NAIROBI DAILY - 10 MARCH 2026
KRA DEPLOYS 350 BODY-WORN CAMERAS AT BORDERS; RUTO SIGNS KSH 5T INFRASTRUCTURE LAW; WEBUYE ACCIDENT KILLS 14
Fourteen killed in Webuye road crash as truck rams motorcycle accident scene
Capital FM and NTV report fourteen people died and sixteen injured when a truck plowed into residents who had gathered at a motorcycle crash site in Webuye, Bungoma County; President Ruto called for urgent road safety measures as national traffic deaths mount.
KRA deploys 350 body-worn cameras at all border points to combat illicit trade
Kenya Broadcasting Corporation and Capital FM report KRA has rolled out 350 body-worn cameras for customs agents at all border crossings including JKIA to enhance transparency, evidence collection, and combat smuggling and corruption at entry points.
UNMISS peacekeepers to remain in Akobo despite South Sudan army evacuation order
Radio Tamazuj and Eye Radio report UNMISS confirmed peacekeepers will stay in Akobo, Jonglei state, despite SSPDF evacuation order ahead of planned government offensive; MSF warns hundreds of thousands face impossible choice between fleeing or remaining at risk.
US AFRICOM special operations commander meets Jubaland president to boost anti-al-Shabaab operations
Shabelle Media reports Jubaland President Ahmed Mohamed Islam met with AFRICOM Director of Special Operations Major General Claude K. Tudor Jr. to discuss strengthening security cooperation and accelerating counter-insurgency efforts against al-Shabaab in southern Somalia.
DRIVING THE DAY
SUMMARY: KRA deployed 350 body-worn cameras for customs agents at all border points — including JKIA — to combat illicit trade and enhance transparency, Commissioner General Humphrey WATTANGA announced 10 March. The rollout follows President RUTO's 9 March assent to the National Infrastructure Fund Bill establishing a KSh 5 trillion development fund with JKIA expansion as first beneficiary, and the Judges' Retirement Benefits Bill requiring 7.5% judicial contributions matched by 15% government funding. A Webuye-Kitale highway collision killed 14 and injured 16 on 9 March when a truck struck bystanders at a motorcycle accident scene. Azimio purged six senior leaders — including CSs JOHO, OPARANYA, MBADI and Minority Leader Junet MOHAMED — from coalition councils 9 March, replacing MOHAMED with MP Caroli OMONDI, deepening ODM internal divisions over the Kenya Kwanza cooperation agreement. Activist Boniface MWANGI proposed public hangings for corrupt officials while criticizing RUTO's administration. Former Harambee Stars coach Engin FIRAT died 9 March from a heart attack at Istanbul Airport. END SUMMARY.
