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How big money and brutal violence can decide poll outcomes

President William Ruto’s aide Farouk Kibet and other leaders during campaigns for UDA Malava candidate David Ndakwa in Bukhakunga village, West Kabras, on November 24, 2025. Ndakwa won the election.[Benjamin Sakwa, Standard]

By The Standard Dec 01, 2025

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How a small town almost became Kenya's Singapore

The size of Singapore is only 0.12 per cent of Kenya’s landmass, bigger than most of our counties. It has a population of only six million people. It’s a city-state.Its small size means the best approach to transforming Kenya into a developed country by 2055 is through the bottom-up, making every ha

By The Standard Dec 01, 2025

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How ODM trounced Gachagua's DCP in Magarini by-election

The deployment of national and regional political heavyweights propelled immediate former Magarini MP Harrison Garama Kombe to recapture the seat.Kombe, who vied on the ODM ticket, clinched the seat after garnering 17,909 votes in the November 27, 2025 by-election.His closest competitor, Stanley Kar

By The Standard Dec 01, 2025

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By-election winners set for swearing-in as IEBC gazettes names

The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC), on Monday, gazetted the names of 22 winners of the November 27 by-elections paving the way for their swearing in and assumption of office.In the gazette notice dated December 1, 2025, IEBC stated that it was satisfied with the election of B

By The Standard Dec 01, 2025

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Ruto, Gachagua 'unite' against goons

President William Ruto and his estranged former deputy Rigathi Gachagua, on Monday, displayed a rare show of unity by publicly condemning the chaos and mayhem that have characterised recent events involving politicians.Speaking during the Chiefs’ and Assistant Chiefs’ Graduation at the National Poli

By The Standard Dec 01, 2025

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