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

Burundian President Pierre Nkurunziza lauded his 12-year-old daughter and gave her money at May Day ceremonies designed to honour the country's top workers. http://bit.ly/2LmpCIj

Malema stokes passions ahead of vote http://bit.ly/2Lmqm03