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Kenyan ranger feted in London amid growing threat to wildlife

Kenya’s wildlife remains under pressure. Years of habitat loss, poaching, drought, forest degradation and human activity have pushed several species to close to extinction.Conservation experts warn that without stronger protection Kenya may lose some of its rarest animals.Get Full Access for Ksh299/

By The Standard Nov 30, 2025

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Tea auction up as sector eyes new markets

The tea auction absorption has risen to 84 per cent, up from 51 per cent during the same period last year, highlighting stronger market uptake and improved demand despite ongoing challenges in the tea sector.Last year, government pricing policies caused a large build-up of stock at the Mombasa Tea A

By The Standard Nov 30, 2025

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Matiang'i condemns church teargas attack on Gachagua, calls for rule of law

Former Interior Cabinet Secretary Dr Fred Matiang’i has castigated yesterday attack on former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua at PCEA Church in Kariobangi, Nairobi.Matiang’i said it was ironic that tear gas canisters were lobbed in a church in a country where there is a rule of law calling for act

By The Standard Nov 30, 2025

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Police open probe into Gachagua church violence

Police have launched investigations into a violent incident that happened during a church service attended by the Democracy for the Citizens Party (DCP) leader, Rigathi Gachagua.The DCP leaders had arrived at Kariobangi North PCEA Church fora thanksgiving serviceafter the party’s candidate David Wan

By The Standard Nov 30, 2025

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Kisumu city manager fights back, faults EACC for persistent harassment

Kisumu City manager Abala Wanga is putting on a brave face as he seeks to clear his name against allegations of fraud and forgery levelled against him by the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC).The civil servant who has been at the center of the implementation of the transformation of Kisum

By The Standard Nov 30, 2025

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Hospitals urged to terminate services for teachers amid transition to SHA

Medical Administrators (K) Limited (MAKL) has directed hospitals to end services for teachers with health insurance coverage for which it serves as an administrator.In a letter to the health facilities, MAKL warned that it will not settle any claims for services offered after midnight on Sunday, Nov

By The Standard Nov 30, 2025

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Netanyahu submits pardon request in Israel corruption cases

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, on trial facing corruption charges, announced Sunday he had submitted a pardon request, saying the long-running cases were tearing the country apart.US President Donald Trump wrote to Israeli President Isaac Herzog earlier this month, asking him to pardon N

By The Standard Nov 30, 2025

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Ex-PS Mwaisaka raises concern over Taita Taveta squatter crisis

Former commissioner for the Constitutional Implementation Commission (CCIC) Philemon Mwaisaka has decried the squatter issue in Taita Taveta County.Mwaisaka, who is also a former PS, said that land belonging to the locals has been grabbed and allocated to people from outside, rendering many landless

By The Standard Nov 30, 2025

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