TotalEnergies, M-Gas to provide affordable, clean cooking solutions

TotalEnergies Marketing Kenya Managing Director Eric Fanchini (left) and M-Gas Chief Executive Officer Martin Kimani in a cooking demonstration during the launch of their co-branded LPG cylinder. The metered cylinder is designed to deepen access to innovative Pay-as-you-Cook clean cooking solutions to low-income households in Kenya. TotalEnergies Marketing Kenya has partnered with M-Gas to scale…

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ODM party faces uncertain future amid political realignments

National Assembly Opiyo Wandayi at the KICC, Nairobi, February 29, 2024. [Elvis Ogina, Standard] Opposition chief Raila Odinga’s Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) party is facing uncertain times following the country’s political realignments that have thrust its top leadership into government. The nomination of deputy party leaders Wycliffe Oparanya and Hassan Joho, alongside its chairman John…

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Namibia turns visa table on western countries

Namibian Michelle Nehoya has spent nearly $500 (£390) on an application for a visa to visit Canada – but almost two years later it has yet to materialise. The 38-year-old, who lives in Namibia’s capital, Windhoek, is desperate to get to Quebec to see her aunt and cousins whom she has not seen for almost…

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Three key suspects arrested in Mombasa crime crackdown

Three key suspects believed to be the masterminds behind a recent crime wave in Mombasa town and its vicinity have been apprehended. According to the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI), detectives orchestrated an ambush in Nyali estate on Links Road, resulting in the arrest of two suspects, Ali Ahmad Ali, known by the alias “Mkali,”…

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Ruto Promises Freedom for Innocent Protesters and Support for Victims’ Families

President William Ruto announced that the government will drop charges against innocent individuals arrested during recent anti-government demonstrations. The Head of State also promised to swiftly address police abuses that occurred during the protests. Addressing the media at State House on Wednesday, President Ruto expressed deep regret over the loss of lives and injuries sustained…

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ODM members co-opted to Ruto cabinet didn’t get party blessings

The Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) did not endorse four of it’s members who were nominated to be part of President William Ruto’s Cabinet on Wednesday. The party’s spokesperson and Secretary General Edwin Sifuna has said. Ruto unveiled the party’s high-ranking officials namely; John Mbadi (Chairman), Hassan Joho (Deputy Party Leader), Wycliffe Oparanya (Deputy Party Leader)…

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‘Nothing is going to change’

Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna has said nothing will change even after President William Ruto nominated four Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) members in his broad-based government’s cabinet. Speaking during a breakfast TV show on Thursday, July 25, 2024, Sifuna remarked that the ODM leaders nominated by Ruto do not understand the bottom-up economic transformation agenda by…

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