President Ruto has pledged a national response to femicide and Gender-Based Violence (GBV), with a taskforce proposing criminalizing out-of-court settlements and asking for 50 billion Kenyan Shillings for femicide response in the next financial year. Separately, the NCCK has demanded an apology from Interior CS Kindiki and IG Koome for the teargassing of a Nyeri church service, which CS Kindiki denies involvement in. Meanwhile, the Treasury is considering lowering the Inua Jamii qualifying age from 70 to 60, and Kenya is empowering envoys to promote tourism and cultural heritage globally. This episode features AI-powered summaries of the day's top Kenyan news stories.