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Kigali to host CAVB men’s club championship next month
Kenya Broadcasting CorporationSports

Kigali to host CAVB men’s club championship next month

Kigali has been selected to stage the 47th Confederation of African Volleyball (CAVB) men’s club championship from 20th April to 3rd May this year. The agreement was signed on Thursday, in Kigali by Raphaël Ngarambe, president of the…

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Russian strike on Kharkiv apartment block kills seven
Kenya Broadcasting CorporationInternational News

Russian strike on Kharkiv apartment block kills seven

At least seven people including children have been killed and several others injured after a Russian airstrike hit an apartment block in Kharkiv, Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky has said. Regional governor Oleg Synegubov said the…

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KeNHA warns motorists of flooding along Mai Mahiu-Suswa-Narok Road
Kenya Broadcasting CorporationCounties

KeNHA warns motorists of flooding along Mai Mahiu-Suswa-Narok Road

The Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA) is urging motorists to exercise caution when driving along the Mai Mahiu-Suswa-Narok Road following heavy rainfall that has left parts of the road covered with silt, disrupting traffic flow. In…

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Gov’t directs sub-counties to set up flood emergency response centres
Kenya Broadcasting CorporationCounties

Gov’t directs sub-counties to set up flood emergency response centres

The government has directed all sub-counties across the country to establish emergency response and assistance centres to mitigate the impact of ongoing heavy rains and floods. In a statement, Public Service CS Geoffrey Ruku said the move…

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Kenya Kwanza, ODM MPs to hold joint PG meeting to review 10-point agenda
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Kenya Kwanza, ODM MPs to hold joint PG meeting to review 10-point agenda

Members of Parliament from the Kenya Kwanza Coalition and the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) are set to hold a joint Parliamentary Group meeting next week as part of the ongoing broad-based engagement. The meeting, scheduled for Tuesday…

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Is Kalonzo Musyoka’s grip on Ukambani weakening?
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Is Kalonzo Musyoka’s grip on Ukambani weakening?

Wiper Party leader Kalonzo Musyoka is facing growing pressure in Ukambani as influential figures and grassroots leaders increasingly shift their loyalties. Recent moves by county leaders and emerging parties have exposed cracks in his…

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Kenya reports temporary disruption in Rotavirus vaccine supply
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Kenya reports temporary disruption in Rotavirus vaccine supply

The Ministry of Health has announced a temporary disruption in the global supply of the Rotavac Frozen Rotavirus Vaccine, which is routinely administered to infants at six, ten and fourteen weeks of age. In a press statement, Health…

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UN Chief appoints Kenya’s Monica Juma as head of UNODC, UNOV
Kenya Broadcasting CorporationNews

UN Chief appoints Kenya’s Monica Juma as head of UNODC, UNOV

Monica Kathina Juma, National Security Adviser to President William Ruto, has been appointed to two top positions at the United Nations. United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres announced that Juma will serve as Executive Director…

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12,000 Mau evictees to be compensated, Ruto pledges
Kenya Broadcasting CorporationNews

12,000 Mau evictees to be compensated, Ruto pledges

The government will compensate 12,000 people who were evicted from the Mau Forest in Narok County in the next financial year, President William Ruto has announced. The President explained that in 2023, the government provided KSh300,000…

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No Kenyan casualties reported as Middle East crisis escalates
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No Kenyan casualties reported as Middle East crisis escalates

The government has confirmed that no Kenyan casualties have been reported since the US–Israel war on Iran began seven days ago. In a statement on Friday, Prime Cabinet Secretary and Cabinet Secretary for Foreign and Diaspora Affairs…

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Opinion: Women key to Kenya’s agricultural future
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Opinion: Women key to Kenya’s agricultural future

In honour of International Women’s Day, Susan A. Oduor, the Gender, Safeguarding & Inclusion Manager at Africa Harvest, wonders why Kenya continues to overlook women in the Agricultural sector. As the global community marks International…

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Opinion: Women deserve recognition, equity for their contributions
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Opinion: Women deserve recognition, equity for their contributions

In honour of International Women’s Day, Polly Mwangi, HR and Leadership Development Expert with over 20 years of experience across Africa, reflects on the unseen work of women in families, farms, and workplaces and argues that recognition,…

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DCJ Mwilu calls for stronger judicial response to labour migration cases
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DCJ Mwilu calls for stronger judicial response to labour migration cases

Deputy Chief Justice Philomena Mwilu has called on Employment and Labour Relations Court (ELRC) judges to strengthen access to justice for migrant workers, noting that labour migration disputes increasingly present complex transnational…

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Tsigie Gebreselama to defend her title at Lisbon Half Marathon
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Tsigie Gebreselama to defend her title at Lisbon Half Marathon

Last Year’s Lisbon Half Marathon Women’s winner Tsigie Gebreselema is among the women’s e;lite line up that has been confirmed for this Sunday’s 8th March 2026 race in Lisbon. In addition to the Ethiopian—who became the 11th fastest woman…

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Athi Water secures license for pipeline project through Karura Forest
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Athi Water secures license for pipeline project through Karura Forest

The Athi Water Works Development Agency (AWWDA) has received a Special User License (SUL) from the Kenya Forest Service to undertake works under the Gigiri–Karura–Outer Ring Road Transmission Pipeline Project. According to a statement, the…

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Meghan’s lifestyle brand and Netflix end partnership
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Meghan’s lifestyle brand and Netflix end partnership

The Duchess of Sussex’s lifestyle brand has ended its partnership with Netflix, it has been announced. The brand called As Ever, was launched by Meghan last year and supported financially by the streaming giant, in a separate deal to that…

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M-pesa customer base hits 40M in nearly two decade run
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M-pesa customer base hits 40M in nearly two decade run

Safaricom Plc says its mobile money service platform, M-pesa has clocked 40 million active users since launch 19 years ago. This represents a 5.5pc increase when compared to 37.9 million active users the telco reported in half year period…

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ODM to hold Special Delegates Convention on March 27th
Kenya Broadcasting CorporationNews

ODM to hold Special Delegates Convention on March 27th

The Orange Democratic Movement party (ODM) is set to hold a Special Delegates Convention on March 27th, 2026 in Nairobi County. In a formal notice dated March 5, 2026, the party’s Deputy Secretary General Catherine Omanyo noted that the…

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