18:15 (15:15)⇢Tribunal Freezes the Sifuna Purge
⌨Kenyan editors are now focusing on the legal intervention that has frozen the ODM leadership purge. The Political Parties Disputes Tribunal's decision to stop the removal of Edwin Sifuna is the dominant narrative, signaling a transition from party-level politics to a judicial standoff. Meanwhile, media outlets are highlighting cultural and security friction during President Ruto's tour of North Eastern Kenya, specifically a woman's refusal to hug him in Mandera. (Standard Media, Daily Nation, Tuko, Kenyans, Citizen, The Kenya Times, Eastleigh Voice, Nairobi Leo, Capital FM, TNX Africa)