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Jan 8, 2025 | 
standardmedia.co.ke | Stanley Ongwae
School projects worth Sh2.7 billion, launched by President William Ruto in Nyamira County six months ago, have stalled after contractors abandoned work overpayments. According to region MPs, the works stalled after the Government failed to pay the contractors as per the agreement, forcing a walk-out from the sites. The projects, funded by the Kuwait government, were launched by Ruto in July during his visit to the Gusii region for a development tour.
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Dec 6, 2024 | 
tnx.africa | Stanley Ongwae |Martin Ndiema |Osinde Obare |Bernard Lusigi
Men convicted of sexual offences risk being chopped off their members or face life imprisonment if a proposal by Kisii Woman Rep DoriceDonyais adopted. The first-term legislator argues that the current penalties under the Sexual Offenses Act of 2006 are insufficient to deter defilement, rape, sodomy, and other forms of Gender-Based Violence (GBV).
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Dec 6, 2024 | 
tnx.africa | Boniface Mithika |Fay Ngina |Vincent Kejitan |Stanley Ongwae
Paxson Kamau, better known asVersatile, is a leading dancehall artist based in Nairobi. Passionate about creating music that resonates with people,Versatileblends his Kenyan roots with global influences to redefine the genre. “I was born and raised in Kariobangi South, so Nairobi has always been home for me. Later, I moved to Eastlands, Nyayo Estate, where I began to truly understand the heartbeat of the city.
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Dec 6, 2024 | 
tnx.africa | Boniface Mithika |Fay Ngina |Vincent Kejitan |Stanley Ongwae
Greek artist Stavros Zacharias has taken the world by storm with his unique blend of Kikuyu-inspired electronic dance music. His hit songs "Ndikwenda" and "Karimu" have garnered over 130 million streams worldwide, proving the universal appeal of music that transcends cultural boundaries. Zacharias credits his love for African culture and its rich musical heritage as the inspiration behind these groundbreaking tracks.
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Dec 6, 2024 | 
tnx.africa | Manuel Ntoyai |Stanley Ongwae |Boniface Mithika |Elvis Ogina
SHIFT80 a vibrant initiative by a Japanese creative based in Kenya, is set to host a fashion and design competition, SHIFT80 Design Prize 2024, to showcase Kenya’s incredible talent on a global platform. The event which will be done in collaboration with Kenyan fashion designers and models, on December 11, with an aim to discover and nurture young, ambitious designers while infusing fresh energy into Kenya’s fashion industry.
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Dec 5, 2024 | 
tnx.africa | Silas Nyamweya |Stanley Ongwae |Lynn Kolongei |Lilian Chepkoech
Western and Nyanza folks will tell you how hectic it is to travel to rural areas at any time of the year, owing to the long distance. To kill the boredom associated with long travel, you will not miss to find different types of characters who do all manner of things, some funny, some amusing. You are likely to interact with these characters in passenger service vehicles (PSVs) while travelling to shags.
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Dec 5, 2024 | 
tnx.africa | Stanley Ongwae |Lilian Chepkoech |Lillian Chepkoech
The lovers who were found dead while holding hands in a rented apartment in Kisii Town may have lived their last days in distress and underwent untold mental suffering. It is believed the death of 29-year-old Angela Moraa and Vincent Bosire Nyambunde, 27, could have been a culmination of untamed anxieties that may have wrecked them to the core. The deaths of the two have left all those who knew them in utter shock and disbelief.
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Dec 4, 2024 | 
standardmedia.co.ke | Stanley Ongwae
Men convicted of sexual offences risk being chopped off their members or face life imprisonment if a proposal by Kisii Woman Rep Dorice Donya is adopted. The first-term legislator argues that the current penalties under the Sexual Offenses Act of 2006 are insufficient to deter defilement, rape, sodomy, and other forms of Gender-Based Violence (GBV).
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Dec 1, 2024 | 
standardmedia.co.ke | Stanley Ongwae
Two lovers found dead while holding hands in bed may have taken their own lives, according to investigators. Detectives say a pair of syringes and bottles of medical drugs recovered suggested a well-planned death. The bodies of Vincent Bosire Nyambunde, a medical intern at the Kisii Teaching and Referral Hospital, and his girlfriend identified as Angela, in their mid-twenties, were found on Friday morning. The woman recently jetted from the US, where she is reported to be married.
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Nov 25, 2024 | 
standardmedia.co.ke | Stanley Ongwae
The push coincides with the global 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence. Anti-FGM advocates target communities that has high prevalence rate as seven in 10 Women are affected in some counties. Stanley Ongwae, NyamiraThe ululations and wild celebrations after Nyaboke (not her name) underwent Female Genital Mutilation haunt her to this day. It was 25 years ago when she was brutally exposed to the brutal cut.
