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Former Public Service Minister Dalmas Otieno dies
According to his family, the former Rongo MP died on Sunday at his home in Nairobi at the age of 80.
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Uncalled for! MCK condemns attacks on LSK boss Odhiambo over presidential appointment
Odhiambo, who was sworn in as the panel’s vice-chair last week, has faced backlash from certain media outlets and commentators who accused her of compromising her independence.
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US charges Kenyan in multi-billion money laundering scandal
Sheikh becomes the 74th defendant charged in what prosecutors describe as the largest Covid-19 fraud scheme in the United States.
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Catholic teen set to become first millennial saint
Carlo Acutis, who died of leukaemia in 2006 aged 15, will be made the first millennial saint by Pope Leo XIV in a solemn ceremony in St Peter's Square.
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Lawyers faced over 2,800 complaints by June 2025- Report
The Advocates Complaints Commission registered 307 new complaints between April and June 2025, adding to 2,858 cases carried over from previous quarters.
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Ruto departs for Addis climate summit, grand hydro dam launch
Ruto is expected to champion fair resource valuation, equitable carbon pricing, and financial reforms aimed at easing Africa’s debt burden while unlocking more climate finance.
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Leo Muriuki picked as UDA candidate for Mbeere North MP by-election
The decision followed a consensus reached by eight other aspirants who stepped down in his favour after consultations within the party.
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Israel destroys second high-rise as assault on Gaza City intensifies
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF), which has been expanding operations in Gaza, said the Sussi Tower was being used by Hamas - a claim denied by the militant group.
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Key suspect arrested over Faith Kemunto murder
Investigators said Faith had travelled home from Nairobi on July 27, 2025, in preparation for her admission. On the day she vanished, she left home to meet her boyfriend, Gidion Angisa, but was never seen alive again.
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New water tanks, pipelines to transform Kisumu’s supply system
The Phase II Lot 1 project, implemented by the Lake Victoria South Water Works Development Agency (LVSWWDA), will extend Kisumu’s water network by 156 kilometres.
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State to target gangs in Western region crackdown- Murkomen
Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen said that although political thuggery and gang problems are not widespread, there is a growing motorcycle gang culture in the area.
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Israel tells residents to leave Gaza City ahead of offensive
The military gave no timeline for the assault and has previously indicated it would not be announced in advance to maintain the element of surprise.
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EU fines Google $3.5 billion over adtech antitrust violations
The decision follows a similar ruling from earlier in 2025, where a US federal judge concluded that Google maintains a monopoly in online advertising technology.
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Sudan gold mine collapse kills six, traps others
The accident occurred on Friday in the Um Aud area, west of the city of Berber in River Nile state, said Hassan Ibrahim Karar, executive director of the Berber locality.
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Senate alarm over Sh7bn unpaid NYS insurance claims
Bungoma Senator David Wafula told the Senate that many NYS officers and their dependents have gone without payment, leaving them in distress.
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IGAD pushes for harmonised migration data amid rising displacement
The report, covering 2010 to 2022, reveals that the number of international migrants in the region has surged by nearly 66 per cent, rising from 4.1 million in 2013 to 6.8 million in 2022.
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Supreme Court dismisses StanChart bid to stop Sh7bn pension award
A five-judge bench led by Deputy Chief Justice Philomena Mwilu on Friday rejected the application for stay of execution, ruling that the court had no jurisdiction to grant the request.
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Two held in Nyamira over killing of missing student
During the Friday court session, prosecutor Vane Mochama requested that investigators be allowed 21 days to conclude their probe.
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Thousands pay respects to Italian designer Giorgio Armani
Members of the public are able to pay their respects this weekend, with his coffin laid out for public viewing at the Teatro Armani at Via Bergognone 59 in the northern Italian city.
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Cash row stalls Ruto directive on health workers’ jobs
Governors had turned down the ministry’s proposal for one-year funding, maintaining that absorption must be based on guaranteed resources.
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Court orders Nairobi County to pay lawyer Sh498m in legal fees
Lawyer Samson Masaba, trading as Munikah & Co Advocates, won reprieve after Justice Helene Namisi rejected the county’s bid to nullify his Sh498.7 million bill of costs.
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Four arrested over Murang'a kidnappings
Their arrest comes after they allegedly kidnapped a woman and forced her to withdraw Sh585,000 from her bank account to secure her freedom.
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Uneven rainfall expected across Kenya in October–December outlook
Charles Mugah from the department explained that the forecast is influenced by a developing negative Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD), expected to last from September through November before neutralizing in December.
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Supreme Court rejects IEBC bid to extend boundary review timelines
The application by IEBC had posed three questions: whether the commission could conduct boundary delimitation without commissioners, whether the timelines under Articles 89(2) and 89(3) of the Constitution had lapsed, and if such timelines could be extended, by whom and under what circumstances.
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Detectives trace Kwa Bi Nzaro deaths to Shakahola cult
So far, a homicide team led by director Martin Nyuguto, alongside government pathologists Johansen Oduor and Richard Njoroge, has exhumed 34 bodies from shallow graves and collected over 100 body parts from the forest.
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Lawyers clash with LSK President over role in protest victims panel
The advocates argue that her decision is unconstitutional, compromises the independence of the society, and creates a conflict of interest in its role of holding the state accountable.
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Ruto, CSs make new appointments to parastatal boards
Dr Samier Muravvej has been appointed as the non-executive Chairperson of the Kenya Fisheries Service Board for a three-year term, effective from September 5, 2025.
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Governor Guyo accuses ODPP of smear campaign after arrest directive
Guyo further recalled that on August 27, the Kiambu Law Courts issued an anticipatory order barring the ODPP and DCI from arresting or harassing him or his associates until the matter is heard and determined.
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Nairobi police arrest 214 suspects as crack down on Nairobi CBD crime intensifies
The crackdown comes amid rising fears in the CBD, where residents and social media users have shared alarming accounts of criminals targeting phones, handbags, and other valuables.
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Court blocks arrest of Isiolo Governor in kidnap, robbery case
The ruling came after Hassan, Dade Boru and four others filed a petition on August 26, seeking to stop their prosecution over a June 19 incident in Machakos County.