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“Try Ignorance”: Ruto Defends Cost of 100% University Funding Plan
President William Ruto has reiterated that every university student in Kenya will eventually receive full government funding under an improved higher education financing model. Speaking during the Huawei ICT Awards at State House, Nairobi,…
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Grogon Mechanics to Get Showrooms, Clinics, and Training Rooms Under Sakaja Plan
Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja has confirmed plans to build a modern garage to relocate mechanics currently operating in Grogon. He made the announcement on Monday, July 27, after holding separate consultative meetings with…
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Kenya’s Shisha Ban Goes Up in Smoke After High Court Verdict
The High Court has lifted Kenya’s ban on shisha, ruling that the continued enforcement of the prohibition is unlawful and unconstitutional. In a judgement delivered on Tuesday, Justice Bahati Mwamuye found that the Public Health (Control…
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High Court Asked to Silence Loud Music in Matatus
A Nairobi-based lawyer has filed a petition seeking orders to stop matatus from playing loud while carrying passengers. High Court Advocate Samuel Barongo Nyamari said he brought the case in the public interest, arguing that the practice…
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Why Were 35 Enforced Disappearance Victims Left Out of Kenya’s Payout?
A fresh legal battle has emerged over the government’s compensation program for human rights violations after the High Court certified a petition challenging the exclusion of enforced disappearance victims as urgent. Justice Gregory Mutai…
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What Was Stephen Hawking Net Worth?
Stephen Hawking was an English theoretical physicist, cosmologist, and author who had an estimated net worth of $20 million at the time of his death in 2018. Hawking was one of the most influential scientists of the modern era. He became…
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Broken Glass, Not Weapons: The Evidence That Cleared Maxine Wahome in Boyfriend’s Death Case
The High Court has acquitted rally driver Maxine Wahome in the murder trial of her late boyfriend and fellow motorsport enthusiast, Asad Khan. Delivering her ruling on Tuesday, Justice Lilian Mutende declared that Wahome had no case to…
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KNH Murder Trial to Begin After Year-Long Mental Fitness Dispute
After months of delays over his mental state, Kennedy Kalombotole appeared before Justice Diana Kavedza at the High Court in Nairobi on Thursday to face a murder charge. The court accepted findings from a three-member psychiatric panel at…
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Kenya Reverses BATUK Decision as UK Military Exercise Returns
The cancelled military training programme slated for September in Laikipia will proceed as scheduled, Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi confirmed. The training at the British Army Training Unit of Kenya (BATUK) facility in Laikipia…
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From years of waiting to five bundles of joy: Marsabit mother welcomes rare quintuplets
For five years, Nchauni Lemoitanit prayed for a child. Like many young women in the remote villages of Marsabit County, she hoped one day to experience the joy of motherhood. The 26-year-old from Arge Village in Loyangalani Sub-County…
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What Was Jeffrey Epstein Net Worth?
Jeffrey Epstein was an American financier and convicted sex offender who had an estimated net worth of $600 million at the time of his death in August 2019. However, the exact size and source of his fortune remained difficult to determine.…
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Pop star Madison Beer and NFL player Justin Herbert announce engagement
American singer-songwriter Madison Beer has become engaged to Los Angeles Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert. The couple announced their engagement on social media on Tuesday with photos of the proposal, showing Herbert down on one knee…
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Iran and US trade strikes, shattering brief lull in fighting
Iran has launched “multiple” ballistic missiles in an “attempted surprise attack” on American forces in the Middle East, the US military said, shattering a lull in the fighting. The attack occurred at 17:45 EDT (21:45 GMT) on Tuesday, with…
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Trump administration bans new Chinese humanoid robots
The Trump administration on Tuesday announced a ban on new foreign-made humanoid robot imports to the US over “unacceptable risks” to the country’s national security. The move applies to advanced robots – including humanoid and four-legged…
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Five directors arraigned over alleged SHA fraud scheme
Five directors of Nissi Medical Centre and Dawa Front Healthcare Services were on Tuesday arraigned in court over their alleged involvement in a fraud scheme targeting the Social Health Authority (SHA). The five were charged following…
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How Mexican drug cartels have outsourced meth labs to Nigeria
The Nigerian judge was formally dressed, the lawyers maintained legal decorum and protocol was followed – but this hearing was not in the comfortable confines of a Lagos courtroom, it was inside an alleged illicit drug laboratory in the…
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15 elephants die in Amboseli as KWS probes suspected toxic exposure
The Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) is investigating the deaths of 15 elephants in the Amboseli ecosystem after preliminary laboratory findings indicated the possible presence of a toxic substance in samples collected from several of the…
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PS Isaboke reaffirms commitment to prudent use of public resources
Principal Secretary for Broadcasting and Telecommunications Stephen Isaboke has outlined measures being undertaken by the State Department to strengthen asset management and enhance accountability in the management of public resources.…
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Sidian Bank Expands WASH Programme to Schools in Western Kenya
Sidian Bank has expanded its Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) programme to schools in Uasin Gishu, Busia and Trans Nzoia counties as the lender deepens its investment in social infrastructure projects linked to education and community…
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Inside Greasy Tunes Nairobi: How Spotify turned everyday listening into a cultural experience
In Nairobi, music rarely stays in the background. It moves through lunch breaks, evening link-ups, studio sessions, Sunday plans, football nights, gospel gatherings and conversations with friends. During the first week of Spotify’s Greasy…
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Kenya Now Licenses the Software Behind Online Gambling, Not Just the Operator
The regulations giving effect to the Gambling Control Act, 2025 were published in the Kenya Gazette on 30 June 2026, as Supplement No. 162. Most coverage went to operator fees and player protections. The provision that matters to Kenya’s…
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Afro-Latin rhythms meet Swahili culture at Ritmo Conexión Weekender in Malindi
Music, dance and coastal culture will come together when the Ritmo Conexión Weekender takes over Malindi from July 31 to August 2, offering three days of live performances, dance, beach experiences and cultural activities inspired by the…
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First look at African fantasy ‘Children of Blood and Bone’ trailer
Fans of Children of Blood and Bone got a fresh glimpse of stars including Cynthia Erivo, Damson Idris and Lashana Lynch in the first trailer for the film adaptation of the popular fantasy novel. The young adult novel follows Zélie Adebola…
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