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A woman believed to have played a key role in a suspected cult linked to starvation deaths in Kilifi County is under investigation as police expand their probe into the Kwa Bi Nzaro case. Sharlyne Anindo Temba, 30, from Emuhaya in Vihiga County, is suspected of coordinating operations for the Kwa…
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Dalmas Anyango Otieno, former Cabinet minister and long-serving Rongo MP, has died at the age of 80. Born in 1945 in West Kamagambo, South Nyanza, Dalmas built a career that spanned public service, private enterprise, and national politics. He began his education at Kitweru Primary School before…
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Democracy for the Citizens Party (DCP) leader Rigathi Gachagua has pledged a transparent and merit-based nomination process for the 2027 elections, following protests over a recent leadership change in Meru County. Addressing over 200 aspirants on Saturday, 6 September, Gachagua reaffirmed the…
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A digital forensics expert has told a Mombasa court that thousands of WhatsApp messages recovered from mobile phones show how preacher Paul Mackenzie used apocalyptic messaging to influence his followers and direct them to the Shakahola forest. Testimony from Chief Inspector Joseph Kolum, a digital…
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Two individuals are dead and two others hospitalised following a violent domestic incident in Mundi village, Ol Kalou constituency, on Thursday.  The suspected assailant, a 27-year-old man, is alleged to have attacked his stepmother's children, resulting in the deaths of his biological sister…
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President William Ruto and opposition leader Raila Odinga have reached an agreement to jointly field candidates in 23 electoral areas during the upcoming by-elections set for 27 November 2025. The deal between Ruto’s United Democratic Alliance (UDA) and Odinga’s Orange Democratic Movement (ODM)…
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Nairobi authorities have raised concerns over the growing misuse of prescription-only psychiatric drugs by teenagers, warning that the substances are being obtained illegally from local pharmacies. Geoffrey Mosiria, Nairobi City County’s Chief Officer for Environment, issued the alert on Saturday,…
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A fatal road accident near Luanda market in Vihiga County on Saturday morning led to the death of a motorbike rider and the torching of a matatu, disrupting transport along the Kisumu-Busia highway. According to initial reports, the 14-seater matatu lost control and struck the boda boda rider, who…
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Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja is facing mounting political pressure amid growing concerns over financial mismanagement, rising county debt, and deteriorating public services. Twelve years after the introduction of Kenya’s devolved system of government, the office of the Nairobi governor remains…
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Kenya’s opposition coalition has appointed Dr Mukhisa Kituyi as its spokesperson and head of secretariat, marking a key step in its preparations for the 2027 presidential election.   The coalition, comprising senior political figures including Rigathi Gachagua (Democracy for Citizens Party),…