President William Ruto begins his official tour of the South Rift with a series of engagements in Bomet County.

A tentative schedule of the tour shows that the President will criss-cross Bomet and Kericho counties, with roads, healthcare, affordable housing and markets among the projects on his itinerary.

Ruto will begin the tour on Wednesday in Bomet, where he is scheduled to inspect ongoing works at Itembe Airstrip in Bomet town.

He will then commission the Bomet Mother and Child Hospital before commissioning roads within Bomet town and an affordable housing project.

The President is also expected to address a public rally in Bomet town before proceeding to Tegat in Bomet East.

He will later travel to Soin Sigowet in Kericho, where he is expected to inspect some projects ahead of the second day of the tour.

Attorney General to receive draft regulations on legal education, advocates’ training

The Office of the Attorney General will hold the official handover of the Draft Legal Education (Advocates Training Programme) Regulations, 2026 and the Draft Legal Education (Licensing and Quality Assurance) Regulations, 2026, marking a milestone in efforts to strengthen the regulatory and institutional framework governing legal education and the Advocates Training Programme (ATP) in Kenya.

The handover is expected to focus on the proposed regulations, which seek to strengthen the regulation of legal education providers, advocates’ training, licensing and quality assurance while promoting consistency, accountability and professional standards in the legal education system.

The regulations come against the backdrop of the Court of Appeal decision in Otinga v Cabinet Secretary, Ministry of Education & 3 Others [2025] KECA 460 (KLR), which underscored the need for a clear and coherent regulatory framework governing legal education and advocates’ training in Kenya.

Civic groups to hold conference over alleged attacks on Burundians, migrants

Pan African Solidarity Network will hold a media briefing in Nairobi to address what it describes as incitement, xenophobic violence and attacks against Burundian nationals and other migrant workers in Kenya.

The briefing is scheduled for 11 am on Wednesday, September 9, 2026, at Convent International Hotel in Nairobi.

Civic actors, human rights defenders and other members of civil society are expected to condemn the alleged treatment of migrants and raise concerns over alleged growing xenophobia and violence targeting foreign nationals.

The group is also expected to outline its demands to the government and call for the protection of Burundians and other migrant workers in Kenya.

Gachagua continues political diaspora tour

Former Deputy President and DCP leader Rigathi Gachagua continues his extended diaspora and political strategy tour in Washington, DC, United States.

Gachagua is expected to continue engagements with Kenyans in the diaspora as he advances his political strategy and builds support ahead of the 2027 General Election.

Linda Mwananchi leaders to meet Nairobi aspirants ahead of Jacaranda rally

Linda Mwananchi leaders are expected to meet political aspirants from Nairobi in Karen as they prepare for the Jacaranda Mega Rally scheduled for Sunday.

The meeting is expected to bring together the movement’s leadership and Nairobi-based aspirants ahead of the rally, with discussions likely to focus on preparations and political mobilisation.