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Shabana secure Narrow 1-0 Win Over MSEAL
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Shabana secure Narrow 1-0 Win Over MSEAL

Kisii-based side Shabana FC are back to winning ways after a narrow 1-0 win over Murang’a Seal at Gusii Stadium yesterday. The only goal of the SportPesa derby was scored by Shabana’s defender Wycliffe Omondi in the 40th minute of the game…

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Solar floodlights to illuminate Nyandarua rural trading centres
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Solar floodlights to illuminate Nyandarua rural trading centres

Rural urban centres in Nyandarua County are set to benefit from solar-powered floodlights following the launch of an ambitious lighting programme by Nyandarua Woman Representative Ms. Faith Gitau. The initiative seeks to restore lighting…

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Free eye medical camp offers cataract surgeries in Elgeyo Marakwet
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Free eye medical camp offers cataract surgeries in Elgeyo Marakwet

Residents of Elgeyo Marakwet County are benefiting from a free medical camp offering eye screenings and cataract surgeries in an initiative aimed at restoring sight and improving the quality of life for hundreds of patients. The ongoing…

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Kabarnet Church bans politicians from pulpit statements
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Kabarnet Church bans politicians from pulpit statements

A Kabarnet Church has banned local leaders and aspirants from making political statements during its worship services. Speaking at The Africa Inland Church (AIC) Kabarnet town church on Sunday, Rev. Joshua Katamei said the order which…

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Kisumu to Host Continental Smart Cities Summit
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Kisumu to Host Continental Smart Cities Summit

Kisumu will host a major international summit bringing together leaders from Africa and Asia after it was selected to stage the Africa Smart Cities and Townships Alliance (ASCA) Week in August 2026. The announcement positions the lakeside…

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AU urges dialogue, restraint in Somalia
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AU urges dialogue, restraint in Somalia

The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Mahmoud Ali Youssouf has called on parties in Somalia to exercise restraint and engage in dialogue amid rising tensions in the South West State. In a statement, Youssouf stressed on the need…

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WWF-Kenya, partners plant 1,500 trees to restore Ngong Hills Forest
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WWF-Kenya, partners plant 1,500 trees to restore Ngong Hills Forest

At least 1,500 indigenous trees were planted on Friday at Ngong Hills Forest as part of efforts to commemorate this year’s Earth Hour and restore degraded ecosystems. The exercise was led by WWF-Kenya in partnership with NCBA Group,…

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Alarm over rising crime in Teso
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Alarm over rising crime in Teso

Busia Deputy Governor Arthur Odera has raised alarm over increasing crime in Teso and called on police officers to heighten vigilance and take decisive action. Speaking at Roiko in Malaba Sub County during a burial ceremony, Odera said…

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Government launches reforestation initiative in Mukogodo forest
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Government launches reforestation initiative in Mukogodo forest

The government has launched a reforestation initiative in Laikipia’s Mukogodo forest even as security agencies prepare to move in to flush out bandits that have for years used it as their hideout. A total of 10,000 trees have been planted…

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Bishop Kalu urges leaders to tone down as Holy Week begins
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Bishop Kalu urges leaders to tone down as Holy Week begins

As Christians enter Holy Week Retired Rev. Bishop Julius Kalu of the ACK Diocese of Mombasa has urged politicians to tone down their rhetoric and embrace humility. Speaking during the marking of Palm Sunday at ACK St. Peter’s Nyali Parish,…

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Lobby expands prison rehabilitation drive, focusing more on skills
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Lobby expands prison rehabilitation drive, focusing more on skills

An expanded push to reform Kenya’s correctional system is underway following the launch of a new strategic plan by Rodi Kenya, an organization that has spent over three decades working with inmates and former prisoners to rebuild their…

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Construction of houses for Chesongoch landslide victims on course
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Construction of houses for Chesongoch landslide victims on course

The resettlement of families displaced by the devastating October 2025 mudslides in Chesongoch, Endo Ward, is steadily progressing, offering renewed hope to dozens of affected households. A team from the National Youth Service (NYS) is…

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KCB, Nandi County signs deal to solarize schools and health facilities
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KCB, Nandi County signs deal to solarize schools and health facilities

Nandi County Government has signed a partnership with KCB Bank, Kenya, to solarize public institutions in a major push to cut energy costs and promote clean, reliable power in schools and health facilities. The Memorandum of Understanding…

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Participatory approach key to successful CBE implementation
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Participatory approach key to successful CBE implementation

The Archbishop of the Church of God in East Africa (Kenya), James Obunde, has urged the Ministry of Education to adopt a more participatory approach to results-based education in order to address challenges facing the current…

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NGAO to lead national identification card registration drive
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NGAO to lead national identification card registration drive

National Government Administration Officers (NGAO) have been urged to be on the front line in National Identification Card and voter listing drive. Principal Secretary State Department for Immigration and Citizen Services Dr. Belio Kipsang…

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Kisumu doctors deliver baby from rare, high-risk abdominal pregnancy
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Kisumu doctors deliver baby from rare, high-risk abdominal pregnancy

Doctors at Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching and Referral Hospital (JOOTRH) have successfully delivered a baby from an extremely rare and life-threatening abdominal pregnancy, in a case that specialists say is among the few documented…

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NLP steps up grassroots drive, rivals Wiper in Ukambani
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NLP steps up grassroots drive, rivals Wiper in Ukambani

By Muraya Kamunde The National Liberal Party (NLP) has intensified its grassroots campaign in Ukambani, launching a series of town hall meetings as part of its preparations for the 2027 General Elections. The meetings, spearheaded by Party…

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How Pearl Millet is quietly making a comeback in Kenya’s dry lands
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How Pearl Millet is quietly making a comeback in Kenya’s dry lands

Under the relentless sun of Kiboko, where the earth often cracks before it yields, a quiet transformation is taking root. Rows of pearl millet stretch across demonstration plots at the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center,…

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Community briquette project offers hope for forest conservation
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Community briquette project offers hope for forest conservation

‎A community-based organisation in Tharaka Nithi County is turning to innovative clean energy solutions to curb deforestation and address poverty in an arid region long affected by tree loss and water scarcity. ‎Friends of Mother Nature, a…

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Embu residents hail Government’s free public Wi-Fi initiative
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Embu residents hail Government’s free public Wi-Fi initiative

A cross-section of Embu County residents has hailed the government’s free public WI-FI initiative, noting that it had opened new opportunities for them in the digital space as well as lowering cost of doing business. Residents especially…

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Government allocates Sh.1 billion to open up security roads
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Government allocates Sh.1 billion to open up security roads

Defense Cabinet Secretary Soipan Tuya has assured residents in insecurity prone areas that the military is now ready to provide all the necessary support in the campaign to flush out bandits from their hideouts. Speaking at Il Polei…

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Leaders assess audit queries, doctors strike at Iten Referral Hospital
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Leaders assess audit queries, doctors strike at Iten Referral Hospital

Elgeyo Marakwet Senator William Kisang and County Assembly Health Services Committee Chairperson Justine Mutwol visited Iten County Referral Hospital to assess concerns raised by the Auditor General, as well as the ongoing doctors’ strike…

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