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June 2026
Cabinet Orders Mandatory Migration to New Payroll System
The meeting also ordered the immediate implementation of a comprehensive payroll reform programme, including a Government wide audit of all remaining State Departments and public institutions, mandatory migration of all Ministries, Departments, Agencies and State Corporations onto the newly revamped Integrated Human Resource and Payroll System, enhanced cybersecurity, payroll data cleansing and validation, establishment of a disaster recovery site, and integration of payroll with other public financial management systems,
FKE Announces Implementation of New Minimum Wages for Workers
As you are aware, President William Samoei Ruto during Labour Day celebrations held on May 1, 2026, announced a 12 per cent increase in general Minimum wages and a 15 per cent increase in agricultural minimum wages,
Employers are hereby advised to review and implement the necessary adjustments to ensure full compliance with the revised statutory minimum wage requirements effective 1st May 2026,
Cabinet Freezes Leasing of New Government Office Space
In another cost-saving measure, Cabinet froze the leasing or hiring of additional office space pending an audit of Government office space and utilisation,
Cabinet Directs DCI to Investigate Suspected KSh6.2 Billion Government Payroll Fraud
Cabinet directed the Directorate of Criminal Investigations to investigate payroll fraud, verify personal numbers used in payroll processing, dismantle criminal networks manipulating Government payroll systems, recover lost public funds, and ensure the immediate arrest and prosecution of all persons found culpable,
A sample audit of 12 of the 53 State Departments revealed suspected payroll irregularities amounting to Ksh6.2 billion, exposing unauthorised alterations to payroll records, irregular payments, weak controls over statutory deductions, and fragmented payroll management and major oversight gaps,
EACC Arrests Nyamira County Assembly Deputy Clerk Over Procurement Irregularities
The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) has arrested the Deputy Clerk/Director, Finance and Accounts of the Nyamira County Assembly, over alleged procurement irregularities in the award of a tender for the construction of an office block at the County Assembly of Nyamira,
Ruto Bans Imported Shoes for KDF, Police and Prison Officers to Boost Local Industry
The one instruction I have given is that any money spent on buying shoes for our security agencies must be used to purchase shoes made in Kenya,
The money we have been spending to buy shoes from all over the place is now in Kenya. And the number of people being hired in Kenya is now growing,
Court Delivers Major Blow to Employers Who Delay Salaries
Gachagua Claims Govt Plotting to Shut Media Houses, Trailing KTN Journalist
I am aware that the journalist, Vera Murara, who did these stories at the trial by security forces, 24 hours every day, and if anything happens to Vera, William Ruto must be held to account,
It is further alarming that, some few days ago, journalists attached to MediaMax Ltd. were sanctioned for physical and online bullying by state operatives and bloggers,
Court Orders Govt to Prove Merit in Hiring Civil Servants
There was also no formula placed before this court to show how the shortlist was arrived at,
KRA Introduces Online Licencing for Transit Cargo Vehicles Starting July 1, 2026
Please note that successful application does not imply automatic issuance of a licence. Applications will be reviewed and verified before a licence is issued,
Upon successful application and payment, licences will be generated electronically and sent to the applicant's registered email address. The generated licence can be verified using a QR code,
KRA wishes to notify stakeholders that effective July 1, 2026, applications for transit goods and vehicles conveying other goods under customs control licences will be automated through the RECTS integrated with iCMS,
KNEC Announces Recruitment of 2026 KCSE Oral, Practical Exam Assessors
The professionals identified will be trained on-the-job during assessment of the 2026 KCSE examination papers,
NTSA Considers Number Plate Auctions for High-Demand Registrations
Right now, we are actually exploring the possibility of auctioning number plates. There are so many people who are excited about certain numbers that we can easily make a lot more money,
Nairobi to Get 10 New Vehicle Inspection Centres Under NTSA Plan
These are privately owned inspection centers, though operating from NTSA's registry. Because we want, when you finish your inspection, that data is available in NTSA,
Because Nairobi is almost home to over 60 per cent of the vehicles in the country and Mombasa, because of the logistics gateway and the fact that it is the one at the port of entry, it's a special place. So, in Nairobi and the surrounding areas, we may add another 10,
NTSA Dismisses Claims Linking Annual Car Inspection to Rejected Motor Vehicle Tax
When it comes to making money, we have a better way to make money as an Authority since we need to be sustainable,
We settled on Ksh2,000 because we understood the pressure Kenyans are facing. It is still money, yes, but this is about sustaining services,
Kenyan Shilling Gains as Falling Oil Prices Attract Global Investors
TSC Dismisses Viral Poster on Mass Hiring of 12,632 Teachers
Please be aware that the above circulating information on this poster is fake,
State House Opens Multi-Million Tenders, Invites Firms to Bid for Supply Contracts
Tender documents may be downloaded from president.go.ke and tenders.go.ke free of charge. Bidders who download the tender documents must forward their company particulars to [email protected],
Completed documents, both original and a copy and marked with the tender number, should be deposited at the Tender Box located at Gate D and addressed to the Comptroller of State House P. O. Box 40530 — 00100, NAIROBI,
World Bank Approves Ksh97 Billion to Support Kenya's Governance, Anti-Corruption Reforms
The World Bank has approved a Ksh97 billion loan facility to support Kenya's governance efforts, financial management, social protection and anti-corruption measures
By supporting reforms to address conflicts of interest, improve financial management, and expand social protection, this operation will help Kenya reduce leakage and ensure that public resources deliver better results,
Kenya's reform to strengthen governance, improve public financial management, and expand social protection for its most vulnerable citizens received World Bank Group support today through a Ksh97 billion DPO,
This will contribute to the country's efforts to establish the regulatory certainty required to create jobs, attract private investment, and lift people out of poverty,
It is also helping establish the foundational, business-enabling environment that is necessary to support higher and more inclusive growth and for the private sector to create jobs,
Dangote Announces Power, Fertiliser and Port Investments in Tanzania After Suluhu Talks
The two leaders met at the State House in Dar es Salaam on June 29 to discuss a fresh wave of projects spanning energy, fertiliser, and transport infrastructure
U.S. Senator Jim Risch Calls for Review of America-Uganda Ties After Raid on NMG Outlets
The U.S. needs to review its security relationship with Uganda. General Kainerugaba's attacks on free speech, including shuttering major media houses this weekend, make him and the UPDF unfit partners,
KHRC Accuses Ruto, Suluhu & Museveni of Criminalising Dissent, Issues Demands
President William Ruto, illegitimate President Samia Suluhu Hassan, President Yoweri Museveni, Muhoozi Kainerugaba, and all regional security and justice institutions must know that enforced disappearance is not governance. Abduction is not law enforcement. Torture is not national security,
New NTSA Rules Declare Heavy Commercial Vehicles Official Workplaces Countrywide
A commercial vehicle shall be deemed to be a workplace within the meaning assigned to “workplace” under section 2 of the Occupational Safety and Health Act,
Somalia Deputy PM Jibril Abdirashid Haji Denies Allegations of Security Threat After Deportation
I am aware of allegations circulating on social media regarding my recent travel to the Republic of Kenya. I reject these allegations in full. They are false, baseless, and unsupported by fact,
Lands Ministry Threatens to Revoke Irregular Title Deeds as Over 700 Families Receive Titles
A small portion is not fully ready; therefore, I will need to bring my officers here with tents so that they investigate thoroughly,
If no money changed hands, I will cancel that title deed,
We want everyone to be satisfied with the Government’s work. Those with proper documents will be cleared, but any title acquired fraudulently can be revoked,
Teachers Accuse TSC of Reviving Delocalisation Through Transfers
Stakeholders, we value you, but allow the commission to do its mandate. I have constantly received letters from sponsoring institutions telling us where to move teachers,
What we are saying is that the mandate lies strictly with the commission. You can give us your proposals. We will consider them based on the criteria that we use as an employer but we don’t need any help from anybody to staff our schools.”
We have seen the issue of teachers being transferred under the delocalisation policy, which has negatively affected the teachers. Teachers are going before the committee to appeal but we are not being listened to,