The Azimio La Umoja One Kenya Coalition Council has resolved to reorganise party structures and rebrand the coalition to solidify support across the country for the 2027 general election. The Council has resolved to engage DCP Party Leader Rigathi Gachagua, Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna, PLP Leader Martha Karua and UGM Party Leader David Maraga to join the coalition.
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The Azimio La Umoja One Kenya Coalition Council has resolved to reorganise party structures and rebrand the coalition to solidify support across the country for the 2027 general election. The Council has resolved to engage DCP Party Leader Rigathi Gachagua, Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna, PLP Leader Martha Karua and UGM Party Leader David Maraga to join the coalition.
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Former President Uhuru Kenyatta is chairing the Azimio La Umoja One Kenya Coalition Council as the opposition prepares for the 2027 general election, with a key agenda of establishing a formula to identify a single presidential candidate to face President William Ruto.
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State agencies have launched a coordinated crackdown on inflammatory political rhetoric, with the Political Parties Liaison Committee warning that politicians found inciting Kenyans through hate speech, ethnic incitement, and election-related violence risk being disqualified from contesting the 2027 General Election.
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The High Court has halted the prosecution of 18 planning officers, including suspended Urban Planning chief Patrick Analo, over the collapse of Manzil Towers in South C. The case has widened into a legal battle examining how Nairobi County processes construction approvals.
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Chief Justice Martha Koome has launched an Alternative Justice Systems framework in Bomet County designed to bring faster, more accessible dispute resolution through mediation, dialogue, and traditional mechanisms alongside the formal courts. The initiative brings together community elders, religious leaders, mediators, and civil society organizations, with registries established in Bomet and Sotik to coordinate referrals and maintain records, though serious criminal offences will remain under formal jurisdiction.
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The Linda Mwananchi Movement, led by Edwin Sifuna, has announced tours of Kakamega County on August 8–9 and a rally in Homa Bay County on August 16, 2026, as part of efforts to challenge ODM's influence in western Kenya.
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Uganda has secured veto power over the hiring and firing of Kenya Pipeline Company's chief executive and won two board seats for its Permanent Secretaries of Finance and Energy, giving President Yoweri Museveni's government effective control over Kenya's fuel transport infrastructure.
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Kenya's Harambee Starlets were eliminated from the 2026 Women's Africa Cup of Nations after losing 2-0 to Algeria in their final Group A match in Rabat, Morocco, finishing the tournament without a point after three successive defeats.
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Serena and Venus Williams have received a wild card into the Cincinnati Masters doubles draw, resuming their partnership for the first time since the 2022 US Open. The sisters, who have won 14 major doubles titles and three Olympic gold medals, will compete at the hard court tournament ahead of the US Open.
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Faruku Hassan Bunza, a High Court judge in Kebbi state, was abducted from his home on July 26 and released, according to police. Although kidnappers demanded ransom, police say they maintain a firm stance against ransom payments, and security agencies are pursuing efforts to track down the perpetrators.
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A Kenyan reflects on living in the Deep South—Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia and South Carolina—for six years, describing it as culturally conservative due to the legacy of slavery, and recounting experiences of resentment from African-Americans who viewed her as academic competition and accused her of "acting white" for academic success.
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