- The government of Niger has entered into a joint venture with Kamlesh Pattni, a controversial Kenyan businessman previously sanctioned by the United States and the United Kingdom, to establish a gold refinery and gemstone processing hub in the capital, Niamey.
- The government, through the National Authority for the Campaign Against Alcohol and Drug Abuse (NACADA), has launched a Community-Based Rehabilitation Framework for Substance Use Disorders (SUDs) aimed at combating the escalating crisis of drug addiction in the country.
- Kitui County Senator Enoch Wambua strongly believes that Wiper party leader Kalonzo Musyoka is the only politician in Kenya with the wherewithal to deny President William Ruto a second term.
- Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Migos has announced that Mathematics will be a compulsory subject at the senior school level, rescinding on the government's past declaration to make it optional.
- So many mourners lined up to see Pope Francis lying in state in a simple wooden coffin inside St. Peter’s Basilica that the Vatican kept the doors open all night due to higher-than-expected turnout, closing the basilica for just an hour Thursday morning for cleaning.
- Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna has opined that Members of Parliament are blackmailing Senators and Governors over the disbursement of the Ksh.10 billion Road Maintenance Levy Fund (RMLF).
- Former Migori Governor Okoth Obado has told the court that he ended his relationship with Sharon Otieno due to "inconsistencies," insisting the decision was not influenced by her pregnancy.
- A third-year university student was killed during a fight among fishermen near Lake Victoria’s Kisaka Beach in Suba North, Homa-Bay County, over the ownership of fishing grounds.
- Nandi Senator Samson Cherargei has branded Kisumu Governor Anyang’ Nyong’o, his Siaya counterpart James Orengo and Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna as “saboteurs” of President William Ruto’s so-called broad-based government.
- Public Service Cabinet Secretary Geoffrey Ruku has directed Special Programmes Principal Secretary to convene a multi-agency consultation meeting to discuss urgent mitigation measures for the ongoing floods and landslides in Nairobi County.
- President Donald Trump's administration on Wednesday ordered the closure of a US agency that invested billions in African and other developing countries' infrastructure in return for good governance, effectively ceding ground to China.
- Four people including three foreigners appeared in a Kenyan court on Wednesday accused of attempting to smuggle thousands of live ants from the east African country.
- The Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda-backed M23 rebels on Wednesday pledged in statements released after talks in Qatar to work towards peace after violence flared in January, raising fears of a wider regional war.
- China is considering building a nuclear plant on the moon to power the International Lunar Research Station (ILRS) it is planning with Russia, a presentation by a senior official showed on Wednesday.
- Hamas's armed wing released a video Wednesday showing an Israeli-Hungarian hostage walking through a tunnel in Gaza and lighting a candle to mark his birthday.
- An Israeli airstrike on a school sheltering displaced families in northern Gaza killed at least 10 people on Wednesday, while another hit a children's hospital, medics said, as three European leaders called on Israel to end its blockade on aid.
- Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja has defended the soon-to-be-launched Green Nairobi Company Limited, an initiative aimed at revolutionising waste management and environmental cleanliness in the capital.
- Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja has attributed the persistent flooding in the city to outdated drainage systems and a lack of resources at the county level, pointing fingers at the national government for holding onto crucial road maintenance funds.
- Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja has downplayed speculations surrounding the death of Kariobangi North Member of County Assembly (MCA) Joel Munuve, who died at a Kiambu hospital on Tuesday.
- Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja has expressed concern over the low compliance rate in the payment of land rates across the capital, warning that the shortfall is undermining the county’s ability to deliver essential services.
- The Trump administration would look at lowering tariffs on imported Chinese goods pending talks with Beijing, a source familiar with the matter said on Wednesday, adding that any action would be in conjunction with negotiations and not made unilaterally.
- A week after announcing fresh probe into allegations of illegal organ trafficking at Mediheal Hospital in Eldoret, Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale has appointed a 13-member committee that will oversee the process expected to be complete within three months.
- There was drama at the Rongo Police Station in Migori County after 57 faithful of Melkio St. Joseph Missions of Messaiha Africa Church refused to go home, insisting that they could only return to their church, where two members reportedly perished after refusing to seek medical attention.
- Former Agriculture Cabinet Secretary and Party of National Unity (PNU) leader Peter Munya has ruled out any possibility of joining the current government, declaring that his focus is squarely on recapturing the Meru governor seat in the upcoming general elections.
- A petition has been filed in court challenging a directive that requires graduate officers in the Kenya Prisons Service to hold a Master's degree as a prerequisite for promotion to the rank of Inspector of Prisons.
- Leaders from Kirinyaga County have sharply criticized security agencies and the county government for allegedly frustrating efforts to eradicate illicit brews in Kangai Ward.
- Transport was paralysed for the better part of Wednesday morning until the afternoon after angry residents barricaded the Marigat-Nakuru road at Nato.
- United Democratic Alliance (UDA) Party Secretary-General Hassan Omar on Wednesday hosted a delegation of Kenya-based Chinese developers at the party headquarters.
- Many world leaders have announced they will travel to Rome for Pope Francis's funeral on Saturday, which is expected to draw a huge crowd in the square in front of St Peter's Basilica at the Vatican.
- Former Migori Governor Okoth Obado has defended himself in the case where he was found to have a case to answer in the murder of the late university student Sharon Otieno.
- Former Kiambu Governor Ferdinand Waititu, who is currently serving a prison sentence after being convicted on corruption-related charges, has been granted permission to amend his petition seeking release on bail.
- Tanzanian police on Tuesday arrested the deputy head of an opposition party whose leader has already been detained, the party said, amid accusations of a clampdown ahead of a presidential election this year.
- Several worshippers of ACK Mukandu-ini church in Kanyekiine ward, Kirinyaga county, have been hospitalized after feasting on foul cow meat they slaughtered on Sunday.
- Patrick Aranduh, the Commissioner General of the Kenya Prisons Service (CGP) appeared before the National Assembly Constitutional Implementation Oversight Committee (CIOC) to respond to concerns about the implementation of the Persons Deprived of Liberty Act, amid mounting questions on the state of…
- Few could have predicted that a comment Pope Francis made during a 2018 visit to Chile would blow up into the biggest crisis of his papacy, and one that eventually set the Catholic Church on a new path of accountability for clergy sexual abuse.
- President William Ruto has raised concerns about the relevance of the United Nations Security Council's structure within the current peace and security framework.
- The boss of a Nairobi-based real estate company has been arraigned for allegedly defrauding a client of Ksh.6.4 million for a house in the Syokimau suburb.
