- Iran and Israel traded missiles and airstrikes on Saturday, the day after Israel launched a sweeping air offensive against its old enemy, killing commanders and scientists and bombing nuclear sites in a stated bid to stop it from building an atomic weapon.
- Officers from the veterinary board of Kenya, in collaboration with police, have launched a crackdown in Kisii County, targeting livestock drug shops, especially those linked to the sale of narcotic substances that pose a threat to both human and animal life.
- The Pentecostal Voice of Kenya (PVK) has strongly condemned the brutal killing of Albert Ojwang while in police custody, terming it a disturbing reminder of the country’s ongoing struggle with extrajudicial killings.
- Demonstrations rocked Oyugis town in Homa Bay County as residents took to the streets on Friday, demanding that all top officers implicated in the murder of Albert Ojwang’ be arrested forthwith.
- Coca-Cola Kenya delighted the top leadership of Royal Media Services (RMS) with personalised cans of Coke during a courtesy visit as part of its ongoing ‘Share a Coke’ campaign.
- Iran and Israel traded missiles and airstrikes on Saturday, the day after Israel launched a sweeping air offensive against its old enemy, killing commanders and scientists and bombing nuclear sites in a stated bid to stop it from building an atomic weapon.
- A man who had been arrested over allegations of stock theft has allegedly died by suicide while in police custody at Katito Police Station in Kisumu County.
- Public Service Cabinet Secretary Geoffrey Ruku has reiterated the government’s commitment to proactive disaster preparedness and swift response following the devastating fire that engulfed Mukungu Village in Kibra and other recent incidents.
- A South Carolina man convicted of a 2005 double murder was put to death by lethal injection on Friday, the fourth execution in the United States this week.
- The United States International University Africa, USIU-Africa, has installed new leadership, marking a significant new chapter rooted in visionary leadership, innovation, and a shared commitment to transforming lives and societies through education.
- Former First Lady Margaret Kenyatta on Friday encouraged young scholars to become architects of global change, urging them to harness their talents to transform lives and pursue excellence in all endeavours.
- Flooding from heavy rains in the southern US state of Texas led to at least 10 deaths, officials reported Friday, with several additional people reported missing.
- An Indian police source said Saturday that 279 bodies had been recovered from the site where a passenger jet crashed into a residential district of the city of Ahmedabad.
- Israel is shutting its embassies around the world and has urged citizens to stay alert and not display Jewish or Israeli symbols in public places, statements posted on embassy websites said on Friday after Israel launched large-scale attacks on Iran.
- Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez is fighting to keep his job, as corruption allegations prompted the resignation of a close aide and sparked tension in his minority coalition.
- Iran called Israel's wave of strikes on Friday a declaration of war, while US President Donald Trump warned Tehran of "even more brutal" attacks if it does not make a deal on its nuclear programme.
- War, tariffs and the Air India crash will cast a shadow over the Paris Air Show as the aerospace industry's biggest annual gathering opens on Monday.
- Airlines steered clear of much of the Middle East on Friday after Israeli attacks on Iranian sites forced carriers to cancel or divert thousands of flights in the latest upheaval to travel in the region.
- Israel targeted leading members of Iran's armed forces on Friday during its unprecedented onslaught hitting military and nuclear targets across the country.
- Deputy President Prof. Kithure Kindiki has today led two economic empowerment events which have cumulatively raised Ksh.20 million, with the President and the DP contributing half the amount.
- Business owners in Nairobi's Central Business District are reeling from the aftermath of Thursday’s protests and counting heavy losses following the violent demonstrations that rocked the city.
- Public Service, Human Capital Development and Special Programmes Cabinet Secretary Geoffrey Ruku has committed to ensuring victims of the recent fires in Kibra and Kimana get full government support to help them back on their feet.
- Deputy President Kithure Kindiki says the Ukambani region is benefiting fully from the government's development agenda that targets improving the lives of all Kenyans without discrimination.
- Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA) Commissioner Boniface Samati on Friday confirmed that Nairobi Central Police Station OCS Samson Talaam has been arrested by the Internal Affairs Unit (IAU) in the ongoing probe into the murder of social media influencer Albert Ojwang.
- National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetangula has commended the DigiSchool Kenya initiative, a project aimed at connecting Kenyan schools to ensure integration of ICT technologies into learning.
- President William Ruto has outlined his administration's strategy to tackle youth unemployment through value addition and agro-processing, while announcing progress on a bilateral trade agreement with China that could significantly boost Kenya's agricultural exports.
- The Nairobi County Government continues to intensify its crackdown on land rate defaulters, with over 100 high-profile properties being disconnected from essential county services.
- Over 100 high-profile properties in Nairobi are set to be disconnected from essential county services as Nairobi City County intensifies its crackdown on land rate defaulters.
- Two pupils from Tumaini Emmanuel Academy lost their lives on Thursday morning after their school bus veered off the road and plunged into a ditch in Kibugu, Embu County, during a routine morning pick-up round.
- The Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA) has filed an application in court seeking to compel Safaricom Kenya Limited to release call records and related data linked to individuals suspected of involvement in the death of blogger Albert Omondi Ojwang.
- The Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA) is seeking to detain police officer James Mukhwana for 21 working days as investigations continue into the death of Albert Ojwang, who died while in police custody.
- Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) Director General Daniel Kiptoo Bargoria has been appointed as the Vice Chair of the International Confederation of Energy Regulators (ICER).
- President William Ruto on Friday presided over the destruction of more than 6,000 illegal firearms at the National Police Leadership Academy in Ngong, Kajiado County, as part of the government’s fight against the proliferation of small arms and light weapons.
- A petition has been filed seeking the removal of Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Eliud Lagat following the arrest, torture, and subsequent death of blogger Albert Ojwang while in police custody.
- An Air India flight from Thailand's Phuket island to New Delhi was forced to make an emergency landing Friday shortly after takeoff because of an on-board bomb threat, the Thai airports authority said.
- Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen has assured Kenyans of government protection from rogue police officers, while emphasising that public respect for law enforcement is equally essential.
- Deputy President Kithure Kindiki has slowly proven not to be an easy pushover, roaring on every lectern as he shrugs off social media trolling and presumed timidity.
- China will negotiate and sign a new economic pact with Africa that will get rid of all tariffs on the 53 African states it has diplomatic ties with, it said, a move that could benefit middle-income nations.
- A 27-year-old man was arraigned at the Milimani Law Courts on Thursday for allegedly defrauding a businesswoman of over Ksh.5.9 million in a fraudulent trade scheme.
- Israel pounded Iran in a series of air raids on Friday, striking 100 targets including Tehran's nuclear and military sites, and killing the armed forces' chief of staff, the head of Iran's Revolutionary Guards and top nuclear scientists.
- A boda boda rider was on Thursday handed a 15-year jail term after he was found guilty of raping and assaulting a 50-year-old woman in Rongo, Migori County.
