Did you know that carrying single use plastics – including PET water bottles – is against the law?A presidential directive in 2019, which was then legislated by the Cabinet Secretary for Tourism and Wildlife in 2020, instituted a ban on possession of plastics in protected areas.Get Full Access for K
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Let’s address the prospects of this year using the funnel approach, from broad to narrow issues. Men are more conversant with a funnel, usually an old plastic bottle with the bottom ripped off. Why are men more likely to run out of fuel than women?Get Full Access for Ksh299/WeekUnlock the Full Story
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Some biotech products, possibly containing synthetic molecules, may be circulating already in certain East African Community (EAC) Partner States … says Dr. Willy Tonui who is currently leading the development of a new strategy that will harmonize the biotechnology framework for the EAC and streamli
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The wreckage of a trailer that caused an accident at Kikopey in Gilgil, Nakuru County on January 3, 2026 along Nairobi-Nakuru Highway being ferried. Six people died in the accident after the trailer hit a Matatu at the back.[Daniel Chege,Standard]
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Jan 06, 2026
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In making 2026 “a defining year in Kenya’s history”, to quote the President’s New Year address, we begin with the 2026/27 budget process now in full flow. Just before Christmas, the National Treasury released the draft 2026 Budget Policy Statement (BPS) as the latest step in this process.Get Full Ac
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Suna East MP Junet Mohamed on May 4, 2025 at Kadika primary during President William Ruto Migori County tour.[Caleb Kingwara, standard]
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Jan 06, 2026
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The State has been allowed to hold six Iranian nationals for 21 more days in a Sh8.2 billion methamphetamine case as investigations continue.Detectives from the Anti-Narcotics Unit (ANU) are stillinvestigating the source, ownership and destination of the more than 1,000 kilos of the drug found insid
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Jan 06, 2026
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Prof Nancy A, Booker Professor and Dean at The Aga Khan University, Lt Gen Rtd Jackson Tuwei President Athletics Kenya (AK) and Tecla Lorupe Founder of Tecla Lorupe Foundation launch a research on sexual and gender based violence against women in sports report at Aga Khan University, Nairobi. June 1
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Jan 06, 2026
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In 2025, death claimed many lives that shaped Kenya’s politics, culture, and public life.Families across the country endured loss, bidding final goodbyes to people who defined eras and inspired generations. What remains are the legacies they leave behind.Get Full Access for Ksh299/WeekUncover the st
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Jan 06, 2026
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A General Service Unit (GSU) officer manning Gate D at State House, Nairobi, has been stabbed to death.According to a police report seen byThe Standard, the assailant, armed with a bow and arrow, advanced toward the officers manning the entrance before suddenly drawing the bow and stabbing the const
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Jan 06, 2026
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Raila Odinga’s son, Raila Junior, was officially installed as the new head of the Odinga family following the death of his father last week.[Rodgers Otiso, Standard]
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Jan 06, 2026
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Kenyan politics has a cruel afterlife. It does not simply retire its actors; it recycles them, often in undignified ways.Power in Kenya is not merely exercised. It is remembered, resented, and weaponized long after it has left office.Get Full Access for Ksh299/WeekUnlock the Full Story — Join Thousa
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