An opinion piece argues that if the Opposition nominates Kalonzo Musyoka for president in 2027, despite his polling lead and backing from opposition figures like Martha Karua and Eugene Wamalwa, it risks handing President Ruto his clearest path to a second term, citing Kalonzo's limited national electoral reach and history of unsuccessful vice-presidential campaigns.
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An opinion piece argues that if the Opposition nominates Kalonzo Musyoka for president in 2027, despite his polling lead and backing from opposition figures like Martha Karua and Eugene Wamalwa, it risks handing President Ruto his clearest path to a second term, citing Kalonzo's limited national electoral reach and history of unsuccessful vice-presidential campaigns.
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Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna is described as the best thing to happen to Kenya's opposition during the William Ruto regime, but faces challenges now after launching himself in the Equity Party.
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President William Ruto has announced a package of promises to teachers including raising promotion slots from 34,016 to 50,000 this year, alongside pledges of additional government funding for career progression and measures on housing, healthcare, and retirement benefits.
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Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna launched The Equitable Party (TEP) on Sunday, following a political and legal battle that has brought scrutiny to the Office of the Registrar of Political Parties.
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Kenya's National Treasury has unveiled REFORMiS, a digital system that consolidates planning, spending, reporting and institutional knowledge for public finance reforms. The system was presented at the Digital Transformation Public Sector Forum in Mombasa and has attracted regional interest.
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The African Development Bank and Family Bank have signed a $10 million trade finance facility to expand access to foreign currency and financing for Kenyan businesses, particularly small and medium-sized enterprises in manufacturing, agriculture, healthcare, renewable energy and commerce, while supporting women-owned enterprises.
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Titanium mines in Kwale County depleted in 2024 and now undergoing rehabilitation. Following government blunders during a decade of mining operations, the minerals appear to have yielded little benefit for the local community.
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Kenya's 2024 Energy Transition and Investment Plan aims for Net Zero by 2050 and a renewable-powered grid, but requires a financing architecture that attracts private investment and reaches communities. The country should use instruments like the National Infrastructure Fund and public-private partnerships to mobilise private capital for clean energy and emerging opportunities such as green hydrogen.
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The Ministry of Health and Social Health Authority held a crisis meeting with governors on Monday to push counties to integrate their hospitals into Health Management Information Systems (HMIS) ahead of a rollout deadline.
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The Kenya National Examinations Council will handle its largest examination season with more than 3.4 million registered learners in 2026, deploying smart padlocks across examination materials storage containers to enhance security and allow KNEC headquarters to monitor when containers are opened and locked.
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The Keiyo Council of Elders in Elgeyo Marakwet County cancelled this year's traditional circumcision for boys after interpreting signs from a goat's intestines ritual at Kabulwo, which they read as indicating food scarcity.
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An opinion piece argues that environmental devastation in Gaza—including damage to 97% of tree crops, 95% of shrubland, and 82% of annual crops since October 2023—should not be treated as secondary to the human cost of conflict, as the destruction of land and ecosystems is intrinsically tied to the destruction of Palestinian life.
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An opinion piece argues that Kenya risks moral intoxication—a loss of ability to distinguish good from evil where wrongdoing becomes acceptable when committed by political allies. A sober society condemns wrongdoing regardless of the offender's political usefulness, whereas an intoxicated one changes its standards based on who is accused.
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An opinion piece argues that ODM should sustain its support for President Ruto as a way of honouring former Prime Minister Raila Odinga, whose death a year ago created a political vacuum within the party and shifts in its support base.
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