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Kenya hosts IGAD soil hub to boost food security
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Kenya hosts IGAD soil hub to boost food security

In a major step toward transforming agricultural resilience across East Africa, Kenya has on Monday played host to the inaugural Steering and Technical Committees meeting of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) Soil Health…

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Coffee farmers to receive payments within five days under new reforms
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Coffee farmers to receive payments within five days under new reforms

Coffee farmers will be receiving payment for their crop within five days of delivering their produce under sweeping reforms aimed at increasing farmers’ pay and revitalising the sector, President William Ruto has announced. Speaking during…

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Alan Greenspan, architect of the modern American economy, dies aged 100
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Alan Greenspan, architect of the modern American economy, dies aged 100

Former US Federal Reserve chair Alan Greenspan has died aged 100, his wife has said. NBC News correspondent Andrea Mitchell said in a statement reported by her employer that her husband had died from complications of Parkinson’s Disease.…

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Guinea bans exports of raw gold to boost local refining
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Guinea bans exports of raw gold to boost local refining

Guinea has banned the export of unrefined gold in an effort to promote domestic processing of the precious metal. The policy – effective immediately – comes after Guinea’s President Mamadi Doumbouya met industrial and artisanal gold…

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Ruto launches coffee revival programme to boost farmer earnings
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Ruto launches coffee revival programme to boost farmer earnings

President William Ruto has launched the Coffee Revival Through Cooperative Societies Programme, a government initiative aimed at increasing farmer earnings, strengthening cooperative societies and restoring Kenya’s coffee sector. Speaking…

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Construction of Nyandarua’s first university set to begin
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Construction of Nyandarua’s first university set to begin

Nyandarua County is set to get its first university following the completion of the land titling process by the Ministry of Lands. The milestone clears the way for groundbreaking and the commencement of construction works ahead of the…

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Martha Karua denied entry into Uganda
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Martha Karua denied entry into Uganda

Senior Counsel and People’s Liberation Party leader Martha Karua has reportedly been denied entry into Uganda upon her arrival at Entebbe International Airport on Monday. Karua had travelled aboard a Kenya Airways flight alongside Law…

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Traders’ association decries recurrent Gikomba fires, demands action
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Traders’ association decries recurrent Gikomba fires, demands action

Safety gaps at Gikomba Market have once again come under scrutiny following a devastating fire that claimed two lives, destroyed businesses and left hundreds of traders counting massive losses. The Mitumba Consortium Association of Kenya…

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NLP condemns Martha Karua detention, demands immediate release
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NLP condemns Martha Karua detention, demands immediate release

The National Liberal Party (NLP) has strongly condemned the detention of People’s Liberation Party leader and Senior Counsel Martha Karua by Ugandan authorities at Entebbe International Airport, terming the incident a political provocation…

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UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer resigns
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UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer resigns

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has announced he will resign as prime minister and leader of the Labour Party. In a statement outside 10 Downing Street, he said every decision he has made in office has been about “putting the country I love…

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Parliament approves establishment of National Cybersecurity Agency
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Parliament approves establishment of National Cybersecurity Agency

Parliament has approved the establishment of the National Cybersecurity Agency (NCSA) to regulate, coordinate cybersecurity efforts and protect Kenya’s digital infrastructure. The Ministry of Interior and National Administration welcomed…

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Calvo Mistari recalls how dinner preparations inspired new single ‘Baddest
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Calvo Mistari recalls how dinner preparations inspired new single ‘Baddest

Kenyan musician Calvo Mistari has opened up about the unlikely circumstances that led to the creation of “Baddest”, the latest collaboration between himself and fellow artist Naiboi. According to Calvo Mistari, the feel-good afro-pop track…

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National Policy to regulate Day Care Centres, says PS Carren Ageng’o
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National Policy to regulate Day Care Centres, says PS Carren Ageng’o

The government is developing a National Care Policy aimed at regulating daycare facilities across the country to enhance the safety and welfare of children. Principal Secretary for the State Department for Children Welfare Services, Carren…

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Kenyans can now download, print birth certificates online
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Kenyans can now download, print birth certificates online

Birth certificates can now be downloaded and printed online, marking a major milestone in improving access to essential government services and reducing the time required to obtain vital documents. The development was highlighted on Monday…

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Ruto to launch Coffee Revival Programme, in Kirinyaga
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Ruto to launch Coffee Revival Programme, in Kirinyaga

President William Ruto returns to Kirinyaga County on Monday to officially launch the Coffee Revival Programme, an initiative aimed at revitalising the coffee sub-sector and boosting farmers’ incomes. The programme targets farmers in…

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HIV burden, illicit brews, defilement top agenda at Nyeri public forum
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HIV burden, illicit brews, defilement top agenda at Nyeri public forum

Nyeri Town Constituency Member of Parliament Duncan Maina Mathenge, over the weekend, convened a public baraza with residents of Nyeri Town in a joint initiative with the National Syndemic Diseases Control Council, bringing to light a raft…

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UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer expected to resign on Monday
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UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer expected to resign on Monday

Expectations are growing that U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer will announce his resignation and a plan to hand over to his successor as soon as Monday morning. The prime minister has spent the weekend weighing up his political future as…

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GMOs: National Biosafety to step up public awareness
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GMOs: National Biosafety to step up public awareness

The National Biosafety Authority (NBA) has lined up a series of public awareness activities across the country starting July as it moves to address the issues of misinformation and disinformation on genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in…

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Ethiopia PM’s party wins landslide as fears grow of new conflict
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Ethiopia PM’s party wins landslide as fears grow of new conflict

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed is the big winner following the country’s general election as his party has retained its overwhelming parliamentary majority, despite the poll being overshadowed by conflict, accusations of repression…

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