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Nairobi City County has ordered developers of high-rise buildings in Kileleshwa to repair damage caused to public infrastructure, following complaints over blocked sewer lines, flooding, and environmental pollution. The directive, issued on 20 December, requires developers to take responsibility…
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The National Treasury has released the Draft 2026 Budget Policy Statement for public consultation, inviting written submissions before it is finalised and tabled in Parliament. The draft outlines the government’s fiscal framework for the 2026–27 to 2028–29 medium-term period. Prepared in line with…
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Senior leaders of the Orange Democratic Movement have said that the party’s cooperation with the ruling United Democratic Alliance will continue only if the terms of their agreement are respected, including protection of ODM’s political strongholds. Speaking at the funeral of veteran journalist…
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Embu Senator Alexander Munyi Mundigi has rejected moves by the Democratic Party of Kenya (DP) to expel him over claims that he supported a rival candidate in a recent by-election. The party accuses the senator of campaigning for Leonard Muthende of the United Democratic Alliance (UDA) during the…
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The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has set 26 February 2026 as the date for four by-elections in Isiolo, Embu and Kakamega counties. In a gazette notice dated 19 December, IEBC Chairperson Erustus Ethekon formally declared vacancies in Isiolo South Constituency, Muminji and…
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Kiharu MP Ndindi Nyoro has earned a second master’s degree, completing two postgraduate economics programmes within the same academic year. Nyoro graduated on Friday from Kenyatta University with a Master’s in Economics (Policy and Management), weeks after receiving a Master of Arts in Economics…
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The High Court has ordered the forfeiture of assets worth Sh76.2 million linked to former Kiambu governor Ferdinand Waititu, following a ruling on corruption allegations and unexplained wealth. The court also directed the recovery of a parcel of land valued at Sh3 million, registered in the name of…
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The Employment and Labour Relations Court has upheld the dismissal of a secondary school teacher accused of sexually harassing a pupil. Justice Hellen Wasilwa ruled that the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) acted lawfully in terminating the employment of NP, formerly of Muthurwa Girls Secondary…
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South Africa has deported seven Kenyan nationals linked to a United States programme, prompting a sharp exchange between Washington and Pretoria while Nairobi remains silent. The confrontation intensified after US Secretary of State Marco Rubio accused South African authorities of harassing…
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An 18-year-old student has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for the murder of a three-year-old girl at a Nakuru church earlier this year.  The sentence, handed down on 18 December, follows the teenager’s guilty plea to the crime. Lizzy Njeri Mwangi, a Form Four student at Upperhill…