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The top five

The five stories from the month that actually changed something, each in a paragraph.

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One number worth knowing

A single figure from the month’s reporting, with the context that makes sense of it.

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One thing happening in Kibra

A meeting, a deadline or an event in the month ahead that you can actually turn up to.

Inside the first issue

The Kibra BriefSeptember 2026
  1. Top five Nurses’ strike day 37 and the deaths being counted; HELB and the Universities Fund reopen to 21 September; TSC re-advertises 1,631 promotion posts; inflation climbs to 6.6 per cent; Mama Ida backs Raila Junior for Kibra.
  2. The number 29.8 per cent — how much more a bunch of sukuma wiki costs than it did a year ago, and the rest of the basket behind the inflation figure.
  3. In Kibra this month Chapati joins the Dishi na County menu, starting with the new machine at Toi Primary. Every school gets its day on a rota; meals still cost Sh5.
  4. Worth your time One longer read from the KNN newsroom or archive.

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