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A multi-storey building under construction collapsed early on Friday in Nairobi’s South C area, with at least two people feared dead and several others unaccounted for as rescue efforts continue.
The building came down near the South C Shopping Centre, sending dust and debris across surrounding…
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Several violent deaths reported over the New Year period in Murang’a, Bungoma, Kakamega and Kisii counties have left families grieving as police investigate a series of unrelated cases.
In Murang’a County, residents of Kangari area in Kigumo constituency are mourning the deaths of 25-year-old Jane…
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Kenya’s secondary school principals have called on the Ministry of Education to end the centralised placement of learners into senior schools, citing concerns over transparency and access to information.
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The Kenya Secondary Schools Heads Association (Kessha) says the current system,…
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A 29-year-old broker, Livingstone Mwangi, was found dead near his home in Maranjau village, Murang’a County, with investigators treating the case as a targeted killing.
Mwangi’s body was discovered on 23 December 2025 along a footpath close to his residence. Police in Murang’a South believe he was…
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Oburu Oginga has said he will be the Orange Democratic Movement’s presidential candidate if the party runs independently in the 2027 General Election.
Speaking during his New Year address in Diani, Kwale County, the ODM leader and Siaya Senator said the party constitution is clear that the party…
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Kenyan households faced higher food prices in December, as new data showed continued pressure on the cost of basic goods.
According to the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS), annual inflation stood at 4.5 percent in December 2025, as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI). While some…
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Night running, once treated as a dangerous rural taboo, has been reworked in Kenya’s media and urban culture into a symbolic way of describing life and work after dark.
In parts of Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania, reports persist of people who move through communities at night without clothing, alarming…
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Kenyan schools will reopen on 5 January 2026 for the first term of the academic year, according to the Ministry of Education’s official calendar.
The first term will run for 13 weeks and end on 2 April, followed by a three-week holiday. A mid-term break is scheduled from 25 February to 1 March. The…
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Kenya will roll out a nationwide strategy in 2026 to tackle alcohol and drug abuse, with President William Ruto placing the crisis at the centre of the government’s security and development agenda.
In his New Year’s address at the Eldoret State Lodge, President Ruto said substance abuse had reached…
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Residents of Mathare in Nairobi began planting trees in August 2017 to honour people killed during police operations, linking memorialisation with demands for environmental and social justice.
The effort was organised by the Mathare Green Movement (MGM), a community-led group that uses tree…
