- 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.
- Two young women who are accused of kidnapping two children in Eldoret now want to strike a plea bargain deal with the victim's mother after confessing to the offence.
- Pope Francis's coffin will be transferred to St Peter's Basilica Wednesday for three days of lying in state, with scores of Catholics and well-wishers expected to pay their respects to the beloved spiritual leader before he is laid to rest.
- The International Monetary Fund on Tuesday slashed its forecast for global growth this year and warned of an increase in global financial stability risks, citing the effect of US President Donald Trump's new tariff policies on the world economy.
- At least 24 people were killed in Indian-administered Kashmir when gunmen opened fire on tourists on Tuesday, a senior police officer told AFP, with authorities calling it the worst attack on civilians in years.
- The World Food Programme suspended malnutrition treatment for 650,000 malnourished women and children in Ethiopia this week due to severe funding shortages, the U.N. agency said, with millions more at risk of losing access to aid.
- Africans are hoping one of their own could become the first Black pope in modern history and build on Francis's legacy of championing the developing world, though the chances of that happening appear slim.
- A Hamas delegation left for Cairo to discuss "new ideas" aimed at securing a ceasefire in Gaza, an official from the group said, as rescuers reported 26 dead in Israeli air strikes on Tuesday.
- Several world leaders have announced they will travel to Rome for Pope Francis's funeral on Saturday, which is likely to also draw a huge crowd in the square in front of St Peter's Basilica at the Vatican.
- Pope Francis' funeral will be held on Saturday in St. Peter's Square, Roman Catholic cardinals decided on Tuesday, setting the stage for a solemn ceremony that will draw leaders from around the world.
- Even as the more than 1.4 billion Roman Catholics around the world continue to mourn Pope Francis, speculation is building as to who among the 135 red-robed cardinals eligible to vote will succeed him.
- The Controller of Budget (CoB) has raised a red flag over a growing financial indiscipline in counties that she says is exposing taxpayers' money to pilferage.
- Six people have died overnight in Nairobi following heavy rains. Three of them—a mother and her two children—were killed when a boulder crushed their house in Mathare.
- The DCI has taken over the probe into alleged human organ trafficking at Mediheal Hospital’s Fertility and Transplant Centre in Eldoret, Uasin Gishu County.
- Four individuals have been charged at the Milimani Law Courts with conspiracy to defraud different businessmen by falsely claiming they could import sugar from Brazil to Kenya.
- Defence Cabinet Secretary Soipan Tuya has announced that the Kenyan government is intensifying efforts to dismantle terrorism financing networks as part of a broader strategy to combat extremism in the region.
- There was drama at Njegas Health Centre in Karii Village, Mwea-West, Kirinyaga County after three individuals were rushed to the facility unconscious, allegedly after consuming toxic alcohol.
- Kisumu Governor Prof. Anyang’ Nyong’o has slammed the national government, accusing it of undermining devolution by clinging to functions that should be managed by counties, particularly in the roads sector.
- The Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA) has launched a probe into an incident where a woman was allegedly assaulted by a police officer in Narok when she went to record a statement.
- Harvard University sued on Monday to block U.S. President Donald Trump from freezing billions of dollars in federal funding after the elite research institution rejected a list of White House demands that it said would undermine its independence.
- Security officers have rescued 57 indisposed persons who have been seeking healing at the controversial Melkio Joseph Mission Messiah church in Rongo, Siaya County and halted prayer activities at the church.
- Pope Francis' funeral will be held on Saturday in St. Peter's Square, Roman Catholic cardinals decided on Tuesday, setting the stage for a solemn ceremony that will draw leaders from around the world.
- Two Kenyans and a Somali national facing terror-related charges will remain in custody for a month after a Nairobi court denied them bond on Tuesday.
- The Cabinet Secretary for Public Service, Human Capital Development, and Special Programmes, Geoffrey Ruku, has assured citizens that the issuance of Good Conduct Certificates and other essential government services will be expedited through Huduma Centres across the country.
- A change in popes — through death or resignation — is a complicated process, with centuries-old rituals involving the transition in leadership for both the spiritual head of the global Catholic Church and the Vatican’s head of state.
- Cardinals gathered Tuesday at the Vatican to begin scheduling Pope Francis’ funeral and burial, planning the conclave to elect his successor and making other decisions about running the Catholic Church as world leaders and ordinary faithful grieved the death of history’s first Latin American pope.
