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2 months ago | 
nation.africa | Lynette Mukami |Mwangi Ndirangu
President William Ruto has revealed that his former deputy, Rigathi Gachagua, had demanded Sh10 billion to drum up support for the Head of State in Mt Kenya region. "I was told ‘I can make you a one-term president unless you give me Sh10 billion to organise politics in the region.’ I refused," President Ruto recounted in a roundtable interview with vernacular stations, coming just hours before his Mt Kenya tour.
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2 months ago | 
nation.africa | Gitonga Marete |Mwangi Ndirangu
At Sh1.16 billion, Laikipia County's proposed infrastructure bond was hailed as a game changer; in addition to funding the upgrading of 10 rural townships, the bond would set a benchmark. Laikipia was to be the first to raise funds from the domestic market, a move other county governments were expected to emulate.
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Feb 27, 2025 | 
nation.africa | Mercy Mwende |Mwangi Ndirangu
The country is experiencing a sudden and alarming rise in forest fires, with 180 incidents recorded since January 2025, a new report by the Kenya Forest Service (KFS) has shown. Over 1,357 hectares of vegetation have been lost to wildfires across protected areas, including the Maasai Mau, North Rift, Coast, Central Highlands (Mt Kenya and Aberdares), and Eastern Conservancies.
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Feb 19, 2025 | 
nation.africa | Mwangi Ndirangu
For Daniel Mwaniki's family, Christmas of 2023 was a joyous moment his wife says will live in their memories forever except that hours later would mark the beginning of protracted pain. Mwaniki joined his family for celebrations at their home in South Imenti village, Ngobit Ward in Laikipia after skipping several Christmas fetes.
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Feb 17, 2025 | 
nation.africa | Mwangi Ndirangu
An invasive cactus that has plagued Laikipia's pastoralists for decades could become their newest source of income, thanks to breakthrough research that transforms the plant into high-quality animal feed. The joint project between Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) and Florida University has successfully converted the problematic opuntia stricta into nutritious livestock pellets, with trials showing weight gain of up to nine kilogrammes in goats over 85 days.
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Feb 17, 2025 | 
taifaleo.nation.co.ke | Mwangi Ndirangu |George Munene
Jamvi La Siasa Raila ang’ang’aniwa Mlima Kenya kama mpira wa kona Na MWANGI NDIRANGU, GEORGE MUNENE February 18th, 2025 Kusoma ni dakika: 2 BAADA ya mwaniaji wa Kenya, Raila Odinga katika uchaguzi wa uenyekiti wa Tume ya Umoja wa Afrika (AUC) kushindwa, sasa mirengo mbalimbali pinzani imeanza kumng’ang’ania.
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Feb 16, 2025 | 
nation.africa | George Munene |Mwangi Ndirangu
Former Prime Minister Raila Odinga’s failure to capture the African Union Commission (AUC) chairmanship has been morphed into a contest pitting allies of President William Ruto and his former deputy Rigathi Gachagua. While Mr Gachagua and his allies called on Mr Odinga to “come back and redirect his energy in fixing the nation”, Dr Ruto’s supporters dismissed the call as “misplaced”, saying the two would remain united “for the sake of development and unity” on the nation.
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Feb 15, 2025 | 
nation.africa | Gitonga Marete |Mwangi Ndirangu
Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua is slowly cultivating a cult-like following in the Mt Kenya region if recent happenings during his public appearances are anything to go by. His supporters believe that If the former deputy president plays his cards right and sustains his popularity, he is likely to call the shots in Central Kenya in the run-up to the 2027 General Election — with some hoping he will soar to the level of Kenneth Matiba in the early 1990s.
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Feb 10, 2025 | 
nation.africa | Mwangi Ndirangu
Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has lashed out at President William Ruto, telling him to respect the presidency and desist from insulting those who fault his administration over some of its unpopular policies. In what appears to be a bare knuckle confrontation, Mr Gachagua told his former boss "enough is enough" and threatened to mobilise his supporters to block major highways in street protests should the Head of State continue to disrespect those who propelled him to power.
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Jan 29, 2025 | 
nation.africa | Mwangi Ndirangu
A bodyguard attached to Laikipia Governor Joshua Irungu has died by suicide inside a rental house in Nanyuki town. The police officer, who has worked with the governor since assuming office in September 2022, shot himself through the mouth on Wednesday afternoon with the bullet exiting through the back of the head. Laikipia East police boss John Tarus confirmed the 3pm incident but said he was yet to get the fine details of what exactly transpired.
