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3 weeks ago | 
standardmedia.co.ke | Philip Muasya
On the outskirts of Kiunduani market, along the Nairobi-Mombasa road in Makueni County, three tiny voices pierce the air with an almost synchronised cry from their sleeping parlour. The triplets’ father, Cyrus Sila, gently lifts each one, his hands steady as he cradles his daughters, murmuring soft reassurances in a low, soothing voice. He shifts the three girls in his arms, their small fingers curling tightly around his shirt, as though afraid to let go.
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3 weeks ago | 
standardmedia.co.ke | Philip Muasya
Wiper party leader Kalonzo Musyoka has warned the UDA coalition led by president William Ruto and the Raila Odinga led ODM against constituting the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) without consulting the opposition.
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2 months ago | 
standardmedia.co.ke | Philip Muasya
As vehicles honk endlessly, calling for customers in the bustling town of Mlolongo, Machakos County, John Mwangi taps a switch in his workshop’s hall, and a glass-cutting machine with a rotating blade roars to life. As the blade begins spinning, he opens a valve on a thin pipe hovering above the cutting machine, releasing a jet of water just above the spinning blade.
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2 months ago | 
standardmedia.co.ke | Philip Muasya
At the sleepy Kyandula trading centre in Kitui South, a group of women gathers around a specialised posho mill, readying a sack full of sunflower seeds. One woman powers on the electric machine, and it bursts into life. Its grain-grinding jaws rotate purposefully, and the woman eagerly processes the seeds into oil. As the mill churns, Rhoda Musembi bends over and scoops a jarful of sunflower seeds. Carefully, she pours them into the mill’s gaping mouth.
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2 months ago | 
standardmedia.co.ke | Philip Muasya
At the sleepy Kyandula trading centre in Kitui South, a group of women gathers around a specialised posho mill, readying a sack full of sunflower seeds. One woman powers on the electric machine, and it bursts into life. Its grain-grinding jaws rotate purposefully, and the woman eagerly processes the seeds into oil. As the mill churns, Rhoda Musembi bends over and scoops a jarful of sunflower seeds. Carefully, she pours them into the mill’s gaping mouth.
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Jan 23, 2025 | 
standardmedia.co.ke | Philip Muasya
At a time when farmers in many parts of Ukambani are staring at a bleak future following massive crop failure, one farm in the drier parts of Mutomo in Kitui County stands out as an oasis of life, thriving against the blistering sun. The usually dry region has borne the brunt of inadequate rains during the October–December season, exacerbated by the current dry conditions. Hopes of a bumper harvest have dashed, with entire crops drying up in the fields. “It is a total loss.
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Jan 23, 2025 | 
tnx.africa | Daniel Chege |Jacqueline Mahugu |KIrsten Kanja |Philip Muasya
Two weeks ago, Molo activist Richard Otieno delivered what would turn out to be his final speech, accusing the government and Molo MP Kimani Kuria of oppressing the people. He was murdered on Saturday last week. In his speech, Otieno claimed that whenever he criticised the government or Kuria, individuals he believed to be detectives or police officers visited him in an attempt to silence him.
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Jan 21, 2025 | 
tnx.africa | Silas Nyamweya |Jacqueline Mahugu |KIrsten Kanja |Philip Muasya
Also known as Brown Qaki, Ezekiel faced rejection early in his music career when a producer dismissed him as talentless. He tells Silas Nyamweya how he defied all odds to become an award-winning musician. Briefly tell us about yourselfMy artist name, Brown Qaki, comes from Brown Queens and Kings, which reflects my identity and the message I want to convey through my music.
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Jan 20, 2025 | 
tnx.africa | Jael Musumba |Jacqueline Mahugu |KIrsten Kanja |Philip Muasya
Several social-economic factors, including poverty, cultural practices, and competition among women who are involved in the fish trade, are often listed as variables fueling the ‘sex for fish’ practice. According to 2022 data provided by the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), the global fisheries sector supports 600 million livelihoods and provides 20 per cent of the daily protein intake for 3.3 billion people.
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Jan 19, 2025 | 
tnx.africa | Jayne Rose Gacheri |Jacqueline Mahugu |KIrsten Kanja |Philip Muasya
Parents face a number of challenges in the parenting journey. Gerald Wango, a counselling psychologist, says parents struggle to raise their children to be good, to work hard, to be humble and to learn how to treat others well.
