Kenyan News Panel - новости

Kakuzi's half-year profit fell 98% to Sh7.1 million in the six months ended June 2026, from Sh294 million in H1 2025. The drop was due to lower sales, dry weather, the Middle East conflict and a weaker macadamia market.

NSSF invested Sh36 billion in the Kenya Pipeline IPO, securing a 22% stake and becoming the company’s second-largest shareholder after the government. The stake was held through nominee accounts, keeping NSSF’s ownership hidden until now.

Agriculture CS Mutahi Kagwe says underfunding in his ministry hampering research, food security and implementation of key programmes.

ChatGPT is the world’s most popular AI tool, recording 5.3 billion monthly web visits in June 2026. The top 10 were: ChatGPT — 5.3 billion Gemini — 1.1 billion Claude — 968 million Canva — 760 million Google Translate — 343 million DeepSeek — 319 million Grok — 190 million JanitorAI — 173 million Character AI — 166 million Perplexity — 141 million

Agriculture CS Mutahi Kagwe launches Sh79m water pan project in Kilifi; move aims to expand local irrigation and bolster food production.

Court Strikes Out Petition Challenging Mzee Atwoli’s Re-election As COTU Boss Francis Atwoli has received a major boost after the Employment and Labour Relations Court struck out a petition challenging his re-election as Secretary-General of the Central Organisation of Trade Unions (COTU-K). Justice Jemimah Keli ruled that the court lacked jurisdiction to determine the case filed by Fazul Mahamed and the Institute for Democratic Governance. The petitioners had challenged Atwoli’s March 14, 2026 re-election, arguing that affiliate unions had not completed their electoral processes. Atwoli was re-elected unopposed for a sixth term, extending his leadership of COTU, which he has headed since 2001.

BREAKING NEWS: Kenya Power has announced a widespread power outage affecting parts of Kakamega, Bungoma, Busia, Siaya and Vihiga counties after a fire at the Musaga Substation in Kakamega. The utility said it is rerouting power through alternative supply lines to progressively restore electricity as the incident is addressed.

NCBA CEO John Gachora obtains orders stopping his prosecution over Sh363 million fraud scheme involving an insurance firm; DPP intended to charge him alongside his KCB, Co-op Bank counterparts over failure to report suspicious transactions.

The DCI has identified police officers Daniel Mwangi Njoroge, Kenneth Kipkemboi Sang and Elijah Kibellion as the prime suspects in the murder of Dr. Mutiso, marking a major breakthrough in investigations into the killing.