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This man Algoney Daglo: The force behind RSF operations

Despite facing serious sanctions, Algoney allegedly travelled with ease between Darfur, Khartoum and Nairobi, evading scrutiny at international airports.

By Francis Ontomwa 2 months ago

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Kenya-RSF links: Questions emerge on how Sudan's warlord owns Kenyan passport

Musa, the younger brother of RSF commander Hemedti, has been sanctioned by the US. Among other things, he is accused of genocide, moving money and sourcing weapons.

By Francis Ontomwa 2 months ago

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Stranded up North: A journalist's tale covering drought stricken Northern Kenya

The journey was no walk in the park and at some point, we got stranded after our vehicle lost its front grill in a region where banditry remains a constant threat.

By Francis Ontomwa 2 months ago

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Wombs for hire: Inside the dark business of surrogacy

For just a little dime paid as a monthly salary, the women have dared it all, renting their wombs for nine months, carrying babies for others, mostly foreigners, just to make ends meet.

By Francis Ontomwa 3 months ago

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This man Algoney Daglo: The force behind RSF operations

Despite facing serious sanctions, Algoney allegedly travelled with ease between Darfur, Khartoum and Nairobi, evading scrutiny at international airports.

By Francis Ontomwa 2 months ago

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Kenya-RSF links: Questions emerge on how Sudan's warlord owns Kenyan passport

Musa, the younger brother of RSF commander Hemedti, has been sanctioned by the US. Among other things, he is accused of genocide, moving money and sourcing weapons.

By Francis Ontomwa 2 months ago

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Stranded up North: A journalist's tale covering drought stricken Northern Kenya

The journey was no walk in the park and at some point, we got stranded after our vehicle lost its front grill in a region where banditry remains a constant threat.

By Francis Ontomwa 2 months ago

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Wombs for hire: Inside the dark business of surrogacy

For just a little dime paid as a monthly salary, the women have dared it all, renting their wombs for nine months, carrying babies for others, mostly foreigners, just to make ends meet.

By Francis Ontomwa 3 months ago

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This man Algoney Daglo: The force behind RSF operations

Despite facing serious sanctions, Algoney allegedly travelled with ease between Darfur, Khartoum and Nairobi, evading scrutiny at international airports.

By Francis Ontomwa 2 months ago

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Kenya-RSF links: Questions emerge on how Sudan's warlord owns Kenyan passport

Musa, the younger brother of RSF commander Hemedti, has been sanctioned by the US. Among other things, he is accused of genocide, moving money and sourcing weapons.

By Francis Ontomwa 2 months ago

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Stranded up North: A journalist's tale covering drought stricken Northern Kenya

The journey was no walk in the park and at some point, we got stranded after our vehicle lost its front grill in a region where banditry remains a constant threat.

By Francis Ontomwa 2 months ago

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Wombs for hire: Inside the dark business of surrogacy

For just a little dime paid as a monthly salary, the women have dared it all, renting their wombs for nine months, carrying babies for others, mostly foreigners, just to make ends meet.

By Francis Ontomwa 3 months ago

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This man Algoney Daglo: The force behind RSF operations

Despite facing serious sanctions, Algoney allegedly travelled with ease between Darfur, Khartoum and Nairobi, evading scrutiny at international airports.

By Francis Ontomwa 2 months ago

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Kenya-RSF links: Questions emerge on how Sudan's warlord owns Kenyan passport

Musa, the younger brother of RSF commander Hemedti, has been sanctioned by the US. Among other things, he is accused of genocide, moving money and sourcing weapons.

By Francis Ontomwa 2 months ago

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Stranded up North: A journalist's tale covering drought stricken Northern Kenya

The journey was no walk in the park and at some point, we got stranded after our vehicle lost its front grill in a region where banditry remains a constant threat.

By Francis Ontomwa 2 months ago

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Wombs for hire: Inside the dark business of surrogacy

For just a little dime paid as a monthly salary, the women have dared it all, renting their wombs for nine months, carrying babies for others, mostly foreigners, just to make ends meet.

By Francis Ontomwa 3 months ago

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KCPE achievers reflect on new education shift

Old system relied on a single high-stakes examination and cut-throat competition.

By Francis Ontomwa 4 months ago

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From deaths to delays, Haiti mission marred with legal battles

President William Ruto has publicly cast the mission as a triumph of Kenyan leadership on the world stage.

By Francis Ontomwa 4 months ago

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Tanzania marks muted Freedom Day as protests fade in lockdown

For the first time in Tanzania's history, Independence Day was marked not by the usual and familiar pomp and colour, but an eerie emptiness.

By Francis Ontomwa 4 months ago

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Tanzania marks Independence Day amid youth fury and protests

Tanzania braces for a wave of anti-government demonstrations aimed at President Samia Suluhu's disputed re-election, that the opposition has denounced as a choreographed coronation.

By Francis Ontomwa 4 months ago

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Tanzania political crisis: Chadema breaks its silence on mass graves

Tanzania has cancelled next month's Independence Day celebrations, a move interpreted as a response to planned nationwide demonstrations against the disputed re-election of President Samia Suluhu.

By Francis Ontomwa 5 months ago

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Licensed to extort: How ring fleecing business owners is protected by police chiefs

Multi Works and Rights Enforcement Ltd presents itself as a consumer rights and protection organisation.

By Francis Ontomwa 5 months ago

South Sudan's Elinana takes the rein at regional aviation agency

Elinana takes the role at a time when South Sudan is attempting to consolidate its place within the regional aviation ecosystem.

By Francis Ontomwa 5 months ago

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Tanzania polls: AU Commission accused of applauding carnage

The streets of Tanzania's major towns, including the capital Dar es Salaam, have for the last few days been stained with blood and littered with bodies.

By Francis Ontomwa 6 months ago

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Missing activists: Rights groups call for sanctions against Uganda

For the distraught families of Njagi and Oyoo, this has been a rather torturous and agonising month since the news of their kin's abduction hit on October 1.

By Francis Ontomwa 6 months ago

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Uproar over state inaction as Njagi, Oyoo still missing

The two activists were abducted in Uganda by men in uniform on October 1. Families and civil society groups demand proof of life immediately.

By Francis Ontomwa 6 months ago

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Cannon fodder: Kenyans duped into fighting and dying for Russia

Dozens of Kenyans have been recruited by shadowy agencies, some knowingly, others unknowingly, under the guise of tourist visas.

By Francis Ontomwa 6 months ago

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Government admits Kenyans trapped in Russian army camps

Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi says meeting between Kenyan and Russian officials was held last month to discuss the plight of those detained in various military camps.

By Francis Ontomwa 6 months ago

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The day Raila Odinga fell sick a month to elections

On a quiet Sunday evening on July 9 2017, news broke that Raila Odinga had just been hospitalised at Mombasa Hospital after heated presidential campaigns.

By Francis Ontomwa 6 months ago

PHOTOS: Chaos at Kasarani as four killed during Raila's final farewell

What was largely meant to be a solemn national farewell for former Prime Minister Raila Odinga descended into chaos at Kasarani Stadium, as violence and marred the public viewing ceremony.

By Francis Ontomwa 6 months ago

Abdikadir, Omwanza join Ruto compensation panel's legal team

Embattled compensation panel enlists senior lawyers Abdikadir Mohamed and Omwanza Ombati to navigate legal impasse stalling its work.

By Francis Ontomwa 6 months ago

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Cocaine highway: How JKIA has been exposed as transit for global drugs trade

A foreign national walked into the supposedly highly guarded Jomo Kenyatta International Airport carrying a briefcase packed with class A and B drugs that included cocaine.

By Francis Ontomwa 7 months ago

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Heartless: Pain of Kabiru's family learning of his death in Ruto speech

Kabiru was among 1,000 officers chosen for the high-risk deployment, sent thousands of kilometres from home with hopes of building a better life for his young family.

By Francis Ontomwa 7 months ago

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12 years on, country still haunted by deadly Westgate terror scars

The passing of tough anti-terror laws has also been hailed as a step in the right direction.

By Francis Ontomwa 7 months ago

Battle of titles: Tycoon's daughters deepen puzzle on prime beach land

A fresh storm is brewing over a prime 53-acre beachfront estate in Msambweni, Kwale County, after revelations that the property has two conflicting title deeds.

By Francis Ontomwa 7 months ago

Billionaire's land dispute: Claims of forged Will intensify battle

The spotlight has once again swung onto city lawyer Guy Spencer Elms, over claims that he forged the Will of yet another wealthy businessman in a bid to secure a prime estate in Msambweni.

By Francis Ontomwa 7 months ago

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How Ruto walked into a copyright scandal

A veteran videographer and filmmaker has tabled evidence claiming what President Ruto launched during International Youth Day 2025 celebrations was his idea.

By Francis Ontomwa 7 months ago

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Mystery of a dead envoy and a missing suspect more than a decade on

Olga Fonseca Gimenez de Pimental, Venezuela's newly posted ambassador, was murdered on July 27, 2012 in Nairobi.

By Francis Ontomwa 8 months ago

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Revealed: How Ruto is splashing millions on US lobbyists to save face

State House hires Trump ally's firm for Sh27.1 million every month. Consultant firm expected shore up Ruto's credibility on Capitol Hill even as his record is questioned back home.

By Francis Ontomwa 8 months ago

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How Hussein died while begging his insurance to pay up for treatment

The family had asked The Standard to conceal his name while breaking the story. After breathing complications and several hospitals had rejected his insurance cards, including SHIF.

By Francis Ontomwa 8 months ago