- 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.
- Speaking to residents in Zombe, Kitui East, the Deputy President stressed that every elected leader should be held accountable through a progress report.
- The Court of Appeal has granted Nairobi County a temporary reprieve by staying the execution of a High Court judgment that had declared the Nairobi Alcoholic Drinks Control Fund unconstitutional.
- The Court of Appeal has granted Nairobi County a temporary reprieve by staying the execution of a High Court judgment that had declared the Nairobi Alcoholic Drinks Control Fund unconstitutional.
- Nyando MP Jared Okello has accused former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua's political faction of hiring goons to heckle Deputy President Kithure Kindiki in Nyeri.
- Tanzania has confirmed it shut down access to X, citing a proliferation of pornographic content on the social media platform formerly called Twitter.
- A personal assistant to a Member of Parliament in the Coast region has been arraigned at Shanzu Law Courts in a case of malicious damage to property and conspiracy to commit a felony.
- The non-partisan Congressional Budget Office said Trump's "one big, beautiful bill" -- the centerpiece of his domestic agenda -- would add a giant $2.4 trillion to the US deficit by 2034.
- Trump said the measure was spurred by a makeshift flamethrower attack on a Jewish protest in Colorado that US authorities blamed on an man they said was in the country illegally.
- The move, which was slammed by Biden, is the latest in a long-running campaign by Trump -- with the backing of Republican Party politicians and their cheerleaders in the conservative media -- to discredit his predecessor.
- Shelling by Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) killed at least 14 people Wednesday in a famine-hit displacement camp in the Darfur region, volunteer rescuers said.
- Ivory Coast opposition leader and former Credit Suisse chief Tidjane Thiam has been excluded from the country's final list of presidential candidates, rendering him ineligible to contest an October election, a party official said on Wednesday.
- Political commentators and corporate leaders have faulted Tanzania's commitment to the East African Community (EAC) following the recent reports of abduction and torture meted out to Kenyan activists and the subsequent defence of the actions by the nation’s leadership.
- The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development, in collaboration with the World Bank, successfully hosted the inaugural Data for Soil Health and Scale Summit in Nairobi.
- A section of civil society groups under the Okoa Uchumi campaign has accused the government of using the proposed Finance Bill 2025/2026 to punish taxpayers and extend favours to a connected few.
- DP Kithure Kindiki encountered a hostile crowd in Othaya, Nyeri County, that chanted "one term" slogans across the fence where he was holding an empowerment event.
- Dar es Salaam’s Police Commander, Jumanne Muliro, has flatly dismissed allegations from Kenyan activist Boniface Mwangi and his Ugandan counterpart Agather Atuhaire, who claim they were tortured by Tanzanian police after detention by immigration officials.
- Web developer and activist Rose Njeri Tunguru found herself at the centre of national attention last week following her arrest on allegations of cybercrime.
- The Kenyan government has welcomed plans by Los Angeles-based production company Invention Studios to expand its investments in the country’s creative sector.
- The National Assembly has approved the nomination of Erastus Edung Ethekon as the new Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) chairperson and the six nominated members as commissioners.
- The Milimani Magistrate Court has dismissed claims by Mumias East Member of Parliament Peter Salasya that he was subjected to torture while in police custody.
- The Kiambu County government has fired and replaced several healthcare workers at igegania Level Four Hospital following the tragic death of an 11-month-old boy who was denied treatment last week.
- A Nairobi court has ordered a hospital in Nairobi to compensate a woman and her spouse with over Ksh.157 million following a botched surgical procedure that resulted in severe physical and emotional harm.
- A Nairobi court has ordered Aga Khan Hospital to compensate a woman and her spouse with over Ksh.157 million following a botched surgical procedure that resulted in severe physical and emotional harm.
- The State Department for Lands and Physical Planning has initiated stakeholder engagements to verify public land data in Mombasa County as it prepares to roll out Ardhisasa services in the region.
- Ebel Ochieng Kalo, a Lake Basin Development Authority (LBDA) board member and prominent UDA official, is currently in custody in connection with the murder of Kasipul MP Charles Were.
- The National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) has written to the Kenya Pipeline Company (KPC) demanding immediate action over the long-drawn restoration following an oil spill in Thange, Makueni County.
- The meeting, held against the backdrop of escalating internal conflict within the ruling United Democratic Alliance (UDA), focused on the status of ongoing national government projects and interventions to protect key agricultural value chains in the region.
- Kitui East Member of Parliament (MP) Nimrod Mbai has fired a warning against insulting President William Ruto within his constituency, hinting at dire ramifications.
- In an X statement on Wednesday, Deputy President Kithure Kindiki confirmed that he had met with MP Baya, who agreed to drop the bill following consultations with stakeholders from Embu County.
- In a circular dated May 21, 2025, Head of Public Service Felix Koskei ordered the immediate rollout of the new high-security plates across all government fleets.
- The missing female rodent, named "Doubao" -- "Bean Bun" in Chinese -- absconded from an enclosure at the Yangzhou Zhuyuwan Scenic Area along with two other capybaras in early April.
- Six people accused of being behind the fatal shooting of a police officer on Sunday night in the Freehold area of Nakuru town will be detained for the next 30 days to enable the investigation officer to carry out the investigations.
- The children, aged between four and nine, were excavating sand for making mud bricks when the pit outside Yardoka village in Kaduna state collapsed on them.
- Musk was lauded by the Republican leader as he left his advisory role atop Trump's "Department of Government Efficiency" last week, despite criticism over his failure to deliver on promises of radical spending cuts.
- The number of people who have fled Sudan since the beginning of its civil war in 2023 has surpassed four million, U.N. refugee agency officials said on Tuesday, adding that many survivors faced inadequate shelter due to funding shortages.
- Erin Patterson is charged with murdering her estranged husband's parents and aunt in 2023 by spiking their beef Wellington lunch with lethal death cap mushrooms.
- An attack on a U.N. food convoy in Sudan overnight killed five people and prevented food deliveries to children and families who face starvation in North Darfur's al-Fashir, U.N. agencies said on Tuesday.
- Zimbabwe has issued permits to cull at least 50 elephants on a reserve where there are three times more elephants than the habitat can sustain, wildlife authorities said on Tuesday.
