of Kenya https://hamastamedia.com/article?id=1020HAMASTA MEDIAen2026-10-31T22:25:19+03:00Austrian firm to install 15,000 smart weather stations on Kenyan farms in Africa-wide climate tech pushPessl Instruments, METOS, smart weather stations, agritech, climate data, smallholder farmers, Austria, AgriMet Data Kenya https://hamastamedia.com/article?id=1019HAMASTA MEDIAen2026-10-31T22:25:09+03:00Rain and afternoon storms for most of Kenya this weekend as Met warns of strong winds over Marsabit and TurkanaKenya Met, weather forecast, short rains, thunderstorms, Nairobi weather, Turkana, Marsabit, El Nino https://hamastamedia.com/article?id=1018HAMASTA MEDIAen2026-10-31T22:25:00+03:00'Sirudi!' 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MEDIAen2026-10-31T22:24:23+03:00No cameras, no live stream: Bahati and Diana Marua lock media out of November 6 'Sh1 million invite' weddingBahati, Diana Marua, celebrity wedding, Kenyan celebrities, entertainment https://hamastamedia.com/article?id=1013HAMASTA MEDIAen2026-10-31T22:24:14+03:00Lawyer sues to halt KMTC hiring of senior lecturers, says posts were wrongly restricted to internal applicantsKMTC, Kenya Medical Training College, Charles Mugane, recruitment, Public Service Commission, lecturers, Employment and Labour Relations Court https://hamastamedia.com/article?id=1012HAMASTA MEDIAen2026-10-31T22:24:05+03:00Fresh Kisii court petition threatens third setback to hiring of substantive TSC chief executiveTSC, Teachers Service Commission, TSC CEO, Evans Nyangongo, Eveleen Mitei, Employment and Labour Relations Court, Kisii https://hamastamedia.com/article?id=1011HAMASTA MEDIAen2026-10-31T22:23:56+03:00MPs give University of Nairobi 14 days to explain Sh1.4bn unremitted pensions and unpaid PAYEUniversity of Nairobi, UoN, pensions, PAYE, Public Investments Committee, Ayub Gitau, Dick Maungu, Auditor-General https://hamastamedia.com/article?id=1010HAMASTA MEDIAen2026-10-31T22:23:47+03:00Universities Fund faces Sh16.9bn scholarship gap, wants shared database to stop double funding of studentsUniversities Fund, scholarships, Edwin Wanyonyi, student funding model, university education, bursaries, HELB https://hamastamedia.com/article?id=1009HAMASTA MEDIAen2026-10-31T22:23:38+03:00Two dead in Kilifi palm wine den as row over woman ends in stabbing and mob killingKilifi, Ganze, mob justice, stabbing, palm wine, police, Murang'a, Kahuro https://hamastamedia.com/article?id=1008HAMASTA MEDIAen2026-10-31T22:23:28+03:00Eldoret recruitment agency boss charged over Sh15 million overseas jobs scam after two years on the runDCI, jobs scam, Eldoret, overseas jobs, recruitment agencies, fraud, National Employment Authority https://hamastamedia.com/article?id=1007HAMASTA MEDIAen2026-10-31T22:23:19+03:00Eastleigh collapse: Registered contractor disowns building, tells police his unlicensed brother used firm's papersEastleigh building collapse, NCA, police investigation, Nairobi, construction safety https://hamastamedia.com/article?id=1006HAMASTA MEDIAen2026-10-31T22:23:10+03:00LSK gives DCI seven days to charge abductors of Standard editor Alex Kiprotich or face command-responsibility suitLSK, Charles Kanjama, DCI, Alex Kiprotich, Standard Group, abductions, press freedom https://hamastamedia.com/article?id=1005HAMASTA MEDIAen2026-10-31T22:23:02+03:00High Court declines to halt inquest into death of lawyer Assa Nyakundi's son, says delay 'can only diminish' the inquiryAssa Nyakundi, Joseph Nyakundi, inquest, High Court, Milimani, DPP, firearm, courts https://hamastamedia.com/article?id=1004HAMASTA MEDIAen2026-10-31T22:22:52+03:00Governor Bii courts 12 Polish firms as Uasin Gishu pitches Eldoret as hub for farm processing and manufacturingUasin Gishu, Jonathan Bii, Eldoret, Poland, investment, agro-processing, devolution https://hamastamedia.com/article?id=1003HAMASTA MEDIAen2026-10-31T22:22:43+03:00BabaCare free treatment passes 100,000 patients as Nassir says Mombasa needs more doctors and new Level 4 hospitalsMombasa, Abdulswamad Nassir, BabaCare, KEMSA, Port Reitz Hospital, SHA, Council of Governors, devolution https://hamastamedia.com/article?id=1002HAMASTA MEDIAen2026-10-31T22:22:35+03:00Kirinyaga's 29 milk coolers push storage past 70,000 litres as dairy co-ops double members and cut power billsKirinyaga, Anne Waiguru, dairy, milk coolers, cooperatives, agriculture, devolution https://hamastamedia.com/article?id=1001HAMASTA MEDIAen2026-10-31T22:22:26+03:00Court declines to stop impeached ex-governor Sonko from leading NEDP as Migwani by-election nearsMike Sonko, NEDP, High Court, Roselyne Aburili, impeachment, Registrar of Political Parties, IEBC, Migwani by-election, Nairobi https://hamastamedia.com/article?id=1000HAMASTA MEDIAen2026-10-31T22:22:17+03:00Marsabit Governor Ali tells leaders to stop fanning Moyale conflict as arrivals from Ethiopia near 50,000Marsabit, Moyale, Mohamud Ali, Ethiopia, refugees, IOM, UNHCR, Farah Maalim, Billow Kerrow, devolution https://hamastamedia.com/article?id=999HAMASTA MEDIAen2026-10-31T22:22:08+03:00Sh400bn or Sh200 per account? 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