- Sudan recalled its ambassador from Nairobi Thursday in protest at Kenyan President William Ruto's hosting of talks with paramilitary commander Mohamed Hamdan Daglo, its acting foreign minister said.
- Detectives attached to the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) on Friday arrested a senior Vihiga County officer in connection with an ongoing corruption investigation.
- Nineteen unsealed documents from a lawsuit connected to Jeffrey Epstein, the convicted pedophile who died in jail before he could face trial on federal sex-trafficking charges, were publicly released on Thursday.
- South Africa's ex-Olympic runner Oscar Pistorius will be released from prison on parole Friday, almost 11 years after he shot dead his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp in a crime that gripped the world.
- The proposed Ksh 4.4 billion construction of Ndonyo-Njeru-Ihithe road which will traverse 25 kilometres of the Aberdare Forest’s closed canopy and connect the Nyeri and Nyandarua Counties is also one of the projects that the President has vowed to proceed with in disregard to the rule of law.
- Egypt is preparing to spend billions doubling the size of a lavish new capital it is building in the desert 45 km (28 miles) east of Cairo, where the first residents are trickling in, the head of the company overseeing the project said.
- Decisions from the High Court slamming the breaks on some of President Ruto’s flagship projects, seem on the preliminary, to be at the heart of the president’s scathing attacks on the Judiciary.
- In a landmark ruling that will affect thousands of public officers holding more than one job in the civil service, the Nyeri Employment and Labour Court declared the double employment of a public officer irregular and unlawful.
- The Vatican on Thursday moved to calm Catholic bishops in some countries who have balked over last month's approval of blessings for same-sex couples, telling them that the measure is not "heretical" or "blasphemous".
- According to a police report obtained by Citizen Digital on Thursday, Robert Kipng'etich Bett aka Raphael—who claimed to be a farm manager employed by a Kericho-based businessman—Joseph Kiplangat Keter—was arrested with the fertiliser in Narok South's Ololulunga area.
- Britain will likely go to the polls in the last six months of this year, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak indicated Thursday, as speculation mounts about the date of the vote.
- Thousands of Japanese rescuers on Thursday battled rubble and blocked roads as hopes faded for dozens listed as missing three days after a devastating earthquake that killed at least 84.
- Health Cabinet Secretary Susan Nakhumicha has termed the Busia healthcare worker's assault as not just an attack on an individual but an assault on the entire healthcare system and the principles that guide it.
- During the tour, the Interior Ministry chief witnessed the return of stolen but recovered camels from bandits at Mulango Anti Stock Theft Unit (ASTU) Camp in Isiolo County.
- The remains of a body suspected to be that of former Kerio Valley Development Authority (KVDA) Director General Silvanus Tubei, who went missing 12 years ago, were discovered buried in a shallow grave a few meters away from his home.
- A woman who has said she was victimized by late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein said Britain's Prince Andrew put his hand on her breast at Epstein's Manhattan townhouse in 2001, according to court documents from a civil lawsuit unsealed on Wednesday.
- Ousted Harvard President Claudine Gay says she faced death threats and was called the N-word during a weeks-long attack on her character designed to end her presidency.
- For the umpteenth time, President William Ruto has vowed to weed out corrupt judicial officers whom he says are sabotaging his government's ambitions.
- Following the announcement by President William Ruto that Kenya will abolish visa requirements for its visitors, all travellers will now need to apply for an Electronic Travel Authorization (ETA) to identify them as they enter the Kenyan soil.
- A miner harvesting sand in between two huge rocks at Kyokong quarry in Bomet County died on the spot after debris from loose rocks buried him alive, suffocating him to death.
- Cabinet Secretary for Sports and Youth Affairs Ababu Namwamba has addressed a viral video where a woman was heard invoking his name during a confrontation with hospital staff.
- Kitchen gardens are one method proven as one of the easiest and fastest ways households can ensure an inexpensive, regular, and handy supply of fresh vegetables, fruits, herbs, and spices.
- Japan Airlines on Thursday said it expected more than $100 million in losses after one of its planes was destroyed when it collided with another aircraft on the runway as it landed at Tokyo's Haneda airport earlier this week.
- A family in Ugenya sub-county is seeking justice after their 36-year-old kin died after allegedly being ran over by a police vehicle in West Ugenya location.
- Iran declared Thursday a day of mourning following twin blasts that killed at least 103 people near the grave of slain general Qasem Soleimani in the country's south.
- Japanese rescuers struggled with heavy rain, blocked roads and aftershocks on Wednesday following a powerful earthquake that killed at least 73 people and left tens of thousands without power or running water.
- State House has now affirmed that President William Ruto's push for judicial reforms is unstoppable, telling off LSK for criticising and attempting to advise the Head of State.
- The Court of Appeal Judges Lydia Achode, John Mativo and Mwaniki Gachoka will on January 26, 2024 decide whether to temporarily suspend the housing tax.
- Residents occupying over the 1,000-acre estate of the late tycoon Gerishon Kirima are grappling with confusion and anxiety with impending evictions looming.
- The leader of Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) was holding talks in Kenya on Wednesday amid regional diplomatic efforts to try to forge a ceasefire in the war at home.
- The suspect behind the murder of Meru blogger Daniel Muthiani Bernard Alias Sniper has been arraigned and detained for five days pending the determination of an application by the prosecution to detain him for 21 days.
- At least 103 people were killed Wednesday and 141 injured in the Iranian city of Kerman after twin blasts near the burial site of slain military commander Qasem Soleimani.
- Azimio leader Raila Odinga has come out guns blazing to castigate President William Ruto over his recent threats and corrupt accusations against the Judiciary.
- Digital Strategist Pauline Njoroge has been picked as part of a 10-member Commonwealth Expert Team (CET) expert group set to observe the Bangladesh elections on Sunday.