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Jul 30, 2024 | 
standardmedia.co.ke | Jacob Ng'etich
The onslaught against Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has taken a dramatic twist after seven officials at his office were grilled by the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) in connection to the protests that have rocked the country. After a month of Gen Z protests across the country, DCI officers have zeroed in on some top officials they suspect to have spent at least Sh50 million in financing the demonstrations which led to the breach of Parliament and other key institutions.
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May 24, 2024 | 
standardmedia.co.ke | Jacob Ng'etich |Edwin Nyarangi
The stalemate over retired president's office continues as the government has declined to lease the former head of state Uhuru Kenyatta’s residence adjacent to the state House as his official base. Uhuru's spokesperson Kanze Dena says the retired president is now paying his staff from his pocket, and that even the vehicles that he is lawfully entitled to, have not yet been provided.
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May 24, 2024 | 
standardmedia.co.ke | Jacob Ng'etich |Edwin Nyarangi
The stalemate over retired president's office continues as the government has declined to lease the former head of state Uhuru Kenyatta’s residence adjacent to the state House as his official base. Uhuru's spokesperson Kanze Dena says the retired president is now paying his staff from his pocket, and that even the vehicles that he is lawfully entitled to, have not yet been provided.
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Mar 11, 2024 | 
standardmedia.co.ke | Jacob Ng'etich
Kerio Valley Development Authority (KVDA) will next week ship five tonnes of honey to the United States as it targets 300,000 kilos by next year. As part of enhancing its local and regional markets, yesterday KVDA opened a shop in Nairobi’s Eastleigh business district, where it targets to sell 3000 kilos of honey and exports to Somalia, which was recently incorporated into the East African Community.
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Mar 11, 2024 | 
standardmedia.co.ke | Jacob Ng'etich
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Feb 13, 2024 | 
standardmedia.co.ke | Jacob Ng'etich |Benjamin Imende
President William Ruto is fronting Azimio la Umoja leader Raila Odinga for a top African Union position in a deal that could tilt the political landscape and complicate the 2027 presidential election matrix. Prime Cabinet Secretary and Foreign Affairs and Diaspora CS Musalia Mudavadi is expected to lead Kenya's push to have Raila elected chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC) during the inter-ministerial conference of the AU meeting in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, that begins today.
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Feb 8, 2024 | 
standardmedia.co.ke | Jacob Ng'etich
Former Treasury Cabinet Secretary Henry Rotich on Thursday made a comeback to the government after President William Ruto appointed him as Senior Advisor on Fiscal Affairs and Budget Policy. Barely a couple of months after the sword of Damocles hung over his head over 19 cases at the High Court including the conspiracy to steal from government funds, Rotich walks back to government with gaiety.
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Jan 23, 2024 | 
standardmedia.co.ke | Jacob Ng'etich
Defence Cabinet Secretary Adan Duale has said that Kenya acknowledges and appreciates the role played by the United States in promoting peace, security and stability in the Horn of Africa and the Great Lakes Region. Speaking when he hosted the US Africa Command (Africom) Combatant Commander General Michael Langley at the Defence Headquarters, Nairobi, on Tuesday, Duale said the US had invested heavily in peace initiatives to ensure a stable Horn of Africa.
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Nov 1, 2023 | 
standardmedia.co.ke | Jacob Ng'etich
Former Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has said that innovation must be part of re-shaping agriculture to enable farmers to adopt new approaches to overcome challenges that bedevil the sector. Speaking during the official opening of the African Conference on Agricultural Technology (ACAT) in Nairobi on Monday, Jonathan noted that Africa is home to more than half (60 per cent) of the world's arable land, and yet the continent finds itself grappling with food insecurity, pests and diseases.
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Oct 23, 2023 | 
standardmedia.co.ke | Jacob Ng'etich
For decades, the restive parts of Kerio Valley have borne the brunt of deadly bandit attacks which have destabilised the region ultimately slowing down economic activities. A report titled "Mending the Rift," by the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights (KNCHR), shows that systemic failure by successive governments to address the rampant marginalization retarded socio-economic development in parts of the volatile but scenic and productive area.
