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Sun, 26 Sep 2021 10:35:00 +0300
Outdated 'Nyumba Mboke' culture puts women at risk of HIV
The Nyumba Mboke tradition allows women to choose men, whom they want to have children with, but most end up being deadbeat fathers.

Sun, 26 Sep 2021 10:24:02 +0300
Nairobi 'boda boda' chaos leaves rider killed, officer injured
Nairobi downtown yesterday turned into a battle zone which left a boda boda rider dead and a police officer fighting for his life

Sun, 26 Sep 2021 10:11:27 +0300
Nakuru family demands answers on disappearance of KWS officer
Francis Oyaro was attached to the KWS intelligence unit in Marsabit. He went missing on August 28 while travelling from work to his home in Nakuru.

Sun, 26 Sep 2021 06:30:00 +0300
Special Report: Teenage dads forced to quit school to raise their children
About 35 percent of fathers in West Pokot are teenagers as young as 15 years old. Contraceptive use is low because of myths and misinformation.

Sun, 26 Sep 2021 00:00:00 +0300
Diani, where men line up at pharmacies to buy the morning after pill
There is reported increase in uptake of emergency contraceptive pills in Diani. Most buyers are men, who purchase pills for their sexual partners.

Sat, 25 Sep 2021 19:18:35 +0300
Boda boda operator shot dead after refusing to bribe police
Boda boda rider was using wrong side before he was stopped by the police who demanded a bribe. The rider was shot dead after he refused to cooperate.

Sat, 25 Sep 2021 14:58:57 +0300
DP William Ruto donates Sh2m in Awendo, Migori, buys one umbrella at Sh20,000
Ruto urged the constituents to vote for him, saying he is best-suited to succeed President Uhuru Kenyatta in 2022.

Sat, 25 Sep 2021 14:08:45 +0300
I might go back to hubby, woman abandoned for 47 years says
Elmina Mutole was 26 years old when her spouse, Peter Oyuka, left her behind - in the dark, lonely and forgotten.

Sat, 25 Sep 2021 14:00:00 +0300
Judge revokes bond for murder suspect who absconded court for five years
The judge accused the suspect of abusing the privilege the court had accorded her by granting her bond in 2015.

Sat, 25 Sep 2021 13:45:00 +0300
Man escapes 50-year jail term over defilement after appeal
The man had been accused of defiling the girl, CC, on September 25, 2015.

Sat, 25 Sep 2021 13:00:00 +0300
Modern toilets, free sanitary pads help keep girls in school
In 2019, at least 42 girls stayed away from school due to menstrual shame and stigma.

Sat, 25 Sep 2021 12:40:00 +0300
Families mourn relatives killed in Lake Victoria boat tragedy
10 people perished in a Tuesday evening accident involving a passenger boat.

Sat, 25 Sep 2021 09:47:49 +0300
Honest matatu driver who returned Sh20,000 feted
International Leadership University awarded and praised Basilio Kimani for his integrity and honesty.

Sat, 25 Sep 2021 00:00:00 +0300
Andrew Mwangura: How I helped to link shipowners with Somali pirates
Andrew Mwangura acted as a negotiator between pirate crews and shipowners at sea. In 2008, he was arrested for leaking information.

Fri, 24 Sep 2021 13:56:15 +0300
Home alone: Kenyans don't understand why man's angry after wives leave him
On the day of his return, he told The Standard that he'd been in Nairobi, Tanzania and Oloitoktok, where he worked as a construction worker.

Fri, 24 Sep 2021 11:10:00 +0300
Why Dr James Gakara's postmortem failed to proceed
The family of Dr James Gakara yesterday spent hours at the Nakuru law courts seeking an affidavit to have a postmortem done.

Fri, 24 Sep 2021 09:50:00 +0300
Reprieve for Nyamira County employees after labour court halts recovery of wages
Workers have blocked the county from recovering monies said to have been erroneously paid to them.

Fri, 24 Sep 2021 09:00:00 +0300
NHC to construct 9,000 houses in Changamwe
Old houses to be pulled down to pave way for development. Tenants told to clear rent arrears so Phase II can kick-off.

Fri, 24 Sep 2021 09:00:00 +0300
How culture mistakenly portrayed Teso as cannibals
Teso people crossed into Kenya from Uganda around 1872.

Fri, 24 Sep 2021 08:05:00 +0300
Nomiya, the church leading fight against HIV/Aids in Nyanza
Adherents of Nomiya Church have practiced male circumcision since Johanna Owalo founded the denomination in 1907.

Fri, 24 Sep 2021 07:00:00 +0300
Why Lake Victoria maritime safety remains a mirage
Passengers in Lake Victoria don't seem to care much about their safety as they are crammed up in boats.

Fri, 24 Sep 2021 00:00:00 +0300
How ice cream seller and taxi driver plotted fake kidnap to mint cash
An ice cream seller and a taxi driver who went partying after faking a kidnap in Nairobi's Embakasi have been arrested.

Fri, 24 Sep 2021 00:00:00 +0300
Laikipia bandits attack in broad daylight, kill man and drive away livestock
Banditry attacks in Laikipia County have continued despite the ongoing security operations.

Fri, 24 Sep 2021 00:00:00 +0300
Executive faces impeachment as county staff go without salary for four months
Trans Nzoia Finance Executive Boniface Wanyonyi risks being impeached over a four-month salary delay.

Thu, 23 Sep 2021 14:01:29 +0300
Bomb experts dispatched to Eastleigh
The note stated that the bomb in Eastleigh was programmed to go off anytime from 1pm.

Thu, 23 Sep 2021 13:25:00 +0300
Man returns home after 47 years, annoyed to find his two wives remarried
Oyuka's wives, companionless and lonely, decided to remarry shortly after he deserted them in 1974.

Thu, 23 Sep 2021 13:00:00 +0300
Karatina residents help themselves to free soda after train rams into truck
This is the third accident involving the train along the Nanyuki - Karatina route.

Thu, 23 Sep 2021 12:19:44 +0300
One killed in fresh Laikipia attacks
The man was grazing the animals nearby when over 20 armed bandits attacked.

Thu, 23 Sep 2021 11:26:12 +0300
DCI hunting driver in marijuana car chase
Police reported on Wednesday evening that they found 13 bales of marijuana inside the vehicle, along with four occupants.

Thu, 23 Sep 2021 09:45:50 +0300
Lake Victoria tragedy: Eight bodies retrieved as search enters day three
The culture requires a family of a person who drowns in water to stay at the lakeshore or a riverbank until the body is retrieved.



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