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        <title>Matatu operators reject plans to empower NTSA to regulate fares</title>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 20:11:46 +0300</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Matatu operators have rejected plans by Parliament to empower National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) to set minimum and maximum public transport fares.]]></description>
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        <title>DPP Approves graft charges against Nakuru County officials</title>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 18:56:16 +0300</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[DPP approves graft charges against nine Nakuru County officials and three firms over alleged procurement fraud, conflict of interest and money laundering.]]></description>
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        <title>Murder suspect in three men killing in Kiambu held</title>
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        <pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2026 16:17:19 +0300</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[The prime suspect in the murder of three men in Kiambu County has been transferred to Kiambu Police Station as detectives seek more time to conclude investigations.]]></description>
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        <title>2,500 officers set to join Nairobi Metropolitan police unit</title>
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        <pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2026 14:58:31 +0300</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[At least 2,500 officers from Nairobi County inspectorate will join Nairobi Metropolitan Police Unit once it is unveiled, governor Johnson Sakaja has announced.]]></description>
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        <title>Murkomen orders transfer of all Keringet Police Station officers</title>
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        <pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 18:19:44 +0300</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Interior CS Murkomen orders the transfer of all officers at Keringet Police Station, Nakuru County, and the deployment of a special team.]]></description>
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        <title>Kirinyaga tops new county performance survey</title>
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        <pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 14:57:00 +0300</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Kirinyaga County has emerged as the best-performing county in Kenya, according to a new survey.]]></description>
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        <title>Police face hard time while booking body at Tigoni mortuary</title>
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        <pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 07:15:00 +0300</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Police from Limuru faced hard times on Friday morning while trying to book an unidentified body at Tigoni mortuary in Kiambu County.]]></description>
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        <title>Where miners have searched for gold for years, yet poverty and death continue to haunt them</title>
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        <pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0300</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[If holding large gold deposits were the measure of wealth, residents would be driving flashy cars, living in grand homes, and oozing affluence.]]></description>
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        <title>48 women rescued from sexual exploitation in Kajiado County</title>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 19:07:40 +0300</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[48 women have been rescued in two separate operations targeting alleged sexual exploitation and the commercial production of obscene content in Kajiado County.]]></description>
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        <title>Nairobi county retirees demand answers over delayed pension benefits</title>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 17:42:49 +0300</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Retired Nairobi County employees have raised concerns over persistent delays in accessing their retirement benefits.]]></description>
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        <title>Ruai, Kariobangi upgrade expand Nairobi sewer treatment plant</title>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 21:17:23 +0300</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[The treatment capacity at Ruai Sewerage plant in Nairobi has now shot up to 320,000 cubic litres per day.]]></description>
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        <title>Methu warns against hooded police as Ol Kalou's polls continue</title>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 11:36:02 +0300</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Nyandarua Senator John Methu has urged security agencies overseeing the Ol Kalou parliamentary by-election to ensure that all deployed officers are easily identifiable.]]></description>
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       <dc:creator>Standard Digital</dc:creator>
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        <title>Ol Kalou by-election: DCP's Sammy Kamau says victory guaranteed</title>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 11:26:13 +0300</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Speaking shortly after casting his vote on Thursday, July 16, Kamau said he was optimistic of winning based on the reception he received from voters throughout the campaign period.]]></description>
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       <dc:creator>Standard Digital</dc:creator>
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        <title>British High Commissioner visits Laikipia County</title>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 21:51:39 +0300</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[He later visited, Nyati Barracks, where he heard about the BATUK training facilities which help enhance the capabilities of British and Kenyan forces through join training.]]></description>
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        <title>PCEA Mai a Ihii Booth High School closed indefinitely after principal's arrest</title>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 12:30:37 +0300</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[PCEA Mai A Ihii Booth High School in Kikuyu closed indefinitely after principal and Board chair arrested over alleged sexual harassment of students, Education Director Jeremiah Kipaiyu says.]]></description>
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        <title>DCI told to investigate irregularities in recruiting assistant chiefs in Homa Bay</title>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 13:49:14 +0300</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Human rights defenders want DCI to investigate the alleged irregularities which have marred the recruitment of five assistant chiefs in Homa Bay Sub-county.]]></description>
       	<link>https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001552474/dci-told-to-investigate-irregularities-in-recruiting-assistant-chiefs-in-homa-bay</link> 
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        <title>Court suspends operations of panel selected to recruit Baringo County Public Service Board</title>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 11:29:36 +0300</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[The High Court in Nakuru, has suspended the operations of a selection panel in Baringo County, put in place to recruit, vet and appoint the County Public Service Board (PSB) members.]]></description>
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        <title>Kaptagat residents back forest fencing ahead of launch of second conservation phase</title>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 09:36:00 +0300</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Residents living adjacent to Kaptagat Forest have backed the ongoing fencing of the ecosystem, ahead of the launch of the second phase of the conservation programme.]]></description>
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        <title>Subaru driver in a dramatic high-speed chase after alleged hit-and-run in Nairobi</title>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 15:16:10 +0300</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Subaru driver flees Ngumba Estate, Nairobi crash scene after knocking down a motorcycle rider, sparks high speed pursuit as angry boda boda riders chase him through the estate]]></description>
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        <title>Police probe lawyer's death in Athi River</title>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 14:30:18 +0300</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Detectives have launched investigations into the killing of a 30-year-old advocate whose body was found outside a residential estate in Athi River, Machakos County]]></description>
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        <title>Six dead, five injured in Nakuru-Eldoret Highway crash</title>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 22:29:14 +0300</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Six people killed, five others injured after matatu collides with a trailer at Nyanja area on Nakuru-Eldoret highway, Kuresoi North Sub-County Police Commander Kimutai confirms.]]></description>
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        <title>Violence erupts at disputed Samburet estate as motorcycles burn, youths injured</title>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 17:39:00 +0300</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Violence erupted at the disputed 1,200-acre Samburet Estate along the Kericho-Nakuru border on Friday after rival groups claiming ownership of the land clashed, leaving several injured]]></description>
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        <title>Kilifi sets aside Sh10 million to register widows, orphans to SHA</title>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 11:30:00 +0300</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[The Kilifi County government has set aside a Sh. 10 million that will be spent on registering widows and orphans to the Social Health Authority.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0300</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[The office of the Attorney General has defended an irregularity by former Nakuru Land Registrar Eric Nyamu that saw War Memorial Hospital closed.]]></description>
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        <title>'Reggae na Lami': Western Kenya's dangerous and bizarre culture</title>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 09:10:00 +0300</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Every Friday between about 9 a.m. and noon, motorists travelling along the Kisumu-Kakamega and Kisumu-Busia highways expect delays caused by the long motorcycle convoys.]]></description>
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        <title>Giant python terrorises Kapseret village, residents want it relocated</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[The farmer says the farm had many wild rabbits which appear to have been exhausted by the python. ]]></description>
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