On 6 October 2026, Health CS Aden Duale confirmed Kenya's first Ebola Bundibugyo case. The patient flew from Entebbe to Nairobi on 3 October and died on 5 October, and 28 contacts are listed.
On 5 October 2026, Health CS Aden Duale and the Council of Governors ruled out any further extension of SHA contracts for county health facilities beyond 14 October.
On 3 October 2026 the 366-metre container ship MV Hamouna called at Lamu Port with about 14,500 TEU on board, about 5,200 of them to be unloaded there, the Kenya Broadcasting Corporation (KBC) and Capital FM reported. Kenya Ports Authority's managing director said it was the first vessel to discharge more than 5,000 TEU at once, a figure Mombasa port has not surpassed.
On 5 October 2026 Kenya's Interior Ministry said the government had activated the National Contingency Plan for El Niño rains, with evacuation centres and a joint emergency force, Citizen Digital and Xinhua reported.
The Raila Amolo Odinga Mausoleum at Kang'o ka Jaramogi in Bondo will be handed over on 7 October, with public access from 8 October; KBC says it is listed for protection as national heritage.
On 3 October 2026, The Star and Nairobi News reported that at least five people died when a gold mine collapsed in West Pokot County, Kenya, and that three people were rescued alive. The Standard, which also reported five dead, said four people were injured.
On 3 October 2026, a large fire was seen in Tsavo East National Park, spreading towards the Taveta-Voi highway, Kenyans.co.ke reported on 4 October. The outlet said the cause had yet to be established.
On 2 October 2026, Taifa Leo reported that the Environment and Land Court in Mombasa had ordered Mombasa County to pay KSh 350 million to more than 200 Mwakirunge residents over dumpsite pollution.
On 2 October 2026, a Kenyan government committee published draft rules on screening people entering and leaving the country and on data sharing between border agencies; comments are open until 16 October.
Police say a truck overtaking on the Nairobi–Mombasa highway at Salama set off a chain of collisions that killed at least 17 people on 3 October; the Archdiocese of Mombasa says its pilgrims were among them.
Samburu leaders petitioned the National Assembly's Security Committee, Citizen Digital reported on 2 October, seeking KSh 70 million for 43 families after a security operation; Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen has expressed regret over the livestock losses.
Lecturers in the Universities Academic Staff Union began a strike on 2 October 2026 after talks on a 2025–2029 collective bargaining agreement stalled over funding.
