Faced with the prospect of roadblocks and confrontation, Orengo and his team went back to the drawing board, changing their plans on how to enter Homa Bay and avoid the traps laid along the main routes. https://nation.africa/kenya/counties/homa-bay/from-roadblocks-to-boats-how-linda-mwananchi-outmaneuvered-armed-youths-5560356

Days ago, few people could have imagined that Malawi women’s national football team, christened ‘Scorchers’ would one day stand on the brink of history in African football.

Read more: https://nation.africa/kenya/sports/football/-malawi-s-meteoric-rise-to-the-top-of-africa-s-football-hierarchy-5560338#story

DRAMA OUTSIDE Jogoo House as group of activists hold protest demanding resignation of IG Kanja over recent abductions and chaos in Homa Bay; police arrest 6, thwart their plan to address media.

The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission has asked the Supreme Court to strike out an appeal by two companies linked to the late businessman Francis Mburu. https://nation.africa/kenya/news/sh1-5bn-ruaraka-land-scandal-eacc-fights-supreme-court-appeal-5560804#story

Even if you own zero cattle, living near a large herd could double your child's malaria risk. A new study reveals it's not about who owns the cows, but how many are within a 600m radius. #HealthyNation https://nation.africa/kenya/health/your-neighbour-s-cows-could-raise-your-malaria-risk-study-finds-5556182

When Covid‑19 struck in 2020, Jane Changawa lost her Sh7,000 monthly pay from domestic work, leaving her without financial stability. “I could not just sit without a source of income,” she says. “I had to find another way.” She turned to urban farming, and it has since transformed her life, livelihood and community presence. Jane now cultivates roughly 40 square metres in Dagoretti North, Nairobi, using vertical farming techniques that maximise limited space. #NationGender https://nation.africa/kenya/news/gender/from-domestic-work-to-model-urban-farming-jane-changawa-s-inspiring-journey-in-nairobi--5557178

What was meant to be the beginning of 'marital' life for Patrick Mwangi, 28, and Jackline Wambui, 25, ended in tragedy barely three hours after they moved into their new home, leaving their families deeply divided over how and where the couple should be buried. The two families have rejected a proposal to bury them in a joint grave, each opting instead to shoulder the burial costs and conduct separate ceremonies, amid postmortem findings appearing to support police suspicions of a murder-suicide. Read more: https://nation.africa/kenya/counties/muranga/three-hours-of-marriage-dead-couple-s-kin-clash-as-postmortem-reveals-cause-of-deaths-5560950#story

Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has filed his main appeal challenging the High Court's decision to uphold his 2024 impeachment by the Senate. Among key grounds of appeal is an argument that the court "modified the final written judgment to depart from the oral judgment pronounced in open court". Read more: https://nation.africa/kenya/news/politics/gachagua-impeachment-judgment-was-altered--5560946#story

How Kenya can balance pest control, food security and environmental safety
https://nation.africa/kenya/business/seeds-of-gold/how-kenya-can-balance-pest-control-food-security-and-environmental-safety-5560990#story

Question: I'm a 23-year-old finalist at a public university. I'm confused between these two pieces of advice on choosing a life partner. On one hand, it's said that if you date when you have money, you can't tell which woman is honest. On the other hand, if you try to date when you're broke, women won't want you. What's the correct position? Read more: https://nation.africa/kenya/life-and-style/-help-i-m-in-my-20s-should-i-chase-career-or-woman-first--5560982#story

HOMA BAY: Police officer among two people who died during Linda Mwananchi rally chaos on Sunday, County Commander Lawrence Koilem confirms; says officer was ferrying colleagues providing security backup.

Your skin doesn’t need 10 steps at night, just these two
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‘He represented the ambition of a new generation’: Tributes pour in for fallen chess prodigy Barry Hawi
https://nation.africa/kenya/sports/other-sports/-he-represented-the-ambition-of-a-new-generation-tributes-pour-in-for-fallen-chess-prodigy-barry-hawi--5561312#story

Four years ago, Paul Kiprono was unemployed, broke and looking for a way to make ends meet. Then Bomet town ran dry. For months, residents of Bomet town had struggled to get water, with taps frequently going dry. Kiprono saw an opportunity in the crisis and, armed with Sh5,000 borrowed from his uncle, bought 20-litre jerrycans and a wooden handcart, and began fetching untreated water from the Nyangores River for homes and businesses. Read more: https://nation.africa/kenya/counties/bomet/water-crisis-that-created-a-booming-business-in-bomet-5561276#story

Iran threatens offensive in Strait of Hormuz if diplomacy with US fails
https://nation.africa/kenya/news/world/iran-threatens-offensive-in-strait-of-hormuz-if-diplomacy-with-us-fails-5561402

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POLICE SAY 37 suspected gang members have been arrested following violence during Linda Mwananchi rally in Homa Bay; NPS Spokesperson Muchiri Nyaga says probe ongoing to unravel facilitators of the chaos.

KIHARU MP Ndindi Nyoro joins United Opposition weeks after leaving President William Ruto’s UDA in July; unveils People’s Party of Kenya.

Ndindi Nyoro joins United Opposition after UDA exit
https://nation.africa/kenya/news/politics/ndindi-nyoro-joins-united-opposition-after-uda-exit-5561664

Court halts extradition of three Kenyans to US over fraud case
https://nation.africa/kenya/news/court-halts-extradition-of-three-kenyans-to-us-over-fraud-case-5561604#story

TSC social media gag on teachers splits opinion https://nation.africa/kenya/news/education/tsc-social-media-gag-on-teachers-splits-opinion--5561478