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Kenya’s Truphena Muthoni breaks record for longest tree-hugging marathon

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Kenya’s Truphena Muthoni breaks record for longest tree-hugging marathon,  In a remarkable testament to endurance and environmental advocacy, Kenyan climate activist Truphena Muthoni has officially set a new Guinness World Record by hugging a tree continuously for 72 hours. The feat, achieved in Nyeri County in December 2025 and ratified on January 26, 2026, surpassed […]

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Man sues bank for leaking information about him being broke

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Absa bank, Kenya, has been sued by a businessman for allegedly leaking his confidential information to third parties without his consent. Kirui Kamwibua, owner of New mega Africa Ltd who is seeking damages of Ksh192 million as loss of income, Ksh1.2 billion for loss of goodwill, and Ksh92 million for the loss of fixed assets in the

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Teen arrested for threatening to kill his father

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The Kenyan police have arrested a 19-year-old boy for threatening to kill his father in Gilgil, Nakuru County.  A police report revealed that the teenager identified as Samuel Kinyanjui pointed a “weapon” resembling a firearm at his father and threatened to end his life under unclear circumstances. The frightened man later reported the incident to the police. When the police

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Underage Voting: INEC exonerates Kano, says viral pictures are from Kenya

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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says there is no evidence of underage voting in Kano state. Abubakar Nauche, chairman of the committee set up by the electoral body said this at a press conference on Friday. Mahmood Yakubu, chairman of INEC, instituted the panel following allegations that minors participated in last month’s local government

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See what happened after Doctor performed brain surgery on wrong patient

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A neurosurgeon has been suspended for opening up the head of the wrong patient in one of the worst cases of medical malpractice to become public at Kenyatta National Hospital. Two men had been wheeled into KNH unconscious last Sunday. One needed head surgery to remove a blood clot in his brain, while the other

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I fed on human flesh, drank 2 glasses of human blood daily – Ex cultist confesses

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A 47-year-old former notorious cultist, ritualist and killer identified as Samuel Mwema Muli, from the Roysambu, Nairobi area of Kenya, who has killed more than 7,000 people from various parts of his country in less than ten years, has opened up on his ‘dark’past and what drove him to change. According to The Nairobian, the

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Kenya rerun election eclipsed by deaths, violence, boycott

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Kenya’s presidential election re-run has been marred by isolated clashes and a boycott by the main opposition. A teenage boy was shot by police and later died amid clashes in the opposition stronghold of Kisumu, one of four counties hit by violence. The electoral commission said voting in those areas would be postponed until Saturday.

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Senior Kenya election officer resigns over credible run-off election

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A senior member of Kenya’s electoral commission (IEBC) has resigned, saying the country is unable to hold credible elections next week. Roselyn Akombe said the IEBC was under political “siege”, unable to reach consensus or take any decisions. Now in the United States, she told the BBC she had feared for her safety while in

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Vote peacefully, President Kenyatta urges Kenyans as they go to poll

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Kenyans ready to cast their vote. Photo: Reuters People are voting in Kenya’s general election amid fears that the result could trigger communal violence. On the eve of the vote, President Uhuru Kenyatta appealed for calm in a televised speech. He urged the 19 million registered voters to turn out in great numbers, but “in

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