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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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Business

Kenya's Sh960 Billion Wage Bill Threatens Economic Stability, Treasury Warns

National Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi has issued a stark warning that the ballooning public sector wage bill, now at Sh80 billion monthly, is unsustainable and risks crowding out critical development spending, posing a significant threat to Kenya's fragile economic recovery.

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Nov 5, 2025

Politics

Parliament Summons CSs Tuya, Mvurya Over Billions in Unaccounted Sports Funds

An investigation by the National Assembly’s Public Investments Committee into Sports Kenya has uncovered massive financial irregularities, prompting summonses for two Cabinet Secretaries to account for billions in questionable spending on stadium projects and athletic events.

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Nov 5, 2025

Politics

Two Sydney Hospital Staff Critically Hurt in Kerb Crash

An incident at a Sydney hospital throws a spotlight on global workplace safety and pedestrian risks, echoing urgent road safety debates in Nairobi and other Kenyan urban centres.

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Nov 5, 2025

Security & Crime

Bengaluru Surgeon Accused of Killing Wife, Sent Confession to Lover

A chilling case from Bengaluru, India, where a surgeon allegedly murdered his dermatologist wife and confessed via a payment app, highlights the dark intersection of medical knowledge and criminal intent, raising global questions about professional ethics and domestic abuse.

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Nov 5, 2025

Entertainment

US Woman Weds Female Best Friend After Two Divorces From Men

An American LGBTQ advocate's celebrated marriage to her female best friend highlights the stark contrast between evolving social norms in the West and the legal and cultural barriers facing same-sex couples in Kenya, where such unions remain constitutionally banned and socially condemned.

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Nov 5, 2025

Technology

AI-Generated Fake News on Google Sparks Global Misinformation Alert

An incident in Australia where AI fabricated traffic laws and posted them on Google search results highlights a growing global threat, raising urgent questions for Kenya on how to combat digital falsehoods and protect public trust in institutions like the NTSA.

SOStreamline Official

Nov 5, 2025

Entertainment

Patoranking Reclaims Galala Roots in New Single 'No Jonze'

Nigerian superstar Patoranking's latest track signals a return to the foundational Lagos street sound of Galala, blending it with modern Afrobeats. For Kenya, where genres like Gengetone share a similar sonic DNA, this release highlights a broader trend of musical homecomings across Africa.

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Nov 5, 2025

Entertainment

Influencer Cuts Off Family, Igniting Fierce 'Black Tax' Debate

Social media entrepreneur Gloria Ntazola’s public disavowal of familial financial support has thrust the deeply rooted Kenyan issue of 'black tax' into the national spotlight, highlighting the intense pressure on a generation navigating cultural duty and economic survival.

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Nov 5, 2025

Entertainment

Australian Author Helen Garner Wins Prestigious Baillie Gifford Prize

Helen Garner's 'How to End a Story' becomes the first collection of diaries to win the UK's top non-fiction award, a significant moment for the literary form on the global stage.

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Nov 5, 2025

Technology

Chinese Astronauts' Return Delayed by Space Debris Strike

A suspected collision with orbital debris has postponed the return of three Chinese astronauts, highlighting the growing threat space junk poses to global space missions and collaborations, including those involving Kenya.

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Nov 5, 2025

Technology

African Women Lured Into Russian Drone Factories Under False Pretences

A recruitment scheme promising education and jobs in Russia is placing young African women, including Kenyans, in hazardous military drone production facilities, prompting international human rights concerns and a formal investigation by the South African government.

SOStreamline Official

Nov 5, 2025

Security & Crime

Husband of Missing KMTC Accountant Arrested in Kitale Probe

Trans Nzoia detectives have detained Tobias Keller Mouko, husband of the missing Kapenguria KMTC accountant Caroline Mokeira, as a person of interest after he provided conflicting statements regarding her disappearance.

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Nov 5, 2025