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How Ministries spent Sh132b in three months

Controller of Budget Margaret Nyakang'o before the National Assembly's Committee on Public Debt and Privatisation at Bunge Towers, Nairobi, on May 30, 2025.[File, Standard]

By The Standard Jan 09, 2026

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US move puts funding of aid groups, climate and security at risk

The United States’ withdrawal strikes at the core pillars of Kenya’s development, security and global standing.Direct annual funding at risk from UN and affiliated programmes alone is estimated at $250–350 million (Sh32–45 billion), excluding the wider shock to Nairobi’s service economy and the eros

By The Standard Jan 09, 2026

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Kenya will once again field a formidable team in the senior women’s race at the World Athletics Cross Country Championships Tallahassee tomorrow, having won the past nine titles, anddespite the absenceof two-time champion Beatrice Chebet, Team Kenya athletes will be targeting another gold medal.Worl

By The Standard Jan 09, 2026

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How the 52-Week challenge can support new year savings goals

At the start of a new year, many people set financial targets, often centred on saving toward specific goals. Yet for many households, these plans collide with reality. Rising living costs, shrinking disposable incomes, and the complexity of many savings and investment products can make consistent s

By The Standard Jan 09, 2026

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One arrested as NACADA intensifies crackdown on illicit brew in Emali

Over 5,000 litres of illicit brew seized in a residential complex in Emali Town.[Courtesy, NACADA]One person has been arrested and over 5,000 litres of illicit brew seized in a residential complex in Emali Town.This follows an ongoing national crackdown by a NACADA-led multi-agency team aimed at dis

By The Standard Jan 09, 2026

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Near 'poetic justice' as MP Babu looks down the barrel of Alai's misfiring gun

The story so far is that two politicians, Kileleshwa MCA Robert Alai and Embakasi East MP Babu Owino had a face-off to mark the New Year, and which left Babu pretty shaken after staring down the barrel of Alai’s gun.Kileleshwa and Embakasi areas do not share a neighbour, so I cannot comprehend their

By The Standard Jan 09, 2026

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Fear grips Juja village as two schoolgirls disappear in 11 days

Fear and anguish have engulfed residents of Muthara Village in Juja, Kiambu County, following the mysterious disappearance of two schoolgirls in less than two weeks.The first to go missing was Nelius Muthoni, a Grade Six pupil at Muthara Primary School, who vanished on December 24, 2025 at around 7a

By The Standard Jan 09, 2026

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