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This page is an archive of main headlines from Kenya for 29.07.2026.

It displays 103 headlines from many sources chronologically, as they appeared throughout the day, accompanied by AI overviews that were written in real time.

29.07.2026The day Sifuna and Osotsi were purged from Senate committees

The day's editorial focus shifted to ODM's removal of Senators Sifuna and Osotsi from powerful Senate committees, a story that broke in the afternoon and dominated evening coverage across Nairobi Leo, Daily Nation, and Citizen. This purge followed days of Sifuna's rising profile through his Linda Mwananchi movement and his overtures to Gachagua despite backing his impeachment.

Earlier, editors tracked CS Joho's suspension of Tata Chemicals Magadi mining operations and the defection of Nyandarua Governor Badilisha from UDA to Gachagua's DCP, alongside 24 MCAs.

By evening, a nationwide blackout hit multiple regions, but the political realignments—ODM fronting Oparanya for DP and the Sifuna purge—remained the dominant narrative, signaling internal party tensions ahead of 2027.

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07:04Sifuna's Political Tightrope

Editors focus on Senator Sifuna's political maneuvers: he offers to work with Gachagua despite backing his impeachment (Citizen), while ODM removes him from its WhatsApp group (People Daily). Taifaleo links his rise to Wamalwa and Raila. Meanwhile, 23 children killed in Sudan's North Kordofan (Eastleigh Voice), and KWS probes 15 elephant deaths in Amboseli (TV47 Digital).
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10:07Sifuna's Political Tightrope

Editors focus on Senator Sifuna's political maneuvers: he offers to work with Gachagua despite backing his impeachment (Citizen, Eastleigh Voice), while defending his modest home amid online criticism (Nairobi Leo). Meanwhile, elite Kenyan officers killed in Al-Shabaab ambush (Kenyans) and Sonko cites new evidence to reverse impeachment (TV47 Digital).
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13:20Joho Halts Magadi Mining

Editors focus on CS Joho's suspension of Tata Chemicals Magadi Mining over non-compliance (Citizen, People Daily), while ODM fronts Oparanya for DP position (Daily Nation). Rising public debt sparks uproar as Sifuna demands spending cuts (Eastleigh Voice).
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16:22Gachagua's Party Swells

Editors focus on political realignments as 24 MCAs from Laikipia and Nakuru join Gachagua's DCP party (People Daily), and another UDA governor defects to DCP (Kenyans). Meanwhile, Nairobi's Sh49bn budget approved (Daily Nation) and the County Secretary appointment awaits MCA approval (TV47 Digital).
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20:50Pilot's Night Ends in Death

Editors focus on the mysterious death of a Kenya Airways pilot after a night out at Nairobi West Prison Mess (Citizen), and the killing of a prominent Nairobi doctor in an early morning ambush (TV47 Digital, Kenyans). Political stories include Gachagua urging the Judiciary to consider bribery claims in his impeachment case (Eastleigh Voice), and ODM removing Sifuna and Osotsi from Senate committees (Nairobi Leo, Daily Nation).
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