Kamukunji MP Yusuf Hassan has accused Nairobi county enforcement officers of arbitrary arrests and of seizing and destroying traders' goods. Speaking in Eastleigh on Sunday, he called for the operations to stop immediately and for abusive officers to be held to account.
Eastleigh and Gikomba are among Nairobi's biggest trading hubs. Hassan says thousands of people there earn a living from small businesses and hawking.
The Tanzania Meteorological Authority says rains will increase across the country in November and December. Arusha will also host 300 climate scientists from 75 countries for an IPCC meeting from November 2 to 6.
Youth-led protests over living costs and education turned violent in France, Germany, Switzerland, Portugal and Albania on Saturday night. France arrested more than 770 people, and more than 100 police officers were injured in Frankfurt.
Russian state media said Ukrainian drones set the Kstovo refinery in Nizhny Novgorod on fire overnight, after a strike on a Rosneft refinery in Samara. The Kremlin says Kyiv is "simply ignoring" US wishes days before the US midterm elections.
The Qatari gas carrier Al Mayeda was hit by "unidentified objects" in the Gulf on Friday evening, its owner said on Sunday. No crew members were hurt, and Doha has condemned the attack.
Sub-Saharan Africa's urban population is set to reach 1.7 billion by 2050, a new World Bank report says. Without urgent action on transport, land rules and governance, the lender warns, cities may fail to create the jobs the region needs.
High Court judge Alexander Muteti on Friday ordered the police and DCI chiefs to bring Twaha Mwaipaya to court on Monday at 11am. Vocal Africa says armed men seized the activist in Kamulu on October 25.
The petitioners fear Mwaipaya, a critic of the Tanzanian government, could be forcibly sent back to Tanzania. They also say the case shows that foreign nationals in Kenya are now being abducted.
ELCT head Bishop Alex Malasusa told PM Mwigulu Nchemba on Sunday that alcohol abuse threatens Tanzania's workforce. At the same Kilimanjaro service, Freeman Mbowe said some public servants block development projects for political reasons.
DCP leader Rigathi Gachagua is hosting rival opposition leaders as the United Opposition seeks a joint presidential candidate, The Star reports. Sifuna supporters heckled Kalonzo on Friday, and Malala's claim of a DCP endorsement for Sifuna added to the tension.
The United Opposition aims to field one candidate against President William Ruto. Splits over who leads the ticket could shape the race.
Two-time Olympian Ciara Mageean died on Sunday morning, a statement on her social media said. She was diagnosed with stage four bowel cancer in May 2025 and won European 1500m gold in Rome in 2024.
Tenants fled a 10-storey apartment block in Riruta, Nairobi, after a loud bang and a large wall crack, and The Star reports 156 were evacuated. The county calls the building dangerous and has ordered its removal.
The case raises questions about building safety and planning approvals in Nairobi's fast-growing residential areas, Citizen Digital reported.
Mercedes driver Kimi Antonelli, 20, starts fourth at Sunday's Mexico City Grand Prix after Lewis Hamilton took pole. He leads Russell by 123 points and Hamilton by 124, and said he felt tense after qualifying.
Supporters booed Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka in Nairobi on Friday after he said Edwin Sifuna was not yet a presidential candidate. Sifuna stepped in to calm the crowd, and Kalonzo later pledged to back him if he becomes the opposition flagbearer.
The incident shows open competition within Kenya's opposition over who will face President William Ruto in the 2027 general election.
Residents of Shirka Woreda in Oromia told Addis Standard that people who buried the dead or helped the wounded after attacks on Orthodox Christians were arrested. The Orthodox Church says 60 of its faithful were killed on October 20 and 24.
The Daily Nation reported on Friday that the number of refugees in Moyale, Marsabit County, had reached 50,000 as unrest spreads in Ethiopia.
Shares in CoreWeave and other neocloud firms that lease AI computing power have lost about a quarter of their value in a month, the BBC reports. Gartner predicts 80% of these firms will cease independent operations by 2030.
US President Donald Trump said on Sunday that Washington is looking "closely" at a report of a Chinese spy plot. According to France 24, the report says the plot targeted the chief executive of chipmaker Nvidia.
Flaqo Raz has spoken publicly for the first time about rumours that Alma Mutheu is pregnant, Mpasho reported on Sunday. The outlet said he is ready to "ride the clout wave".
Harambee Stars coach Benni McCarthy has named a provisional squad for two 2027 AFCON qualifiers against South Africa. Kenya play in Johannesburg on November 13 and host Bafana Bafana at Nyayo on November 17.
Kenya have one point from two Group D games, while leaders South Africa have six. The double-header gives the Harambee Stars a chance to revive their qualifying campaign.
Nyaleke, about 15 km from Beni in DR Congo's North Kivu, has had no health facility since its only health post was destroyed in 2016. Pregnant women travel about seven kilometres for antenatal care and deliveries, Radio Okapi reported.
The family of former MP Kirima has been handed a KSh 3.3 billion lawyers' bill, the Daily Nation reported on Sunday. The bill follows a dispute over the family's wealth.
Riyadh has stopped issuing all visas to Kenyans and suspended its citizens' travel to Kenya. Health CS Aden Duale has questioned the basis for the measures, which Kenya calls excessive and wants reviewed.
The ban affects Kenyans travelling to Saudi Arabia, and the Nation reported fears of wider travel and diplomatic fallout for Kenya. El Salvador has also barred travellers from Kenya, and the US has raised its travel advisory for the country.
Irrigation PS Ephantus Kimotho inspected emergency drainage works in Baringo County on Saturday. The gap between the two lakes has narrowed from about 22 kilometres a decade ago to seven kilometres.
Rising waters have already submerged farmland, displaced communities and destroyed infrastructure in Baringo County. The government wants to act before the predicted El Niño rains.
Former Nation Media Group correspondent Kitavi Mutua died on Friday night in the ICU at Kenyatta University Teaching, Referral and Research Hospital. Kalonzo Musyoka, Charity Ngilu and other leaders paid tribute to him.
Mutua covered Kitui and the wider Ukambani region for years. Colleagues and leaders credit him with bringing the region's affairs to national attention.
LOOP DFS, NCBA Group's digital financial services arm, launched LOOP BIZ+ in Nairobi on October 29. The platform combines card and mobile money payments, AI stock tools, a marketplace and credit in one service for small businesses.
The platform targets Kenyan SMEs, which, according to The Star, still struggle to get financing and reach more customers.
Residents of Kolwezi's Dilungu and Bel Air neighbourhoods marched to Ruashi Mining's site on Friday. They say the company's operations cracked their homes, dried out crops and made people sick, and they want compensation.
The Uganda Law Society wants Dr Douglas Singiza to quit as Judicial Service Commission chairperson over his alleged endorsement of Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba. It has asked the Constitutional court to hear its petition against him on November 3 and 4.
Uhuru and Gachagua are holding unity talks that the Daily Nation describes as cat-and-mouse. The paper published the account in its Weekly Review on Sunday.
Heavy rain on Saturday morning flooded roads in Githurai, Parklands and Westlands, Pulse Live Kenya reported. Vehicles were partly submerged, and residents asked what billions spent on El Niño preparedness had achieved.
Nairobi is bracing for more heavy rain. The floods have raised doubts about whether national and county preparedness plans can protect residents, businesses and infrastructure.
South Africa is heading into its 2026 local elections with the ANC under intense pressure, Daily Maverick reports. The DA is seeking gains, and smaller parties hope to become kingmakers in a vote that could reshape municipal government.
Pessl Instruments plans to install up to 100,000 weather stations across Africa, starting with 15,000 in Kenya. The UpYield4Africa programme launched in Nairobi on Friday and will give smallholder farmers field-level weather and soil data.
The programme targets Kenyan smallholder farmers. It aims to link them with weather data, advisers, credit and buyers, and to tackle unpredictable weather and fragmented production.
Judge Trina Thompson issued a temporary restraining order late on Friday. It bars the Justice Department from pressuring officials to set aside or stop counting ballots it says non-citizens may have cast, days before Tuesday's midterms.
Atletico Madrid won 2-0 at Levante on Saturday with goals from Alejandro Grimaldo and Giuliano Simeone. It was their seventh straight league win and briefly put them top of La Liga, AFP reported.
Justice Roselyn Aburili ruled that the Law Society of Kenya went to court before Parliament had finished reviewing the 2023 rules. KRA said the higher fees would partly clear a KSh 4.5 billion debt to its Swiss stamp contractor, SICPA.
The stamps cover everyday goods such as beer, soft drinks, bottled water, juices and cosmetics. LSK argued that the higher fees would raise costs for manufacturers and consumers.
ODM leaders told a rally at Nairobi's Jacaranda Grounds on Saturday that any pact with President Ruto's UDA must come with conditions. They named the deputy president's seat as a key demand, and the rally ended in clashes between rival supporters.
ODM's terms will shape its broad-based arrangement with Ruto ahead of the 2027 election. So will its fight with the Linda Mwananchi faction over Raila Odinga's legacy.
Chelsea beat Manchester United 2-0 in the Premier League on Saturday, and the league said Palmer scored his 50th goal. Al Jazeera reported that a Coventry win left United on the brink of the relegation zone.
A local administrator in Kongo-Central said on Saturday that checks found no suspected infiltrators of Rwandan origin at Joseph Kabila's farm in Kiasungwa. He urged residents to stay calm and not to share false information.
A BBC Swahili investigation found armed gangs in Haiti, Kenya and Peru calling themselves "Taliban". In Haiti, a UN report says more than 5,700 people were killed or injured over nine months in gang-related violence.
One of the gangs using the name operates in Kenya. According to BBC Swahili, it extorts public transport drivers, deals drugs and mobilises crowds for political rallies.
The first consignment arrived at the Nairobi Inland Container Depot on Friday. Each wagon carries six cars, and the trip takes about eight hours by rail instead of more than a day by road.
The service gives car importers and dealers a rail alternative to the Mombasa-Nairobi road. Kenya Railways says it could also cut the number of vehicles on long-distance road journeys.
Interior PS Raymond Omollo says ending banditry in the North Rift needs reconciliation, services and jobs as well as security operations. He says two operations have recovered more than 2,600 illegal firearms and over 17,000 head of livestock.
Banditry has disrupted schooling, trade and herding across the North Rift and the northern frontier counties for years. The PS's comments set out how the government plans to respond beyond police and military operations.
Tens of thousands joined youth-led protests across Germany on Saturday. Mostly peaceful daytime marches ended in evening clashes in Frankfurt, Berlin, Cologne and Hamburg, and several police officers were injured, AFP reported.
President William Ruto's camp is courting Kalonzo Musyoka, the Daily Nation reported on Sunday. The 73-year-old Wiper Patriotic Front leader must choose between his own presidential bid and cooperation with Ruto.
Suspected goons stormed the stage at an ODM rally at Jacaranda Grounds on Saturday and grabbed the microphone, Ghafla reported. The event was the climax of the party's month-long tribute to the late Raila Odinga.
ODM is divided over its cooperation with President William Ruto's administration ahead of the 2027 General Election.
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