The government is from Tuesday next week set to start accessing your call, message and mobile money transaction data if telecommunications companies comply with a request for the authorities to tap into their systems.
CORD leader Raila Odinga will today start a three-day tour of Turkana County on a vote-hunting mission.
Tanzanian President John Magufuli's government has sparked anxiety in the neighbouring country with a section of the public criticising it for its handling of people suspected to be dealing in drugs especially after the arrest of actress Wema Sepetu.
The ongoing voter registration by IEBC sparked tension in the Ugandan Parliament after one MP claimed that the country's citizens were being registered as Kenyan voters in large numbers.
Talks between the government and doctors aimed at ending the ongoing strike are set to resume on Friday under the leadership of the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights (KNHCR) and the Law Society of Kenya (LSK).
The Kenya University Staff Union (KUSU) is set to also hold talks with University management even as lecturers maintain their demand for a 120 percent pay rise and 80 percent increase in allowances in order to end their industrial action.
A Kenyan on Thursday submitted a new petition to National Assembly Speaker Justin Muturi seeking the removal of Auditor General Edward Ouko.
More aspirants in the August 8 General Election, especially in the Mt Kenya region, are continuing to ditch the Jubilee party for Machakos Governor Alfred Mutua's Maendeleo Chap Chap.
In the courts, a teacher was on Thursday sentenced to six months in prison or a Sh5,000 fine after he pleaded guilty of insulting his mother.
Doctors in Zimbabwe have seemingly followed in the footsteps of their Kenyan counterparts after downing their tools demanding an increase in their allowances.
Somalia has announced that flights will not be allowed into its Capital, Mogadishu on Wednesday next week during the inauguration of President-elect Mohamed Abdullahi, apart from those ferrying dignitaries.
In the United States, President Donald Trump has promised to catch those responsible for exposing his security advisor's relations with the Russian embassy.
And in sports, Manchester United's Zlatan Ibrahimovich scored his first hat trick since moving to Old Trafford helping his side thrash French side St Etienne 3-0 in the Europa League round of 32.
