An aircraft carrying 39 passengers veered off the runway while landing at Wilson Airport on Friday evening. Fortunately, all individuals onboard were safely evacuated with no injuries reported.

• 39 passengers and crew were on board the aircraft.
• The Kenya Airports Authority (KAA) confirmed the incident and is managing recovery efforts.
• Airport operations continued without disruption despite the incident.

Dr. Dorcas Kamuya, Head of the Health Systems and Research Ethics Department at KEMRI-Wellcome Trust Research Programme, champions ethics and community involvement in health research.

• Dr. Kamuya emphasizes the crucial role of community voices in shaping health research questions and methodologies.
• She leads and collaborates on studies exploring ethical, social, and cultural dimensions of research, including work on emerging technologies, pandemics, and vaccine equity.
• Dr. Kamuya advocates for strengthening ethical standards and building research capacity in Africa, highlighting the progress and remaining challenges for women in science.

Kenya's government has launched a 30 percent group incentive for cruise tourists to encourage visits to national parks, aiming to enhance the "cruise-to-park" experience and increase inland tourism.

• A 30 percent incentive will be offered to groups of cruise travelers visiting national parks.
• The initiative is a collaboration between the Kenyan government and the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS).
• The incentive program will run from March to May 2026 and targets popular parks like Tsavo East, Tsavo West, and Amboseli National Park.

The High Court in Nairobi has dismissed a petition that alleged ethnic bias and unconstitutional board appointments at the Kenya Electricity Transmission Company Limited (KETRACO).

• The case was struck out due to fundamental legal flaws, specifically the incapacity of the advocate who filed the petition, as they were a public officer at the time, violating the Advocates Act.
• The petition was filed by Benjamin Okumu and alleged "deliberate and systematic ethnicization" within KETRACO's leadership.
• The court ruled on March 18 and stated the defect was "fatally incurable," though the petitioner can file a fresh case complying with legal requirements.