Saba Saba Security Crackdown: Nairobi police have declared Tuesday’s Saba Saba Day protests illegal, saying they were not properly notified, and warned anyone who gathers will be treated as part of an unlawful assembly; CBD Transport Controls: vehicles entering the city centre will be screened and some areas around Parliament will be restricted, with enhanced checkpoints across major roads; Election Finance Push: IEBC proposes a Sh4.44bn spending limit for 2027 presidential campaigns, with draft rules now set for public participation before Parliament; Central Bank Overhaul: President Ruto has signed the Central Bank of Kenya (Amendment) Bill, giving CBK clearer powers to buy, sell and hold gold to support a regional gold hub and tightening emergency liquidity rules; Crime and Courts: DCI has started investigations into a Sh42m prisons payroll fraud, while the High Court has stopped Oscar Sudi’s bid to grab 40.5 acres in the Maasai Mara over alleged fraudulent land dealings; Conservation Update: KWS begins hippo translocation in Nyandarua after drought displaced animals and intensified human-wildlife conflict.