- Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) have nabbed 13 suspects and intercepted eight lorries found loaded with bags of siphoned and repackaged cement, in an operation seeking to clean the market off fake cement.
- The Kenya Publishers Association (KPA) has decried the proliferation of counterfeit textbooks across the country, urging Inspector General (IG) of Police Douglas Kanja to take urgent action in addressing the issue.
- Foreign workers seeking U.S. jobs enjoyed near-guaranteed visa success in fiscal year 2024, with immigration authorities approving more than 97% of H1-B visa applications, as reported by the National Foundation for American Policy.
- Scientists also discovered a spiny mouse, a squirrel, eight types of fish, three amphibians and 10 types of butterflies, Trond Larsen, head of Conservation International's Rapid Assessment Program, told Reuters this week.
- The siege started after midnight and lasted about two hours as around 30 militants pummelled the mountainous outpost from three sides, one senior intelligence official told AFP on condition of anonymity.
- A driver rammed a car into a large crowd of revellers at a Christmas market in central Germany on Friday evening, killing at least two people and injuring more than 60 before he was arrested, authorities said.
- With hundreds of people travelling to rural areas for Christmas celebrations, state agencies have reported an increase in defective vehicles on the road, resulting in accidents and severe traffic congestion.
- According to eyewitnesses, the accident occurred around 5 a.m. when the lorry rammed into the stationary matatu, which had been parked after running out of fuel.
- Yemen's Iranian-backed Huthi rebels have repeatedly launched missile attacks against Israel since the war in Gaza began more than a year ago, most of which have been intercepted.
- Lawmakers sent a package to the Senate that would keep federal agencies running through mid-March -- but the upper chamber only has until midnight (0500 GMT) to follow suit or federal agencies will begin shutting.
- Initial investigations suggested the truck driver lost control and collided with the bus, though police were still probing the crash on the road linking Bolivia's capital La Paz with the city of Oruro.
- President William Ruto has made fresh appointments to the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) , the Executive Office of the President, and other top governance positions.
- Former Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i has sparked buzz and excitement among residents of Kitui days after declaring his interest in running for president in 2027.
- High Court Judge Chacha Mwita has ruled that the new education model fund is unconstitutional, saying that it's discriminatory since students in Kenya have a right to education.
- Motorists and passengers using the Nairobi-Nakuru Highway and the Kamandura-Mai Mahiu Road were caught up in heavy traffic on Friday caused by a trailer accident.
- Central Organization of Trade Unions Secretary General Francis Atwoli has praised President William Ruto’s latest Cabinet nominations as a significant step toward national unity and political inclusivity.
- Several motorists were Thursday arrested and vehicles impounded in an ongoing intensified crackdown to curb flouting of traffic rules during the festive season.
- The fate of President William Ruto's legacy project in the education sector, the university funding model, will be known today as the High Court is set to rule on a case seeking to have it dropped.
- Wiper Leader Kalonzo Musyoka has strongly criticized the Cabinet’s approval of the Assumption of Office of President and Transition of Executive Authority Bill, 2024, claiming it is part of a wider scheme to rig the 2027 General Election.
- Outgoing Cabinet Secretary for Youth, Creative Economy and Sports, Kipchumba Murkomen, said on Thursday Kenya has paid $2,500,000 (about Ksh.323,225,000) for its bid to host the Grammy Awards Africa Academy Centre.
- Donald Trump still has a month until he becomes US president but he has already displayed his unique capacity to sow confusion and steal headlines with remarks belittling Canada, intimidating the media and torpedoing a budget deal in Congress.
- At least 127 people, mostly civilians, were killed in Sudan on Monday and Tuesday by barrel bombs and shelling from the warring sides, rights activists said.
- The United States said Thursday it disagreed with New York-based Human Rights Watch's accusation that Israel was carrying out "acts of genocide" in the Gaza Strip by damaging water infrastructure.
- A stampede at a school funfair in the southwestern Nigerian city of Ibadan has killed 35 children and seriously injured six others, police said on Thursday.
- A man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison after being convicted of defiling a 12-year-old girl in Baringo South Sub-county, within Baringo County.
- Deputy President Prof Kithure Kindiki has defended President William Ruto’s new Cabinet nominations saying they are meant to benefit Kenyans and drive the nation forward.
- Newly appointed Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen has expressed heartfelt gratitude to President William Ruto for assigning him to the high-profile docket.
- Deputy President Prof. Kithure Kindiki has remained coy on whether he would pursue Kenya's presidency in 2027, should President William Ruto abandon his ambitions to retain the seat in the upcoming polls.
- Deputy President Prof. Kithure Kindiki has now seemingly distanced himself from talks on who the reigning kingpin of Mt. Kenya region politics actually is.
- The United Nations Internet Governance Forum (IGF) concluded on Thursday evening, with calls for inclusivity and accountability in the digital ecosystem.
- DP Kithure Kindiki on Thursday evening oversaw the signing of an agreement between doctors and the Ministry of Health that will now see the nationwide strike initially set for December 22, 2024 effectively called off.
- Deputy President Prof. Kithure Kindiki has denied responsibility for the deaths of approximately 60 Kenyan protestors who lost their lives during the anti-government demonstrations that began in mid-July, a period where the DP was serving as the Cabinet Secretary of Interior and National…
- President William Ruto has reassigned Sports Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen to be in charge of the Interior Ministry which was left vacant following the appointment of Kithure Kindiki as Deputy President.
- Yemen's Huthi rebels claimed a missile attack Thursday against Israel, which said it intercepted the threat and struck back before warning the Iran-backed movement it would "pay a heavy price".
- Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday he was ready for talks "anytime" with US President-elect Donald Trump, who has touted his ability to strike a Ukraine peace deal within hours of coming to office.
- The body of a 15-year-old student who tragically drowned in River Nyamindi in Kirinyaga County a week ago, was on Thursday recovered by rescuers, 15 kilometers from where the incident reportedly occurred.
- The Ministry of Mining, through Director Gregory Kituku, has shut down operations at East Africa Portland Cement company and its three quarries over debt arrears.
