- Heavy rains battering Brazil's southernmost state of Rio Grande do Sul have killed 31 people, local authorities said on Friday, and the death toll is expected to rise as dozens still have not been accounted for.
- At least nine people, including seven children, were killed on Friday in a strike at a displacement camp in the eastern Congolese city of Goma, a local official and a military spokesman said.
- Tropical Cyclone Hidaya is expected to hit the country any time from the Indian Ocean with strong winds experienced for the better part of Friday evening.
- Raila Odinga has intensified his criticism of President William Ruto's administration over its response to the ongoing heavy rains that have caused havoc countrywide.
- The Tanzania Meteorological Authority (TMA) now says that the Tropical Cyclone Hidaya is decreasing in strength as it approaches the neighbouring country’s Coastal areas.
- A 77-year-old man is nursing serious injuries at the Consolata Hospital Mathari in Nyeri after he was attacked by a hyena at Losira village in Oldonyiro, Isiolo County.
- A 77-year-old man is nursing serious injuries at the Consolata Hospital Mathari in Nyeri after he was attacked by a hyena at Losira village in Oldonyiro, Isiolo County.
- Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja has come out to shed light on the expenditure of Ksh.144 million reportedly donated by the French Government to the ‘Dishi Na County’ school feeding programme.
- First Lady Rachel Ruto has distributed food and household items to 203 families, totalling 1,131 individuals, affected by flooding in Thika West, Kiambu County.
- President William Ruto has directed the Ministry of Education to postpone the school opening date following the crisis occasioned by the ongoing heavy rains.
- Professor Mwenda Ntarangwi has been appointed as the new Vice Chancellor of the United States International University – Africa, following a rigorous selection process conducted by the University Council.
- The Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Union (KMPDU) has dismissed reports claiming that medical workers have reached an agreement with the government to end the ongoing strike that has lasted for over 50 days now.
- Controversial preacher Paul Mackenzie and 38 of his co-accused in the Shakahola massacre are set to be charged afresh in the ongoing children cruelty and torture case after the prosecution unearthed new evidence.
- The government has set up a total of 115 camps to shelter families that have been displaced by floods occasioned by the ongoing heavy rains across the country.
- Interior Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki has issued a directive for the voluntary vacation or mandatory evacuation of all individuals residing in the vicinity of 178 dams and water reservoirs across 33 counties.
- Angry locals on Thursday evening killed a middle-aged woman and torched several houses in a retaliatory attack caused by a land tussle in West Kanyamkago, Uriri Sub-county, Migori County.
- Nigeria's military has ordered two officers to face court martial proceedings over a drone strike that killed at least 85 civilians, the defence HQ said on Thursday, more than four months after President Bola Tinubu ordered an investigation.
- Hundreds of helmeted police swarmed the site of a pro-Palestinian protest at the University of California at Los Angeles early on Thursday, firing flash bangs, arresting defiant demonstrators and dismantling their encampment.
- The High Court has directed the government and the striking doctors to sign a return-to-work formula to be adopted by the court on Monday, May 6, 2024.
- Three senior officials of the National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB) charged in the fake fertilizer scandal have been freed on Ksh.1 million cash bail each.
- The government of Kenya on Thursday warned that the Coastal region is likely to be hit by a tropical cyclone now christened ‘Hidaya’ within the next few days.
- Police in Nairobi have arrested a man over his alleged involvement in the supply of 161,000kg of fake gold, which led to duping a Georgian national of over Ksh.822.2 million.
- The Kenya Meteorological Services has issued a continued heavy rainfall and strong winds advisory starting from Thursday through to Monday next week.
- Efforts to impeach Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Mithika Linturi gained pace on Thursday after the National Assembly formed a Select Committee to investigate allegations against him.
- A court assistant in Migori County is set to face charges for allegedly demanding a bribe in order to help an accused person secure a lighter sentence in a criminal case.
- The National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) has revoked the licences of 64 Public Transport Operators (PTOs) plying various routes across the country.
- Daring Africa 2024, Nissan’s overland adventure across eight countries with four Nissan Navara pick-ups and an X-Trail SUV, has completed its Kenya leg, the expedition’s penultimate stop before transitioning to Egypt.
- Motion for the impeachment of Nakuru County Secretary Dr Samwel Mwaura, tabled by Menengai East Member of County Assembly Wilson Mwangi split the House on Thursday.
- Royal Media Services (RMS)-owned television, radio and digital platforms continue to lead Kenya’s media landscape, according to the latest findings by the Media Council of Kenya (MCK).
- Three Senior officials of the National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB) have been arraigned in court, waiting to be charged before the Anti-corruption magistrate.
- The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) on Thursday made a decision to charge Jecinter Adoyo Hezron, a senior analyst and personal assistant to the chairperson of Commission on Revenue Allocation (CRA) with forging academic documents.
- President William Ruto, the Commander-in-Chief of the Defence Forces, has promoted Lieutenant General Charles Muriu Kahariri to the rank of General and appointed him the new Chief of the Defence Forces (CDF).
- The number of Kenyans who have died from the ongoing nationwide floods rose to 188 as of Thursday morning as the nation continues to battle with torrential rains.
- More than half of Kenyans consider Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Mithika Linturi most responsible for the dubious subsidised fertiliser under probe, a new survey shows.