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Ex-CS-turned-Ruto adviser calls it quits... but Kenyans care less!
The Standard
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Former Public Service, Performance, and Delivery Management Cabinet Secretary Moses Kuria looked pensive and in deep thought during the 10th celebration of Huduma Kenya at Nakuru Huduma Centre on November 8, 2023. [[Kipsang Joseph, Standard] Moses...
How Kakuma Refugee School breeds hope, unity through music
The Standard
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They are students from various war-torn African countries, schooling in Kenya, and they share one painful experience: they have never known peace and stability in their home countries. Many of those who fled ended up in the Kakuma Refugee Camp in...
Renowned Kenyan human rights activist arrested
Modern Ghana
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Kenyan human rights campaigner Boniface Mwangi was arrested at his home in the east African country, the latest in a long series of arrests, his wife and an NGO said on Saturday. The prominent activist and former photojournalist has been detained...
2000 donkeys stolen from Tanzania are smuggled into Kenya annually
Daily News Tanzania
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July 19, 2025
ARUSHA: MORE than 150 donkeys are stolen from Tanzania and smuggled into Kenya every month. It has just been revealed in Arusha. According to the Director of the Arusha Society for the Protection of Animals (ASPA), Livingstone Masija, the donkeys...
Outpatient pain: Kenyans still pay cash despite new health scheme
The Standard
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When SHA CEO Dr Mercy Mwangangi officially assumed office after her appointment in April 2025. [Edward Kiplimo,Standard] Otieno Otieno, a resident of Kiambu County, remembers the day vividly—June 15, 2025—when a teacher called to inform him that...
SK Macharia's Royal Credit Ltd warns Kenyans against buying Directline Assurance shares
TUKO
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July 19, 2025
Royal Credit Limited, the largest shareholder in Directline Assurance, issued a warning to the public regarding the sale of shares The company owned by billionaire SK Macharia made an appeal to the Insurance Regulatory Authority (IRA) The firm...
George Ruto's Ksh14 Million 'Mood' Matatu Brings Nairobi CBD to Standstill
Kenyans.co.ke
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July 19, 2025
Nairobi’s CBD ground to a halt for hours as President William Ruto’s son, George Ruto, unveiled his flashy new matatu, Mood. George held a concert at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC) on Friday night to mark the debut of his...
Barack Obama narrates growing up without his Kenyan dad: "Troubled"
TUKO
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July 17, 2025
During a candid conversation with Michelle, Barack Obama addressed divorce rumours before veering into vulnerable territory about his childhood without a present father He opened up about being raised by a mix of figures: his mum, grandparents,...
Nairobi: Mystery as man with disability is allegedly murdered at KNH months after similar incident
TUKO
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July 17, 2025
A man whose identity is yet to be revealed has been murdered in cold blood at Kenya's biggest referral hospital While confirming the death, KNH shared that the man died in one of the wards, and they also shared the state of the room and how they...
Kenyan tennis player aiming to be Africa's first FISU Games champion
Xinhua News Agency
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ESSEN, Germany, July 18 (Xinhua) -- To Kenyan tennis player Angella Okutoyi, medals are not the only things in her mind when she steps on to the Rhine-Ruhr 2025 FISU World University Games tennis courts. The 21-year-old, brought up by her...
Some top Ghanaian musicians who ditched secular music for ministry
GhanaWeb
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July 18, 2025
Music plays an important role in the lives of people as it serves as a source of entertainment as well as spiritual upliftment. However, some musicians in Ghana who were once popular for making secular music on notable themes like sexuality, life,...
Kenya: CBK eyes top local banks for cash in treasury bond market reforms
Zawya
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Kenya’s central bank is targeting leading local banks to provide liquidity in the government bonds market as part of a broader shift aimed at ensuring the availability of buyers and sellers and enhancing price transparency in transactions. The...
Kenya beat Nigeria in 2nd Pearl of Africa Cricket T20 Series tie
Xinhua News Agency
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ENTEBBE, Uganda, July 17 (Xinhua) -- Tanzeel Sheikh scored 24 runs to help Kenya defeat Nigeria by 18 runs in the second match of the ongoing Pearl of Africa Cricket T20 Series on Thursday. Sheikh was Kenya's top scorer, contributing to their...
Kenya considers dedicated digital ID in digital trade policy reform
Biometric Update
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July 18, 2025
Kenya’s Ministry of Investments, Trade and Industry (MITI) is leading an initiative that seeks to introduce a compulsory digital ID to facilitate identity verification and authentication in online commercial transactions in the country. Multiple...
Ruto leads tributes as Kenya mourns gender equality icon Phoebe Asiyo
Capital FM Kenya
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July 18, 2025
NAIROBI, Kenya Jul 18 – President William Ruto has led the country in mourning the death of celebrated veteran politician and women’s rights pioneer, Phoebe Muga Asiyo. The trailblazing former Karachuonyo Member of Parliament passed away at the...
Fake Billionaire Julius Mwale Exposed: U.S. Court Documents Reveal Eviction, Bounced Checks, and a Crumbling Ponzi Empire
Kenya Today
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July 19, 2025
Julius Mwale, the self-proclaimed billionaire behind the controversial Mwale Medical and Technology City (MMTC), has been unmasked in damning court records as a fraudster who lived a lie in the U.S. while hiding from accountability in Kenya....
Inner Mongolian troupe charms Nairobi in showcase of Kenya-China cultural ties
China Daily Global
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By By SHARON NAKOLA in Nairobi, Kenya | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2025-07-18 21:12 [Photo by Sharon Nakola/chinadaily.com.cn] A vibrant celebration of cultural harmony unfolded at the Kenya's National Theatre in Nairobi on Thursday as a...
“Ruled by fashion, we’ve lost our dignity”: Catholic Archbishop in Kenya Denounces Inappropriate Attire for Christians
ACI Africa
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July 18, 2025
“Even we elders and men, instead of wearing respectable clothes that show beauty and dignity, we dress like we are going somewhere with no sense of respect,” Archbishop Muheria said, adding that women are the most targeted in every trending...
Idd Aziz is Kenya’s quiet streaming star – and the world is listening
TV47
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July 17, 2025
Nairobi, Kenya – 17 July 2025 – Kenyan vocalist Idd Aziz is quietly becoming one of the country’s most influential musical exports. His Afro-spiritual anthem Time (Mimi) – a collaboration with Germany-based artist Dhali – tops Spotify’s newly...
Kenyans mourn Ex-Karachuonyo MP, remember her role in women leadership: "Big tree has fallen"
TUKO
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July 17, 2025
Veteran politician and the brains behind the two-thirds gender rule, Phoebe Asiyo, passed away in North Carolina, US, at the age of 93 Asiyo was elected as the Member of Parliament of Karachuonyo Constituency, in Homa Bay county, in 1982 Following...