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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.
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.
New Bill promises tax breaks and IP protection for Kenya's innovators The legislation will provide a structured framework for monetisation.
PREMIUM Why MPs want a say in village elders’ selection MPs' push exposes battle for control of 106,000-strong grassroots army ahead of 2027 elections.
PREMIUM What next for Matiang’i as Ongwae’s new party raises stakes in Gusii Ongwae says his party believes in neither the “one-term” nor the “two-term” narrative.
PREMIUM Over 40 and still jobless: The plight of teachers locked out of TSC jobs Some have fallen into depression, while others turn to manual jobs to survive.
