Justice Ocharo Kebira has rejected acting general secretary Sulman Owour's petition to stop the Dock Workers Union elections, allowing union polls scheduled for August 13 to proceed. Owour had challenged the elections board as having four members instead of nine, but the court found his application failed to meet the threshold for injunctive relief.
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Justice Ocharo Kebira has rejected acting general secretary Sulman Owour's petition to stop the Dock Workers Union elections, allowing union polls scheduled for August 13 to proceed. Owour had challenged the elections board as having four members instead of nine, but the court found his application failed to meet the threshold for injunctive relief.
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The High Court will deliver judgment Thursday in the murder trial of former Migori Governor Okoth Obado and two former aides in the 2018 killing of Sharon Otieno, ending nearly eight years of investigations and court proceedings in one of the country's most high-profile criminal cases.
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Charles Owino, former National Police Service spokesperson, has been appointed as the government's new spokesperson in the executive office of the President. His appointment has raised questions about his impartiality and transparent communication, given his previous controversial remarks defending police actions during protests and his reputation as a combative defender of the police force.
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Attorney General Dorcas Oduor has launched the Multisectoral Committee on Legislative Reform and Alignment to audit laws and address governance gaps. The audit will address statutes and statutory provisions that have been invalidated by courts but remain unamended, unrepealed, or unaligned.
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A nationwide court boycott called by the Law Society of Kenya (LSK) on Wednesday paralysed proceedings in several courts across the country, exposing a standoff between the Bar and the Bench over allegations of corruption and accountability within the Judiciary.
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The decision to move the 2026 Mashujaa Day national celebrations from Kamariny Stadium in Elgeyo Marakwet to Eldoret in Uasin Gishu County has prompted angry protests from locals, as the original venue is still under construction.
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The Nakuru Law Court dismissed several cases during the Law Society of Kenya's nationwide boycott, contrary to an agreement with the Chief Magistrate that no cases should be dismissed. LSK's Nakuru Chapter leadership protested, with the chapter's vice chair confronting Senior Principal Magistrate Faith Mutuku over the dismissal, arguing she lacked authority to dismiss a case without an application.
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Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has reiterated that the United Opposition's presidential candidate will be determined by the number of votes each principal can marshal.
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Political leaders in Mt Kenya region are dismissing claims that the region is dividing into East and West sections, arguing the debate is a strategy by competing political interests ahead of the 2027 General Election. The dispute has placed President William Ruto's relationship with the region under scrutiny, three years after Mt Kenya was among his strongest political bases in the 2022 election.
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The EAC secretariat is calling on partner states to remove domestic administrative bottlenecks hindering the movement of goods and services, with the bloc aiming to increase intra-EAC trade to 50 per cent by 2030. EAC Secretary General Mbundi toured the Sirari-Isebania and Busia-Busia One Stop Border Posts to assess regional border operations and identify practical measures to improve trade facilitation.
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The Standard explores futuristic mixed-use buildings that integrate residential apartments, office spaces, retail stores, hotels, gyms, and parking into single vertical structures. The article highlights Mohammed VI Tower in Rabat, Morocco, as an example — Africa's second-tallest building featuring a Waldorf Astoria Hotel with 55 rooms, multiple restaurants, a spa, and solar panels.
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An opinion piece argues that the Lamu Refinery—now in implementation with government commitments fulfilled and financing secured—is a strategic investment that will strengthen regional energy security, unlock the LAPSSET Corridor, and position Kenya as East Africa's gateway for energy, trade and manufacturing.
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The 21st Plenary Assembly of AMECEA, underway in Nairobi, has made young people central to the regional Church's agenda, with bishops from nine member countries proposing youth as their pastoral priority for the next four years. Religious leaders have called for renewed trust in young people as agents of transformation and emphasized the need for sound formation and faith education.
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Police actions recorded on CCTV after placing teacher Albert Ojwang in the boot of their vehicle from the cells contradict statements made by their superior officer during the murder trial before Kibera Law Courts.
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A 51-year-old businessman allegedly abducted from Nairobi and deported to South Sudan holds both Kenyan and South Sudanese nationality, according to documents reviewed by The Standard. Amnesty International Kenya and activist Boniface Mwangi have raised concerns about his unlawful removal and current detention at a military facility in Juba.
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Nairobi Region girls' volleyball champions Soweto Academy, consistent national participants since 2016, are seeking their first KSSSA national title at the August 2–6 games in Thika, having survived regional eliminations that removed most competing teams.
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Four Kenyan boxers are competing at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, with a minimum target of reaching the medal bracket. Light middleweight champion Boniface Mogunde and national light heavyweight champion Robert Okaka are among those competing, with the team focused on winning medals and returning home with pride.
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Daniel Siad, a modelling scout with ties to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, has been found dead at his home outside Paris. At least five women accused Siad of rape and human trafficking, which he denied, and his name appeared nearly 2,000 times in the Epstein files released by the U.S. Department of Justice.
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President Trump vowed that the United States will bomb Iranian bridges or power plants each time Tehran fires at ships in the Strait of Hormuz, including facilities near Tehran. The threat came as Trump prepared to receive the remains of three US troops killed in Iranian attacks on American military facilities in the Gulf.
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An Angolan court has sentenced two Russian nationals, Lev Lakshtanov and Igor Ratchin, to eight and 11 years respectively for terrorism and espionage, accused of planning activities aimed at destabilising Angola. The convictions follow protests in July 2025 triggered by a taxi drivers' strike over rising fuel prices that escalated into rioting, leaving 22 people dead according to Angola's Interior Ministry.
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An opinion piece argues that Pakistan has consistently used the Indus Waters Treaty's dispute resolution provisions to obstruct Indian hydropower projects on Western rivers rather than for genuine dispute resolution, while simultaneously portraying India as a "water aggressor" despite India's compliance with the treaty.
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An opinion piece argues that while the Commonwealth Games unfold in Glasgow, the greater opportunity lies in harnessing the Commonwealth's shared language, legal traditions, and diaspora networks to increase trade, investment, and enterprise among its 56 member states, which span 2.7 billion people across every inhabited continent.
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