The battle over the registration of the proposed Linda Mwananchi Party has escalated into a legal and political showdown after lawyers acting for promoter Charles Wanyonyi accused the Office of the Registrar of Political Parties (ORPP) of reopening a decision on the party name without involving the original applicant.

The latest development comes barely a day after Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna and a team of politicians aligned to the Linda Mwananchi movement held a closed-door meeting with Registrar of Political Parties John Cox Lorionokou and later announced that the office had agreed to review an earlier decision rejecting reservation of the party name.

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President William Ruto and ODM leader Oburu Oginga have summoned governors, deputy governors and Members of Parliament aligned to the broad-based arrangement for a three-day retreat in Naivasha as the two parties seek to strengthen their working relationship and prepare for the political battles ahead of the 2027 General Election.

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For years, the Ruiru River in Kiambu county carried water to the farms and homes. However, today, it carries bodies dumped by criminals.

What was once a lifeline for thousands of locals has become Kiambu’s most convenient dumpsite where criminals leave evidence and locals live in grief, owing to what has become a disturbing routine – dead bodies floating in the river.

The brownish-green water that looks stagnant and polluted does not scream. It just receives the bodies and the killers know it will keep their evil secrets given that none of the killers have been arrested in relation to the many cases and an elusive justice system.

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Kenya banking on tree economy to boost 15 billion tree planting agenda #Earthwise https://nation.africa/kenya/climate/kenya-banking-on-tree-economy-to-boost-15-billion-tree-planting-agenda-5547632

People living with HIV who struggle to take daily medication and maintain an undetectable viral load may soon have a far more manageable option: a monthly injection. A major clinical trial has now proven this long-acting regimen to be significantly more effective than the daily pill.

#HealthyNation https://nation.africa/kenya/health/monthly-hiv-injections-cuts-treatment-failure-in-half-offering-hope-for-126-000-kenyans-5547634

If there is one point of consensus, it is that education is foundational to gender equality and women’s empowerment. It is in this regard that the situation pertaining in Lesotho, that women are the most educated group in the country, yet they face the highest unemployment rates, is a concern.

#NationGender https://nation.africa/kenya/news/gender/why-lesotho-s-most-educated-women-still-face-the-highest-unemployment-rates--5546634

Why Congo's Ebola outbreak is spreading faster than previous epidemics https://nation.africa/kenya/news/africa/why-congo-s-ebola-outbreak-is-spreading-faster-than-previous-epidemics-5548272

The family of Erick Otieno has accused police of concealing CCTV footage and other evidence from them, which it says could shed light on how the 19-year-old boda boda rider died shortly after being released from Muthaiga Police Station.

Lawyers and civil society groups on Wednesday accused the police of withholding key evidence that could establish what transpired between Otieno's arrest on Saturday and his death on Sunday night while being rushed to Mama Margaret Uhuru Hospital.

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Besieged and isolated, Infantino on a knife’s edge as rivals circle and members ready the guillotine https://nation.africa/kenya/sports/football/besieged-and-isolated-infantino-on-a-knife-s-edge-as-rivals-circle-and-members-ready-the-guillotine-5548314

SENATE CHANGES: Taita Taveta Senator Johnes Mwaruma and Nominated Senator Beth Syengo elected chair and vice chair of County Public Investments and Special Funds Committee, respectively; they replace Godfrey Osostsi (Vihiga) and Eddy Oketch (Migori).

KENYATTA AVENUE partially blocked as mothers protest abductions and disappearances of young men from Mathare, Huruma and Kiamaiko.

SENATE CHANGES: Nandi Senator Samson Cherargei returns as vice chair of County Public Accounts Committee; replaces Johnes Mwaruma (Taita Taveta), who has moved to chair CPIC.

42 golfers face off for glory at PGK Nakuru tour https://nation.africa/kenya/sports/golf/42-golfers-face-off-for-glory-at-pgk-nakuru-tour-5548410

Fresh appointments to key state advisory bodies reignite questions over President William Ruto's commitment to the two-thirds gender rule.
Despite creating the Office of the Women's Rights Adviser, critics say women remain underrepresented in influential government positions. #NationGender https://nation.africa/kenya/news/gender/country-with-a-women-s-rights-adviser-but-no-female-at-the-table-shaping-its-post-2030-future-5547532

Growing up, Prof Kenneth Ngure always wanted to be a scientist. His interest in HIV research was piqued during high school. He recalls being at home for the holidays when a television news item caught his attention, a report on an unproven drug that was being touted at the time as a cure for HIV. Years later, he learned that this drug was merely a compound with antiviral activity, not an actual cure. Still, that brief news segment made him realize exactly what he wanted to do after high school. #HealthyNation http://nation.africa/kenya/health/-the-boy-who-wanted-a-cure-how-kenyan-scientist-became-a-global-hiv-leader-5547466

Lawyer arrested in court, charged over Sh61.8m gold scam https://nation.africa/kenya/news/lawyer-arrested-in-court-charged-over-sh61-8m-gold-scam-5548532

A trader at Burma Market noticed them first. Birds that did not belong; loud, dark, unfamiliar, working the stalls the way pigeons work a park bench. He chased them off and did not think much more of them. Then someone took a photograph, and that photograph landed on the desks of conservationists who had been dreading this exact moment for years. The Indian House Crow, one of the most destructive invasive birds anywhere in the world, has reached Nairobi. #Earthwise https://nation.africa/kenya/climate/invasive-indian-house-crows-land-in-nairobi--5548730

Kidnapped doctor rescued after Sh3m ransom demand, suspect arrested https://nation.africa/kenya/news/kidnapped-doctor-rescued-sh3m-ransom-demand-suspect-arrested--5548922

When you walk through many of Nairobi's residential neighbourhoods, it is hard to miss the transformation. In many residential estates, once popular for detached homes, towering apartment blocks now dominate the skyline. https://nation.africa/kenya/counties/nairobi/kileleshwa-residents-turn-to-sifuna-over-development-policy-5548620#story

Cohen murder case: Appeal Court rejects Sarah Wairimu's fresh bid for bail https://nation.africa/kenya/news/cohen-murder-appeal-court-rejects-sarah-wairimu-fresh-bid-bail-5548962

Gor Mahia and Tusker land tough opponents in Caf tournaments https://nation.africa/kenya/sports/football/gor-mahia-tusker-tough-opponents-in-caf-tournaments-5549116