World Athletics Bid: Nairobi has been picked to host the 2029 World Athletics Championships, beating London, Rome and Munich and marking the first time the event lands in Africa—Kenyan officials and athletes say it’s a major boost for the sport and a new tourism and business draw for the city. Safaricom Court Fallout: Kenya’s Treasury is facing a potential Sh245bn refund bill after a High Court nullified the government’s partial Safaricom share sale to Vodacom, citing lack of transparency and public participation—Vodacom says it will appeal. Narcotics Crackdown: Detectives raided a lavish Runda Palm Garden home in Thindigua, Kiambu, uncovering a bhang plantation and arresting a suspect; other operations in Ruiru and along the Kenya-Uganda border also netted cannabis. Parliament & Governance: Senate grilled Agriculture CS Mutahi Kagwe over the milk shortage, while MPs at a Commonwealth forum pushed for stronger enforcement of disability inclusion laws. Political Tensions: Anglican Archbishop Jackson Ole Sapit condemned alleged abduction of a media editor, warning that goonism and intolerance threaten Kenya’s democratic space ahead of 2027. Trade & Finance: EBRD launched a $100m dollar lending programme for Kenyan trade finance via Co-op Bank, using a cross-currency swap to ease access to longer-term FX.