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No theatre, no ambulance: Homa Bay’s Magunga Hospital’s struggle to deliver care #HealthyNation https://nation.africa/kenya/health/homa-bay-magunga-hospital-s-struggle-to-deliver-care-5653016

Co-op Bank injects Sh102m into KNH orthopaedic ward upgrade https://nation.africa/kenya/business/companies/co-op-bank-injects-sh102m-into-knh-orthopaedic-ward-upgrade--5653210

SIX KILLED as truck collides with matatu and car at Koriomat on the Nakuru-Eldoret highway; Uasin Gishu County Commander Wilberforce Sichirani says matatu driver, and five passengers died on the spot. https://nation.africa/kenya/counties/uasin-gishu/six-killed-as-truck-matatu-and-car-collide-on-nakuru-eldoret-highway-5653226

The oracle of Wamunyoro and the literature of pilgrimage https://nation.africa/kenya/life-and-style/weekend/the-oracle-of-wamunyoro-and-the-literature-of-pilgrimage-5652616

The impossible logistics of South Sudan's December elections https://nation.africa/kenya/news/africa/the-impossible-logistics-of-south-sudan-s-december-elections--5653180

Why former matatu driver swapped the steering wheel for goat farming https://nation.africa/kenya/business/seeds-of-gold/why-former-matatu-driver-swapped-the-steering-wheel-for-goat-farming-5652598

How political regimes shape fact-checking across Africa https://nation.africa/kenya/news/africa/how-political-regimes-shape-fact-checking-across-africa--5653178

Victim need not identify officer who shot him to win police brutality case, court rules https://nation.africa/kenya/counties/kisumu/victim-need-not-identify-officer-who-shot-him-to-win-police-brutality-case-court-rules-5653204

Why court gave family fresh chance to pursue 14-year medical negligence case https://nation.africa/kenya/news/why-court-gave-family-fresh-chance-to-pursue-14-year-medical-negligence-case-5652726

Six killed as truck, matatu and car collide on Nakuru-Eldoret Highway https://nation.africa/kenya/counties/uasin-gishu/six-killed-as-truck-matatu-and-car-collide-on-nakuru-eldoret-highway-5653226

Coastal floods displace hundreds as Tana River and Lamu brace for more water https://nation.africa/kenya/counties/coastal-floods-displace-hundreds-as-tana-river-and-lamu-brace-for-more-water-5653216

England-based midfielder Henry Ochieng is among five recalled players in Benni McCarthy’s provisional Harambee Stars squad for the back-to-back Group 'D' 2027 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) qualifiers against South Africa. South Africa will host Kenya in the first leg in Soweto on November 13. The return leg will take place four days later at Nyayo National Stadium. Read more: https://nation.africa/kenya/sports/football/mccarthy-strongest-kenya-squad-for-afcon-qualifier-south-africa-5652984

Airtel Kenya has paid Sh8.4 billion for a 25-year permit for the super-fast fifth-generation (5G) network, as it steps up investment in its mobile systems. The acquisition gives the telecoms operator additional capacity to expand its network and strengthen its position in Kenya's fast-growing broadband market. Read more: https://nation.africa/kenya/business/companies/airtel-kenya-pays-sh8-4-billion-for-5g-spectrum-in-network-expansion-push-5652832

The eviction of families from their farms around the Mau Forest Complex, a botched compensation programme and the conservation of the natural resource remain major issues ahead of the 2027 General Election. Controversy has surrounded the Sh2.6 billion compensation programme, with 15,000 families claiming to have been left out. Read more: https://nation.africa/kenya/counties/-who-got-paid-mau-evictees-sh2-6bn-compensation-row-fuels-anger-ahead-of-2027-poll--5653092

Rhumba fans in for a treat at Les Mangelepa's end year party https://nation.africa/kenya/life-and-style/weekend/rhumba-fans-in-for-a-treat-at-les-mangelepa-s-end-year-party-5652654

Tanzania and Angola link ocean corridors in major railway deal https://nation.africa/kenya/news/africa/tanzania-and-angola-link-ocean-corridors-in-major-railway-deal--5651790

Speculation has been rife about how much has been offered to the two clubs to make them accept playing in far-away East Africa, and in the middle of the European season. Similar trips in the past to Asia by big European clubs have involved payment of appearance fees of Sh100 million. Read more: https://nation.africa/kenya/sports/football/what-it-will-take-to-bring-bayern-and-ajax-to-nairobi-5652840

A section of the Rironi-Mau Summit highway that was expected to be completed and opened to motorists by October 31 is still under construction, despite earlier assurances that it would be ready. The Nation on Friday established that construction was still ongoing, with contractors and workers on site. Read more: https://nation.africa/kenya/news/missed-deadline-cs-chirchir-pushes-rironi-naivasha-highway-opening-to-december-5652760

Counties will receive Sh29.28 billion more as equitable revenue share in the next financial year if a recommendation for revenue sharing between the national government and devolved units is adopted. The Commission on Revenue Allocation proposes that the national government be allocated Sh2.78 trillion while counties get Sh457.28 billion. Read more: https://nation.africa/kenya/counties/boost-for-counties-as-cra-proposes-sh457-28bn-as-equitable-revenue-for-2027-2028-financial-year-5652796

Under a Sh20 billion deal signed between the government and university staff unions to end weeks of industrial action, university lecturers will receive a 3.5 per cent salary increment and a minimum monthly commuter allowance of Sh18,000. The agreement covers the 2025–2029 Collective Bargaining Agreement. Read more: https://nation.africa/kenya/news/education/what-lecturers-will-earn-under-new-sh20bn-deal-5653004