President Donald Trump signed a proclamation to ban travel from 12 countries due to national security risks.

• Travel will be fully banned for nationals from 12 countries: Afghanistan, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Myanmar, Somalia, Sudan, and Yemen.
• This measure is set to take effect at 12:01 a.m. next Monday.
• Exceptions to the ban include lawful permanent residents and individuals with certain visa categories.

The article emphasizes the urgent need for Kenya to adopt tobacco harm reduction strategies to save lives, highlighting a significant lag in progress on the Tobacco Control (Amendment) Bill initiated in the Senate.

• Every **90 minutes**, a Kenyan dies from a tobacco-related disease.
• Written by Dr. Kariuki Michael, Secretary General at Harm Reduction Society.
• If adopted, smokeless harm reduction products could reduce annual smoking deaths to **3,400** by **2060**, saving over **184,000** lives.

Equity Group has initiated a whistleblower campaign to combat internal misconduct and enhance transparency within its operations, launching this effort on June 4.

• The campaign provides dedicated whistleblowing contacts for reporting fraud, bullying, criminal activity, or sexual harassment.
• The initiative follows an internal audit revealing questionable transactions between staff and customers, as stated by CEO James Mwangi.
• This effort underscores the bank's zero-tolerance policy towards employee misconduct.