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standardmedia.co.ke | Mike Kihaki
IEBC chair nominee and former Chief Registrar of the Judiciary Anne Amadi when she appeared before the selection panel in Nairobi on March 24th 2025. [Collins Oduor, Standard]Anne Amadi, the former Chief Registrar of the Judiciary, is seeking to become the next chairperson of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC). During her interview with the selection panel, Amadi pledged to restore public trust, institutional clarity, and cohesion at the Commission.
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1 week ago | 
standardmedia.co.ke | Mike Kihaki
IEBC chair nominee Charles Nyachae when he appeared before the selection panel in Nairobi on March 24, 2025. [Collins Oduor, Standard]Charles Ayieko Nyachae is no stranger to power, legacy, or controversy. The 67-year-old lawyer has spent a lifetime navigating the complex intersections of law, politics, and public service often with a towering family name behind him.
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1 week ago | 
standardmedia.co.ke | Mike Kihaki
IEBC chair nominee Charles Nyachae when he appeared before the selection panel in Nairobi on March 24, 2025. [Collins Oduor, Standard]Charles Ayieko Nyachae is no stranger to power, legacy, or controversy. The 67-year-old lawyer has spent a lifetime navigating the complex intersections of law, politics, and public service often with a towering family name behind him.
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1 week ago | 
standardmedia.co.ke | Mike Kihaki
Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi meets Brian Mast, chairman of House Foreign Affairs at Capitol Hill, USA[courtesy]Prime Cabinet Secretary and Cabinet Secretary for Foreign and Diaspora Affairs, Musalia Mudavadi has held a meeting with Congressman Brian Mast, Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee at Capitol Hill.
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1 week ago | 
standardmedia.co.ke | Mike Kihaki
Knight Scrap Metal Dealers Association Chairman Evans Ng'ang'a during public hearing on the Business Laws (Amendment ) Bill, 2024 before the National Assembly's Trade Committee at Bunge Towers, Nairobi, on November 27, 2024. [File, Standard]Scrap metal dealers have appealed to Parliament over proposed changes in the Finance Bill, 2025 that would raise the withholding tax on scrap metal transactions to five per cent, saying the move could cripple the industry and result in mass job losses.
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1 week ago | 
standardmedia.co.ke | Mike Kihaki
KUPPET Deputy Secretary General Moses Nthurima leads union officials address media on teachers’ promotion March 25, 2025 [Jenipher Wachie, Standard]The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has declared 2,014 teaching positions vacant nationwide to address the persistent shortage in primary, junior, and senior secondary schools. According to the TSC, these vacancies have arisen due to natural attrition and will be filled by qualified teachers on permanent and pensionable terms.
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1 week ago | 
standardmedia.co.ke | Mike Kihaki
Kenyatta University Main Campus entrance at Kahawa on 29 April, 2025. [Standard, Kanyiri Wahito]For over three years, Kenyatta University (KU) has stood at a crossroads, its medical and health science students left training in under-equipped hospitals in Kiambu and Thika, while a world-class facility built on its own grounds remains out of bounds.
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1 week ago | 
standardmedia.co.ke | Mike Kihaki
President William Ruto in Rongo, Migori on May 5, 2025 [Anne Atieno]Throughout history, throwing a shoe has served as more than a physical act—it is a powerful symbol of contempt. Rooted in cultural and religious disdain, the gesture of hurling footwear has become a form of protest against those in power. From eggs to shoes, sandals to stones, the world's most powerful leaders have often faced public outrage with more than just harsh words.
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1 week ago | 
standardmedia.co.ke | Mike Kihaki
President William Ruto during Labour Day on May 1, 2025 in Nairobi [Bonface Okendo, Standard]President William Ruto has announced that 18,000 households across Kenya will be connected to electricity over the next year as part of the government’s push to ensure equitable development. Speaking in Suna West, Migori County, the President said the initiative is part of an affirmative action plan targeting areas that have historically been left out of development programs.
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2 weeks ago | 
standardmedia.co.ke | Mike Kihaki
Kenya Basketball Federation Chairman Paul Otula. [File]Kenya Basketball Federation Chairman Paul Agali Otula is dead. Otula who is also a former Maseno School principal collapsed at his Nairobi home on Thursday morning, his family stated. The late will be remembered for his excellence in school administration and his unmatched passion for sports, especially basketball.
