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@standard Thu, 09 Jul 2026 16:00:00
Cash, mattresses, boats, shoes: Inside the high-stakes battle for Ol Kalou by-election
The Ol Kalou by-election has been overshadowed by allegations of voter inducement, misuse of public resources and intensified government project rollouts.
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@standard 2 hours ago
"Your term ends next week", High Court tells Ruto
Kenyans ought to have decided whether it is one term or two terms for President William Ruto on Tuesday next week, not next year, the High Court has declared.
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@standard 4 hours ago
Degrees of debt: How Ruto's new varsity funding plan will drown students in debts
More than 200,000 students joining universities in September could be affected by the governments plan to replace undergraduate scholarships with loans.
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@standard 13 hours ago
Degrees of debt: Ruto's new varsity funding plan to drown students in debts
More than 200,000 students joining universities in September could be affected by the governments plan to replace undergraduate scholarships with loans.
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@standard 20 hours ago
EACC arrests Kitui County Chief Officer over Sh17.48m procurement fraud
The EACC has arrested Kitui County Chief Officer Gladys Mami Kivoto and five company directors over alleged conflict of interest and procurement irregularities involving Sh17.48 million contracts.
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@standard 23 hours ago
How counties are battling a health worker crisis despite higher funding
County governments increased health funding and expanded medical infrastructure but warned that the loss of more than 41,000 health workers is straining healthcare services nationwide.
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@standard Thu, 06 Aug 2026 05:16:51
'You are no longer watchmen,' Ruto orders agencies to rename private security officers
President Ruto bans watchman and guard titles for security personnel in state agencies, orders they be referred to as private security officers
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@standard Thu, 06 Aug 2026 04:15:00
Why Sifuna wants police officers, soldiers allowed to vote
Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna has now sought a statement on a nationwide concern regarding the voting rights of serving police and other security personnel.
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@standard Thu, 06 Aug 2026 02:00:00
Sifuna's movement faces new hurdle as rival group registers 'LINDA' party
A fresh dispute over political identity has emerged after a new group moved to register a political party bearing the Linda name and donning colors similar to the Linda Mwananchi movements
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@standard Thu, 06 Aug 2026 01:00:00
Opposition fractures force Uhuru, Kalonzo into emergency meeting
Former President Uhuru Kenyatta and Wiper Patriotic Front (WFP) leader Kalonzo Musyoka held a crisis meeting to resolve the internal wrangles rocking the United Alternative Government
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@standard Wed, 05 Aug 2026 22:00:00
From education to health, Ruto's flip-flops spark uncertainty
A wave of uncertainty is sweeping across President William Rutos regime as frequent political and policy flip-flops expose an underlying fragility in his administration.
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@standard Wed, 05 Aug 2026 16:00:00
Ruto's trial-and-error presidency
A wave of uncertainty is sweeping across President William Rutos regime as frequent political and policy flip-flops expose an underlying fragility in his administration.
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@standard Wed, 05 Aug 2026 09:06:26
High Court orders striking nurses back to work
Nurses across the 47 counties have been ordered to report back to work immediately or face legal action from the counties.
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@standard Wed, 05 Aug 2026 06:41:07
Court stops construction of controversial Ngong Forest eco-lodge
Originally gazetted in 1932 at approximately 2,850 hectares, Ngong forest has been reduced to about 1,224 hectares following multiple excisions.
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@standard Wed, 05 Aug 2026 05:14:20
IEBC appoints new acting CEO as Sunkuli's term ends
IEBC appoints Ruth Kulundu as acting CEO and Commission Secretary for two months, replacing Moses Ledama Sunkuli, whose tenure ended.
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@standard Wed, 05 Aug 2026 01:52:12
Ruto returns to the pulpit as 2027 top race gathers pace
Before and after the 2022 presidential elections, Ruto used the pulpit to endear himself to the clergy and the faithful, where he made huge donations to churches to entice them.
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