Civil society groups raise concerns over rising numbers of street families

The 2018 report indicated that Nairobi has the highest number of streets families wih 15, 337 followed by Mombasa with 7, 529, Kisumu 2,746, Uasin Gishu 2,147 and 2005 in Nakuru.

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From crime hotspots to developers' haven: How Kamiti is changing

For decades, the Kamiti area in Nairobi was a place where few dared to live. It was an area where people passed through hurriedly.

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Millicent Omanga: UDA's dancer-in-chief ditches yellow wave for Gachagua's DCP

Millicent Omanga confirmed she will vie for the Nairobi County Woman Rep seat in 2027 on DCP ticket, acknowledging the backing she has received from the Mt Kenya community.

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Drought agency fails to curb losses as communities struggle to survive

Despite the existence of NDMA, a national drought policy and early warning systems designed to anticipate dry spells and trigger preventive measures, each drought is still treated as a crisis.

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Survey shows Kenyans fault Nyota age limit, while majority support the fund

A new poll by Infotrak found that about 46 per cent of respondents said that pegging eligibility to 18 to 29 years locks out many Kenyans from the Nyota Fund.

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Kenya loses Sh41bn annually to GBV as report reveals hotspots

GBV disproportionately affects women, resulting in severe socio-economic repercussions

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Why Kenya is at war with its women and children

Technical working group on gender violence releases latest data and recommendations. It shows that some 34 per cent of women have been physically abused by age of 13.

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How churches have been caught in political crossfire

With barely a year to the next General Election, churches are emerging as soft targets in Kenya’s simmering political tensions.

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How online job scams lure Kenyans into the jaws of Chinese traffickers

At the scamming sites, workers were required to meet strict sales targets, and failure to do so attracted punishment.

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How top prison officers pocketed millions from recruitment scandal

The findings were contained in a review of performance contracting returns for the Financial Year 2025/2026.

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NCA Bill sparks fresh debate over oversight in construction sector

The National Construction Authority (Amendment) Bill, 2025, seeks to integrate climate change responsiveness, renewable energy use, and environmental sustainability, into construction regulations.

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Forty years on, Uganda votes under the shadow of one man

During his bush war era, Museveni was insistent that Uganda needed a clean break from leaders who mistook the state for themselves and that power belonged to the people.

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ODM waning power jolts Odinga family

As ODM’s influence shows signs of erosion driven by internal dissent and external influences, the long-standing tradition strains the family’s place in Kenya’s political order.

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Over 80 per cent of city buildings unsafe due to graft, experts warn

Professional associations in the built environment have painted a grim picture of construction safety in Nairobi, warning that only 15 per cent of buildings in the city are structurally safe.

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Architect reveals lapses that failed ill-fated building

As investigations into the collapsed building in South C intensify, the project’s architect has exposed a pattern of developer-driven failures that point to impunity and disregard for safety.

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Faulty approvals and bribery blamed for South C building collapse

The architects' group stated that the South C tragedy demands more than sympathy but truth, accountability, and systemic correction.

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The many unanswered questions surrounding collapsed building

More than 40 hours after a high-rise building collapsed in Nairobi’s South C estate, trapping four people, rescue teams had yet to retrieve a single body.

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Merchants of death: How failed oversight led to South C building collapse

Questions have emerged over how the building received clearance, with blame shifting between offices mandated to approve and inspect construction projects.

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Nairobi records nearly 9,500 child GBV cases in 2025

At least 26 children in Nairobi County were being violated every day in the year 2025 based on health data from public health facilities across the county.

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Why domestic work remains Kenya's most exploited labour

The labour of house helps is intimate, exhausting and essential, yet it remains among the least valued forms of work.

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How new Transplant law could improve access to kidney treatment, blood donation

The legislation aims to establish a dedicated Authority and Appeals Tribunal to streamline blood, tissue, and organ services. 

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Mobile courts deployed on major highways to tame road carnage during festivities

The Chief Justice noted that the move was a necessary response to the increasing rise in traffic fatalities.

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Activists accuse Tanzania of digital blackout to hide poll abuses

Kenyan civil society groups have accused the Tanzanian government of launching a digital crackdown aimed at silencing dissent and concealing evidence of alleged human rights abuses.

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Rights groups demand apology from IEBC for 'bungled' by-elections

Civil society organisations accuse IEBC of failing to deliver free, fair, and credible polls, citing widespread malpractice ranging from voter bribery and violence to voter suppression.

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Over 1,400 Africans recruited into Russia's war

More than 1000 citizens from at least 36 countries have already been recruited to fight for the Russian army in Ukraine. 

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Gender Identity: Pressure mounts on Parliament to pass National Intersex Persons Bill, 2023

Human rights organisations are calling on Parliament to fast-track the enactment of the National Intersex Persons Bill, 2023, to establish laws that protect the rights and their dignity.

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How AI is supercharging digital Gender-Based Violence crisis in Kenya

Various forms of Technology-Facilitated Gender-Based Violence (TF-GBV), including cyberstalking and cyberbullying, are intended to destroy people’s reputation, credibility, safety and work.

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Family mourns father lured into war that became death sentence

The unfolding war in Russia and Ukraine took away Martin Macharia Mburu, a 39-year-old man who had gone abroad hoping to give his children a better life.

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State clamping down on basic civic rights, new report reveals

National survey shows government is more punitive on online and offline critics. Study reveals perceptions shifting along political allegiance in different counties.

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Women's rights activists call for release of GBV taskforce report

World marks 16-days of Activism Against Gender Violence amid rising cases of abuse. Kenyans want recommendations of a team formed by President Ruto implemented.

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Maraga criticises State for criminalising dissent

Former Chief Justice and 2027 presidential hopeful David Maraga has accused the government of using Kenya’s justice system to criminalise dissent.

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Samia Suluhu turns on the media after reports on elections violence

Tanzanian government is now shifting blame on the media for what it termed as ‘unfair and unbalanced’ coverage of the violence that led to deaths of hundreds of people.

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Cotu to Murkomen: Deport Chinese man who assaulted Kenyan worker

He added that the assault is a gross violation and dignity of workers’ rights by foreign investors.

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Abductions: Uganda, Kenya draw backlash for rights abuses

President Museveni’s confession to kidnapping two Kenyan activists exposes a breach of international law.

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How EAC leaders are turning to armies for political shield

Legal experts warn that the growing use of military resources could erode civilian control.

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How Oyoo and Njagi survived on ugali and beans for 38 days in Uganda military camp

Nicholas Oyoo and Bob Njagi were abducted in Uganda, held in secret military detention blindfolded and handcuffed

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I have no apology on 'shoot-in-the-leg' order, Ruto says

President Ruto defended the order to the police to shoot and main protestors.

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Trinity of terror: Museveni reveals abducted Kenyans put in fridge

 The Ugandan president defended detaining Bob Njagi and Nicholas Oyoo as a measure against foreign influences.

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Police probe death of 4-year-old allegedly killed by minors in Ongata Rongai

Two minors, aged 12 and 10, tied the boy's hands and legs before throwing him into river.

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Only 90,000 register as voters in a month IEBC

In its one-month status update, IEBC reported that as of October 31, 15,619 transfers and 188 updates had been recorded in the 290 constituency offices countrywide.

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