[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Kibera High Court has denied bail to eight Utumishi Girls Academy students facing murder charges over a dormitory fire that claimed the lives of 16 fellow students.

[Capital FM] Nakuru -- Police have arrested three suspected armed robbers following a coordinated operation and high-speed chase in Nakuru East Sub-County.

[Nile Post] Heavy overnight rainfall has caused major rivers in Kasese District to swell, with River Nyamwamba bursting its banks and flooding communities in parts of Kasese Municipality.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has mourned former Lugari MP Cyrus Jirongo, saying he only recently learnt that the Kenyan politician died in a road accident in December 2025.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Deputy President Kithure Kindiki has pledged to heed the call by Mt Kenya elders to unite the region, promising to engage leaders and communities across the mountain in a reconciliation drive ahead of the 2027 General Election.

[Nile Post] Speaker of Parliament Jacob Oboth-Oboth has appointed new leaders to the Parliamentary Commission's sub-committees as the 12th Parliament begins work.

[Independent (Kampala)] Busia -- Busia District education authorities have urged village chairpersons to intensify mobilisation of parents to ensure learners return to school as the third term begins. The call follows concerns over low attendance in some schools, with education officials warning that children remaining at home could affect their preparation for promotional and national examinations.

[SNA] DOHA -- Sudan's Ambassador to the State of Qatar, Badr-Eddin, met with Qatar University President Dr. Omar Mohamed Al-Ansari as part of efforts to strengthen academic and scientific cooperation between the two countries.

[ENA] Addis Ababa -- The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, and United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres have co-chaired a high-level AU-UN meeting on the margins of the 81st United Nations General Assembly to deepen strategic cooperation, strengthen peace and security frameworks, and advance global financial reforms in support of Africa.

[Radio Dalsan] MOGADISHU -- Somalia's political dispute deepens over elections and governance

[Shabelle] Mogadishu -- Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud met with a senior Pakistani Air Force delegation at the presidential palace to discuss strengthening Somalia's air force and expanding defense cooperation between the two countries.

[Capital FM] NAIROBI -- Football Kenya Federation (FKF) president Hussein Mohammed has pointed fingers at shadowy, unnamed figures for plotting the downfall of Kenyan football.