IMF and World Bank are back and are scurrilous: Ex-minister Raphael Tuju and Kwale Dam are their first casualties via Conflict of Interest Act

IMF and World Bank are back and are scurrilous: Ex-minister Raphael Tuju and Kwale Dam are their first casualties via Conflict of Interest Act

For us, what’s attractive is the cabinet secretary? Is he not tall, black and handsome? He knows his thing. He is Eng Eric Muriithi Mugaa, the youngest cabinet secretary, freshly minted – and nominated! So, is the guy at the dam project updating us and going for parliamentary meetings?

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Moral of beautiful slave girl story: While slavery poisoned relationships, it also contained potions that were exploited to resist victimisation

Moral of beautiful slave girl story: While slavery poisoned relationships, it also contained potions that were exploited to resist victimisation

Over the following months, James and Margaret grieved separately and together. Their marriage continued, now bound more by shared loss than by the previous strange happiness.
They never spoke openly of what they had shared with Isabelle, but the ghost of those years haunted Belmont Plantation.

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Baseline study exposes serious gaps in Kenya’s education, calls for elimination of structural barriers to outcomes

Baseline study exposes serious gaps in Kenya’s education, calls for elimination of structural barriers to outcomes

Chalan Foundation Founder Margaret Koskei said the organisation established its education and life skills development programme to address barriers that prevent vulnerable learners from remaining in school and succeeding beyond the classroom.

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Sheer grit and willpower: Widow with eight children in Kenya’s sprawling Rift Valley region appeals for support

Sheer grit and willpower: Widow with eight children in Kenya’s sprawling Rift Valley region appeals for support

Despite the hardships she faces, Tuikong remains hopeful that well-wishers, leaders and charitable organisations will come forward to support her family.

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Kenya’s former governing Jubilee Party rules out zoning, vows to field candidates for all electoral positions in 2027 General Election

Kenya’s former governing Jubilee Party rules out zoning, vows to field candidates for all electoral positions in 2027 General Election

In a March 6 statement, the ministry said more than 500,000 Kenyan nationals reside and work in the Middle East and that emergency response measures have been activated. Kenya has reported no confirmed casualties among its citizens in the conflict to date.

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It’s coming home: FBI puts California in US on high alert over imminent Iranian drone attacks

It’s coming home: FBI puts California in US on high alert over imminent Iranian drone attacks

The FBI’s warning did not specify how or when vessels carrying attack drones could get close enough to the US mainland. The warning came just as the Trump administration launched its assault against Iran, the report added.

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Because she’s Black: Why first Black woman to sing for four American presidents died in penury, buried in unmarked grave

Because she’s Black: Why first Black woman to sing for four American presidents died in penury, buried in unmarked grave

Everywhere she went, critics raved. The Washington Post described her voice as “clear and bell-like… Her low notes are rich and sensuous with a tropical quality. The compass and quality of her registers surpass the usual limitations and seem to combine the height and depth of both soprano and contralto.”

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Comesa economic bloc advocates for livestock trade policy unification to give a fillip to intra-Africa trade under AfCFTA

Comesa economic bloc advocates for livestock trade policy unification to give a fillip to intra-Africa trade under AfCFTA

Kenya’s State Department for Trade official Lynda Ouma said AfCFTA offers an opportunity for African countries to develop competitive livestock value chains through coordinated policy reforms and infrastructure investment.

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China on cusp of New Age as ruling Communist Party’s 15th Five-Year Plan parley features 6G technology, brain computer interfaces

China on cusp of New Age as ruling Communist Party’s 15th Five-Year Plan parley features 6G technology, brain computer interfaces

Citing his experience in China, Dennis Munene Mwaniki, executive director of the China-Africa Centre at the Africa Policy Institute in Kenya, said that China has become a leading nation in AI development and integration.

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Kenya pushes for full implementation of African free trade area to eliminate cross-border barriers to livestock trade

Kenya pushes for full implementation of African free trade area to eliminate cross-border barriers to livestock trade

Dr Solomon Munyua, a livestock trade expert noted that Africa imports livestock products worth about $10.2 billion annually, while exports account for only $3.4 billion, creating a trade deficit of roughly $6.8 billion.

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