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Bitget representatives meet traders at a Nairobi event where the exchange showcased its synthetic US stock futures to Kenya’s growing crypto community.[Manuel Ntoyai, Standard]

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Record Kenyan champions Gor Mahia will be seeking to extend their lead at the top of the log this weekend when they host Tusker at Kasarani Stadium from 3pm as the SportPesa Premier League (SPL) resumes after the two-week international break.K’Ogalosit top of the 18-team standings with 16 points, fo

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Kenya’s macadamia industryis in crisis, with pests destroying 40 per cent of the national crop—an economic blow valued at KSh 2.88 billion annually.In response, Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe has issued firm directives to curb the damage and shift the industry away from reliance on ineff

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The government has assured residents of the Isulu and Bushangala areas in Kakamega County that they will benefit significantly from the newly discovered gold deposits, valued at Sh683 billion.Government Spokesperson Isaac Mwaura stated on Monday that the Kenya Kwanza administration will ensure that

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A group of Kenyan girls prepare to leave JKIA TO Saudi Arabia on September 06, 2022.[File, Standard]

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Willis Ayieko, the human resources director at Wells Fargo, died a painful death. His killers first tortured him for several hours before callously snuffing out his life, and then dumped the body at a stream in Yala, Siaya County, on October 23, 2024.One year later, details are emerging how Ayieko m

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The Independent Elections and Boundary Commission (IEBC) has received ballot papers for the upcoming by-elections.Speaking when hereceived the first batchof the papers at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) on Wednesday evening, IEBC chairman Erastus Ethekon said the distribution of the p

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The Intergovernmental Relations Technical Committee (IGRTC) has been awarded the Prix d’Excellence du Leadership Local (PELL) award for its transformative impact of local leaders.The award was presented during the 6th International Forum on Participatory Democracy in Africa (FIDEPA) 2026 edition hel

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The family of aKenyan teacher killed in Tanzaniais now urging the government to intervene and bring his body home.The family in a press conference said the slain teacher John Okoth Ogutu, an English teacher moved to Tanzania some eight years ago in search of greener pastures. Unfortunately, his drea

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A group of Kenyanclinical and laboratory health workerswho have been serving the country for more than 15 years under the Global Fund TB Programme gathered called on the government to absorb them into permanent and pensionable positions.They gathered outside the Ministry of Health on Tuesday and urg

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President William Ruto has said that the National Youth Opportunities and Transformation Agenda (NYOTA) will uplift 820,000 young people.In hisState of the Nation Address, the President said said the jobs will come through apprenticeships, recognition of prior learning, entrepreneurship grants, digi

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President William Ruto did not disappoint yesterday when he delivered his third State of the Nation Address—liberally laced with polished statistics, selective truths and yet another wave of grand promises.In the 90-minute speech that opposition leaders dismissed as self-congratulatory, the Presiden

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