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The Star brings you breaking news, developing stories, politics, entertainment, lifestyle, sports and much more from Kenya and around the world, throughout the day.

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Scientists race to save the White Rhino

3+ day, 8+ hour ago   (343+ words) The northern white Rhino /HANDOUT The northern white Rhino is facing extiction with only two knoen white rhinos remaining in the world. Najin and her daughter Fatu both are female and are currently being protected at Ol Pejeta conservancy in…...

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Reprieve as internet connectivity is expanded in Murang’a

4+ day, 8+ hour ago   (305+ words) Murang’a Governor Irungu Kang'ata and Paratus, Kenya, led by Managing Director Joseph Kibiwott, Millions of Kenyans living in remote and underserved areas continue to face limited access to reliable internet connectivity, creating a digital divide at a time when essential…...

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Kenya, Africa get boost as Xiamen takes AI global

4+ day, 10+ hour ago   (661+ words) China Mobile network engineers from Fujian monitor the operating status of intelligent computing equipment in the server room of the Siming Intelligent Computing Center in Xiamen./HANDOUT The Chinese city of Xiamen has launched a new AI programme called ‘Token…...

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Kenya turns to UN agency to fast-track first nuclear plant by 2034

1+ week, 4+ hour ago   (761+ words) A Sh500 billion nuclear plant has been proposed in Siaya. Kenya is seeking a fresh IAEA review and expanded technical support as it moves to turn its long-running nuclear power ambition into a construction-ready programme by 2034. Kenya wants the International Atomic…...

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Inuka Tech fellows trained to protect, commercialise innovations

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (468+ words) Fellows were taken through the steps of disclosing, registering and commercialising their inventions and software. The Inuka Tech Fellows who are at JHUB during the Masterclass/HANDOUT Inuka Tech Fellowship participants have been trained on how to protect and commercialise…...

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Kenya very vulnerable to cyber threats, study finds

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (597+ words) A nationwide passive assessment of Kenya’s cyber exposure has uncovered more than 2,000 critical vulnerabilities and over 4.8 million leaked credentials, exposing significant weaknesses across the country’s digital infrastructure. The first-of-its-kind national threat landscape study analysed 13 Autonomous System Numbers (ASNs), which are…...

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Climate finance watch tool allows Kenyans to track spending

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (778+ words) It is a platform developed to enhance accountability by monitoring climate funding and project allocations. Transparency International Project Officer for Natural Resources and Climate Governance Andrew Letting speaking during a climate finance media engagement in Nairobi on August 19, 2026 / HANDOUT Kenyans…...

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Brave tour guide faces charging elephant to protect tourists

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (428+ words) A tour guide raised his hands and repeatedly waved at an elephant charging at tourists, seemingly signalling it to stop/SCREENGRAB A spectacular encounter between a tour guide and a charging elephant in Tanzania has been captured on video, showing…...

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Feature: Chinese conservationist explores community-based wildlife protection in Kenya

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (608+ words) "I wanted to prove that Chinese people could also do wildlife conservation," he said. Zhuo Qiang (L) talks with Simon Msago, a Maasai community leader in Ngoswani, in Narok, Kenya, Aug. 12, 2026. (Xinhua/Liu Qiong) As dawn breaks over Ol Kinyei Conservancy…...

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Every notch tells a story: Why KWS marks rhinos

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (499+ words) KWS is ear-notching and tagging 22 black rhinos at the Tsavo West Rhino Sanctuary An ear-notching exercise at Tsavo West Rhino Sanctuary, the world’s largest rhino sanctuary/KWS The Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) has explained why it notches rhinos, saying the…...