County Assembly members have boycotted the commissioning of Trans-Nzoia County Assembly's newly completed Wellness and Committee Services Centre by Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen, sparking protests from county government leadership.
10 hours ago · The Standard →
County Assembly members have boycotted the commissioning of Trans-Nzoia County Assembly's newly completed Wellness and Committee Services Centre by Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen, sparking protests from county government leadership.
10 hours ago · The Standard →
Kenya's High Court declared the Sh11.5 billion Riruta-Ngong Commuter Meter Gauge Railway Project unconstitutional, citing violations of parliamentary approval, feasibility studies, lawful procurement, and public participation requirements. Justice Gregory Mutai also ruled that the use of the Railway Development Levy Fund to finance the project was unconstitutional and void.
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The Senate has approved the conferment of city status to Thika Municipality, and the resolution has been transmitted to President William Ruto for the issuance of a charter.
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Kamukunji police station has been proposed as the headquarters for the Nairobi Metropolitan Police Unit, a new unit being formed to tackle crime in Nairobi and composed of police officers from the National Police Service and Nairobi County. The directive to form the unit was issued by President Ruto in February during the signing of a Cooperation Agreement between the County and National government.
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National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetang'ula and Senate Speaker Amason Kingi urged the High Court to dismiss a petition seeking to bar them from participating in partisan political campaigns, arguing that the Constitution expressly permits elected state officers to engage in politics.
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The Linda Mwananchi Movement has absorbed ODM county coordinators across the country and resolved to strengthen its grassroots structures after convening county coordinators from more than 36 counties in Nairobi, as it prepares to transform into a political movement ahead of the 2027 presidential election.
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Democracy for Citizens Party leader Rigathi Gachagua has said his party's victory in the Ol Kalou by-election, where Samuel Kamau was elected MP, shows what awaits President William Ruto in the 2027 General Election and signals DCP's goal to limit Ruto to one term.
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The Ol Kalou Constituency by-election in Nyandarua County was marked by various humour, drama and reactions before, during and after the poll.
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In Ol Kalou, DCP candidate Sammy Douglas Kamau won by an overwhelming margin with 35,440 votes, defeating UDA's Samuel Muchina Nyaga who received 5,450 votes, despite Opposition claims of armed attacks on voters.
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President William Ruto has urged leaders to focus on development rather than political victories or defeats, telling grassroots leaders from Bungoma County that leadership should be measured by service delivery. He unveiled projects and fresh promises for Bungoma County during a meeting at State House, Nairobi.
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The National Treasury is under scrutiny for diverting Sh30 billion from a $1.5 billion Eurobond issued in early 2025 to cover domestic borrowing shortfalls, despite disclosing that the funds would be used for buyback and restructuring of maturing debt.
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Clean energy firm BLUETTI has introduced a buy-now-pay-later financing model for its energy storage systems to make solar solutions more accessible to households and SMEs in Kenya, as businesses face rising electricity costs and intermittent power supply.
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Winfrida Kasambu Muvea, a farmer in Chuluni village, Kitui County, increased her cotton harvest from about 500 kilograms per season to more than 1,400 kilos by adopting Bt cotton, a genetically modified variety resistant to bollworms. The change came after she visited Busia County in 2020 on a learning visit organised by ISAAA and saw the healthier, pest-resistant plants firsthand.
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The Standard reports on asylum-seeking children at Kakuma refugee camp in Kenya, including a 17-year-old from the Democratic Republic of Congo raising a six-month-old son while coping with trauma and uncertain futures.
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Prof. Ayub Gitau has been inaugurated as the ninth substantive vice-chancellor of the University of Nairobi, following years of leadership wrangles and governance disputes. He has announced plans to prioritize staff unity and financial recovery as foundations for reforms in student services, research, and institutional standing.
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Detectives in Nairobi arrested four suspects and rescued a toddler who had been missing from her mother in Embakasi since July 8, after the mother was tricked into leaving the child with a woman who disappeared.
3 hours ago · Citizen Digital →
Police intercepted two suspected drug traffickers at the Suo Roadblock along the Busia–Kisumu Highway after discovering 13.9 kilograms of cannabis sativa worth an estimated Sh417,000 strapped to a motorcycle passenger's body and concealed in a travel bag.
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An infant who disappeared in Pipeline, Embakasi after the mother was deceived with a fake employment offer has been recovered by detectives following an eight-day investigation. Four suspects have been arrested and remain in custody.
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India's government is working to resolve tax and regulatory hurdles to bring Formula One back to the Buddh International Circuit near New Delhi in 2028, more than a decade after the Indian GP was dropped following its 2013 running. Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya has met stakeholders including the Adani Group and the motorsports federation, and said a task force would be set up to revive the race.
3 hours ago · Citizen Digital →
Residents of Barcelona's working-class Rocafonda neighbourhood, where Spain forward Lamine Yamal grew up, look ahead with pride to Sunday's World Cup final against Lionel Messi's Argentina. Yamal's admiration for Messi and a viral photograph of them together have captured imaginations ahead of the match in New Jersey.
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France will play England in the 2026 World Cup third-place playoff on Saturday in Miami, the final match for departing coach Didier Deschamps, after France's semi-final loss to Spain. Deschamps says the team has a duty to deliver a bronze medal, though the French are unhappy about the playoff match.
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Argentina and Spain will face each other in the World Cup final in New Jersey on Sunday, a match that pits Argentina's attacking style and Lionel Messi against Spain's controlled, methodical approach. The match carries personal storylines, including Messi facing teenager Lamine Yamal, both connected to Barcelona's La Masia academy.
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US President Trump revived accusations that China meddled in U.S. elections and improperly acquired voter data, complicating a fragile truce with Xi Jinping ahead of a planned Washington summit in two months. China's Foreign Ministry denied the allegations as "pure fabrication" and said Beijing has never interfered in U.S. elections.
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A Russian court fined anti-war politician Boris Nadezhdin $13 for displaying "extremist symbols" over a 2023 post linking to a video featuring late opposition leader Alexei Navalny. Nadezhdin, one of few Russian politicians openly criticizing President Putin and Moscow's Ukraine offensive, was attempting to register for September parliamentary elections.
13 hours ago · Citizen Digital →
South African police arrested 69 people after an anti-immigrant protest in Jeffreys Bay descended into looting, with at least one person hospitalized and 23 tuck shops looted. The unrest follows weeks of anti-immigrant protests that have prompted nearly 150,000 people to flee South Africa in recent weeks.
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Eight Ukrainian news outlets published a banned corruption investigation into the brother of a top law enforcement official on Friday, defying a court order. Ukraine has been working to boost anti-graft laws and combat corruption as it seeks EU membership amid the Russian invasion.
9 hours ago · Citizen Digital →
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio is traveling to the Philippines to meet with Southeast Asian counterparts at an ASEAN foreign ministers' meeting in Manila. The trip aims to advance US priorities for a "free and open Indo-Pacific" amid tensions in the Middle East and US concerns about China's alleged election interference.
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Twin earthquakes of magnitude 7.2 and 7.5 struck Venezuela on June 24, killing 5,069 people and injuring 16,740, with the worst damage in the coastal state of La Guaira. The country has drawn $346 million from the International Monetary Fund for reconstruction efforts.
3 hours ago · Citizen Digital →
A Ukrainian drone attack on a Wildberries logistics centre in Kotovsk, Tambov region killed seven night-shift employees and wounded 24, according to the regional governor. Ukraine says such strikes are retribution for Russian barrages against its territory over more than four years.
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The United States and Iran traded drone and missile strikes on Friday, with Tehran claiming it targeted American assets across the region and accusing US forces of hitting civilian infrastructure including an airport, railway station, and bridges; Iranian state media reported at least eight dead and 20 wounded. This represents the biggest escalation since the two countries returned to outright war a month after agreeing a memorandum of understanding aimed at ending their conflict.
7 hours ago · Citizen Digital →