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Nairobi launches Beijing-inspired underpass network to unclog central business district

Construction has begun on the Greenpark Terminus Pedestrian Underpass, a 500-metre Beijing-inspired walkway at Haile Selassie Avenue and Uhuru Highway designed to protect pedestrians, improve traffic flow and complement other major road projects aimed at easing Nairobi’s congestion.

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Kenyan rights activists denied entry to Tanzania for opposition leader's trial

Principal Secretary for Foreign Affairs Korir Sing’Oei has asked Tanzania to release former Chief Justice Willy Mutunga and two Kenyan activists detained at Dar es Salaam’s airport.

SOStreamline Official

May 19, 2025

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We are currently assessing the ongoing corruption war – HOPS

Kenya’s Chief of Staff Felix Koskei said the government is determined to involve every Kenyan in the fight against corruption [oai_citation:46‡kenyanews.go.ke]

SOStreamline Official

May 19, 2025

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Kenyan mission attending to Karua’s detention - PS Sing’Oei

Kenya’s Foreign Affairs PS says the High Commission in Dar is intervening in Martha Karua’s detention at Julius Nyerere Airport in Tanzania

SOStreamline Official

May 18, 2025

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Kenya's ex-justice minister 'deported' from Tanzania

Kenya’s former justice minister Martha Karua was detained and deported from Tanzania after traveling there to observe an opposition leader’s trial [oai_citation:22‡the-star.co.ke](https://www.the-star.co.ke/news/2025-05-18-kenya-moves-to-intervene-in-karuas-detention#:~:text=Principal%20Secretary%20for%20Foreign%20Affairs,Nyerere%20International%20Airport%20in%20Tanzania) [oai_citation:23‡kenyanews.go.ke](https://www.kenyanews.go.ke/multipurpose-hall-class-room-commissioned-at-nandi-hills-comprehensive-primary-school/#:~:text=Nandi%20County%20Director%20of%20Education,East%20Sub%20County%2C%20Nandi%20County).

SOStreamline Official

May 18, 2025

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Kindiki hits out at Gachagua over post-election violence remarks

Deputy President Kindiki called Rigathi Gachagua’s comments 'dangerous and reckless' and warned that Kenya will not allow a return to the post-election violence of 2007-2008

SOStreamline Official

May 18, 2025

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‘Rigathi Gachagua is the most peaceful leader in Kenya,’ ex-DP tells Kindiki and Murkomen

Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua defended his remarks on election violence, calling himself Kenya’s 'most peaceful leader' and telling critics to examine their own record

SOStreamline Official

May 18, 2025

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Union warns politicians against using IEBC as scapegoat ahead of 2027 polls

KICOWU has warned that politicians should not make inflammatory statements against the IEBC (elections commission) that could provoke unrest.

SOStreamline Official

May 18, 2025

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Ex-governor Waititu jailed for graft

Former Kiambu Governor Ferdinand Waititu has been sentenced to 12 years in prison by a Nairobi court after being found guilty of awarding fraudulent road contracts. He must also pay a KSh53 million fine and is barred from public office for 10 years, marking a significant step in Kenya's anti-graft war.

SOStreamline Official

May 17, 2025

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Opposition accuses Ruto of election rigging

Prominent opposition leaders, including Kalonzo Musyoka and Martha Karua, have accused President William Ruto of manipulating IEBC appointments to ensure his 2027 re-election, terming the new slate a "rigging machine." They have also formed a parallel "People's IEBC" watchdog.

SOStreamline Official

May 13, 2025

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Bill to tighten strategic goods control

The Kenyan Senate’s defense committee is reviewing the Strategic Goods Control Bill, 2025, which aims to implement strict licensing for dual-use goods to prevent their misuse in weapons of mass destruction. This legislation is key to fulfilling Kenya's international treaty obligations.

SOStreamline Official

May 10, 2025

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Ruto nominates new electoral body

President Ruto nominated former Nairobi judge Erastus Edung Ethekon as IEBC chairperson on May 8, along with six other members for the electoral commission. These nominations, now before Parliament for approval, have drawn criticism for alleged political bias.

SOStreamline Official

May 8, 2025

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Political Interference, Corruption Top Concerns ahead 2027 Elections – TIFA Poll

A TIFA poll indicates political interference and corruption are Kenyans’ top worries ahead of the 2027 elections

SOStreamline Official

May 7, 2025