[Horn Diplomat] Hargeisa -- Somaliland President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi (Irro) on Tuesday granted a general presidential pardon to 609 prisoners convicted of minor offences, exercising his constitutional authority to extend clemency to eligible inmates.
[Capital FM] Kisumu -- For the first time in recent memory, Kisumu remained calm during the annual Saba Saba commemorations, with businesses operating normally, public transport running uninterrupted and traffic flowing freely across the lakeside city as organisers of planned protests cited security concerns for staying away from the streets.
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Human rights campaigners are seeking the formation of a joint parliamentary committee to investigate allegations of extrajudicial killings, enforced disappearances, torture, abductions and the excessive use of force by security agencies.
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Social Health Authority (SHA) has introduced biometric fingerprint identification for registered child dependants aged between seven and 17 years in a move aimed at strengthening beneficiary verification and curbing fraud within Kenya's public health insurance system.
[Nile Post] KAMPALA -- The High Court has ordered a formal judicial inquest into the 2018 shooting of Yasin Kawuma, the driver of opposition leader Robert Kyagulanyi, popularly known as Bobi Wine, paving the way for a public inquiry into one of Uganda's most politically contentious unresolved killings.
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Several youths were arrested by plainclothes police officers along Harambee Avenue on Tuesday morning after they attempted to gather near the Office of the President as security agencies enforced heightened restrictions during the Saba Saba commemorations.
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Residents in Mombasa were allowed to stage a 15-minute march protest through the city's Central Business District after consultations with police officers.
[Vanguard] The Committee to Protect Journalists called late Monday for an investigation into the attempted kidnapping of a senior journalist in Kenya that followed angry criticism of his newspaper by President William Ruto.
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Police will mount enhanced checkpoints across Nairobi on Tuesday in a major security operation ahead of planned Saba Saba demonstrations, even as activists insist they will proceed with the protests despite warnings that any gathering will be treated as unlawful.
[RFI] Tanzanians planning to protest Tuesday against government repression are facing a heavy police presence and warnings from authorities, which recalls the mass killings that followed last October's disputed election.
[Shabelle] Mogadishu -- Somalia's National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA) said on Monday it had arrested two men in the central Galgaduud region and transferred them to Mogadishu to face prosecution over alleged illegal possession of firearms.
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Law Society of Kenya (LSK) has called for a swift, thorough and impartial investigation into the murder of advocate Edward Muthee Kariuki, who was found dead outside his residence in Athi River on Sunday.
[Independent (Kampala)] Kampala -- President Museveni has defended the government's opposition to granting bail to some opposition figures facing criminal charges
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna and Trans Nzoia Governor George Natembeya held a lengthy political meeting in Kitale lasting nearly 10 hours, emerging with a commitment to work together ahead of the 2027 General Election.
[Nile Post] I was scrolling through X when I came across a viral post showing a meeting held on June 30, 2026, between National Media Group's new owner, Rostam Azizi, Uganda's Chief of Defence Forces, Muhoozi Kainerugaba, and veteran journalist Andrew Mwenda at the Special Forces Command headquarters in Entebbe. Reports suggested that the meeting focused on the closure and possible reopening of Daily Monitor and NTV Uganda.
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- President William Ruto has assented to the Parliamentary Pensions (Amendment) Act, which provides female Members of Parliament with the same pension, gratuity and dependent coverage as their male counterparts.
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission has deferred the scheduled judgment in the electoral code case against Kipipiri Member of Parliament Wanjiku Muhia, days after rejecting a challenge against its jurisdiction.
[Nile Post] Police in Kampala have arrested a 53-year-old businesswoman from Mbarara City who allegedly defrauded an unnamed Member of Parliament of shs60 million.
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The ODM-affiliated Linda Mwananchi faction is set to return to the Mt Kenya region with another round of political rallies, this time targeting Nyandarua County.
[Capital FM] Kisii -- Police have summoned Nyaribari Chache Member of Parliament Zaheer Jhanda to appear before detectives at the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) offices in Kisii County to assist with ongoing investigations into the violent attacks on a Linda Mwananchi convoy.
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