DP Ruto has suffered a major blow after being abandoned by one of his key allies in the Rift Valley. http://bit.ly/2vH7b6l

Kiambu budget turns into comedy https://www.nation.co.ke/counties/kiambu/Kiambu-budget-turns-into-comedy/1183274-5098820-erwl4nz/index.html

The country will on Saturday know the political direction Opposition leader Raila Odinga and President Uhuru Kenyatta will take. bit.ly/2vCi2hW

Majority of Kenyans have confidence in the media as an important institution to protect public interest, according to a recent report released by the Media Council of Kenya. http://bit.ly/2vDnaSU #WorldPressFreedomDay

HIGH COURT acquits Eric Musila, man accused for killing his ex-wife and musician Diana Chelele; judge cites shoddy probe and weak evidence.

DOZENS KILLED in ethnic clashes in Amhara Ethiopia; officials say attack was revenge for killing of 21 people in separate clashes last weekend.

Jacqueline: The woman who sang into billionaire Reginald Mengi’s life bit.ly/2PJ9qiQ

Court frees four suspects in Caroline Mwatha's murder case bit.ly/2PMpsIP

DOZENS KILLED in ethnic clashes in Amhara Ethiopia; officials say attack was revenge for killing of 21 people in separate clashes last weekend. bit.ly/2PJx7Yt

Ex-husband cleared of Diana Chelele's murder https://www.nation.co.ke/counties/nakuru/Erick-Musila-cleared-Diana-Chelele-s-murder/1183314-5099050-10fhn0c/index.html

UHURU APPOINTS 18 officials to serve at Kenyan embassies abroad; Michael Mubea assigned to Dublin in Ireland, Robinson Githae moved to Vienna in Austria.

Hassan Wario loses Austria envoy post bit.ly/2VI30WD

PARTIES IN South Sudan peace talks agree to delay formation of unity government by six months to allow implementation of critical pending tasks. bit.ly/2Jf70HJ

CONGOLESE MUSICIAN Mose Fan Fan of Papa Lolo fame collapses and dies in Nairobi while on a recording tour, producer Tabu Osusa confirms.

You will now pay rent for MPs' homes epaper.nationmedia.com

Boeing plane skids into Florida river in crash-landing bit.ly/2vE5LK5

Job loss can hit really hard if one is not prepared #NationNewsplex bit.ly/2vE6rz7

POLICE HUNT for woman, 30, suspected of stabbing her 33-year-old husband to death following a domestic dispute, in Cherengany, Trans Nzoia County.

How modern parents are raising weak children bit.ly/2vCwtCJ

Vet on call: Here’s how to keep drugs off your milk #SeedsOfGold http://bit.ly/2PNdnTA

'No sex without fighting' - tackling toxic masculinity in DRC bit.ly/2vDUEAO