Sources told The Standard that Kenya Kwanza's parliamentary leadership have met overseas and tasked one member with bringing Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka into the broad-based coalition ahead of the 2027 General Election.
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Sources told The Standard that Kenya Kwanza's parliamentary leadership have met overseas and tasked one member with bringing Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka into the broad-based coalition ahead of the 2027 General Election.
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Newly elected Ol Kalou MP Sammy Douglas Kamau Ngotho was sworn in on Tuesday, drawing a rare show of political solidarity from members of the Democracy for the Citizens Party (DCP).
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Stakeholders question a proposal for instant fines in Kenya.
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Deputy President Kithure Kindiki's political fortunes have declined sharply, with rivals plotting against him while President William Ruto appears indifferent and neither defends his deputy nor reassures him.
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High land prices in major cities are pushing property investors and home buyers to emerging satellite towns like Gitero near Nyeri, where affordable land and improving infrastructure—including feeder roads and piped water—are attracting residential and commercial development.
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Kenya Bureau of Standards has opened a Sh100 million laboratory in Meru to conduct quality testing and certification closer to producers and markets in the Mt Kenya region, aiming to reduce transport costs and turnaround times while curbing substandard and illicit goods.
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A photojournalist's roofing sheets purchased from a local iron sheet factory quickly lost their color and shiny appearance, becoming discolored. The article examines why roofing sheets in Kenya experience rapid fading.
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Kenya is preparing to domesticate continental competition rules aligned with the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) implementation, with fintech and banking sectors among the areas under consideration. The country has introduced the Competition (Amendment) Bill, 2026, to extend the regulator's mandate into digital markets.
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Kenya's automotive sector is gradually moving from imported second-hand vehicles to locally assembled new cars, driven by increased manufacturing investment, improved transport infrastructure, and expanded vehicle financing options. The shift is strengthening local employment and the industrial base while improving access to warranties and after-sales support.
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The Auditor General and Controller of Budget have raised concerns over escalating debt burden as the Government increasingly relies on borrowing to finance its budget. The Auditor General has flagged emerging and hidden types of debt such as securitisation of revenues, contingent and pension liabilities not ordinarily included in public debt discussions.
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Kenya is confronting a double agricultural catastrophe: massive crop failure from failed long rains, followed by torrential rainfall from an expected El Niño system that meteorologists warn will cause flooding. The Africa Development Bank estimates the impact could reach between $10 and 20 billion across Africa.
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Kenya faces an annual housing deficit of approximately 200,000 units amid rapid urbanization; an ambitious affordable housing programme targets delivering 277,000 units, with 45,000 units targeted by end of this year, leveraging government, private enterprise, and innovation to address the decades-long gap.
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Four men who participated in a March 3, 1992 hunger strike at Freedom Corner in Uhuru Park have asked the Supreme Court to order compensation, arguing the Court of Appeal failed to find that police had brutalized them despite the apex court's earlier finding of brutality in a related case involving Koigi wa Wamwere's mother.
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At least 14 elephants of different ages and sexes have died over three weeks near Amboseli National Park in locations 15 to 30 kilometers from its boundaries. Kenya Wildlife Service has launched investigations and sent samples from the carcasses to the Government Chemist for analysis.
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Increased ship traffic rerouted to Kenyan ports due to Middle East conflict is amplifying underwater ocean noise, which disrupts marine species' ability to communicate, navigate, and survive in the Western Indian Ocean—one of the world's most biologically diverse marine regions supporting over 65 million people dependent on healthy oceans.
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Congo announced that the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR), a Rwandan armed group operating in eastern Congo, had signed a disarmament protocol, but Rwanda rejected the move as violating a U.S.-brokered peace agreement between the two countries aimed at ending the regional conflict.
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The United States and Saudi Arabia struck positions belonging to the Hashed al-Shaabi (Popular Mobilisation Forces), a network of Shia-majority armed factions established in 2014 to fight the Islamic State group, which includes powerful pro-Iran groups that have long threatened Washington.
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An opinion piece argues that as Kenya approaches the 2027 General Election, the country must focus on restoring public confidence in government through stronger institutions, fiscal transparency, and ethical leadership, rather than electoral calculations. The Controller of Budget report shows Kenya's public debt has reached approximately KSh 12.8 trillion, highlighting fiscal constraints on policymakers.
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An opinion piece argues that as unemployment collides with automation and artificial intelligence, Kenya should move towards a three-day workweek to share limited economic opportunities more equitably and reduce factors like human trafficking that stem from idleness.
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The presidential pledge to fully fund higher education for eligible students has renewed debate over the long-term economic sustainability of public investment in tertiary institutions.
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