- A group from Sudan, consisting of civil society organizations, human rights groups, lobby organizations, and political parties, has convened in Nairobi to address the ongoing crisis in their country.
- Rwanda has suspended its development cooperation with Belgium, accusing it of leading efforts to block Kigali’s access to international development financing.
- Rwanda's President Paul Kagame has shown his strategic acumen, honed by 30 years of cementing control at home and influence abroad, as conflict flares in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
- The ruling provides a reprieve to Chief Justice Martha Koome, Deputy Chief Justice Philomena Mwilu, and Justices Mohamed Ibrahim, Smokin Wanjala, Njoki Susana, Isaac Lenaola, and William Ouko as legal battles over judicial accountability and independence continue.
- A mob of about 100 men in the Entasopia area of Magadi, Kajiado County, on Wednesday attacked police officers who arrested a man over rape allegations, demanding his release.
- State House and the offices of President William Ruto and his deputy Kithure Kindiki have been allocated an extra Ksh.4.8 billion, official data shows, raising questions on the austerity measures implemented to reduce expenditure.
- President William Ruto said on Wednesday 1.2 million customers had been connected to the national electricity grid under the Last Mile Connectivity Programme while another 460,000 are set to benefit by 2026.
- The Sudan government has condemned Kenya for hosting the paramilitary group Rapid Support Forces (RSF), terming it a blatant disregard for its obligation under international law.
- The Sudan government has condemned Kenya for hosting the paramilitary group Rapid Support Forces (RSF), terming it a blatant disregard for its obligation under international law.
- Last Friday was nothing short of spectacular as Shabiki’s Players of Love campaign crowned its latest winner, Brian Visiahwa, a talented chef whose luck and skill landed him an experience of a lifetime.
- Diplomatic Affairs analyst Ahmed Hashi smells a rat from the greenlight afforded to Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) to launch a parallel government in Nairobi.
- Lands Cabinet Secretary Alice Wahome says Kenyans still need to pay to acquire homes under the government’s affordable housing project even if they have been contributing the housing levy.
- Tickets were snatched up when they went on sale for the two-hour "digital detox" night, with more than 150 young adults aged mostly between 20 and 35 eager to ditch their screens for an IRL evening -- meeting up in real life.
- A parent of a form three student at Nyasoko secondary school in Suna West, Migori County is seeking justice after his son was allegedly assaulted by one of the teachers and sustained injuries.
- Burundi is withdrawing its forces from eastern Democratic Republic of Congo where they had been fighting against M23 rebels in a further blow to Congo's army as it struggles to halt a rebel advance.
- The musician, who has two children with singer Rihanna, had faced more than two decades in prison if he had been convicted of the alleged attack on a former friend in Hollywood in 2021.
- The United States and Russia said on Tuesday they had agreed to press ahead with efforts to end the war in Ukraine after holding talks in the Saudi capital at which Kyiv was not represented.
- Israel and Hamas will begin indirect negotiations on a second stage of the Gaza ceasefire deal, officials said on Tuesday, as the Palestinian militant group said it would hand over more hostages, including the bodies of two children, this week.
- South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol could try to impose martial law again or undermine constitutional institutions should he be reinstated, lawyers for parliament argued on Tuesday as his impeachment trial entered its final phase.
- A U.S. judge has rejected a bid to bar the government downsizing team created by President Donald Trump and spearheaded by billionaire Elon Musk from accessing internal systems in the U.S. Department of Education that house federal student financial aid information concerning millions of Americans.
- Vietnam will cut one in five public sector jobs and slash billions of dollars from government budgets, after the country's rubber-stamp parliament on Tuesday gave the go-ahead to a radical streamlining drive.
- Pope Francis, who began his fifth day in hospital on Tuesday for what doctors have described as a "complex" respiratory infection, will not take part in this weekend's Holy Year events, the Vatican said on Tuesday.
- Authorities in Githurai have arrested three suspects, including two police officers, for their involvement in an attempted robbery with violence along the Githurai-Soweto railway line.
- A U.S. citizen is currently under police watch at a Nairobi hospital after suffering severe abdominal complications from ingesting cocaine pellets in an attempt to traffic them from Alabama to Saudi Arabia.
- Uganda discharged on Tuesday the last eight patients who recovered from Ebola, health authorities reported, and there were no other positive cases in the outbreak declared last month.
- A 56-member nation group, the Commonwealth, and human rights activists have called on Uganda to release opposition politician Dr Kizza Besigye, saying his detention undermines democracy and human rights.
- Kiharu Member of Parliament Ndindi Nyoro is among chairpersons of departmental committees in the National Assembly who face the axe in the latest purge of Parliamentary committees led by sympathizers or allies of the former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua.
- Deputy President Prof Kithure Kindiki has told off online government critics who have been mocking President William Ruto over his mastery of roads and towns in Mandera and Isiolo counties.
- The Commonwealth called on Tuesday for Uganda, a member of the 56-nation group, to release opposition politician Kizza Besigye, saying his detention undermined democracy and human rights.
- Deputy President Prof. Kithure Kindiki has stressed that true leadership is not about constantly seeking popularity but about making the right decisions for the people, even if they are not always immediately popular.
- Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja has reaffirmed the city’s leadership in Africa’s climate resilience efforts, calling on mayors and governors across the continent to unite in securing green financing and implementing sustainable urban solutions.
- A new report by the National Treasury has revealed that 38 counties spent less than 30% of their budgets on development during the 2023/24 financial year.
- Two former Kenya Pipeline Company (KPC) employees have been ordered to pay a fine of Ksh.10 million each, or face a 9-year prison sentence, after being found guilty of stealing petroleum products, among other offenses.
- Kenya's loss in the African Union Commission (AUC) has invoked fiery blame games among citizens and leaders as everyone attempts to find a fall guy for Raila Odinga's defeat.
- The East African Community (EAC) Secretary-General, Veronica Nduva, has called for a stronger commitment to justice, ethics, and transparency in regional governance, emphasizing the critical role of the East African Court of Justice (EACJ) in upholding the EAC Treaty.
- Members of the civil society who observed the just-concluded African Union Commission (AUC) elections in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia have urged Kenyans to remain united despite the outcome.
- The Kibera High Court in Nairobi on Tuesday denied Sarah Wairimu Cohen bail in the murder case of businessman Tob Cohen after the prosecution opposed her release.
- Teacher Viona Koyie’s classroom is lively, despite its humble setup in the mountains of Entasikiria in Narok South, Kenya. The surrounding mountains provide a rich backdrop of Maasai culture and wildlife.
- Koimburi, who had previously claimed that the government spent some Ksh 13 billion campaigning for Raila Odinga in the African Union Commission (AUC) elections, was apprehended shortly after leaving his residence on Kenyatta Road in Juja.
- Members of Parliament have welcomed the proposal to onboard former Prime Minister Raila Odinga to President William Ruto's government after his loss in the African Union Commission (AUC) chairperson contest.
