ROUNDUP: Compassion, care, and love as Kenyans celebrate Valentines

Kenyans across the country and lovers marked yesterday's Valentine's Day celebrations with flowers, romantic gestures, and a display of compassion and community outreach.

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90pc of Grade 10 textbooks distributed, PS Bitok says

Education Principal Secretary Prof Julius Bitok on Saturday said publishers were paid Sh5.6 billion last month and have since been dispatching books to institutions across the country.

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Ruto fails to address hunger crisis as politics dominate Nyota launch in North Eastern

President Ruto’s Nyota launch in North Eastern Kenya was overshadowed by political posturing, failing to address the widespread hunger affecting local communities.

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Gen Z protest victims petition Judiciary, Parliament to fast-track compensation

A group of Kenyans injured and those whose families were affected during the youth-led Gen Z protests has petitioned the Judiciary and Parliament over compensation.

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Nacada raises alarm over drug abuse victims in need of rehabilitation

The anti-drug and substance abuse has raised alarm over the growing number of Kenyans in need of rehabilitation due to drug and substance addiction. 

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State silence deepens agony of Kenyans in Russia-Ukraine conflict

Kenyan families are losing hope as the government remains largely unresponsive to the plight of citizens reportedly recruited and trapped on the frontlines of Russia’s war against Ukraine.

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Families of Kenyans missing in Ukraine war demand answers

Families of Kenyan men who travelled to Russia in search of greener pastures are demanding answers from the government over the fate of their loved ones

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A section of ODM youths defends Sifuna amid attacks by senior party leaders

The cracks within the Orange Democratic Movement continue to deepen as a section of the party's youth in Nairobi has come out to air their views.

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Inside mysterious death of street families in city

Inside the squeezed compound, hemmed in by concrete walls, a group of boys play football barefoot, their feet kicking up as if this narrow space were a stadium.

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Union calls for investigation, arrest of unlicensed lab officer

KNUMLO calls for an investigation and arrest of a laboratory officer accused of practicing medical laboratory science without a valid licence.

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Don't run away, Murkomen tells Law Society of Kenya

Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen has criticised the Law Society of Kenya for "retreating to the sidelines" when called upon to advise the government. 

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Kenyan who escaped Russia nurses war injuries, trauma

At 28 years old, man returned home quietly, injured, traumatised and unwilling to speak much about what he had seen in Russia.

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Clergy condemn violence at Witima Church in Nyeri after teargas disruption

The clergy umbrella body expressed disappointment over the incident, describing it as grave violation of the sanctity of places of worship.

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Tears and pain as families recount last moments of loved ones tricked into Russia-Ukraine war

Their anguish underscored the agonising nightmares they have endured since they lost touch with their kin, an experience that has left their future in limbo.

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Opposition issues demands to IEBC, threatens mass action if not addressed

Opposition leaders threatened to lead mass action against the commission should it fail to address their concerns for a free, fair and verifiable election.

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Nairobi Hospital saga deepens after Court of Appeal decision

A section of the Nairobi Hospital stakeholders has expressed disappointment over a Court of Appeal decision that granted relief in favour of the facility’s management.

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PS Omollo calls for regional unity to secure the borders

PS Omollo expressed concern over modern border threats, which he said are increasingly complex and require concerted efforts to address.

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Seven suspects detained, 150 phones recovered in DCI operation

The operation targeted receivers of stolen mobile phones, technicians involved in illegal refurbishment and flashing of devices.

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Tears, sorrow as US-based family bids farewell to three siblings killed in road crash

Tears flowed freely as emotions overwhelmed the kin of the three siblings Njeri DeLeon, Emmanuel DeLeon and Kairo Winkelpeck,  who died after a road accident in Naivasha.

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UDA sets 2027 strategy, moves to formalise coalition talks with ODM

According to Mbarire, the resolutions emerged from a National Steering Committee meeting held on January 20, chaired by President William Ruto. 

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Cover up claims as kin demand justice for slain student leader

Student leader was hit by a speeding motorist along busy road.

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Chaos as police clash with residents during Mukuru kwa Njenga demolitions

Tension was high in Mukuru kwa Njenga, Embakasi, on Tuesday morning as residents protested against demolitions, triggering running battles with police.

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Why HIV patients want Omtatah to withdraw US health funding case

Busia Senator has questioned safety of Kenyans’ personal data under the new health deal.

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Police stop looters at Wamatangi's flattened premises

A day after Governor Wamatangi’s property near Nyayo Stadium was demolished, police officers were stretched thin, maintaining constant watch over youths attempting to loot valuables.

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PS Omollo roots for data-driven war on sophisticated crime

The PS stated that progress had been made in various security fronts to adopt evidence-based crime research, resulting in the application of actionable recommendations.

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Cotu backs court order on State hiring of private law companies

Cotu has backed a High Court order stopping government agencies from hiring private lawyers and private law firms to represent them. 

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Wamatangi loses millions as businesses flattened near Nyayo Stadium

Property worth millions of shillings belonging to Kiambu Governor Kimani Wamatangi was destroyed Tuesday night during a demolition near Nyayo Stadium in Nairobi.

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Wamatangi fires back after his properties are demolished

 Kiambu Governor Kimani Wamatangi has condemned the demolition of his business premises near Nyayo Stadium, terming it an “act of cowardice.”

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Oburu: We will not remove anyone from ODM party

Addressing a rally at Kamukunji grounds in Kibra, Nairobi, on Wednesday, ODM leader Oburu Oginga said the focus is to solidify the party ahead of the 2027 elections.

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Survivors recall horror after building collapse in Karen, Nairobi

Survivors of a building collapse in Karen, Nairobi, on Saturday evening

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Two killed after a building collapses in Karen

UPDATE: Two people killed following the collapse of a building under construction in Karen, Nairobi, Assistant Inspector-General Duncan Ochieng’ confirms.

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Pangani Girls celebrates stellar KCSE performance

A wave of jubilation swept through Pangani Girls’ School in Nairobi on Saturday when the principal stepped onto the assembly ground with the long-awaited KCSE results.

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Aladwa tells off ODM leaders opposed to broad-based government

Makadara MP George Aladwa accused some leaders of plotting to “sell the party to former President Uhuru Kenyatta.

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A section of ODM founder members woo Ruto to rejoin the party

A section of the founding members of the ODM party has wooed President William Ruto to rejoin the political outfit. 

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Great Wall tenants accuse management of alleged negligence

Tenants of the Great Wall Phase 4 estate in Athi River are up in arms against what they termed as alleged gross mismanagement of the property

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Ruto's UDA party set for Saturday grassroots elections

The United Democratic Alliance (UDA) party will kick off its grassroots elections on Saturday in 20 counties across the country. 

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Witnesses recount collapse of South C building as residents demand action

The South C Residents Association now wants the area declared an investigation zone even as they called for a thorough probe into the disaster.

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What we know about the South C building collapse

Families of two people trapped and identified as guards who were manning the building expressed fear that their kin are dead.

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Search for survivors resumes after pause at collapsed South C building

Rescue efforts have resumed after about an hour of suspension at the collapsed building on Muhoho Avenue in South C, Nairobi. 

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Opposition to pick 2027 presidential flagbearer by March 2026, says Kalonzo

United Opposition to declare 2027 presidential candidate before April 2026, Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka says.

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