A Standard opinion piece argues that proposed plans for a Nairobi Metropolitan Police Service risk becoming another bureaucratic venture unless underlying problems — including corruption, extrajudicial killings, and poor officer welfare — are addressed first. The author contends that reforming police culture and public relations is more important than creating new police units.
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A Standard opinion piece argues that proposed plans for a Nairobi Metropolitan Police Service risk becoming another bureaucratic venture unless underlying problems — including corruption, extrajudicial killings, and poor officer welfare — are addressed first. The author contends that reforming police culture and public relations is more important than creating new police units.
5 hours ago · The Standard →
The government is seeking an out-of-court settlement in a petition challenging the age limit for the position of local administrator (Chief II).
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The arrest of Nairobi County Chief Officer for Urban Planning Patrick Analo adds to a series of scandals affecting Nairobi City County governance.
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Milestone Games Limited, owner of SportPesa, has filed a lawsuit against 20 companies alleging breach of its exclusive Sh1.9 billion contract with the Football Kenya Federation over use of Kenya Premier League data on streaming and betting platforms.
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Venezuela opened its mineral reserves to private capital in April following political transition, but gang control over many mines could obstruct development. The country holds the world's largest proven oil reserves and significant deposits of gold, diamonds, bauxite, coltan, and rare earths.
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A passenger mistakenly sent Sh120 to the wrong mobile account after boarding an Oma Bus Management matatu in Eastlands. When the conductor initially claimed he could not access the incorrect account, the passenger reported the matter to the bus service's management office, which traced and recovered the funds; the conductor was subsequently suspended for misconduct.
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Learning has been disrupted in several secondary schools across the country following a fresh wave of student unrest and school fires.
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Ten students are in custody as investigations continue into a fire that gutted a store at Alliance High School, amid growing pressure on authorities to consider precautionary school closures before the midterm break due to a wave of unrest spreading across learning institutions nationwide.
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About 1,022 of Homa Bay County's 1,401 public schools lack land title deeds, accounting for 73 per cent and leaving them vulnerable to land grabbing and boundary disputes. The county commissioner has urged head teachers to secure title deeds to prevent such conflicts.
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Activists, community members and grassroots leaders in Nanyuki have rejected remarks by Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale suggesting opposition to the proposed Ebola quarantine facility in Laikipia County is politically instigated, insisting their concerns are rooted in public health, biosecurity and constitutional governance.
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Equipment and experts from the United States have arrived in Kenya as the planned Ebola quarantine centre in Laikipia is being activated.
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Following a fire at Utumishi Girls Senior School that revealed the institution had admitted 715 students despite a 650-student capacity, questions have emerged about communication breakdowns between the ministry headquarters and schools, including delays in admission reporting and uncertainties around capitation disbursement and textbook distribution.
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Kenya's Wafalme Stars defeated Uganda in straight sets at the Zone Five qualifiers and are on course to secure a ticket to the 2026 CAVB Nations Championship, though they must win their remaining two matches against South Sudan and Burundi to top the five-team table.
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India and Venezuela are strengthening ties in the energy sector, with New Delhi describing Caracas as a preferred partner. Venezuela's interim President Delcy Rodriguez held talks with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday, focusing on cooperation in upstream and downstream energy projects as global oil supplies have been disrupted by the Middle East crisis.
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At Russia's St Petersburg International Economic Forum, President Vladimir Putin faced conflicting narratives from participants: some argued Russia should continue fighting and prepare for global confrontation with the West, while others highlighted economic benefits of ending the Ukraine war, which Ukrainian drones struck near the forum venue the previous day.
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Former Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador accused Washington of using "interventionist and unscrupulous practices" to bolster Mexico's right-wing opposition and weaken his leftist political movement, amid escalating US–Mexico tensions under President Claudia Sheinbaum.
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Mojtaba Khamenei has been appointed Iran's supreme leader following the death of his father Ali Khamenei, who held the post since 1989. Though largely unknown publicly and reportedly wounded in a US-Israeli strike, Mojtaba has issued written messages as leader continuing confrontational ideology toward Israel and the United States.
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President Emmanuel Macron said France supports the ceasefire between Lebanon and Israel announced in Washington, and that the US and France are working together on a coordination mechanism to monitor and verify its implementation.
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Iran's supreme leader said Thursday that the United States and Israel had been dealt a "decisive blow" in the Middle East war, after the government reported "no tangible progress" in negotiations on ending the conflict. His message came after weeks of talks failed to secure a deal to end the war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, with the US and Iran sending divergent messages.
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