The River Yala killings file moved forward as IPOA submitted its report to government, with Daily Nation and Eastleigh Voice reporting compensation for victims' families and The Star noting ten victims identified through DNA; Citizen added that fifteen bodies linked to the killings remain buried unclaimed.
The disappearance of lawyer Abshir Abdi escalated in parallel: People Daily reported lawyers suspending court work nationwide until he is found, Citizen carried their strike threat, and a judge allowed his brother to testify, while PS Omollo called for action against those staging abductions.
Security dominated the north, with eight people killed in a Mandera ambush (The Star, Citizen) and KDF neutralising an IED in Lamu (Nairobi Leo).
Political jostling continued, with Ruto calling Gachagua a conman (Citizen) and Sakaja receiving Luo elders' endorsement (Citizen, TV47).