- Doctors from the South Rift region have held demonstrations today in Nakuru town, stating that they shall not return to work till their demands are met.
- Young couples in China planning "simple" weddings, rather than traditional banquets with hundreds of guests, was one of the top hits online after an article urging more frugal nuptials was published by the government body in charge of women's rights.
- Australian emergency workers on Tuesday said they rescued a man who was stuck in a Brisbane storm drain for 36 hours after apparently trying to retrieve a dropped mobile phone.
- A major bridge collapsed in the U.S. port of Baltimore in the early hours of Tuesday after being struck by a container ship, plunging cars and as many as 20 people into the river below.
- The Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS) has reaffirmed its commitment to maintaining the highest standards of quality and safety for agricultural products circulating within the market.
- The President directed that the government, including State corporations, must live within its means. Consequently, expenditure must never exceed revenues collected.
- Kenyan authorities are due on Tuesday to release the bodies of several people linked to a doomsday starvation cult in a case that shocked the country and the world.
- Eldoret High Court will on May 29, 2024 rule on whether the body of a prominent farmer in Uasin Gishu County will be exhumed for extraction and collection of samples to be used in a DNA test.
- Rarieda Member of Parliament Otiende Amollo has termed the apology made to Mama Nginga Kenyatta by Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua as just a political move and lacks genuine intent.
- The United Nations Security Council adopted a resolution on Monday demanding an immediate ceasefire between Israel and Palestinian militants Hamas after the United States abstained from the vote, sparking a spat with its ally Israel.
- Saboti MP Caleb Amisi has criticised National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetangula for alleged involvement in Friday’s chaos at a funeral in Goseta, Trans Nzoia County.
- Kilifi North Member of Parliament Owen Baya has accused Trans Nzoia Governor George Natembeya for using goons to quench his alleged hunger for power in the Western region.
- Just a few months ago, the man set to be Senegal's next president, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, was sitting in a prison cell, a relatively unknown figure outside his opposition party Pastef.
- Senegal opposition presidential candidate Bassirou Diomaye Faye, a political newcomer popular among disaffected youth, promised on Monday to govern with humility and transparency.
- A Naivasha court has dismissed a suit by Ndibithi Farmers Company that sought to access disputed land in Ndabibi, Naivasha and block police from stopping a series of invasions.
- Prime Cabinet Secretary and Cabinet Secretary for Foreign and Diaspora Affairs Musalia Mudavadi said his ministry will close the missing link between Kenya’s foreign policy and the citizen’s understanding and engagement in international affairs.
- Israel scrapped the visit after the United States abstained from a UN Security Council vote demanding a ceasefire in Gaza -- a move that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said hurt Israel's fight against Hamas.
- A New York state appeals court slashed a potentially crippling $454 million bond payment due on Monday to $175 million and gave the former president 10 extra days to pay.
- Speaking in Kisumu on Monday, treasury CS Prof. Njuguna Ndung’u indicated that the funds are part of 297 million dollar grant issued under the FLOCCA program to support locally led climate resilient projects.
- The suspect, who was arrested dressed in GSU uniform is said to have been working alongside an accomplice--also in custody--to visit terror on locals.
- The meteorological department states that the factors causing above-normal rainfall last year are still present and could affect the intensity of the rains."
- A good attitude matters and Rita always displayed the finest. This made her the jewel of the newsroom. In a reporter, EVERY newsroom leader looks for reliability and Rita personified reliability. She became one of my natural choices when it came to big stories that required both depth and a…
- Citizen TV conducted a spot check across various farms in Nandi and discovered that farmers have yet to begin planting despite the start of the short rains, fearing crop failure if they apply the suspect fertiliser.
- The Kenya Union of Clinical Officers issued a seven-day strike notice accusing the national and county governments of failing to keep their end of the bargain.
- The Africa UAE Business Summit virtual second session of the four-part series took place on 21st March, bringing together entrepreneurs and business enthusiasts from across the globe to explore opportunities for cross-border collaborations.
- Interior Cabinet Secretary (CS) Kithure Kindiki has affirmed the closure of over 18,000 premises that have violated the Alcoholic Drinks Control Act.
- South Sudanese opposition parties protested Monday at an "exorbitant" $50,000 fee to register ahead of the fragile country's first ever elections, branding it a slap in the face for democracy.
- High Court judge Nixon Sifuna has once again delivered a groundbreaking decision declaring life sentence as archaic, absurd, unreasonable and incompatible with modern societal values.
- Friends, family members and members of the media fraternity on Monday held a memorial service for Rita Tinina at the Holy Family Basilica in Nairobi where they recounted memories with the late television journalist.
- The Office of the Director of Public Prosecution (ODPP) has requested the court to grant them 21 days to detain Disc Jockey Joseph Mwenda alias DJ Joe Mfalme and 6 others.
- Robert Nagila on Monday paid glowing tribute to his late partner, journalist Rita Tinina, during a requiem mass at the Holy Family Basilica in Nairobi.
- The government is working on a model of reintroducing low-priced but healthy and affordable alcoholic drinks as one of the ways of eradicating illicit brew on the market.
- A deputy base commander in Narok died Monday morning in a head-on collision after his saloon car rammed an oncoming lorry along the Narok-Bomet road.
- The Kenya Medical Supplies Authority (KEMSA) board chairperson Irungu Nyakera has advised medical interns to accept the proposal by the Salary and Remuneration Commission (SRC) to cut their salaries.
- The new Chief Registrar of the Judiciary Winfridah Mokaya on Monday pledged to support the leadership of the legal arm of government and its staff to carry out their mandate effectively.
- Azimio la Umoja leaders are now demanding speedy implementation of the recommendations of the National Dialogue Committee (NADCO) lest they return to the streets in protests.
- A panel discussion on Daybreak on Monday brought together various leaders in the medicine profession, who faulted the CS for mishandling the current impasse.
- Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has apologised to former First Lady Mama Ngina Kenyatta for what he termed as bad politics during the 2022 General Elections.
- A section of Kirinyaga County leaders want NARC-Kenya party leader Martha Karua to take over Azimio leadership if Raila Odinga is elected the African Union Commission (AUC) chairperson.
- National Assembly Budget Committee chairman Ndindi Nyoro has urged the Kenya Revenue Authority and other government agencies to engage the public before introducing new taxes.
- A police officer was on Sunday evening swept away by raging floods in Nairobi's Country Bus station while helping to rescue four people trapped by the flash floods.