October 23
Kenya: 'Availability of Lenacapavir Treatment in 2025 Set to Transform Global Health,' Says CDC Kenya's Director
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The U.S Food and Drug Administration ( FDA) has confirmed the availability of lenacapavir, a two-yearly injectable HIV/ADS treatment as early as the summer 2025, a decision made by… Read more »
October 22
Kenya: Justice Ogola Locks Out Latecomers in Gachagua Impeachment Case
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Justice Eric Ogola has declined a plea for additional time allocation for the filing of applications against a three-judge bench considering petitions against Rigathi Gachagua's… Read more »
Kenya: Court Orders Gachagua to File Application Against Ogolla-Led Bench in an Hour
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A three-judge bench sitting to consider petitions arising from Rigathi Gachagua's impeachment as Deputy President has directed his lawyers to file an application within an hour… Read more »
Kenya: Kenya Halts Avocado Exports to Curb Immature Harvesting
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Kenya's Horticulture Directorate has temporarily halted the export of popular avocado varieties, including Fuerte, Hass, Pinkerton, and Jumbo, to prevent the harvesting of immature… Read more »
Kenya: Impeached DP Gachagua in Court for the Hearing of Suit Seeking to Halt Ouster
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Impeached Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has arrived at the Milimani Law Courts for the inter-partes hearing regarding his impeachment. Read more »
Kenya: No, Kenyan Cabinet Secretary Wandayi Didn't Say Opposition Party Will Nominate a Woman for Deputy President - Viral Graphic Fabricated
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No, Kenyan cabinet secretary Wandayi didn't say opposition party will nominate a woman for deputy president - viral graphic fabricated Read more »
Africa: Kenya Leads Africa in Startup Funds Raised
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Kenya has emerged as the leading African country in startup funding, raising $437 million (Sh56.5 billion), which represents 31 percent of total funds raised on the continent,… Read more »
Kenya: Ruto Files Objection to Case Contesting Nomination of Kindiki as New DP
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President William Ruto has filed a preliminary objection to an urgent suit at the Kirinyaga High Court contesting the nomination of Interior Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki as… Read more »
Kenya: COP29 Presidency Publishes Final Texts of Declarations and Pledges for Upcoming UN Climate Summit
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The COP29 Presidency has published the final texts of nine Declarations and Pledges, forming a key part of its Action Agenda for the upcoming UN climate summit in Baku this… Read more »
Somalia: Somali President to Meet Kenyan Counterpart to Discuss Security Transition and Bilateral Ties
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Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud arrived in Nairobi on Monday for high-level discussions with Kenyan President William Ruto, focusing on security transition and enhancing… Read more »
Kenya: Ketraco Builds New Sub-Station to Boost Power Stability in Loitoktok
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The Kenya Electricity Transmission Company Limited (KETRACO) has constructed a new 132/33kV sub-station in Loitoktok, Kajiado County, aimed at enhancing stable and reliable power… Read more »
Kenya: KCSE Candidates to Get Maisha Card Before Exam End - Bitok
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Candidates sitting for this year's Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KSCE) will be issued with the new Maisha Card before the end of the examination. Read more »
Kenya: Starlets Determined to Exit U-17 World Cup On High After Losses to England, North Korea
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National Under 17 girls' football team player Valerie Nekesa says they are keen to close out their World Cup campaign with a win against Mexico in their ultimate Group C fixture in… Read more »
Kenya: Safaricom Partners With Cloudflare to Enhance Cybersecurity for Msmes
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Micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in Kenya will now have access to affordable, comprehensive cybersecurity services under a new partnership between Safaricom,… Read more »
Kenya: 3-Judge Bench to Rule On Recusal Application Wednesday After Gachagua's Protest
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A three-judge bench is set to rule on Wednesday afternoon on whether it will recuse itself from a case challenging the appointment of Kithure Kindiki as Deputy President of Kenya. Read more »
October 21
Kenya: Gachagua Decries Bias By Three-Judge Bench Ahead of Tomorrow's Hearing
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Impeached Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has contested the scheduled inter-parties hearing tomorrow accusing the three-judge bench formed of bias. Read more »
Kenya: Meet the Nigerian Helping Kenyan Models Excel in Global Pageantry
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Joan Okorodudu's passion for modelling was evident when she was a little girl; however, given her beginnings in a politically charged Nigeria and a background in political science,… Read more »
Kenya: Gachagua Summoned By DCI Over Assassination Allegations Against President Ruto, NIS
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Impeached Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has found himself in trouble after accusing President William Ruto and the National Intelligence Service of plotting to assassinate him. Read more »
Africa: AU-Ibar Hosts High-Level Workshop to Transform Pastoral Livestock Markets Across Africa
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The African Union Inter-African Bureau for Animal Resources (AU-IBAR),with the funding of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, is hosting a four-day high-level workshop in… Read more »
Kenya: Mt Elgon Makes Maiden Docking At Kisumu, Boosting Regional Fuel Transport
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Oil tanker MT Elgon made its maiden call at the port, docking at the Kisumu Oil Jetty in a move set to boost fuel transport across the Great Lakes region. Read more »
Kenya: Sakaja Says Everyone in Collapsed Kahawa West Building Accounted for
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Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja now says all those feared to have been trapped in an eight storey residential building that collapsed in Kahawa West area, Nairobi have been… Read more »
Kenya: Over 2,000 Residents in Muranga Benefit From Free M-Pesa Foundation Medical Camp
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More than 2,000 residents in Muranga County benefitted from a free specialised medical camp hosted by the M-PESA Foundation in partnership with Zuri Health and Amref at Kigumo Sub… Read more »
October 20
Kenya: 'Senators Should Have Waited for Me' - Gachagua Insists Senate Trial Was Not Time-Barred
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Rigathi Gachagua now insists that the impeachment trial in the Senate was not time-barred, arguing that senators should have waited for his recovery. Read more »
Kenya: Ruto Denounces Exclusionists, Says Every Citizen 'Full and Equal Member'
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President Ruto has said every citizen is "a full and equal member of the political community" and termed exclusionist approaches as untenable. Read more »
Kenya: Tenants Evacuated Before Kahawa West Building Collapse, Nca
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The National Construction Authority (NCA) has confirmed that all tenants of the Kahawa West building that collapsed on Sunday had been evacuated prior to the incident. Read more »
