The Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Council (KMPDC) has mandated that all unregistered foreign medical practitioners must register before engaging in clinical or academic work in Kenya, warning of fines up to Sh10 million for non-compliance.

• Foreign practitioners must undergo licensure assessment to obtain approval from KMPDC.
• Chief Executive Officer David Kariuki stated the directive aims to enhance patient safety.
• Health institutions are required to notify KMPDC before hiring foreign practitioners, regardless of their foreign licenses.

In a tragic road accident in central Kenya, six tourists were killed and 27 others injured when a bus rolled into a ditch.

• 6 fatalities confirmed, with 27 injuries.
• Abdrisack Jaldesa, the Nyandarua County Commissioner, provided updates on the incident.
• The bus, carrying tourists from Nakuru County to Nyahururu Thomson Falls, lost control in rainy conditions.