- South Africa rescue teams recovered more bodies Thursday, days after heavy rains and strong winds battered the Eastern Cape province, as the death toll rose to at least 67.
- The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the National Youth Council in a move aimed at strengthening the role of young people in the fight against corruption and the promotion of good governance.
- The High Court has quashed a 35-year prison sentence previously imposed on Hussein Hassan Ali, the director of Mwangaza Schools in Garissa, marking a turn in a high-profile defilement case.
- President William Ruto has effected a major reorganisation of government by establishing seven new State Departments and transferring key functions within the Executive.
- More than 290 people were killed when an Air India plane bound for London with 242 people on board crashed minutes after taking off from the western city of Ahmedabad on Thursday, authorities said, in the world's worst aviation disaster in a decade.
- Police Constable James Mukhwana of Central Police Station in Nairobi has been arrested in connection with the brutal murder of 31-year-old teacher Albert Ojwang.
- The High Court in Nairobi has issued a conservatory order stopping the transfer of the Public Seal of Kenya from the custody of the Office of the Attorney General to the Head of Public Service in the Executive Office of the President.
- The search for the truth about the circumstances leading to the brutal murder of 31-year-old teacher Albert Ojwang continues to reveal even more disturbing details.
- Kenyan security forces fired tear gas Thursday against protesters angry over a police killing, threatening to overshadow the government's attempts to pass a budget without sparking unrest.
- Former President Uhuru Kenyatta has regained full control of the Jubilee Party following a High Court ruling that validated key resolutions made during the party’s National Delegates Convention (NDC) in May 2023.
- A Magistrate’s Court in Rongo, Migori County, has issued warrants of arrest for four individuals linked to the controversial burial of a police officer at a local church compound.
- The national government has unveiled a Ksh.4.29 trillion budget for the 2025/26 financial year, with education, national security, and infrastructure emerging as the biggest beneficiaries.
- Speaking on recent infrastructural advancements, Nyong’o highlighted key national government projects such as the tarmacking of the Mamboleo–Miwani Road and the Kabonyo–Kanyagwal fisheries initiative.
- Deputy President Kithure Kindiki has seemingly moved to woo Wiper party leader Kalonzo Musyoka amid escalating tensions between the ruling administration and the opposition.
- The Inspector General of the National Police Service, Douglas Kanja, has responded to questions on whether his deputy, Eliud Lagat, will either step down till the ongoing investigations on Ojwang’s death are completed or resign.
- Mwadi women group has petitioned the magistrate's court for leave to commence private prosecution against four individuals and one company over a land dispute.
- The Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA) has sounded the alarm over the rise in deaths occurring in police custody, saying at least 20 people have died while held by police in the past four months alone.
- Three resort managers have been charged for failing to remit the 2% tourism levy, contrary to Section 105(1) as read with Section 105(5) and Section 112(2) of the Tourism Act, Cap 38, Laws of Kenya.
- FIDA argues that the process initiated by the JSC is unconstitutional, unlawful, and procedurally flawed warning that it could result in the simultaneous removal of more than two, or potentially all seven, Judges of the Supreme Court of Kenya.
- The probe into the suspected killing of Albert Ojwang' continues to raise more questions than provide answers after a new revelation by the director of the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) Amin Mohammed showed discrepancies in police reports.
- Experts have raised concerns over the Ksh.4.2 trillion to be spent in the 2025/26 financial year, noting that Kenyans are set to face a harsh economy due to revenue shortfalls.
- Wilson Too, an 82-year-old retired head teacher popularly known as Chepsilonge, appeared before Eldoret Chief Magistrate Dennis Mikoyan, where he formally requested a postponement of proceedings.
- Dr. Ouma Oluga, Principal Secretary for Medical Services, officially received the consignment on Wednesday, June 11, which included 3.2 million doses of oral polio vaccine and 3 million doses of BCG vaccination.
- Weinstein was retried for offenses against two women, Jessica Mann whom he is alleged to have raped, and Miriam Haley whom he was found to have sexually assaulted, alongside new charges of assaulting ex-model Kaja Sokola.
- Trump's appearance at the opening night of the hit musical "Les Miserables" at the renowned Kennedy Center could hardly have been more politically charged.
- Ukraine has brought home the bodies of 1,212 soldiers killed in the war with Russia, the Kyiv officials responsible for exchanging prisoners of war said on Wednesday.
- French President Emmanuel Macron said he would push for European Union regulation to ban social media for children under the age of 15 after a fatal stabbing at a school in eastern France, the latest such violent attack that left the country reeling.
- The Vatican announced Wednesday the first appointment of a Chinese bishop under Leo XIV, signalling the new pope's support for a controversial accord on nominations struck by his predecessor with Beijing.
- Protests against Donald Trump's harsh immigration policies spread Wednesday across the United States despite a military-backed crackdown in Los Angeles and a threat by the Republican president to use "heavy force."
- The family of Daniel Nderitu, a Nakuru resident who was allegedly shot by police officers in the London area of Nakuru West, moments after a confrontation between police and residents ensued, has come forward to condemn what they call an unjust killing of their loved one.
- Officers from Nairobi’s Central Police Station have recorded statements with the Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA), distancing themselves from the death of blogger Albert Ojwang while in custody.
- The National Treasury is set to spend over Ksh.4.2 trillion in the 2025/26 financial year, an amount that the Treasury aims to finance through debt, ordinary revenue, grants, fees charged for government services, and borrowing, both domestic and external.
- EACC detectives have arrested five individuals, including employees and former staff of key public institutions, in a crackdown targeting the use of forged academic documents in the public service.
- The Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) has dispelled claims that it shared the location of the late Albert Ojwang with police officers, which led to his arrest in Homa Bay County and eventual murder.
- Petitioners challenging the reconstitution of the IEBC have written to Chief Justice Martha Koome seeking orders to stop the Judiciary from swearing-in the newly gazetted team.
- The deep-seated rivalry between Interior CS Kipchumba Murkomen and Nandi Senator Samson Cherargei played out during the Senate proceedings on Wednesday, with both men exchanging crude salvos and bigoted remarks, each aiming to deliver a decisive blow.
- Safaricom has come out strongly to deny any involvement in the arrest and subsequent death of Albert Omondi Ojwang, whose demise in police custody has sparked national outrage and political uproar.
- Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja has pledged comprehensive support for the family of the late blogger Albert Ojwang, who died in police custody following his arrest over a controversial social media post.
- The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) boss, Mohamed Amin, says Samson Taalam, the Officer Commanding Station (OCS) at Central Police Station in Nairobi, should be the prime suspect in the ongoing probe into the murder of social media influencer Albert Ojwang.
- DCI Mohammed Amin has explained the circumstances that led to the transfer of Albert Ojwang from Homa Bay to Nairobi, following public concern over the move and the events surrounding his subsequent murder.
- The United States Embassy in Nairobi has called on the Kenyan government and the Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA) to ensure a swift, transparent, and thorough investigation into the killing of influencer Albert Ojwang, who died under controversial circumstances while in police…
- Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen has dismissed calls to resign following the death of university student Albert Ojwang while in police custody, insisting he remains committed to delivering on his mandate.
- Inspector General of Police Douglas Kanja has tendered an apology for issuing a wrong report regarding investigations into the murder of influencer Albert Ojwang.
- A Nairobi court has issued summons to Juja Member of Parliament George Koimburi, requiring him to appear to face charges relating to the fraudulent registration of land.
- The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) Chief Executive Officer Marjan Hussein Marjan has been found guilty of contempt of court for failing to settle a Ksh.200 million debt owed to advertising firm WPP Scangroup dating back to the 2017 General Election.
- A group of human rights has filed a petition in court seeking to initiate private prosecution proceedings against Deputy Inspector General of Police Eliud Kipkoech Lagat over the death of blogger Albert Ojwang.
