Food Security & Nutrition: A new push highlights how potatoes could boost resilience in sub-Saharan Africa, where hunger and child malnutrition remain high and millions of smallholder farmers depend on crops for both food and income. HIV Prevention: Kenya Red Cross and Africa Inland Church Health Ministries reached over 1,000 adolescent girls and young women in Turkana South with HIV counselling, testing, behaviour change support and sanitary pads under a Global Fund-backed programme. Ebola & Travel Rules: Israel lifted its temporary Ebola travel restrictions on Kenya after Kenya’s foreign affairs PS protested, citing strong surveillance and “no case” reported locally; Kenya remains on high alert with rapid response teams and border screening. Reparations for Protest Victims: Over 1,800 victims of protest-linked human rights violations are set to start receiving compensation next week after verification under a KNCHR reparations framework. Maternal Health Access: A feature spotlights how pregnancy injections can become unaffordable in Kenya, raising concerns about equity in essential care. Health System & Services: A power outage in Nakuru disrupted Huduma Centre services nationwide, affecting access to key identity and civil services. Policy & Devolution: Ruto assented to the Division of Revenue Bill 2026, increasing county allocations to Sh428b for 2026/27.