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At least 26 people, including seven guards killed, over 100 wounded in Sri Lanka's deadliest prison riot at Negombo jail, north of Colombo.
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LSK demands swift, thorough, and impartial investigations into the murder of advocate Edward Muthee Kariuki, found dead outside his Athi River home.
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https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/national/article/2001552149/eacc-moves-to-recover-sh15-b-paid-in-ruaraka-land-deal
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EACC moves to recover Sh1.5 B paid in Ruaraka land deal
The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) has begun the process of recovering Sh1.5 billion paid as compensation for land occupied by Ruaraka High School and Drive-In Primary School
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https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/national/article/2001552127/ruto-signs-cbk-reform-law-parliamentary-pension-bill
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Ruto signs CBK Reform Law, Parliamentary Pension Bill
President Ruto signs the CBK (Amendment) Bill, 2026 and Parliamentary Pensions (Amendment) Bill, 2023 into law, boosting banking oversight and pension reforms.
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https://www.tnx.africa/events/article/2001552142/summer-tides-festival-leaves-malindi-buzzing-after-three-day-beach-festival
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https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/africa/article/2001552151/kenya-saudi-arabia-sign-new-deals-to-deepen-labour-trade-and-investment-ties
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Kenya, Saudi Arabia sign new deals to deepen labour, trade and investment ties
Thousands of Kenyan workers are set to benefit from stronger labour protections. Local businesses also stand to access new export markets.
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https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/crime-and-justice/article/2001552135/high-court-awards-ex-jkuat-student-sh8-million-for-police-brutality
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High Court awards ex-JKUAT student Sh8 million for police brutality
The High Court has awarded former JKUAT student Allan Omondi Sh8 million after finding police brutally assaulted and unlawfully detained him in 2019 during student unrest.
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Why Prince Harry will not stay at Buckingham Palace
Prince Harry's accommodation plans were thrown into confusion after Buckingham Palace contradicted his spokesperson and denied he would stay there, in the latest snag to his UK visit.
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High Court rejects SRC's salary structure for ambassadors, high commissioners and diplomats over inadequate public participation, faults hidden foreign service allowances
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https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/eastern/article/2001552155/wavinya-wants-police-to-arrest-arsonists-who-burnt-machakos-market
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Wavinya wants police to arrest arsonists who burnt Machakos market
Machakos Governor Wavinya Ndeti has urged security agencies to move swiftly and arrest suspects who set Machakos market on fire on Friday night.
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IEBC proposes Sh4.44b campaign spending limit for presidential candidates, political parties capped at Sh17.7b under new rules.
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President Ruto to launch Sh3b second tranche of Nyota Programme on Friday; 122,000 traders from 47 counties to get Sh25,000 each.
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Over 500 people dead in DRC Ebola outbreak as confirmed cases hit 1,561; World Health Organisation says case fatality rate stands at 32 per cent.
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https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/nyanza/article/2001552157/hawkers-count-losses-as-customers-boycott-wares-over-keumbu-chaos
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Hawkers count losses as customers boycott wares over Keumbu chaos
Small-scale traders in Keumbu Market are counting losses following a customer boycott campaign that is being driven on social media following chaos that led to loss of life on Friday.
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https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/eastern/article/2001552155/wavinya-wants-police-to-arrest-arsonists-who-burnt-machakos-market
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Wavinya wants police to arrest arsonists who burnt Machakos market
Machakos Governor Wavinya Ndeti has urged security agencies to move swiftly and arrest suspects who set Machakos market on fire on Friday night.
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Prison heist

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Twin Venezuela earthquakes kill 3,535 people, injure 16,700 others; thousands missing after entire neighbourhoods are flattened in La Guaira.
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Heartbreak for Cristiano Ronaldo’s Portugal as Spain seal a 1-0 win to reach the World Cup last eight, Mikel Merino scores in the 93rd minute.
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https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/crime-and-justice/article/2001552165/prison-heist-dci-finally-launches-probe-into-sh42-million-prisons-payroll-fraud
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Prison heist: DCI finally launches probe into Sh42 million prisons payroll fraud
The DCI has launched investigations into a Sh42 million Kenya Prisons payroll fraud in which rogue transfers were made to nearly 1,000 officers using compromised payroll credentials.
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https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/business/financial-standard/article/2001552168/ruto-clears-the-way-for-cbk-to-buy-gold-locally-flags-surge-in-demand
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President Ruto clears the way for CBK to buy gold locally, flags surge in demand
President William Ruto has signed a new law allowing the CBK to buy and hold locally mined gold, a move aimed at strengthening foreign reserves and supporting the country's mining sector.
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