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How KISIP and NYOTA are transforming Kenya’s informal settlements
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How KISIP and NYOTA are transforming Kenya’s informal settlements

The sun rises over the bustling coastal city of Mombasa, casting long shadows across the newly laid tarmac roads that now weave through its informal settlements. For decades, these pathways were little more than muddy tracks during the…

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Reclaiming Africa’s Intellectual Sovereignty
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Reclaiming Africa’s Intellectual Sovereignty

Africa is routinely described as the world’s richest continent a treasury of gold, cobalt, oil, and arable land waiting to be unlocked. It is a comforting narrative, but an incomplete one. The greatest form of dependence a people can…

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Two arrested over Kikuyu robbery with violence, gang rape
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Two arrested over Kikuyu robbery with violence, gang rape

Detectives have arrested two suspects linked to a robbery with violence and gang rape following a road traffic accident in Kikuyu. According to police, the victims had been involved in an accident near Kikuyu Boys High School when two men,…

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Snapchat joins other popular platforms in fight against ‘AI slop’
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Snapchat joins other popular platforms in fight against ‘AI slop’

Snapchat has joined the likes of YouTube, LinkedIn and Substack in a growing effort to combat fake writing, images and videos that are entirely created by artificial intelligence (AI) tools. Such content, commonly called “AI slop”, has…

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Housing units, markets on schedule, ignore naysayers, PS Hinga says
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Housing units, markets on schedule, ignore naysayers, PS Hinga says

Housing and Urban Development Principal Secretary Charles Hinga has called on Kenyans to ignore naysayers saying Affordable Housing units are on schedule across the Country. PS Hinga said an estimated 8,807 units are already complete while…

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Kenya makes progress in setting up intellectual property policy
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Kenya makes progress in setting up intellectual property policy

Kenya could soon have an intellectual property policy in place after two previous attempts to establish the plan failed. This follows the conclusion of public participation on the Draft National Intellectual Property Policy conducted by…

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PS Omollo rallies Kenyans to shape Beyond Vision 2030
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PS Omollo rallies Kenyans to shape Beyond Vision 2030

Principal Secretary for Internal Security and National Administration Dr. Raymond Omollo has urged Kenyans to embrace President William Ruto’s call to shape a new long-term national development vision that will guide the country beyond…

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Galana-Kulalu Kenya Food Security Revolution Basket
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Galana-Kulalu Kenya Food Security Revolution Basket

There is a particular kind of anxiety that grips a farming household when the rains delay. It shows in the way a mother recalculates the maize in the store, in the way a father walks his field at dusk searching the sky for clouds that…

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Tax revenue from licensed gaming firms hit Ksh 22B
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Tax revenue from licensed gaming firms hit Ksh 22B

Kenya earned a total of Ksh 22.3 billion in taxes from licensed gaming firms in the 2023/24 financial year, according to the latest data by the Association of Gaming Operators Kenya (AGOK). The association says gambling-related taxes drawn…

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Kirinyaga women leaders criticise Gachagua’s remarks on women governors
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Kirinyaga women leaders criticise Gachagua’s remarks on women governors

A section of women leaders in Kirinyaga have criticised former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua over remarks they say demeaned women governors by focusing on their appearance. The women under the egis of Kirinyaga Grassroots Women Leaders…

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Insurance players urged to intensify consumer education to boost uptake
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Insurance players urged to intensify consumer education to boost uptake

Industry stakeholders have been called upon to aggressively scale up public financial education initiatives as a vital strategy to drive insurance penetration out of its historic lows and stimulate broad-based economic resilience. Speaking…

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Rally behind Kindiki, Murkomen tells Mt. Kenya as he commends war on goons
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Rally behind Kindiki, Murkomen tells Mt. Kenya as he commends war on goons

Interior and National Administration CS Kipchumba Murkomen has called on the people of the Mt. Kenya region to rally behind Deputy President Kithure Kindiki, saying that he represents the region’s future leadership. “I want you to support…

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‘The Test’ premieres as part of Shuga Mashariki Shorts
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‘The Test’ premieres as part of Shuga Mashariki Shorts

Shuga Global officially premiered its new Shuga Mashariki Shorts anthology at an exclusive event at the Siaya County Club in Siaya County, kicking off with ‘The Test’, the first film of the series. The community premiere marks the…

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Kenya outlines plans to boost bixa production to 3000 tonnes
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Kenya outlines plans to boost bixa production to 3000 tonnes

The government has embarked on ambitious plan that will help raise Kenya’s bixa production capacity to at least 3,000 tonnes annually. Agriculture and Livestock Development Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe who announced the plan in Kwale…

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Industry intensifies efforts to curb illegal pesticides in market
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Industry intensifies efforts to curb illegal pesticides in market

Proliferation of unlicensed pesticides packaged in small quantities still pose a challenge to Kenya’s food safety despite intensified efforts by the government which has raised compliance rate to 90.4%. Coupled with lack limited farmer…

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Government seeks to cut power costs, taxation for investors
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Government seeks to cut power costs, taxation for investors

The government is reviewing its industrialization policy to allow investors to draw cheap, stable power directly from producers, as it moves to curb the exodus of manufacturers to neighboring countries. The Principal Secretary for Industry…

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Court halts construction of State Lodge inside Imenti Forest
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Court halts construction of State Lodge inside Imenti Forest

The Environment and Land Court in Meru has extended conservatory orders halting all activities related to the proposed construction of an airstrip, state lodge, and golf course inside the Imenti Forest until all petitions challenging the…

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Machakos youth to benefit from new technology-driven employment partnership
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Machakos youth to benefit from new technology-driven employment partnership

Kenyan entrepreneur Eric Muli has partnered with recruitment platform Joby to expand access to sustainable employment opportunities for young people in Machakos through a technology-driven platform that connects verified job seekers with…

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ALP REIT eyes first pipeline asset as net profit hits Ksh 30M
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ALP REIT eyes first pipeline asset as net profit hits Ksh 30M

Kenya’s first USD-denominated Income Real Estate Investment Trust (I-REIT) ALP REIT plans to spend at least $14.74 million to acquire first pipeline asset after reporting its maiden interim results. The REIT which was listed on Nairobi…

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Tana River nurses kick off strike until demands are met
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Tana River nurses kick off strike until demands are met

Nurses across Tana River County under the Kenya National Union of Nurses (KNUN) have joined their colleagues in a nationwide strike, aimed to among other grievances push the Government to honour a 2017 Collective Bargaining Agreement…

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Anthropic’s Claude AI escapes tests to hack three organisations
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Anthropic’s Claude AI escapes tests to hack three organisations

US technology firm Anthropic says its artificial intelligence (AI) models hacked into the systems of three organisations during a cybersecurity test due to an error that gave them access to the internet. It comes just days after rival…

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