Kenya and Tanzania have pledged to strengthen bilateral ties and accelerate economic growth by signing eight new agreements, including a commitment to eliminate non-tariff barriers by June 30, 2026.

• Bilateral trade reached $860.3 million in 2025, making Kenya-Tanzania the East African Community's strongest trading pair.
• Key figures involved: President William Ruto and President Samia Suluhu Hassan.
• New pacts cover energy, legal cooperation, agriculture, railway development, maritime cooperation, and the harmonization of standards between the Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS) and Shirika la Viwango Tanzania.

Kenya is set to host the Global Flyways Summit in Nairobi this September amidst dire warnings from BirdLife International about the significant decline in migratory bird populations.

• Over 40 percent of migratory bird species worldwide are in decline, signaling ecosystem stress.
• The summit is co-hosted by BirdLife International and Nature Kenya.
• The event will also feature the release of a new global report on bird populations and push for enhanced habitat protection along migration routes.

The Kenyan government has announced that delays in paying interns under the Affordable Housing Programme were caused by a payroll mix-up, not a lack of funds.

• Intern stipends missed the 25th payment deadline due to an administrative error.
• Charles Hinga, Principal Secretary for Housing, confirmed the issue, stating no one had been paid, including senior officials.
• The mix-up involved combining payrolls funded by the exchequer and the housing levy, affecting approximately 5,500 young professionals.