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NSSF land scandal: Rogue officials, Sh63million deal under probe
Fears are rife that rogue officials within the National Social Security Fund (NSSF), working with external accomplices, may have helped…
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Sh340billion EABL deal halted as High Court keeps Diageo-Asahi sale in limbo
The planned Sh340 billion takeover of East African Breweries Plc (EABL) by Japan’s Asahi Group Holdings has been thrown into…
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Abduction of Standard editor raises alarm over state of media freedom in Kenya
The unprecedented abduction of The Standard Group Associate Editor Alex Kiprotich in Gilgil on Tuesday night, September 1, 2026 allegedly…
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Besigye’s ordeal: Kenya’s secret handover, Uganda’s prison and the price of dissent
From a disputed abduction in Nairobi to a life-threatening health crisis in a Ugandan prison, Kizza Besigye’s case is raising…
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Five weeks of agony: Patients pay the price as nurses’ strike deepens health crisis
For thousands of Kenyans, the nurses’ strike is no longer a dispute over salaries, allowances or a Collective Bargaining Agreement.…
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Mututho lifts lid on Sh60million plot he says was used to oust him over alcohol war
Former Naivasha MP John Mututho has revived one of the most contentious episodes of his political career, alleging that powerful…
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Seven in custody as DCI unravels alleged plot behind Dr Victoria Mutiso killing
The murder investigation into psychiatrist Dr Victoria Nthunya Mutiso has widened into an intricate probe involving alleged surveillance, a suspected…
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CMA turns heat on HFCB over results disclosure breach
The Capital Markets Authority (CMA) has opened a potentially consequential investigation into HFCB Group after the lender released its half-year…
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South Korea weighs Hormuz military deployment as US-Iran war raises regional tensions
South Korea is considering deploying military assets to the Strait of Hormuz before the end of the year as pressure…
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Nepal faces billions in reconstruction costs as floods devastate adventure tourism
Nepal faces billions of dollars in reconstruction needs after devastating flash floods and a glacial collapse along its border with…
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