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Kenyans turn Ruto's 'shoot-the-legs' order into meme resistance

Kenyans have turned President William Ruto's order for police to shoot protesters in the legs into a wave of memes and satire, using humour as protest against s

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Chief Kadhi Sheikh AbdulHalim Hussein dies in Mombasa

Kenya's Chief Kadhi Sheikh AbdulHalim Hussein is dead.

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Tax collections rise to Sh 2.572 trillion as KRA exceeds target

KRA surpasses revenue target of Sh2.555 trillion for financial year 2024/2025 to collect Sh2.571 trillion, attributes performance to GDP growth of 4.7 per cent

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Constable Barasa faces murder charges, as colleague freed in Boniface Kariuki shooting

Court defers plea taking for police officer Klinzy Masinde in hawker Boniface Kariuki's murder case to allow for mental assessment, to be detained at Nairobi Re

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Belly fat: The hidden health risk at your waistline

Visceral fat is metabolically active and has been associated with chronic conditions, such as inflammation, insulin resistance and diabetes, heart disease, and

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Warning signs of hearing loss: Causes, prevention and treatment

Dr Peter Ochungo, says the commonest causes of hearing loss include exposure to very loud noises, trauma to the head or ear, fluid build-up in the middle ear, i

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Airbnb scams: new book explores thriving criminal activity on big tech platforms

Scam hosts use misleading, plagiarised, or AI-generated property images and fake descriptions along with fake personal profiles and aliases.

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39,017 registered teachers not on TSC payroll

At least 39,017 registered teachers are aged 45 and above but are not yet employed by the Teachers Service Commission.

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Four richest Africans wealthier than half the continent: Oxfam

The four richest Africans are wealthier than about half of the continent's 750 million people, anti-poverty charity Oxfam said in a report published on Thursday

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