Senators are pressing for the conclusion of an investigation into former energy sector chiefs, including ex-Petroleum PS Liban Mohamed, ex-KPC MD Joe Sang, and ex-EPRA boss Daniel Kiptoo.
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Senators are pressing for the conclusion of an investigation into former energy sector chiefs, including ex-Petroleum PS Liban Mohamed, ex-KPC MD Joe Sang, and ex-EPRA boss Daniel Kiptoo.
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MP Peter Opondo Kaluma remains free three days after making remarks bordering on incitement to political violence that fueled anarchy in Homa Bay County during the Linda Mwananchi brigade campaign, prompting public concern over selective law enforcement.
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Members of Parliament, led by Nominated MP Dorothy Muthoni, are seeking a statement from the National Assembly Committee on Labour on the harmonisation and strengthening of maternity leave entitlements for female employees, questioning whether the existing framework adequately promotes equitable maternity protection.
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Multiple journalists reported assaults, robberies, and injuries while covering a Linda Mwananchi faction convoy tour led by Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna in Homa Bay County on August 16, describing scenes of sustained terror and running battles with armed gangs.
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Kenya's public debt has reached Sh13.011 trillion as of end-June 2026, up from Sh8.7 trillion in September 2022, an increase of Sh4.3 trillion in four years. Debt servicing now consumes nearly three-quarters of government revenue.
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Political rallies across Kenya have witnessed destruction and disruption, raising concerns over constitutional freedoms and prompting public condemnation of political violence as unacceptable in modern Kenya.
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Kiharu MP Ndindi Nyoro is taking his newly adopted People's Party of Kenya to the Rift Valley to explain his fallout with President William Ruto to political leaders and voters, marking his first major campaign outside Mount Kenya after formally leaving the UDA for the opposition.
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The Auditor General revealed that Kenya incurred Sh7.65 billion in loan commitment fees over five financial years (2020/2021 to 2024/2025), with fees declining from Sh2.063 billion to Sh1.07 billion, a 47.6 per cent reduction.
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Kenya has registered 32.2 million people under the Social Health Authority (SHA), its highest-ever registration into a social health scheme since independence, marking a major gain in the health sector under the Kenya Kwanza administration's push towards Universal Health Coverage.
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Rising numbers of Kenyans are falling victim to online scams and mobile money fraud, with one example being a man who wired Sh5,600 after seeing a fake job vacancy posted on Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital's website.
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An opinion piece argues that artificial intelligence, which relies on processing data from multiple sources through computer chips and data centres, mimics natural intelligence and should be leveraged as a pathway to industrialisation in Kenya.
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According to a national conversation launch, Kenya's Vision 2030 political pillar achieved 88.2 per cent implementation, outpacing foundations and enablers (61.6 per cent), the social pillar (59.5 per cent), and the economic pillar (55.5 per cent). The opinion piece contrasts these reported achievements against what the author describes as political incendiary rhetoric and "goonism" as 2027 approaches.
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