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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 2 hours ago
Police join protest victims' Sh25.75m reparations payout
A protest reparations panel has approved compensation for 49 police officers, awarding them Sh25.75 million alongside payments to civilians who suffered human rights violations.
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@standard 4 hours ago
Ruto is now a temporary incumbent, Wanjigi says following court decision
Wanjigi said that Rutos powers would become restricted once the constitutionally prescribed election date passed.
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@standard 4 hours ago
Ruto is now a temporary incumbent, Wanjigi says after court decision
Wanjigi said that Rutos powers would become restricted once the constitutionally prescribed election date passed.
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@standard 6 hours ago
Stop threatening us with election postponement, Kalonzo tells IEBC
Wiper Party leader Kalonzo Musyoka has warned the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) against threats to postpone the 2027 General Election.
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@standard 8 hours ago
Amin: Police officers behind Dr Victoria Mutiso's murder
Police officers Daniel Mwangi Njoroge, Kenneth Kipkemboi Sang and Elijah Kibellion identified as prime suspects in the murder of Dr Mutiso, DCI says.
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@standard 11 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 12 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 22 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 Thu, 06 Aug 2026 08:49:15
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 Thu, 06 Aug 2026 06:37:51
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 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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