- The High Court has directed the government and the striking doctors to sign a return-to-work formula to be adopted by the court on Monday, May 6, 2024.
- Three senior officials of the National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB) charged in the fake fertilizer scandal have been freed on Ksh.1 million cash bail each.
- The government of Kenya on Thursday warned that the Coastal region is likely to be hit by a tropical cyclone now christened ‘Hidaya’ within the next few days.
- Police in Nairobi have arrested a man over his alleged involvement in the supply of 161,000kg of fake gold, which led to duping a Georgian national of over Ksh.822.2 million.
- The Kenya Meteorological Services has issued a continued heavy rainfall and strong winds advisory starting from Thursday through to Monday next week.
- Efforts to impeach Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Mithika Linturi gained pace on Thursday after the National Assembly formed a Select Committee to investigate allegations against him.
- A court assistant in Migori County is set to face charges for allegedly demanding a bribe in order to help an accused person secure a lighter sentence in a criminal case.
- The National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) has revoked the licences of 64 Public Transport Operators (PTOs) plying various routes across the country.
- Daring Africa 2024, Nissan’s overland adventure across eight countries with four Nissan Navara pick-ups and an X-Trail SUV, has completed its Kenya leg, the expedition’s penultimate stop before transitioning to Egypt.
- Motion for the impeachment of Nakuru County Secretary Dr Samwel Mwaura, tabled by Menengai East Member of County Assembly Wilson Mwangi split the House on Thursday.
- Royal Media Services (RMS)-owned television, radio and digital platforms continue to lead Kenya’s media landscape, according to the latest findings by the Media Council of Kenya (MCK).
- Three Senior officials of the National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB) have been arraigned in court, waiting to be charged before the Anti-corruption magistrate.
- The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) on Thursday made a decision to charge Jecinter Adoyo Hezron, a senior analyst and personal assistant to the chairperson of Commission on Revenue Allocation (CRA) with forging academic documents.
- President William Ruto, the Commander-in-Chief of the Defence Forces, has promoted Lieutenant General Charles Muriu Kahariri to the rank of General and appointed him the new Chief of the Defence Forces (CDF).
- The number of Kenyans who have died from the ongoing nationwide floods rose to 188 as of Thursday morning as the nation continues to battle with torrential rains.
- More than half of Kenyans consider Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Mithika Linturi most responsible for the dubious subsidised fertiliser under probe, a new survey shows.
- Survivors of the Maai Mahiu flash floods say they had been warned over the looming danger posed by the Old Kijabe seasonal dam hours before the tragedy struck.
- A formal request has been issued to the United States Speaker of the House of Representatives and Republican member of Congress Mike Johnson; for President William Samoei Ruto to address a joint session of Congress.
- Police tore down a protest encampment at the University of Texas on Wednesday, arresting more than a dozen people, as unrest over Israel's war against Hamas in Gaza simmered on US campuses.
- U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem on Wednesday as talks continue in Cairo to resolve details of an elusive bid for a cease-fire in Israel’s war with Hamas militants in Gaza.
- Tourists were evacuated by air from Kenya's Maasai Mara National Reserve Wednesday after more than a dozen hotels, lodges and camps were flooded as heavy rains continue to batter the country.
- East African Community, ASALs, and Regional Development Cabinet Secretary Peninah Malonza has urged Kenyans to avoid politicizing the current floods which have led to the deaths of hundreds of people countrywide.
- Eastern India experienced its hottest April on record as a heatwave scorched parts of the country amid a general election, killing at least nine people, and the weather office on Wednesday forecasted above-normal temperatures for May too.
- Harvey Weinstein is due to appear in state court in Manhattan on Wednesday for the first time since New York's highest court threw out his 2020 rape conviction last week.
- Three managers at the National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB) will face charges in connection with the fake fertiliser scandal that has been in the country for about two months.
- Supporters of Israel attacked a pro-Palestinian protest camp at the University of California in Los Angeles on Wednesday, while New York's mayor said a pro-Palestinian protest at Columbia University broken up by police had been led by outsiders.
- In a solemn funeral service marked by both tears and fond memories, friends, family, and colleagues gathered today at All Saints Cathedral Church in Nairobi to bid farewell to Michael Oyier, a beloved figure in the world of journalism.
- The newspapers, which include The New York Daily News and The Chicago Tribune, are owned by Alden Global Capital, a Florida-based investment firm that created the second-largest US newspaper group behind USA Today owner Gannett when it bought the Tribune publishing chain in 2021.
- Experts express concern over this revelation, pointing out that these kinds of health issues put drivers at serious risk and may even be a factor in traffic accidents.
- The government has announced that 10 more people died of floods as 20 others were reported missing in the last 24 hours across the country, bringing the total deaths to 179 since the heavy rains started.
- KeNHA has announced closures of the Ewaso Ngiro-Narusura (B19) Road, the Kedong Ranch-Suswa Road, as well as the Kamulu-Kangundo Road at the Joska Athi River Bridge.
- A Kitengela woman who took to the microblogging site X to appeal for help after being marooned in her house due to excessive flooding has finally found help.
- The Kenya Red Cross is presently conducting a search and rescue operation in Narok County where over 14 tourist camps have been overrun by floodwaters.
- Ousted Migori County Assembly Speaker Charles Owino Likoa has received a sigh of relief after a Labour court sitting in Kisumu issued an order stopping the House from replacing him pending the hearing of a case.
- Catholic Church Leader Pope Francis has sent a message of goodwill to Kenya amid devastating floods that have claimed lives and led to destruction of infrastructure and property.
- Kenya Wildlife Services (KWS) officers manning Lake Nakuru National Park are on the spot after locals living in Barut along the edges of the lake accused them of arresting a young man and throwing him into the lake.