Health officials said no infections had been recorded in 24 hours, with 14 suspected cases testing negative and eight patients stable, and announced the first quarantined contacts would be released Sunday. Ghana imposed measures on arrivals from Kenya as Eldoret isolated one person for monitoring.
Police accountability stayed in focus after the Mashujaa Day arrest of Citizen TV journalist Francis Ode. IPOA opened an investigation, the National Police Service pledged cooperation, rights groups condemned the detention, and Inspector General Kanja warned officers involved they were on their own.
President Ruto flew to Zimbabwe to hand the COMESA chairmanship to Mnangagwa before a planned four-day Ukambani tour, while Ndindi Nyoro accused Ruto of plotting a Kenya Pipeline takeover with Dangote, a claim Treasury CS Mbadi dismissed. Opposition jostling continued over a possible Gachagua-Sifuna ticket, with Nyoro rejecting attacks from Gachagua allies.