Justice Bahati Mwamuye ruled unconstitutional the law that restricted retired presidents from holding political-party office and allowed Parliament to interfere with their retirement benefits. The judgment conflicts with another High Court ruling by Justice Lawrence Mugambi, issued a week earlier, upholding the same restriction.
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Justice Bahati Mwamuye ruled unconstitutional the law that restricted retired presidents from holding political-party office and allowed Parliament to interfere with their retirement benefits. The judgment conflicts with another High Court ruling by Justice Lawrence Mugambi, issued a week earlier, upholding the same restriction.
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Kenya's economic growth lags its East African peers, with explanations including Kenya's lower-middle-income status, a development stage often associated with slower growth during the transition from low-income to higher-income countries. Kenyan banks are positioning themselves as engines of regional economic growth.
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The Ministry of Agriculture announced the importation of 25 million bags of maize to protect consumers from poor harvests. Maize farmers are concerned that the importation will depress prices for their remaining crops following drought losses.
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Kibera High Court denied bail to eight minors charged with murdering 16 students in a dormitory fire at Utumishi Girls Academy. Justice Diana Kavedza ruled that releasing them would pose a risk of witness interference and harm to the children themselves.
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The Kenya National Examinations Council is preparing to overhaul learning assessment with a new model that will track every learner from Grade Three to Grade Nine and identify why some children fall behind, shifting focus from national averages and examination scores to individual learners, schools, and conditions influencing their performance.
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