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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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 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...
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...
Kenya’s Ruto clashes with US over global finance reform pact
Zawya
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Kenya’s President William Ruto has called on the United States to reconsider its opposition to a key document outlining global commitments to reform development finance, seeing as a boost to funding for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). A...
Kenya ready for Phygital football tournament in Abu Dhabi
The Standard
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Professional gamers in action when BLAZE by Safaricom launched an e-sports tournament in partnership with Pro Series Gaming (PSG) and Standard Group, at the Safaricom centre, Nairobi [Elvis Ogina.Standard] The Kenya Phygital team is ready to fly...
Kenya Airways eyes more Doha flights in deal with Qatar Airways
Zawya
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National carrier Kenya Airways (KQ) has inked a code-sharing pact with Qatar Airways, allowing the latter to introduce a third daily frequency between Doha and Nairobi while KQ will launch Qatar Airways-marketed flights between Mombasa and Doha...
Kenyan tech firm launches platform for people to co-own cloud servers
The Standard
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Siscom’s Chief of Strategy Derrick Gakuu (left) and Nashon Mbithi, Siscom’s Partnerships Lead during a past presentation. [Courtesy] Kenyan tech firm Siscom has unveiled a new investment platform that allows ordinary citizens, saccos and small...
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...
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...
Canada Issues Travel Advisory for Kenya Ahead of Saba Saba Day
Kenyans.co.ke
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July 4, 2025
The Canadian Embassy in Kenya has issued an advisory notice to its citizens living in Kenya and those planning to visit the country due to planned protests on July 7, 2025. In the notice published on July 3, the embassy urged the citizens to...
Lucy Kibaki: Kenyans get rare glimpse of former first lady’s mausoleum
TUKO
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July 4, 2025
A TikToker, Risper Kamau, recently visited the former first lady Lucy Kibaki’s gravesite, and she gave a tour of her final resting place The video has sparked interest on social media, with some asking whether she was related to the Kibaki family...
Govt Defends Introduction of Harsh Penalties for Media Houses
Kenyans.co.ke
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July 4, 2025
The Cabinet Secretary for Information, Communication, and Digital Economy, William Kabogo, has defended the introduction of new media rules aimed at addressing emerging global trends and digital challenges. Kabogo appeared before the National...