- In January, an old post on Elon Musk's social media platform, X, became a concern for police in the Indian city of Satara. Written in 2023, the short message from an account with a few hundred followers described a senior ruling-party politician as "useless".
- The brother of Israeli hostage Evyatar David called on the world to "come together" to secure his freedom following the publication of a video in which the emaciated captive was shown purportedly digging his own grave.
- Meta on Tuesday said it shut nearly seven million WhatsApp accounts linked to scammers in the first half of this year and is ramping up safeguards against such schemes.
- Busia Senator Okiya Omtatah has launched a scathing attack against President William Ruto, questioning his integrity, and suitability to hold public office.
- Firebrand Busia Senator and 2027 presidential hopeful Okiya Omtatah has declared his net worth to be in the range of Ksh.100 million to Ksh.200 million.
- A section of Members of Parliament allied to the Kenya Kwanza administration have strongly rejected a report by the Kenya Human Rights Commission (KHRC) that called for the scrapping of the Hustler Fund.
- A 14-year-old who was on the verge of being married off in Kajiado County was rescued, amidst rising concerns of early child marriages during the school holiday season.
- United States President Donald Trump's administration has proposed to review Kenya's non-NATO status, barely months after Kenya became the first sub-Saharan African country to receive the prestigious designation.
- Labour Cabinet Secretary Dr Alfred Mutua is facing fresh questions from lawmakers over the handling of a government-backed recruitment drive for jobs in Qatar.
- Quickmart Supermarket has suspended staff members involved in an altercation with two customers at its Buruburu branch, following allegations of mistreatment.
- Quickmart Supermarket has suspended staff members involved in an altercation with two customers at its Buruburu branch, following allegations of mistreatment.
- The Democracy for Citizens Party (DCP) led by former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua, has officially unveiled its candidates for several upcoming by-elections.
- KMPDU has demanded the immediate shutdown of 13 hospitals in Kiambu County, citing a worsening healthcare crisis as the doctors’ strike in the devolved unit enters its 71st day.
- Auditor-General Nancy Gathungu has flagged accountability and transparency gaps within the government’s eCitizen digital payment platform, pointing to potential misuse of billions of shillings and raising alarm over service delivery failures in key government agencies.
- Investigations into the alleged abduction of Juja Member of Parliament George Koimburi are still incomplete, the Milimani Law Courts heard on Tuesday.
- The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) has released a new survey that has listed police officers as the most corrupt and unethical professionals.
- The United States has temporarily banned travellers from Burundi, its embassy in the tiny Great Lakes nation said on Monday, citing "repeated violations".
- American short-term rental platform, Airbnb has refunded £4,269 (nearly Ksh.733,517) to a London-based academic following appeal on alleged claims of damages worth £12,000 (Ksh.2.01 million)
- The Kenyan government’s quest for a secure, efficient public health insurance system has seen it pivot from biometric patient verification to one-time passwords (OTPs) and now back again; yet each technological turn has been marred by system flaws and vulnerabilities ripe for abuse.
- Elson Tumwine, who had gone missing while interning at Hoima, a city in Uganda reappeared in Entebbe Magistrate Court and was arraigned before Grade One Magistrate Tibayeta Edgar Tusiime.
- The United States on Monday issued a security alert after heavy gunfire erupted near its embassy in Haiti, with the impoverished Caribbean country engulfed by escalating gang violence.
- A Brazilian judge on Monday placed former president Jair Bolsonaro under house arrest for breaking a social media ban, escalating a dramatic standoff between the court and the politician, who is accused of plotting a coup.
- The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has apprehended Tiktoker Shedrack Omondi Okindo, alias Hon. Mosquito, in connection with an inciting video that was widely circulated on TikTok.
- The U.S. could require bonds of up to $15,000 (approximately Ksh.1,938,150 for some tourist and business visas under a pilot program launching in two weeks, a government notice said on Monday, an effort that aims to crack down on visitors who overstay their visas.
- Before joining President William Ruto's cabinet on April 17, 2025, Geoffrey Ruku was a needle in the political haystack, but since he joined Cabinet, he has become one of the most visible figure with his tough enforcement of the the law by civil servants.
- Hundreds of thousands of people under siege in the Sudanese army's last holdout in the western Darfur region are running out of food and coming under constant artillery and drone barrages, while those who flee risk cholera and violent attacks.
- The United States and Rwanda have agreed for the African country to accept up to 250 migrants deported from the U.S., the spokesperson for the Rwandan government and an official told Reuters, as President Donald Trump's administration takes a hardline approach toward immigration.
- At least 76 people were killed and dozens are missing after a boat carrying mostly Ethiopian migrants sank off Yemen, in the latest tragedy on the perilous sea route, officials told AFP Monday.
- The salary review, which took effect on July 1, 2025, has left many educators stunned, with some receiving as little as KSh 500 in monthly pay increases — a figure they say fails to match the rising cost of living.
- Sudanese paramilitary fighters have killed at least 14 civilians trying to flee a besieged city in Darfur, a rights group said Monday, more than 27 months into their war against the army.
- South Africa is seeking new markets in Africa and Asia as it negotiates with the United States over looming 30-percent trade tariffs, which could cost around 30,000 jobs, officials said Monday.
- Co-operatives and Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) Development Cabinet Secretary Wycliffe Oparanya has defended the Hustler Fund against criticism from a Monday report by the Kenya Human Rights Commission (KHRC), dismissing it as "skewed, elitist and politically motivated."
- Speaking at State House Nairobi on Monday during a meeting with leaders from Tharaka Nithi County, the President said his unique blend of experience leaves him with "no excuse but to deliver" for the people of Kenya.
- Egyptian authorities have arrested at least eight TikTok content creators in less than a week on vague charges including "indecency", in what rights defenders warn is a sweeping crackdown mainly targeting women online.
- The Deputy President said the 400 modern markets under construction across the country is in line with the realization of the administration’s Bottom Up Economic Transformation Agenda geared at improving the lives of the majority of Kenyans, especially women who are the bedrock of the nation’s…
- Saudi authorities put two people to death Monday to reach 17 in three days, state media said, as the conservative kingdom accelerated towards a record number of executions this year.
- Former Lands Commissioner and Baringo Central MP Sammy Silas Komen Mwaita was on Monday released on a Ksh.10 million bond in a case where he is linked to a multi-million-shilling land fraud case in Nairobi West.
- Public Service Cabinet Secretary Geoffrey Ruku argues that Kenya’s Deputy President Kithure Kindiki is poised to be Kenya’s Head of State in coming years.
- The Kenya Human Rights Commission (KHRC) has called for the scrapping of Kenya Kwanza administrations Financial Inclusion Fund also known as Hustler Fund.
- Health Cabinet Secretary (CS) Aden Duale has directed that all healthcare services accessed through the Social Health Authority (SHA) will not accept One-Time Password (OTP)-based authorizations.
- This projection was shared by Harun Katusya, a senior consulting expert and the lead organizer of the upcoming Africa Premier AI Conference (APAIC2025), during a press briefing ahead of the highly anticipated event.
