- Authorities in Nigeria's northeastern Adamawa state on Sunday imposed a statewide round-the-clock curfew to stop widespread looting of food stores in the state capital Yola.
- Haiti has welcomed "with great interest" a Kenyan offer to lead a 1,000-strong multinational force to bolster security in the violence-torn Caribbean country.
- Eldas MP Adan Keynan has stated that the Jubilee party has chosen to distance itself from the ongoing anti-government protests and further seeks to disentangle itself from the the Azimio la Umoja coalition.
- Matungulu Member of Parliament Stephen Mule has faulted Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua for telling world leaders that Kenya has a successful school feeding programme.
- The Sudanese civil aviation authority extended the closure of Sudan's airspace until Aug. 15, except for humanitarian aid and evacuation flights, Khartoum International Airport said in a statement early on Monday.
- African leaders on Sunday gave the junta in Niger one week to cede power or face the possible use of force, and slapped financial sanctions on the putschists, after the latest coup in the jihadist-plagued Sahel region raised alarm on the continent and in the West.
- Three months after the Court of Appeal gave a green light for the implementation of revised rates under the NSSF Act of 2013, the effects are already felt by civil servants who have had to part with an extra Ksh.360 in deductions for the salaries earned in July.
- France condemned violence against its diplomatic mission in Niger and pledged to react strongly to any attack on its nationals or interests, as anti-French protests took place outside the French Embassy in Niamey on Sunday following last week's military coup.
- Exercising powers granted to him through the Power of Mercy Act 2011, President William Ruto pardoned 37 convicts, allowing them the enjoyment of freedom before the expiry of their sentences.
- At least 39 people were killed and dozens more wounded Sunday in a suicide bombing at a political gathering of a leading Islamic party in northwest Pakistan, officials said.
- Firebrand Senegalese opposition politician Ousmane Sonko, who is in custody after being arrested this week, began a hunger strike on Sunday, he said on social media.
- The Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) party has responded to South African opposition leader Julius Malema, who on Saturday told off his Kenyan counterpart Raila Odinga for "disrupting" the country through the recent anti-government protests.
- The opposition Azimio La Umoja One Kenya coalition announced Sunday that the nationwide rallies it has been holding to picket over the high cost of living will continue alongside the bipartisan talks it agreed to with President William Ruto's government.
- The four petitioners, Eliud Karanja Matindi, Benson Odiwuor Otieno, Okiya Omtatah and Brian Angima Oigoro, who are unhappy with the ruling, will appeal to the Supreme Court.
- Carbon trading in Kenya dates back to 2014, when a group of farmers from the western region earned carbon credits for sustainable farming through the Kenya Agricultural Carbon Project (KACP).
- Ruto stated during interdenominational thanksgiving prayers at the Ukunda Showgrounds in Kwale County that Kenya is a democratic country and that no leader should orchestrate violence that results in the loss of life and destruction of property.
- President William Ruto and Azimio la Umoja One Kenya coalition leader Raila Odinga have held the first in a series of talks mediated by former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo to iron out differences between the Kenya Kwanza government and the opposition.
- According to Mudavadi, there is no power vacuum in the country as President Ruto was duly elected and sworn into office. He wished away any thoughts of having an international mediator to sit down Ruto and Azimio leader Raila Odinga.
- The second-in-command, Speaking during a service at Alliance High School on Sunday, he said security would be re-instated after the government is sure the spate of anti-government protests are over. He said the officers were on standby.
- National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetangula has opined that the planned dialogue between President William Ruto and Azimio leader Raila Odinga will not lower the cost of living.
- The Cabinet Secretary for Mining, Blue Economy and Maritime Affairs Salim Mvurya has urged the opposition to admit that President William Ruto is the man-in-command before any talks begin.
- President William Ruto on Sunday explained how his government plans to tame defaulters who have borrowed money from the Financial Inclusion Fund, well known as the Hustler Fund, and failed to pay.
- President William Ruto has said that he is open to talks with Azimio leader Raila Odinga, and is ready to compromise on issues that will lead to prosperity of the nation.
- A 35-year-old woman is being held in Bomet police station after she caned her 13-year-old son to death, on allegations he sneaked into a neighbour's farm and stole two maize cobs.
- West African leaders will meet Sunday in the Nigerian capital Abuja for an "extraordinary summit" on Niger, scene of the latest military coup to hit the Sahel region, with the possibility of sanctions on the cards.
- U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Sunday said that he engaged President William Ruto in talks to advance shared interests between Kenya and the US.
- The Azimio la Umoja coalition has dismissed a statement released by National Assembly majority leader Kimani Ichung'wah entailing details on consultations made to resolve the standoff between government and opposition.
- Leaders from Azimio la Umoja coalition want President William Ruto to engage Raila Odinga directly during the proposed resumption of dialogue through the bipartisan committee.
- Colombian President Gustavo Petro's son Nicolas was arrested Saturday on charges of money laundering and illicit enrichment in a scandal linked to Petro's election campaign, officials said.
- Niger's military leaders warned against any armed intervention in the country as West African leaders are set to gather in Nigeria's capital on Sunday for an emergency summit to decide on further actions to pressure the army to restore constitutional order.
- Conservation experts are of the view that well managed conservancies are beneficial to the wildlife, tourists, livestock as well as the community at large with a proper plan to promote symbiotic relationship.
- He said Kenya's proposed deployment will happen once a mandate from the UN Security Council is obtained and other Kenyan constitutional processes are undertaken.
- A federal judge has dismissed a $475 million (Ksh.67.3 billion) defamation lawsuit that Donald Trump filed against CNN for describing his claim that the 2020 election was stolen as the "Big Lie."
- South African opposition party Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema has sensationally told off Opposition Leader Raila Odinga for leading anti-government protests.
- The CS, despite the power to transfer security officials not being within her docket, said that the government has taken a 'one government approach' which ostensibly gave her the powers to make sweeping decisions and only report actions taken to the relevant Cabinet secretary.
- Azimio la Umoja One Kenya Coalition Party and the Kenya Kwanza leadership have reached a consensus to allow dialogue amidst the ongoing anti-government protests.
- The size of the delegation is also limited to four people for CSs, which includes the Cabinet secretary, as the head of delegation and three people for the other categories of state officials.
- The African Union has demanded the military in Niger "return to their barracks and restore constitutional authority" within 15 days after grabbing power in a coup in the jihadist-hit nation.
- The Newly elected Presiding Bishop of the Methodist Church in Kenya Isaya Deye, has called on President William Ruto and Azimio Coalition leader Raila Odinga to dialogue in order to end the ugly demonstrations witnessed in the country.