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@kna Wed, 21 Oct 2026 11:32:43
Government reassures Integrity of national examinations
The Government has assured that security officials are closely monitoring preparations for Kenya Primary School Education Assessment (KPSEA) Education and Kenya Junior School Education Assessment (KJSEA) examinations which kick off next week, to curb any interference. The State has further affirmed that it has crafted a multi-agency team to ensure that all systems are in...
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@kahawatungu Wed, 21 Oct 2026 10:33:43
Julia Gillard Siblings: Getting to Know Alison Gillard
Julia Eileen Gillard is an Australian former politician who served as the 27th Prime Minister of Australia from 2010 to 2013. She was the first and only woman to hold the office of prime minister or deputy prime minister in the country's history. Born on 29 September 1961 in Barry, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, she [...] The post Julia Gillard Siblings: Getting to Know Alison Gillard appeared first on Kahawatungu.
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@kahawatungu Wed, 21 Oct 2026 10:39:50
Scott Morrison Siblings: All About Alan Morrison
Scott John Morrison, often known as ScoMo, is an Australian former politician who served as the 30th Prime Minister of Australia from 2018 to 2022 and as leader of the Liberal Party during that period. Born on 13 May 1968 in the Sydney suburb of Waverley, he grew up in the nearby beachside area of [...] The post Scott Morrison Siblings: All About Alan Morrison appeared first on Kahawatungu.
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@kahawatungu Wed, 21 Oct 2026 10:42:14
Paul Keating Siblings: Get to Know Anne, Greg and Lyn Keating
Paul John Keating is an Australian former politician who served as the 24th Prime Minister of Australia from December 1991 to March 1996. Born on 18 January 1944 at St Margaret's Hospital in Darlinghurst, Sydney, he grew up in the working-class suburb of Bankstown in a modest family home. The eldest child of Matthew John [...] The post Paul Keating Siblings: Get to Know Anne, Greg and Lyn Keating appeared first on Kahawatungu.
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@kahawatungu Wed, 21 Oct 2026 10:51:30
Russia faces backlash over dead, missing African recruits ahead of Moscow summit
Russia is facing growing questions over its treatment of African nationals recruited into its war in Ukraine, with revelations that Moscow has declined to help trace or repatriate the remains of dead Kenyan fighters casting a shadow over the upcoming Russia–Africa Summit. The third summit, scheduled for October 28–29 in Moscow, comes amid disturbing reports [...] The post Russia faces backlash over dead, missing African recruits ahead of Moscow summit appeared first on Kahawatungu.
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@taifaleo Tue, 20 Oct 2026 10:11:05
Nasambu ahamia Uturuki kutoka Kayole
Mshambuliaji wa Kayole Starlets Calta Nasambu amejiunga na klabu ya Haymana Spor Kulübü inayoshiriki Ligi Kuu ya Soka la Wanawake nchini Uturuki. Nasambu, 21, aliondoka nchini Jumatatu ilyopita kujiunga na klabu hiyo kwa mkataba utakaodumu hadi mwisho wa msimu Mei 2027, huku kukiwa na uwezekano wa kuongezwa kwa muda zaidi. Mchezaji huyo anayeibukia aliwahi kuchezea Barcelona Ladies SC ya Laikipia kabla ya kujiunga na Kayole Starlets Februari mwaka huu. Aliisaidia Kayole kumaliza katika nafasi ya sita kwenye Ligi Kuu ya Wanawake nchini (KWPL) msimu uliopita. Nasambu alisema kuhamia Uturuki ni kutimia kwa ndoto yake ya kucheza soka nje ya Kenya, akitambua mchango wa mashindano ya Safaricom Chapa Dimba katika kumfungulia milango ya fursa za kimataifa. "Hii ni ndoto iliyotimia. Daima nimekuwa nikiomba kupata nafasi ya kucheza nje ya nchi na sasa ninaelekea Uturuki. Ninaamini huu ni mwanzo tu na nitajitahidi kupiga hatua zaidi katika taaluma yangu," alisema Nasambu. Aliongeza: "Safaricom iliponiwezesha kusafiri kwenda Uhispania kupitia Chapa Dimba, ilinifungulia milango ya fursa za kimataifa. Ninawashukuru sana. Pia ninaishukuru Barcelona Ladies SC na Kayole Starlets kwa kuniamini na kunipa nafasi ya kuonyesha kipaji changu." Akiwa Haymana Spor Kulübü, Nasambu ataungana tena na wachezaji wenzake wa zamani wa Kayole Starlets, Lavin Achola na Euphrasier Shilwatso, waliojiunga na klabu hiyo ya Uturuki Agosti mwaka huu. Nasambu alivuma wakati wa msimu wa nne wa mashindano ya Safaricom Chapa Dimba alipokuwa akiichezea Barcelona Ladies SC. Aliibuka mfungaji bora wa mashindano hayo na kuisaidia timu yake kufuzu kwa fainali za kitaifa zilizofanyika Kisumu. Kutokana na kiwango chake katika mashindano ya kanda na fainali za kitaifa, alichaguliwa kujiunga na kikosi cha Safaricom Chapa Dimba All-Stars kilichosafiri kwenda Huesca, Uhispania, mwaka 2025 kwa kambi ya mafunzo ya wiki moja. Akiwa huko, Nasambu alipata nafasi ya kufanya mazoezi na kikosi cha kwanza cha wanawake cha Huesca baada ya kuvutia katika mechi za kirafiki zilizochezwa wakati wa ziara hiyo. Mzaliwa wa Sikhendu, Kitale, Kaunti ya Trans Nzoia, Nasambu alikuza kipaji chake Barcelona Ladies SC chini ya kocha Emman Wafula Gullit kabla ya kuhamia Kayole Starlets. Meneja wa Kayole Starlets, Faith Odit, alisema klabu hiyo inafurahia kuona mchezaji huyo akipata fursa ya kuendeleza taaluma yake nje ya nchi. "Calta ni mmoja wa wachezaji wenye vipaji vikubwa katika Kayole Starlets. Uwezo wake wa kudhibiti na kumiliki mpira unaonyesha kuwa ana mustakabali mzuri. Tunafurahia kupata kwake nafasi ya kujiunga na Haymana Spor Kulübü kwa kipindi kilichosalia cha msimu na tunamtakia kila la heri," alisema Odit.
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@taifaleo Tue, 20 Oct 2026 10:15:09
Cheche ataka Starlets kuboresha safu ya ulinzi, ushambuliaji
Kocha wa Junior Starlets, Mildred Cheche, amewataka wachezaji wake kuboresha mashambulizi na kuimarisha safu ya ulinzi wanapojiandaa kukabiliana na Marekani katika Kombe la Dunia la Wanawake la chini ya miaka 17 nchini Morocco. Kenya ilianza kampeni yake ya Kundi E kwa kichapo cha 3-0 dhidi ya China Jumatatu katika Chuo cha Soka cha Mohammed VI, Salé. Cheche alisema wachezaji wake walionyesha kiwango kizuri katika kipindi cha kwanza, lakini walishindwa kuendeleza kiwango hicho baada ya kuruhusu bao katika kipindi cha pili. "Walijitahidi na tulikuwa na wakati mzuri katika kipindi cha kwanza hata ingawa tulikuwa tushafungwa bao moja. Katika kipindi cha pili mambo hayakuenda vizuri," alisema Cheche. Alisema kikosi chake kina nafasi ya kurekebisha makosa kabla ya mechi yao ya pili dhidi ya Marekani kesho katika uwanja huo huo. "Tunapaswa kuboresha maeneo kadhaa, hasa safu ya ushambuliaji na ulinzi, ikiwa tunataka kufuzu kutoka hatua ya makundi. Tulifanikiwa kutengeneza nafasi katika eneo la wapinzani, lakini tunahitaji kuzitumia vizuri," aliongeza. Marekani iliweka wazi makali yake baada ya kuicharaza Samoa 17-0 katika mechi nyingine ya Kundi E Jumatatu, na hivyo kuweka warembo wa nyumbani katika mtihani mgumu wanapowania kufuzu raundi ya 16 bora. Hata hivyo, kiungo Lindey Weey Atieno, mwanafunzi wa Raila Educational Centre jijini Nairobi, anaamini Kenya inaweza kupata matokeo mazuri. Aliwataka Wakenya kuendelea kuwaaminia na kuwapa sapoti, akisisitiza kuwa bado ina nafasi ya kusonga mbele kwa kuwa imesalia na mechi mbili za makundi. Weey ni miongoni mwa wachezaji watatu wa sasa waliocheza Kombe la Dunia la 2024 nchini Jamhuri ya Dominican. Wengine ni beki Brenda Awuor na mshambuliaji Faith Boke. China ilifungua ukurasa wa mabao dakika ya 12 kupitia Xu Yue, aliyenufaika na makosa ya ulinzi wa Kenya kabla ya kupiga shuti lililojaa wavuni. Xu Xiaotang alifunga mabao mawili na kutajwa mchezaji bora wa mechi. Kenya itamenyana na Marekani kesho kabla ya kuhitimisha mechi zake za makundi dhidi ya Samoa Oktoba 25.
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@taifaleo Wed, 21 Oct 2026 08:55:27
Mishale ya Serikali kwa Sifuna yaongezeka
SENETA wa Nairobi, Edwin Sifuna amekuwa mlengwa wa matamshi makali kutoka kwa viongozi wa serikali ya Kenya Kwanza, huku akizidisha juhudi za kujijenga kisiasa kuelekea kwenye uchaguzi mkuu wa mwaka wa 2027. Baada ya Rais William Ruto, Mkuu wa Mawaziri Musalia Mudavadi ndiye wa hivi punde kumkosoa Sifuna, akitilia shaka uwezo wa vuguvugu lake la Linda Mwananchi kuongoza taifa. "Wapo wanaokuja na chama ambacho hakijamaliza hata miezi sita, wakidai ndicho kitakachotoa dira. Tusikubali aina hiyo ya pata-potea ya kisiasa," alisema Bw Mudavadi. Akizungumza katika kanisa la ACK, Jimbo la Kapsabet, Nandi, Jumapili, Bw Mudavadi alisema, "Wanaofikiria kuwa wanaweza kupandishwa juu kwa parachuti na kupewa uongozi nchini Kenya, ninawaambia kuwa parachuti hiyo itakatika wakiwa angani," akaonya. Kauli hiyo ilijiri siku chache baada ya Rais Ruto kumshambulia Bw Sifuna na washirika wake wa kisiasa. Dkt Ruto amedai Seneta Sifuna na chama chake (The Equitable Party) kuwa hawana mwelekeo, huku akikejeli juhudi zao za kuchangisha fedha kutoka kwa wananchi. "Mwenyewe hana kitu, chama chake hakina kitu. Halafu anaanza kuwaomba kina mama shilingi kumi kumi. Chama hicho kimekwama kwenye baa," alisema Rais Ruto. Ingawa Rais amekuwa akiwakosoa pia viongozi wengine wa upinzani, wakiwemo Kalonzo Musyoka, Fred Matiang'i, Rigathi Gachagua na rais mstaafu Uhuru Kenyatta, mashambulizi dhidi ya Bw Sifuna yamejitokeza kwa uwazi zaidi katika siku za hivi karibuni. Bw Sifuna, ambaye aliwahi kuwa katibu mkuu wa chama cha ODM, sasa anajaribu kupanua ushawishi wake nje ya chama hicho huku akipigia debe Linda Mwananchi kuwa vuguvugu la kisiasa linalolenga kuleta mabadiliko katika uongozi wa nchi. Akizungumza katika ibada ya Jumapili katika kanisa la Jesus Teaching Ministry, Donholm, Nairobi, Sifuna alijibu wakosoaji wake kwa kusema kuwa uongozi haupaswi kuamuliwa na umri, utajiri au muda ambao mtu amekuwa katika siasa. "Tutaingia katika nyumba zenu, tutaingia katika maeneo yote ya taifa hili, na kijana ambaye amechaguliwa kwa muhula mmoja pekee kama seneta ataweka historia ya kuwa rais katika taifa hili la Kenya," alisema Bw Sifuna. Aliongeza kuwa Wakenya hawapaswi kufungwa na dhana kuwa ni lazima mtu awe na umri fulani au kiwango fulani cha utajiri ili aweze kuwa rais. "Watu wamezoea kuwa siasa za Kenya lazima ziendeshwe kwa njia fulani: lazima uwe na umri fulani, lazima uwe na pesa kiasi fulani," alisema. Aliwataka wafuasi wake kueneza ujumbe wa Linda Mwananchi kote nchini, akieleza kuwa vuguvugu hilo linaweza kuongoza taifa licha ya kuwa limekuwepo kwa muda mfupi. "Rais William Ruto, utaelewa manifesto yetu tu. Ulituambia tukupeleke pole pole, tutakupeleka pole pole lazima kitaeleweka!" alisema Bw Sifuna. Mwanachama wa Linda Mwananchi, Brian Weke pia alimjibu Rais Ruto kwa kugeuza kejeli ya "kutokuwa na kitu" kuwa hoja kuhusu kile anachodai kuwa msimamo wa kiongozi wao dhidi ya ufisadi na dhuluma. "Sifuna ni 'Bw Kutokuwa na Kitu.' Hana ufisadi, hana wizi wa mashamba, hajapiga vijana wetu risasi wala kuwanyanyasa Wakenya," alisema Bw Weke. Katika mjadala huo, mchambuzi wa masuala ya kisiasa, Prof Tom Namwamba anatathmini kuwa Bw Sifuna anajitokeza kuwa mshindani wa wanasiasa wa muda mrefu, hasa katika eneo la Magharibi mwa Kenya. Kwa mujibu wa Prof Namwamba, kukosa uzoefu mkubwa wa uongozi wa kitaifa si kikwazo kinachomzuia mtu kuwa rais, kwa kuwa uamuzi wa mwisho hufanywa na wapigakura. Alitolea mfano wa rais wa zamani wa Amerika, Barack Obama, aliyehudumu kama seneta wa jimbo la Illinois na baadaye kuchaguliwa kuwa rais mwaka wa 2008. "Ni wananchi wanaochagua. Wakimchagua Sifuna, wakosoaji wake ni nani kupinga uamuzi huo?" alisema Prof Namwamba. Hata hivyo, mfano huo hauondoi changamoto zinazowakabili wanasiasa wanaotaka kujenga uungwaji mkono wa kitaifa, ikiwemo kuunda kikosi, kuimarisha miundo ya chama na kuweka sera zinazoweza kuvutia wapigakura katika maeneo mbalimbali ya nchi. Umaarufu wa Seneta wa Nairobi pia umejitokeza katika tafiti za maoni ya wananchi kuhusu uchaguzi wa urais wa 2027. Utafiti wa Infotrak wa Julai 2026 ulimweka Rais Ruto mbele kwa asilimia 32, akifuatwa na kiongozi wa Wiper Kalonzo Musyoka kwa asilimia 13. Seneta Sifuna na aliyekuwa Waziri wa Usalama Fred Matiang'i walishika nafasi moja kwa asilimia 12 kila mmoja. Kwa upande mwingine, utafiti wa Trends and Insights for Africa (TIFA) uliofanywa Juni 2026 ulimpa Rais Ruto asilimia 24 ya uungwaji mkono kitaifa, huku Bw Sifuna akipata asilimia 15. Utafiti huo pia ulionyesha kuwa asilimia 44 ya wafuasi wa ODM waliohojiwa walimtaja Bw Sifuna kuwa chaguo lao la kugombea urais kwa tiketi ya chama hicho, ikilinganishwa na asilimia 20 waliomtaja Rais Ruto. Kulingana na Prof Namwamba, matokeo hayo yanaonyesha Bw Sifuna ana uungwaji unaostahili kutiliwa mkazo katika mjadala wa kisiasa, ingawa kura za maoni pekee haziwezi kuamua matokeo ya uchaguzi. Changamoto yake ni kugeuza uungwaji huo kuwa mtandao wa kisiasa unaovuka mipaka ya Nairobi na ngome za jadi za ODM, huku akijenga chama chenye uwezo wa kushindana katika maeneo mbalimbali ya nchi. Kadiri uchaguzi wa 2027 unavyokaribia, mvutano kati ya Sifuna na viongozi wa Kenya Kwanza unaendeleza mjadala kuhusu nafasi ya wanasiasa wapya, uzoefu wa uongozi na uwezo wa kujenga uungwaji mkono wa kitaifa katika siasa za Kenya.
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@kna Wed, 21 Oct 2026 09:32:13
Tharaka-Nithi Commissioner puts chiefs on notice over illicit brew crackdown
Tharaka-Nithi County Commissioner David Gitonga has put chiefs and area managers on notice over what he termed as their failure to take action against illicit brews, warning that those who allow the illegal trade to thrive in their areas will be held accountable. Speaking during Mashujaa Day celebrations held at Nkondi Ward in Tharaka...
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@kna Wed, 21 Oct 2026 09:36:19
Government raises alarm over illicit brews
The government has raised concern over the spread of illicit alcohol in Kirinyaga County, warning that the trade is affecting young people and threatening the future of families. Kirinyaga County Police Commander Anderson Njagi said the government would intensify the fight against illegal brews, calling on residents to work with security agencies to protect the...
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@kenyans Wed, 21 Oct 2026 09:49:59
IMF Raises Alarm Over Expensive Loans for Kenyan, African Govts
Kenya owes the IMF Ksh452.12 billion as of June 2026 and has a public debt totalling Ksh13.12 trillion, as rising debt repayments and spending commitments continue to pressure public finances.
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