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A 31-year-old man is being held at Lanet Police Station in Nakuru after security officers allegedly caught him sitting Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education examinations on behalf of a registered candidate at a local secondary school.
The arrest, which came on Monday, adds to a string of incidents that have unsettled the administration of this year's national examinations, now in their third day, with more than one million candidates participating across the country.
Nakuru County Director of Education Victoria Mulili confirmed that the suspect had been in custody since the beginning of the week. The student he was allegedly impersonating has not been traced, though the two are understood to be acquainted.
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Separately, a student from Kibabii University who was accused of distributing examination papers in Bungoma has been released on bond.
The irregularities are unfolding against an already sobering backdrop. Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Ogamba, who was in Kibra, Nairobi, overseeing the opening of examination containers, confirmed that three candidates have lost their lives since the examinations commenced.
Among those who died was Cornelius Kiplagat Trothi, a student at Katebe Secondary School in Tarbo Sub-County, Uasin Gishu County.
He passed away at Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital on Tuesday, hours after sitting his Mathematics paper that morning.
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CS Ogamba also raised the alarm over candidates who have failed to report for their papers. In Nairobi alone, he noted that approximately 13 candidates were unaccounted for as of Tuesday.
The Ministry of Education had previously assured the public that sufficient measures were in place to guarantee the integrity and smooth running of the 2024 national examinations.
Debt-distressed Mauritius-based property developer Grit Real Estate Income Group is set to sell all its investments, including Sh20 billion in assets in Kenya, among them the Buffalo Mall in Naivasha and Rosslyn Grove estate in Nairobi, which hosts the US Embassy staff.
Grit, whose lenders include South Africa’s Standard Bank Group, Absa Bank Kenya and NCBA Group, says it faces higher finance costs at a time when the value of its real estate assets has declined significantly.
Kenya is proposing new social media regulation that would require Meta, TikTok, X and other digital platforms to report unlawful activities on their services to the Communications Authority of Kenya (CA), bringing foreign technology companies under a formal reporting and compliance framework.
The Ministry of Information, Communications and the Digital Economy wants providers of content-sharing applications and other online platforms operating in the country to report activities such as sexual exploitation, cyberbullying and impersonation, alongside the remedial action taken. The proposal is contained in the Kenya Information and Communications Amendment Bill 2026, which seeks to introduce a new Section 85C into the existing Act.
“The proposed section is intended to protect users in Kenya, enhance online safety and ensure that providers delivering services to users in Kenya are accountable under Kenyan law,” the Bill states.
Under the proposed amendment, digital platform providers would have to notify the CA of their particulars and the services they offer. The regulator would maintain a register of platforms used by Kenyans, receive and facilitate the resolution of user complaints, and monitor compliance with the new requirements.
The proposed obligations also extend to platform operations. Providers would have to ensure the availability and safety of their services, publish the policies and terms governing their use, and establish mechanisms through which users can submit complaints and seek redress.
The Bill defines a digital platform as an online environment that facilitates interactions, transactions and content sharing among users. A provider is defined as a person operating such a platform, a definition that brings services such as Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, TikTok and X within the proposed regulatory framework.
The reporting requirement would cover unlawful activity and the remedial measures taken by providers. This creates a statutory reporting obligation alongside the content moderation systems that social media companies already operate under their individual terms of service.
TikTok, for example, reported removing 884,591 videos in Kenya during the first quarter of 2026. The company said 99.7% of the videos were removed proactively, before users reported them, while 96.3% were taken down within 24 hours. The figures illustrate the scale of content enforcement already taking place on the platform, while the proposed amendment would introduce a formal reporting relationship with the Kenyan regulator.
The proposed amendment follows Parliament’s earlier efforts to establish stronger oversight of social media companies, particularly after concerns about harmful content on TikTok.
In February 2026, Parliament rejected an outright ban on TikTok and instead recommended stronger regulation, compliance reviews and additional safeguards for users. Its recommendations included directing the relevant parliamentary committee to introduce amendments to the Kenya Information and Communications Act to give the CA a role in regulating social media platforms.
Parliament also called for engagement between the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner and digital platforms on data protection compliance, age verification and content filtering. Other recommendations addressed AI-powered moderation systems and their ability to recognise Kenyan languages and local dialects.
The government subsequently pursued greater local accountability from foreign platform operators. In May 2026, ICT Cabinet Secretary William Kabogo said X should establish a local office within three months, linking the requirement to online safety, harmful content and child protection.
The November proposal takes the regulatory approach further by placing platform registration, reporting and complaint-handling obligations within the proposed amendment to Kenya’s communications law. It would apply to providers serving Kenyan users, including companies whose operations are based outside the country.
The proposed reporting framework also brings questions about privacy and freedom of expression into the discussion, particularly because platforms handle personal information and communications involving millions of users.
Kenya’s Computer Misuse and Cybercrimes Act already criminalises several forms of online abuse, including cyberbullying and harassment, with some offences attracting fines of up to KSh20 million or imprisonment. Platforms also prohibit activities such as child exploitation, human trafficking, doxing, impersonation and the distribution of abusive material under their own policies.
The legal distinction matters because a violation of a platform’s community guidelines does not automatically constitute a criminal offence under Kenyan law. The proposed reporting framework places greater emphasis on unlawful activity recognised under domestic legislation.
Recent court decisions also provide context for the debate. In July 2026, the High Court struck down provisions of the Computer Misuse and Cybercrimes (Amendment) Act 2025 concerning website and application blocking powers. In September, another High Court ruling challenged extensive passenger and driver data retention requirements imposed on ride-hailing platforms, bringing constitutional privacy protections and the Data Protection Act into focus.
The Communications Authority’s proposed role also intersects with the responsibilities of other institutions. The Office of the Data Protection Commissioner oversees personal data protection, while the Media Council of Kenya and the National Cohesion and Integration Commission have responsibilities relevant to aspects of online content and public communication.
For social media companies, the proposed amendment would establish another formal compliance responsibility in a market where their services support communication, entertainment, business promotion and public debate. For Kenyan users, the framework would place the CA in a more direct position to receive complaints and monitor how platforms respond to unlawful activity.
CBK(Central Bank of Kenya) accepted KSh 70.86billion from KSh 99.47 billion in bids in its latest Treasury bond auction in November, against KSh 50 billion offered.At the auction bidders tilted their demand towards the newly issued 30-year Treasury Bond, which attracted KSh 62.40 billion in bids with the state fiscal agent accepting KSh 40.95 billion and is offering successful bidders a return of 14.1266%
Kisii University has released a revised academic calendar for the 2026/2027 academic year, introducing updated timelines for student reporting, teaching periods, examinations and its upcoming annual graduation ceremony.According to an official memorandum issued by the Acting Registrar for Academic and Student Affairs, Prof. Kennedy Getange, all staff and students are expected to adjust their schedules in accordance with the revised dates.
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This weekend sees the final round of the 2026 Rob’s Magic Rally Raid Championship, which will roar into action on Saturday at the Soysambu Wildlife Conservancy.An entry of 25 competitors, on bikes, quads, cars and buggies are entered for this 220km cross country motor race.
More than 250 trainees have graduated from Ndanai Vocational Training Centre in Bomet County, marking a major boost to efforts to equip young people with technical skills for employment and entrepreneurship.The graduands received their certificates during a ceremony presided over by County Executive Committee Member (CECM) for Education, Vocational Training, Youth and Sports Patrick Maritim.
President William Ruto's son George Ruto turned up at a Kenyan fashion store in Ngara this week, and the shop wasted no time sharing the moment with the world.
The establishment, which brands itself as a Made-in-Kenya fashion label, posted a video on Wednesday, November 4, showing George arriving at the premises alongside two men and a woman.
The footage captures the group walking towards the building before heading inside.
Once inside, George took his time exploring what the store had to offer, trying on a range of fits before wrapping up his visit with photos alongside the staff.
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The store clearly appreciated the moment, sharing the clip with a warm caption directed at their high-profile guest.
The clip quickly drew attention online, with followers chiming in on the unexpected sighting.
@elijah_gichuru wrote:
@josh_mogash added:
The visit highlights a growing appetite among young Kenyans for homegrown fashion labels, and having a recognisable face like George walk through the door is the kind of organic endorsement most local brands can only dream of.
Comedian and digital content creator Oga Obinna has taken a swipe at Kenyans questioning President William Ruto’s development projects after visiting the newly constructed Enziu Bridge in Mwingi Central, Kitui County.Obinna, who visited the bridge while it was still under construction, sarcastically claimed it was AI-generated, joking that he had travelled to the area to confirm whether it actually existed after seeing it in a video.
