On the radar today: Hunt for gunman who stole Sh18m from forex bureau

Key activities and events lined up for today.

In Summary

• The Kenya Tissue and Transplant Authority (KTTA) to conduct blood donation at Kencom Nairobi.

•The gunman was wearing a face mask, gloves and cap when he stormed the facility on Tuesday afternoon.

Manhunt for gunman

A team of detectives is hunting a lone gunman who allegedly stormed a forex bureau in Garissa Town and robbed staff of a staggering Sh18 million.

The gunman was wearing a face mask, gloves and cap when he stormed the facility and ordered two members of staff who were present to lie down before grabbing the cash in foreign currencies.

Blood donation 

The Kenya Tissue and Transplant Authority (KTTA) to conduct blood donation at Kencom in Nairobi.

Vetting of Ruto CSs 

Five cabinet secretaries nominated by President William Ruto to be vetted on Friday at the National Assembly.

Facing the 15-man committee on Friday from 9 am will be Mithuka Linturi (Agriculture and Livestock), Eliud Owalo (ICT and Digital Economy), Ezekiel Machogu (Education), Ababu Namwamba (Youth Affairs and the Arts) and Rebecca Miano (EAC Arid and Semi-arid Lands Development).

Funeral plans of Barasa's mother

Kakamega Governor Fernandes Barasa lost his mother on Thursday.

Messages of condolences are streaming in following the death of his mother.

Details of the funeral will be communicated later.

Probe into death of 25 people

Postmortem on 25 bodies discovered in a mass grave in the north of Malawi to be conducted.

They are suspected to be migrants from Ethiopia, police said on Wednesday.

"The grave was discovered late on Tuesday but we cordoned it off and started exhuming today. So far, we have discovered 25 bodies," police spokesman Peter Kalaya told AFP.

UK Prime Minister succession 

Candidates to succeed Liz Truss as the UK's prime minister start to gather the support of 100 MPs to run.

The candidates have until Monday.

The contest will see a new PM declared within a week, with the decision in the hands of Tory MPs and possibly Conservative Party members.

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