Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has claimed to know how the abduction of Standard Media Group Associate Editor Alex Kiprotich was planned. Kiprotich was seized by armed assailants along the Gilgil–Nakuru Road on Tuesday night and dumped near Masinga Dam early Wednesday. According to Gachagua, the journalist was preparing an exposé on the alleged looting of funds meant for Mau evictees from the Kipsigis community, and he alleged National Government involvement.

Ghana has evacuated its remaining 41 citizens from South Africa, while Tanzania has also flown its nationals home, according to the Tanzania Times. The remains of two Ghanaians who were attacked and killed were repatriated, and one returnee died upon arrival in Accra, bringing the total deaths linked to the evacuation exercise to three. The report did not specify the reasons for the evacuations or the circumstances of the attacks.

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni hosted Mr. Gilbert Weill, a survivor of the 1976 Entebbe Airport hijacking, along with his family and friends at State House Entebbe. This visit marks a symbolic return to Uganda nearly five decades after the historic event, with Mr. Weill now 78 years old.

Kenyan lawyer and politician Martha Karua plans to sue the Ugandan government after being denied entry and deported from Entebbe International Airport. In an interview with NTV Kenya, she described her experience as distressing, claiming that immigration officials detained her during the incident.

Kanungu District Council conducted a special sitting to honor the late Hon. Dr. Stanley Kinyata, who was the first Member of Parliament for Kinkiizi East Constituency from 1996 to 2001. Following his tenure, he was succeeded by Hon. Dr. Hamlet Kabushenga. The tribute reflects the community's recognition of Dr. Kinyata's contributions to the district.

The Nigerian Federal Government has requested an investigation into the death of Usama Murtala, a Nigerian citizen who died while in detention in Côte d’Ivoire. The demand for an inquiry and compensation for Murtala's family was made by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, during a meeting with the Ivorian Ambassador to Nigeria, Kalilou Traore.