UDA candidate Samuel Muchina reported the destruction of his campaign billboards in Captain Town to police, raising concerns over political intolerance ahead of the July 16 parliamentary by-election in Ol Kalou. Muchina said he would notify the IEBC and appealed to rivals and supporters to uphold peaceful campaigns.
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UDA candidate Samuel Muchina reported the destruction of his campaign billboards in Captain Town to police, raising concerns over political intolerance ahead of the July 16 parliamentary by-election in Ol Kalou. Muchina said he would notify the IEBC and appealed to rivals and supporters to uphold peaceful campaigns.
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County governments spent Sh13.17 billion on domestic and foreign travel in the first nine months of the 2025/26 financial year, according to the Controller of Budget's County Budget Implementation Review Report, while development projects remain abandoned and hospitals face funding shortages.
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Suspended Nairobi Finance CEC Charles Kerich, who spent weeks abroad instead of surrendering to serve a court-ordered civil jail sentence, returned to court for the fourth time claiming he is undergoing specialist treatment in the United States and is too ill to return to Kenya.
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Kenya's Eurobond buyback programme, funded through new borrowing rather than debt reduction, bought time but failed to ease the country's debt burden, leaving taxpayers exposed to growing refinancing and foreign exchange risks and locking in higher interest payments.
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Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Ogamba has warned school principals against prioritizing academic excellence at the expense of learners' talents and holistic development, urging schools to provide equal opportunities for sports, music, drama and other co-curricular activities under the Competency-Based Education system.
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The Standard investigates how vulnerable women at the Mombasa coast are drawn into relationships by men who introduce them to heroin, trapping them in addiction and exploitation. The case of Rehema Abdi exemplifies how women seeking safety and affection from street life become victims of drug trafficking.
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Hospitals across Kenya are experiencing service disruptions due to persistent technical glitches in the Social Health Authority system, including delays in One-Time Passwords used to identify patients and authorise treatment. Healthcare facilities have reverted to manual processes, which is slowing service delivery and raising concerns over delayed patient care.
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