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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- National Police Service Commission (NPSC) Chairperson nominee Amani Komora has pledged to end the long-standing friction between the commission and the National Police Service (NPS), saying his first priority will be uniting the two bodies in the interest of the public.

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[Africa Check] Fake graphic claims prominent Kenyan MP Babu Owino used ethnic slur against rival in 2027 Nairobi governor bid

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Kenya has exported 54 tons of macadamia nuts to Hunan, China, as part of the government's initiative to boost shipments to the world's second-largest economy.

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Seven. That's the number of high-profile Kenyans who have turned down President William Ruto's offers for top state jobs in just the last two years.

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Confederation of Africa Football (Caf) have slapped Kenya with an additional fine of Ksh 6.5 million after fans breached the perimeter wall of Kasarani Stadium in Sunday's African Nations Championships (CHAN) encounter between Harambee Stars and Morocco.

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[Capital FM] Homa Bay -- The construction of the first student accomodation under the Affordable Housing program has commenced in Homabay after President William Ruto laid the foundation stone for the Tom Mboya University Student's village.

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[GroundUp] The second phase of the Lesotho Highlands Water Project has seen costs escalate from R8-billion in 2008 to R53-billion today, with delays pushing completion from 2019 to 2028

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Seasoned long-distance athlete Mercy Cherono will be in action as the second edition of Betika BingwaFest culminates on Sunday at the Afraha Stadium, where disciplines in athletics, football, rugby, and 3x3 basketball will be battled for a share of the Ksh 17 million prize kitty.

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Energy and Petroleum Cabinet Secretary Opiyo Wandayi has dismissed concerns that the sale of Kenya Pipeline Company (KPC) will cause fuel price instability.

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[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- A symbolic gesture intended to ease recurring cross-border tensions between Ethiopia's Dasenech and Kenya's Turkana pastoralist communities this week saw the return of livestock seized during recent recurring clashes

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[Agenzia Fides] Khartoum -- The war in Sudan, which broke out in 2023, has led to one of the largest humanitarian crises of our time. The conflict between the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the regular army has impacted all aspects of life in the country.

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[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- The United States Department of State's 2024 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices has flagged incidents in Liberia where government actions placed limits on freedom of expression and press freedom, despite constitutional protections.

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The mobile court in Pibor helps the fight for justice in the many crimes that have for now gone unpunished.

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The report paints a grim picture of the state of human rights in the country, where some fighting still continues.

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At the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) Annual General Meeting in Calabar, Dr. Aisha Umar, Chief Medical Officer of the African Medical Centre of Excellence

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In a move aimed at fostering national unity, Gabon’s Council of Ministers has adopted a sweeping amnesty order covering participants in the 2023 coup and a failed 2019 uprising.

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”The findings of the Service Inquiry I commissioned conclude that transactional sex is still happening in Kenya at a low to moderate level. It should not be happening at all”, said General Sir Roly Walker, Chief of the General Staff, in a press release on Tuesday.

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The situation is being described as "catastrophic" after islands hit by vast amounts of rain.

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Uganda's main opposition party, the National Unity Platform has filed a case in the constitutional court to nullify a new law that reinstates the right of military tribunals to try civilians.