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Two TUM students killed, 19 hurt as funeral bus overturns at Awasi–Ahero
A bus ferrying Technical University of Mombasa students to a peer’s send-off overturned on the Awasi–Ahero highway in Kisumu, killing two and injuring 19, Nyanza traffic police said; Siaya Governor James Orengo mourned the victims.
UN Women: online gender violence pushing Kenyan women off digital platforms
A UN Women Kenya report finds technology-facilitated gender-based violence is driving women and girls offline — shrinking political voice, online business and campus reporting — based on fieldwork in Nairobi, Kisumu and Mombasa.
11th SOG cohort graduates after 6-month Samburu training; Murkomen hails multi-agency fight
A new Special Operations Group cohort completed six months of training at Kamanga Training Camp in Samburu in the 11th graduation; Interior CS Kipchumba Murkomen stressed multi-agency work against terror and banditry.
Majengo garbage crisis piles up near food stalls and water points
Community health workers in Majengo warn that uncollected rubbish, illegal dumping and blocked drains near homes, food stalls and water points are raising risks of diarrhoea, cholera and typhoid, especially for children.
Koome flags alarming SGBV in Bungoma; Judiciary weighs dedicated registry
Chief Justice Martha Koome warned that sexual and gender-based violence is devastating families in Bungoma and Western Kenya, urging a whole-of-society response and floating a dedicated SGBV registry at Bungoma courts.
Embu tops 2024/25 county fiscal index at 0.689; Kisumu last at 0.285
Parliamentary Budget Office’s County Fiscal Performance Measurement Index ranked Embu first at 0.689 for 2024/25 while Kisumu scored lowest at 0.285; national average rose only from 0.469 to 0.471.
Aviation workers suspend strike after government and KAWU agree talks
A planned aviation workers’ strike has been suspended after the government and the Kenya Aviation Workers Union agreed on talks lasting about a month, multiple outlets report.
After the blackout: pressure mounts on Kenya Power over outages and losses
Businesses and households are counting losses after recent major outages, intensifying pressure on Kenya Power to stabilise supply and fix payment systems.
Keringet: two officers praised as colleagues face the axe
Corporal Ngetich and Chief Chepkwony won repeated public praise for service in crime-hit Keringet even as other officers faced disciplinary action.