ICT CS Joe Mucheru appoints Cyrus Odhiambo Oguna, a career military officer, as government spokesman. bit.ly/2PPyfd2

BODY OF man whose death is linked to the killing of Tharaka Nithi chief and OCS to be exhumed for forensic probe.

COURT DISMISSES application by Nairobi ex-governor Evans Kidero to stay Sh213m graft case pending determination of his appeal against charges. bit.ly/2PWekcA

200 schools now get term one funds http://bit.ly/2PS2sIu

Three people, including a woman, who had been charged with carjacking have been sentenced to death by a Kerugoya court. http://bit.ly/2PW72FK

Man killed 'over pregnancy rejection claims' http://bit.ly/2PPrlEK

Bobi Wine responds to Museveni https://www.nation.co.ke/news/africa/Bobi-Wine-responds-Museveni-letter/1066-5104114-ucq6oyz/index.html

Ethiopia charges ex-spy chief with rights abuses https://www.nation.co.ke/news/africa/Ethiopia-charges-ex-spy-chief-rights-abuses/1066-5104072-pvfy7i/index.html

‘Military’ clothes land hawker in court https://www.nation.co.ke/counties/nyeri/Military-clothes-land-hawker-in-court/1954190-5104180-4t9tqo/index.html

Ruto allies tell off ‘defectors’ https://www.nation.co.ke/news/politics/Ruto-allies-tell-off--defectors-/1064-5104214-122f6ck/index.html

COUNCIL OF Governors, Treasury, Auditor General and Controller of Budget form joint team to probe county audit records with bizarre spending.

Nyeri man denies having unnatural act with sheep bit.ly/2vIaQ43

Two die after consuming illicit brew bit.ly/2H1myvQ

IEBC USED nearly Sh700m on food alone in its county offices during the 2017 General Election, a report by the Auditor-General Edward Ouko shows.

IEBC paid Sh700m for food: Report bit.ly/2H4rpMV

Science mass failure crisis, Kenya's doom https://epaper.nationmedia.com/

More than 3,265 teachers trainees kicked out of training colleges over lower entry grade will be compensated for three terms that they have been in college, the Ministry of Education has said. http://bit.ly/2VLcjoU

IEBC used close to Sh700 million on food alone in its county offices during the 2017 General Election, according to a report by the Auditor-General. http://bit.ly/2H4rpMV

Inspector General of Police Hillary Mutyambai has said that he wants to leave behind a legacy of a strong partnership between the police and the public when his term expires. http://bit.ly/2VY5YXr

Education CS George Magoha has directed investigations into the PhDs awarded by local universities amid concerns that some of the postgraduate degrees are substandard or were obtained irregularly. http://bit.ly/2VY6nsV

Private security guards have issued a 21-day strike notice to their employers to review their members’ salaries. http://bit.ly/2VLiKs9