El Niño Health Readiness: Kenya’s Ministry of Health has activated its El Niño preparedness plan in 18 high-risk counties, shifting from planning to operational readiness with stronger surveillance, pre-positioned medicines, incident management, and safer water/sanitation to cut risks like cholera and malaria. US–Kenya Critical Minerals Deal: The US says it will help Kenya build factories and industries around rare earth and niobium at Mrima Hill, focusing on processing, training, and technology transfer—though the proposed deal is still under discussion and faces court challenges. Kenya Research Funding Boost: Parliament approved tax exemptions for a Sh3bn Japan-funded research programme at KEMRI, clearing the way to strengthen Kenya’s medical research capacity. Specialist Care in Kisumu: A neurosurgical partnership has grown Kisumu’s capacity, with about 700 brain/spine surgeries done and a new option for drug-resistant epilepsy patients via vagus nerve stimulation (VNS). Digital Inclusion Gap: A new push argues Africa’s next digital divide isn’t just getting online, but earning reliably—highlighting the need for paying customers, trusted contracts, and discoverability. Robotics for Deaf Learners: Kenyan start-up ZeroBionic is trialing robotic arms that translate teachers’ voice into sign language in real time, while building a standardized sign-language technical terms database. Digital Learning & AI Safety: Guidance for schools warns children must learn to verify AI answers and avoid sharing personal school details as generative AI becomes part of homework. Critical Infrastructure Regulation: Communications Authority of Kenya proposes a standalone data centre licence category as connectivity and data-centre projects expand.