Police in Embakasi, Nairobi, are under scrutiny following the fatal shooting of a 19-year-old man in Mukuru Kwa Njenga on Sunday morning.Shukri Abdi Ibrahim was shot dead during an encounter with police officers after what his family said was a road accident while he was on his way to the mosque.Acc
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With 2027 designated a turning point in Kenya's history, politicians across the board are expected to take viable political stands and mark their territories well in advance.Ideally, that's the right thing to do, especially for coat-tail riders in the Orange Democratic Movement who have perennially
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People take part in a “Free Iran” rally in Los Angeles, California, on January 11, 2026.[AFP]
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Prof Ngugi wa Thiong'o during an interview at the Standard Group offices in Nairobi, on February 7, 2019. [File, Standard]
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Migori Deputy Governor Gimunta Mahiri during the groundbreaking for a modern dormitory at Kebaroti Mixed Secondary School in Kuria East Sub-County, Migori County.[File, Standard]
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KCB Managing Director Annastacia Kimtai says the campaign seeks to promote a savings culture among Kenyans, towards achieving personal financial goals.[File, Standard]
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Ulowa Girls Secondary School in West Yimbo, Siaya County.[File, Standard]
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Anti-government protesters clash with security forces in the surroundings of La Carlota military base in Caracas during the commemoration of May Day on May 1, 2019.[AFP]
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Real Madrid's Spanish coach Xabi Alonso gestures as he gives a press conference at Valdebebas training grounds in Madrid on December 9, 2025 on the eve of their Champions League football match against Manchester City.[AFP]
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Kenya's former New York marathon champion Albert Korir was provisionally suspended on Monday after testing positive for a performance-enhancing drug in the latest hit to the reputation of the country's running programme.Korir, 31, tested positive for the synthetic form of erythropoietin (EPO) that s
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Uganda's opposition leader told AFP on Monday that he would call for protests if President Yoweri Museveni rigs this week's election and said he would welcome an intervention by the United States.More than 20 million people are registered to vote in the east African country on Thursday, with 81-year
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Residents wave Somali flags as they attend a rally denouncing Israel’s announcement recognizing the breakaway Somaliland region, during a gathering calling for Somalia’s territorial unity at Mogadishu Stadium in Mogadishu on December 30, 2025.[AFP]
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