- The recent standoff over alleged attempted interference by Kenyan political and human rights activists in Tanzania continues to generate debate with members of Tanzania’s national assembly coming to the defense of President Samia Suluhu Hassan.
- The Ministry of Foreign and Diaspora Affairs has distanced itself from a planned event by the Somaliland Liaison Office in Nairobi, emphasizing that it does not recognize the office as a diplomatic entity.
- A French surgeon who sexually abused hundreds of patients over two decades, most of them minors, said Monday he was asking for no "leniency" as his three-month trial nears a verdict.
- Protests called by one of Nigeria's main separatist groups over the past four years have resulted in more than 700 deaths, a local intelligence think tank said in a report Monday.
- The National Police Service (NPS) has dismissed claims that Juja Member of Parliament George Koimburi was abducted, saying the lawmaker had deliberately evaded arrest in connection with an ongoing land fraud investigation.
- South Africa said Monday it plans to buy liquefied natural gas from the United States in a proposed deal worth around $1 billion a year, after a tense televised encounter between the countries' presidents.
- Cabinet Secretary for Youth Affairs, Creative Economy, and Sports Salim Mvurya has dispelled speculation suggesting that Kenya is not prepared to host the African Nations Championship (CHAN) scheduled for August 2025.
- A legal showdown is looming as suspended Cricket Kenya treasurer Kalpesh Solanki moves to challenge what he terms an "unlawful and illegal" Annual General Meeting (AGM) convened over the weekend.
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- Former Keroche Breweries Managing Director Sam Krus Shollei has filed an insolvency petition against the embattled company, seeking recovery of over Ksh.45 million awarded to him in a 2022 judgment for wrongful and unfair dismissal.
- The government is streamlining compensation for human-wildlife conflict to ensure prompt payment for affected individuals, President William Ruto has said.
- President William Ruto is boasting of a cordial relationship with his deputy Kithure Kindiki, whom he terms as supportive and keen on delivering government agenda.
- The Ministry of Agriculture has released the first batch of 200,000 bags of maize from the National Strategic Grain Reserve (NSR) to registered millers to help stabilize flour prices.
- Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has rebutted a censure from the National Cohesion and Integration Commission (NCIC) over his recent remarks suggesting potential unrest in the next General Election.
- French President Emmanuel Macron's office on Monday downplayed an incident in which his wife appeared to push his face away as he arrived in Vietnam to begin a Southeast Asian tour.
- The Court of Appeal has dismissed an application by Narok Senator Ledama Ole Kina seeking to suspend the procurement process for Tender No. NCG/OT/31/2023-2024.
- Former West Pokot Governor John Lonyangapuo shocked an Eldoret court when he admitted that he procured a Ksh.17 million consignment of white maize for starving residents without following the laid down procurement requirements.
- Kwale Governor Fatuma Achani said the digitization of revenue collection will not only ease the burden on business owners but also strengthen the local economy through increased compliance and streamlined service delivery.
- Bomet Senator Hillary Sigei used a scattered argument to defend the gnarly university funding model, which is projected to hurt more Kenyans as fees increase.
- A multi-agency team comprising officers from the National Police Service, Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA), Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS), and public health officials conducted a raid on a private residence in Moiben area in Eldoret, Uasin Gishu County.
- Uganda has "suspended" all military cooperation with Germany, its army said Sunday, claiming the German ambassador "engaged in subversive activities" in the east African country.
- A section of leaders from Rift Valley region have called on the government to ensure former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua is prosecuted over incitement.
- U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday his tariff policy was aimed at promoting the domestic manufacturing of tanks and technology products, not sneakers and T-shirts.
- Palestinian rescuers said an Israeli strike at dawn on Monday killed 13 people at a Gaza City school, as Israel presses ahead with what it has described as a renewed push to destroy Hamas.
- Inspired by President William Ruto’s April visit to the region during his Mount Kenya development tour, the traders didn’t just applaud—they mobilized. Within days, they had formed a self-appointed “accountability squad” to monitor the project’s progress.
- Speaking during a Sunday service at AIC Church in Kibra Constituency, the Head of State castigated opposition leaders, including his former deputy Rigathi Gachagua, accusing them of engaging in early campaigns and divisive politics instead of supporting national development.
- The men joined a crowd of well-wishers greeting the MP after the service before suddenly overpowering him and forcing him into a waiting Subaru Forester with an altered number plate—allegedly intended to obscure the vehicle’s true identity.
- The fallout from the event has spiraled into a fierce political exchange, with Kindiki accusing Gachagua of advancing authoritarian tactics and engaging in economic sabotage.
- In a plot like a bad Hollywood thriller, New York police told AFP on Sunday that they arrested 37-year-old John Woeltz, a Kentucky man, on Friday in the posh Manhattan apartment he was renting.
- The two-day celebration kicks off at The Garden, Moi South Lake Rd, on Day 1 and continues at Captain James Camp on Day 2, promising an immersive experience of music, art, storytelling, and culinary delights.
- Juja MP George Koimburi was on Sunday captured by unknown individuals outside a church in Kiambu County, just hours after his supporters demanded that security agencies reveal the legislator’s whereabouts.
- Officials from the Democratic Republic of Congo are optimistic they can reach a deal with Washington next month to secure U.S investment in critical minerals alongside support to end a Rwandan-backed rebellion in the country’s east, the Financial Times reported on Sunday.
- South Africa's firebrand opposition leader on Saturday vowed to keep using controversial chants that featured in a contentious White House meeting between the US and South African presidents.
- Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja has called for a radical rethink in the fight against fire disasters in the city’s informal settlements, urging national authorities to adopt community-based power distribution models to address the root causes of frequent fires
- Bangladesh began the first trial on Sunday at a special court prosecuting former senior figures connected to the ousted government of Sheikh Hasina, the chief prosecutor said.
- Nairobi County Governor Johnson Sakaja has announced that all medical bills and extra costs for victims in the deadly fire that killed 8 in Kibra Sub-County will be catered for.
- A field trip by students and their professors ended in tragedy Saturday when their bus crashed in western Colombia, killing at least 10 people and injuring 11, their university said.
- The mass revocations have been cast as part of a reformist agenda spearheaded by Kuwaiti emir Sheikh Meshal al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, who dissolved parliament and suspended parts of the constitution five months after taking power in December 2023.
- US President Donald Trump defended on Sunday his administration's move to block foreign students at Harvard after a judge suspended the action, branded by the top university as unlawful.
- U.S. President Donald Trump showed a screenshot of Reuters video taken in the Democratic Republic of Congo as part of what he falsely presented on Wednesday as evidence of mass killings of white South Africans.
- A family at Ugambe village in Ugenya sub-county is now stranded after a burial of their son was abruptly halted following a dispute between his two wives.
