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Willis Oketch

Journalist at The Standard (Kenya)

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  • 1 week ago | standardmedia.co.ke | Willis Oketch

    Two Kenya Air Force officers  have died following a military aircraft crash in Viramboni village, Ndavaya, Kwale County. [Omondi Onyango, Standard]Two Kenya Air Force military officers have died after their aircraft crashed at Viramboni village in Ndavaya, Kwale county. Kwale County Commissioner Stephen Orinde said security officers have already launched investigations into the incident.

  • 3 weeks ago | standardmedia.co.ke | Willis Oketch

    Renowned Kenyan author Prof Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o. [File, Standard]Even in the last hours of his life, Prof Ngugi wa Thiong'o kept on emphasizing the importance of mother tongue and advised members of his community not to forget writing in Gikuyu. According to Prof Peter Ndiang'ui of Florida Gulf Coast University, Ngugi still had great love for his language despite having settled in America many years ago.

  • 1 month ago | farmlandgrab.org | Willis Oketch

    The Standard | 26 May 2025Investor embroiled in legal battles over Galana Kulalu land arrestedBy Willis OketchThe director of Sahal Agro-Holdings Limited, who is embroiled in a fierce legal battle over a 100,000-acre parcel of land at Galana Kulalu, was arrested on Friday. Abdillahi Hassan was arrested in Sagana, Nyeri County, on his way to Nanyuki, for allegedly conspiring to defraud Agriculture Development Corporation (ADC) over the Galana Kulalu land.

  • 1 month ago | standardmedia.co.ke | Willis Oketch

    President William Ruto inspects the completed works at the Galana-Kulalu Food Security Project in Kilifi and Tana River counties on May 16, 2025. [PCS]The director of Sahal Agro-Holdings Limited, who is embroiled in a fierce legal battle over a 100,000-acre parcel of land at Galana Kulalu, was arrested on Friday. Abdillahi Hassan was arrested in Sagana, Nyeri County, on his way to Nanyuki, for allegedly conspiring to defraud Agriculture Development Corporation (ADC) over the Galana Kulalu land.

  • 1 month ago | standardmedia.co.ke | Willis Oketch

    Some of the residential high buildings in Mombasa. May 20,2025. [Omondi Onyango, Standard]It’s daybreak, and shafts of sunlight are streaming through the open floors of high-rise buildings under construction in the suburbs near Mombasa’s Central Business District (CBD). The sun's rays metaphorically dance on the ocean at the Likoni crossing channel as ferries transport thousands of passengers to the island amidst the rising construction of skyscrapers.

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