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Understanding Sports Betting Odds: A Simple Guide for Everyone
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Understanding Sports Betting Odds: A Simple Guide for Everyone

Walk into any betting shop in Nairobi on a Saturday afternoon and you’ll hear punters debating numbers, fractions, and percentages with the confidence of seasoned mathematicians. But ask someone new to sports betting what those figures…

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Court Rules Unlicensed Digital Lenders Cannot Sue to Recover Debts
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Court Rules Unlicensed Digital Lenders Cannot Sue to Recover Debts

In a landmark July 17 ruling, a Kenyan court dealt a major blow to unlicensed digital lenders, holding that entities operating without a Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) license cannot rely on the judicial system to recover debts from…

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Rigathi Gachagua Defends ‘Kill the Snake’ Comments
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Rigathi Gachagua Defends ‘Kill the Snake’ Comments

Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua, leader of the Democracy for Citizens Party (DCP), has challenged the National Cohesion and Integration Commission (NCIC) to summon him, dismissing allegations that his recent public statements…

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“Try Ignorance”: Ruto Defends Cost of 100% University Funding Plan
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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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Kenya’s Shisha Ban Goes Up in Smoke After High Court Verdict
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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
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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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KNH Murder Trial to Begin After Year-Long Mental Fitness Dispute
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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
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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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Ruto’s New Nairobi Police Unit Takes Shape With Command Plan
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Ruto’s New Nairobi Police Unit Takes Shape With Command Plan

The Ministry of Interior has released the proposed organizational structure for the Nairobi Metropolitan Police Formation. In a statement issued on Monday, July 27, the ministry said President William Ruto ordered the creation of the new…

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Gachagua Reveals Ruto’s Alleged Plot to Push Kindiki Out
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Gachagua Reveals Ruto’s Alleged Plot to Push Kindiki Out

Democracy for Citizens Party (DCP) leader Rigathi Gachagua has alleged that President William Ruto is driving a coordinated effort to politically isolate Deputy President Kithure Kindiki. Gachagua said Ruto is encouraging leaders within…

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Cherargei Files Complaint Against Gachagua Over Kalenjin Comments
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Cherargei Files Complaint Against Gachagua Over Kalenjin Comments

Nandi Senator Samson Cherargei has urged the National Cohesion and Integration Commission (NCIC) to investigate and prosecute former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua over remarks he says amount to ethnic profiling. In a letter dated July…

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CS Ruku Says Mt Kenya Will Back Ruto Even Without Kindiki
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CS Ruku Says Mt Kenya Will Back Ruto Even Without Kindiki

Public Service Cabinet Secretary Geoffrey Ruku has stated that voters in the Mount Kenya region, specifically Mt Kenya East, will back President William Ruto’s 2027 re-election campaign, regardless of whether he keeps Deputy President…

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Oparanya Shuts Down Push for Western Kenya Political Party
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Oparanya Shuts Down Push for Western Kenya Political Party

Co-operatives and Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) Development Cabinet Secretary Wycliffe Oparanya has dismissed suggestions that he will leave the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) to form or join a political party for Western…

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Court of Appeal Delivers Major Win for Casual Workers
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Court of Appeal Delivers Major Win for Casual Workers

The Court of Appeal has dealt a blow to employers who keep workers in permanent roles by using casual or repeated short-term contracts. In a landmark ruling delivered in Nyeri on July 24, 2026, the court held that employers cannot hide…

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How Fraudsters Are Exploiting M-PESA’s Shiriki Pay Feature
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How Fraudsters Are Exploiting M-PESA’s Shiriki Pay Feature

Safaricom has warned M-PESA users to stay alert for fraudsters exploiting the Shiriki Pay feature using social engineering tactics. The company said scammers increasingly trick unsuspecting customers into adding them as trusted…

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Sakaja Declares Crackdown on Illegal Tree Felling in Nairobi
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Sakaja Declares Crackdown on Illegal Tree Felling in Nairobi

Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja has warned the Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA), the Kenya Urban Roads Authority (KURA), Kenya Power, and other government agencies against cutting down trees in the city without approval from the…

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