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https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/national/article/2001558834/more-national-schools-face-mps-over-audit-queries
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More national schools face MPs over audit queries
More secondary school principals are scheduled to appear in the National Assembly this week to respond to audit queries, as financial management in national schools is put under scrutiny.
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Just before suicide: when the mind reaches its darkest place
Multiple, overlapping life crises can contribute to suicidal distress
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https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/national/article/2001558836/cob-42-counties-record-development-absorption-rates-below-75pc
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COB: 42 Counties record development absorption rates below 75pc
County governments recorded low absorption of development expenditure of Shs.126.69billion (25.51 per cent of total expenditure) in the Financial year 2025/26.
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https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/education/article/2001558832/inside-educations-sh784-billion-hole
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Inside education's Sh784 billion hole
Kenya is spending Sh784.46 billion on education this financial year, yet schools and universities continue to report funding shortfalls, mounting debts and rising costs for learners.
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https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/national/article/2001558838/vote-smuggling-registration-bureau-iebc-on-the-spot-as-ugandans-issued-ids-and-voters-cards
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Vote smuggling: Registration bureau, IEBC on the spot as Ugandans issued IDs and voter cards
As Kenya inches towards the 2027 General Election, questions over the integrity of the voters’ roll are emerging along the Kenya-Uganda border,
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Two bodies recovered after an avalanche struck Himlung Himal base camp in Nepal, about a dozen people missing, officials say.
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https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/north-eastern/article/2001558877/samburu-leaders-demand-stocktaking-after-livestock-killed-in-police-operation
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Samburu leaders demand stocktaking after livestock killed in police operation
Samburu County leaders are now demanding a swift damage assessment and stocktaking after several livestock were killed in the ongoing police operation in Samburu East.
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https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/health/health-science/article/2001558860/health-care-providers-have-until-september-30-to-renew-sha-contracts
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Health care providers have until September 30 to renew SHA contracts
The authority said existing contracts would expire at 11.59 pm on September 30, 2026.
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https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/politics/article/2001558858/sifuna-gets-linda-mwananchi-ticket-as-orengo-dilemma-deepens
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Sifuna gets Linda Mwananchi ticket as Orengo dilemma deepens
Sifuna has emerged as the Linda Mwananchi presidential candidate, but the endorsement has exposed fresh cracks in the opposition outfit after Orengo skipped the meeting in Naivasha.
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Kwa Sasi Mvinjeni residents, Lamu hold demos demanding compensation, resettlement before President Ruto launches Sh2 trillion Dangote oil refinery.
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President William Ruto presiding over issuance of over 90,000 title deeds to Kibaoni residents, Kwale County.
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SHA directs healthcare providers to renew their service contracts by September 30; to continue treating beneficiaries under 2026–2029 contracting cycle.
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High Court pardons IG Kanja over police failure to comply with orders barring roadblocks during protests, warns of jail for future violations.
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Court pardons IG Kanja over Nairobi CBD roadblocks during protests
The High Court has pardoned the Inspector General of Police Douglas Kanja after finding that he had given an explanation for why the police barricaded roads in Nairobi during the June 25 protests.
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https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/politics/article/2001558882/jubilee-accuses-president-ruto-of-hypocrisy
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Jubilee accuses President Ruto of hypocrisy
Jubilee Party has accused President William Ruto of hypocrisy after he appeared to respond to remarks by retired President Uhuru Kenyatta during a church service.
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https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/cartoons/article/2001558776/food-insecurity
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Food Insecurity...
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Elon Musk's SpaceX Starship deploys first batch of next-generation Starlink satellites after entering Earth orbit for the first time, firm live webcast shows.
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DRC Ebola outbreak surpasses 8,000 cases and nearly 4,000 deaths across seven provinces in worst crisis in nation history, Congolese health data shows.
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https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/crime-and-justice/article/2001558893/nys-wants-court-to-dismiss-petition-challenging-sh21bn-nakuru-road-deal
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NYS wants court to dismiss petition challenging Sh2.1bn Nakuru road deal
NYS signed an MoU with Nakuru County Government on November 7, 2025, for road deal execution, including maintaining all the feeder roads under the Imarisha Barabara programme.
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