NAIROBI,Kenya Sep 20 – From the traditional shrines of Meru to Nembure in Embu and, finally, Kirigiti in Kiambu, Deputy President Kithure Kindiki is attempting to change the way Mt Kenya speaks politically with elders at the centre of the operation. For several weeks, Public Service Cabinet Secretary Geoffrey Ruku carried an axe around Mt Kenya that he wielded it as a political metaphor, threatening to split the Mountain into East and West if leaders from the western counties refused to recognise Deputy President Kithure Kindiki as the region’s political spokesman and support President William Ruto. On Saturday, the axe was finally surrendered.At Kirigiti Stadium in Kiambu, elders from Mt Kenya East and West took the weapon from Ruku and handed him a flywhisk, directing him to preach reconciliation and unity instead. The axe had been used to dramatise the most contentious question to emerge in Mt Kenya politics ahead of the 2027 General Election,whether the region should remain a single political bloc or whether Mt Kenya East should chart a separate course from the West. Its return marked the latest turn in a campaign that has steadily shifted from splitting the Mountain to deciding who has the authority to speak for it. The elders meeting at Kirigiti endorsed the Deputy President as spokesman and representative of the wider Mt Kenya region, pledging to advance its interests an...
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Read briefing The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has listed a large number of vehicles, including Toyota Land Cruisers, Prados, BMWs, Mercedes-Benz models, and Range Rovers, for a public auction in Mombasa. The vehicles are among overstayed goods listed in a Gazette notice dated September 18, 2026, covering cargo held at Container Freight Stations in Mombasa under Cluster B2.KRA has scheduled the online auction for November 2 to 6, 2026, through its auction portal. Prospective buyers will be allowed to inspect the goods on October 29 and 30 during office hours at the locations specified in the notice.Among the vehicles listed are several Toyota Land Cruisers and a Toyota Prado. Other models include the Audi Q7, BMW X1, Mercedes-Benz, Mercedes-Benz GLE450, Range Rover, Lexus RX and LX, Volkswagen Tiguan, and Ford Ranger.The list also features popular Japanese models such as the Toyota Harrier, RAV4, Noah, Honda Vezel, Subaru Forester, Subaru Outback, Subaru Levorg, Mazda CX-5, Suzuki Alto and Toyota Corolla Fielder Hybrid.Some of the vehicles have been in customs warehouses for considerably longer periods. The list includes vehicles discharged as far back as 2016, 2017 and 2020, alongside others imported between 2023 and 2025.The vehicle sale is part of a wider auction involving a variety of goods held at different Container Freight Stations in Mombasa. The notice also includes industrial and commercial cargo ranging from tractors, machinery and vehicle parts to construction materials and electrical equipment.Other consignments include rock salt, bronze reflective glass, PVC junction boxes, transmission line tower parts, greenhouse spare parts, stainless steel and aluminium products. KRA has also listed various consumer goods for disposal, including used household items, clothes, shoes, furniture, dishes, bags, books, stationery, carpets and packaging materials. Food-related consignments include Thai white rice, spaghetti, canned tuna, brown sugar and assorted sweets.Some of the other cargo includes refrigerators and freezers, surgical devices, batteries, glazed tiles, mosquito coils, artificial grass and other imported commercial goods. The notice also contains consignments of chemicals including methanol and ethanol, which are listed separately from the ordinary consumer and commercial goods.The notice further lists cargo such as backhoe loaders, tractors and other heavy equipment, showing that the November exercise is not limited to vehicles but covers a broad range of overstayed imports held in customs custody.Under Section 42 of the East African Community Customs Management Act, 2004, goods that remain in a customs warehouse and are not lawfully removed within the prescribed period can be treated as abandoned after the required notice period and offered for public auction. The September 18 notice gives owners 30 days to remove the goods before they are treated as abandoned. Buyers can view the items on October 29 and 30, ahead of the online auction running from November 2 to 6, 2026.
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Read briefing The Government of Kenya has issued a clarification defending the Government-to-Government (G-to-G) importation framework for refined petroleum products, citing its success in stabilizing national supply and easing US Dollar liquidity constraints. Upon taking office in September 2022, President William Ruto’s administration faced severe fuel shortages alongside an acute US Dollar scarcity. At the time, monthly […]
Read briefing The value of goods transiting through Sharjah and Oman logistics corridor has jumped more than 66 per cent in the first three months of operations as shippers looks to avoid the turbulent Strait of Hormuz amid the continuing Iran war. Goods worth Dh1.7 billion ($463.21 million) have been traded since May 17, when the corridor was launched to allow shipments to cross borders seamlessly into the Sultanate’s ports.Launched by Sharjah Ports, Customs and Free Zones Authority with Oman Customs, the dedicated corridor reflects the success of an “integrated sea–land logistics model that supports smoother trade flows and improves supply chain efficiency”, Sharjah Customs said in a statement on Sunday. The initiative allows importers, exporters, freight companies and logistics service providers with “more flexible and competitive logistics solutions”, it added.With the Iran war now in its seventh month, the Strait of Hormuz, a vital global route that powers global commerce, remains effectively shut, with continued Iranian attacks on commercial shipping. The significantly reduced flow of vessels through the narrow waterway, through which a fifth of global oil and gas passed before the conflict, has also disrupted commodities trade and upended supply chains.To circumvent the strait, heavy goods vehicles are now used far more extensively in the UAE to collect everything from supermarket sta...
Read briefing The National Lands Commission (NLC) has announced plans to mandatorily acquire more than 2,600 acres of land in Lamu County to pave the way for the LAPSSET Corridor Road project.In a gazette notice on Friday, September 18, NLC said it intends to acquire several parcels of land on behalf of the LAPSET corridor in accordance with Section 110 of the Land Act, 2012.The commission listed dozens of parcels earmarked for acquisition, with the combined area amounting to approximately 1,090.90 hectares, equivalent to more than 2,600 acres."Notice is given that the National Land Commission intends to acquire parcels of land shown in the schedule hereunder on behalf of Lapsset Corridor in accordance with section 110 of the Land Act, 2012, for Lapsset Corridor Road in Lamu County," NLC stated."Interested persons should inspect plans of the affected land at the offices of the Commission at Ardhi House, 3rd Floor, Room 305, 1st Ngong Avenue, Nairobi and County Co-ordinator's Offices in Lamu during official working hours," it added.Among the largest parcels listed are LR No. 28108, measuring 218.9 hectares, LR No. 28100, measuring 110.85 hectares, and LR No. 28107, measuring 84.65 hectares.Other parcels listed include LR No. 12852/176, measuring 59.42 hectares, LR No. 12852/178 at 70.664 hectares, and LR No. 23670 at 42.23 hectares.The compulsory acquisition process allows the government to acquire land required for public projects, subject to the applicable legal procedures, including consideration of compensation claims by affected parties.The LAPSSET Corridor Project is a Ksh181 billion infrastructure programme connecting Kenya, Ethiopia, and South Sudan that was unveiled to boost connectivity and trade between the three nations.It involves building a new deep-water port in Lamu, a standard-gauge railway, new roads, an oil pipeline, and airports.The latest land acquisition notice will be specifically used for the LAPSSET Corridor Road in Lamu County.At the same time, NLC also announced plans to acquire land for the Dongo Kundu Bypass Access Road upgrade in Kwale County.The land is required for the upgrading of the Dongo Kundu Bypass Access Road to bitumen standard, with interested persons directed to submit written compensation claims alongside their ID, KRA PIN, land ownership documents, and bank account details.
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Read briefing Kenya’s Agnes Jebet Ngetich stormed to a women-only world half marathon record of 1:05:15, to win her second global title of the year at the World Athletics Road Running Championships in Copenhagen,Denmark on Sunday. Dominating the race, the 25 year old and current 10km world record holder won by 50 seconds ahead of her teammate Veronica Loleo to add the world half marathon title to the world cross-country crown she claimed in Tallahassee in January. Ngetich was a class apart took one second off the world record for a women-only race of 1:05:16,set by her compatriot Peres Jepchirchir when winning the world half marathon title in Gdynia in 2020. Loleo secured silver in 1:06:05, and Florence Niyonkuru from Burundi,claimed bronze in a national record of 1:06:08, five seconds ahead of Daisilah Jerono of Kenya who finished 4th. Kenya also bagged the team’s gold ahead of USA and Ethiopia who completed the podium positions. The post Phenomenal Agnes Jebet Ngetich wins Kenya’s only gold with new world record in Denmark appeared first on KBC Digital.
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Read briefing Kenyan youth are among African observers participating in the monitoring of Russia’s State Duma elections (parliamentary elections) across different regions of the country. The observers are part of the election observation mission organised through the CIS Interparliamentary Assembly. Kenyan youth joined representatives from nine African countries, including Mali, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Tanzania, Uganda, Seychelles and Equatorial Guinea, are taking part in the mission. The youth were part of a delegation of 30 Kenyan youth who participated in the just concluded International Youth Festival 2026 from 11th to 17th September, before travelling to different regions of Russia to take part in the election observation programme. The observers are visiting polling stations to learn about Russia’s electoral processes, engage with electoral officials and monitor voting procedures. Kenyan youth observer participating in Russia’s State Duma elections, Makayla Mumba (Middle holding Kenyan flag) in Krasnoyarsk Region. KBC Digital interviewed a Kenyan youth observer participating in Russia’s State Duma elections, Makayla Mwamba who highlighted some of the similarities and differences between the Russian and Kenyan electoral processes after visiting several polling stations earlier Sunday. Makayla, who is part of an international election observation mission, said the experience pr...
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Read briefing Citizen TV prime-time news anchor Trevor Ombija has claimed that former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua attempted to have him fired from Royal Media Services (RMS) following a fiery live television interview. Speaking on Friday, September 18, 2026, while addressing residents during a political engagement in Nyakach Constituency—where he is seeking the parliamentary seat in the […]
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