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Nakuru Governor and Senator clash at Senate audit meeting

The News

Nakuru Governor Susan Kihika and Nakuru Senator Tabitha Keroche clashed during a Senate County Public Accounts Committee meeting where Kihika appeared to respond to audit queries for the 2024/2025 financial year, with their dispute over the closure of Nakuru War Memorial Hospital prompting the committee chair to intervene and request they withdraw unparliamentary language.

Why it matters

Nakuru Governor and Senator clash at Senate audit meeting over hospital closure, reflecting governance dysfunction and accountability failures in county administration.

4 hours ago · The Standard →

Politics

  1. Nakuru Governor and Senator clash at Senate audit meeting

    Nakuru Governor Susan Kihika and Nakuru Senator Tabitha Keroche clashed during a Senate County Public Accounts Committee meeting where Kihika appeared to respond to audit queries for the 2024/2025 financial year, with their dispute over the closure of Nakuru War Memorial Hospital prompting the committee chair to intervene and request they withdraw unparliamentary language.

    4 hours ago · The Standard →

  2. Politicians deploy cash of unknown origin in voter-buying spree

    Large sums of money from unknown sources are being distributed by politicians through cash handouts at rallies, church donations, economic empowerment drives, and community fundraisers as elections approach, with violence also emerging in competing power struggles.

    4 hours ago · The Standard →

  3. Politicians splash cash ahead of next year's general election

    President William Ruto and his allies are conducting lavish empowerment drives ahead of next year's General Election, with crowds gathering to receive cash handouts worth millions of shillings from politicians.

    4 hours ago · The Standard →

  4. Scores injured in attack on Linda Mwananchi convoy at Keumbu

    Suspected hired goons attacked a Linda Mwananchi political convoy at Keumbu in Kisii by hurling stones and sticks, injuring scores of people, as politicians affiliated with the Linda Mwananchi faction moved into the Gusii region to consolidate support in Nyanza and Western Kenya.

    4 hours ago · The Standard →

Agriculture & Land

  1. Parasite control critical for dairy farm productivity and income

    Parasites, classified as internal (worms, flukes) or external (ticks, lice, mites, flies), reduce livestock productivity by lowering weight gain, milk yield, and reproductive performance. Young and unhealthy animals are more severely affected since they lack full immunity.

    4 hours ago · The Standard →

  2. Laikipia coffee farmers earn Sh10.24 million in six months

    Coffee farmers in Laikipia have earned Sh10.24 million from the sale of 11,452 kilogrammes through the Nairobi Coffee Exchange over the last six months, with 42 per cent of their production achieving grade AA. County officials credit consistent promotion of coffee farming with encouraging hundreds of youth to shift from criminal activities and banditry toward coffee production.

    4 hours ago · The Standard →

Society

  1. Universities see sharp student decline under Ruto funding model

    Student numbers at universities have fallen sharply four years after President William Ruto's new funding model was introduced, revealing systemic problems with the policy.

    4 hours ago · The Standard →

  2. Parents seek Sh36 million compensation for daughter killed cycling

    Eight-year-old Aisha Faysal Mohamed was killed on December 16 while riding her bicycle at Mugoya Estate in South C, Nairobi County. Her parents are demanding Sh36 million in compensation for her death.

    4 hours ago · The Standard →

Tourism & Environment

  1. Court clears Ritz-Carlton Mara Safari Camp operations

    The Environment and Land Court has struck out a second case challenging the construction and operation of the luxury Ritz-Carlton Mara Safari Camp in the Maasai Mara, clearing it to continue operations.

    4 hours ago · The Standard →

World & Region

  1. Bomb blast at Damascus cafe kills 10, wounds 21

    Syria's health ministry said the death toll from a bomb attack at a Damascus cafe rose to 10, with 21 people wounded. The bombing, described as the deadliest since a suicide attack on a church last year, occurred near the Palace of Justice and was caused by a homemade explosive device packed with metal fragments.

    6 hours ago · Citizen Digital →

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