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By  Cantona Joseph April 04, 2026 12:08 (EAT)

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A photo collage of Petroleum PS Liban Mohamed, EPRA CEO Daniel Kiptoo and Kenya Pipeline MD Joe Sang. Photo/Courtesy

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The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has arrested three senior government officials over the alleged importation of substandard fuel.

Those in custody include Petroleum Principal Secretary Liban Mohamed, Kenya Pipeline Company Managing Director Joe Sang, and Energy Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) CEO Daniel Kiptoo. 

Authorities have also detained a fourth suspect linked to the case, although their identity has not yet been disclosed.

The suspects are reported to have spent Thursday night in custody and are currently being held at the DCI Headquarters, following their arrest by detectives from the DCI’s Operations Support Unit.

Reports indicate that DCI Director Mohamed Amin said investigations are ongoing, with officers pursuing other individuals suspected to be involved in the scheme

List of areas to be affected as Nairobi Water announces six-day supply interruption

File image of the Nairobi City Water and Sewerage Company (NCWSC) headquarters.

Thousands of residents and businesses across Nairobi are set to experience a six-day water supply interruption following a planned shutdown of a key water system.

The Nairobi City Water and Sewerage Company (NCWSC) has announced that the Athi Water Works Development Agency (AWWDA) will shut down the Northern Collector Tunnel 1 (NCT1) system to allow for completion of works linking the Kigoro Water Treatment Plant to Gigiri and Kabete reservoirs.

The interruption is scheduled to run from 6am on Monday, April 6, 2026, to 6am on Saturday, April 11, 2026.

“Athi Water Works Development Agency (AWWDA) will shut down the Northern Collector Tunnel 1 (NCT1) System, in order to operationalise and satisfactorily conclude all contractual scope of works for the Kigoro Water Treatment Plant to Gigiri Reservoirs to Kabete Reservoirs,” stated NCWSC Acting Managing Director Martin Nang’ole in a statement.

The shutdown is expected to affect several parts of the city, including Westlands, Lavington, Kileleshwa, Kilimani, and sections of Dagoretti and Kabete.

Areas in Upper Hill, Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH), KEMRI, and parts of Kibera and Lang’ata will also be impacted, alongside Karen, South B and South C, Industrial Area, and the Central Business District.

The notice further lists major installations and institutions expected to be affected, including Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA), the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR), the Athi River Export Processing Zone (EPZA), and several industries along Mombasa Road and North Airport Road.

Residential estates in Eastlands such as Eastleigh, Buruburu, Maringo, Huruma, and Mathare, as well as areas along Thika Road including Ngara, Pangani, and parts of Kasarani, will also face disruptions.

Specific areas affected include:

i. Riverside and Parklands areas in Westlands, Chalbi Drive, Convent Drive, Gitanga Road, Kunde Road, Hedred, Mbaazi, Masanduku, Leloghi Gardens, Ole Ndume Road, King’ara Road, Mbaazi, Riara Road and environs in Lavington.

ii. Kandara Road, Gichugu Road, Mazeras Road, Mbooni Road, Othaya Road, Kaputei, Laikipia Road, Githunguri, DoD, St. Georges School, Tembere Road and environs in Kileleshwa.

iii. University of Nairobi (UoN) and customers along Mamlaka line, and Valley Road.

iv. Argwings Kodhek Road (from Chaka Road to Hurlingham), Hurlingham Shopping Centre and environs, Mtito Andei Road, Kindaruma Road, Rose Avenue, Lower George Padmore Road, Daystar University, Denis Pritt Road, Coptic Hospital and environs in Kilimani.

v. Lower Gitanga Road, parts of Kawangware, Sunset Estate, Sohill City Estates, Kagira, Kagondo, Muhuri Road, Upper Kabiria, Mithonge, Kamwanya, Kahuho Road, Ngina Road, Kikuyu Road, Waithaka, Ndwaru Road, Upper Waithaka, Gachui, Kirigo, Dagoretti Market and Mariguini.

vi. Uthiru Muthua area, Muchugia Road, Mutego, Mutuini and environs, Gatina and its environs.

vii. Bishop Magua, Kabarnet Road, parts of Joseph Kangethe Road, Muchai Drive (from Ngong Road to Mbaruk Road), Jamhuri Estate, Upper Hill areas, KNH, KEMRI offices, Highview 1 and 2, Kenyatta Market and environs.

viii. Makina and Karanja Road and environs, Fort Jesus, Olympic, Kibera Kianda, parts of Gatwekera, parts of Ayany, Karanja Road and environs, Kibera Mwembeni and Makongeni environs, Kwa DC, Makina, Lindi, KEMRI Flats–Mbagathi Way, Highrise Estate.

ix. Kinoo Road/Joseph Kangethe junction–Togo Flats, Kang’ethe Greens (Upper Flats).

x. Southlands Estate (Jordan Court, Sinai Court, Genesis Court, Amani Court, Kwetu Court, Southend Court), Park 1 and Ngei 2 Extension, Madaraka, Hima Gardens and Siwaka, Funguo Estate, Akila 2 and environs, Rangers Court, Leeban B, Nairobi West Shopping Centre in Lang’ata.

xi. Bogani East Road, Muiri Lane, Forest Edge, Mukinduri Road, Muricho Road, Mukoma Road, Kisembe East, Magadi Road, Ndorobo Road, Kikeni Road, Ndovu Road, Kifaru Road, Tandara Road, Mutamaiyo, Mundenderu Road, Kikeni Close, Korongo Road, Swara Lodge environs, Quere Lane, Lang’ata South Road, Mukoyeti West, Mukoyeti East, Mukoyeti Road, Lang’ata South Road (between Bogani East Road and Ushirika), May East, Dalat, Royale, Kuwinda Road, Kufuga Road, Koitobos, Twiga Hill, Ushirika, Masai West, Hardy, Milima, Simba Hill, Giraffe Centre, Tumbili, Macushla, Bogani Road, Nzohe, Kasuku, Kwarara, Silanga Road, Kumbe Road, Comboni, Mbagathi Ridge in Karen.

xii. Central Business District (CBD), areas along Mombasa Road, South B and South C estates, including Mater Hospital, Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA), SGR, Athi River Export Processing Zone (EPZA), Coca-Cola, Mukuru, Imara Daima, estates and industries along North Airport Road and Embakasi Village, Tassia Estate.

xiii. Ngara area, Forest Road, Desai Road, Kipande Road, Limuru Road, Murang’a Road and Park Road, Gigiri, Whispers Avenue, Village Market, UNEP and US Embassy.

xiv. Industries along Masai Road and adjacent areas.

xv. Eastleigh, Maringo, Buruburu Phase 3 and 4, Gikomba, Pumwani, Majengo, Shauri Moyo.

xvi. Mathare North, GSU, Rafiki, Utalii College, KPLC Training School, Traffic Headquarters, Mathari Hospital, Malango Kubwa, Juja Road, Huruma, Ngei I and II, Kosovo, parts of Ngumba Estate, Old Muthaiga Road, part of Thome, Survey, Safari Park Hotel, Kenya Breweries, parts of Baba Dogo light industries.

xvii. The whole of Industrial Area.

While urging the public to be patient, the agency says the works are aimed at improving reliability and ensuring a more stable water supply system once completed.

“We appeal to our customers for indulgence and urge them to use the available water sparingly as we work towards restoring the supply. Any inconvenience is highly regretted,” the company said.

Mt. Kenya set to hold over 7 million votes in 2027 as IEBC ramps up registration

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The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission has registered an additional 344,316 new voters in its ongoing enhanced continuous voter registration exercise, pushing the total number of new voters enlisted since September 29, 2025, to over 600,000.

Projections by the electoral body show the Mt. Kenya region could emerge with the largest share of votes in the 2027 General Election, with more than 7 million voters, accounting for over 25 percent of the national voter roll.

The region played a decisive role in the 2022 elections, voting overwhelmingly for President William Samoei Ruto in one of the country’s most competitive presidential races.

Over the years, Mt. Kenya has remained a key voting bloc, producing three of Kenya’s five presidents, including Jomo Kenyatta, Uhuru Kenyatta, and Mwai Kibaki.

In the 2022 polls, President Ruto secured 7,176,141 votes nationally, with approximately 2.9 million votes coming from the region’s ten counties, representing about 41 percent of his total vote. The region recorded a voter turnout of 3.9 million, translating to 67 percent.

“Nyinyi ndiyo mlifanya president na watu wanataka kutukosanisha,” said President Ruto.

The IEBC is targeting to register 6.3 million new voters by 2027, with about 1.7 million expected to come from the Mt. Kenya region, representing nearly 27 percent of the total target.

Kiambu is projected to lead in new registrations with 363,000 voters, followed by Nakuru at 300,000, while Murang’a is expected to contribute 177,000 new voters.

If the targets are met, the region’s total registered voters could rise to about 7.4 million by 2027, contributing to an ambitious national voter roll target of 28 million.

The growing influence of the region appears to have informed recent political realignments, with former President Uhuru Kenyatta and former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua closing ranks in a show of unity against President Ruto.

“I’m not vying for any political seat, the way you vote I will be in Ichaweri I don’t have a problem, but if you make a mistake, it will be up to you,” said Uhuru Kenyatta.

“Ruto thought he was one of us, he is not, he should forget the mountain,” said Rigathi Gachagua.

President Ruto and his Deputy Kithure Kindiki have also intensified their outreach in the region, seeking to consolidate support ahead of the next election.

“Kwani mnadhani kuna mtu anaweza kunitisha? Ati anataka kunikosanishha na watu wa Nyeri. Hawa nitapambana na wao hapa mbele. Kama kuna mtu anafikiria atapiga kelele kuniwachanisha na nyinyi, nyinyi mlifanya rais. Kwani mimi ni wazimu,” said President Ruto.

“We will humble you just like we did in the Mbeere North by-elections. You will not allow to intimidate and blackmail elected leaders through insults and threats of making them unelectable. You found us in politics, you cannot teach us anything,” said Prof. Kithure Kindiki.

As the 2027 General Election approaches, the Mt. Kenya region is expected to remain at the centre of political contestation, with intensified competition for its vote.

This comes as the IEBC continues to make progress in its voter registration drive, revealing that in just four days it registered 344,316 new voters, alongside 18,610 transfers and 329 updates of voter details.

The commission has now registered a total of 617,814 new voters since the exercise began on September 29, 2025.

Late MP Johana Ng’eno’s widow Naiyanoi Ntutu appointed to ICT board

President William Ruto condoles with the late Emurua Dikirr MP Johana Ng’eno’s widow, Naiyanoi Ntutu Ng’eno and family after his death on March 2, 2026. PHOTO | COURTESY

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Information, Communications and the Digital Economy Cabinet Secretary William Kabogo has appointed the widow of the late Emurua Dikirr MP Johana Ng’eno, Naiyanoi Ntutu Ng’eno, to the Information and Communication Technology Authority (ICTA) board.

According to a gazette notice dated April 2, Naiyanoi was appointed as the ICTA board member for three years, effective immediately. 

Following the announcement, ICTA Board Chairperson Lily Ng’ok Kirui took to her social media to express confidence in Naiyanoi’s ability to deliver in the said position.

“Welcome to the Information and Communication Technology Authority (ICTA) Board Mrs. Naiyanoi Ntutu Ng’eno,” wrote Ms. Kirui.

“I am looking forward to working closely with you. I have no doubt in your abilities and the contribution you will make to the team. Together, we will fulfil our collective mandate.”

The late MP’s widow came into the limelight following his tragic death in a helicopter crash on February 28, 2026, alongside five others.

She was endorsed to contest for the Emurua Dikirr Parliamentary seat left vacant by her later husband but she turned down the opportunity.

Earthquake kills 8 members of same family near Afghan capital

By AFP April 04, 2026 10:50 (EAT)

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An earthquake that struck Afghanistan overnight killed eight members of the same family in Kabul province, the health ministry said on Saturday.

The 5.8-magnitude quake struck at 8.42 pm (1612 GMT) on Friday at a depth of 186 kilometres (115 miles) at the epicentre in northeastern Badakhshan province, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS).

Shaking was felt in multiple parts of the country, including the capital Kabul, according to AFP journalists.

“In the Gosfand Dara area of Kabul Province, eight members of a family died as a result of the earthquake,” Health Ministry spokesman Sharafat Zaman said in a message to media.

He added that a child aged around two years old was the only survivor from the household and the country’s disaster management agency said the boy had been injured in the tremor.

Afghanistan is frequently jolted by earthquakes, particularly along the Hindu Kush mountain range near where the Eurasian and Indian tectonic plates meet.

In August, a shallow magnitude 6 earthquake wiped out mountainside villages and killed more than 2,200 people in eastern Afghanistan, making it the deadliest tremor in the country’s recent history.

Artemis astronauts pass half-way point on way to Moon

By AFPApril 04, 2026 11:30 (EAT)

Canadian astronaut David Saint-Jacques, of the Canadian Space Agency (CSA), talks about the Artemis II lunar mission to attendees of a viewing party of the Artemis II launch, in Longueuil, near Montreal, Quebec, on April 1, 2026. Photo by ANDREJ IVANOV / AFP

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The four Artemis astronauts have passed the halfway point between Earth and the Moon on the way to their planned lunar flyby, NASA said on Friday evening.

“You are now closer to the moon than you are to us on Earth,” mission control told the astronauts at around 11 pm (0400 GMT), according to the space agency’s official live broadcast.

“We all kind of had a collective, I guess, expression of joy at that… We can see the Moon out of the docking hatch right now, it is a beautiful sight,” said astronaut Christina Koch replied.

The milestone was hit around two days, five hours and 24 minutes after liftoff, according to the NASA official broadcast.

The US space agency’s online dashboard showed that the Orion spacecraft carrying the astronauts is now more than 219,000 kilometres (136,080 miles) from Earth.

“We’re halfway there,” NASA posted on social media.

The spacecraft’s next milestone will be entering the lunar sphere of influence, set to take place on day five of the flight, according to NASA.

The astronauts — Americans Koch, Victor Glover, Reid Wiseman and Canadian Jeremy Hansen — are now on a “free-return” trajectory, which uses the Moon’s gravity to slingshot around it before heading back towards Earth without propulsion.

Olunga out for rest of the season after surgery

Michael Olunga of Al Arabi SC celebrates after scoring a goal during the Doha Bank Stars League Qatar match between Al Sadd SC and Al Arabi SC at Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium in Doha, Qatar, on October 25, 2025. (Photo by Noushad Thekkayil/NurPhoto) (Photo by Noushad Thekkayil / NurPhoto / NurPhoto via AFP)

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Harambee Stars captain Michael Olunga will miss the remainder of the 2025–26 season after undergoing surgery for a pelvic injury, his club Al-Arabi SC has confirmed.

In a medical update, Al-Arabi stated that the striker sustained the injury and underwent successful surgery in Paris, France.

His club, Al Arabi, confirmed that Olunga has undergone surgery.

“Our player, Michael Olunga, suffered a pelvic injury and underwent successful surgery this morning in Paris, France,” the club’s medical report stated.

 The club added that Olunga will be sidelined for eight weeks and will follow a rehabilitation program under the supervision of the team’s medical staff.

“The player is expected to be sidelined for eight weeks, during which he will follow a rehabilitation program under the supervision of the club’s medical team.”

The injury effectively rules him out for the rest of the season in the Qatar Stars League. Olunga joined Al-Arabi in July 2025 on a two-year deal and has been a regular starter.

This season, he made 14 league appearances, scoring six goals and providing one assist.

 In the QSL Cup, he scored two goals in two matches. Across all domestic competitions, he recorded about nine goals before the injury.

Although his goal return is lower than during his time at Al-Duhail SC, he remains an important player for Al-Arabi.

His absence is a setback for both club and country as he begins his recovery.

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