- Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet US envoy Steve Witkoff on Friday for talks on the Ukraine conflict, the Kremlin said, cautioning they were unlikely to reach a breakthrough.
- A Kenya Airways flight from New York to Nairobi was struck by tragedy on Friday morning when an elderly passenger passed away mid-air after suffering a medical emergency.
- UK lawmakers will be recalled from their Easter break to discuss the future of British Steel in parliament on Saturday, the House of Commons said, with reports the struggling company could be nationalised.
- The government is considering arming chiefs in frontier and banditry prone counties to counter attacks from criminal elements including Al-Shabaab extremists.
- The government now says that it is not worried by criticism from the opposition - whether voiced directly or conveyed through theatrical productions.
- The High Court in Nairobi has directed Inspector General of Police Douglas Kanja to immediately reinstate the security detail of former National Assembly Speaker Justin Muturi.
- KHRC has filed a petition in court seeking to compel the Kenya National Drama and Film Festival Committee to allow students from Butere Girls’ High School to stage their play, ‘Echoes of War.’
- KHRC has filed a petition in court seeking to compel the Kenya National Drama and Film Festival Committee to allow students from Butere Girls’ High School to stage their play, ‘Echoes of War.’
- Kenya will terminate a Ksh.190 billion highway expansion deal with a consortium led by France's Vinci SA with the project expected to go to a Chinese contractor instead, government officials and sources said.
- The Supreme Court has reinstated a life sentence for defilement convict Evans Nyamari Ayako, overturning a Court of Appeal ruling that had reduced his sentence to 30 years.
- The Ministry of Defence has revealed that the tragic incident on April 18, 2024, whereby former Chief of Defence Forces Francis Ogolla and nine other Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) personnel died in a helicopter crash in Elgeyo Marakwet County, was caused by an engine malfunction.
- Former Bungoma Governor Wycliffe Wangamati on Friday honoured summons by EACC over the alleged theft of public funds in the devolved unit during his tenure.
- A sombre mood engulfed Kakrao Village in Migori County on Friday as family, friends, and community members gathered to lay to rest Georgina Aluoch, a student at Alliance Girls High School, who tragically lost her life after sustaining severe burn injuries during a holiday.
- Five suspects were on Friday charged before the Chief Magistrate Court in Mombasa in connection with a fraudulent land registration scheme involving a 12-acre parcel in Miritini valued at over Ksh.150 million.
- Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has pointed an accusing finger at President William Ruto's administration for using violence against innocent students from Butere Girls Secondary School over their drama festival play titled "Echoes of War."
- A Junior Secondary School (JSS) teacher who was charged on Thursday with impersonating President William Ruto's daughter, June Ruto, on social media has been granted bail.
- Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale has announced the appointment of Dr. Mercy Mwangangi as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Social Health Authority (SHA).
- The National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) has announced that the pilot phase for the use of digital cameras along major highways is still ongoing and within the planned six-month period.
- The Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal by former Miss Lang'ata Women's Prison, Ruth Kamande, effectively upholding her life sentence for the 2015 murder of her boyfriend, Farid Mohammed Halim.
- Nyali Member of Parliament Mohamed Ali has vowed to snub the United Democratic Alliance (UDA) grassroots elections in Mombasa scheduled for Saturday, April 12.
- The government has allocated Ksh.1.5 billion to connect residents of Nandi County to electricity, in a move aimed at driving social and economic transformation in the region.
- The Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA) has announced the temporary closure of a section of Thika Superhighway at Kihunguro from Friday, April 11, to Monday, April 14, to allow for maintenance work along the road.
- Two people have died after a pickup truck they were travelling in plunged into River Nyamindi at Kaboro Bridge in Gichugu, Kirinyaga County, on Thursday evening.
- The National Police Service (NPS) has condemned the attacks on journalists and students that occurred on Wednesday and Thursday during a standoff over the controversial Echoes of War play, which was set to be performed by Butere Girls High School at the National Drama Festivals in Nakuru.
- The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) on Thursday carried out extensive raids at the homes and offices of ten individuals, including senior officials of the Turkana County Government, in connection with a procurement fraud scheme amounting to over Ksh.600 million.
- U.S. lawmakers have introduced legislation that could block International Monetary Fund support for some Central African countries, in an effort to guard billions of dollars that oil companies must set aside for environmental restoration.
- The Republican-led US Congress adopted a budget Thursday that unlocks trillions of dollars for President Donald Trump's agenda, jump-starting what Democrats say is a plan to dismantle social welfare in favor of tax cuts for the rich.
- South Sudan's President Salva Kiir has replaced its foreign minister with his deputy, Monday Simaya Kumba, state media reported, following a migration dispute with the United States.
- Somalia has signed a Ksh.39.6 billion debt relief deal with the Arab Monetary Fund (AMF), in what the government in Mogadishu called a critical milestone in its economic reform programme.
- The United States on Thursday exchanged a sanctions-busting suspect for a ballet dancer held by Russia, the second swap under President Donald Trump as Moscow and Washington push to rebuild ties.
- Sudan told the International Court of Justice Thursday that the United Arab Emirates was the "driving force" behind what it called a genocide in Darfur, a charge the UAE said "couldn't be further from the truth."
- An Israeli military official said Thursday that reserve pilots, who publicly called for securing the release of hostages even at the cost of ending the Gaza war, would be dismissed from the air force.
- ‘Echoes of War’, the controversial play by Butere Girls High School, delves into themes of bad governance, blatant disregard for the law, and the widening gap between the youth and the older generation.
- KMPDU has announced several critical agreements reached with the Ministry of Health following the inaugural meeting with newly-appointed Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale held on Thursday.
- A court in Tanzania charged opposition party leader Tundu Lissu with treason on Thursday for comments he made last week calling on the public to obstruct elections due later this year.
- Amnesty International Kenya has condemned police officer’s conduct in dispersing students and members of the public during a staging of the ‘Echoes of War’ play by Butere Girls High School students.
- President William Ruto's lawyer Katwa Kigen has withdrawn from the ongoing interviews for the position of commissioner of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC).
- The Court of Appeal in Nairobi on Friday last week sent back to the drawing board a 180-acre farm investor in a heated legal tussle with Amboseli wildlife conservationists for overlooking legal redress procedures.
- Chief Justice Martha Koome has condemned the police for using violence against students of Butere Girls Secondary School following the standoff over the controversial Echoes of War play.
- Nyeri businessman James Mwangi Macharia, a director at Nyika Pharmaceutical Limited, was on Thursday arraigned before the Nyeri Law Courts to answer to tax fraud charges amounting to Ksh.35,996,021.
- The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has filed an appeal at the Migori High Court challenging the acquittal of three police officers who were previously charged with torturing a civilian in custody.
- The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has raised the red flag over what it describes as a disturbing increase in false missing persons reports filed at police stations across the country, warning the public against abusing police resources and misleading the public.
- Education CS Migos Ogamba has refuted claims that the government prevented Butere Girls from performing the ‘Echoes of War’ play at Kirobon Girls High School in Nakuru, where the National Drama Festival is taking place.
- A Junior Secondary School (JSS) teacher was arraigned in court on Thursday afternoon following accusations of impersonating President William Ruto's daughter, June Ruto, on social media.
- Two suspected bhang traffickers have been arrested following a raid by the National Authority for the Campaign Against Alcohol and Drug Abuse (NACADA) at a homestead in Kabaa Village, Machakos County.
