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Why State's slum eradication remains a tall order

Mathare slum in Nairobi. [File, Standard] Recently, residents of the Mukuru slums in Nairobi, who had subscribed to the affordable housing programme…

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Many cities buried urban streams but here's how to bring them back

Audio By Vocalize Women wash clothes at Mathare River bank in Naiobi on March 11, 2026. [Edward Kiplimo, Standard] As many cities developed, stream…

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Egypt, Intel partner to train 1 million citizens annually in AI

Raafat Hindi, Minister of Communications and Information Technology, witnessed the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) between the Ministr…

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Bank of England set to defy Fed’s rate-hike lead, despite rising inflation

Kevin Warsh, chairman of the US Federal Reserve, and Andrew Bailey, governor of the Bank of England at the Jackson Hole Economic Symposium in Moran, …

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