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Kenya prepares for fresh wave of Gen Z protests two years after historic demonstrations

Kenya prepares for fresh wave of Gen Z protests two years after historic demonstrations

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Kenyan authorities and civil society groups are bracing for a renewed wave of Gen Z-led street protests, two years after the youth-driven movement first emerged as a defining political force in the country. Organisers say thousands of demonstrators are expected to take to the streets in the coming days, echoing the mass mobilisations that shook […]

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Kenya's Health Minister orders halt to US-backed Ebola facility construction

Kenya’s Health Minister orders halt to US-backed Ebola facility construction

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Kenya’s Health Minister has directed an immediate halt to the construction of a United States-backed Ebola treatment facility within the country, in a move that highlights tensions between the government and its international health partners over how best to prepare for potential outbreaks of the deadly virus. The decision, announced by the minister, comes amid

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Kenya Minister Found in Contempt of Court Over US-Backed Ebola Facility

Kenya Minister Found in Contempt of Court Over US-Backed Ebola Facility

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A Kenyan High Court has found a senior government minister in contempt after he allegedly defied a court order to suspend construction of a United States-funded Ebola treatment facility. The ruling marks an escalation in a legal dispute that has drawn attention to the balance between public health preparedness and judicial authority in the East

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Kenyan Political Leaders Intensify Church Appearances Ahead of 2027 General Elections

Kenyan Political Leaders Intensify Church Appearances Ahead of 2027 General Elections

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Nairobi — As Kenya’s 2027 general elections draw closer, the country’s leading political figures have noticeably increased their public appearances at churches and religious gatherings across multiple Christian denominations, according to observers and recent reporting by the Vatican-based news agency Agenzia Fides. A Longstanding Tradition The intersection of faith and politics in Kenya is a

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Bishop Kimengich: Heads to Mombasa after witnessing bandits’ terror in Turkana and Marakwet

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Head of Eldoret Diocese Bishop Dominick Kimengich and KTN reporter Elvis Kosgey after briefing the media about his spiritual journey from Eldoret to Mombasa County. January 20, 2026. [Peter Ochieng, Standard] One Sunday in 2013, a gunman opened fire as Bishop Dominic Kimengich was celebrating Mass in Todonyang, near the Kenya–Ethiopia border. Kimengich, newly appointed

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Malawians repatriated from South Africa amid xenophobia concerns

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Photo: Oxfam East Africa / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0) The repatriation follows violence in South Africa's Western Cape Province where there were reports just over a week ago of door-to-door intimidation, as well as the deaths of two Mozambicans in Mossel Bay. The Malawians were "among a number of foreign nationals" who had "sought

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At Least 16 Students Killed as Fire Sweeps Through Kenyan Boarding School Dormitory

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A devastating fire swept through a girls’ boarding school in Kenya on Wednesday night, killing at least 16 students and leaving dozens more injured, according to government officials. The blaze erupted in the dormitory blocks of Utumishi Girls Secondary School in the early hours, catching students while they slept. Rescue workers arrived at the scene

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Kenya President Ruto Warns He Will Not Accept Being Denied a Second Term, Vowing to Prevent Post-Election Violence

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Kenya’s president has issued one of his most direct and unambiguous warnings about the country’s political future, telling supporters that he will not quietly accept being denied a second term in office — and insisting that any future election result must reflect the will of the people. The statement, delivered at a campaign-style rally in

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