Ten members of one family, aged between three and 60 years, were on Monday rushed to Londiani Sub-County Hospital in Kipkelion East Constituency after consuming suspected contaminated sour milk, popularlyknown as mursik, in Chepseon area, Kericho County.According to the hospital’s Medical Superinten
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The Court of Appeal has dismissed a case by the Dock Workers Union (DWU) seeking to stop paying Sh16.4 million to the family of an employee shot dead on January 29, 2020, outside the union offices by unknown assailants.Get Full Access for Ksh299/WeekBold Reporting Takes Time, Courage and Investment.
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The government plans to import 625 million kilograms of fertiliser to support farmers in producing enough food in the country.Agriculture Principal SecretaryDr Paul Rono yesterday saidthis was part of the Kenya Kwanza government's plan to end hunger in the country.“We have dispatched the first batch
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The High Court in Mombasa has quashed a 15-year sentence for a man convicted of defilement after new evidence from CCTV footage shows he was not at the scene of the crime.The convict, Hussein Sheikh, was sentenced by Chief Magistrate Francis Kyambia to 15 years in prison on January 12, 2024.However,
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A crisis could be in the offing for the grade 10 learners, as the government delays the disbursement of funds for publishing and printing textbooks.At the time of enrollment, the government had not released funds for the grade 10 textbooks, adding a strain on the already existing Sh5.4 billion pendi
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A grade three pupil and eight others are in critical condition following an inferno at Winners Day and Boarding School in Kimana, Kajiado County.According to a police report seen by The Standard, the cause of the incident that happened on Tuesday, January 14, at night is not yet known.The matron of
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Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) Chairperson Gladys Wanga has dismissed claims of the party's intentions to expel Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna from ODM after missing the recently held Central Committe...
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Jan 14, 2026
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On January 10, 2026, Raphael Mwandikwa, 40, left his home in Zimmerman estate to Karen early in the morning, a construction site where he was working as a carpenter.That day, he was supposed to return home around 2 pm as he had promised his wife, but this was never to be. “At 2:50 pm, I got anxious
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The Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) is moving to strengthen Kenya's defence ties with India following a strategic meeting held with the indian delegation in Nairobi.
The meeting held at the defence headqu...
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Jan 14, 2026
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Workers and business owners try to salvage what they can from the rubble of businesses flattened during a demolition along Douglas Wakiihuri Road on Jan. 14, 2026.[Benard Orwongo, Standard]
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Brentford striker Igor Thiago has already made Premier League history: now the Brazilian hopes to take his unlikely success story to the World Cup.Driven by a burning desire to honour the memory of his father and inspired by the goalscoring feats of Cristiano Ronaldo, Thiago has become one of the Pr
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The High Court in Mombasa has temporarily stopped the removal of Athman Mwamwiri as Leader of Majority in the Mombasa County Assembly.Justice Jairus Ngaah declined to set aside his orders in an application filed by Mombasa County Assembly Speaker Aharub Khatri seeking Mwamwiri’s ouster.Khatri argued
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