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From Baba to Sifuna: How Sifuna defines Nairobi politics

For Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna, Sunday's show of political strength carried significance beyond the Linda Mwananchi rally

By David Odongo 10 days ago

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Book serialisation

Ramogi Achieng' Oneko paid the price for Kenya's freedom twice; first under colonial rule and later after independence.

By David Odongo 10 days ago

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Six hours of terror: Harrowing abduction ordeal for Standard Group editor

It was 9:20 pm on Tuesday when Standard Group Senior Editor Alex Kiprotich made his final desperate call to the company's Head of Security, shouting that he was being abducted in Gilgil.

By David Odongo 21 days ago

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Why Prisons Service is a 'wild jungle' for most inmates

The report on the Kenya Prisons Service exposes a service in crisis plagued by corruption, horrific living conditions, and outdated colonial era laws.

By David Odongo 21 days ago

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The human cost of keeping social media clean

Sama Source has paid a heavy psychological price to keep these platforms clean and train the algorithms that power social media users.

By David Odongo 23 days ago

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Two murders, bitter family feud and Sh1.5b land war: The deadly revenge in Dr Mutiso's murder

A decades-long divorce and land dispute involving Rose Mbithe Mulwa and Prof David Ndetei has resurfaced in the investigation into the murders of lawyer Kyalo Mbobu and Dr Victoria Mutiso.

By David Odongo 29 days ago

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From fraud to audit obstruction: Why eCitizen empire is under scrutiny

The World Bank's five-year ban on Webmasters Kenya and founder James Ayugi over alleged fraud in Somalia has raised concerns about the company's role in Kenya's eCitizen platform.

By David Odongo 1 month ago

No arrests yet after daylight robbery at former GSU Commander's residence

Police are yet to make any arrest following the daring daylight robbery at the Kitengela residence of retired Senior Assistant Inspector General Renson Lolmodooni.

By David Odongo 1 month ago

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Who is protecting Opondo Kaluma?

Questions are being raised over alleged double standards after Homa Bay Town MP Opondo Kaluma sought to postpone an NCIC summons over alleged hate speech.

By David Odongo 1 month ago

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IEBC kicks off tendering for Kiems, ballot papers amid political scrutiny

IEBC has officially opened the tendering process for the multi-billion-shilling election technology and materials, exactly one year ahead of the decisive August 10, 2027 polls.

By David Odongo 1 month ago

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Ebola at State House? 14 staff quarantined as Ruto's Congo trip shelved

President Ruto, who is a busy Head of State and who never rests, could have been exposed had the team made contact with him.

By David Odongo 1 month ago

Dual citizenship claim raises questions on abducted businessman

Questions abound over the true identity of a 51-year-old businessman whose alleged abduction from Nairobi and subsequent deportation to South Sudan has taken a new twist.

By David Odongo 2 months ago

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Political earthquake: The making of tired but defiant voters

A series of confrontations, heckling incidents and electoral setbacks across Kenya suggests growing public dissatisfaction with political leaders.

By David Odongo 2 months ago

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Inside the Sh6.4 billion payroll scam: 14 State agencies, counties implicated

The Standard can authoritatively reveal the 14 most affected departments in the forensic audit into the government's payroll system that uncovered a staggering Sh6.4 billion heist.

By David Odongo 2 months ago

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From grace to grass: Wambui wa Ruto's fall

Born and raised in Gachinja, Gatundu South, Wambui's trajectory from a government clerical officer to a business mogul started the mid-1990s, she founded Purma Holdings Limited

By David Odongo 2 months ago

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Prison heist: How rogue payroll clerk transferred Sh41 million

The DCI has launched investigations into a Sh42 million Kenya Prisons payroll fraud in which rogue transfers were made to nearly 1,000 officers using compromised payroll credentials.

By David Odongo 2 months ago

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Brutality: Police continue to violate rights of civilians

The killing of youth mobiliser Cecil Ouma has renewed scrutiny of alleged police brutality in Kenya, with rights groups warning that abuses persist amid calls for greater accountability.

By David Odongo 2 months ago

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NTSA under fire after lawyer questions fine payments to private account

The uproar has forced the authority to issue a formal clarification, even as a KCB banking agent named in the controversy has demanded a public apology from the lawyer.

By David Odongo 2 months ago

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How IG Kanja has been captured by NPSC feud, succession fights

Kanja's tenure has been defined by a prolonged power struggle with the NPSC. Internal crisis exposes fractures within the police leadership, with his deputies eyeing his seat

By David Odongo 2 months ago

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Be the judge: While PS Omollo denies abductions, families are searching for missing kin

Interior Principal Secretary Raymond Omollo stood before the cameras on Tuesday and declared that Kenya had moved beyond the era of abductions.

By David Odongo 2 months ago

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KPA moves to recover Sh43.6m port debt linked to ex-county boss

KPA has intensified efforts to recover more than Sh43.6 million in unpaid rental and cargo charges from a company linked to former Mombasa CEC member.

By David Odongo 2 months ago

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Chivayo: Tycoon who rubs shoulders with Presidents

Wicknell Chivayo, a 44-year-old Zimbabwean businessman whose Instagram page is a luxury exhibition of private jets, expensive cars and posh Harare homes, is also a convicted fraudster.

By David Odongo 3 months ago

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Chivayo it is...: Controversial Zimbabwean Tycoon secures stake in Sh375b JKIA expansion deal

A Sh375 billion expansion deal for Jomo Kenyatta International Airport has sparked controversy after Zimbabwean businessman Wicknell Chivayo's firm joined a Chinese-led consortium.

By David Odongo 3 months ago

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Oil workers' union seeks restructuring of Kenya Pipeline board

KPC faces a governance dispute after petroleum workers asked the Capital Markets Authority to stop the recruitment of a new managing director until the pipeline firm's board is reconstituted.

By David Odongo 4 months ago

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Did they have to die? Kin of fuel protests victims demand justice

At least 11 people were killed during the two-day demos against rising fuel prices.

By David Odongo 4 months ago

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East Africa's fuel pricing variance exposes region to global shocks, expert says

East African fuel prices differ sharply due to varying regulation and procurement systems, with Uganda deregulated and Kenya subsidised, leading to uneven exposure to global oil price changes.

By David Odongo 4 months ago

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Victims, survivors of South C building still waiting for justice

Nearly five months after the collapse of a 16-storey building in South C, Nairobi, victims and families of the deceased are still awaiting justice and compensation.

By David Odongo 4 months ago

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Ex-CS Adan Mohamed front runner for KRA top job despite age limit hitch

KRA Board Set To Interview Seven Candidates As Former CS Adan Mohamed Emerges Among Front-Runners To Replace Humphrey Wattanga.

By David Odongo 4 months ago

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How CHAN millions vanished from FKF accounts

The EACC is investigating payment of Sh42 million for African Nations Championship (CHAN) insurance.

By David Odongo 4 months ago

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US drops fraud case against Adani after 'unusual' offer

US drops fraud case against Indian tycoon Adani after 'unusual' offer

By David Odongo 4 months ago

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Miwani land circus: How Mumbai-based ghost figure plotted auction of Miwani Sugar

A new investigation has exposed an alleged high-level plot involving State insiders and private actors to illegally acquire 9,394 acres of Miwani Sugar Mills land through a disputed title.

By David Odongo 4 months ago

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Inside the Fifa paper trail that brought down FKF chief Hussein Mohammed

The fall of FKF President Hussein Rashid Mohammed did not come from the boot of a player or the whistle of a referee, it came from paper.

By David Odongo 4 months ago

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How courts and AG cleared Mediheal on kidney transplant storm

Based on responses from the Judiciary and the Attorney General, Mediheal rejects any involvement in organ trafficking.

By David Odongo 4 months ago

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Inside rising export trade for medical samples in Kenya

Kenya has quietly built a thriving export trade in human and animal blood, microbial cultures, and toxins.

By David Odongo 4 months ago

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Not off the hook: Did Parliament sanitise Mishra in Mediheal organ trafficking scandal?

A deeply incriminating report on the country's organ donation and transplant system was quietly watered down before being presented to the public.

By David Odongo 4 months ago

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Kenya to spend nearly half of budget on debt servicing

Nearly half of the 2026/27 budget will be allocated to debt servicing, with taxpayers expected to cover Sh2.3 trillion in interest payments and debt redemption.

By David Odongo 4 months ago

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Gulf Energy at the centre of yet another 'dirty fuel' drama

Just weeks after being exposed as the catalyst for a near-catastrophic fuel shortage that forced Kenya into an emergency oil deal, Gulf Energy Limited is at the centre of a fresh scandal.

By David Odongo 4 months ago

Nairobi Hospital Director Dr Job Obwaka is dead

Veteran gynaecologist and Nairobi Hospital director Dr Job Obwaka dies at Nairobi Hospital at 83, family confirms.

By David Odongo 4 months ago

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Greek firm behind ballot papers, KCSE exams in KRA crosshairs over Sh1b tax storm

KRA has launched a Sh1 billion tax probe into Greek firm Inform Lykos over alleged under-declaration of import values in its KNEC exam printing contract and 2022 IEBC ballot papers deals.

By David Odongo 4 months ago

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Pritesh Ashok Shah: The Nairobi-based fugitive jailed for fraud in UK

A Nairobi-based fugitive, Pritesh Ashok Kumar Jetha Shah, has been sentenced to eight and a half years in the UK after being convicted of multimillion-dollar fraud and forgery offences.

By David Odongo 4 months ago