5 SUSPECTS arrested so far in connection with the murder of Kamaindi Tharaka-Nithi chief; residents flee as GSU is deployed for an operation.

Since Mokgadi Caster Semenya shot from being an unknown teenage athlete to become world champion in 2009, her gender, and possible advantages in her biology, have come under fierce scrutiny around the world. http://bit.ly/2PFKicR

Jubilee Party politicians allied to President Uhuru Kenyatta are pushing for a coalition with Opposition chief Raila Odinga’s Orange Democratic Movement ahead of the 2022 elections, the Nation has learnt. http://bit.ly/2PKjCYn

Rise and fall of Evans Kidero https://www.nation.co.ke/news/Rise-and-fall-of-Evans-Kidero/1056-5096516-egbqu0z/index.html

NDULA: Editorial Cartoon. bit.ly/2mO9WxZ

BETTING BOARD bans outdoor and social media gambling adverts, TV ads from 6am to 10pm, and endorsement of bets and their firms by celebrities bit.ly/2PJEH5h

DPP HAJI withdraws lawyer Assa Nyakundi file from Kiambu court to review manslaughter charge after probe revealed cover-up in son shooting case.

Detectives are now waiting for the Government Chemist to determine the content of a mystery drink found in the car driven by Nairobi lawyer Assa Nyakundi on the day (March 17, 2019) he shot dead his son Joseph Bogonko. http://bit.ly/2PHtNNB

BLOW TO anti-corruption tsar John Githongo as High Court orders him to pay ex-Minister Chris Murungaru Sh27m for defamation; activist vows appeal bit.ly/2vGZm0R

Villagers flee as police hunt for Tharaka-Nithi chief’s killers bit.ly/2vvum3C

The government is lobbying for a multi-sectoral approach to arrest escalating cases of suicide in Nyandarua County even as police say they cannot rule out murders being faked to appear as suicides. http://bit.ly/2vuKS3Y

Kariobangi Sharks to face Everton in Nairobi bit.ly/2vuMiLQ

Menengai crater: A virtual death trap https://www.nation.co.ke/counties/nakuru/Menengai-crater-now-virtual-death-trap/1183314-5097396-l9gp0q/index.html

Dozens hurt in deadly Venezuela clashes bit.ly/2PFUrX7

HIGH COURT lowers cash bail for ex-NLC chair Muhammad Swazuri from Sh12m to Sh7m to ensure balance in comparison with similar cases.

Swazuri's cash bail down to Sh7m bit.ly/2ISTOcd

KAMPALA MAGISTRATE grants Bobi Wine USh1m (KSh26,000) cash bail; he is charged with disobedience of statutory duty.

COURT SUSPENDS Evans Kidero trial in Sh213m graft case pending determination of appeal against charges said to be faulty; ruling set for May 7.

China's loss is America's sweet gain https://epaper.nationmedia.com/

Queries over Kiambu’s Sh973m budget for ‘State House duties’ http://bit.ly/2LykaCv

Sudan's prosecutor general has ordered the questioning of deposed president Omar al-Bashir over money laundering and "financing terrorism", the official SUNA news agency said on Thursday. bit.ly/2LykAJ5