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Erastus Ethekon Sworn In as New IEBC Chair as Kenya Rebuilds Electoral Body
Switch TV
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July 11, 2025
Nairobi -Kenya’s electoral commission finally has a full team in office after months of court battles and political wrangling. Erastus Edung Ethekon was sworn in on Friday as the new chairperson of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries...
Kenya’s Faith Kipyegon Shatters Women’s 1,500m World Record
News Central TV
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July 5, 2025
Kenya’s three-time Olympic champion Faith Kipyegon broke her own women’s 1,500 metres world record on Saturday, clocking a stunning 3 minutes 48.68 seconds at the Diamond League meeting in Eugene, Oregon. Kipyegon improved on the previous record...
Kenya Railways suspends 10PM Madaraka Express over technical fault
Citizen TV Kenya
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July 6, 2025
Kenya Railways has announced the temporary suspension of the 10:00 PM Madaraka Express passenger train service from Mombasa to Nairobi, citing technical issues. The decision, communicated through a public notice on Sunday evening, affects...
Kenya Railways Suspends SGR Train From Mombasa
Kenyans.co.ke
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July 6, 2025
Kenya Railways has suspended the 10pm Madaraka Express passenger train from Mombasa to Nairobi. The Authority revealed in a notice that the suspension of the service was due to a technical issue. "We regret to notify members of the public that due...
Nairobi: Geoffrey Mosiria insulted by revellers after interrupting noisy...
TUKO
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July 6, 2025
Nairobi's Environment Chief Officer Geoffrey Mosiria was insulted and threatened after shutting down a deafening Kilimani party He lamented that the event played loud music, yet it was held next to a spinal injury hospital His bold move to protect...
Odibets Kenya Launches Exciting Evolution Spin Gifts Campaign
Kenya Today
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July 10, 2025
Odibets Kenya is thrilled to announce the launch of its highly anticipated Evolution Spin Gifts campaign, offering players across its online casino, a chance to win exciting rewards through free spins on selected games. The promotion, which runs...
Kenya strikes deal to safeguard $2 billion in foreign inflows
Business Insider Africa
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July 6, 2025
The deal was signed between the Nairobi International Financial Centre Authority (NIFCA), under the National Treasury, and Africa Specialty Risks (ASR), a global underwriter known for its access to AA-rated international reinsurance capacity. The...
Kenya Railways temporarily suspends Nairobi-bound commuter train
The Standard
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Kenya Railways commuter train.[File, Standard] The Kenya Railways has announced a temporary suspension of the 10 pm Madaraka Express passenger train service. In a statement on Sunday, the company's managing director stated that the suspension was...
Kenya Police to Bag Millions After Announcement of New Payouts
Kenyans.co.ke
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July 6, 2025
Kenya Police FC are set for a hefty financial windfall after the Confederation of African Football (CAF) announced a major increase in participation fees for its interclub competitions. Kenya Police, alongside Nairobi United FC, will represent...
Kenya misses Sh130b carbon credit cash on poor forest data
The Standard
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Zebras in Nyekweri-Kimintet community forest in Trans Mara, Narok county, on April 17, 2025. [Peter Muiruri, Standard] Kenya’s poor data on forest cover is among the challenges behind the country’s unrealised Sh130 billion ($1 billion) revenue...
Officials and young protesters in Kenya navigate strained relationship
Mission Network News
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July 11, 2025
Kenya (MNN) — Young protesters and established leaders in Kenya continue to clash. A local partner with FMI says the streets of Nairobi are calm again after nationwide protests on Monday turned deadly. But the unrest is not over. Bruce Allen with...
KDF and Kenya Prisons ready for Mombasa leg
The Standard
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KDF's Victor Odhiambo (left) and Hassan Wanende of Busia County in a past action. [Jonah Onyango, Standard] After missing the first leg of the National Boxing League that was held in Busia, defending champions Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) and Kenya...
Ksh468 Billion Nairobi-Mombasa Expressway Project Rejected
Kenyans.co.ke
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July 11, 2025
The ambitious Nairobi-Mombasa Expressway Project, which was to cost Ksh468 billion, has faced a major setback after the Public-Private Partnerships (PPP) Committee rejected its development proposal. The expressway dubbed Usahihi Express was...
Global experts convene in Nairobi for Clean-Air Forum 2025
The Standard
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July 11, 2025
A heavy cloud of smoke emanates from a salt factory at Malindi's Gongoni in Kilifi County on Thursday,016th March,2017. Area locals said the smoke from the nearby by salt factory spreads around the sky in Gongoni township causing heavy pollution...
Nairobi County to Introduce New Fines Affecting All Businesses
Kenyans.co.ke
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July 6, 2025
The Nairobi County Government has revealed that it will introduce new fines to all non-compliant businesses within the city. According to a statement released on Sunday, July 6, the Finance County Executive Committee (CEC) member Charles Kerich...
Bishops warn Kenya slipping into chaos, urge peace over protests
The Standard
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Archbishop Jackson Ole Sapit. [File, Standard] Anglican bishops have called for an end to protests, warning that Kenya is slipping into chaos and lawlessness as violence and political thuggery rise. Archbishop Jackson Ole Sapit said the country...
Kenya’s Kipyegon, Chebet break world records in Eugene Diamond League
SABC News
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July 6, 2025
Kenya’s Beatrice Chebet smashed the women’s 5 000 metres world record and compatriot Faith Kipyegon broke her own 1 500m record again as the Eugene Diamond League meet lived up to its billing yesterday. Olympic champion Chebet ran 13 minutes 58.06...
Ripple completes drought insurance pilot in Kenya, rolls out unused RLUSD
Cryptopolitan
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July 11, 2025
Ripple has completed a blockchain-based drought insurance pilot program in Kenya that sought to provide smart contract-enabled relief to hundreds of pastoralists in the country’s Laikipia County. The initiative was part of Ripple Impact’s mission...
Stony Brook student wins grant for Kenya coastal primate study
Suffolk Reporter - New York
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July 11, 2025
A doctoral student from Stony Brook University has been awarded a grant by the Leakey Foundation to study primate adaptation in coastal Kenya. Alex Chege, a PhD candidate in the Department of Ecology and Evolution and an associate at the Turkana...
Reforms: How Nigeria, Kenya are rewriting Africa’s procurement ‘playbook’, by Sufuyan Ojeifo
Eagle Online
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July 11, 2025
An article in TheCable edition of July 4, 2025, entitled: “Lessons from Kenya’s e-procurement revolution,” examined the East African country’s e-procurement reforms and the rapid transformation in how it buys and spends. It was a good read. And...