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PREMIUM Meet Mwende, the Gen Z building bots to decode policy documents How 26-year-old is demystifying policies that govern the daily lives of Kenyans.
PREMIUM IG Kanja orders reshuffle of presidential security after breach The move is aimed at strengthening protection protocols amid probe into the Kilifi incident.
PREMIUM Fresh security concerns as man storms Ruto podium, interrupts speech "We will sort him out later. He is a good young man trying his luck"- President Ruto.
PREMIUM Ruto woos youth in yet another ambitious Nyota programme Sh5 billion programme targets millions of unemployed youth in Ruto's re-election bid.
PREMIUM New Bill promises tax breaks and IP protection for Kenya's innovators The legislation will provide a structured framework for monetisation.
PREMIUM Civil servants face vetting over Sh6.2bn payroll fraud State renews push to identify irregular recruitment and weaknesses in management of public funds.
PREMIUM Machetes, extortion and fear: Inside Homa Bay’s gang crisis Local business operators bore the brunt of the lawlessness.
PREMIUM Mosiria exposes bitter fallout with Sakaja Nairobi County Chief Officer declares intention to challenge Governor Sakaja in 2027.
