Dorcas Muga-Odumbe: A female political aspirant recently shared, on social media, her experience on the campaign trail, and it was eye opening. We rarely think about what it takes for a woman to campaign deep in the hinterland. To most of us, it looks effortless. We see a woman standing before a crowd, microphone in hand, confidently making her case. What we do not see is everything it took for her to get there. #NationGender https://nation.africa/kenya/news/gender/beyond-the-microphone-the-untold-reality-of-women-campaigning-for-political-office--5549298

Infantino gets a lifeline with African support, UEFA maintains World Cup boycott threat
https://nation.africa/kenya/sports/football/infantino-gets-a-lifeline-with-african-support-uefa-maintains-world-cup-boycott-threat-5549466

Senegal court jails three TikTok influencers for insulting the president
https://nation.africa/kenya/news/africa/senegal-court-jails-three-tiktok-influencers-for-insulting-the-president-5549476

A legal fight over a prime Nairobi property linked to the estate of the late businessman Gerishon Kirima has taken another twist after the Court of Appeal stopped any fresh transactions on the land until an appeal is heard.
https://nation.africa/kenya/news/court-freezes-fresh-dealings-in-disputed-kirima-city-land-5549486

Frankline Kibet led a Kenyan 1-2 in the men’s 5000 metres final, clocking 13 minutes and 28.27 seconds to win Kenya’s first gold medal at the 2026 World Athletics Under-20 Championships at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon on Thursday.
https://nation.africa/kenya/sports/athletics/frankline-kibet-wins-kenya-s-first-gold-medal-at-world-under-20-athletics-championships--5549510

ELECTION DATE: Kenya’s next General Election should be held in August 2026, not the scheduled August 10, 2027, High Court declares; Justice Mugure Thande suspends decision to avoid chaos and disruption.
https://nation.africa/kenya/news/court-general-election-due-this-year-not-2027-5549550

Health strike: CoG asks workers to obey court order #HealthyNation
https://nation.africa/kenya/health/health-strike-cog-asks-workers-to-obey-court-order-5549520

Man challenges circular requiring Public Service head's say on naming
https://nation.africa/kenya/news/man-challenges-circular-requiring-public-service-head-s-say-on-naming-5549316

Court: General election due this year not 2027
https://nation.africa/kenya/news/court-general-election-due-this-year-not-2027-5549550

MT ELGON PARLIAMENTARY seat aspirant Nathan Wasama shot dead at his home in Cheptais sub-County on Thursday night, Bungoma County Police Commander Anderson Njagi confirms.
https://nation.africa/kenya/counties/bungoma/mt-elgon-politician-nathan-wasama-shot-dead-in-night-attack-5549584

Labour court throws out suit against KRA boss appointment
https://nation.africa/kenya/business/labour-court-throws-out-suit-against-kra-boss-appointment-5549554

Mt Elgon politician Nathan Wasama shot dead in night attack
https://nation.africa/kenya/counties/bungoma/mt-elgon-politician-nathan-wasama-shot-dead-in-night-attack-5549584

The Employment and Labour Relations Court has certified as urgent a petition challenging a government directive requiring State corporations to obtain clearance from the Head of Public Service before appointing chief executive officers.

The petitioner argues that the Executive Circular issued last year unlawfully interferes with a recruitment process governed by statute.

Read more: https://nation.africa/kenya/news/man-challenges-circular-requiring-public-service-head-s-say-on-naming-5549316

The Employment and Labour Relations Court in Nairobi has struck out a petition challenging the appointment of Kenya Revenue Authority Commissioner-General Adan Mohamed, ruling that the case was filed in the wrong court and should instead have been lodged before the High Court.

The Consumer Federation of Kenya had sued in the public interest over Mr Mohamed's appointment.

Read more: https://nation.africa/kenya/business/labour-court-throws-out-suit-against-kra-boss-appointment-5549554

I was failed twice: First by the man who raped me, then by the stigma that followed #NationGender
https://nation.africa/kenya/news/gender/i-was-failed-twice-first-by-the-man-who-raped-me-then-by-the-stigma-that-followed--5549654

I called him grandfather. He was our neighbour, an elderly man my family trusted, and I ran his errands the way any respectful child in Kibra would. It was the April holidays, and I was 13.

He sent me to the shop that afternoon. At about 8pm, he asked me to go into his house and help him unpack what I had bought.

He raped me. Then he told me he would kill me if I said a word. #NationGender https://zurl.co/ZzJFM

DR MUTISO murder: A police officer pulled the trigger in Upper Hill incident, DCI Amin confirms; terms it a betrayal of the uniform, says he has been arrested.

WIPER NAMES ex-minister Jamleck Kamau chairman, Nyali MP Mohamed Ali deputy party leader, and lawyer Ndegwa Njiru as spokesperson; Party Leader Kalonzo Musyoka says changes to boost 2027 vote-hunt plan.

Parliamentary Service Commission is split over President William Ruto’s directive that it parts with Sh300 million for the acquisition of St John Ambulance-Kenya’s building located within Parliament Square.

The relocation will also see the National Treasury add the international humanitarian and charitable organisation another Sh200 million, bringing its entire construction budget for the new office block to Sh500 million.

Read more: https://nation.africa/kenya/news/unease-in-parliament-over-ruto-order-to-buy-st-john-ambulance-building-5549782#story

Residents say many of the budget lodgings operate without guest registers, surveillance cameras or proper access controls, making it difficult for investigators to trace suspects and allowing criminals to exploit the facilities.

Read more: https://nation.africa/kenya/news/death-trap-lodgings-concerns-over-killing-of-two-women-in-five-days-5549922#story

NCBA CEO John Gachora obtains orders stopping his prosecution over Sh363 million fraud scheme involving an insurance firm; DPP intended to charge him alongside his KCB, Co-op Bank counterparts over failure to report suspicious transactions.