A fuel tanker exploded near Paul Boit Secondary School on Thursday night, prompting a major rescue operation involving the Kenya Red Cross, police and firefighters.
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This page is an archive of main headlines from Kenya for 18.09.2026.
It displays 93 headlines from many sources chronologically, as they appeared throughout the day, accompanied by AI overviews that were written in real time.
18.09.2026 ⇢ The Day the Turbo Tanker Exploded
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Overnight coverage stayed with the fuel tanker explosion on the Eldoret-Webuye road near Paul Boit Secondary School. Early reports of several feared dead gave way to confirmed tolls — two dead and ten evacuated, later revised to three dead and 23 injured, 11 critical.
By mid-morning attention moved to a second transport disaster: a light aircraft crash near the Kipeto wind plant in Kajiado with two killed, and a parallel Foreign Ministry condemnation of missile attacks on Saudi Arabia with assurances on Kenyans there.
The Ruto-Uhuru exchange from the previous day continued, with Ruto reviving the ‘yangu kumi’ pact accusation and Uhuru mockingly adopting the ‘Sponyo’ nickname and warning life was becoming dangerous.
Security politics closed the day: Ruto at the GSU pass-out, Mudavadi launching a counter-terrorism hotline warning gangs could turn terrorist, and the IEBC transferring election chiefs months to the 2027 polls.
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A fuel tanker exploded near Paul Boit Secondary School on Thursday night, prompting a major rescue operation involving the Kenya Red Cross, police and firefighters.
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Several people are feared dead after a petrol tanker overturned and caught fire near Paul Boit Secondary School along the Eldoret-Turbo road. The incident reportedly drew residents to the scene,…
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TAKRIBAN watu 11 wamepoteza maisha katika ghasia na matukio mengine yanayohusishwa na mikutano ya...
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Kenya Met forecasts showers, thunderstorms and strong winds across 12 counties, with temperatures from 9°C to 36°C in the September 17-18 weather forecast.
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School principals now fear a repeat of textbook shortages that disrupted the start of senior school in January.
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Kenya is exploring climate-resilient tea varieties, local processing, AI and new tea products as it seeks to cut costs, boost farmer earnings and capture more value at home.
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MWANAMUME anayedai alichangia Sh55 kwa kampeni ya Linda Mwananchi, amewasilisha kesi katika...
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Images and videos widely circulated on social media platforms showed the trailer engulfed in flames as residents…
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The Kenya Red Cross said the incident occurred on Thursday night, triggering a mass casualty response in the area.
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MUUNGANO wa Kenya Kwanza unaoongozwa na Rais William Ruto, umeanzisha kampeni kali ya kisiasa ya...
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Sifuna earned goodwill among Kenya's young "Gen-Z" voters when he actively sought to stop police violence during the biggest protests in June 2024.
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08:27⇢Fuel Tanker Fireball on Turbo Road
⌨The newspapers converge on a fuel tanker explosion along the Eldoret-Webuye road near Paul Boit Secondary School (People Daily, TV47 Digital, Kenyans, The Kenya Times). Kenyans reports 2 dead, People Daily reports 10 casualties evacuated, while TV47 and Kenya Times report several feared dead and mass casualties from flames that drew residents to the scene.
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The government is calling on residents living in flood‑prone areas, along rivers and in other vulnerable locations to take precautionary measures before the rains intensify.
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RAIS William Ruto amemshambulia tena mtangulizi wake, Rais mstaafu Uhuru Kenyatta, akimlaumu kwa...
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The ceremony marks the completion of an intensive training programme for the recruits, who are set to join the National Police Service and take up assignments across the country....
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Owino says authorities are undertaking risk assessments, identifying vulnerable and flood‑prone areas, preparing emergency response measures and strengthening early‑warning communication to communitie...
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Several people are feared dead following a petroleum tanker explosion along the Eldoret-Webuye road near Paul Boit Secondary School....
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KIONGOZI wa Mashtaka ya Umma ameaomba mpelelezi wa zamani wa kitengo cha polisi cha Uingereza...
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Citizens of the East African Community (EAC), including Kenyans, and Southern African Development Community (SADC) member states are exempt from the mandatory insurance...
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Residents and motorists plying the Thika–Mwingi–Garissa highway are expressing concern over the persistent El Niño warnings, with fears that transport could be severely disrupted. The Mbakini Bridge was demolished nearly…
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A man who had been defrauding M-Pesa shop attendants across Garissa town and its surroundings by posing as a Safaricom agent has been arrested by police officers from Garissa Police…
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Besigye is jointly charged with his aide, Hajji Obeid Lutale, and a UPDF officer, Captain Denis Oola.Kenyan cities Nairobi and Kisumu have featured in the prosecution’s case.
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BAADHI huchukulia kuumwa na tumbo mara kwa mara, kupata kiungulia, tumbo kujaa gesi au kushiba...
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Kenya's similar scheme has, however, been the subject of legal debates, with many court cases challenging the…
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The initiative will be operated by Kenyan officials and supported through partnerships with key security agencies and other institutions.
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The initiative will be operated by Kenyan officials and supported through partnerships with key security agencies and other institutions.
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11:19⇢Garissa M-Pesa Fraudster Nabbed
⌨The newspapers remain fragmented with no dominant national lead as the tanker blast fades. Two stories draw paired coverage: government warnings and forecasts ahead of the October-December rains and flood risks (Eastleigh Voice, Tuko), and police arrest of a man posing as a Safaricom agent swindling M-Pesa shops in Garissa with SIM cards recovered (TV47 Digital, Nairobi Leo).
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According to Museveni, Uganda was paying a premium of $118 per metric tonne for diesel under the previous arrangement, compared with $83 under its current arrangement with Vitol and Uganda National Oi...
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Five people were killed in the attack, including two Anti-Stock Theft Unit (ASTU) officers, a National Police Reservist (NPR) and two civilians.
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According to the petition, LSK’s targeted boycott directed advocates to refrain from participating in proceedings before the affected judicial officers and to seek adjournments, transfers or recusal i...
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An Isiolo man has been sentenced to 25 years in prison after being convicted of defiling a 15-year-old child living with a mental disability. The sentence was secured by the…
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Ruling now sets the stage for a substantive hearing.
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In a statement on Friday, the Ministry of Foreign and Diaspora Affairs said attacks directed at civilians, civilian infrastructure and places of worship breach international humanitarian law and threa...
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A female elephant has been rescued after getting stuck in a muddy dam at Mount Kenya National Park, early this morning, Friday, 18th September, 2026. The rescue was carried out…
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Eastleigh Voice
The order permits authorised stakeholders to examine technical records as the court determines whether they have a legal right to access the information.
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Tensions have escalated between Saudi Arabia and Yemen’s Houthis, with missile and drone attacks reported amid growing…
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The aircraft went down near the Kipeto Wind Power Project while on a routine training flight, killing the two people on board, a student pilot and a flight instructor.
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Bank of Baroda (Kenya) Limited has dismissed social media reports claiming that it is closing down its operations in Kenya....
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The Kenyan government has condemned missile and drone attacks targeting infrastructure, civilians, and sacred places in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia....
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Police Officers from Garissa Police Station have arrested a suspected M-Pesa fraudster who has allegedly been swindling M-Pesa shop attendants in Garissa town and surrounding areas...
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The two organisations announced that the partnership sought to improve learning and wellbeing outcomes for children affected by conflict and displacement in Kenya and Nigeria. ...
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The CS says he will put his ‘axe’ away if leaders from the West meet his demand.
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Initial reports suggest that at least one person may have died in the crash, although this had not been officially…
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A light aircraft crashed in Kipeto area of Kajiado county, on Friday morning, with casualties feared as authorities respond to the scene of crash
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14:04⇢Casualties Feared in Kajiado Plane Crash
⌨The papers remain fragmented with no dominant national lead. The only shared item is a light aircraft crash Friday morning in Kipeto, Kajiado, with casualties feared and at least one death unconfirmed (Tuko, Kenyans). Other front pages scatter across single-source items on IEBC voter-register access, Mt Kenya unity politics and police recruits.
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KRA explained that the bus driver, who had evaded KRA officers on previous occasions, transported excisable products sourced from Uganda through porous border routes to a pick-up point in Busia, from...
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The public first became aware of the rift through content creator Lyndah Kebati, the daughter of Bosco’s second wife, Angelica Akinyi.
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The Government of Kenya has condemned the escalating missile and drone attacks targeting infrastructure, civilians and sacred places in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, calling for an immediate cessation of…
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Moja Expressway Company said the temporary diversion will take effect from 8.00 pm on Saturday, September 19 and run until noon on Monday, September 21.
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The Kenya Meteorological Department has forecast light to moderate rainfall in parts of 14 counties, including Nairobi and Mombasa, over the weekend....
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Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi has warned that organised criminal gangs could evolve into violent extremist and terrorist groups if their activities are not closely monitored. Speaking in Nairobi during…
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The two channels scheduled to go live on October 15 have been developed with support from the United Kingdom and the United States, but the system will be fully owned, managed and operated by the Directorate of Criminal Investigation’s Counter Terrorism Bureau (formerly ATPU).
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Justice Kanyi Kimondo found Dancun Livingstone Kimathi guilty of murdering Akello between June 30 and July 1, 2012, at Kiamako area in Githunguri, Kiambu County.
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Residents of Mwea will now access a range of essential government services closer to home following the official commissioning of the Mwea Huduma Centre in Ngurubani today. The facility, which has…
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Watu watatu walifariki na wengine 23 kujeruhiwa, 11 kati yao wakalazwa katika chumba cha wagonjwa...
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Buruburu DCIO Simon Kirui explained that a specialised team of detectives is hunting the suspect, who is the prime suspect in the murder.
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President William Ruto has officially commissioned the Sh1.4 billion Awendo–Masaba 132kV Transmission Line, a major electricity infrastructure project expected to improve power reliability and increase transmission capacity in Migori County…
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President Ruto has been accusing Uhuru Kenyatta of sponsoring opposition activities and funding groups seeking to…
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17:38⇢Uhuru Warns Life Is Becoming Dangerous
⌨The newspapers remain fragmented with no dominant national lead. The Kajiado light-aircraft crash, previously shared, is now carried alone (Tuko) after (Kenyans) shifted to Uhuru Kenyatta saying life is becoming dangerous following Ruto's accusations. (Taifa Leo) revises the Eldoret-Webuye tanker blast toll to three dead and 23 injured with 11 critical.
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This is after videos circulating on social media showed several shipping containers stacked on top of one another at the port, with one container appearing to have been completely crushed following th...
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The warning comes as the U.S. increases scrutiny of foreign students and the activities they engage in while living and…
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IEBC is reorganising its election command ahead of the 2027 General Election.
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Since being declared in mid-May, the deadly virus has killed more than 3,600 people out of 7,200 recorded infections, according to the World Health Organisation.Much of...
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The fire has left residents facing two immediate challenges: finding safe shelter for their families and knowing whether they will be allowed to rebuild.
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The incident triggered rioting in Minna, the capital of Niger state where the deaths occurred a day earlier, and police opened fire to disperse the crowds.It was not im...
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The school has so far received Ksh.70 million from the National Treasury and the Office of the Attorney-General towards equipping the facility, against an estimated total requirement of Ksh.290 millio...
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Africa's second-most populous country is facing armed groups opposing federal forces in its two most populous regions, Oromia and Amhara, while other parts of the country are also experiencing conflic...
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A search-and-rescue operation was under way following the blast in Kohat in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, according to Bilal Ahmed Faizi from the 1122 rescue services....
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It is a damning revelation about the unclear money trail from taxpayers’ pockets, raising questions over the management and oversight of public funds and statutory levi...
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Absa Bank Kenya PLC and Vivo Energy Kenya, the company that distributes and markets Shell products and services in the country, have signed a financing partnership aimed at empowering Shell…
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He broke his silence after a week of sustained attacks from his former deputy, President Ruto, who has labelled him a rebel leader and accused him of sponsoring those u...
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Nairobi, Kenya, 18th September 2026: SBM Bank Kenya and Fusion Estates, the real estate arm of Fusion Group, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to facilitate mortgage financing of up to…
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The Attorney General, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Cabinet Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Principal Secretary for Foreign Affairs and Kenya’s Ambassador to the African Union have been given nine month...
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Speaking when he presided over the passing-out parade of the newly trained GSU recruits in Nairobi, President Ruto took note of the rising political temperatures in the...
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The two victims, both mechanics, died on the spot. Rescuers had to use a breakdown crane to lift the heavy lorry and recover the remains of one of the victims, who was trapped underneath....
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Mount Ololokwe crash: Report shows helicopter struck rock formation before crashing
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Gachagua said a diaspora-owned financial institution would enable Kenyans abroad to retain a greater share of the money they currently lose through banking charges.He argued that owning a bank would a...
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22:49⇢Ololokwe Helicopter Struck Rock Before Crash
⌨The newspapers remain fragmented with no dominant national lead. New front pages scatter across single-source items, including the preliminary report that the Mount Ololokwe helicopter struck a rock formation before crashing killing seven (Eastleigh Voice), IEBC transfers of election chiefs ahead of 2027 polls (Daily Nation), and a new U.S. deportation warning (Kenyans). The Eldoret-Webuye tanker toll (Taifa Leo) and Kajiado crash (Tuko) linger.
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