- Ukraine has brought home the bodies of 1,212 soldiers killed in the war with Russia, the Kyiv officials responsible for exchanging prisoners of war said on Wednesday.
- French President Emmanuel Macron said he would push for European Union regulation to ban social media for children under the age of 15 after a fatal stabbing at a school in eastern France, the latest such violent attack that left the country reeling.
- The Vatican announced Wednesday the first appointment of a Chinese bishop under Leo XIV, signalling the new pope's support for a controversial accord on nominations struck by his predecessor with Beijing.
- Protests against Donald Trump's harsh immigration policies spread Wednesday across the United States despite a military-backed crackdown in Los Angeles and a threat by the Republican president to use "heavy force."
- The family of Daniel Nderitu, a Nakuru resident who was allegedly shot by police officers in the London area of Nakuru West, moments after a confrontation between police and residents ensued, has come forward to condemn what they call an unjust killing of their loved one.
- Officers from Nairobi’s Central Police Station have recorded statements with the Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA), distancing themselves from the death of blogger Albert Ojwang while in custody.
- The National Treasury is set to spend over Ksh.4.2 trillion in the 2025/26 financial year, an amount that the Treasury aims to finance through debt, ordinary revenue, grants, fees charged for government services, and borrowing, both domestic and external.
- EACC detectives have arrested five individuals, including employees and former staff of key public institutions, in a crackdown targeting the use of forged academic documents in the public service.
- The Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) has dispelled claims that it shared the location of the late Albert Ojwang with police officers, which led to his arrest in Homa Bay County and eventual murder.
- Petitioners challenging the reconstitution of the IEBC have written to Chief Justice Martha Koome seeking orders to stop the Judiciary from swearing-in the newly gazetted team.
- The deep-seated rivalry between Interior CS Kipchumba Murkomen and Nandi Senator Samson Cherargei played out during the Senate proceedings on Wednesday, with both men exchanging crude salvos and bigoted remarks, each aiming to deliver a decisive blow.
- Safaricom has come out strongly to deny any involvement in the arrest and subsequent death of Albert Omondi Ojwang, whose demise in police custody has sparked national outrage and political uproar.
- Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja has pledged comprehensive support for the family of the late blogger Albert Ojwang, who died in police custody following his arrest over a controversial social media post.
- The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) boss, Mohamed Amin, says Samson Taalam, the Officer Commanding Station (OCS) at Central Police Station in Nairobi, should be the prime suspect in the ongoing probe into the murder of social media influencer Albert Ojwang.
- DCI Mohammed Amin has explained the circumstances that led to the transfer of Albert Ojwang from Homa Bay to Nairobi, following public concern over the move and the events surrounding his subsequent murder.
- The United States Embassy in Nairobi has called on the Kenyan government and the Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA) to ensure a swift, transparent, and thorough investigation into the killing of influencer Albert Ojwang, who died under controversial circumstances while in police…
- Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen has dismissed calls to resign following the death of university student Albert Ojwang while in police custody, insisting he remains committed to delivering on his mandate.
- Inspector General of Police Douglas Kanja has tendered an apology for issuing a wrong report regarding investigations into the murder of influencer Albert Ojwang.
- A Nairobi court has issued summons to Juja Member of Parliament George Koimburi, requiring him to appear to face charges relating to the fraudulent registration of land.
- The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) Chief Executive Officer Marjan Hussein Marjan has been found guilty of contempt of court for failing to settle a Ksh.200 million debt owed to advertising firm WPP Scangroup dating back to the 2017 General Election.
- A group of human rights has filed a petition in court seeking to initiate private prosecution proceedings against Deputy Inspector General of Police Eliud Kipkoech Lagat over the death of blogger Albert Ojwang.
- Deputy Inspector General (DIG), Kenya Police Service Eliud Kipkoech Lagat has been the top police boss in conversations on the unexplained death of Albert Ojwang'.
- Deputy Inspector General (DIG), Kenya Police Service Eliud Kipkoech Lagat has been the top police boss in conversations on the unexplained death of Albert Ojwang'.
- Muturi, addressing the press Tuesday afternoon accompanied by Opposition leaders among them Kalonzo Musyoka and Rigathi Gachagua , condemned what he termed a “state-sanctioned cover-up” in the handling of Ojwang’s case, alleging a series of procedural breaches and a deliberate attempt to obstruct…
- Githunguri Member of Parliament Gathoni Wamuchomba has warned of concealed tax measures in Kenya's Finance Bill 2025, that will ultimately burden ordinary citizens despite government assurances to the contrary.
- According to IG Kanja, the process began on June 4, 2025, when Deputy Inspector General Eliud Langat filed a formal complaint with the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI).
- Officers from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) sought the details of X account associated with defamation of Deputy IG Eliud Lagat from the Communications Authority of Kenya (CA).
- The Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA) has revealed that the probe into the unexplained death of Albert Ojwang' has hit a snag because of missing CCTV footage from the OCS office at the Central Police Station.
- Appearing before the Senate on Wednesday, IPOA Vice Chairperson Anne Wanjiku confirmed that Sergeants Sigei and Wesley Korir, along with Police Constables Dennis Kenyoni, Milton Mwanze, and Boniface Rapudo, were present during the June 7 arrest of Ojwang at his home in Homa Bay County.
- President William Ruto has come under fire over what critics say is a failure of his administration to clamp down on police brutality and extra-judicial killings, despite his pledge upon assuming office in 2022.
- Kitui Central Member of Parliament Makali Mulu has faulted the budgetary committee for misplacing its priorities on allocating funds in the 2025/2026 budget estimates.
- Iran executed a man on Wednesday after convicting him of killing seven people, including a 10-year-old boy, during nationwide protests in 2022, the judiciary said.
- In a rare display of unity, Kanyotu's widows, Mary Kanyotu and Jane Kanyotu, have agreed to reconcile and settle their long-standing differences amicably.
- Over 6000 dairy farmers from Kirinyaga county have a sigh of relief after New KCC agrees to take up 65,000 litres of milk from Kirima dairy cooperative society to avert loses which farmers have incurred for few weeks.
- Argentina's top court effectively banned two-term former president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner from office and upheld a six-year jail sentence, likely drawing a curtain on one of the country's most flamboyant and divisive political careers.
- The United States is promoting a deal that would require Rwanda to pull troops from eastern Congo before the two sides sign a peace agreement, sources say, a condition that is sure to rankle Kigali, which describes Congo-based armed groups as an existential threat.
- When gaunt Ukrainian soldiers dismount from buses as part of prisoner swaps with Russia, Mariia Pylnyk tries to find out anything she can about her missing husband from the freed men, and hopes, just maybe, that he will be among them.
- The Chinese practice of selling brand-new cars as heavily discounted second-hand vehicles to get rid of inventory should be ended, the official newspaper of the country's governing Communist Party said in an article published on Tuesday.
- Seven people died in flooding caused by severe winter weather lashing eastern areas of South Africa and school children are missing after a minibus was swept away, the government said Tuesday.
- Retired Chief Justice David Maraga has called for the immediate shutdown of President William Ruto’s administration following the death of Albert Omondi Ojwang in police custody.
- Hundreds of US Marines were expected in Los Angeles on Tuesday after President Donald Trump ordered their deployment in response to protests against immigration arrests and despite objections by state officials.
- Albert Ojwang was arrested on Friday and reported dead on Sunday morning. The late blogger was picked up at his home on Friday afternoon and logged in the occurrence book at the Nairobi Central Police Station 32 hours later.
- The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has ordered the Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA) to fast-track its investigation into the death of Albert Ojwang and submit its findings within seven days.
