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MEDIAen2026-10-31T22:24:23+03:00No cameras, no live stream: Bahati and Diana Marua lock media out of November 6 'Sh1 million invite' weddingBahati, Diana Marua, celebrity wedding, Kenyan celebrities, entertainment https://hamastamedia.com/article?id=1013HAMASTA MEDIAen2026-10-31T22:24:14+03:00Lawyer sues to halt KMTC hiring of senior lecturers, says posts were wrongly restricted to internal applicantsKMTC, Kenya Medical Training College, Charles Mugane, recruitment, Public Service Commission, lecturers, Employment and Labour Relations Court https://hamastamedia.com/article?id=1012HAMASTA MEDIAen2026-10-31T22:24:05+03:00Fresh Kisii court petition threatens third setback to hiring of substantive TSC chief executiveTSC, Teachers Service Commission, TSC CEO, Evans Nyangongo, Eveleen Mitei, Employment and Labour Relations Court, Kisii https://hamastamedia.com/article?id=1011HAMASTA MEDIAen2026-10-31T22:23:56+03:00MPs give University of Nairobi 14 days to explain Sh1.4bn unremitted pensions and unpaid PAYEUniversity of Nairobi, UoN, pensions, PAYE, Public Investments Committee, Ayub Gitau, Dick Maungu, Auditor-General https://hamastamedia.com/article?id=1010HAMASTA MEDIAen2026-10-31T22:23:47+03:00Universities Fund faces Sh16.9bn scholarship gap, wants shared database to stop double funding of studentsUniversities Fund, scholarships, Edwin Wanyonyi, student funding model, university education, bursaries, HELB https://hamastamedia.com/article?id=1009HAMASTA MEDIAen2026-10-31T22:23:38+03:00Two dead in Kilifi palm wine den as row over woman ends in stabbing and mob killingKilifi, Ganze, mob justice, stabbing, palm wine, police, Murang'a, Kahuro https://hamastamedia.com/article?id=1008HAMASTA MEDIAen2026-10-31T22:23:28+03:00Eldoret recruitment agency boss charged over Sh15 million overseas jobs scam after two years on the runDCI, jobs scam, Eldoret, overseas jobs, recruitment agencies, fraud, National Employment Authority https://hamastamedia.com/article?id=1007HAMASTA MEDIAen2026-10-31T22:23:19+03:00Eastleigh collapse: Registered contractor disowns building, tells police his unlicensed brother used firm's papersEastleigh building collapse, NCA, police investigation, Nairobi, construction safety https://hamastamedia.com/article?id=1006HAMASTA MEDIAen2026-10-31T22:23:10+03:00LSK gives DCI seven days to charge abductors of Standard editor Alex Kiprotich or face command-responsibility suitLSK, Charles Kanjama, DCI, Alex Kiprotich, Standard Group, abductions, press freedom https://hamastamedia.com/article?id=1005HAMASTA MEDIAen2026-10-31T22:23:02+03:00High Court declines to halt inquest into death of lawyer Assa Nyakundi's son, says delay 'can only diminish' the inquiryAssa Nyakundi, Joseph Nyakundi, inquest, High Court, Milimani, DPP, firearm, courts https://hamastamedia.com/article?id=1004HAMASTA MEDIAen2026-10-31T22:22:52+03:00Governor Bii courts 12 Polish firms as Uasin Gishu pitches Eldoret as hub for farm processing and manufacturingUasin Gishu, 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MEDIAen2026-10-31T22:22:17+03:00Marsabit Governor Ali tells leaders to stop fanning Moyale conflict as arrivals from Ethiopia near 50,000Marsabit, Moyale, Mohamud Ali, Ethiopia, refugees, IOM, UNHCR, Farah Maalim, Billow Kerrow, devolution https://hamastamedia.com/article?id=999HAMASTA MEDIAen2026-10-31T22:22:08+03:00Sh400bn or Sh200 per account? 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virus, quarantine, public health https://hamastamedia.com/article?id=982HAMASTA MEDIAen2026-10-30T17:01:57+03:00Supreme Court faults Nairobi County for approving Westlands high-rises under unapproved planning policySupreme Court, Nairobi County, high-rise buildings, Rhapta Road, Westlands, zoning, Martha Koome, Sakaja https://hamastamedia.com/article?id=981HAMASTA MEDIAen2026-10-30T17:01:53+03:00Several injured as speeding Forward Sacco matatu overturns at Umoja on Kangundo RoadMatatu crash, Kangundo Road, Umoja, Forward Sacco, Mama Lucy Kibaki Hospital, road safety, NTSA, Nairobi https://hamastamedia.com/article?id=980HAMASTA MEDIAen2026-10-30T17:01:50+03:00UK driver found guilty of murdering head teacher he dragged under his car for over a mileUK, Manchester, Michael Mullins, Simon Richardson, murder trial, road safety, BBC https://hamastamedia.com/article?id=979HAMASTA MEDIAen2026-10-30T17:01:45+03:00Eastleigh collapse: First body pulled from rubble as bulldozers clear site and 15 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MEDIAen2026-10-30T16:58:29+03:00Kenya faces 84.1% risk of election violence as rights report warns of democratic backsliding before 20272027 elections, election violence, Civic Freedoms Forum, Kofi Annan Foundation, human rights, police brutality, IEBC https://hamastamedia.com/article?id=974HAMASTA MEDIAen2026-10-30T16:54:30+03:00Kenyans eyeing US green cards left in limbo as appeals court blocks 2027 lottery reopeninggreen card lottery, Diversity Visa, DV-2027, United States, Ninth Circuit, Kenyans abroad, immigration, Trump administration https://hamastamedia.com/article?id=973HAMASTA MEDIAen2026-10-30T14:35:33+03:00Wizkid's Sh2 million VIP table for Nairobi Detty Dezemba show sparks debate among Kenyan fansWizkid, Detty Dezemba, Nairobi concert, Uncle Waffles, Jamhuri Day, VIP tickets, Afrobeats https://hamastamedia.com/article?id=972HAMASTA MEDIAen2026-10-30T14:35:29+03:00Founder Japheth Kasanga returns as music producers' royalty body KAMP elects new board after licence suspensionKAMP, Japheth Kasanga, KECOBO, music royalties, Angela Ndambuki, PAVRISK, Kenya music industry, Victor Mbuvi https://hamastamedia.com/article?id=971HAMASTA MEDIAen2026-10-30T14:35:25+03:00Olunga and Okumu back as McCarthy names 36-man Harambee Stars squad for Bafana Bafana double-headerHarambee Stars, Benni McCarthy, Michael Olunga, Joseph Okumu, Bafana Bafana, South Africa, AFCON 2027 qualifiers, Nyayo Stadium https://hamastamedia.com/article?id=970HAMASTA MEDIAen2026-10-30T14:35:20+03:00Bayern and Ajax delegations tour Nairobi as government readies Talanta opener, tickets go on sale November 5Bayern Munich, Ajax, Talanta Stadium, Raila Odinga International Stadium, Salim Mvurya, Kipchumba Murkomen, AFCON 2027, Harry Kane https://hamastamedia.com/article?id=969HAMASTA MEDIAen2026-10-30T14:34:21+03:00Nairobi Water driver who faked KCSE grade to get job ordered to refund Sh6.7m in salaries and pay Sh800,000 finesEACC, forged certificates, KCSE, Nairobi City Water and Sewerage Company, Milimani Anti-Corruption Court, Celesa Okore, fake academic papers, corruption https://hamastamedia.com/article?id=968HAMASTA MEDIAen2026-10-30T14:34:15+03:00Husband and farmhand held after woman's body is exhumed from shallow grave on Isinya farmKajiado, Isinya, Entarakuet, murder, shallow grave, DCI, Kiserian Police Station, femicide, gender-based violence https://hamastamedia.com/article?id=967HAMASTA MEDIAen2026-10-30T14:34:08+03:00US charges Kenyans in 'ghost student' aid fraud, seizes Sh97m in crypto with help from DCI and Assets Recovery AgencyOperation Ghostbusters, student aid fraud, FAFSA, US Department of Justice, DCI, Assets Recovery Agency, ODPP, cryptocurrency, Kenyans in the US, identity theft https://hamastamedia.com/article?id=966HAMASTA MEDIAen2026-10-30T14:34:04+03:00Court orders IG Kanja and DCI to produce abducted Tanzanian activist Twaha Mwaipaya 'dead or alive' by MondayTwaha Mwaipaya, CHADEMA, habeas corpus, Douglas Kanja, Mohamed Amin, DCI, VOCAL Africa, Hussein Khalid, abductions, Tanzania https://hamastamedia.com/article?id=965HAMASTA MEDIAen2026-10-30T14:33:59+03:00Electoral reform coalition questions 44 names on IEBC CEO applicants' list, gives commission 24 hours to respondIEBC, IEBC CEO, People's Coalition on Electoral Reforms, David Maraga, Erastus Ethekon, Halakhe Waqo, Anthony Omerikwa, 2027 elections https://hamastamedia.com/article?id=964HAMASTA MEDIAen2026-10-30T14:33:52+03:00Crowd chants 'President Sifuna' over Kalonzo at Linda Mwananchi launch as Gachagua claims Ruto bought Mudavadi's ANC for Sh20mKalonzo Musyoka, Edwin Sifuna, Rigathi Gachagua, Musalia Mudavadi, ANC, Eugene Wamalwa, George Natembeya, opposition, 2027 elections https://hamastamedia.com/article?id=963HAMASTA MEDIAen2026-10-30T14:33:48+03:00Sifuna promises Sh500bn budget cut to scrap fuel, power taxes and housing levy, faults Ruto over Bayern-Ajax matchEdwin Sifuna, Linda Mwananchi, housing levy, fuel tax, State House budget, William Ruto, Kenyans in Ukraine, 2027 elections https://hamastamedia.com/article?id=962HAMASTA MEDIAen2026-10-30T14:33:42+03:00Sifuna unveils Linda Mwananchi lineup with Osotsi as chair and Natembeya heading presidential campaign, sets November 13 delegates meetingLinda Mwananchi, Edwin Sifuna, Godfrey Osotsi, George Natembeya, Kawira Mwangaza, Faith Odhiambo, Tim Wanyonyi, 2027 elections https://hamastamedia.com/article?id=953HAMASTA MEDIAen2026-10-30T14:33:36+03:00Harry Kane wins the 2026 Ballon d’Or in historic triumphBallon Dior 2026. 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