President William Ruto's re-election campaign enters a critical phase as shifting political alliances and intensifying competition threaten the broad coalition that secured his 2022 victory. His UDA party has gained some political bases while losing others at roughly the same rate during his first term.
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President William Ruto's re-election campaign enters a critical phase as shifting political alliances and intensifying competition threaten the broad coalition that secured his 2022 victory. His UDA party has gained some political bases while losing others at roughly the same rate during his first term.
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Kenya's Interior and national security ministry has been headed by Christopher Murungaru, John Michuki, George Saitoti, Yusuf Haji, Joseph Ole Lenku, Joseph Nkaissery, Fred Matiang'i, and Kithure Kindiki since 2003, before the current holder Kipchumba Murkomen, with each leader leaving a distinct imprint on the country's security landscape.
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Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna has signaled that the Linda Mwananchi movement could drop its name and adopt an alternative political party ahead of next year's polls, prompting focus on his allies who have already registered parties.
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Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen faces scrutiny for dismissing public alarm over rising political violence by claiming a goon crisis is non-existent, contradicting the President who has publicly promised to clamp down on the practice.
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Government officials repeatedly invoke a soft drinks comparison to defend Kenya's economic state, relying on the analogy as their primary defence when other arguments face scrutiny.
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The World Bank has sanctioned eCitizen founder James Ayugi and his firm Webmasters Kenya Ltd for fraudulent practices in a Somalia tender involving Sh12.7 million. Both have been debarred from World Bank-financed projects for five years after misrepresenting expert availability and using consultants' CVs without authorization.
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Unions have threatened to extend the nurses' industrial action to the country's national referral hospitals, potentially paralyzing services within seven days if the government does not resolve the strike.
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Education officials are grappling with a crisis involving more than 3,000 secondary schools that either failed to attract Grade 10 learners or admitted only a handful of students during the first senior school transition.
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Four female athletes—Agnes Tirop, Rebecca Cheptegei, Edith Muthoni, and Damaris Muthee—died at the hands of intimate partners, while other women in sports have faced physical, sexual, and emotional abuse as well as financial control; some survived but carry lasting scars.
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