WIN FOR prosecution as court allows confession made by one of the suspects in the murder of lawyer Willy Kimani and 2 others; 4 APs denied bond. bit.ly/2w2ZPui

PETERSON NJIRU arrested over murder of prison warder in Murang’a; court allows police to hold him for 14 days as they complete investigations. bit.ly/2w4eGEA

DOCTORS IN Taita Taveta begin strike after Granton Samboja government failed to effect their CBA, promotions; Moi Referral Hospital hardest hit.

KRA has recalled its Commissioner General John Njiraini from retirement to “manage the crisis” after the agency was rocked by one of the biggest corruption purges to hit a State corporation in the country. http://bit.ly/2vZMh2N

MOMBASA COUNTY government shuts Seaside Hospital in Ganjoni after inspection revealed rot in theatres, wards and staff, patient records.

SRC wants members of Parliament compelled to return to Kenyans the hefty house allowance paid to them, which the agency has termed irregular, in what promises to be a gruelling court battle. http://bit.ly/2QbMqcI

7 KRA staff seek bail, others on the run http://bit.ly/2Q71DMb

Magoha: No turning back on new curriculum https://www.nation.co.ke/news/education/-No-turning-back-on-new-curriculum/2643604-5117000-aqwbyhz/index.html

FLAMBOYANT CITY businessman Jared Otieno arrested as DCI detectives probe fake gold scams; suspect taken to DCI headquarters for interrogation. bit.ly/2Q8Ep85

The government appears finally set to abandon the Galana-Kulalu Irrigation Development Project which has so far gobbled up Sh5.2 billion with little to show for it, and has instead shifted its attention to smaller irrigation projects. bit.ly/2Q5iteg

KNUT ASKS teachers to revert to the old curriculum as it pokes holes in CBC policy launched by CS Magoha; Sossion says review breached law. bit.ly/2vYjQ5h

INTERIOR CS Matiangi orders a major operation in Matungu to arrest criminals slaughtering villagers; links Kevin Lienga to the bloodletting.

Explainer: Just what is a Eurobond? bit.ly/2w4s8by

Burundi's chief justice has ordered the seizure of property belonging to jailed army officers and exiled opposition activists accused of supporting a supposed coup plot against President Pierre Nkurunziza. http://bit.ly/2vYkj7x

Australian former PM Bob Hawke dies http://bit.ly/2w33JDk

Social media shut in Eritrea http://bit.ly/2w7Q8KV

Matiang'i deploys GSU in Matungu bit.ly/2w2erdy

Change of fortune for Turkana family as Ruto lands in remote village bit.ly/2W5dxvb

State demands farmers repay loans it had written off during the 2017 election campaigns bit.ly/2Q8WByz

HIGH COURT Judge Antony Ombwayo orders former President Moi to pay Susan Cheburet Chelugui and her son David Chelugui Sh1bn for grabbing their land.

SAFARICOM SAYS M-Pesa services currently unavailable and that they are working to restore the outage.