Former Chesikaki councillor and Mt Elgon parliamentary hopeful Nathan Wasama Masai was tragically shot and killed at his home in Tuikut, Cheptais, Bungoma County on Thursday night.

• Nathan Wasama Masai was shot multiple times by armed attackers who then fled the scene.
• The victim was a former councillor and a businessman with philanthropic interests.
• This incident occurred two years after Wasama survived a previous assassination attempt in 2024.

A 70-year-old man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison by a Kajiado court for the defilement of a 13-year-old girl in Loitoktok.

• Sentenced to 20 years in prison.
• The convicted is Gachuki Nelson Njuguna, and the case was prosecuted by the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP).
• The incident occurred on January 11, when the man lured the girl into his home after she went to purchase water.

The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) has arrested a former Deputy Director of Audit at the Office of the Auditor General for allegedly using a forged academic certificate to secure employment.

• The suspect is accused of presenting a forged Bachelor of Commerce degree certificate.
• Key entities involved are the EACC and the Office of the Auditor General.
• Charges approved by the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) include forgery and unlawfully obtaining public property, with the certificate purportedly issued by Mount Kenya University.