- A preliminary investigation report into the Air India crash on June 12 has revealed what happened on the Boeing Dreamliner during its final moments — a 32-second journey from lift-off to its crash into hospital buildings near the airport.
- Nigeria's late former President Muhammadu Buhari, who died in a London clinic on Sunday aged 82, will be buried in his northern home state of Katsina on Tuesday, the state governor said.
- The World Health Organization has approved the rollout of an injectable HIV preventive drug; Lenacapavir or LEN. The National AIDS and STI Control Program, NASCOP said that Kenya has been selected as one of the 9 early adopter countries for the rollout.
- A nighttime fire at a nursing home has left nine people dead in the northeastern US state of Massachusetts after a desperate rescue operation, local authorities said Monday.
- Karua, the People’s Liberation Party leader and long-time advocate for civil liberties, served as the chief guest at the cultural event that brought together members of the Kenyan diaspora in the U.S. Pacific Northwest.
- In a statement released Monday, KUCO announced plans for mass demonstrations on Wednesday, July 17, in Nairobi. The union said it will present a public petition demanding immediate action to address what it described as the deteriorating state of public health facilities and the county’s failure to…
- In a constitutional petition filed by UK-based activist Eliud Matindi, Justice Chacha Mwita ruled that there would be no interim orders preventing Lagat from carrying out his duties as Deputy Inspector General until the matter was fully heard and determined.
- The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) charged the suspects with committing a terrorist act contrary to Section 4(1) of the Prevention of Terrorism Act No. 30 of 2012.
- Bereaved families have since been forced to transport their loved ones over long distances to Kabarnet, Ravine, or Nakuru, incurring additional costs and logistical challenges during already difficult times.
- According to local authorities, four houses were set ablaze by the angry villagers, including homes belonging to the accused man’s two wives and his sons.
- Sudanese farmers and activists said Monday that Ethiopian militias had conducted cross-border raids on agricultural villages, disrupting the sowing season in a country already at war and suffering a dire hunger crisis.
- The National Police Service (NPS) says no formal misconduct complaint has been recorded yet in the death of a woman arrested during last week’s Saba Saba protests in Nanyuki and allegedly tortured by officers while in custody.
- In a statement issued Sunday, IPOA Chairperson Ahmed Issack Hassan clarified that investigations into Ojwang's death, which occurred on June 8, are still ongoing, and that no official decision has been made on Lagat's guilt.
- France's first lady has taken her case against two women over claims she used to be a man to the highest appeals court after a lower court let them off, her lawyer said Monday.
- Former Lands Minister Amos Kimunya has defended himself against allegations of fraudulent disposal of public property, insisting in court that he acted within the law and in the public interest.
- Police in Longisa, Bomet County are holding a 58-year-old school watchman after he allegedly defiled a 4-year-old PP2 pupil within the school premises.
- Tension has gripped Likii slum in Nanyuki after police officers blocked protesters from entering Nanyuki town demanding justice for Julia Njoki, who was allegedly tortured by police officers while in custody after the Sabasaba protests.
- The family of Wajir Huduma Centre boss and Assistant County Commissioner, Hussein Abdirahman Mohamed, has filed an urgent habeas corpus application in court, seeking state accountability over his mysterious disappearance.
- President William Ruto has joined a list of leaders who have condoled with the Federal Republic of Nigeria following the demise of their former Head of State Muhammadu Buhari. Buhari passed away on Sunday evening at the age of 82, after a prolonged illness.
- Former Interior Cabinet Secretary Dr. Fred Matiang’i has maintained that he has no political scores to settle as he seeks to clinch the presidency in the 2027 General Election.
- Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has dismissed claims by President William Ruto loyalists that that he is seeking to overthrow government using unconstitutional means.
- The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration and Boeing (BA.N) have privately issued notifications that the fuel switch locks on Boeing planes are safe, a document seen by Reuters showed and four sources with knowledge of the matter said.
- The National Authority for the Campaign Against Alcohol and Drug Abuse (NACADA) plans to implement stricter rules on the sale and consumption of alcohol and drug abuse.
- Leaders allied to President William Ruto have supported the call for dialogues championed by ODM party leader Raila Odinga as they asked the opposition leaders led by former deputy president Rigathi Gachagua to stop imaging of ascending to power through shortcuts.
- Cameroon's President Paul Biya, the world's oldest serving head of state at 92, will run for re-election in this year's presidential vote on October 12, a post on the president's X account said on Sunday.
- Kenyan lawyer and political activist Miguna Miguna has dismissed former Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i’s 2027 presidential ambitions, branding him unfit for public office due to what he terms a legacy of “abuse of power and impunity.”
- The incident, which has sparked national outrage, allegedly took place after the students failed to celebrate the teachers' return from a music competition.
- Current President Bola Tinubu said in a statement that his predecessor died in London at about 4:30 pm (1530 GMT) "following a prolonged illness". He did not disclose the nature of the illness.
- What began as outrage quickly evolved into a viral movement online. Platforms like TikTok, X (formerly Twitter), and Facebook have become battlegrounds of creative dissent, with hashtags such as #OneLeggeMovement and #Wheeliam trending for days.
- Speaking in Seattle, former Deputy President and Democratic Change Party (DCP) leader Rigathi Gachagua accused the government of silencing youth activists through intimidation, violence, and criminal charges.
- In a Sunday statement, the Commission warned that such utterances, made outside of an official election period, risk inciting unnecessary public anxiety and undermining trust in electoral institutions.
- Public Service Cabinet Secretary Geoffrey Ruku has called on the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) to put in place all necessary regulations and processes in preparation for the pending by-elections across the country and the 2027 general elections.
- Gaza's civil defence agency said Israeli air strikes on Sunday killed more than 40 Palestinians, including at a market and a water distribution point, as talks for a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas stalled.
- Deputy President Kithure Kindiki said the focus now is completion of these projects and commencement of others, calling on residents not to fall prey to those selling cheap and retrogressive politics.
- A man was left with serious injuries on Sunday after being beaten by residents who suspected him of being a livestock thief in the Drys area of Ainapkoi, Uasin Gishu County.
- Thousands of people streamed to a small Italian hilltop village not far from Rome on Sunday, to hear Pope Leo deliver his first Angelus prayer from his summer residence at Castel Gandolfo.
- Residents of Giacai village in central Kirinyaga County are demanding immediate investigations into an incident where police officers allegedly stormed a local bar and roughed up customers for unknown reasons, injuring some.
- Indonesian authorities have foiled a smuggling attempt of more than 1,200 endangered Javan white-eye birds after discovering them stuffed into cages, they said Sunday.
- The succession of Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, is a thorn in China-India relations, the Chinese embassy in New Delhi said on Sunday, as India's foreign minister prepares to visit China for the first time since deadly border clashes in 2020.
- The family of Husein Abdirahman Mohamed in Wajir town has been living in fear, anxiety, and silence for 5 days since the Huduma Centre manager vanished without a trace.
- Boeing (BA.N) reached a settlement with a Canadian man whose family died in the March 2019 crash of an Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 MAX, the man's lawyer said on Friday.
- The appeal comes in the wake of ongoing political unease and public skepticism over the credibility of the commission, following President William Ruto’s appointment of Erastus Edung Ethekon as IEBC Chairperson and six new commissioners.
- Nyaribari Chache Member of Parliament (MP) Zaheer Jhanda has criticised members of the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) party for censuring the government while still maintaining a political partnership.
- A French archbishop's decision to promote a priest who was sentenced to jail for raping a teenage boy has drawn new condemnation of the Roman Catholic Church for its record on sex abuse.
- A preliminary report depicted confusion in the cockpit shortly before an Air India jetliner crashed and killed 260 people last month, after the plane's engine fuel cutoff switches flipped almost simultaneously and starved the engines of fuel.
