The family of a Garissa University student who died during a Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) recruitment drive has appealed to the government for employment assistance. The first-year student collapsed during physical exercises in Wajir and was pronounced dead upon arrival at the hospital.

• The family requested a government job for a relative, stating the deceased was their "sole hope" for economic upliftment.
• The incident marks the second reported death during this year's KDF recruitment, following a Masinde Muliro University student's collapse in Bungoma County.
• Recruitment exercises are characterized by "intense physical demands" including "long-distance runs, push-ups, sit-ups, high jumps, and other endurance tasks."

Protests have erupted in Kaputir, Turkana South, after two National Police Reservists (NPRs) were allegedly killed by the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) on Wednesday, October 22. Residents blocked the Kaputir-Kapenguria Road, demanding justice and government intervention.

• Two NPR officers were reportedly shot while returning from duty at the Lokwar Irrigation Scheme.
• Turkana South Member of Parliament John Ariko condemned the killings, terming them 'senseless and heartbreaking'.
• The officers were in full uniforms and carrying government-issued firearms, traveling on a motorcycle when ambushed by KDF personnel.