President William Ruto has appointed former police spokesperson Charles Owino as the new Government Spokesperson, succeeding Isaac Mwaura.

• Charles Owino, previously Acting Head of Government Communications, now leads official government communication.
• Isaac Mwaura has been redesignated to head the newly established Office of Diversity, Inclusion and Disability Rights.
• The announcement was made by Head of Public Service Felix Koskei through Notification of Presidential Action No. XI of 2026 on Tuesday.

Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has dismissed President William Ruto’s order to crack down on goons, claiming rogue police officers collude with criminal gangs to terrorize Kenyans.

• Gachagua alleges the violence during the Ol Kalou parliamentary by-election involved armed men operating with impunity, despite the deployment of over 2,000 police officers.
• Key figures mentioned include President William Ruto, Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua, Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen, and Principal Secretary Raymond Omollo.
• The former Deputy President accused the Interior Ministry of becoming a "Ministry of Goonism and Coordination of Terror against Kenyans."

President William Ruto has announced significant appointments and nominations across various government bodies, including a new Government Spokesperson and nominees to the Teachers Service Commission (TSC).

• Charles Owino Wahong'o has been appointed the new Government Spokesperson.
• Former KNUT Secretary General Wilson Sossion has been nominated to the TSC Board.
• These changes were approved by the Public Service Commission (PSC) following senior-level promotions and redeployments within the Executive.

President William Ruto has nominated Dr. Duncan Ojwang Oburu to chair the Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA) in a series of appointments to constitutional commissions and public bodies.

• Dr. Duncan Ojwang Oburu, currently the Chairperson of the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights (KNCHR), has been nominated as the new Chairperson of IPOA.
• Other appointments include members to the Teachers Service Commission (TSC), the Public Service Commission (PSC), and the Intergovernmental Relations Technical Committee (IGRTC).
• President Ruto also appointed Charles Owino Wahong’o as the new Government Spokesperson, redeploying him from the Ministry of Information, Communications and the Digital Economy.

Forensic analysis of CCTV footage from Central Police Station in Nairobi revealed that Albert Ojwang entered the station alive and responsive but was later removed unresponsive, a key development in his murder trial.

• The Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA) Head of Forensics, Joshua Mutua, testified that the station's Digital Video Recorder (DVR) was deliberately formatted at 7:30:14 a.m. on June 8, 2025.
• Despite the formatting, crucial footage was recovered, showing Ojwang's movements before and after he was held in custody.
• This evidence is central to the prosecution's case, aiming to establish the events leading to Ojwang's death and address claims of evidence tampering.