More US cities brace for bloody protests against Trump immigration orders as Los Angeles placed under curfew

More US cities brace for bloody protests against Trump immigration orders as Los Angeles placed under curfew

California Governor Gavin Newsom, widely seen as preparing for a presidential run in 2028 and the state of California sued Trump and the Defence Department on Monday, seeking to block the deployment of federal troops. Trump in turn has suggested Newsom should be arrested.

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Service delivery: Kenyan minister locks public servants out of office for reporting to work late

Service delivery: Kenyan minister locks public servants out of office for reporting to work late

Public Service, Human Capital Development and Special Programmes Cabinet Secretary Geoffrey Ruku, briefing the press outside the Uhuru na Kazi Building, Mombasa, after an impromptu visit to assess civil servants’ performance.

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Central Bank of Kenya cuts key rate marginally to provide further support to wobbly economy

Central Bank of Kenya cuts key rate marginally to provide further support to wobbly economy

The East African country’s public finances have been under strain because of heavy debt repayments and revenue underperformance.

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Kenya forms committee of experts to investigate rising incidence of illicit trade in cell tissue and human organs

Kenya forms committee of experts to investigate rising incidence of illicit trade in cell tissue and human organs

The committee chair said her team decided to spend four days in Uasin Gishu because some of the allegations that could be deemed inappropriate started there and the individuals came out to speak saying that the services that have been offered or the way in which these services had been procured might not be appropriate.

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Funding shortfall frustrates researchers and innovators, places at Kenya 96 out of 132 in the world

Funding shortfall frustrates researchers and innovators, places at Kenya 96 out of 132 in the world

official data from the National Research Fund shows that the National Treasury allocated a mere Ksh343 million ($2.7 million) for research in the 2023/ 2024 financial year out of the possible Ksh200 billion ($1.544 million) needed annually as per to conform to the 2013 act.

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‘While cooperatives are engines of social economic growth, they are yet to deepen presence in many sectors’ 

‘While cooperatives are engines of social economic growth, they are yet to deepen presence in many sectors’ 

CIC Insurance Group Chairman Nelson Kuria, however, says the cooperative societies in the country have made strong strides, mainly in financial deepening, especially in serving customers outside the mainstream financial ecosystem.

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Cooperatives minister spells out plans on how Kenya intends to recover from decades-old coffee production slump

Cooperatives minister spells out plans on how Kenya intends to recover from decades-old coffee production slump

Since coffee farming was introduction in Kenya in the 1890s, its production grew so fast to become a major cash crop, and hit the peak in the 1970s and 1980s. However, the industry faced challenges, including market volatility, policy changes and environmental issues,.

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Nairobi hospital starts blood collection service for patients with chronic, acute illnesses or disability

Nairobi hospital starts blood collection service for patients with chronic, acute illnesses or disability

Stakeholders of the new Home Blood Collection Service, pose for a photo at the Nairobi Hospital, on June 9, 2025.

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Politicians, government officials in President Ruto’s Uasin Gishu backyard accused of robbing the poor

Politicians, government officials in President Ruto’s Uasin Gishu backyard accused of robbing the poor

Bishop Kosgei said demanding Kshh500,000 ($3,862) to Ksh600,000 ($4,635) from jobseekers for employment as a teacher or forcing parents to sell land to buy a job for a child in the police service or the military is tantamount to robbing the poor.

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Institute kicks off wildlife census in Kenya’s north-eastern frontier counties of Wajir, Garissa

Institute kicks off wildlife census in Kenya’s north-eastern frontier counties of Wajir, Garissa

The 11-day exercise is part of the 2024 to 2025 National Wildlife Census, mandated by the Wildlife Conservation and Management Act, which requires regular status reports on Kenya’s wildlife populations.

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