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Following the intense campaigns witnessed in the recent by-elections across the country, new political forces appear to be taking shape with a possible implication on the political dynamics of 2027.The battle for regional control in several areas may be shifting,attracting fresh entrantsinto the pol

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In a normal election in Mbeere North, candidates often enumerate what they would do to elevate the living standards of the arid and semi-arid area.With zeal and persuasion, they would remind the electorate how the Constituency rags behind in comparison with Manyatta, Mbeere South and Runyenjes.Get F

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More than 400,000 teachers will, from midnight, be migrated to the Social Health Authority (SHA) as the government-run medical scheme officially takes effect, replacing the Sh15 billion MINET insurance cover that has served tutors since 2015.The transition, valued at Sh20 billion, will be administer

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In every functioning democracy, citizenship is sacred. It is the foundational bond between the state and its people, the legal and moral thread that ties a nation together across generations.Citizenship determines who belongs, who votes, who enjoys the protections of the state, and who shapes the fu

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There was never a formal declaration of war; Russia calls it a special operation. What we thought would be a lightning attack—take Kyiv by storm—has dragged on, sucking in even Kenyans, some captured or killed on the frontlines.The presence of Kenyans in such faraway places did not generate a nation

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Africans rode into independence weighed down by unrealistic promise and expectations.Freedom fighters crawled out of forests bubbling with excitement. The war was over. Invitations to dine in the sprawling bungalows the colonizer had left in a huff awaited. They were eager to reclaim ancestral lands

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Prophet Victor Kanyari could not stay married to the vivacious gospel singer, Betty Bayo (may her soul rest in eternal peace) resulting in their children calling two men “father”.Kanyari may not be your conventional clergyman, but his divorce signaled the challenges plaguing the institution of marri

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This week, Kenyans on social media laughed themselves senseless, amused that the Kenya Defense Forces (KDF) kicked out 1,500 recruits from army training school for walking into a military establishment with traces of marijuana in their veins.The army, they giggled, would quickly run out of recruits

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The performance marks the strongest third-quarter performance in almost 10 years for the financial services holding company following a loss streak between 2018 and 2021.It came on the back of a significant reduction in cost of funds, an increase in interest income and non-funded income.Get Full Acc

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Donkeys are facing an existential crisis. Across Africa and Kenya, the unsustainable and global trade in donkey skins, driven by demand for the traditional Chinese medicine ejiao, is devastating populations and the communities that rely on them for their daily social, economic and cultural activitie

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Ngugi wa Thiong’o departed the earth after 87 years of productive life of writing and popularising the African ways. He then disappointed his global followers, mainly Africans in the continent and the diaspora, by getting himself cremated in America, the headquarters of post-modern colonialism at ti

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Kenya Sevens forward John Okoth and eighth man Samwel Were each scored a hat-trick as Menengai Oilers humiliated Impala 97-6 in what was the biggest scoring game of the 2025-2026 Kenya Cup season that is just two weeks old.The Nakuru-based outfit had kicked off their campaign with a massive 76–16 wi

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