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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...
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...
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...
Kenya's Truphena Muthoni to make history again with 72-hour tree hug in the Amazon rainforest
The Standard
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From hugging trees for days without food or water to singing for climate justice, a 21-year-old Kenyan is redefining what it means to fight for the planet. “I am an Environmental Endurance Advocate, a World Record Holder, a Climate Justice...
Team Kenya primed for continental glory at Africa U18 and U20 championships
TV47
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July 13, 2025
A strong contingent of 47 Kenyan athletes is set to depart for Abeokuta, Nigeria, on Monday, July 14, to compete in the 3rd edition of the CAA Africa Under-18 and Under-20 Combined Athletics Championships. The championships, running from July 16...
Kenya to face Zimbabwe in Rugby Africa Cup semi-final as Uganda targets 5th place finish
NTV Uganda
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Kenya to face Zimbabwe in Rugby Africa Cup semi-final as Uganda targets 5th place finish Following their triumph over Uganda in this year’s Rugby Africa Cup quarter-final, Kenya is intensifying preparations as they gear up to face reigning...
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...
Kenya’s Ruto must tame protests and win over Gen Z
Taipei Times
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July 10, 2025
Protesters braving police batons, water cannon and occasional bullets on Kenya’s streets this week have taken up a rallying cry that is likely to unnerve embattled Kenyan President William Ruto: “Ruto wantam,” or Ruto one-term. Ruto won power...
Nairobi: Sorrow as man dumped in Ruaka dies days after being found unconscious
TUKO
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July 10, 2025
Jackson Njuguna was discovered unconscious in Ruaka on Tuesday, July 1, under unclear circumstances His body showed visible wounds, leading his family to believe that he had been violently attacked and possibly subjected to torture His grieving...
Kenya's tax revenue hits 19.9 bln USD in 2025
Xinhua News Agency
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NAIROBI, July 10 (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 from the previous financial year, the revenue agency said...
Kenya silences Uganda on first day of 2025 Rugby Africa Cup
Observer
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July 10, 2025
Kenya sealed a nerve-wrecking 32-24 win to claim the bragging rights yet again over rivals Uganda as the Simbas booked a semi-final place against Zimbabwe in day one of the 2025 Rugby Africa Cup on Tuesday, July 8. Kenya were early off the blocks...
Kenya mourns Chief Kadhi Sheikh Abdulhalim Hussein
Capital FM Kenya
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July 10, 2025
NAIROBI, Kenya July 10 – Kenya is mourning the death of Chief Kadhi Sheikh Abdulhalim Hussein Athman, a respected Islamic scholar and national religious leader, who passed on Thursday in Mombasa. Sheikh Abdulhalim Hussein had been unwell for some...