- As 3,000 riot police swarmed his hillside villa on Wednesday, South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol huddled with party loyalists, telling them that people were increasingly realising the country's legal system had been hijacked by leftist forces.
- A month after Citizen TV aired the story of a family in Ngong seeking compensation for their son Dismas Kogo who was attacked by a hyena, the story has now taken a grim turn.
- The Ministry of Education has appointed Prof. Noah Midamba as the new Chairperson of the Moi University Council amid a management crisis in the institution.
- Former Gender Cabinet Secretary Aisha Jumwa and ex-Nominated Senator Millicent Omanga have landed new State jobs in the latest round of appointments.
- Inspector General of Police Douglas Kanja and the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) boss Amin Mohammed on Friday failed to physically appear in court again.
- Horrifying scenes, running battles and deadly clashes characterised the day-long standoff between police officers and the protesting Maasai herders in Suswa, Narok County.
- Eight former officials of the Tana River County government who had been arrested by the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) have been released by the Hola Law Courts on a bond of Ksh.500,000 each or an alternative of Ksh.300,000 cash bail.
- The U.S. Supreme Court upheld on Friday a law banning TikTok in the United States on national security grounds if its Chinese parent company ByteDance does not sell the short-video app by Sunday, as the justices in a 9-0 decision declined to rescue a platform used by about half of all Americans.
- Kisumu Governor Prof. Peter Anyang’ Nyong’o has called on Chief Justice Martha Koome to urgently intervene in the long-delayed murder case of Baby Samantha Pendo, a six-month-old who was brutally killed during post-election protests in 2017.
- US Secretary of State nominee Marco Rubio has hinted that US President-elect Donald Trump will continue backing the Multinational Security Support Mission in Haiti led by Kenyan police forces once he takes office this coming week.
- Deputy President Kithure Kindiki has assured Kenyans that the government is committed to ensuring that no part of the country is left behind as it accelerates the completion of key development projects across the nation.
- Deputy President Kithure Kindiki has assured Kenyans that no part of the country will be discriminated against as the government hastens completion of key projects across the country.
- Nakuru County Governor Susan Kihika has addressed growing concerns surrounding her notable absence from the devolved unit’s affairs in recent months, explaining that she is currently on maternity leave.
- Three Cabinet Secretaries who were recently appointed by President William Ruto as part of the broad-based government process were sworn in on Friday.
- Members of Parliament have pushed for a pay rise from the current Ksh.725,502 to Ksh.739,600 monthly amid the tough economic times that have seen Kenyans grapple with the high cost of living.
- Police in Narok County have arrested two individuals for vandalizing a public bridge under construction over the Ewaso Nyiro River and attempting to steal metal beams from the site.
- Detectives from the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) on Thursday evening arrested eight former Tana River County government officials, over the irregular awarding of a Ksh.9 million tender.
- TikTok plans to shut U.S. operationsof its social media app on Sunday when a federal ban is set to take effect, barring a last-minute reprieve, people familiar with the matter said. The app is used by 170 million Americans.
- Qatar faced criticism over its mediation between Israel and Hamas, but after more than a year of war in Gaza, the tiny emirate emerged a winner after it announced a ceasefire deal.
- The Israeli cabinet will meet to give final approval to a deal with Palestinian militant group Hamas for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and release of hostages, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said on Friday.
- Outgoing US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Thursday he regretted his inability to end the brutal war in Sudan and voiced hope that President-elect Donald Trump's administration will keep trying.
- The chief executive of social media giant TikTok will attend Donald Trump's inauguration on Monday, US media said, as the incoming president reportedly weighs saving the app from a likely ban on US operations.
- Hamas's armed wing warned on Thursday that Israel's continuing air strikes and shelling in Gaza after the announcement of a ceasefire deal was risking hostages meant to be released.
- French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou on Thursday survived his first vote of no confidence in parliament after the motion, brought by the leftist opposition, failed to gain traction on the far right.
- Forest fires fueled by a heat wave scorched a picturesque corner of Argentina's Patagonia region Thursday, forcing the evacuation of hundreds of homes.
- South Korea's arrested President Yoon Suk Yeol did not attend a second day of questioning by investigators on Thursday, further stonewalling a criminal probe into whether he committed insurrection with his bid to impose martial law.
- Israel said it had delayed holding a cabinet meeting on Thursday to ratify a ceasefire with Hamas, blaming the militant group for the hold-up, as Palestinian authorities said Israeli airstrikes overnight had killed 77 people in Gaza.
- A directive from Controller of Budget (CoB) Margaret Nyakang'o on bursaries issued by county governments risks locking out thousands of students from school.
- The government, through the Ministry of Foreign and Diaspora Affairs, has assured Kenya’s international partners that it is taking swift and comprehensive action to counter what it describes as “organised cyber-attacks by a few social media influencers seeking to delegitimize State initiatives.”
- Residents of Nyamware village in Nyando, Kisumu County, are now appealing for intervention from both levels of government following the outbreak of an unknown disease that is killing livestock in the area.
- The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) has confirmed the receipt of five petitions and complaints filed against various judges of the Supreme Court and High Court in 2025, including Chief Justice (CJ) Martha Koome.
- The recent surge in abductions of Kenyan youth, coupled with the enforced disappearances of citizens from neighboring countries, has sparked outrage among human rights activists.
- Two weeks into the 2025 school calendar, the Kenya Union of Post Primary Education Teachers (KUPPET) has raised an alarm over a looming crisis in secondary schools.
- Jackson Kuria, alias 'Cop Shakur', a prison warder based at Kamiti Prison and a fierce critic of the President William Ruto government, will remain in detention for 21 days as the DCI seek to further their investigations into several allegations levelled against him.
- National Assembly Minority Leader Junet Mohamed has poked holes into Public Service CS Justin Muturi's motive in releasing a statement alleging that the National Intelligence Service (NIS) was behind his son's abduction.
- The National Assembly has approved the appointments of former CSs Ababu Namwamba and Andrew Karanja, as well as ex-Deputy IG Noor Gabow to various diplomatic postings as nominated by President William Ruto.
- Kenya is expected to receive financial backing from China for the extension of the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) from Naivasha to the Malaba border; a plan that will enhance the Nairobi-Nakuru-Malaba road network.
- Police in Kibaita village in Nandi County are investigating an incident in which a married man stabbed his wife to death before taking his own life, following a lover’s quarrel between the pair.
- Kirinyaga Governor Anne Waiguru has called on the people of the Mt. Kenya region to reject attempts by some leaders to drag them away from the Kenya Kwanza government.
- After a significant lull, occasioned by court drama and tax disputes, the Keroche Breweries behemoth appears ready to roar again and recapture the market.
- National Assembly Minority Leader Junet Mohamed has advised the Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC) against being harsh on politicians over what he calls a perception that political leaders are “jokers”.
- The High Court has postponed the plea-taking of 12 police officers charged in connection with the 2017 murder of Baby Samantha Pendo in Kisumu County's Nyalenda slums.
