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On the education front, basic educations institutions are set to open for the 2025 academic year momnday for the first term after a two month-long holiday. Thousands of children whose schools were blacklisted over safety concerns on their boarding sections risk missing places, or may be forced to change from boarders to day-scholars. Only a few schools out of the 348 schools have managed to comply with the safety protocols they were required to meet.
2025 school calendar
- 16 Aug 2025 - US President Donald Trump and Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin will meet on Friday in Alaska in a high-risk summit that could prove decisive for the future of Ukraine.
- 16 Aug 2025 - The Nairobi Hospital has announced the suspension of its recent price adjustments following consultations with key insurance partners, who had initially withdrawn their services, leaving patients stranded.
- 16 Aug 2025 - Homicide detectives on Friday returned to Kwa Binzaro in preparation for the planned exhumation of eight graves that had been discovered late last month.
- 15 Aug 2025 - Kericho Governor Erick Mutai has been impeached. The embattled Governor was ousted after putting up a spirited defense throughout the day before the County Assembly.
- 15 Aug 2025 - A group of youth from Jacaranda in Embakasi who attended last Saturday’s State House empowerment event claim they never received the promised motorbikes and other items.
- 15 Aug 2025 - Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna has challenged President William Ruto to name those he accused of soliciting money from Cabinet Secretaries and Governors, citing that such remarks require proof.
- » Kajiado girls betrayed at birth: Minors face Obstetric Violence, sky-high bills and brutal neglect15 Aug 2025 - Kajiado is marked as one of the counties where maternal and sexual reproductive health violations and obstetric violence cases are rampant.
- 15 Aug 2025 - The DP on Friday graced Tiaty Economic Empowerment engagement at Chemolingot town in the constituency where he avowed the rolling out of key projects geared at improving the lives of the residents.
- 15 Aug 2025 - Charity Nyambura, recently single, does not do butterflies
- 15 Aug 2025 - Videos seen by the Star showed members physically restraining one another while others exchanged harsh words