Nation Breaking News

KENGEN APPOINTS Peter Waweru Njenga as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer; he replaces Abraham Serem, Board announces. nation.africa/kenya/business…

CITY BUSINESSMAN Edwin Ochieng arraigned for allegedly defrauding French national Sh12.8bn in gemstone deal.

PRESIDENT RUTO nominates Andrew Mukite Msangi as next Chairperson of the Central Bank of Kenya; forwards name to National Assembly for vetting.

NAKURU COURT issues warrant for the arrest of Uasin Gishu Senator Jackson Mandago and 3 county officials over aborted Finland education programme.

RUTO, RAILA Talks: Kenya Kwanza names Muthomi Thiankolu, Linda Musumba, Nick Biketi and Duncan Ojwang to its four-member technical team in negotiations with Azimio.

AU SAYS treatment of dethroned Niger President Mohamed Bazoum unacceptable after reports he is forced to eat plain rice and pasta, with no access to medication.

WORLD BANK suspends financing to Uganda following enactment of the Anti-Homosexuality Act

MICHAEL JOSEPH resigns as Safaricom Board Director effective August 1, company announces in a press release.

AZIMIO APPOINTS technical and legal team led by Ndaragwa ex-MP Jeremiah Kioni to support opposition side in joint dialogue with Kenya Kwanza. nation.africa/kenya/news/kio…

NIGER COUP leader Abdourahamane Tiani, who failed to meet Ecowas mediators, lifts curfew imposed on July 26 when he toppled government.

ETHIOPIA DECLARES state of emergency as violent clashes escalate between the national army and local fighters in Amhara.

COURT TEMPORARILY suspends President Ruto order lifting logging ban; plan to reintroduce Shamba System also halted until case filed by LSK is determined.

NIGER COUP: African Union gives the military 15 days to return to barracks and restore constitutional authority as EU suspends security cooperation with Niamey.

PRESIDENT RUTO limits overseas travel of members of the Executive to 45 days per year; says no official to be out of country for more than 7 days in a row.

SAFARICOM ADJUSTS M-Pesa, call, data, SMS and home fibre charges to align with revised excise duty in the Finance Act 2023.

MAANDAMANO: RETIRED President Uhuru Kenyatta, other Azimio leaders at requiem mass for victims of police brutality during anti-government protests. nation.africa/kenya/videos/m…

RUSSIA-AFRICA Summit: President Vladimir Putin offers up to 50,000 tonnes of free grain to Somalia and 5 other poor African countries after withdrawing from Ukraine grain export deal.

KENYA POWER announces disruption of token purchase through M-Pesa and USSD code; users can buy via Airtel Money, authorised banks. nation.africa/kenya/business…

FIVE PUPILS among 6 people killed as trailer and school bus collide on Eldoret-Webuye road: Matete police chief Bamfort Tsurwa. nation.africa/kenya/counties…

WAGNER CHIEF Yevgeny Prigozhin announces that his rebel mercenary troops are returning to their field camps to avoid spilling Russian blood. nation.africa/kenya/news/wor…