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@standard Sun, 11 Oct 2026 09:30:00
Optics tell it all: Why William Ruto looks tell of a desperate politician
President William Ruto has taken on a worrying look of late sweating profusely, eyes wild and blazing, teeth bared in a rictus smile, absolutely furious, panicking and shouting.
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@kna Sun, 11 Oct 2026 09:21:47
Over 200,000 tree seedlings were planted in Embu County, marking Mazingira day
Over 200,000 tree seedlings were planted across Embu County on Saturday to commemorate this year's Mazingira Day in a massive step towards environmental conservation. Public Service, Human Capital Development and Special Programmes Cabinet Secretary (CS) Geoffrey Ruku spearheaded the exercise, rallying locals to advance the country's greening and conservation agenda. At the main event at...
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@kahawatungu Sun, 11 Oct 2026 08:58:18
Suspect Arrested With Pistol at Club in Kirinyaga
A 27-year-old man has been arrested after police recovered a Retay Falcon pistol at Club Cluster in Piai, Mwea East, Kirinyaga County. In a statement, the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) said the arrest followed a tip-off from members of the public. Officers from Itangi Police Station responded to the information and arrested the suspect, [...] The post Suspect Arrested With Pistol at Club in Kirinyaga appeared first on Kahawatungu.
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@taifaleo Sun, 11 Oct 2026 08:55:06
Kalonzo awataka wabunge wa chama chake kuhepa Sifuna
KIONGOZI wa Wiper Kalonzo Musyoka amewataka viongozi wa chama hicho waliokuwa wakizunguka na Seneta wa Nairobi Edwin Sifuna kuvumisha vuguvugu la Linda Mwananchi kurejea katika shughuli za Wiper, huku mvutano ndani ya upinzani ukizidi kushika kasi kuelekea uchaguzi wa 2027. Akizungumza Mombasa wakati wa ziara yake ya siku mbili, Bw Musyoka alisema ushirikiano kati ya Wiper na chama ambacho Bw Sifuna atakuwa nacho utakuwa katika kiwango cha muungano, akisisitiza kuwa wanachama wa Wiper wanapaswa kuimarisha chama chao. "Leo tuko Mombasa na mnaweza kuona Joshua Kimilu wa Kaiti na Mbunge wa Wundanyi Danson Mwashako, ambao wamekuwa wakizunguka na Bw Sifuna, wameitwa kurejea. Tunatarajia sasa wajikite katika shughuli za Wiper na kuacha Bw Sifuna kuvumisha chama chake tukutane katika kiwango cha muungano," alisema. Kauli hiyo inajiri huku Bw Sifuna na wafuasi wake wakipanga kubadilisha jina la chama cha Equitable Party ndani ya wiki tatu, baada ya kukosa fursa ya kutumia jina la Ukombozi. Washirika wa Bw Musyoka walihifadhi jina hilo na kulitumia kuunda muungano wa The Ukombozi Alliance. Mzozo huo unaonyesha changamoto inayokabili viongozi wa upinzani wanaotaka kuunganisha nguvu dhidi ya Rais William Ruto, huku kila upande ukijenga chama chake na kutafuta ushawishi katika mazungumzo ya kuunda muungano kuelekea uchaguzi. Bw Musyoka pia anapanua kampeni zake Pwani, eneo ambalo kwa muda mrefu limekuwa ngome ya ODM. Alidai kuwa chama hicho hakijawatendea haki wakazi wa eneo hilo na akawahimiza kuunga mkono Wiper katika uchaguzi mkuu ujao. "ODM imekuwa ikiwachezea watu wa Pwani. Wiper imekuja kuwaokoa wakazi. Tutaingia na kushinda kura nyingi zaidi tunapoelekea uchaguzi wa urais," alisema. Ziara yake inafuatia ile ya Rais Ruto ya siku nane Pwani, ambako alitangaza miradi ya maendeleo na kugawa hati za umiliki wa ardhi. Kiongozi huyo wa Wiper pia alitaja kuondoka kwa Seneta wa Nakuru Tabitha Karanja kutoka chama cha UDA na kujiunga na DCP kama ishara ya kutoridhika ndani ya chama tawala. Alitabiri kuwa viongozi wengine wataondoka UDA kabla ya uchaguzi wa 2027, ingawa bado haijabainika ikiwa hatua hizo zitasababisha wimbi kubwa la mabadiliko ya kisiasa. Wakati huo huo, viongozi wa upinzani wamepinga mageuzi yanayopendekezwa katika mashirika ya umma, hasa Mamlaka ya Bandari Kenya (KPA) na Kampuni ya Bomba la Mafuta Kenya (KPC), wakidai kuwa yanaweza kuhatarisha ajira na mali ya umma. Bw Musyoka ameandamana na viongozi wa upinzani akiwemo Justin Muturi, Eugene Wamalwa na Mbunge wa Nyali Mohamed Ali, ambaye anawania ugavana Mombasa.
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@kna Sun, 11 Oct 2026 08:15:16
BATUK supports tree planting in Laikipia on Mazingira day
The British Army Training Unit in Kenya (Batuk) joined Kenya Defence Forces officer, National and County Government officials, conservationists, community and students in planting some 200,000 trees in Laikipia County on Saturday to mark Mazingira day. This was part of the Presidential Green Challenge of growing 5.1milliom trees within an hour across 31 weather favoured...
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@kna Sun, 11 Oct 2026 08:33:49
Committee established to coordinate preparations for 2027 Youth Summit
Principal Secretary for Devolution, Michael Lenasalon, speaks at Teleposta Towers during a Devolved Future Summit consultative meeting. The meeting brought together representatives from the State Department for Devolution, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT), UN-Habitat and other institutions to establish a steering committee to guide preparations for the Youth Summit scheduled for February...
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@kna Sun, 11 Oct 2026 08:35:38
NLC targets public land grabbing and historical injustices
The National Land Commission (NLC) has pledged to intensify efforts to address public land grabbing and historical land injustices, under a new initiative to secure title deeds for public institutions, and specifically prioritising schools. Speaking during a public participation forum in Homa Bay County, NLC Vice Chairperson Dr Julie Oseko said residents had raised concerns...
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@kenyans Sun, 11 Oct 2026 08:26:03
Report Reveals How Global Networks Use Kenya to Scam Victims Abroad
The scams are increasingly enabled by AI, with money being moved through Kenyan bank accounts and other financial services, with networks targeting victims as far away as China and Malaysia.
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@kna Sun, 11 Oct 2026 07:52:58
PS Isaboke leads tree-planting exercise in Kisii
Broadcasting and Telecommunications Principal Secretary (PS) Stephen Isaboke has led a tree-planting exercise at Chirichiro Comprehensive School in Kisii Central Sub-County, Kisii County, ahead of this year's Mazingira Day celebrations. The exercise brought together the local administrators, school officials, students, government officers and political leaders who planted over 2000 tree seedlings around the school. Speaking...
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@kna Sun, 11 Oct 2026 08:10:01
Kenya hosts Jubaland delegation for agricultural, irrigation knowledge exchange
Director of Irrigation Quality Assurance and Licensing, Nguma Kani, addresses a visiting Jubaland State delegation at Maji House in Nairobi. The delegation is in Kenya for an eight-day benchmarking tour to learn about the country's agricultural and irrigation practices. During the visit, the team will engage with agricultural institutions, including the Kenya Agricultural and Livestock...
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@kna Sun, 11 Oct 2026 08:10:07
Jubaland team visits Kenya to learn irrigation, farming practices
The Adviser for Climate-Resilient Food Security in Southern Somalia (CFSP), Mikael Segerros (left), converses with the Director of Irrigation Quality Assurance and Licensing, Nguma Kani, in Nairobi. Segerros is leading a delegation from Jubaland State on an eight-day benchmarking tour of Kenya to learn about the country's agricultural and irrigation practices. During the visit, the...
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@taifaleo Sun, 11 Oct 2026 07:55:12
Kofia ya kitamaduni alivyovikwa Winnie yaibua mjadala kuhusu urithi wa Raila
Kofia moja ya kitamaduni imezua swali kubwa katika familia ya Odinga: nani atavaa viatu vya kisiasa vya Raila Odinga—binti yake Winnie au mwanawe Raila Junior? Winnie alipovikwa kofia na wazee wa Luo katika Opoda Farm, Bondo, mjadala wa urithi wa Baba uliingia sura mpya, huku Junior akijaribu kujijengea njia yake kupitia siasa za uchaguzi. Je, wawili hao watagawana urithi wa babake au mmoja atafunika mwenzake? Mnamo Oktoba 3, 2026, wazee wa jamii ya Luo walimvisha Winnie kofia ya kitamaduni katika hafla iliyofanyika Opoda Farm, kaunti ya Siaya. Rose Otumba, mwakilishi wa wanawake katika Baraza la Wazee wa Luo la Siaya, ndiye aliyemvisha kofia hiyo, ishara iliyotafsiriwa kuwa kumhusisha Winnie na urithi wa kisiasa wa babake. Mama yake, Ida Odinga, na dada yake mkubwa Rosemary walihudhuria hafla hiyo. Hata hivyo, Raila Junior hakuwepo, huku Ida akisema alikuwa na shughuli nyingine. Ingawa hafla hiyo haikuwa tangazo rasmi la Winnie kuwania nafasi ya kisiasa, ilizidisha mjadala kuhusu mustakabali wa familia hiyo katika siasa za Kenya, hasa wakati ODM inatafuta mwelekeo baada ya kifo cha kiongozi wake wa muda mrefu. Hii si mara ya kwanza kwa Opoda Farm kuwa kitovu cha mjadala kuhusu urithi wa Raila. Oktoba 23, 2025, siku chache baada ya mazishi ya Raila, Junior alitawazwa rasmi kuwa kiongozi wa familia ya Odinga katika hafla ya kitamaduni iliyoongozwa na Seneta wa Siaya Oburu Oginga. Hata hivyo, Oburu alifafanua wazi kuwa hatua hiyo ilihusu uongozi wa familia, wala haikumaanisha kuwa Junior alikuwa ameteuliwa kuwa mrithi wa kisiasa wa babake. Tofauti hiyo sasa imekuwa muhimu zaidi. Hafla ya Junior ilihusu majukumu ya nyumbani, huku ile ya Winnie ikihusishwa na urithi wa kisiasa. Junior pia ameeleza nia ya kuwania kiti cha ubunge cha Kibra katika uchaguzi mkuu wa 2027. Babake aliwakilisha eneo hilo kwa zaidi ya miaka 20, kuanzia 1992 hadi 2013. Junior amesema alifanya kazi kama mmoja wa washauri wa mikakati ya kampeni za babake Kibra kwa miaka kadhaa. Kuingia kwake katika uchaguzi kunaweza kumpa nafasi ya kujijengea msingi wake wa kisiasa kupitia wapigakura. Hivyo, njia yake inaonekana kulenga siasa za uchaguzi na kujenga uungwaji mkono wa moja kwa moja katika eneo ambalo limehusishwa kwa muda mrefu na familia ya Odinga. Winnie, ambaye ni mbunge katika Bunge la Afrika Mashariki (EALA), naye amekuwa akijijenga katika siasa za kikanda na ndani ya ODM. Mnamo Machi 2026, wajumbe wa ODM kutoka Nairobi walimuunga mkono kuwania wadhifa wa naibu kiongozi wa chama. Hatua hiyo ilionyesha kuwa baadhi ya wanachama wanamwona kama mmoja wa viongozi wanaoweza kushiriki katika mustakabali wa chama. Kuvikwa kofia na wazee wa Luo kumeongeza uzito wa kisiasa kwa Winnie, kwa kumhusisha moja kwa moja na urithi wa babake, ambaye alitumia miongo kadhaa katika siasa za kitaifa, upinzani na mageuzi ya kikatiba. Ida amewahi kumtaja binti yake kama mpiganaji, akimlinganisha na Winnie Mandela, ambaye ndiye aliyepewa jina lake. Hata hivyo, kuungwa mkono na wajumbe wa chama au kuvikwa kofia ya kitamaduni hakumaanishi kuwa Winnie tayari ameteuliwa kushika nafasi ya babake. Bado atalazimika kujenga uungwaji mkono mpana na kuonyesha uwezo wake wa kuongoza katika mazingira yenye ushindani. Hafla hizo mbili zilizofanyika Opoda Farm zinaonyesha kuwa urithi wa Raila unaweza kuwa na pande tofauti. Junior ana nafasi yake kama kiongozi wa familia na ana nia ya kuingia katika siasa za uchaguzi, huku Winnie akihusishwa zaidi na uongozi wa chama na urithi wa kisiasa wa babake. Urithi wa Raila hauhusu kuwa mbunge au kiongozi wa ODM pekee. Unajumuisha historia ya kupigania demokrasia ya vyama vingi, mageuzi ya kikatiba, uhamasishaji wa wapigakura na mtandao mpana wa kisiasa aliojenga kwa miongo kadhaa. Swali kubwa ni iwapo ndugu hao wataweza kufuata njia zao bila kuibua ushindani wa ndani ya familia. Kadiri uchaguzi wa 2027 unavyokaribia, hatua zao zitafuatiliwa kwa karibu na wafuasi wa ODM na Wakenya wanaotaka kujua jinsi urithi wa Raila utakavyoendelezwa. Kwa sasa, hakuna ushahidi wa kutosha kusema kuwa Junior amepoteza umuhimu wa kisiasa au kwamba Winnie amechukua nafasi ya babake. Lakini ishara ya wazee wa Luo imeweka wazi jambo moja: mjadala kuhusu mrithi wa kisiasa wa Raila hauhusu mwanawe pekee tena.
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@kna Sun, 11 Oct 2026 07:29:52
Call for greater support for palliative care patients
Vihiga County health officials have called for greater community support and inclusion of people living with chronic illnesses and disabilities, as well as their caregivers to improve their quality of life. The call was made during celebrations to mark World Hospice and Palliative Care Day at Vihiga County Teaching and Referral Hospital (VTRH), where health...
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@kna Sun, 11 Oct 2026 07:30:32
Red Cross, Machakos fire teams conduct joint floods drill ahead of El Niño
The Kenya Red Cross Society (KRCS) Machakos Chapter and the Machakos County Fire and Rescue teams have concluded a two-day joint water rescue training at Athi River Dam in Mavoko Sub-County, as part of heightened preparedness for the anticipated El Niño rains. The exercise, which brought together first responders from both agencies, focused on strengthening...
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@kna Sun, 11 Oct 2026 07:34:59
NLC holds public participation forum in Kiambu
The National Land Commission (NLC) Chairman Abdillahi Saggaf Alawy Friday led a public participation forum on the Investigation of Historical Land Injustices and the Review of the Grants and Dispositions of Public Land Regulations, 2026, in Kiambu County. The forum, held at St Peters Catholic Church, Kiambu Sub County, brought together National Government Administration Officers...
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@kna Sun, 11 Oct 2026 07:41:36
Govt moves to complete Mau Mau link road to boost economic growth
Deputy President Prof. Kithure Kindiki has assured residents of Murang'a County that the government will complete the long-stalled Mau Mau roads project by June next year, saying funds have been secured to revive the infrastructure programme that has faced delays for several years. Prof. Kindiki said the government had paid contractors whose jobs stalled following...
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