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PREMIUM Explained: How does law handle minors who kill others? Cases involving children are governed by the Penal Code of Kenya and principles of juvenile criminal justice.
The harrowing journey of teen refugee who documented her own murder Horror in Wajir as 17-year-old refugee girl is butchered, set ablaze for refusing to marry 55-year-old man.
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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.
