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      <description><![CDATA[Kenya must turn El Niño forecasts into coordinated preparedness through better early warnings, hydrological monitoring, professional collaboration and long-term investment in resilient infrastructure.]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[For years, Russia has presented itself as Africa's dependable friend, champion of sovereignty and defender against Western domination.]]></description>
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      <title>Yes, amend this law that steps aside long before a building collapses</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0300</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Last Friday in Eastleigh, eleven shops were operating on the ground floor and in the basement of a building still under construction.]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Shakahola must become a mirror, not merely a scandal the Church hopes to survive.]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Somalia named election dates for the presidency and parliament, immediately igniting a political furore even before the ink on the statement had dried up.]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[At the ballot box and in public debate, punish ethnic mobilisation.]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Hustlers are tired of the 'usual suspects' in our political inanity like 'Githeri' man! The list was a rather subtle indictment to how the State defines a hero.]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[A song does not always belong to the moment that gave birth to it. Sometimes, history takes it away, gives it a new meaning and returns it to us when we least expect it.]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Publishers should not ignore cultural publishing in the rush to cash in on textbook deals.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 13:26:42 +0300</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[As governments move public services and revenue collection online, citizens deserve more than assurances of efficiency.]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[The uncomfortable truth is that the perennial paralysis of our universities is no longer an accidental failure of governance. It is a tactical asset.]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Kalonzo Musyoka's political alliances and experience put his role in the 2027 election realignments under the spotlight.]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Muchiri Karanja questions Kenya's choice of national heroes, arguing that Mashujaa Day has become a celebration of wealth and political power.]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[The Shakahola convictions mark a milestone, but justice also demands scrutiny of religious freedom, security failures and state accountability.]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[AI and insurance technology could boost Kenya's low insurance uptake by improving efficiency, building consumer trust and expanding access.]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Kalonzo Musyoka's meeting with Johnston Muthama raises questions about Opposition unity and possible alliances ahead of the 2027 elections.]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Kenya's reproductive health strategy must go beyond contraceptives to address poverty, teenage pregnancies and access to comprehensive healthcare.]]></description>
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