David Njaaga

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Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale. [File, Standard]Kenya has suspended all licences for the manufacture, importation, sale and promotion of nicotine products, ordering vendors to reapply within 21 days under stricter conditions.  The destroyed goods included shisha, gutkha and flavoured e-cigarettes. “This action is not symbolic; it is regulatory. Every player in this industry must now comply afresh with the law,” said Duale.

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Institute of Engineers of Kenya President Engineer Shammah Kiteme. [File, Standard]A sharp rise in unqualified engineers is fuelling a crisis in Kenya’s construction sector, with professional bodies linking the trend to recent building and infrastructure collapses.

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Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua. [File, Standard]Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has accused the government of targeting young people, saying the arrest of software developer Rose Njeri over a tool opposing the Finance Bill 2025 was an attempt to crush civic expression. Njeri, a software developer in Nairobi, built a digital platform allowing citizens to submit objections to the proposed Finance Bill.

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Workers at Export Processing Zones. [File, Standard]As Kenya marks Madaraka Day, attention turns to the thousands of workers powering the country’s Export Processing Zones (EPZs), a sector long marked by low wages and high staff turnover. The country’s apparel factories, which form the bulk of the EPZ workforce, have come under increased scrutiny for working conditions and labour protections.

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KMPDU Secretary General Davji Atellah alongside doctors in Kiambu during a press conference. [File, Standard]The Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists Union has warned against what it called unlawful threats by Kiambu County to dismiss striking doctors. On Friday, the union said the county was defying a court order upholding the doctors’ right to strike and warned continued intimidation could trigger a nationwide escalation.