President William Ruto has revived the construction of a new bridge on the Nithi River, which is an emotive issue for people directly affected by the project.
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President William Ruto has revived the construction of a new bridge on the Nithi River, which is an emotive issue for people directly affected by the project.
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The Kenya National Highways Authority awarded a Sh3 billion contract to upgrade the Masara-Muhuru Bay road to Lafey Construction Company Limited in January 2026, but a city advocate alleges the procurement process involved forged documents and a cover-up.
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Gen Z activist Davis Lichuma, known for carrying the Constitution at 2025 protests, was found in hospital at Nairobi Women's Hospital following an alleged abduction, described as broken by the State he sought to uphold through exercising constitutional rights.
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Since the Covid-19 pandemic, airline disruption has evolved from an occasional operational challenge into a structural feature of global aviation, with factors like adverse weather, technical defects, congestion and crew limitations triggering chain reactions across networks. The article notes that while passenger demand has recovered strongly, the industry's capacity has struggled to keep pace due to aircraft manufacturer order backlogs and persistent supply chain constraints.
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President William Ruto has renewed criticism of Kenya's commercial banks, accusing them of denying small businesses access to affordable credit despite posting record profits, and challenged lenders to rethink their business models, citing the government-backed Hustler Fund as proof that profitable lending is possible at single-digit interest rates.
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Kenya has signed a new agreement with Rwanda enabling the landlocked country to import fuel through Kenya Pipeline Company's pipelines and storage systems, reversing a shift made over a decade ago when Rwanda rerouted imports through Tanzania. Oil marketers currently import about 90 per cent of Rwanda's fuel through Tanzania's Central Transport Corridor, with Kenya accounting for about 10 per cent.
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More than 1,000 policymakers, financiers and industry leaders are gathering in Nairobi from June 30 to July 2 at the FINAS 2026 Summit to address a $100 billion annual financing gap in Africa's agriculture sector, as Kenyans face soaring food prices and rising hunger linked to climate shocks.
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Homes have been burnt in Ngendalel, Kabusa and Sung'ur villages in Ang'ata Barrikoi Ward, with families counting losses following a security operation in the area.
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Independent investigations have uncovered new details linking the attempted abduction of Standard Media Group Associate Editor Alex Kiprotich to detectives attached to the Crime Research and Intelligence Bureau (CRIB) in Nakuru, with four armed members allegedly attempting to abduct him on Saturday morning along the Mercy Njeri–Mastoo Road aboard a Toyota Probox.
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Health CS Aden Duale announced that all public hospitals have been directed to transition to a new digital health system to improve hospital services.
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A wave of abductions and enforced disappearances targeting government critics has reignited fears across Kenya, with some victims resurfacing bearing signs of torture while others remain missing or living in fear.
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Our Lady of Mercy Ringa Boys and St Mary's School Yala, two faith-named Nyanza football giants, will renew their rivalry in what is expected to be the biggest fixture of the 2026 Nyanza Region Secondary Schools Association Term Two Games, set to kick off next week and running from July 7 to July 11 across six counties.
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Nakuru Golf Club's John Kamaisi won the 2026 NCBA Kabete Open at VetLab Sports Club with a three-over-par total of 219, claiming his second KAGC season victory and moving to the top of the Order of Merit standings with 736 points after 13 events.
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The Standard's opinion piece warns that Kenya is being considered by the European Union as a destination for rejected asylum seekers as part of Europe's migration externalisation strategy. The author argues that such an arrangement would violate Kenya's sovereignty and international refugee law, and represents the Global North outsourcing responsibilities to the Global South.
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The Books and Newspapers Act (1960), Official Secrets Act (1968), and Penal Code provisions on sedition remain live instruments used to constrain Kenyan journalists and suppress reporting, according to this opinion piece. Recent examples include police shutdowns of broadcasters during June 2024 demonstrations and physical attacks on journalists covering protests.
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The Standard editorial argues that President Ruto's public disputes with the newspaper and his accusation of "extortionist propaganda" on X reveal vulnerability to scrutiny rather than strengthen his position; the piece urges him to respond with facts rather than apparent frustration.
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Insurance penetration in East Africa remains low—roughly 2.4 per cent of GDP in Kenya, 2.1 per cent in Tanzania, and under one per cent in Uganda—reflecting widespread misunderstanding of insurance as a financial tool. The region must shift from viewing insurance as optional or reactive to recognizing it as essential risk management as healthcare costs rise and economic uncertainty deepens.
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