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Intern among 4 Treasury officials arrested by EACC over Sh10.5mn bribery scandal
Capital FM Kenya
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July 17, 2025
NAIROBI, Kenya, Jul 17 – Four officials from the National Treasury’s Pensions Department, including an intern, have been arrested by detectives from the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) over bribery allegations. According to the EACC,...
Open letter to Treasury CS Mbadi: Drop the blame game in petroleum prices and cushion Kenyans
Citizen TV Kenya
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July 18, 2025
By Sebastian Asava Kenya has once again been treated to the usual game of blame-shifting and excuse-making by those entrusted with steering our economy. This time, it’s Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi attributing the sharp rise in fuel prices to the...
Nairobi: How young woman is destigmatising adult diapers through her heartbreaking story
TUKO
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July 13, 2025
At just 32, Caroline Wanja faced a life-altering diagnosis that forced her to rely on adult diapers, a reality she once hid in shame She shared the heartbreaking story of struggling with stigma after she was diagnosed with an overactive bladder...
Funding, Carbon Credits Pouring in Africa Via Clean-Cooking Plan
Financial Post
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July 18, 2025
Revenue from clean cookstove carbon credits in Africa more than quadrupled to $107 million in 2024 from $25 million in 2020. Cookstove projects accounted for 80% of total energy carbon credit transactions in Africa over the past 10 years, mainly...
The top photos of the week by AP's photojournalists
The Canadian Press
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Boniface Kariuki, a vendor who was shot at close range by a police officer during protests in June, is laid to rest at his parents' farm in Kangema, Muranga County, Kenya, Friday, July 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga)
Nairobi well-wisher pays 3 months rent arrears for mum working as security guard: "Anapitia magumu"
TUKO
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July 12, 2025
A man of God, came to the rescue of a single mother who was struggling to care for herself and her children Despite being employed, she told the Good Samaritan that her salary was not enough to cater for all her bills Speaking to TUKO.co.ke, the...
Ruth Chepngetich’s Emotional Words From World Record Win Resurface After Provisional Doping Ban
Essentially Sports
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July 17, 2025
Man, what a day it was at the 2024 Chicago Marathon. Ruth Chepngetich, Kenya’s marathon queen, tore through the streets with a jaw-dropping time of 2:09:56, smashing the women’s world record by nearly two minutes. She became the first woman to dip...
Kenya's electoral commission sworn in ahead of 2027 polls
The Peninsula
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July 11, 2025
Nairobi: Kenya's electoral commissioners were sworn in on Friday, following months of legal wrangling, paving the way for polls in 2027. The Independent Electoral Board of Commission (IEBC) plays a crucial role -- supervising elections, counting...
Kenya’s Ruto orders anti-government protesters to be shot
Semafor
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Kenya’s President William Ruto ordered police to shoot anti-government demonstrators, as ongoing unrest marks his biggest challenge to date. “Don’t kill them, but ensure their legs are broken,” he said, vowing to protect businesses from the...
Pope Leo XIV “has a special place in his heart for Kenya”: Apostolic Nuncio on Holy Father’s Hoped for Visit
ACI Africa
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July 13, 2025
Expressing hope that the Holy Father will visit Kenya soon, the Dutch-born Apostolic Nuncio in the East African nation following his appointment in February 2019 reiterated his invitation, saying, “Baba Leo, karibu Kenya (welcome to Kenya Pope...
Kenya Opposition Leader Odinga Slams President Ruto’s ‘Shoot-To-Maim’ Order Against Protesters
Sahara Reporters
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Kenya’s opposition leader, Raila Odinga, has condemned in strong terms President William Ruto’s order to the Kenyan Police Force to shoot protesters with live ammunition. Odinga described the President’s order as a dangerous and illegitimate move...
Kenya opposition leaders demand president's resignation over shooting comments
Newsday - New York
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GITHUNGURI, Kenya — Kenya’s opposition leaders demanded the president’s resignation over his call for police to shoot those found stealing or burning property during protests, as mourners on Friday attended the burial of a Kenyan civilian who was...
Kenya’s tax revenue hits new high at $19.9 bln in 2025
Independent (Uganda)
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July 11, 2025
Embattled Kenyan President William Ruto has something to smile about NAIROBI | Xinhua | Kenya recorded tax revenues of 2.57 trillion shillings (19.9 billion U.S. dollars) for the financial year ending June 30, representing a 6.8 percent growth...
Kenya Met Lists Regions to Experience Rains & Cold Weather for Next 5 Days
Kenyans.co.ke
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July 11, 2025
The Kenya Meteorological Department has announced continued rainfall in several parts of the country over the next five days, from Friday this week to Tuesday next week. In its advisory published on Friday, July 11, Kenya Met stated that rain is...
Nairobi-Emerging Fintech Surpasses 1 Million Smartphone Sales
IT News Africa
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July 11, 2025
M-KOPA, a UK-based fintech, has surpassed 1 million sales of its branded smartphones within just 12 months of launch. The company produces its branded devices at its assembly plant in Nairobi. Over 400 new jobs have been created since its...
Kenya launches early market talks for Horn of Africa fibre optic corridor
Total Telecom
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July 11, 2025
The Government of Kenya, through its Ministry of Information, Communications, and The Digital Economy and the ICT Authority, is advancing plans to install a high-capacity fibre optic cable along the Isiolo–Mandera corridor. This initiative is part...
Nairobi woman painfully narrates friend slept with her hubby behind her back
TUKO
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July 11, 2025
A mother of three narrated the story of how she was married twice and all ended tragically Janet Shitandi shared with TUKO.co.ke the circumstances which led to her first husband’s death and how the second marriage ended In the video, Janet...
Kenya Airways spotlights the strong partnership shared with Sierra Leone
Switch TV
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July 11, 2025
Nairobi — Kenya Airways has reaffirmed its long-standing partnership with the Republic of Sierra Leone, following a high-level visit by High Commissioner Lt. Gen. (Rtd) Peter K. Lavahun to the airline’s headquarters in Nairobi. The visit, hosted...
Kenya’s President William Ruto order police to shoot protesters in the legs so they get incapacitated and not killed
Zambian Observer
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July 11, 2025
On July 9, 2025, Kenya’s President William Ruto issued a controversial directive ordering police to shoot protesters targeting businesses in the legs to incapacitate them without causing fatal injuries. The statement, made during a speech in...
Notes from Osaka: What Japan teaches Kenya
The Standard
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July 13, 2025
This image released by Expo 2025 shows a view of the site of World Expo 2025 in Osaka, Japan on Sept. 8, 2024. (Expo 2025 via AP) Standing amidst the meticulous elegance of Expo 2025 Osaka, Japan, I find myself continually humbled not just by...