05:25⇢Court Freezes IEBC Chief Hiring
⌨A court order halting IEBC chief executive recruitment emerges as the new shared lead (TV47 Digital, The Kenya Times), with interviews for nine candidates suspended by the Malindi labour court. Opposition restructuring persists (Daily Nation, Kenyans), with Matiang’i and Orengo replacing Uhuru Kenyatta in Ukombozi Alliance leadership. Other headlines fragment across election livestreaming, ICC bid and weather.