Trending News: Gospel Star Reuben Kigame Declares Bold 2027 Presidential Bid, Vows Return to State House Arena.Judiciary Caught in Payroll Blackout: Sh14 Billion Vanishes into Ghost Salaries, 2,180 Workers ‘Don’t Exist’.Inside Job? 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Elgon: Hundreds Still ‘Disappeared’ as Government Denies Accountability.Auditor-General Nancy Gathungu Declares Kenya Kwanza Administration a “Crime Scene” Amid Unprecedented Political Fallout.Ogamba Shuffles Public University Leadership in Major Governance Overhaul.Kenya’s Election Future Divided — Senator, IEBC, and AG Clash Over Voting System.IEBC Reassigns John Mbadi’s Seat to Harold Kimuge Kipchumba in National Assembly Shake-Up.Ruto Appoints Humanitarian Giant Abbas Gullet as New Chair of KNH Board.ODM Launches Party-wide Rebranding as Raila Eyed for 2027 Comeback.Judiciary Payroll Scandal — Audit Reveals 2,180 ‘Ghost Workers’ and Financial Rot.20,000 Intern Teachers Set for Permanent Roles in January as Crisis Looms.Sifuna’s Tide of Delegates Forces Atwoli to Rethink MoU Critique.KNUT Threatens Nationwide Teachers’ Strike Amid Pay Dispute.Raila Orders Review of ODM‑UDA Pact Amid Growing Party Tensions.ODM Chair Gladys Wanga Rebukes Sifuna—ODM Has Not Withdrawn from Broad-Based Government.Senator Ledama Olekina Urges Kenyans to Ditch Political Divisions for Real Economic Development.Court Halts Loan Avalanche—Sh7 Million Turns into Sh69 Billion in Stunning Legal U-Turn.Court Orders Arrest of Police Officer in Likoni Ferry CCTV Controversy.Lorry and Tractor Collide at Kutete Causing Major Disruption on Narok–Kisii Highway.Samidoh Secures KSh 200,000 Bail in Desertion Case; Court Bars Arrest, Orders Passport Surrender.Nairobi County Targets Buyers in Crackdown on Illegal Hawking.CS Ogamba Under Fire as MPs Expose Sh1.3 Billion Ghost School Scandal.Senators Unveil Draft Constitutional Bill to Supercharge Senate Powers—Rebalance Looms.CBK Confesses It Lacks Legal Power to Shut County Bank Accounts—Massive Finance Loophole Exposed.Court Greenlights Sh1.2 Billion Church at State House Amid Constitutional Chaos.Senators Demand Forensic Audit of Safaricom and Airtel Over Shadowy Data Access to Security Agencies.Cherargei Charges Khalwale Was Expelled from UDA WhatsApp Groups in Popularity Battle.Boda-Boda Riders Revolt—Senators’ Bill Threatens Survival, Sparks Uproar.Power Vacuum in Siaya: Governor Vanishes, Deputy Silenced, County Grinds to a Halt.Senator Cherargei Demands University Hostels Be Slotted into Affordable Housing Drive.IPOA Sounds Alarm—Police Deployed to Protests Starved and Dehydrated on the Frontlines.Senate Erupts as Equalisation Fund List Ballooned—34 Counties Now in Line, Sparking Outrage.Kalonzo Claps Back at Ruto—”I’ve Got a Plan, Not for You”Kibaki’s Hand in Saba Saba Turmoil Exposed—From Parliament to Bloodshed.Fred Matiang’i Cuts Ties with Jubilee, Rebrands UPA in Strategic Move for 2027 Presidential Bid.DCI Intensifies Probe into Susan Njoki’s Mysterious Death as Hospital Staffer Disappears.Rogue Matatus Reign Supreme as Police and NTSA Stand Down.Kakamega County Assembly Announces Multiple Job Vacancies Across Various Departments.MP Nyoro Slams Ksh 44B Talanta Stadium Bond as “Reckless” Loan Burden.Senate Launches Fury at CS Barasa Over Environmental Collapse.Kenyans Face Lifetime US Entry Ban in Visa Fraud Crackdown.WHO SOUNDS GLOBAL PANIC: Deadly Chikungunya Virus Set to Explode Into Worldwide Outbreak.Chaos at KK Mwenyewe’s Funeral as “Ruto Must Go” Chants Drown Out Dennis Itumbi.Missing and Dangerous: Alliance Girls Teacher Accused of Grooming Students Vanishes Amid Nationwide ManhuntOpposition Set to Launch “People’s IEBC” in Boldface Move to Prevent 2027 Election Rigging.Mount Kenya at a Tipping Point – Malala Blasts New Small Parties as Ruto’s Vote-Splitters.KSh 44.8 Billion in eCitizen Fees Unaccounted For — Parliament Intervenes.Court Refuses to Block DCI, EACC Probe Into Governor Wamatangi Over Corruption Allegations.Ruto Blasts Maraga as “Untrustworthy” for Warning of a “Failed State”MP Mukunji Sues Top Security Chiefs Over “Politically Motivated” Saba Saba Arrest.KeNHA Shocks Nation by Cancelling Kiambu Road Expansion Tender.Teachers Drag KUPPET Treasurer to Court, Call Him “Imposter” in Explosive Legal Showdown.Kenya Hands Over Alleged Costco Killer to U.S. in International Manhunt Breakthrough.ODPP Stands Firm on Terror Charges Despite Trumpeted Backlash.Health Ministry Suspends NCK CEO Amid Massive Nursing Internship Scandal.Mulembe Nation’s Political Earthquake Puts Ruto and Raila on Alert.Sports Kenya Exposed: Sh19 Billion in Premature, Illegal Contracts Uncovered.Activist Boniface Mwangi Released on Sh1 Million Bond in Shocking Ammunition Case.TSC Still Owed Sh211 Million in Teacher Overpayments Despite Recovering Sh222 Million, Audit Reveals.Uhuru Kenyatta Orchestrated Raila‑Ruto “Broad‑Based Government,” Odinga Admits.Gachagua Allies Back Away from Bold Resignation Push.Ruto Warns: ‘Let Parents Be Parents’—Police Shouldn’t Raise Your Children.Gachagua Hits Back: Diaspora ‘Cousin Movement’ Sparks Ruto’s Team into Tribal Backlash.Government Launches Sweeping Crackdown on Politically-Linked Contractors and Corrupt Civil Servants.UDA Scores Major Win as High Court Dismisses ODM’s Sh30 Million Legal Fees Claim.High Court Declares KRA & CA IMEI Collection Orders Unconstitutional — Mass Surveillance Ruled Out.No Mega Dam Completed Under Ruto’s “1,000 Dams” Pledge — CS Mugaa Sounded the Alarm.EACC Unmasks Sh10.5 Million Bribery Network at National Treasury – Senior Officials Arrested in Surprise Raid.Shock Move: IRA Deregisters 20 Insurance Brokers, Customers Warned—All Licenses Revoked.Lang’ata MP Jalang’o Declares Ruto “Unbeatable” in 2027 Race—Declares No Strong Challenger Emerges.Siaya Shock: Police Officer Found Dead by Roadside in Rarieda.Ruto Warns Youth: “Do Not Follow Leaders Who Offer No Plan” During Dandora Visit.Ruto Faces Intensified Pressure as Petition to Dissolve Parliament Lands on CJ Koome’s Desk.DCP Party Launch Set Within Three Months After Venue Saga, Malala Confirms.Ruto Orders Withdrawal of Police from Disputed Baba Dogo Land, Vows Public Stadium.Shock in Nyamira: Pioneering MP Catherine Nyamato Collapses and 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KDF Officer Accuses Forest Guards of Looting His Home, Exposes Deep State Cover-Up.Teargas and Gunfire Greet Gachagua’s Men — Murang’a Turns Into a Battlefield as Police Block Opposition Surge.Auctioneers at the Gates: Kenyan Schools Face Collapse as State Abandons Education Lifeline.Deputy President Kindiki Crowned Luo Elder, Receives Name “Odhiambo” in Dramatic Cultural Ceremony.Amnesty Demands East African Court Investigation into Ruto and Suluhu over Surge in Activist Abductions.Senator Khalwale Warns DP Kindiki to Butt Out of Kakamega Politics.Stray Bullets From Somalia Critically Injure Four Civilians in Mandera – Tensions Escalate at Border.DCP Party Warns of Nationwide Student Protests if School Funds Not Released by August 8.Kenyan Activist Mwabili Mwagodi Found After Chilling Abduction in Tanzania.Education CS Ogamba Confirms Massive Capitation Shortfall—Insists Free Education Is Not Dead.60 Suspected Al‑Shabaab Militants Storm Basuba Village, Launch RPG Assault on Nearby GSU Camp in Lamu.Interior CS Murkomen Overhauls Ministry Leadership Amid Security Surge.Gachagua Explodes — Accuses Ruto of Taking Advice from “Uneducated” Sudi and Farouk as Education Funds Are Diverted to Bribes.Cheruiyot Slams Sifuna, Hails Kanduyi Voters for Rejecting Him in Crushing Blow.Shocking Turn as Treasury CS Blames MPs for Cuts to Free Education Capitation.Unmarked Mass Graves in Mt. Elgon: Hundreds Still ‘Disappeared’ as Government Denies Accountability.Auditor-General Nancy Gathungu Declares Kenya Kwanza Administration a “Crime Scene” Amid Unprecedented Political Fallout.Ogamba Shuffles Public University Leadership in Major Governance Overhaul.Kenya’s Election Future Divided — Senator, IEBC, and AG Clash Over Voting System.IEBC Reassigns John Mbadi’s Seat to Harold Kimuge Kipchumba in National Assembly Shake-Up.Ruto Appoints Humanitarian Giant Abbas Gullet as New Chair of KNH Board.ODM Launches Party-wide Rebranding as Raila Eyed for 2027 Comeback.Judiciary Payroll Scandal — Audit Reveals 2,180 ‘Ghost Workers’ and Financial Rot.20,000 Intern Teachers Set for Permanent Roles in January as Crisis Looms.Sifuna’s Tide of Delegates Forces Atwoli to Rethink MoU Critique.KNUT Threatens Nationwide Teachers’ Strike Amid Pay Dispute.Raila Orders Review of ODM‑UDA Pact Amid Growing Party Tensions.ODM Chair Gladys Wanga Rebukes Sifuna—ODM Has Not Withdrawn from Broad-Based Government.Senator Ledama Olekina Urges Kenyans to Ditch Political Divisions for Real Economic Development.Court Halts Loan Avalanche—Sh7 Million Turns into Sh69 Billion in Stunning Legal U-Turn.Court Orders Arrest of Police Officer in Likoni Ferry CCTV Controversy.Lorry and Tractor Collide at Kutete Causing Major Disruption on Narok–Kisii Highway.Samidoh Secures KSh 200,000 Bail in Desertion Case; Court Bars Arrest, Orders Passport Surrender.Nairobi County Targets Buyers in Crackdown on Illegal Hawking.CS Ogamba Under Fire as MPs Expose Sh1.3 Billion Ghost School Scandal.Senators Unveil Draft Constitutional Bill to Supercharge Senate Powers—Rebalance Looms.CBK Confesses It Lacks Legal Power to Shut County Bank Accounts—Massive Finance Loophole Exposed.Court Greenlights Sh1.2 Billion Church at State House Amid Constitutional Chaos.Senators Demand Forensic Audit of Safaricom and Airtel Over Shadowy Data Access to Security Agencies.Cherargei Charges Khalwale Was Expelled from UDA WhatsApp Groups in Popularity Battle.Boda-Boda Riders Revolt—Senators’ Bill Threatens Survival, Sparks Uproar.Power Vacuum in Siaya: Governor Vanishes, Deputy Silenced, County Grinds to a Halt.Senator Cherargei Demands University Hostels Be Slotted into Affordable Housing Drive.IPOA Sounds Alarm—Police Deployed to Protests Starved and Dehydrated on the Frontlines.Senate Erupts as Equalisation Fund List Ballooned—34 Counties Now in Line, Sparking Outrage.Kalonzo Claps Back at Ruto—”I’ve Got a Plan, Not for You”Kibaki’s Hand in Saba Saba Turmoil Exposed—From Parliament to Bloodshed.Fred Matiang’i Cuts Ties with Jubilee, Rebrands UPA in Strategic Move for 2027 Presidential Bid.DCI Intensifies Probe into Susan Njoki’s Mysterious Death as Hospital Staffer Disappears.Rogue Matatus Reign Supreme as Police and NTSA Stand Down.Kakamega County Assembly Announces Multiple Job Vacancies Across Various Departments.MP Nyoro Slams Ksh 44B Talanta Stadium Bond as “Reckless” Loan Burden.Senate Launches Fury at CS Barasa Over Environmental Collapse.Kenyans Face Lifetime US Entry Ban in Visa Fraud Crackdown.WHO SOUNDS GLOBAL PANIC: Deadly Chikungunya Virus Set to Explode Into Worldwide Outbreak.Chaos at KK Mwenyewe’s Funeral as “Ruto Must Go” Chants Drown Out Dennis Itumbi.Missing and Dangerous: Alliance Girls Teacher Accused of Grooming Students Vanishes Amid Nationwide ManhuntOpposition Set to Launch “People’s IEBC” in Boldface Move to Prevent 2027 Election Rigging.Mount Kenya at a Tipping Point – Malala Blasts New Small Parties as Ruto’s Vote-Splitters.KSh 44.8 Billion in eCitizen Fees Unaccounted For — Parliament Intervenes.Court Refuses to Block DCI, EACC Probe Into Governor Wamatangi Over Corruption Allegations.Ruto Blasts Maraga as “Untrustworthy” for Warning of a “Failed State”MP Mukunji Sues Top Security Chiefs Over “Politically Motivated” Saba Saba Arrest.KeNHA Shocks Nation by Cancelling Kiambu Road Expansion Tender.Teachers Drag KUPPET Treasurer to Court, Call Him “Imposter” in Explosive Legal Showdown.Kenya Hands Over Alleged Costco Killer to U.S. in International Manhunt Breakthrough.ODPP Stands Firm on Terror Charges Despite Trumpeted Backlash.Health Ministry Suspends NCK CEO Amid Massive Nursing Internship Scandal.Mulembe Nation’s Political Earthquake Puts Ruto and Raila on Alert.Sports Kenya Exposed: Sh19 Billion in Premature, Illegal Contracts Uncovered.Activist Boniface Mwangi Released on Sh1 Million Bond in Shocking Ammunition Case.TSC Still Owed Sh211 Million in Teacher Overpayments Despite Recovering Sh222 Million, Audit Reveals.Uhuru Kenyatta Orchestrated Raila‑Ruto “Broad‑Based Government,” Odinga Admits.Gachagua Allies Back Away from Bold Resignation Push.Ruto Warns: ‘Let Parents Be Parents’—Police Shouldn’t Raise Your Children.Gachagua Hits Back: Diaspora ‘Cousin Movement’ Sparks Ruto’s Team into Tribal Backlash.Government Launches Sweeping Crackdown on Politically-Linked Contractors and Corrupt Civil Servants.UDA Scores Major Win as High Court Dismisses ODM’s Sh30 Million Legal Fees Claim.High Court Declares KRA & CA IMEI Collection Orders Unconstitutional — Mass Surveillance Ruled Out.No Mega Dam Completed Under Ruto’s “1,000 Dams” Pledge — CS Mugaa Sounded the Alarm.EACC Unmasks Sh10.5 Million Bribery Network at National Treasury – Senior Officials Arrested in Surprise Raid.Shock Move: IRA Deregisters 20 Insurance Brokers, Customers Warned—All Licenses Revoked.Lang’ata MP Jalang’o Declares Ruto “Unbeatable” in 2027 Race—Declares No Strong Challenger Emerges.Siaya Shock: Police Officer Found Dead by Roadside in Rarieda.Ruto Warns Youth: “Do Not Follow Leaders Who Offer No Plan” During Dandora Visit.Ruto Faces Intensified Pressure as Petition to Dissolve Parliament Lands on CJ Koome’s Desk.DCP Party Launch Set Within Three Months After Venue Saga, Malala Confirms.Ruto Orders Withdrawal of Police from Disputed Baba Dogo Land, Vows Public Stadium.Shock in Nyamira: Pioneering MP Catherine Nyamato Collapses and Dies at 1 Farm in Kijauri.Urgent Call for Nationwide Boda Boda Ban After Deadliest Surge in Kenyan Towns.Tragedy at Nairobi Hospital: Woman Allegedly Forced Inpatient, Dies Within Hours.Shock and Horror in Isiolo: Mother and Four Children Burned Alive in Suspected Love Triangle Arson.Kenya Launches Record-Breaking Vaccination Campaign: 21 Million Children Immunized Against Typhoid & Measles.Justice Delayed for Suspects Awaiting TrialParents to Face Charges for Exposing Children to Pornography, Kabogo Warns.Ruto Ally Slams Gachagua’s U.S. Tour as ‘Empty Spectacle’—“Not Even One Ndururu”Maraga Blasts Parliament—“If It Did Its Job, Ruto Wouldn’t Be in Office”Senate Hands Defeat to Ruto Anti‑Corruption Drive, Watering Down Conflict of Interest Bill.
Mon. Jul 28th, 2025
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