- Russia attacked the eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv at night with drones, missiles and guided bombs, killing at least three people and injuring 22, including a one-and-a-half-month-old baby, the city mayor, Ihor Terekhov, said on Saturday.
- A 5.3-magnitude earthquake on Saturday rocked the Greek Orthodox religious enclave of Mount Athos in northern Greece, Athens' Institute of Geodynamics said.
- A fire erupted in a retirement home in northeastern Spain killing a 93-year-old man and injuring 22 others due to smoke inhalation, officials said Saturday.
- At least 13 Iranian nationals died while performing the Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia amid rising temperatures in the holy cities, Iranian state media reported Saturday.
- The Kenya Kwanza brigade, led by Deputy President Kithure Kindiki, has pushed back against mounting criticism from the opposition, spearheaded by former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua, over the origins of funds in the nationwide empowerment programmes.
- Zambia on Saturday declared seven days of national mourning in honour of the country's former president Edgar Lungu, who died in South Africa on Thursday, the government said.
- Opposition leaders say the Kenya Kwanza government has failed to deliver on its mandate and is hoodwinking Kenyans with the recent wave of empowerment projects overseen by leaders allied to President William Ruto.
- Tech billionaire Elon Musk has deleted an explosive allegation linking Donald Trump with disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein that he posted on social media during a vicious public fallout with the US president this week.
- Prime Cabinet Secretary and Cabinet Secretary for Foreign and Diaspora Affairs Musalia Mudavadi has ruled out the possibility of President William Ruto being defeated in the 2027 elections.
- Principal Secretary for Housing and Urban Development Charles Hinga has dismissed concerns raised by the Central Organisation of Trade Unions (COTU-K) over the Affordable Housing Regulations, insisting that the union has been part of the process from the beginning.
- Furious residents in Tharaka Nithi County have disrupted multiple budget forums for the 2025/2026 financial year, accusing the county government of corruption, empty promises, and gross mismanagement of public funds.
- The Government has launched the textile and apparel enhancement programme in Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET), a collaboration between the State Department for TVET and Sainath Education Institute at the Karen Technical Training Institute for the Deaf.
- The Jubilee Party has launched a scathing attack on the Kenya Kwanza government over recent education capitation cuts, warning of a looming crisis that could push vulnerable students out of school.
- Deputy President Kithure Kindiki and National Assembly Majority Leader Kimani Ichung’wa led a team of Kenya Kwanza leaders in urging Machakos residents to disregard former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua's politics, labeling him as divisive.
- Juja Member of Parliament George Koimburi has broken his silence following what he describes as an abduction ordeal, dismissing the claims from the National Police Service (NPS) that the entire incident was staged.
- Central Organization of Trade Unions (COTU) Secretary General Francis Atwoli has refuted claims made by the Principal Secretary for Housing and Urban Development, Charles Hinga. alleging that the union was involved in drafting the regulations that manage the Affordable Housing scheme.
- An international operation against child pornography led by Spanish police has resulted in the arrest of 20 people in 12 nations across the Americas and Europe, Interpol said.
- Government spokesperson Isaac Mwaura has dismissed claims that his office was allocated Ksh.36 billion in the 2025/26 budget, citing that such allegations are misleading and inaccurate.
- US President Donald Trump said Friday that Elon Musk had "lost his mind" but insisted he wanted to move on from the fiery split with his billionaire former ally.
- A small charity on the Kenyan coast has become vital to the region's majestic turtle population, saving thousands from poachers, fishermen's nets and ever-worsening plastic pollution.
- Norwegian lawmakers on Friday adopted a bill that would change the definition of rape to lack of consent, rather than the current standard focusing on violence, threats or taking advantage of a vulnerable person.
- Bangladesh will hold elections in early April 2026 for the first time since a mass uprising overthrew the government last year, interim leader Muhammad Yunus said Friday.
- About $22 billion (Ksh.2.8 trillion) of SpaceX's government contracts are at risk and multiple U.S. space programs could face dramatic changes in the fallout from Elon Musk and President Donald Trump's explosive feud on Thursday.
- Russia launched an intense missile and drone barrage at the Ukrainian capital Kyiv in the early hours of Friday, and three people were killed, Ukrainian officials said, as powerful explosions reverberated across the country.
- President William Ruto’s Constitutional Affairs Advisor Prof. Makau Mutua has once again cemented his place in the global academic arena, having been named a 2024 Top Scholar by ScholarGPS, a prestigious platform that tracks and ranks scholarly excellence worldwide.
- Myanmar authorities have arrested 16 people, including a six-year-old girl, over the assassination of a retired general shot dead in Yangon last month, state media said.
- The feud between Donald Trump and Elon Musk provoked chatter, mockery and amusement among the ruling class in Moscow, where one senior official joked about hosting peace talks and another said Musk should bring his businesses to Russia.
- Thousands of residents and dozens of groups in Kapsaret Constituency, Uasin Gishu, got a major economic boost as goods worth Ksh.45 million were handed out in a grassroots empowerment drive, alongside a record Ksh.100 million fundraiser for local development.
- Tanzania’s opposition politician Godbless Lema, who is a member of the Chadema party, was on Friday denied exit from Tanzania as he tried to cross over into Kenya.
- Residents of Angata Barikoi on Friday paralysed business operations as they took to the streets to demand the immediate transfer of the area Deputy County Commissioner Abdihakim Jubat, following cases of police brutality that have allegedly led to at least nine deaths in Angata and Angama.
- 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.
