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AFC Leopards coach Ambani is the Betika/SJAK Coach of the Month for December 2025.Ambani guided Leopards to the top of the SportPesa Premier League after 14 rounds of the 2025-2026 season.In the month, the former player guided the team to three wins and a draw. The stand out result was when he silen

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Northern Kenya is not alone, all county governments have failed

Yes, Wamunyoro, that is, Rigathi Gachagua, the former DP, hit the nail on the head regarding corruption. Even more exciting is that many people from Northern Kenya have commended him for boldly providing financial statistics to show that the billions of shillings given to the northern Kenya counties

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Developers condemn reports that most city buildings are unsafe

The Real Estate Stakeholders Association (RESA) has dismissed reports indicating that over 80 per cent of buildings in Nairobi are substandard.RESA Spokesperson Perminus Kariuki of Nyota Njema Real Estate led the association in opposing the report, saying it is misleading and unsubstantiated.Get Ful

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Win for Kenya as AGOA agreement extended for 3 years

A new bill passed by the United States offers relief for Kenyan exports to the US.The textile and apparel sector has a renewed confidence for expansion after a Bill to extend the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) for a further three years was passed.The uncertainty that had engulfed the text

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How Western governors are crafting campaign plan for Ruto's re-election

Four Western region governors have kicked off a grassroots campaign for President William Ruto’s re-election.Kakamega's Fernandes Barasa, Paul Otuoma of Busia, Wilbur Ottichilo (Vihiga) and Kenneth Lusaka of Bungoma said they have started a series of grassroots meetings to consolidate support for Ru

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Blood, courts and a Sh5b prize: Inside the Koinange-Mpoe land war

A long-running ownership dispute over a prime 4,296-acre agricultural property in Mau Narok, Nakuru County — valued at Sh5 billion — has descended into violence, deaths and protracted court battles involving the families of the late powerful politician Mbiyu Koinange and the late Kikenyi ole Mpoe.Th

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Mother, two children die in suspected murder-suicide in Nyamira

Police in Manga Sub-County, Nyamira County, are investigating a suspected murder-suicide after a 25-year-old woman and her two young children were found dead in Isicha village.The woman, identified as Eunice Nyamechi Omwenga, is believed to have prepared her children, an eight-year-old girl and a fi

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Sadio Mane scored a 78th-minute winner to give Senegal a 1-0 victory over Egypt on Wednesday in their Africa Cup of Nations semi-final in Tangiers.Former champions Senegal dominated possession against cautious Egypt and will face hosts Morocco or Nigeria on Sunday in the final.The result maintained

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Firm accuses police of inaction in Malindi land dispute

A company has protested over the failure by the police to resolve a case where their land in Malindi town has been occupied by a stranger.The firm says that despite providing documents that prove they have owned the land since 2014, no action has been taken more than nine months after they first rep

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US suspends immigrant visa processing for 75 countries

The United States said Wednesday it was suspending the processing of immigrant visas from 75 countries, President Donald Trump's latest move against foreigners seeking to come to America.The United States has long rejected visas from people who appear likely to end up needing government welfare, but

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