October 2026
October 26
- Rights groups sue Murkomen, Haji and Kanja over political violence before 2027 vote
Rights groups have gone to court over political violence ahead of the 2027 General Election, suing Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen, National Intelligence Service director general Noordin Haji and Inspector General of Police Douglas Kanja. A report on the same day warned that Kenya's democratic backsliding is deepening ahead of the 2027 vote.
- Kenyans arrested in $130m US ghost student loan fraud, Justice Department says
Kenyans have been arrested in connection with a $130m ghost student scam in the United States, in which fake enrolments and stolen identities were used to obtain student aid. The US Justice Department uncovered the scheme, which also involved Kenyan networks, and the figure has been put at as much as $200m in some accounts.
- Kenya court gives police three days to produce Tanzanian activist Twaha Mwaipaya
A Kenyan court has given Inspector General of Police Douglas Kanja and Directorate of Criminal Investigations head Amin Mohamed three days to produce Tanzanian activist Twaha Mwaipaya, whose reported abduction in Machakos is under scrutiny. The order was issued as the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights pressed the authorities for answers about the disappearance.
- Kenya Railways and CMA CGM start weekly 108-TEU freight train from Mombasa to Nairobi
Kenya Railways has launched a special SGR train service carrying cars from Mombasa to Nairobi, aimed at car dealers moving vehicles inland. The service runs on the standard gauge railway between the port city and the capital.
- Safaricom dismisses 118 staff over fraud and refers 14 cases to police
Safaricom dismissed 118 employees over fraud and sent 14 of the cases to the police. The company also recovered $7.3 million in funds tied to the fraud.