- The High Court will today deliver a ruling on whether former Migori Governor Okoth Obado and two others have a case to answer in the murder of Sharon Otieno and her unborn child.
- DR Congo's President Felix Tshisekedi insisted Wednesday that his troops were mounting a "vigorous" military response as Rwanda-backed fighters advanced in the east of the country.
- A senior U.N. official in the eastern Congolese city under threat from Rwandan-backed rebels said Tuesday that civilian suffering there is “truly unimaginable” and called for “urgent and coordinated” international action to end the fighting.
- Just one week after its initial release, China’s new artificial intelligence assistant, DeepSeek, has shocked American financial markets, technology companies and consumers, rocking confidence in America's lead on emerging large-language models.
- US President Donald Trump will take a victory lap Wednesday as he signs a bill cracking down on migrant criminal suspects -- his first piece of legislation since he returned to power vowing a blitz on illegal immigration.
- A passenger plane caught fire before takeoff at an airport in South Korea late Tuesday, but all 176 people on board were safely evacuated, authorities said.
- An initiative to connect 300 million Africans to electricity in the next six years has won new pledges worth more than $8 billion (around Ksh.1 trillion) from lenders including the Islamic Development Bank and the Asia Infrastructure Investment Bank.
- The United Nations Wednesday welcomed an exemption for its emergency AIDS relief programme from the United States' foreign aid funding freeze, saying it would "restore hope" to millions living with HIV.
- IPOA has stated that it lacks the capacity to investigate cases of abductions in the country, which are widely believed to be carried out by police units.
- Rwandan-backed M23 rebels in Democratic Republic of Congo were moving south on Wednesday towards Bukavu, the capital of South Kivu province, in what appeared to be an attempt to expand their area of control in the country's east after capturing the city of Goma.
- A man who had recently brought his family back to Pakistan from the United States on Wednesday confessed to shooting dead his teenage daughter, motivated by his disapproval of her TikTok content, Pakistani police said.
- Embakasi East MP Babu Owino kept the country guessing his next political moves after he announced that he is presently visiting Burkina Faso under the invite of the country’s government.
- A petition has been filed seeking the removal of prominent lawyer Ahmednasir Abdullahi from the Roll of Senior Counsel over alleged professional misconduct, including persistent attacks on the judiciary.
- The National Police Service (NPS) has cancelled the planned Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Kiambu-based Lari Nyakinywa Women's Group, scheduled for Wednesday, January 29, in Gilgil, Nakuru County, citing security concerns.
- A suspected member of the outlawed Mungiki sect was hacked to death while several others escaped at the South Ngariama ranching scheme in Murinduko ward in Mwea-East.
- The Kenya Meteorological Department has predicted that the looming long rain season that normally runs from March to May will begin in February in some parts of the country.
- A plane has crashed in the north of South Sudan killing at least 20 people, leaving only one confirmed survivor, Unity State's minister for information said Wednesday.
- DR Congo President Felix Tshisekedi will not attend a crisis meeting with his Rwandan counterpart Paul Kagame scheduled for Wednesday, state media said, after Rwanda-backed fighters entered the Congolese city of Goma.
- Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi is earning significant political mileage following the historic Ksh.150 million sugar bonus payment to cane farmers who have supplied their produce to Mumias Sugar Factory.
- Nakuru-based doctor Magare Gikenyi has filed a petition challenging the new guidelines issued by KNEC regulating the annual administration of the mid-year KCSE examinations, citing a lack of public participation.
- Lands, Housing, and Urban Development CS Alice Wahome has lashed out at former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua for dismissing government-funded projects in the country.
- Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja has outlined a plan to restore roads and improve drainage in Kilimani, Kileleshwa, Lavington, and other key areas affected by rapid urban development.
- The High Court of Kenya in Garissa has quashed the 2019 Census results for Wajir, Mandera and Garissa counties citing discrepancies in the results given.
- Kajiado, West Pokot, Migori and Nairobi are among eleven county governments whose cases are under investigation by the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) for the loss of Ksh.6.3 billion.
- Former President Uhuru Kenyatta has warned African leaders against excessive dependence on foreign aid following US President Donald Trump's decision to pause federal aid worldwide.
- Deputy President Kithure Kindiki has affirmed his loyalty to President William Ruto, telling off critics urging him to challenge his boss on unpopular policies.
- This concerning trend has resulted in cases of misdiagnosis, delayed treatment, and deteriorating health conditions as a result of reliance on unverified or outdated medical information.
- The National Assembly has embarked on the process of reconstituting 18 committees in a move that has raised anxiety among Members of Parliament who have fallen out with Kenya Kwanza coalition.
- US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Tuesday pressed Rwanda for an immediate ceasefire in the Democratic Republic of Congo as he voiced alarm over Kigali-backed rebels entering the key city of Goma.
- The Kenya Forest Service (KFS) has spoken out about the ongoing logging at Nairobi’s Karura Forest and Thogoto Forest in Kiambu County which has sparked uproar from Kenyans over its legality.
- The World Health Organization (WHO) has expressed deep concern over a decision by United States President Donald Trump to stop funding for HIV programmes in low- and middle-income countries.
- More than seven people were killed and around 10 injured in a stampede at the Maha Kumbh Mela in northern India on Wednesday, said an official, as tens of millions gathered to take a holy dip on the most auspicious day of the six-week Hindu festival.
- After three years on the run from the Rwandan-backed M23 insurgency in eastern Congo, on Sunday, with the rebels fighting their way into Goma's city outskirts, Colleta Nzambonimpa found herself in church with nowhere left to turn.
- Atomic scientists on Tuesday moved their "Doomsday Clock" closer to midnight than ever before, citing Russian nuclear threats amid its invasion of Ukraine, tensions in other world hot spots, military applications of artificial intelligence and climate change as factors underlying the risks of…
- Serbian Prime Minister Milos Vucevic resigned on Tuesday, becoming the highest-ranking official to step down amid a wave of anti-corruption protests that have spread across the country.
- Displaced Palestinians returning to their homes in Gaza City this week found a city in ruins after 15 months of fighting, with many seeking shelter amongst the rubble and searching for relatives lost in the chaotic return march.
- Rebels seized the airport of east Congo's largest city Goma on Tuesday, potentially cutting off the main route for aid to reach hundreds of thousands of displaced people, after capturing the city in an offensive that left dead bodies lying in the streets.
- The Trump administration in the U.S. on Tuesday moved to halt the supply of lifesaving drugs for HIV, malaria, and tuberculosis in countries supported by US-AID.
- An emergency meeting of the East African Community (EAC) heads of state slated for Wednesday is yet another step to prevent a war from erupting between the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Rwanda.
- Over 1,200 Kenyan immigrants living in the United States without proper authorization are grappling with panic and anxiety as President-elect Donald Trump prepares to implement a controversial mass deportation program.
