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.

Njuri Ncheke elders declare Kindiki Mt Kenya spokesman, vow to defend DP seat https://nation.africa/kenya/news/politics/njuri-ncheke-elders-declare-kindiki-mt-kenya-spokesman-vow-to-defend-dp-seat-5550098

According to Dr Victor Albert Okoth, a urologist who specialises in diseases of the urinary tract and male reproductive system, keeping the genital area healthy comes down to a handful of simple habits done consistently.

Read more: https://nation.africa/kenya/life-and-style/men-here-s-how-to-properly-clean-your-genitals-5548652#story

High Court declares Kenya’s next General Election should be held in August 2026, Justice Mugure Thande suspends decision to avoid chaos and disruption.

Willis Otieno: IEBC erroneously moved on the premise that a president is elected to serve a five-year term.

Kenya is in the middle of a June-July-August (JJA) season that is not behaving the way it usually does. This period is normally defined by cool, cloudy skies over the central region, including Kiambu, with morning drizzle and fog even in places that see little direct rain. Instead, large parts of the country have spent June and July unusually dry and unusually warm, and forecasters say the trend is likely to carry into a mostly dry August too. #Earthwise https://nation.africa/kenya/climate/the-climate-drivers-behind-kenya-s-unusually-cold-august-changed-weather-5549984

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

The High Court has temporarily stopped the prosecution of the chief executives of NCBA Group, KCB Group and Co-operative Bank over their alleged failure to report suspicious transactions linked to a Sh363.3 million fraud involving First Assurance Investment Ltd.

Read more: https://nation.africa/kenya/business/three-bank-ceos-get-court-reprieve-in-sh363m-fraud-case-5550196#story

With a debt now worth Sh1 million after losing his appeal, Kenyan filmmaker David ‘Tosh’ Gitonga is pleading with the courts to allow him to settle the amount owed to a German filmmaker in small instalments. He is proposing to pay Sh10,000 every month.

Read more: https://nation.africa/kenya/life-and-style/-i-can-only-afford-sh10-000-nairobi-half-life-filmmaker-tosh-gitonga-pleads-with-court-5550154#story