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@standard Mon, 26 Jan 2026 15:59:21
Report: Kenya lacks standalone femicide law despite 10 pc rise in killings
Technical working group exposes legal gaps, fragmented services and cultural practices that perpetuate violence against women and girls
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@standard 5 hours ago
Thwake Dam project 94pc complete as residents seek review of blasting claims
Thwake Dam is 94.2 per cent complete, with the government targeting April 2027 for water impoundment as residents seek a review of alleged construction-related damage claims.
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@standard 6 hours ago
'My dress, my choice': Ruto tells critics to leave his suits alone
Ruto on Sunday said he pays attention to how he dresses and what he says, and thus those criticising his suits should keep off.
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@standard 9 hours ago
Just what did Raila Odinga mean when he said 'who told you' and 'so what'?
Wantam Ruto would end the ODM-UDA arrangement that, since March 2025, has brought the Luo and other communities long kept at the margins of power into government.
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@standard 10 hours ago
Raila Odinga's mourning that never was: Who hijacked his anniversary?
Thirty-two years separate the burial of Jaramogi Oginga from the first anniversary of his sons death. And those who stood with the son, Raila Odinga, see the same method at work in both.
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@standard 11 hours ago
I will not resign as DG, Prof Cheserek says amid bitter 'political divorce' with Rotich
Prof Cheserek said she will remain in office and serve the people who elected her, even as the political rift between the two county leaders continues to widen.
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@standard 13 hours ago
Verdict: The irony of Ruto criticising 'drunkards' but not listening to the sober
The president appears to be living in a bubble, consumed by his own yardstick of success and distant from the suffering Kenyans face.
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@standard 15 hours ago
From abductions to fuel prices and mounting taxes: Sober Kenyans speak on Ruto's record
The president appears to be living in a bubble, consumed by his own yardstick of success and distant from the suffering Kenyans face.
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@standard 21 hours ago
What 'sober' Kenyans say about Ruto's record after Uhuru spat
The president appears to be living in a bubble, consumed by his own yardstick of success and distant from the suffering Kenyans face.
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@standard Sat, 14 Nov 2026 15:00:00
Love under watch: How technology is fuelling intimate partner abuse
The most common form of abuse is online control, reported by 19% of women, followed by hacking at 5% and online sexual harassment or cyber sexual abuse at 3%.
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@standard Sat, 14 Nov 2026 12:28:19
No relief for motorists as fuel prices remain unchanged
Fuel prices unchanged in EPRA latest review to cushion consumers; petrol to retail at Sh226.96 per litre, diesel at Sh227.76 and kerosene at Sh219.87 per litre, in Nairobi.
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@standard Sat, 14 Nov 2026 11:44:36
IG Kanja, DCI boss ordered to produce missing Busia businessman, 292 days later
The judge declared that Ahmeds unlawful arrest, incommunicado detention and continued enforced disappearance constituted a flagrant and ongoing violation of his fundamental rights.
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@standard Sat, 14 Nov 2026 10:00:00
Political storm at Maa festival as Lenku accuses UDA of turning event into campaign platform
Lenku criticised what he called double standards by UDA leaders, who had initially urged participants to keep politics out of the event but were allegedly engaging in political mobilisation.
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@standard Sat, 14 Nov 2026 05:45:00
Gagging truth? The irony of those accused of abduction fighting to silence lawyer Abdi
Police bossess opposed attempts by the two men to narrate their ordeal before the High Court.
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@standard Fri, 13 Nov 2026 21:00:00
Abshir Abdi abduction: State opposes lawyer's account of 11-day ordeal
Police bossess opposed attempts by the two men to narrate their ordeal before the High Court.
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@standard Fri, 13 Nov 2026 14:10:00
Not so fast: Court slams brake on ARA over wealth forfeiture
The court said that although it does not require a person to be charged with a crime for ARA to come knocking, it bears the responsibility to link the wealth or cash to a crime.
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