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Jubilee Party Secretary General Jeremiah Kioni has aimed at the opposition and the government, accusing them offailing Kenyans through divisive politics, selective justice, and misplaced priorities.Speaking on Monday during an interview on Spice FM, Kioni said the opposition had reduced political en
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Suba North MP Millie Odhiambo was the first to publicly play down former Deputy Chief of Staff Eliud Owalo’s declaration that he would contest the presidency in 2027.Dismissing it as “hot-air, a wild goose chase and a fools errand” the outspoken legislator said Owalo’s presidential bid may be more s
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A few days ago, Kwale County Deputy Governor Chirema Kombo walked out of a consultative meeting chaired by the Mining Cabinet Secretary Ali Hassan Joho to discuss the prospects of the Mrima Hills project.The project located in the county has attracted several bidders, a majority of them internationa
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What started as a solitary act of endurance and protest has, within months, grown into one of Kenya’s most talked-about social media crazes, drawing admiration, curiosity and serious concern from medical experts.
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Carcass of a cow ravaged by drought in Kongor village, Tirioko Ward, Baringo County.[File, Standard]
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The political feud between Nakuru Senator Tabitha Karanja Keroche and Governor Susan Kihika has escalated, with their differences turning into a court battle.Days after Kihika issued a demand letter threatening legal action against Karanja for alleged defamation, the Senator has responded, saying sh
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Energy Cabinet Secretary Opiyo Wandayi when he appeared before the Senate Energy Committee at Parliament Buildings, Nairobi, on October 27, 2025.[File, Standard]
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ODM MPs led by the Alego Usonga MP Samuel Atandi, address a media briefing in Nairobi, to endorse the Central Management Committee resolution to form a pre-election coalition with UDA, on January 12, 2026.[Benard Orwongo, Standard]
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A day after Kenyan activists Bob Njagi and Nicholas Oyoo were released from captivity, Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni publicly admitted that his government haddetained the two activists.Speaking on a radio talk show at Mbale State Lodge that was televised on the UBC Television in Uganda on Saturd
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When TIME magazine unveiled its 2025 TIME100 Next list, a global roll call of rising leaders and innovators shaping the future, Rose Njeri Tunguru, a 35-year-old Kenyan software developer and digital activist, found herself among its ranks.Her inclusion in the Advocates category, which honours indiv
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