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Siaya nuclear gamble: Powering Kenya or risking locals safety?

Kenya is embarking on one of the most ambitious and controversial energy projects in its history. Siaya County is being considered to host Kenya’s first nuclear power plant, under the auspices of the Nuclear Power and Energy Agency (NuPEA).Estimated at Sh500 billion, the plant could generate up to 2

By The Standard Dec 01, 2025
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We sleep hungry: How pregnant women fight for care

At around 3pm, we arrived in a village in Dukana area of Marsabit County. The sun had dipped past its highest point, the light had softened into a warm glow and long shadows stretched across the ground, which still radiated intense heat.

By The Standard Dec 01, 2025
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Why our go-to antibiotics can no longer protect us

Picture this: you fall ill, visit the hospital, and undergo tests. The doctor informs you that you have a bacterial infection. You are prescribed antibiotics and sent home with a warning: “You should feel better after two days, but please make sure you complete your seven-day dose.”

By The Standard Dec 01, 2025
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As State warns of deepening risks, terrorists infiltrate refugee camps

Youth unemployment, terrorism, cases of cattle rustling andinflux of refugees, still pose security risks, a new report shows.Also, the threat of having a spill-over of conflicts from refugees home countries further threaten the security of the country, a report handed over to Parliament by President

By The Standard Dec 01, 2025
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Wanga allies plot Magwanga ouster for defying party during mini-poll

A row is brewing between Homa Bay Governor Gladys Wanga and her deputy, Oyugi Magwanga, following Magwanga’s decision to openly oppose ODM’s MP-elect, Boyd Were.Magwanga staged an anti-Boyd campaign in Kasipul and threw his weight behind independent candidate Phillip Aroko. Were won Thursday’s by-el

By The Standard Dec 01, 2025
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The Desert Children: Over 500 Stateless Toddlers Trapped in Saudi Orphanages

RIYADH/NAIROBI – They have Kenyan blood but no Kenyan papers. They speak Arabic before they speak Swahili or Luhya or Kikuyu. They are the children born to Kenyan domestic workers in Saudi Arabia – and right now more than 500 of them are growing up in government orphanages because neither Riyadh nor Nairobi seems willing to claim them.

By VcDigest Nov 23, 2025
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From Eldoret to the Donbas: The 200+ Kenyans Now Fighting for Russia

ELDORET – Twenty-four-year-old Emmanuel Kipchoge Cheruiyot (no relation to the marathon legend) left his village in Moiben on a cold July morning with a small backpack and a promise of $2,000 a month. Three months later his mother received a single photo: Emmanuel in Russian camouflage, holding an AK-12 somewhere near the Ukrainian border.

By VcDigest Nov 23, 2025
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