Ruto and Oburu summon ODM-UDA allied governors, MPs to plan for 2027 polls https://nation.africa/kenya/news/politics/ruto-and-oburu-summon-odm-uda-allied-governors-mps-to-plan-for-2027-polls-5548178

Linda Mwananchi Party? Registrar's ‘U-turn’ sparks fresh legal storm https://nation.africa/kenya/news/politics/linda-mwananchi-party-registrar-s-u-turn-sparks-fresh-legal-storm-5548164

End of an era: Malkia Striker's Agala moves into coaching as she retires
https://nation.africa/kenya/sports/end-of-an-era-malkia-striker-s-agala-moves-into-coaching-as-she-retires-5548210

River of death: Ruiru waterway where criminals dump murder victims https://nation.africa/kenya/news/river-of-death-ruiru-waterway-where-criminals-dump-murder-victims-5547968

Telcos under pressure as scam complaints up 83pc https://nation.africa/kenya/business/telcos-under-pressure-as-scam-complaints-up-83pc-5548132

How TSC will score teachers seeking promotion https://nation.africa/kenya/news/education/how-tsc-will-score-teachers-seeking-promotion-5548008

Why petitioners want KRA's new cargo declaration system suspended https://nation.africa/kenya/news/why-petitioners-want-kra-s-new-cargo-declaration-system-suspended-5548216

Shell companies and real estate: Why due diligence matters https://nation.africa/kenya/life-and-style/dn2/shell-companies-and-real-estate-why-due-diligence-matters-5548088

Sembeyo chases Kenya’s first junior women’s 1,500m title since 2012 https://nation.africa/kenya/sports/athletics/sembeyo-chases-kenya-s-first-junior-women-s-1-500m-title-since-2012-5548182

‘Mashemeji Derby’ to light up tourney as Kakamega, Yala face off at school games https://nation.africa/kenya/sports/football/-mashemeji-derby-to-light-up-tourney-as-kakamega-yala-face-off-at-school-games-5548196

The billion-shilling budgets, three-letter acronyms that succeed their names in official documents, chase cars and attention they draw in public spaces have created an impression of invincibility on the part of many Kenyan politicians.

But it is just an impression, going by recent actions by lenders who have placed on auction properties owned by some of Kenya’s top politicians.

Read more: https://nation.africa/kenya/business/rough-season-for-top-politicians-facing-auction-5548032#story

The battle over the registration of the proposed Linda Mwananchi Party has escalated into a legal and political showdown after lawyers acting for promoter Charles Wanyonyi accused the Office of the Registrar of Political Parties (ORPP) of reopening a decision on the party name without involving the original applicant.

The latest development comes barely a day after Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna and a team of politicians aligned to the Linda Mwananchi movement held a closed-door meeting with Registrar of Political Parties John Cox Lorionokou and later announced that the office had agreed to review an earlier decision rejecting reservation of the party name.

Read more: https://nation.africa/kenya/news/politics/linda-mwananchi-party-registrar-s-u-turn-sparks-fresh-legal-storm-5548164#story

President William Ruto and ODM leader Oburu Oginga have summoned governors, deputy governors and Members of Parliament aligned to the broad-based arrangement for a three-day retreat in Naivasha as the two parties seek to strengthen their working relationship and prepare for the political battles ahead of the 2027 General Election.

Read more: https://nation.africa/kenya/news/politics/ruto-and-oburu-summon-odm-uda-allied-governors-mps-to-plan-for-2027-polls-5548178#story

For years, the Ruiru River in Kiambu county carried water to the farms and homes. However, today, it carries bodies dumped by criminals.

What was once a lifeline for thousands of locals has become Kiambu’s most convenient dumpsite where criminals leave evidence and locals live in grief, owing to what has become a disturbing routine – dead bodies floating in the river.

The brownish-green water that looks stagnant and polluted does not scream. It just receives the bodies and the killers know it will keep their evil secrets given that none of the killers have been arrested in relation to the many cases and an elusive justice system.

Read more: https://nation.africa/kenya/news/river-of-death-ruiru-waterway-where-criminals-dump-murder-victims-5547968#story

Kenya banking on tree economy to boost 15 billion tree planting agenda #Earthwise https://nation.africa/kenya/climate/kenya-banking-on-tree-economy-to-boost-15-billion-tree-planting-agenda-5547632

People living with HIV who struggle to take daily medication and maintain an undetectable viral load may soon have a far more manageable option: a monthly injection. A major clinical trial has now proven this long-acting regimen to be significantly more effective than the daily pill.

#HealthyNation https://nation.africa/kenya/health/monthly-hiv-injections-cuts-treatment-failure-in-half-offering-hope-for-126-000-kenyans-5547634

If there is one point of consensus, it is that education is foundational to gender equality and women’s empowerment. It is in this regard that the situation pertaining in Lesotho, that women are the most educated group in the country, yet they face the highest unemployment rates, is a concern.

#NationGender https://nation.africa/kenya/news/gender/why-lesotho-s-most-educated-women-still-face-the-highest-unemployment-rates--5546634

Why Congo's Ebola outbreak is spreading faster than previous epidemics https://nation.africa/kenya/news/africa/why-congo-s-ebola-outbreak-is-spreading-faster-than-previous-epidemics-5548272

The family of Erick Otieno has accused police of concealing CCTV footage and other evidence from them, which it says could shed light on how the 19-year-old boda boda rider died shortly after being released from Muthaiga Police Station.

Lawyers and civil society groups on Wednesday accused the police of withholding key evidence that could establish what transpired between Otieno's arrest on Saturday and his death on Sunday night while being rushed to Mama Margaret Uhuru Hospital.

Read more: https://nation.africa/kenya/news/muthaiga-police-family-demands-cctv-hospital-records-for-teen-death-probe--5548298#story

Besieged and isolated, Infantino on a knife’s edge as rivals circle and members ready the guillotine https://nation.africa/kenya/sports/football/besieged-and-isolated-infantino-on-a-knife-s-edge-as-rivals-circle-and-members-ready-the-guillotine-5548314

SENATE CHANGES: Taita Taveta Senator Johnes Mwaruma and Nominated Senator Beth Syengo elected chair and vice chair of County Public Investments and Special Funds Committee, respectively; they replace Godfrey Osostsi (Vihiga) and Eddy Oketch (Migori).