- The government has dismissed claims by COTU that billions from the affordable housing levy will be improperly used to construct social infrastructure such as markets.
- Opposition leaders now say President William Ruto has been hoodwinking the Mt. Kenya residents and those opposed to the government by giving them less lucrative goodies while taking impactful community empowerment projects to his Rift Valley backyard.
- A section of leaders has made a rallying call for national unity, responsible leadership, and an end to divisive and tribal politics, urging for the need to focus on development and service delivery for all Kenyans.
- Donald Trump may now offload a Tesla he said he bought earlier this year in a show of support for Elon Musk, a White House official said Friday, following a blazing row between the US president and his billionaire former advisor.
- The United Democratic Alliance (UDA) Party’s Disciplinary Committee has summoned two Nominated members of the county assemblies of Nyeri and Nairobi over their alleged involvement with former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua.
- Twelve out of Kenya’s 47 counties have run out of essential vaccine stocks, the Ministry of Health has confirmed, raising concerns over the country’s immunization efforts amid ongoing global supply constraints.
- President William Ruto has urged African commercial and development finance banks to dedicate more financial resources towards the continent's green and environmentally friendly industrialisation.
- The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has clarified the reasons for reviewing the Current Retail Selling Price (CRSP) of motor vehicles, which led to the introduction of a new pricing template that determines the taxes on imported cars.
- Tesla (TSLA.O), opens new tab shares rose on Friday as investors took some comfort from White House aides scheduling a call with CEO Elon Musk to broker peace after a public feud with U.S. President Donald Trump.
- When Donald Trump met privately with White House officials on Wednesday, there was little to suggest that the U.S. president was close to a public break with Elon Musk, the billionaire businessman who helped him win a second term in office.
- Oloosirkon Ward Member of County Assembly (MCA) Marush Stephen Rais Kisemei has been arraigned in court amid allegations of disrupting a police officer from arresting a suspect in a case dating back to December 4, 2023.
- A Member of the Kitui County Assembly (MCA) is in police custody over his alleged involvement in the theft of mobile phone accessories valued at approximately Ksh.1.9 million.
- Four members of Rongo sub-county-based controversial church, Melkio St.Joseph Mission of Messiah in Africa, who have been in remand for more than a month as police investigate the church over alleged radicalization among other issues, have been set free by a court in Migori.
- The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) has recovered over Ksh.39 million fraudulently paid as unapproved allowances to two officers at the National Treasury and Planning.
- Pilgrims were performing the last major ritual of the hajj -- the "stoning of the devil" -- on Friday, as Muslims around the globe celebrated the beginning of the Eid al-Adha holiday.
- Islamist militants hit two more military installations on Wednesday and Thursday, Mali's army said, the latest in a quick spate of attacks that the insurgents say have killed hundreds of soldiers and underscored their gains.
- The World Bank said on Thursday it would resume funding to Uganda, nearly two years after the global lender suspended new financing to the country in response to an anti-LGBT law that imposes penalties including death and life imprisonment.
- Ethiopia's cabinet has approved a nearly 2 trillion birr ($15 billion) budget for the 2025/26 financial year starting in July, a 31% increase from the previous year, the Prime Minister's office said on Thursday.
- South Sudan's President Salva Kiir on Thursday declared a state of emergency in areas hit by deadly inter-communal clashes over cattle raids that have killed hundreds of people in recent months, state TV said.
- SpaceX chief Elon Musk said Thursday he would begin "decommissioning" his company's Dragon spacecraft -- vital for ferrying NASA astronauts to and from the International Space Station -- after President Donald Trump threatened to terminate his government contracts.
- Donald Trump and Elon Musk's unlikely bromance imploded in spectacular fashion Thursday as the US president and his billionaire former aide tore into each other in a very public, real-time divorce.
- Former Zambian President Edgar Lungu died on Thursday at the age of 68, six months after an attempted return to politics was thwarted by a court ruling that he could not run for office again.
- The High Court has ordered the allocation of Ksh.10.5 billion to counties for road maintenance, saying the exclusion of the devolved units from the Road Maintenance Levy Fund (RMLF) was unconstitutional.
- Nandi Hills Member of Parliament Bernard Kitur has alleged the existence of an international organ trafficking syndicate, with roots in Kenya, which has been carrying out illegal organ transplants.
- The High Court has suspended a directive issued by the Ministry of Health that had revoked all existing licences for trading in nicotine and related products, pending the hearing and determination of a constitutional petition challenging the move.
- Siaya Governor James Orengo, who has long played hard to get since the formation and subsequent formalisation of the broad-based government in March this year, has finally softened his stance.
- A community health nurse from Kisii County is among three people in police custody, following a botched murder plot at Bosongo Hospital in Kitutu Central.
- The Kazi Mtaani initiative is officially back under the Climate Workx Youth Employment Initiative that will see 113, 000 young people enrolled for manual jobs within a period of 6 months starting end of June 2025.
- Two people have been killed and two others seriously injured following an attack by suspected cattle rustlers in the Merti area of Loiyangalani sub-county, Marsabit County.
- At least three people are feared dead and seven others seriously injured after police reportedly opened fire on them following an alleged land invasion at Lolkuruk village in Angama Mara area.
- Kirinyaga Woman Representative Jane Njeri Maina has proposed an amendment to the Health Act that seeks to criminalise the detention of dead bodies by hospitals over unpaid medical bills, a practice that has long burdened grieving families across the country.
- The Kenyan Human Rights Commission (KHRC) and the Muslim for Human Rights (MUHURI) have increased calls to the various arms of government to act on the increase in teenage pregnancies in Lamu County.
- The High Court has issued conservatory orders stopping the graft case involving Trans Nzoia Governor George Natembeya, who is accused of acquiring over Ksh.3.2 million in county funds.
- Public primary and secondary schools are choking in debt, with the Ministry of Education admitting that schools could be grappling with debts of up to Ksh.64 billion accumulated over the years.
- Two people have been sentenced to 14 years in prison, while another was fined Ksh.3 million or serve five years in default, in a 2013 wildlife crime case involving possession and dealing of 12 elephant tusks in Baringo.
- Internal Security and National Administration Principal Secretary Dr. Raymond Omollo has officiated the launch of the Draft Public Benefit Organizations (PBO) Regulations in Nairobi, marking a critical step in implementing the Public Benefit Organizations Act.
- The African Union Commission has called on the United States government to take a consultative approach in its new travel ban policy, which targets 12 countries, including seven African nations.
- The Nairobi City County Government has moved to court seeking orders to auction properties belonging to land rate defaulters, as its ongoing crackdown enters the third consecutive week.
- The State Department for Housing and Urban Development, in collaboration with the National Treasury, is formulating a National Urban Development Fund aimed at financing cities and municipalities to support sustainable urbanization.
- A police officer has been formally charged with causing death by dangerous driving following a fatal accident involving a government vehicle in President William Ruto’s motorcade along Ngong Road in March this year.
- Clint Kiprono Moi, son of the late Jonathan Kipkemboi Moi, now wants the Court to order a DNA test for 19 children asserting themselves as beneficiaries of his father's estate.
- A ban on the sale of disposable vapes has gone into full effect across the UK effective 1 June with businesses now facing the threat of a £200 (Ksh. 25,800) fine or even prosecution if they are caught selling the single-use product.
