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The just ended by-elections have shown that President William Ruto and his Kenya Kwanza team will work extra hard to get the mandatory 50+1 vote in the 2027 General Election.The alternative is going through a very tricky run-off against the opposition candidate.Get Full Access for Ksh299/WeekUnlock

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National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetang’ula is facing one of the toughest moments of his political career after sufferinga humiliating defeatin the Chwele–Kabuchai Ward by-election.Political analysts and the former Bungoma Senator's opponents say the upset has put his influence and bargaining power a

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The country’soverall inflation rate, or the cost-of-living measure, held steady in November, but consumers saw little relief at the dinner table.This is as sharp price increases for staples like onions and kale offset a welcome drop in the cost of maize flour, official data shows.Get Full Access for

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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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