The Standard editorial criticizes the timing and scale of state handouts—mattresses, gas cylinders, boreholes, roads, and electricity—distributed in Ol Kalou ahead of the July 16 by-election, noting the pattern mirrors cash distributions in November 2025 by-elections but says IEBC and the anti-graft agency have found nothing wrong.
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The Standard editorial criticizes the timing and scale of state handouts—mattresses, gas cylinders, boreholes, roads, and electricity—distributed in Ol Kalou ahead of the July 16 by-election, noting the pattern mirrors cash distributions in November 2025 by-elections but says IEBC and the anti-graft agency have found nothing wrong.
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An opinion piece condemns the recent attack on the Opposition at Keumbu market in Kisii County, arguing that political actors resort to hiring goons and violence rather than strengthening their campaigns on merit, and examining how wealthy individuals fund such chaos by exploiting desperate citizens.
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A new Bill before the Senate would require all motorists to undergo compulsory annual emissions testing for their vehicles.
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Internal divisions, competing interests, and lack of consensus are hindering the united opposition's efforts to select a single flagbearer to challenge President William Ruto in the 2027 general elections.
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President William Ruto has signed into law the Sovereign Wealth Fund Bill, 2026, establishing a national investment vehicle to preserve wealth generated from Kenya's natural resources and strategic investments for future generations.
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Principal Secretary Charles Hinga rejected opposition claims that a future government would seize or demolish homes built under the Affordable Housing program, calling such talk nonsensical. Speaking in Kisumu, Hinga said he faces over 85 court cases related to the scheme and defended it as a constitutional right rather than a favor.
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Makadara Law Courts has released Police Constable Rashid Charo, a bodyguard attached to Youth and Sports Principal Secretary Fikirini Jacobs, on a personal bond of Sh20,000 pending further inquiry into a fatal shooting.
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Kenya Ports Authority has acquired a helicopter to transport marine pilots between the Port of Mombasa and Port of Lamu, reducing travel time and improving pilotage services at the country's newest commercial port, as part of a Sh1.4 billion upgrade.
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Kenya is establishing a unified professional training framework for surveying, geomatics and geospatial engineering to align graduate skills with emerging technologies and the country's digital transformation agenda. The initiative responds to rapid advances in AI, GIS, drone mapping and other geospatial technologies, and follows a consultative meeting convened by the Land Surveyors' Board.
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Kenya Ports Authority has defended the Sh8.344 billion Port of Mombasa road infrastructure project, stating that the contract for the 1.8 kilometre project was competitively awarded to the lowest bidder and is 52 per cent complete with no cost variation. The project includes construction of a road, bridge, retention wall, drainage systems, and transfer of power line, water pipeline and ICT cables.
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Following South Africa's Vodacom Group's completion of a Sh244.2 billion majority stake acquisition in Safaricom, the company will gain the power to nominate the next chief executive, though the board must maintain a "predominantly Kenyan character" in senior management under governance changes headed for shareholder vote.
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The High Court has given the National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) Director General seven days to explain why victims of the Owino Uhuru lead poisoning tragedy in Mombasa have not received the nearly Sh2 billion compensation awarded by the courts.
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Kenyan teachers seeking overseas employment are being turned away because their training does not fully meet foreign education systems' requirements. The TSC Director for Teacher Professional Development said many countries want to recruit Kenyan teachers, but some applicants fail to secure jobs due to gaps in qualifications and training.
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France and Morocco will meet in the quarter-finals of the 2026 World Cup at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough on July 9, 2026, revisiting their 2022 semi-final encounter in Qatar where France won 2-0. Morocco advanced by defeating Canada 3-0 while France edged Paraguay 1-0 in the round of 16.
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More than 4,600 Kenyans have filed a court case to stop construction works inside Nairobi National Park, citing threats to the wildlife sanctuary and constitutional violations.
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India's Ministry of External Affairs expressed deep concern over renewed fighting between the United States and Iran, saying the attacks risk undermining regional peace and security, and called on all parties to exercise restraint, de-escalate, and return to dialogue.
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UK police have launched an international manhunt for 45-year-old Mark Tshuma, a British citizen of Zimbabwean heritage, suspected of murdering his wife and two daughters before fleeing to Zimbabwe. The bodies of his wife and daughters were found at their home in Bedford, England, and police believe he left London on a British passport.
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Russia banned diesel exports on Wednesday to stabilize a fuel crisis caused by weeks of intensifying Ukrainian strikes on energy infrastructure. More than 90 percent of Russian regions have experienced fuel rationing or shortages since June, according to local media reports and officials.
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An editorial argues that public participation in Kenya Forest Service's Environmental and Social Impact Assessment for a proposed airstrip at Upper Imenti Forest should be meaningful and not merely rubber-stamp an already-decided project; effective safeguards require citizens and experts to examine necessity, legality, location, and environmental soundness before irreversible actions.
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An audit by the Public Service Commission into recruitment practices at the Office of the Attorney General found concerns including individuals appointed without applying and unqualified candidates being shortlisted. The opinion piece argues that meritocracy—appointments based on competence, qualifications, and integrity rather than patronage or other unrelated considerations—is fundamental to effective institutions and governance.
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