Michael Kamau, a former cabinet secretary for transportation, has been chosen to head the National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF) board, and deputy president Rigathi Gachagua has thanked president William Ruto for the decision. This comes after criticism from the public which is against his appointment due to his previous graft cases thus terming him unfit for the position.

In a courtroom that turned chaotic after a trial that seethed with tension, a Los Angeles jury on Friday found rapper Tory Lanez guilty of three felonies in the 2020 shooting of hip-hop star Megan Thee Stallion. The attack left her wounded with bullet fragments in her feet and Lanez’s conviction could send him to prison for more than 20 years.

Nick Salat has been placed on administrative leave by the Kenya African National Union (KANU) party. The party opted to dismiss Salat due to allegations of misbehavior in a letter sent by the National Chairman, Gideon Moi.

Due to a lack of funding, Uganda's national football team, the Cranes, withdrew from the African Nations Championship event which is to take place in Algeria next month. A decision they say they have had to make in several occasions.

Relief to Kenyans as the deputy president, Rigathi Gachagua , launched the first commercial flight from Nairobi to Kakamega. The new air route, according to the Transport CS, demonstrated the nation's economic prosperity in spite of prior difficulties.

Following a request by the Attorney General to extend some regulations which were to expire in January 2023, the senate have made their intentions clear by promising to challenge the move. They term the move as unconstitutional saying the attorney general has no power to make such a move.

The Ministry of Health (MoH) has sent a Cholera notice to nearby medical facilities as a result of an increase in reports of the fatal disease in many regions of the country. After the disease's most recent case was discovered in the country on October 19, 2022, the Health Ministry reports that an additional 1,947 cases have been documented across 11 counties.

In New Zealand, a nearly total tobacco ban will be enacted gradually. The parliament approved a piece of law on Tuesday that will prevent anyone born after 2008 from ever being able to purchase cigarettes or other tobacco products. However, Vape goods, which have become far more popular among younger generations than cigarettes, are not prohibited by the new regulation.

A missing person case turns into a gunfight leading to the killing of 6 people including 2 police officers at a property in Australia. The third victim was a neighbour who reached out to offer help. This comes after a strict ban on firearms in the country.

The creation of the Afghanistan-Pakistan border has led to constant warfare between the two nations which have since refused to acknowledge its existence. The continuing war has since been escalated by the Afghan side firing at Pakistan’s killing a number of civilians. Tension continues to rise as the Taliban take control.