- Grace Njoki Mulei, one of the women who stormed Health Cabinet Secretary Deborah Barasa's press briefing at Afya House last week, has been released on a Ksh.10,000 cash bail.
- Wiper Party Leader Kalonzo Musyoka has criticised the government’s alleged decision to withdraw the security detail of Chief Justice Martha Koome, demanding the immediate reinstatement of her bodyguards.
- Globally, education is recognized as a cornerstone of social and economic development. Yet, for millions of children, basic education remains out of reach due to "learning poverty." This term refers to the inability of children to read or understand a simple text by the age of 10.
- A Kilifi law court has surprised two Italians accused in a Ksh.32 million fraud case after ruling that it has jurisdiction to hear and determine the case.
- A federal judge blocked Donald Trump's attempt to restrict birthright citizenship in the United States on Thursday as liberal states scored their first victory against the new president's hardline agenda.
- US President Donald Trump will reach out to Kim Jong Un again, he said in an interview aired Thursday, calling the North Korean leader with whom he previously met three times a "smart guy."
- Even before it was signed, the Gaza ceasefire forced Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu into a tight spot - between a new U.S. president promising peace and far-right allies who want war to resume. That tension is only likely to increase.
- Haiti's capital could become overrun by criminal gangs if the international community does not step up aid to a United Nations-backed security mission there, U.N. chief Antonio Guterres warned in a report Wednesday.
- Mozambique's international bonds tumbled earlier this week after a news report that the new government in Maputo is weighing a debt restructuring following months of post-election turmoil.
- President Vladimir Putin has grown increasingly concerned about distortions in Russia's wartime economy, just as Donald Trump pushes for an end to the Ukraine conflict, five sources with knowledge of the situation told Reuters.
- Republican U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday pardoned, opens new tab two police officers in Washington who were convicted in the 2020 murder of a 20-year-old Black man named Karon Hylton-Brown, the White House said.
- Grace Njoki, one of the women who stormed Health Cabinet Secretary Dr. Deborah Barasa's press briefing at Afya House last week, has been arrested for causing disturbance.
- Inspector General of Police Douglas Kanja has addressed concerns regarding the recent recall of police officers from the Judiciary Police Unit saying that the officers were either sent on training after promotion or procedurally transferred to other stations.
- Chief Justice Martha Koome has accused the government, through the Ministry of Interior, of withdrawing her security detail, a move she describes as an attack on the Judiciary and the office of the Chief Justice.
- Detectives have arrested Sarah Wairimu Kamotho to press fresh murder charges against her over the brutal murder of her late husband Tob Cohen in 2019.
- Protests over the missing fisherman Brian Odhiambo turned ugly on Thursday as angry residents engaged security officers in running battles across Nakuru Town East.
- The National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) has ordered the immediate closure of a multi-million-shilling residential construction site on Likoni Lane in Nairobi's Kilimani area, following multiple complaints from neighboring residents.
- Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) in Embakasi, Nairobi, on Thursday arraigned two suspects in court, known for breaking into motor vehicles and stealing from locked cars parked outside banking halls.
- Detectives from the Ethics and Anti-Commission Commission (EACC) have arrested Rongo Member of Parliament Paul Odalo Mark over alleged embezzlement of National Government Constituency Development Fund (NG-CDF) funds amounting to Ksh.122 million.
- President William Ruto, who is currently on a tour of Western Kenya, has denied accusations alleging that he is engaging in early campaigns in anticipation of the 2027 polls, stating that he is on a mission to deliver development projects.
- A three-judge bench has declined a request by lawyers representing former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua to grant them 21 days to amend the petition challenging his impeachment process.
- Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi has called out Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka for questioning the source of the Ksh.150 million bonus issued to cane farmers in Mumias on Monday.
- The High Court in Nairobi has dismissed a request by IG Douglas Kanja and DCI Amin Mohammed to overturn earlier orders requiring their personal appearance in court on January 30, 2025.
- President William Ruto has commended the ongoing collaboration between the Rural Electrification and Renewable Energy Corporation (REREC) and county governments aimed at accelerating electrification in rural areas.
- President William Ruto has responded to claims by Wiper Leader Kalonzo Musyoka alleging that the Ksh.150 million bonus paid to Mumias Sugar farmers earlier this week, was wired from the National Treasury, at the expense of taxpayers, and not the sugar miller.
- The government has announced the migration of all Inua Jamii beneficiaries to the eCitizen M-Pesa payment platform starting with the January 2025 disbursement.
- The Ministry of Health (MoH) has announced that the nationwide recorded MPox cases reached 36 on Thursday after 5 new cases were confirmed in the past week.
- Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has unleashed a new offensive on President William Ruto for allegedly harassing Public Service CS Justin Muturi over his new defiance towards his regime.
- Thirdway Alliance party leader Ekuru Aukot has questioned Public Service CS Justin Muturi why he is still part of President William Ruto's government if he blames it for abducting his son.
- Gachagua discussed a variety of topics during a session hosted by Kuira wa Kabiru and moderated by several others, including the Social Health Authority (SHA) and the country's current political climate.
- Former Bungoma Governor Wycliffe Wangamati, his deputy Charles Ngome and a county official stare at losing Ksh. 50 million if they admit liability to defaming Kimilili MP Didmus Barasa.
- Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) have arrested two individuals suspected of stealing from locked motor vehicles parked outside banking halls.
- Former deputy president Rigathi Gachagua has criticised President William Ruto’s administration for what he calls a State-backed resurgence of criminal gangs.
- A free port, industrial parks, free trade zones, logistics and warehousing facilities, energy projects, and areas for conferences and tourism are all planned features of the 3,000-acre SEZ.
- An explosive new wildfire erupted north of Los Angeles on Wednesday, forcing tens of thousands of people to evacuate their homes and setting nerves jangling in an area still reeling from two deadly blazes.
- Billionaire Michael Bloomberg announced Thursday that his foundation will step in to fund the UN climate change body after President Donald Trump declared the United States would withdraw from the Paris Agreement for the second time.
- Uasin Gishu governor Jonathan Bii has reorganized his government, sending one County Executive Committee (CEC) member, 7 Chief Officers and his Chief of Staff on one month compulsory leave.
- President Donald Trump's escalating pressure on the private sector to ditch diversity programs has left some in Davos searching for new words to describe workplace practices they say are essential to their businesses.
- President William Ruto and Deputy President Kithure Kindiki on their third day of development tour of Western region assured the broad-based government is only focused on service delivery and bettering lives of citizens.
- Prince Harry claimed victory in his long-running legal battle against Rupert Murdoch's British newspaper group, after reaching a deal to settle his lawsuit which included an apology for unlawful actions relating to the Sun for the first time.
- In neighbourhoods levelled by 15 months of war with Israel, Hamas officials are overseeing the clearance of rubble in the wake of Sunday's ceasefire.
- Prince Harry claimed a "monumental" victory over Rupert Murdoch's UK newspaper group on Wednesday after the publisher settled his lawsuit, admitting unlawful actions at its Sun tabloid for the first time and paying substantial damages.
- Turkey has detained 11 people as part of an investigation into a fire that killed 79 people and injured dozens at a ski resort in the Bolu mountains, Justice Minister Yilmaz Tunc said on Wednesday.
