The reactor would make isotopes for cancer care that Kenya now imports from South Africa; procurement options are still open, The Star reported on 16 October 2026.
Kenya's government is targeting the end of January 2027 to start storing water at the Thwake Multipurpose Dam, with commissioning planned for April, after extra African Development Bank funding of KSh 10.6 billion restarted work, The Star reported on 16 October 2026. The Kenya News Agency gave the same dates on 9 October.
The woman, a close relative of the first two patients, tested positive for Bundibugyo virus disease; 127 of 130 contacts are in quarantine, the Ministry of Health said on 16 October 2026.
Rwandan musicians Ariel Wayz and Nel Ngabo said their songs "Waiting" and "Masterpiece" are on the first-round ballot for the 2027 Grammy Awards; first-round voting ends on 22 October and nominations will be announced on 16 November, The New Times of Rwanda reported on 12 October 2026.
Sharon Akinyi, 31, an interior designer, founded Skulls Kenya and decorates slaughterhouse cow skulls at her Muthaiga Heights studio in Nairobi, Business Daily reported on 15 October 2026.
Sixteen film, music, art and festival events in Nairobi, Kilifi, Kigali, Kampala and Bagamoyo from 16 to 31 October 2026, with venues, ticket prices and booking links.
WHO has confirmed partial artemisinin resistance in four African countries. Kenya's malaria programme plans to start rotating first-line drugs from October, The Star reported on 28 April.
Kenya's economy grew 5.1% year-on-year in the second quarter of 2026, with transport and storage up 4.4% and accommodation and food services up 7.4%, Reuters and Capital FM reported on 16 October 2026.
Kenya will exhibit at the 9th China International Import Expo in Shanghai, from 5 to 10 November 2026, through a country pavilion and the trade-in-services section, China Daily reported on 24 June 2026.
The Tax Laws (Amendment) Act, 2026 also cuts excise on sanitary ware, and a second Act changes the Kenya Revenue Authority board and funding, Capital FM and The Star reported on 16 October 2026.
Mogo Auto Limited did not attend a National Assembly committee meeting and asked for a new date, as MPs review Buy Now Pay Later firms over complaints, Capital FM reported on 16 October 2026.
Sokoni Retail Kenya, the sole owner of Kenyan supermarket chain Quickmart, is selling half the company at KSh 7.50 a share from 5 October to 30 October, with NSE trading due on 12 November and all proceeds going to Sokoni, the offer website says.
