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1 week ago | 
standardmedia.co.ke | Denis Omondi
Labour Cabinet Secretary Alfred Mutua during a morning interview on Spice FM. [Benard Orwongo,Standard]Labour Cabinet Secretary Alfred Mutua has denied claims that the government extorted money from desperate young Kenyans seeking foreign jobs under a state-backed labour migration programme. Speaking on Spice on Wednesday, May 7, Mutua claimed that most of the complaints stemmed from one community, suggesting the issue is being driven by political incitement.
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1 week ago | 
standardmedia.co.ke | Denis Omondi
Kenyatta National Hospital administration block. [Elvis Ogina, Standard]Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) has successfully performed a Transhumeral Targeted Sensory Reinnervation (TSR) Surgery, marking the first time this sensory renovation procedure has been conducted worldwide. The surgical operation is meant to help a patient with an amputated limb to sense and feel as they would with the missing body part.
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1 week ago | 
standardmedia.co.ke | Denis Omondi
Kenyatta National Hospital administration block. [Elvis Ogina, Standard]Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) has successfully performed a Transhumeral Targeted Sensory Reinnervation (TSR) Surgery, marking the first time this sensory renovation procedure has been conducted worldwide. The surgical operation is meant to help a patient with an amputated limb to sense and feel as they would with the missing body part.
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1 week ago | 
standardmedia.co.ke | Denis Omondi
Retired Archbishop John Cardinal Njue. [Sammy Omingo, Standard]Cardinal John Njue has withdrawn from the conclave that will elect Pope Francis’s successor following the pontiff’s death on April 21. In a statement, Archbishop Philip Anyolo of the Nairobi Metropolitan Archdiocese revealed that Cardinal Njue had received a formal invitation from the Vatican to participate in the papal election, which begins tomorrow at 5:30 PM East African Time.
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1 week ago | 
standardmedia.co.ke | Denis Omondi
President William Ruto during the official commissioning of the Suswa ESP Market, in Narok. [PCS]President William Ruto has vowed to keep the numerous promises he has made to Kenyans before the next general elections. This comes as he faces mounting criticism for failing to follow through on most of those pledges. Speaking in Suswa, Narok at the start of his three-day tour of the Maa region, the President maintained that he will put the naysayers to shame adding that he will have delivered.
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1 week ago | 
standardmedia.co.ke | Denis Omondi
Prof. Makau Mutua speaks at a Nairobi hotel on Wednesday, June 29, 2022. [Collins Kweyu, Standard]Law professor Makau Mutua has defended his decision to accept an appointment from President William Ruto, hitting back at critics who accused him of political hypocrisy. On Wednesday this week, President William Ruto named the longtime Raila Odinga ally as his senior advisor on constitutional affairs, an announcement that caught many by surprise, given Mutua’s longstanding opposition to the president.
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1 week ago | 
standardmedia.co.ke | Denis Omondi
Final preparations were in high gear across Kisii and Nyamira counties on Friday morning ahead of former Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i’s much-anticipated Gusii region tour. The former CS held an early morning strategy meeting with local leaders at his Simbauti Farm residence in Borabu, Nyamira County, to plan for the day-long series of events. He made the first stopover in Kijauri area of Borabu, Nyamira County.
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1 week ago | 
standardmedia.co.ke | Denis Omondi
Inject Party Leader Morara Kebaso appearing on Spice FM on Thursday, May 1, 2025. [Screengrab]Inject Party leader Morara Kebaso has defended his call for Kenyans to contribute to a campaign kitty to support his party’s 2027 election efforts. Speaking exclusively to The Standard on Thursday, Morara urged young Kenyan voters to consider contributing to what he described as a ‘financial war chest’—a necessary tool in a political system that often sidelines youth due to a lack of funding.
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2 weeks ago | 
standardmedia.co.ke | Denis Omondi
The Council of the Law Society of Kenya led by the LSK President Faith Odhiambo addressing the media on April 30, 2025. [Benard Orwongo, Standard]The Law Society of Kenya (LSK) has faulted the Independent Police Oversight Authority (IPOA) for its sluggish handling of police brutality cases, warning that such delays could be perceived as a neglect of duty. Their remarks follow the airing of the BBC documentary ‘Blood Parliament’ and the recent killings in Angata Barrikoi on Monday, April 28.
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3 weeks ago | 
standardmedia.co.ke | Denis Omondi
Former Bahati MP Kimani Ngunjiri has distanced himself politically from former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua, citing ideological differences, and a growing discomfort with what he described as 'tribal political posturing.’Speaking during an interview on Spice FM on Wednesday, Ngunjiri criticised Gachagua’s recent rhetoric, warning that it mirrors the kind of politics that could polarise the country ahead of the 2027 elections.
