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Kenyan court orders trans rights bill in landmark legal ruling
Pink News
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August 26, 2025
Same-sex acts in Kenya are punishable by up to 14 years in prison. (Getty) A trans woman has won a landmark court victory in Kenya, after a judge ruled in her favour and ordered the government to pass legislation to protect transgender men and...
Kenya Airways wants to raise at least $500 million to expand fleet
MyJoyOnline
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August 26, 2025
Kenya Airways aims to finalise plans to raise at least $500 million in extra capital to expand and improve its fleet by the first quarter of next year, the airline said on Tuesday, after it reported a pretax loss in the first half. One of Africa's...
Kenya Deaf Basketball trials begin ahead of Tokyo Deaflympics
Citizen TV Kenya
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August 26, 2025
The race to represent Kenya at the 2025 Deaflympics in Tokyo, Japan from November 15 to 26, got underway on Tuesday with national basketball trials bringing together seven counties at the USIU Grounds. The two-day trials are aimed at selecting 20...
Kenya Airways half-year earnings fall to a net loss of Ksh 12.2bn
CNBC Africa
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August 26, 2025
In a significant setback for the national carrier, Kenya Airways has reported a net loss of 12.2 billion Kenyan shillings (Ksh) in its 2025 half-year results. This marks a sharp downturn from the 513 million shillings profit posted during the same...
Politics is all about politicians' interest and not public interest
The Standard
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President William Ruto accused MPs of taking bribes to pass or kill Bills. [File, Standard] The one issue I have always had with the phrase ‘politics is about interest' is the glaring omission of its qualifier: Whose interest? For most...
List of richest Kenyan footballers, their net worth and properties
TUKO
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August 26, 2025
Kenyan footballers have established successful careers abroad, earning millions of shillings in salaries and endorsements Former Harambee Stars captain Victor Wanyama is among the richest footballers in the country after playing for several...
Old habits die hard: How colonial blues have impeded constitutionalism in Kenya
The Standard
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President Mwai Kibaki signs the new constitution into law at a public function witnessed by the nation at Uhuru Park, Nairobi. Standing by is Attorney General Amos Wako Promulgation of Kenyan Constitution 2010 at Uhuru Park, 27 August...
First official visit: The Aga Khan V in Kenya
Business Recorder
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August 27, 2025
NAIROBI: His Highness Prince Rahim Aga Khan V has begun an official visit to Kenya from 25 to 27 August at the invitation of President William Ruto. This is His Highness’s first official visit to East Africa, following his accession in February...
Kenya Secures EU’s Sh2.3 Billion Boost to Expand Broadband Access and Bridge Digital Gaps
TechTrendsKE
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August 26, 2025
Kenya has secured a place in a new European Union-backed programme designed to plug Africa’s most persistent internet gaps. The country is one of 11 set to benefit from €15 million (Sh2.3 billion) committed to the Africa Broadband Mapping Systems...
Kenya’s Alcohol Import and Export Licensing Moves Online as NACADA Adopts Trade Facilitation Platform
TechTrendsKE
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August 26, 2025
Kenya’s alcohol importers and exporters are about to face a major procedural overhaul. Beginning October 1, 2025, all licenses and consignment documents for alcoholic beverages will be processed exclusively through the Kenya National Electronic...
Transgender people in Kenya just won a major court victory
LGBTQ Nation - California
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August 26, 2025
A trans woman’s court victory in Kenya could have wide-ranging implications for trans rights in the East African nation, after a judge agreed she suffered inhuman and degrading treatment at the hands of government authorities and directed...
Why did the Labor government wait so long to act on Iran?
The Spectator Australia
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August 26, 2025
The Albanese government has finally made a long-overdue decision to expel Iran’s Ambassador to Australia. While the decision is welcome, it raises the critical question: What took so long? Iran’s regime has a well-documented history of sponsoring...
Kenyan-Nigerian debut collaboration premieres at Venice Film Festival
Eagle Online
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August 26, 2025
Producers of: “1 Woman 1 Bra,” a Kenyan-Nigerian co-produced comedy-drama, says it is set to Premiere at the 82nd Venice International Film Festival. The News Agency of Nigeria reports Josh Olaoluwa, producer of the star-studded thriller, made the...
Kenya Weighs Safaricom Break-Up: M-Pesa, Mobile, and Towers Could Go Independent
TechTrendsKE
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August 26, 2025
Safaricom, the Nairobi-listed giant that dominates Kenya’s telecoms and mobile money landscape, may be headed for one of the most significant corporate shake-ups in its history. The government is weighing whether to split the company into three...
'State House is a crime scene’: Gachagua speaks on President Ruto bribing MPs, Senators
Citizen TV Kenya
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August 26, 2025
Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua speaking on Citizen TV's The Explainer show. PHOTO| CITIZEN DIGITAL Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has launched a blistering attack on President William Ruto, accusing him of orchestrating...
South African envoy to Kenya, Mninwa Johannes Mahlangu, dies
GhanaWeb
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August 26, 2025
South Africa’s High Commissioner to Kenya, Mninwa Johannes Mahlangu, has passed away after a short illness. According to an official dispatch, Mr Mahlangu, aged 72, died on Sunday en route to a hospital in South Africa. South Africa’s Minister for...
Wetin we know about di new bodies wey dem bring out near Shakahola Forest for Kenya
GhanaWeb
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August 26, 2025
Dem bin exhume 13 bodies and 18 body parts from shallow graves near di Shakahola forest for di coastal region for Kenya on Monday 25 August. Di exhumation process wey dey happun for Kwa Binzaro Village begin last week afta many children don miss....
Kenya Secures KES 22 Billion Funding from Japan to Power EV Expansion
Techweez
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August 26, 2025
It is now clear that both the public and private transport sectors in Kenya have played a major role in the growth of the electric vehicle (EV) industry. Through business initiatives and supportive policies, they have helped position the country...
Hundreds arrive on foot from Kenyan refugee camps amid biting hunger – official
Eye Radio
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August 26, 2025
Author: Elsheikh Chol Ajeing | Published: 11 hours ago A sign post of Kakuma Refugee camp - courtesy A data officer with the Relief and Rehabilitation Commission (RRC) in Kapoeta East of Eastern Equatoria State, says more than 600 South Sudanese...
Sabotage by political actors is Kenya's Constitution's real enemy
The Standard
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Former President Mwai Kibaki during the promulgation of the new Constitution at the Uhuru Park grounds, Nairobi, on August 27, 2010. [File, Standard] It is fitting that on this 15th anniversary of the 2010 Constitution we reflect on the journey we...