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Senegal overcomes a controversial penalty decision and a near-walkout to defeat hosts Morocco 1-0 in extra time, claiming the 2025 AFCON title in Rabat.
The Democratic Change Party claimed a government plot to divert former deputy president Rigathi 0Gachagua flight and poison him when he returns from the U.S., urging supporters to converge at airports on August
Justice Lawrence Mugambi dismissed Senator Gloria bid to overturn her expulsion from UDA, ruling that she must exhaust the party internal dispute process and that the court should not interfere in party matters.
The Capital Markets Authority\u2019s quarterly report put Sanlam Unit Trust at the top of Kenya money market funds with a 19.1\u00a0percent market share, followed by CIC and Standard Investment, while money market funds collectively manage over Ksh\u00a0596\u00a0billion.
Former REREC general manager Noah\u00a0Oluoch was fined Ksh\u00a03\u00a0million and handed consecutive prison terms after a court found he forged MBA certificates to get a job and unlawfully earned more than Ksh\u00a01.45\u00a0million.
The U.S. State Department announced visa restrictions against officials in several African countries, Cuba and Grenada for profiting from a programme that hires out Cuban doctors and channels their salaries to Havana; Kenya withdrew from the scheme in 2023 after protests.
A video capturing Uasin Gishu Governor Dr. Jonathan Bii appearing to nearly collapse during a public function on August 13 is circulating widely, raising public concern amid silence from his office.
Opposition leader and Raila Odinga proposed that governors who serve two full terms be automatically entitled to pensions.
U.S. company Easy Environmental Solutions will deploy a US$3.4 0million EasyFEN machine in Kenya to process 17,500 tonnes of organic waste into 10 million litres of organic fertiliser annually, aiming to boost soil health and reduce fertiliser costs for farmers.
Suna East MP Junet Mohamed said the cost of living is no longer a crisis and suggested that complaints stem from political demonstrations, even as a government committee begins work on compensating protest victims.
Kenya National Assembly passed amendments to the Elections Offences Act imposing fines up to Ksh 5 million and jail terms for IEBC officials who delay or manipulate results, and criminalising false statements and technology misuse in elections.
Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe has cautioned of a severe rice shortage after the High Court temporarily halted the government’s plan to import 500,000 metric tonnes of duty-free rice.
Former Law Society of Kenya president Nelson Havi said Parliament is captured by the executive, arguing that lawmakers follow State House orders and thus cannot hold the government to account.
