World Bank-funded Nyota program to give youth Ksh50,000 each in startup capital

The government, in partnership with the World Bank, has launched the National Youth Opportunities Towards Advancement (NYOTA) program, a transformative five-year initiative targeting 820,000 unemployed youth nationwide. Youth Affairs, Creative Economy and Sports Cabinet Secretary (CS) Kipchumba Murkomen on Wednesday, December 11, 2024, outlined the program’s objectives, emphasizing its focus on entrepreneurship and job creation….

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Museum to display 200-year-old condom probably made from sheep’s appendix

A condom after being unsealed from its packet. Image used for illustration purposes. PHOTO/PexelsA 200-year-old illustrated condom will go on display with Dutch golden age masters in Amsterdam this week, after the 19th-century “luxury souvenir” became the first-ever contraceptive sheath to be added to the Rijksmuseum’s art collection. The condom, which was probably made of…

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Ruto chairs AU institutional reforms retreat in Nairobi

President William Ruto on Monday, January 27, 2025, chaired a high-level Extended Bureau Retreat on African Union Institutional Reforms at the State House in Nairobi. The two-day retreat brought together key leaders of the African Union and heads of state including Presidents Azali Assoumani of Comoros, John Mahama of Ghana, Umaro Sissoco Embaló of Equatorial…

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‘This Isn’t UFC’ – Rai Benjamin Aims Dig at Fighting 100m Sprinters as He Lauds Healthy Rivalry Among 400m Hurdles

Olympics 400m hurdles champion Rai Benjamin is impressed by the healthy rivalry with his competitors while hitting out at 100m sprinters who he feels ‘fight’ a lot. Despite an intense rivalry that has produced the 18 fastest times in 400m hurdles history, Rai Benjamin insists there are no hard feelings between himself, Karsten Warholm, and…

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‘I wasn’t going to make a mistake like that’

Olympic champion Noah Lyles previously bragged about why it was unthinkable of him losing the Olympics 100m final. Olympic 100m champion Noah Lyles‘ story is one that will probably be told for years to come. It is already being told in the Netflix documentary SPRINT, where his larger-than-life personality has made him one of the…

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It’s man versus machine moment one more time

Audio By Vocalize Gregoire Munster from LUX navigated by Louis Louka driving FORD Puma crosses a river at Soysambu Ranch during WRC Safari Rally in Naivasha on March 22, 2025. [File, Standard] Following completion of the second leg of the 2026 World Rally Championship (WRC), the Rally Sweden at the weekend, focus now…

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Gachagua Alleges State House and Karen Hold Cash-Filled Containers for Political Bribery

Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has alleged that two massive containers filled with cash are being used to bribe political leaders at President William Ruto’s State House and Deputy President Kithure Kindiki’s Karen residence. Speaking on Thursday, February 27, 2025, during the launch of the People’s Liberation Party (PLP), Gachagua accused the government of running…

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Khalwale Expelled from the Senate for Claiming Ruto Ignored While Uhuru Was Dealing With Kenyans Captured in Uganda

Fierce debate broke out in the Senate as Senators Boni Khalwale and Samson Cherargei clashed over the release of Kenyan activists Speaker Amason Kingi has repeatedly insisted on the observance of the law, insisting on evidence or removal, but the majority party strongly opposed the directive Kingi explained the reasons for expelling the senator from…

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‘Niliambiwa nikitaka bibi niache makali’

Mumias East MP Peter Salasya has shared that he has made a major lifestyle change in his quest to find a wife. The youthful legislator revealed that he was advised to quit alcohol if he was serious about finding a wife and settling down. In a video shared on his Instagram, the lawmaker humorously explained…

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