- At least six people were dead and dozens unaccounted for Thursday after a ferry sank in rough seas on its way to the Indonesian resort island Bali, according to rescue authorities who said 29 survivors had been plucked from the water so far.
- The European Union on Thursday strongly condemned "acts of hatred and violence" in Serbia and called for calm days after a massive protest ended in clashes between police and demonstrators.
- An explosion on Thursday killed a former official in the Russian-occupied eastern Ukrainian city of Lugansk, local Moscow-installed authorities said.
- Boniface Kariuki Mwangi, a street vendor known for selling face masks, died from severe head injuries caused by a single close-range gunshot. An autopsy conducted today revealed that four bullet fragments remained lodged in his brain, evidence of the brutality of the shooting.
- In a bid to tighten its control over the media, the government has introduced stringent rules to regulate live broadcasts. The proposals, termed by a section of Members of Parliament as draconian, seek to muzzle the media.
- Deputy President Kithure Kindiki says the nation’s security and stability will be guarded by all means possible for faster development and prosperity.
- The National Police Service (NPS) has summoned blogger Ndiang'ui Kinyagia to present himself at the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) Headquarters to record a statement, following his unexpected reappearance from what was widely reported as a mysterious disappearance.
- The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) has filed a suit seeking to recover prime public land in Eldoret’s Central Business District, estimated to be worth Ksh.200 million.
- Coffee farmers from 76 factories in Kirinyaga County held protests in Kerugoya town after the High Court extended a conservatory order halting the implementation of new coffee exchange fees.
- Thousands of youths on Thursday stormed and torched the Mawego Police post in Rachuonyo East, Homa Bay County, while carrying the coffin of the late blogger Albert Ojwang' who is set to be buried tomorrow.
- Gem MP Elisha Odhiambo has announced plans to take legal action against former Interior Cabinet Secretary Dr. Fred Matiang’i over alleged extrajudicial killings during the Jubilee administration.
- The National Police Service (NPS) is on high alert to avoid publishing false or inconsistent reports of incidences, particularly those concerning persons held in custody for various reasons.
- Kenyans have shared mixed reactions to the revelation of now resurfaced blogger Ndiang'ui Kinyagia after his lawyer shared that the IT expert, who disappeared on June 20, had been in hiding all along - and not in the custody of security agents as had been assumed all along.
- Blogger Ndiang’ui Kinyangia, who had been reported missing for days, finally appeared in court on Thursday morning, bringing to an end a frantic search by his family, legal team, and concerned Kenyans.
- Blogger Ndiang’ui Kinyangia, who had been reported missing for days, finally appeared in court on Thursday morning, bringing to an end a frantic search by his family, legal team, and concerned Kenyans.
- Nairobi Women Representative Esther Passaris’ proposal to cordon protests to designated zones has been opposed by a slew of parliamentarians and politicians who cite the violation of constitutional rights.
- Ndiangui Kinyagia, the blogger and activist who went missing from his house in Kinoo, Kiambu County on June 22, showed up in a Nairobi court on Thursday after weeks of speculation and uproar about his whereabouts.
- Public Service Cabinet Secretary Geoffrey Ruku says many government workers in Kenya are underpaid, citing limited revenue and a stretched wage bill as key obstacles to improving their compensation.
- With South Sudan's President Salva Kiir undergoing medical tests abroad after years of rumours about his health, analysts say a long-gestating plan has been set in motion to secure his succession.
- U.S. President Donald Trump will host leaders from five African nations in Washington next week to discuss "commercial opportunities," a White House official said on Wednesday.
- President William Ruto on Wednesday said the government has closed 1,000 hospitals for falsifying medical claims to the Social Health Authority (SHA).
- Eldoret High Court will on July 4, 2025, sentence self-confessed serial killer Evans Juma Wanjala who is linked to the killing of five minors Moi’sbridge, Uasin Gishu County.
- Armed gangs have tightened their grip on Haiti's capital Port-au-Prince, UN officials warned Wednesday, saying it is possible a "total collapse" of state presence in the city could occur.
- President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that he had struck a trade deal with Vietnam under which the country would face a minimum 20 percent tariff and open its market to US products.
- Microsoft on Wednesday said it was slashing a little less than four percent of its global workforce as it seeks to cut layers of middle management and leverage new technologies.
- A prominent Zimbabwean journalist was detained Wednesday over a satirical article critical of President Emmerson Mnangagwa, in a charge media groups decried was another attack on freedom of expression.
- An African Union helicopter crashed Wednesday at the airport in the Somali capital Mogadishu, killing at least three people and injuring several civilians when munitions onboard detonated, officials and witnesses told AFP.
- Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) have apprehended three more suspects linked to the chaos that erupted in Ol Kalou, Nyandarua County, during the June 25, 2025, demonstrations.
- Over 300 African scientists, youth activists, government officials, faith leaders, and climate experts gathered in Nairobi for the Vatican African Conference on Climate Resilience, held from June 30 to July 1.
- The Gabra and Dasanaach communities of Marsabit County have formally signed a peace accord, ending nearly 160 years of bitter conflict and bloodshed that has plagued Kenya’s largest constituency by land mass.
- Three people—a motorcycle rider and two female pillion passengers—died on the spot following a tragic collision with a matatu at Research area along the Mwea-Embu highway in Kirinyaga County.
- A family in Kagumo, Kirinyaga Central Sub-county, Kirinyaga County is mourning the tragic death of 28-year-old Brian Maina, who was killed during protests in Nairobi on Wednesday, June 25, 2025.
- The government is rolling out massive projects in the Coastal region to improve the economic status of the region that has suffered under-development for decades.
- The Nairobi Hospital has firmly disputed the selection of University lecturer Herman Manyora as the Chairman of the Kenya Hospital Association (KHA).
- The Ministry of Health (MoH) has announced that there will be no more shortages of vaccine as witnessed in recent weeks, where hospitals and healthcare facilities decried shortage.
- The Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) has defended its controversial directive that barred television and radio stations from airing live broadcasts of the anti-government demonstrations held on June 25, 2025.
- Samson Talam, the Officer Commanding Station (OCS) of Nairobi's Central Police Station has been granted time to decide how he wishes to proceed with his case in which he is seeking an inquest into the death of blogger Albert Ojwang’.
- The High Court has extended orders suspending a directive by the Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) that sought to bar television and radio stations from broadcasting live coverage of the anti-government demonstrations.
- An application seeking conservatory orders to restrain Deputy Inspector General of Police Eliud Lagat from accessing his office, performing his duties, or using any facility of the National Police Service (NPS) has been withdrawn.
