- The Elections Observation Group (ELOG) has demanded answers on the unprocedural addition of six candidates in the ongoing vetting process of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) commissioners.
- Nominated MP Sabina Chege has criticised former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua over his recent remarks linking President William Ruto to Sudan's Rapid Support Forces (RSF).
- Students of Butere Girls Secondary school were teargassed on Thursday morning after leaving Kirobon Girls High School in Nakuru, where the National Drama Festivals is taking place.
- Residents of the Muragara shopping centre in Ndia constituency, Kirinyaga County, have been waiting for police officers since 2018 after they were transferred.
- The desire by Butere Girls students to compete, showcase their skills was dimmed on Thursday, when the girls declined to perform the Echoes of War play.
- US President Donald Trump abruptly paused tariffs on most countries, sparking euphoria on global markets Thursday, but upped the ante on a brutal trade war with superpower rival China.
- Gaza's civil defence agency said an Israeli strike on a residential building in Gaza City killed at least 23 people Wednesday, most of them children or women, as the military said it targeted a "senior Hamas" militant.
- China has filed a complaint with the World Trade Organization over bruising tariffs imposed by Washington, Beijing's commerce ministry announced Wednesday, accusing US President Donald Trump of engaging in "bullying" tactics.
- Peace talks between Congo's government and Rwanda-backed M23 rebels planned for Wednesday in Doha have been postponed, sources from both sides told Reuters this week, with no future date set.
- Hundreds of Tunisians staged two protest rallies on Wednesday against what they say is the authoritarian rule of President Kais Saied and demanded the release of political prisoners, while six detained opposition figures held a hunger strike.
- Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale has dismissed former Public Service CS Justin Muturi's claims that he's fond of hanging around State House, questioning why he was singled out among other government officials.
- Thousands of millionaires fled London in the past year with some moving to the United States or Asia driven out by high taxes and Brexit, according to a report published Wednesday.
- South Sudan's opposition party split on Wednesday, complicating an already fractured political environment as its leader remained under house arrest in the capital Juba.
- The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) has moved to the High Court in Bungoma, seeking to be enjoined in an ongoing case involving Matili Technical Training Institute in Bungoma County and a private developer.
- A school play titled “Echoes of War” by Butere Girls High School in Kakamega County has sparked a dramatic standoff in Rongai, Nakuru County, on the eve of its scheduled performance at the Kenya National Drama Festivals.
- High-profile Tanzanian opposition figure Tundu Lissu was arrested by police on Wednesday, his party said, after attending a rally in the country's south.
- IEBC Selection Panel is facing mounting questions about its silence on the sudden inclusion of six additional candidates for the position of Commissioners.
- Thorough investigations have been launched into the frequent fires at Gikomba and other markets in Nairobi to prevent recurrence and protect traders from massive losses, Deputy President Kithure Kindiki has said.
- The recent claims by former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua that the government sold to farmers the 40,000 metric tonnes of fertilizer it received as a donation from the Russian government have elicited mixed reactions.
- US President Donald Trump's trade war boiled over on Wednesday as China and the European Union adopted retaliatory tariffs against US goods, fuelling fresh market volatility.
- Chaos on Wednesday broke out at Muragara Primary School grounds in Ndia, Kirinyaga County, when supporters of former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua and those of Mathira Member of Parliament Eric Wamumbi clashed at funeral service.
- The family of Sylvia Kemunto, a 19-year-old Multimedia University student who was brutally murdered on campus, has given the university a seven-day ultimatum to admit liability for what they call a "preventable and tragic loss."
- Former employees of Standard Media Group, who were retrenched in the past two years, have issued a seven-day notice to the Nairobi Regional Police Commander of their intention to hold protests over their outstanding salary arrears.
- No other figure in the William Ruto administration evokes as much fear, reverence and palpable awe as Farouk Teigut Kibet, the President's personal assistant and an enigmatic character who some have dubbed Kenya's co-president.
- National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetangula has announced a 90-day suspension for East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) Member of Parliament, Falhada Iman, following her involvement in a physical altercation with Nominated MP Umulkheir Harun.
- Police in Nyakach Constituency, Siaya County, have arrested a man with crude weapons and a teargas canister after foiling plans to disrupt the ongoing Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) party polls at Kodingo chief’s camp.
- Police in Nyakach Constituency, Siaya County, have arrested a man with crude weapons and a teargas canister after foiling plans to disrupt the ongoing Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) party polls at Kodingo chief’s camp.
- An Eldoret court has handed a 20 year jail term to a 66-year-old herdsman who defiled a 12 year old girl after luring her with Ksh.10 worth mandazi in his rental house.
- Rescuers rushed to find survivors on Wednesday after the roof of a Dominican Republic nightclub collapsed during a concert by popular singer Rubby Perez, one of more than 110 people killed in the disaster.
- In a statement released on Wednesday, MP Iman expressed deep regret over the incident, terming it “beneath the dignity of the House and the trust of the Kenyan people.”
- In a statement released on Wednesday, MP Iman expressed deep regret over the incident, terming it “beneath the dignity of the House and the trust of the Kenyan people.”
- East Africa Portland Cement Company PLC (EAPC) argues that President William Ruto is not a member of its Board of Directors and as such, lacks the authority to make or confirm appointments on behalf of the company’s board.
- A section of Members of Parliament (MPs) from the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM), independents, and opposition parties have reportedly received UGX100 million (Ksh. 3M) each from President Yoweri Museveni as a cash gift.
- Kenya Women Senators Association (KEWOSA) has called for restraint on handling the brawl witnessed at the National Assembly on Tuesday between Nominated Member of Parliament (MP) Umi Harun and Falhada Iman of the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA).
- Gabon votes on Saturday to pick a president with junta chief Brice Oligui Nguema the hot favourite to become the oil-rich country's first elected leader since his August 2023 coup.
- CS Kagwe has also emphasized the urgent need to reform the curriculum in Kenya’s 10 agricultural training institutions to reflect emerging technologies and equip extension officers with modern skills.
- Rescuers raced to find survivors Tuesday among the rubble of a Dominican Republic nightclub where at least 79 people, including a prominent merengue performer and a former Major League Baseball star, were killed when the roof collapsed.
- Three American citizens jailed over a failed coup attempt in DRC were handed over to U.S. custody on Tuesday following high-level talks between the two countries on security and mining deals.
- Tariffs announced by U.S. President Donald Trump will hurt South African citrus farms and could potentially affect 35,000 jobs, a farmers' association said on Tuesday.
- Iran's top diplomat said Tuesday he believed a new nuclear deal could be agreed with the United States provided Tehran's longtime foe shows sufficient goodwill in talks to begin in Oman on Saturday.
- German sports car maker Porsche delivered 8 per cent fewer vehicles globally in the first quarter, it said on Tuesday, hit by declining demand in China and Europe.
- Gabon holds a presidential election on Saturday, the first since a 2023 coup ended the Bongo family's 56-year dynasty and which the country's new military rulers hope will legitimise and cement their hold on power.
- Some 400 rescue personnel were at the Jet Set nightclub in the Caribbean nation's capital Santo Domingo, authorities said, with dozens of ambulances on standby.
- At least 50 hippos and other large animals have been killed by anthrax poisoning in eastern Congo's Virunga National Park and have been spotted floating along a major river that feeds one of Africa's great lakes, the head of the park said on Tuesday.
- President Volodymyr Zelensky said Tuesday that Ukrainian troops had captured two Chinese citizens fighting alongside Russian forces, adding that Kyiv would demand an explanation from Beijing and a reaction from its allies.
- Israel's Supreme Court began a hearing on Tuesday into Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's bid to sack the head of the domestic intelligence service amid an uproar from shouting protesters that forced the judges to clear the court.
