CITIZEN BRIEFS NEWS ~ April 29, 2025

30 Apr 2025 - A Russian military court Tuesday sentenced a man to 27 years in jail for attempting to kill army pilots with poisoned alcohol and cakes at a graduation party on Ukrainian orders.

30 Apr 2025 - At least 26 people were killed on Monday when two vehicles detonated an improvised explosive device in Nigeria's northeastern Borno state, the heartland of an Islamist insurgency, residents said.

30 Apr 2025 - Police IG Douglas Kanja has vowed to take decisive action against officers accused of using excessive force during a violent clash with protesting residents in Angata Barikoi, which left five civilians dead.

30 Apr 2025 - A family in Machakos has been left in distress after their donkey turned violent and attacked both the mother and her son.

29 Apr 2025 - Thousands of teachers TSC are staring at fresh uncertainty over access to comprehensive medical cover, as their current insurance contract nears expiry in November, with no clear alternative under the SHA scheme.

29 Apr 2025 - The Central Organisation of Trade Unions (COTU) board has walked back on last week's declaration by the umbrella union's long-serving Secretary General, Francis Atwoli, that he would exit the leadership.

29 Apr 2025 - The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has sought to reassure Kenyans that it will rigorously enforce the government's directive suspending all gambling advertisements and influencer marketing for 30 days.

29 Apr 2025 - Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi has termed as reckless and malicious an attempt by some MPs to travel to Taiwan during the period when President William Ruto was touring China.

29 Apr 2025 - The exposé, aired Monday, investigates the deadly crackdown on anti-government protests in June 2024. It alleges that Kenyan police and military forces received covert “shoot-to-kill” orders even before official deployment was authorized.

29 Apr 2025 - The Cabinet has approved the Finance Bill, 2025, in a move it says is aimed at tightening Kenya’s fiscal belt while sparking reforms across the taxation landscape.