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Kenya: Ochiko and Mbithi share protest anthem Mama Milka
Music in Africa
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July 4, 2025
Built on a layered foundation of percussion, bass guitar, synthesizers, and electronic drums, the mid-tempo track is both hypnotic and energising, designed as much for the dancefloor as for sparking reflection. At its core, ‘Mama Milka’ is a bold...
Kenya: Police Station Set Ablaze in Protest Over Custody Death
News Central TV
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July 3, 2025
A police station in western Kenya was set on fire on Thursday as thousands took to the streets carrying the coffin of a man who died in police custody last month, according to local media reports. The demonstrators were protesting the death of...
Kenya to face Zanzibar in CECAFA Beach Soccer Champs opener
Citizen TV Kenya
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July 4, 2025
Kenya’s beach soccer team is gearing up for a pulsating moment as the country prepares to host the inaugural CECAFA Beach Soccer Championship 2025 in Mombasa. After two postponements attributed to logistical issues, the Council of East and Central...
Rigathi Gachagua set to lead opposition tour of Western Kenya: “Mashemeji twaja”
TUKO
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July 3, 2025
Opposition leaders have launched a two-day tour of Western Kenya starting Thursday, July 3, as they rally support ahead of the 2027 elections The tour, led by Rigathi Gachagua and other top opposition figures, will include multiple stopovers...
Athletics-Yego battles to keep javelin's future alive in Kenya
The Malaysian Star
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July 4, 2025
(Reuters) -Julius Yego, the former world champion famously known as "Mr. YouTube", faces a lonely battle to preserve javelin's future in Kenya as he prepares for Saturday's Neeraj Chopra Classic with the weight of an entire sport on his shoulders....
Kenyans react after man shares his monthly salary, budget at KSh 21k on rising...
TUKO
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July 2, 2025
Data from the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) showed that inflation in June 2025 stood at 3.8% A Kenyan man took to social media, asking for advice on his expenditure after sharing his monthly salary and budget amounting to KSh 21,000...
Yego battles to keep javelin's future alive in Kenya
Channel News Asia
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July 4, 2025
Julius Yego, the former world champion famously known as "Mr. YouTube", faces a lonely battle to preserve javelin's future in Kenya as he prepares for Saturday's Neeraj Chopra Classic with the weight of an entire sport on his shoulders. The 2016...
Chebet, Kipyegon break world records at Diamond League in Eugene
Xinhua News Agency
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WASHINGTON, July 5 (Xinhua) -- Kenya's Beatrice Chebet and Faith Kipyegon smashed world records of 5000 meters and 1500 meters respectively at Wanda Diamond League meeting in Eugene, also known as the Prefontaine Classic, on Saturday. Double...
Beyond the Soul of AI: Art, Ethics, and the Future of Human...
Modern Ghana
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On June 26th, the weekly Understanding Artificial Intelligence and Robotics training program successfully held their sixth session with massive enthusiasm. This session discusses digital transformation through cross-cultural dimensions. The main...
Kenya On Fire Again, By Dimeji Macaulay & Nikos Anastasiadis
Sahara Reporters
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On June 6, 2025, 31-year-old teacher and blogger Albert Ojwang was arrested by the police in Kenya. Two days later, his father received the dead, tortured body of his son from the police. They claimed that he had died of “self-inflicted wounds,”...
Apple Music Releases New Africa Now DJ Mix Featuring AD DJ
News Ghana
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July 4, 2025
Apple Music today released this month’s Africa Now DJ Mix featuring trailblazing Ghanaian DJ, AD DJ. Affectionately dubbed “The People’s Champ”, AD DJ is shaping a sound that transcends borders and genres. His sets are a euphoric fusion of...
Kenya's Gen Z risk death to protest economy, police killings
Context
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What’s the context? One year on, young Kenyans are back on the streets: angry at a lack of jobs, high cost-of-living and police brutality. Kenya's Gen Z angry at police brutality, no jobs Protesters want President William Ruto to resign Government...
Kenya Airways launches direct flights to London Gatwick
Citizen TV Kenya
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July 3, 2025
File image of a Kenya Airways plane. PHOTO| COURTESY The national carrier, Kenya Airways, has landed its inaugural direct flight to Gatwick, London.The flight marks the beginning of yet another route for the airline, as it seeks to turn a new...
Kenya captain sets sights on qualifying for Rugby World Cup
Xinhua News Agency
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KAMPALA, July 3 (Xinhua) -- The captain of Kenya's rugby national team has made it clear that they are in Uganda to book a slot for the 2027 Rugby World Cup. The Kenya Simbas arrived in Uganda Thursday ahead of the 2025 Rugby Africa Cup, which...
Priyanka Chopra confirms return to Indian cinema with Rajamouli and Mahesh Babu film 'SSMB29'
EasternEye
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July 4, 2025
Priyanka Chopra Jonas confirms return to Indian cinema with SS Rajamouli’s SSMB29. She calls the film not a comeback, but a “homecoming” to India and Bollywood. SSMB29 stars Mahesh Babu, with Prithviraj Sukumaran rumoured to play the antagonist....
Mozzart Bet Cup's three-year transformation journey on Kenyan Football
The Standard
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February 23, 2023, will go down in the annals of Kenyan football history as the day gaming firm Mozzart Bet defied uncertainty within football structures and injected a much-needed boost into the sport by inking a three-year sponsorship deal with...
Kenya Hara sketches out his design career and creative impulses in Draw
STIRworld
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Internationally acclaimed Japanese designer Kenya Hara believes that the practice of sketching is pivotal to articulating what is intrinsically human. For Hara, art director at MUJI and president of the Nippon Design Center Inc., the...
Who Cleans Kenya? Citizens and Government Pass the Blame Over Trash
Switch TV
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July 4, 2025
In cities and towns across Kenya, plastic bottles, food wrappers and discarded bags line the roads, clog drains, and pollute rivers. The trash is everywhere dumped from car windows, piled beside overflowing bins, and left to rot in busy...
Kalonzo and Gachagua Wrap Up Western Kenya Tour
Switch TV
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July 4, 2025
Opposition leaders Kalonzo Musyoka and Rigathi Gachagua ended their joint tour of Western Kenya on Wednesday, striking a defiant tone against the government and promising to fight what they called “deep-rooted injustice.” The two-day visit took...
Kenya: Drive for transformers to stabilise energy infrastructure
ESI Africa
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July 3, 2025
The government of Kenya is set to spend KSh4.3 billion (around $33.1 million) in the current financial year to replace more than 20,000 faulty electricity transformers across the country. This is part of a nationwide effort to improve power...