- Former Chief Justice David Maraga will chair a 23 member taskforce that was established to steer new reforms in police and prisons.
- President William Ruto gazetted the names of the team in a notice dated December 21, 2022.
Mystery surrounds an incident in which a journalist working for the Standard Group was found murdered and his body dumped on the roadside along Kangundo Road, Nairobi.
The body of Moses Okiror Omusolo, 35, was Thursday morning found in a ditch with a deep cut on the head.
Ruto appoints Maraga to chair a task force on reforms
Former Chief Justice David Maraga will chair a 23-member task force that was established to steer new reforms in police and prisons.
President William Ruto gazetted the names of the team in a notice dated December 21, 2022.
The task force will be on improvement of the terms and conditions of service and other reforms for members of the National Police Service and the Kenya Prisons Service.
Vetting of Sakaja's county chief officers
Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja is in the final stages of forming the third county government of Nairobi.
On Thursday, 33 county chief officers picked by Sakaja will be vetted by the Nairobi County Assembly.
Through a public notice, County Assembly Speaker Ken Ng’ondi stated that the nominees will appear before the respective assembly committees where they will be challenged by being asked questions regarding the areas they have been nominated.
Ruto to preside over Goat Auction in Baringo
President William Ruto to attend the Goat Auction at Kimalel Baringo Central Constituency.
Biden tells Zelensky his country will never stand alone
President Joe Biden has told President Volodymyr Zelensky the US will stick by Ukraine "for as long as it takes" in its war with Russia.
"You will never stand alone," Mr Biden told Mr Zelensky as he visited the White House on his first overseas trip since the Russian invasion began.
Mr Biden confirmed a new package of more than $2bn (£1.7bn) in assistance for Ukraine and promised another $45bn.
Mr Zelensky expressed his gratitude for Washington's backing.
'Asia's El Chapo' extradited to Australia
Asia's most-wanted alleged drug kingpin has been extradited to Australia where he faces charges and life imprisonment.
Tse Chi Lop is accused of heading up a multibillion-dollar drug operation spanning several countries in the Asia Pacific, from Japan to New Zealand.
A notorious figure whose status in Asia has long drawn comparisons to Mexican drug lord El Chapo, he was arrested at a Dutch airport last year by Interpol.
Following a near two-year battle, he was finally extradited on Thursday.
China's hospitals seem to be filling up - WHO
Hospitals in China appear to be filling up amid concerns about a fresh Covid-19 wave hitting the country, the World Health Organization (WHO) says.
Dr Michael Ryan says intensive care units (ICU) are busy despite officials saying numbers are "relatively low".
China figures show no-one died of Covid on Wednesday but there is scepticism about the disease's real impact.
In recent days hospitals in Beijing and other cities have been filling up as the latest Covid surge hits China.